Contact

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Contact
Game:	Destiny 2
Campaign:	Season of Arrivals
Recommended Light level:	990
Location:	Lost Oasis, Io Siren's Watch, Titan
Enemies:	Taken Cabal (Io) Vex (Io) Fallen (Titan) Hive (Titan)
Objective(s):	Charge the bank.

"Sterile neutrinos? Taken. On the bank!"

— The Ghost

The Contact public event were operations carried out by the Vanguard to contain the spread of Darkness from Pyramid Scales as they corrupt the environments of every known Destination occupied by the Black Fleet.

In addition to keeping their enemies from harvesting paracausal energy, Guardians also used the collected Darkness to charge the Seed of Silver Wings, enabling it to break through Savathûn's interference and allow the Guardian and Eris Morn to receive messages from the Witness. It was released with “Season of Arrivals”, and was removed in “Beyond Light” along with the locations it occurs on.

Walkthrough

Fill the Bank

To initiate Contact, the Guardian places down a transmat beacon underneath the Pyramid Scale, which summons a modified containment bank for capturing and storing Darkness energy. Throughout the event, the Drifter and Eris Morn will provide commentary, sometimes bantering with one another as the Guardian fills the bank with Dark motes.

Defeat Taken Blockers

Upon completely filling the bank, Taken blockers appear, causing the bank to enter lockdown. Guardians must then clear out all the Taken from the area in order to release the lockdown. This process is repeated for a total of four waves, with the fourth completion differing from the first three. Upon filling the bank up for the fourth time, the event becomes heroic, summoning one of three Taken bosses, depending on the week.

Champions

Guardians battling a Champion

Various Champions will also spawn throughout the course of Contact. Champions will be from the attacking enemy race. Taken Champions may also appear in between waves when Taken blockers are summoned. The recommended option for defeating Champions is utilizing a weapon or ability given anti-Champion capabilities through mods from the Seasonal Artifact. However, it is possible to use brute force to kill these Champions without using anti-Champion mods, but with some difficulty. If using brute force, Falling Guillotine is the recommended weapon.

Bosses

Upon turning the event heroic, one of three bosses will be summoned, dependent upon the weekly rotation.

• Taken Pyromaster and Taken Blights - Defeat Taken Blights powering the boss's shield.
• Taken Monstrosity and Taken Fleshcrafters - Defeat the Fleshcrafters to prevent the Monstrosity from being healed.
• Taken Howler and Taken Blade Brother - Bring the Howler and Blade Brother within close proximity to lower their shields. Killing the Blade Brother temporarily removes the shield.

Transcript

"And my vanquisher will read that book, seeking the weapon, and they will come to understand me, where I have been and where I was going."The following is a verbatim transcription of an official document for archival reasons. As the original content is transcribed word-for-word, any possible discrepancies and/or errors are included.

Initiating Contact

Io

The Guardian activates the Bank

• Eris Morn: You are our hand in the field, Guardian. Charge the Seed so that we may interpret the Darkness' intentions.

Or

• Eris Morn: The Seed's corruption is a necessity, and a deed better left in noble hands. See it done.

Or

• Eris Morn: First plundered by Cabal, now beset with the rot of Darkness. Even the purity once endowed by the Traveler wavers.

Or

• Eris Morn: Do you sense the gravity here, Guardian? A sullen pit that sinks to spoil. The Pyramids bring entropy, and we will restore order.

Or

• Eris Morn: The great game is in motion. Charge the Seed so that we may commune once more with the Dark.

Or

• Eris Morn: The Pyramid reaches out. Contain it!

Or

• Drifter: Time to be good guys. Dark up, kick in some teeth, and bank those Motes! WOO!

Or

• Ghost: I know you're curious to hear what they have to say… but remember what they've done. Be careful.

Or

• Drifter: A whole lotta incoming. Hey, Moondust, you got anything for this?

• Eris Morn: They seek strength, as do we. Though they lack the constitution to control it.

• Drifter: Constitution. I like the way you talk.

Or

• Drifter: Vanguard tussled with this on the Moon, right? Should be easy.

• Eris Morn: This is different. The Nightmares were simply an interpretation. What we have before us is the source, directly viewed, and not to be underestimated.

Or

• Drifter: Ah, that Seed's bringing in all sorts of funk. Bogeys. Inbound!

• Eris Morn: We cannot lose this position, Guardian. Savathûn's clutches tighten if we hesitate.

Or

• Drifter: Bank down! Ring that dinner bell. Stretch. Soup's on.

