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The Taken King is a downloadable content (DLC) expansion pack for Destiny. It was released on September 15, 2015.^[1] The Dark Below and House of Wolves are required to play.^[2]

Editions

Digital Download

The digital download edition of The Taken King can be purchased for $39.99 and is intended for players who already own Destiny, The Dark Below, and House of Wolves.^[3] This edition includes:^[3]

The Taken King
Year 1 VIP Rewards
- Exclusive Sparrow
- Exclusive shader
- Be Brave emblem

Legendary Edition

The Legendary Edition can be purchased for $59.99 and includes:^[3]

The Taken King
Destiny
Expansion I: The Dark Below
Expansion II: House of Wolves

Collector's Edition

The Collector's Edition can be purchased for $79.99 and includes:^[3]

The Taken King
Destiny
Expansion I: The Dark Below
Expansion II: House of Wolves
Collector's Edition Steelbook Case
Weapons Pack
Collector's Edition Digital Content:
- Three class-specific emotes
- Three class specific armor shaders
- Three exotic class items with XP bonuses
Cayde-6's intel cache:
- Modified Treasure Island book with intro letter from Cayde-6
- Cayde-6's Personal Notes and Illustrations
- Collection of Relics and Artifacts
- Strange Coin replica

Digital Collection's Edition

The Digital Collector's Edition can be purchased for $79.99 and includes:^[3]

The Taken King
Destiny
Expansion I: The Dark Below
Expansion II: House of Wolves
Weapons Pack
Collector's Edition Digital Content:
- Three class-specific emotes
- Three armor shaders
- Three exotic class items with XP bonuses

Pre-order Bonuses

Suros Arsenal Package

Plot

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Background

Prior to the events of The Taken King, Guardians crippled the Hive invasion force on Earth and the Moon by methodically taking down their field commanders and strategists, including Sardon and Omnigul. The Guardians then banished Crota's soul and eventually killed Crota himself. They also destroyed a Shrine communing with Oryx and killed its protector, Sardok.

Eris Morn alerted Mara Sov of Oryx's arrival, and the Queen set out with the Awoken Armada to Saturn, where the Taken King's Dreadnaught had stopped to refuel. Uldren Sov led his fighter wings to attack the Dreadnaught and engage the fleet of Tombships protecting it, with the Queen and Oryx presiding over the battle from their respective flagships.

With help from her Coven of Techeun Witches, the Queen summoned her Harbingers, deadly orbs that could decimate an army in seconds. The Harbingers bombarded the Dreadnaught, but after the explosions faded away there seemed to be no lasting marks on the battlecruiser. Oryx then fired the ship's superweapon, which ripped a hole through the rings of Saturn and completely destroyed the Awoken fleet. Queen Mara and many other major parts of the Reef's leadership, including Paladin Abra Zire and Techeun Shuro, have since disappeared and are considered MIA, while Petra Venj has advised a remaining Paladin to declare all of them dead.

Attack on Phobos

Meanwhile, the Vanguard intercepted a distress signal on all channels, broadcasted from the Skyburners fortress, Fleetbase Korus on Phobos. A Guardian is dispatched to Phobos, and they witness a strange new enemy slaughtering the Skyburners. Oryx contacts the Guardians, willing into existence an army of corrupted Cabal and Hive called the Taken. The Guardian defeats these Taken, overcoming Syrok, Word of Oryx. They then attempt to escape the Skyburner Keep via the Aerodrome landing pad, which is riddled with Taken. The Guardian reaches the transmat zone and is pulled back to the Tower.

From then, Oryx's master plan is revealed: He will enslave as many Cabal, Vex, Fallen, and his own Hive as he can, and use them to bring the system into ruin. Initially, one of his consorts, Ecthar (who also fluently speaks English), tells him to only retrieve the strongest of the four races and bring the rest to nigh-extinction, but Oryx objects to Ecthar's advice.

Realizing that the Taken are too deadly a threat to take lightly, the Vanguard send Guardians to rediscover lost powers of their forebearers. The Hunter gains the Nightstalker class and the Shadowshot super ability, the Warlock gains the Stormcaller class and the Stormtrance super ability, and the Titan gains the Sunbreaker class and the Hammer of Sol super ability.

Securing a Beachhead

The Vanguard has discovered Oryx's Dreadnaught in orbit of Saturn, and has analyzed its super weapon. Hunter Vanguard Cayde-6 directs the Guardian to one of the dead Colony Ships in Old Russia, where he had previously hidden a stealth drive that could get Guardians past the super weapon into the Dreadnaught to face Oryx. Upon touching down in the Blast, just outside of the Fallen House of Devils' lair in the shadow of Exodus Red, the Guardian discovers that the Taken have attacked Earth and are fighting the Fallen. The Guardian enters the Exodus Blue and accesses a service elevator to reach a platform. The Guardian then extends a bridge to the other spire of the Exodus Red. After crossing the bridge, the Guardian fights past Fallen and Taken to the top, where they recover the stealth drive. However, a force of Taken warps in, led by an Echo of Oryx. The Guardian defeats the Echo and returns to the Tower.

