Twilight Gap

Crozzy and I were speaking of the Twilight Gap one day. I realized that most of you don't know s out this, while its just game lore it explains quite a bit... The third major battle to take place around the city, the Battle of the Twilight Gap marked a moment of significant change in Guardian, and Consensus, behaviour and objectives. The Battle of the Twilight Gap (Often referred to as “the Gap”) saw the Fallen houses unite and siege the walls of the City, where they were fended off by all available Guardians. Ana Bray, a hunter and descendant of the famous Clovis Bray, was present at the Battle. It is unlike hunters to stay within the City for long (They itch for the chance to delve beyond our walls), and I find it very likely that Ana and her fire-team were the ones to first report the incoming invasion. The Battle saw the cities gun positions duel with hundreds of Walker Tanks, Titans kill Fallen upon the walls and the Fallen kill Titans upon the walls. The Warlocks combined their magics to try and break the Fallen. The City's Guardians were weary after their defeats at Six Fronts and at the hands of Crotas armies, and were unprepared for this attack, and so many of the Guardians who gave their lives defending the City were newly revived, with minimal training. The defence was led by Lord Saladin Forge, the creator of the Iron Banner, and his proteges: Zavala and Shaxx. The battle was brutal, and eventually parts of the city were overrun by the combined might of the Fallen. Zavala and Saladin gave the order for their Titans to hold their ground, as that is always the final order amongst Titans. Shaxx, however, seized the opportunity and lead a counter-attack against the Fallen who had managed to creep inside the walls. Shaxx fought with his squadron of Battle Frames eventually and drove the Fallen out to retreat back to whatever hole they had crawled from. Shaxx's disobedience will forever strain his relationship with his former mentor: Saladin. The Gap ushered change amongst the City. Great sections of it remain deserted, fortified in the event of a similar horror. The armour of the dead Guardians (mostly Titans) was used to create a line of Heavy Weapons: The Gjallahorns, gifted to the survivors for their bravery. The Vanguard called for a new commander: Zavala, who to this day leads the Vanguard in the cities efforts to reclaim our golden age. Lord Shaxx feared that the Guardians would not be able to withstand another attack, and so he and his last remaining battle frame: Arcite 99-40, became mentors of the Crucible, training future Guardians for the horrors he had faced. The Speaker urged the Vanguard to pre-emptively strike against the Fallen, and other enemies, before they could strike against us. A gun position that was overrun by Fallen was retaken and used as a Crucible training field: but doubles as a Guardian outpost. Should the Fallen ever attack again, we will be prepared.