• Eris Morn: Io is a sacred place, not a slop hall for haggard buzzards.

• Drifter: World's just bones on bones. Been like that forever.

Or

• Drifter: Pyramid's going nuts. This is the hotspot, that's for sure. Bank down!

• Eris Morn: Guardian, you are not alone. Our foes seek to claim power from the Darkness.

• Drifter: Bring 'em down and bank those Motes!

• Eris Morn: Yes. Contain the spread of this infestation, and we will utilise what we capture to decipher the Pyramid's intentions.

Or

• Drifter: Showtime! Signals going haywire all around ya.

• Eris Morn: The Darkness tempts our aggressors with promises of power. Are they fodder? An offering to our cause?

• Drifter: Never seen a free meal, and I've been around a long time.

Or

• Drifter: That Pyramid cuts a sinister figure. Too bad your Golden Age basket case couldn't pull the trigger.

• Eris Morn: The Warmind's fall was unsettling. The Darkness would not have approached had Rasputin been a credible threat. We were fools to expect anything less.

Or

• Drifter: Your big blue boss looks rattled, brother/sister. I'd be worried.

• Eris Morn: Commander Zavala has far more to orchestrate than a back-alley brawl, rat.

• Drifter: All right. All right. Just… looking out.

Or

• Drifter: Bank incoming! [shivers] I'm starting to catch a streak of that hero feel.

• Eris Morn: Oh? Is that why you're here? Some noble vocation?

• Drifter: Nah. Just the show, Moondust.

Or

• Drifter: You know the rub. Bank those motes… and snag one for ol' Drifter.

• Eris Morn: Absolutely not.

• Drifter: All right. Your show, Moondust.

Or

• Drifter: So this is the plan. All right… bank down.

• Eris Morn: If we tap this font of power, others will come to challenge. Collect whatever Darkness they hold.

• Drifter: Hey, Hero. Ready for a gunfight?

Or

• Drifter: Mini-bank in transit. You're up, brother/sister.

• Eris Morn: Staunch the flow of Darkness, Guardian.

• Drifter: And keep 'em off my bank. Paint's barely dry.

Or

• Drifter: Bank firing in. Kid, you're on deck.

• Eris Morn: Guardian. Our foes mean to interrupt our work. Cut them down.

• Drifter: Ooh, Moondust, you've got a mean streak. [laughs]

Or

• Drifter: What do you think your competitors want with all this Darkness?

• Eris: Power. One last gasp before they fade into obscurity.

• Drifter: Pretty grim.

• Eris Morn: Invaders, typically, are not afforded pity.

Or

• Eris Morn: Savathûn seeks to disrupt. Work with purpose, before there is nothing left to salvage.

• Drifter: Salvage ain't so bad.

• Eris Morn: There's still space on the outskirts, Drifter, should you wish to observe rather than act.

• Drifter: Maybe I'll save you a spot.

Or

• Eris Morn: Guardian—

• Drifter: Transmat firing! Watch your limbs.

• Eris Morn: Good Luck.

Or

• Eris Morn: The denizens of this world swarm to stake their claims. Show them what comes from their recklessness.

• Drifter: Lady… you are freaky. Drifter like.

Or

• Eris Morn: You did well to find this point of infestation.

• Drifter: Yeah, but something's not right here.

• Eris Morn: The Darkness changes its environment as the Traveler did.

• Drifter: Sounds peachy.

Or

• Eris Morn: Our attempt at alignment has drawn attention.

• Ghost: Understood, Eris. Let's charge up the seed and get out of here.

Or

• Ghost: Scans are all over the place. I can't get a lock on anything.

• Eris Morn: Savathûn obscures our vision. Fear not the Witch Queen's tricks, Little Light.

Or

• Ghost: I envy you, Eris. You don't have to feel the Darkness tugging at your core.

• Eris Morn: I feel their hooks… at every moment, Little Light.

Or

• Zavala: Guardian, we are the final line that halts a second Collapse. Do not falter.

• Drifter: You weren't around for the Dark Ages, were you?

• Zavala: I've lived long enough to see what happens when good people fail.

Titan

The Guardian activates the Bank

• Drifter: Is their message a warning? A trick? We can't know until we hear their words for ourselves.

Or

• Eris Morn: I cannot shake the troubling notion that we are feeding a ritual. It serves our purpose, yes — but what other schemes advance by our hand? Perhaps if we had listened sooner, on the Moon, we would have been more prepared.