With the stealth drive equipped, the Guardian approaches the Dreadnaught in Eris Morn's jumpship, remaining undetected by the super weapon. However, the drive unexpectedly malfunctions, and the Dreadnaught locks onto the jumpship and fires the superweapon. The jumpship is destroyed, but the Guardian manages to warp out onto the Dreadnaught just in time. They hunt down three energy links throughout the gargantuan Dreadnaught, each fiercely guarded by Taken. When every link is destroyed, the super weapon shuts down for good. The Guardian then finds a Skyburner Warship rammed into the Dreadnaught's hull, where the Cabal are locked in a fight with Hive and Taken forces. The Guardian establishes a transmat zone and takes down a Goliath tank, aided by Cayde-6, who pulls the Guardian out.

Hunting Oryx

In order to find Oryx, the Guardians break into the crashed Cabal gunship, the Dantalion Exodus VI, and steals information that the Cabal have secured on Oryx. They learn of a portal called a Rupture that leads to Oryx's throne room. Tracking a scout team dispatched to the Rupture, the Guardians take out another Echo of Oryx and learn that the Rupture can only be traveled by those with Ascendant status.

Content

Locations

Story Missions

Questlines

Strikes

Raids

King's Fall

Crucible Maps

Crucible Playlists

Subclasses

Trivia

Specially-marked cans of Red Bull came with a code that could be redeemed for one Focused Light and limited-time exclusive access to the quest Make the Vanguard Smile in The Taken King.^[4] Codes can be redeemed here.

Videos

Official Destiny The Taken King E3 Reveal Trailer

Gallery

References

↑ Bungie.net "The Taken King". Retrieved June 15, 2015.
↑ (2015) YouTube: Official Destiny: The Taken King ViDoc – No Legend Is Safe Retrieved June 16, 2015.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 DestinyTheGame.com "Destiny: The Taken King". Retrieved June 16, 2015.
↑ (2015) "Activision, Bungie and Red Bull Partner to Deliver an Epic Quest for Destiny Players". BusinessWire. Retrieved June 24, 2015.

[Bnet-1] Bungie.net "The Taken King". Retrieved June 15, 2015.

[TTKViDoc-2] (2015) YouTube: Official Destiny: The Taken King ViDoc – No Legend Is Safe Retrieved June 16, 2015.

[WTB-3] 3.0 ^3.1 ^3.2 ^3.3 ^3.4 DestinyTheGame.com "Destiny: The Taken King". Retrieved June 16, 2015.

[4] (2015) "Activision, Bungie and Red Bull Partner to Deliver an Epic Quest for Destiny Players". BusinessWire. Retrieved June 24, 2015.

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 ===Attack on Phobos===
-Meanwhile, the [[Vanguard]] intercepted a distress signal on all channels, broadcasted from the [[Skyburners]] fortress of Korus on [[Phobos]]. A Guardian is dispatched to Phobos, and they witness a strange new enemy slaughtering the Skyburners. Oryx contacts the Guardians, willing into existence an army of corrupted [[Cabal]] and [[Hive]] called the [[Taken]]. The Guardian defeats these Taken, overcoming [[Syrok|Syrok, Word of Oryx]]. They then attempt to escape the Skyburner Keep via the [[Aerodrome]] landing pad, which is riddled with Taken. The Guardian reaches the transmat zone and is pulled back to the Tower.
+Meanwhile, the [[Vanguard]] intercepted a distress signal on all channels, broadcasted from the [[Skyburners]] fortress, [[Fleetbase Korus]] on [[Phobos]]. A Guardian is dispatched to Phobos, and they witness a strange new enemy slaughtering the Skyburners. Oryx contacts the Guardians, willing into existence an army of corrupted [[Cabal]] and [[Hive]] called the [[Taken]]. The Guardian defeats these Taken, overcoming [[Syrok|Syrok, Word of Oryx]]. They then attempt to escape the Skyburner Keep via the [[Aerodrome]] landing pad, which is riddled with Taken. The Guardian reaches the transmat zone and is pulled back to the Tower.
 From then, Oryx's master plan is revealed: He will enslave as many Cabal, Vex, Fallen, and his own Hive as he can, and use them to bring the system into ruin. Initially, one of his consorts, Ecthar (who also fluently speaks English), tells him to only retrieve the strongest of the four races and bring the rest to nigh-extinction, but Oryx objects to Ecthar's advice.