Here's a detailed overview of the storyline in Destiny 2, covering the main narrative arcs up to some of the latest expansions:
Red War (Base Game, 2017)
•Context: The game begins with the Guardians, protectors of humanity, having their powers stripped by the Red Legion, a powerful force within the Cabal led by Dominus Ghaul.
•Plot: Ghaul captures the Last City, home of humanity, and the Traveler, the source of the Guardians' Light. Players, as a newly-awakened Guardian, must reclaim their powers, rally allies, and take back the Last City.
Key Events: 
•Awakening on Earth without Light, meeting with Commander Zavala, Ikora Rey, and Cayde-6.
•Journey to Io, Titan, Nessus, and the EDZ (European Dead Zone) to restore powers.
•Assault on the Leviathan, Ghaul's ship, leading to the Traveler's awakening, which destroys Ghaul and restores the Light.
Curse of Osiris (Expansion, 2017)
•Focus: The Vex, particularly the Infinite Forest.
•Plot: Osiris, a legendary Warlock, is found on Mercury, obsessed with defeating the Vex. Players assist him in exploring the Infinite Forest, facing Panoptes, a Vex Mind trying to rewrite reality.
Key Events:
•Navigate through simulations in the Infinite Forest.
•Battle Panoptes, preventing it from altering time.
Warmind (Expansion, 2018)
•Focus: Rasputin, an AI Warmind from the Golden Age.
•Plot: Players are sent to Mars to awaken Rasputin while dealing with a new Hive threat led by Xol, Will of the Thousands.
Key Events:
•Exploration of the Hellas Basin on Mars.
•Encounter with Ana Bray, a descendant of the Warmind's creator.
•Battle against Xol and Nokris, the Herald, stopping their plan to corrupt Rasputin.
Forsaken (Expansion, 2018)
•Focus: Revenge and the prison break on the Reef.
•Plot: Uldren Sov and his Barons escape from the Prison of Elders, leading to the assassination of Cayde-6. Players pursue Uldren for vengeance but uncover a deeper conspiracy involving the Scorn, Riven, the last Ahamkara, and the Dreaming City.
Key Events:
•Hunt for Uldren and the Barons across various locations.
•Discovery of the Dreaming City, a hidden city of the Awoken.
•Confrontation with Riven, leading to a curse that loops time in the Dreaming City.
Shadowkeep (Expansion, 2019)
•Focus: The Moon and the Hive.
•Plot: The Hive return to the Moon, led by a new threat, the Nightmares, manifestations of past traumas. Eris Morn guides players in uncovering the truth behind these Nightmares and the return of the Darkness.
Key Events:
•Exploration of the Scarlet Keep.
•Confrontation with the Nightmares and the Hive god Crota's sister, Hashladûn.
Beyond Light (Expansion, 2020)
•Focus: Europa, Stasis, and the Fallen.
•Plot: The Fallen Kell, Eramis, harnesses a new power called Stasis, derived from the Darkness. Players travel to Europa to confront her, learning to use Stasis themselves.
Key Events:
•Alliance with the Exo Stranger and Variks the Loyal.
•Battle against Eramis and her lieutenants in the Deep Stone Crypt.
The Witch Queen (Expansion, 2022)
•Focus: Savathûn, the Witch Queen, and her Hive.
•Plot: Savathûn has gained the Light, creating Lightbearer Hive. Players must unravel her plans, understand her manipulation of the Light, and confront her in her Throne World.
Key Events:
•Exploration of Savathûn's Throne World.
•Dealing with the Lucent Hive.
•Confrontation with Savathûn revealing truths about the Traveler and the Darkness.
Lightfall (Expansion, 2023)
•Focus: The Witness, Neomuna, and the Veil.
•Plot: The Witness, the ultimate antagonist, arrives to claim the Veil, an artifact on Neptune. Guardians must defend Neomuna, uncover Strand, a new power, and thwart the Witness's plans.
Key Events:
•Exploration of Neomuna, the last city of humanity on Neptune.
•Learning to wield Strand.
•Final stand against Calus and the emergence of new threats.
The Final Shape (Expansion, 2024)
•Focus: The culmination of Light and Darkness saga.
•Plot: The Witness seeks to enact The Final Shape within the Traveler, leading to a direct confrontation in an area known as the Pale Heart. Players delve into the very essence of the Traveler to stop the Witness once and for all.
Key Events:
•Exploration of the Pale Heart, a place inside the Traveler where reality is malleable.
•Revelations about the origins of the Light and Darkness.
•The ultimate battle against the Witness to save existence itself.
Note: This storyline reflects a journey through themes of power, redemption, and the eternal struggle between Light and Darkness, with each expansion adding layers to the overarching narrative. Remember, each season and smaller updates also introduce new stories and characters, further enriching the lore of Destiny 2. |
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