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{{Quote|Sunlight starves. The fierceness chills and thins and runs sweet. A new ocean emerges, thick and salty and hot, from springs and geysers that drench the dead ground. You wonder: will this world's second birth be its finest?|Ghost Fragment: Venus<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Places/Venus#Ghost_Fragment:_Venus|Ghost Fragment: Venus]]''</ref>}}
{{Planet infobox
{{Planet infobox
|image=[[File:Grimoire Venus.jpg|300px]]
|image=[[File:Grimoire Venus.jpg|300px]]
|name= Venus
|name= Venus
|star, position= Sol, II
|star, position= [[Sol System|Sol]], II
|moon(s)= None
|moon(s)= None
|gravity= .904 g
|gravity= .904 g
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|yearlength= 243 days
|yearlength= 243 days
|atmosphere=
|atmosphere=
|population=  
|population= *[[Golden Age]]: Unknown
*Post-Collapse: Unknown
|government=  
|government=  
}}
}}
{{Quote|Sunlight starves. The fierceness chills and thins and runs sweet. A new ocean emerges, thick and salty and hot, from springs and geysers that drench the dead ground. You wonder: will this world's second birth be its finest?|Ghost Fragment: Venus<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Places/Venus#Ghost_Fragment:_Venus|Ghost Fragment: Venus]]''</ref>}}
'''Venus''' is the second planet in the [[Solar System]], and the second largest terrestrial planet.
==History==
With the coming of the [[Traveler]], the toxic air of the world was 'cleansed'<ref>[http://www.destinythegame.com/au/en/game/story '''Bungie''' : ''Destiny Story'']</ref> and the world was colonized by [[Human|humanity]] during the [[Golden Age]],<ref name="HopesDreams">[http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/02/17/bungies-destiny-a-land-of-hope-and-dreams?page=1 '''IGN''' ''Bungie's Destiny: A Land of Hope and Dreams'']</ref> becoming a "paradise."<ref>[http://www.destinythegame.com/au/en/game/destinations/venus '''Bungie''' : ''Venus'']</ref> Ancient ruins predating the existence of humanity were discovered on Venus, and after the [[Collapse]], the [[Vex]] lay claim to Venus and began protecting those ruins for unknown reasons.<ref name="Planetview">[https://www.destinyplanetview.com/en/home '''Destiny Planet View''']</ref> The ruins feature relays used by the Vex which are powered by a heavily protected Nexus far below the surface, and are believed to be part of an ancient network which, if fully reawakened, could turn the planet itself into a system that the Vex can control.<ref name="Planetview"/> Both the ruins and the more recent human structures are now choked in vegetation,<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/en/News/News?aid=11063 '''Bungie.net''': ''Breaking In - Annie VanderMeer Mitsoda'']</ref> though humanity has regained a presence on the planet.<ref name="HopesDreams"/> Sulfuric gasses are vented from the surface of the planet.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/7_Bungie-Weekly-Update---10112013/en/News/News?aid=11189 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update - 10/11/2013'']</ref> Crackling lightning flashes through the sulfuric yellow sky, and the jungle has grown over the remnants of the [[Academy|scientific research settlement]] that humanity once held here. Now, the city's buildings are slowly being swallowed up by the Venusian ocean. Instead, the towering Vex [[citadel]] now draws the eye - a hulking obelisk Jenga tower of bizarre geometric shapes. Its purpose remains unknown, but the robotic Vex unceasingly defend it.<ref>'''Game Informer January 2014''', ''page 52''</ref>


'''Venus''' is the second planet in the [[Solar System]], and the largest terrestrial planet apart from [[Earth]]. With the coming of the [[Traveler]], Venus' toxic air was 'cleansed'<ref>[http://www.destinythegame.com/au/en/game/story '''Bungie''' : ''Destiny Story'']</ref> and the world was swiftly colonized by [[Human|humanity]] during the [[Golden Age]],<ref name="HopesDreams">[http://uk.ign.com/articles/2013/02/17/bungies-destiny-a-land-of-hope-and-dreams?page=1 '''IGN''' ''Bungie's Destiny: A Land of Hope and Dreams'']</ref> becoming known as a "paradise".<ref>[http://www.destinythegame.com/au/en/game/destinations/venus '''Bungie''' : ''Venus'']</ref>  
The [[Fallen]] [[House of Winter]] also has their [[Winter's Lair|Lair]] on Venus, adding to the number of hostile forces already present on the planet.<ref>[http://www.destinydb.com/activities/901521943-winters-run '''DetinyDB''': ''Winter's Run'']</ref>


==Overview==
==Activities==
Venus is now a hostile world.{{citation needed}} Sulfuric gasses are vented from the surface of the planet, <ref>[http://www.bungie.net/7_Bungie-Weekly-Update---10112013/en/News/News?aid=11189 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update - 10/11/2013'']</ref> and crackling lightning flashes through the sulfuric yellow sky. All the while, jungle and overgrowth has claimed the remnants of the [[Academy|scientific research settlement]] once held here by humanity.