Or

• Eris Morn: We never wanted this fight, Guardian. But it is one we cannot run from… no matter what the Drifter says.

Or

• Eris Morn: Your position will come under fire soon, Guardian. Do your duty.

Or

• Eris Morn: Our foes are infested with Darkness. Take it from them!

Or

• Zavala: Operational overwatch established. Light guide you, Guardian. The Drifter is useful, but the cost of dealing with him does not end with Glimmer. Whatever scam he's running… be wary.

Or

• Zavala: Energy output has increased from the Pyramids, Guardian. Time is not on our side.

Or

• Drifter: Darkness building up right on your head. Bank down. Expect friends real soon.

• Eris Morn: Harvest their Dark remnants for the Seed. Bring clarity to our cause.

Or

• Drifter: Bank firing in. Signal tracking. Kid, you're on deck.

• Eris Morn: Harvest all the Darkness you can muster. Now is not the time for mercy.

• Drifter: Ooh, Moondust, you've got a mean streak.

Or

• Drifter: Mini-bank en route. Put you mean faces on.

• Eris Morn: The Darkness presents us an opportunity to further understand its intentions. Seize it.

Or

• Eris Morn: I have heard Titan used to be the jewel of Saturn. People would stare at the planet's rings all night and be filled with awe.

• Drifter: Eh, until they got bored. Then they'd move on to the next jewel.

Or

• Drifter: People used to tell stories about this place during the Dark Age. Treasures buried in the methane. Stuff like that.

• Eris Morn: Did the Drifter ever chase any of these stories?

• Drifter: No. Heard a big crew lost twenty wave crawlers out there… and it wasn't from no storm.

Or

• Drifter: This place is a dump.

• Eris Morn: It’s an important strategic position in the system.

• Drifter: It smells, too.

• Eris Morn: You're not even there.

• Drifter: I can still smell it.

Or

• Drifter: Eh, how do they know every damn time? You got incoming left, right, and center.

• Eris Morn: Like Prometheus offering the flame. They cannot turn it away.

• Drifter: Guardians come up with the craziest names.

Or

• Eris Morn: How many Pyramids drift out beyond our sight?

• Drifter: What's here is enough to make a statement… there have to be more.

• Eris Morn: Rasputin would agree, so I've heard.

Or

• Eris Morn: The Darkness would not speak without a reason. We must listen.

• Ghost: It lies. That's what it does.

• Eris Morn: I share your apprehension, Little Light. We will proceed with caution.

Or

• Drifter: Bank down. So. Wild card has a chip on her shoulder… can be tough to manage.

• Ghost: Eris survived the Hellmouth. Lightless. She doesn't need management.

• Drifter: Yeah. And who got her there?

Or

• Ghost: I know we need his tech, but please tell me you don't trust the Drifter.

• Drifter: Talking behind my back? Here, I thought Ghosts were honest and noble.

• Ghost: Ghosts talk. We know who you are.

• Drifter: Rumours. Like an ace up their sleeve. Trust, right, Hero?

Or

• Ghost: This isn't my favorite idea.

• Drifter: You don't get a vote, partner.

• Ghost: I know what you do to your partners.

Or

• Ghost: This isn't my favorite idea.

• Drifter: You don't get a vote, partner.

• Ghost: I already have a partner.

Or

• Drifter: Watch your back, Hero. Ain't nobody else doing it for you.

• Eris Morn: I will.

• Ghost: Me too.

• Drifter: Words, words, words. Let's see who's there when things get really bad.

Or

• Eris Morn: Command weighs heavy on Zavala. He presents a stoic image, but his mind…

• Ghost: No one ever stood against the Darkness and won, Eris.

• Eris Morn: Yes. The city requires his attention. We must be his strength in the field.

Or

• Eris Morn: The Golden Age harbored powers beyond imagination, and yet they fell to the Collapse.

• Zavala: When the Collapse struck, they didn't have Guardians.

• Eris Morn: I agree. Though I fear it is not our might that will avert this crisis, Commander.

Taken Blockers

Taken Blockers arrive.

• Drifter: Hey, those aren't my Taken. Get them off my gear!

Or

• Drifter: Bank offline! Taken signatures all over it.

Or

• Drifter: Bank's cut off, partner. Sweep it clean!

Or

• Drifter: Hey… HEY! Taken stooges are messing up my bank!

Or

• Drifter: Taken blocking my gear! Clear 'em out!

Or

• Eris Morn: Pawns of the Witch Queen! Protect the contraption!

Or

• Eris Morn: Taken scouts. Wipe them away before Savathûn takes notice!

Or

• Eris Morn: Savathûn's pets swarm our containment unit!

Or

• Eris Morn: Taken! Destroy them, Guardian.

Or

• Ghost: Sterile neutrinos? Taken! On the bank!

Or

• Ghost: Picking up Taken signals. They're on the bank!

Heroic Event Activated

• Drifter: Hey, hotshot. Big nasty Taken headed your way. Keep that bank in one piece.

Or

• Drifter: Eh, something's jamming the signal. Ooh, you've got company. Slug it out a bit. Gonna get a frickin' wrench.

Or

• Drifter: Picking something up… Those are Taken signatures. You've got incoming.

Or

• Eris Morn: They come for the Seed. Savathûn commands great strength to wield Quria so. The Seed must survive. Fight well.

Or

• Eris Morn: She has found us! Drawn to the coalescing Dark. Stand fast!

Or

• Eris Morn: Guardian, the Taken draw power from nearby infestations of Darkness. They must not stop us now.

Or

• Eris Morn: The witch sends a sword. Brash. Is this desperation or a show of strength?

Or

• Eris Morn: Savathûn… our actions have sent reverberations through her web. Prepare yourself, Guardian. This battle is not over.

Or

• Eris Morn: Pull back your contraption. The Taken have found us!

• Drifter: You can either start chanting or buy me a few minutes. Let Drifter work!

Or

• Drifter: Something big's moving in.

• Eris Morn: The Witch Queen's wretched marionette, and upon its tongue, her violent regards.

Or

• Drifter: Taken energy spiking.

• Eris Morn: New growths, Guardian. They sustain this Taken monstrosity. Break them.

Completed

Io

• Drifter: Free and clear. Nice.

Or

• Drifter: Sure is a lot of bluster just to show up and want to chat. Take a tip from your ol' pal, Drifter. When someone's talking, don't watch the mouth. Ya dig?

Or

• Drifter: It’s no wonder those City chumps talk you up all the time. But we go way back. Might even rattle off a few boasts myself. "Yeah, I know the hero. Came up under ol' Drifter's wing running Gambit!" Ah! Roll's right off the tongue. Probably plays great with a tune.

Or

• Eris Morn: The Pyramid on the Moon was a herald, of that I am sure. Thanks to their efforts, we will soon know more of their message.

Or

• Eris Morn: Why have they not simply ended it? Do they fear us so little? Or, like the Seed, is our cultivation not yet complete?

Or

• Eris Morn: You have moved us forward. And yet, my mind rests on one thought. Why not simply press us at the City? Do they suspect such an act would awaken the Traveler? We must find answers.

Or

• Eris Morn: The Pyramids cast wide shadows. I sometimes find myself adrift in them. Eriana would tell me: A Light can never be lost, for they are the beacons by which others find their way.

Or

• Eris Morn: It did not take then long to arrive once the Undying Mind was slain. They were close. Bearing witness. Perched along our borders with patient determination… and we did nothing.

Or

• Eris Morn: Well done. Our answer draws ever nearer.

Or

• Eris Morn: The Jovian monarch… its steady presence falters against the Pyramid; pushed away on gentle ripples. Darkness burrows into the cosmic fabric here, emanating distance and entropy. This is not a product of design. It is their nature to divide.

Or

• Eris Morn: The Seed wilts. Do you feel it? See it blench against grander purpose? A cost to all things, Guardian. Debts paid.

Or

• Eris Morn: We find ourselves one turn closer to an unveiling. The message clarifies, but one page is not enough. We will need volumes.

Or

• Drifter: Sharpshooting. You’re topped off. Time to scoot.

• Eris Morn: Return to us when you have intercepted another message. Savathûn cannot deny us forever.

Or

• Drifter: Clean up and move out.

• Eris Morn: Well done. Savathûn's hold loosens ever so slightly.

Titan

Trivia

• The Contact public event is the first time the Drifter and Eris Morn have interacted in-game.

Gallery

• 

  Darkness Bloom on Io.

• 

  Containment Bank at the Lost Oasis on Io.

• 

  Ditto.

• 

  Containment Bank on lockdown due to Taken presence.

• 

  Containment Bank glowing with Darkness energy after motes were deposited.

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  Pyramid Scale at the Lost Oasis on Io.

• 

  Ditto.

Appearance

• Destiny 2: Season of Arrivals (First appearance)