==History==
===Story Missions===
During the initial exploration of Venus, ancient ruins predating humanity's existence were discovered, leading to a colonization rush by some of Earth's brightest minds.{{citation needed}} Following the [[Collapse]], the [[Vex]] lay claim to those ruins and began protecting them for unknown reasons.<ref name="Planetview">[https://www.destinyplanetview.com/en/home '''Destiny Planet View''']</ref>
*[[A Stranger's Call]]
*[[The Archive]]
*[[Eye of a Gate Lord]]
*[[Ishtar Collective]]
*[[Scourge of Winter]]
 
====House of Wolves====
*[[A Kell Rising]]
*[[Wolves' Gambit]]
*[[Queen's Ransom]]
 
===Strikes===
*[[Winter's Run]]
*[[The Nexus]]
*[[Echo Chamber]]
 
===Raids===
*[[Vault of Glass]]
 
===Quests===
*[[The Hunt for Skolas]]
*[[Gone to Ground]]
*[[The Kell of Kells]]
*[[Paradox]]
*[[Entropy's Pinnacle]]  


The ruins of Venus feature energy relays used by the Vex, which are powered by a heavily protected [[Nexus]] far below the surface and are believed to be part of an ancient network that, if fully reawakened, could turn the planet itself into a system the Vex could control.<ref name="Planetview"/> Both the ancient Vex ruins, and the more recent human structures are now choked in vegetation,<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/en/News/News?aid=11063 '''Bungie.net''': ''Breaking In - Annie VanderMeer Mitsoda'']</ref> although humanity has managed to regain a presence there.<ref name="HopesDreams"/> But despite this, the forgotten cities are slowly being swallowed up by the Venusian ocean and in their place; the towering Vex [[citadel]] now draws the eye - a hulking, obelisk Jenga tower of bizarre geometric shapes. Its purpose remains unknown, but the robotic Vex unceasingly defend it.<ref>'''Game Informer January 2014''', ''page 52''</ref>
===Explore===
*[[Explore]] missions
*[[Public Event]]s


The [[Fallen]] [[House of Winter]] also has their [[Winter's Lair|Lair]] on Venus, adding to the number of hostile forces already present on the planet.<ref>[http://www.destinydb.com/activities/901521943-winters-run '''DetinyDB''': ''Winter's Run'']</ref>
===Crucible===
*[[Asylum]]
*[[Shores of Time]]
*[[Thieves' Den]]


==Locations==
==Locations==
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:Destiny venus surface.jpg|Venus surface as seen on Bungie.net
File:Destiny venus surface.jpg|Venus as seen on Bungie.net
File:Venusgame.png|The sulphur canyons of Venus
File:Venusgame.png|The sulphur canyons of Venus
File:Venus landscape.jpg
File:Venus landscape.jpg

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Venus
Grimoire Venus.jpg
Astrographical

Star, position:

Sol, II

Satellites(s):

None

Physical

Diameter:

12,100 kilometers

Gravity:

.904 g

Length of day:

5,832 hours

Orbital period:

243 days

Societal

Population:

 

"Sunlight starves. The fierceness chills and thins and runs sweet. A new ocean emerges, thick and salty and hot, from springs and geysers that drench the dead ground. You wonder: will this world's second birth be its finest?"
— Ghost Fragment: Venus[1]

Venus is the second planet in the Solar System, and the second largest terrestrial planet.

History

With the coming of the Traveler, the toxic air of the world was 'cleansed'[2] and the world was colonized by humanity during the Golden Age,[3] becoming a "paradise."[4] Ancient ruins predating the existence of humanity were discovered on Venus, and after the Collapse, the Vex lay claim to Venus and began protecting those ruins for unknown reasons.[5] The ruins feature relays used by the Vex which are powered by a heavily protected Nexus far below the surface, and are believed to be part of an ancient network which, if fully reawakened, could turn the planet itself into a system that the Vex can control.[5] Both the ruins and the more recent human structures are now choked in vegetation,[6] though humanity has regained a presence on the planet.[3] Sulfuric gasses are vented from the surface of the planet.[7] Crackling lightning flashes through the sulfuric yellow sky, and the jungle has grown over the remnants of the scientific research settlement that humanity once held here. Now, the city's buildings are slowly being swallowed up by the Venusian ocean. Instead, the towering Vex citadel now draws the eye - a hulking obelisk Jenga tower of bizarre geometric shapes. Its purpose remains unknown, but the robotic Vex unceasingly defend it.[8]

The Fallen House of Winter also has their Lair on Venus, adding to the number of hostile forces already present on the planet.[9]

Activities

Story Missions

House of Wolves

Strikes

Raids

Quests

Explore

Crucible

Locations

Trivia

  • The Ishtar Sink is placed somewhere along the southeastern coast of the Ishtar Terra, one of four highland continents of Venus and just south of the north pole.[10]

Gallery

  • Venus as seen on Bungie.net

    Venus as seen on Bungie.net

  • The sulphur canyons of Venus

    The sulphur canyons of Venus

  • Venus landscape.jpg
  • Screenshot venus02.jpg
  • An Ishtar Collective research outpost in some Vex ruins

    An Ishtar Collective research outpost in some Vex ruins

  • Ruins of the city metro

    Ruins of the city metro

  • Venus15.jpg
  • A Vex portal on Venus.

    A Vex portal on Venus.

  • A postcard from Venus during the Golden Age.

    A postcard from Venus during the Golden Age.

List of appearances

References

  1. ^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Ghost Fragment: Venus
  2. ^ Bungie : Destiny Story
  3. ^ a b IGN Bungie's Destiny: A Land of Hope and Dreams
  4. ^ Bungie : Venus
  5. ^ a b Destiny Planet View
  6. ^ Bungie.net: Breaking In - Annie VanderMeer Mitsoda
  7. ^ Bungie.net: Bungie Weekly Update - 10/11/2013
  8. ^ Game Informer January 2014, page 52
  9. ^ DetinyDB: Winter's Run
  10. ^ reddit: Geography and placement of locations in destiny ("Most of the game so far has taken place in the Ishtar sink which is along the south eastern coast of Ishtar terra, which is located just south of the north pole.")

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