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|name= Archon | |name= Archon | ||
|species= [[Fallen]] | |species= [[Fallen]] | ||
|type= [[Captain]] <br> [[Chieftain]] | |type= [[Captain]] (common) <br> [[Chieftain]] (rare) | ||
|house= [[House of Devils]] <br> [[House of Dusk]] <br> [[House of Wolves]] <br> [[Devil Splicers | |house= [[House of Devils]] <br> [[House of Dusk]] <br> [[House of Wolves]] <br> [[Devil Splicers]] <br> [[Scorn]] | ||
|gender= Various | |gender= Various | ||
|rank= Religious Leader <br> Prime Servitor's Guard | |rank= Religious Leader <br> Prime Servitor's Guard | ||
|mission= | |mission= [[Restoration]] <br> Patrol Mars <br> [[Winter's Run]] <br> [[Wrath of the Machine]] <br> [[Wretched Eye]] <br> [[The Wolves of Mars]] <br> [[Experimental Treatment]] | ||
|height=Various | |height=Various | ||
|weight= | |weight=Various | ||
|weapon(s)= | |weapon(s)= [[Shrapnel Launcher]] (common) <br> [[Scorch Cannon]] (rare) <br> Lightning Staff (rare) <br> [[SIVA Cannon]] (rare) | ||
|abilities= | [[Stasis]] blades (rare) | ||
|abilities= High Durability <br> Rapid Movement <br> Ultra Smash <br> Teleportation <br> Summon Fallen | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|The Archons are the links between the Fallen and their Servitors. We break those links, we break the Fallen.|[[Grimoire]] Description}} | {{Quote|The Archons are the links between the Fallen and their Servitors. We break those links, we break the Fallen.|[[Grimoire]] Description}} | ||
'''Archons''' (also known as '''Archon Priests''') are high priests of the [[Fallen]], who act as the intermediary between the [[Kell]] and the [[Prime Servitor]] of each House.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Servitor|Servitor]]''</ref> | '''Archons''' (also known as '''Archon Priests''') are high priests of the [[Fallen]], who act as the intermediary between the [[Kell]] and the [[Prime Servitor]] of each House.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Servitor|Servitor]]''</ref> | ||
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Archons are part of the triumvirate leadership of a Fallen House, and serve their [[Prime Servitor]] as mechanics who delicately caretake its platings. They have an unclear symbiosis with the Primes, but are still clearly defined its servants.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Servitor|Servitor]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Leadership#Aksor, Archon Priest|Aksor, Archon Priest]]''</ref> | Archons are part of the triumvirate leadership of a Fallen House, and serve their [[Prime Servitor]] as mechanics who delicately caretake its platings. They have an unclear symbiosis with the Primes, but are still clearly defined its servants.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Servitor|Servitor]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Leadership#Aksor, Archon Priest|Aksor, Archon Priest]]''</ref> | ||
If an Archon were to fall, that House's Prime Servitor becomes vulnerable to attack.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Leadership#Riksis_Devil_Archon|Riksis, Devil Archon]]''</ref> Houses seem to have several esteemed mechanics called "Rising Archons" ready to assume the role should there need be. They themselves appear to be skilled mechanics, eager to prove their worth.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Leadership#S.A.B.E.R.-2|S.A.B.E.R-2]]''</ref> How new Archons are selected is unclear, but during the course of the [[Reef Wars]] the [[House of Wolves]] had no less than | If an Archon were to fall, that House's Prime Servitor becomes vulnerable to attack.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Leadership#Riksis_Devil_Archon|Riksis, Devil Archon]]''</ref> Houses seem to have several esteemed mechanics called "Rising Archons" ready to assume the role should there need be. They themselves appear to be skilled mechanics, eager to prove their worth.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Leadership#S.A.B.E.R.-2|S.A.B.E.R-2]]''</ref> How new Archons are selected is unclear, but during the course of the [[Reef Wars]] the [[House of Wolves]] had no less than two different Archons during the course of the war.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Leadership#Aksor, Archon Priest|Aksor, Archon Priest]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description, [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/hunt-the-archon?highlight=Keldar Hunt the Archon]''</ref> | ||
They are also responsible for overseeing a Fallen ritual know as the [[Archon's Forge]], an ancient rite of passage for Fallen seeking to improve their station.<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Rise_of_Iron#Archon's_Forge|Archon's Forge]]''</ref> Other duties of Archons are unclear, but they do seem to have a role in the ritualistic docking that Fallen [[Dreg]]s are subject to.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_&_Mysteries#Mystery: Fate of Skolas|Mystery: Fate of Skolas]]''</ref> Prime Servitors also play some role in Fallen Star Flight, and it may be the Archon's role in conveying the wishes of the Kell to the Prime on the course.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Servitor|Servitor]]''</ref> | They are also responsible for overseeing a Fallen ritual know as the [[Archon's Forge]], an ancient rite of passage for Fallen seeking to improve their station.<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Rise_of_Iron#Archon's_Forge|Archon's Forge]]''</ref> Other duties of Archons are unclear, but they do seem to have a role in the ritualistic docking that Fallen [[Dreg]]s are subject to.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_&_Mysteries#Mystery: Fate of Skolas|Mystery: Fate of Skolas]]''</ref> Prime Servitors also play some role in Fallen Star Flight, and it may be the Archon's role in conveying the wishes of the Kell to the Prime on the course.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Servitor|Servitor]]''</ref> | ||
In the absence of a Kell, an Archon becomes a notable figurehead by acting out the wishes of its Prime Servitor and can restore order among the House by caretaking or rebuilding the House Prime. With the demise of [[Skolas, Kell of Kells]], | In the absence of a Kell, an Archon becomes a notable figurehead by acting out the wishes of its Prime Servitor and can restore order among the House by caretaking or rebuilding the House Prime. With the demise of [[Skolas, Kell of Kells]], Wolf Priest [[Keldar, Archon Priest|Keldar]] was able to rally the surviving Wolves by restoring [[Orbiks Prime]]. | ||
While [[Riksis, Devil Archon]] helped [[Sepiks Prime]] rule the [[House of Devils]] after the death of their Kell over one hundred years ago.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_&_Mysteries#Legend:_Saint-14|Legend: Saint-14]]''</ref> Years later, [[Aksis, Archon Prime]] was able to revive their Prime as [[Sepiks Perfected]] to control the flow of Ether and went against Fallen traditions by establishing his new authority as ''Archon Prime'' in an effort to control the Devils.<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Sepiks Perfected]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Devil_Splicers|Devil Splicers]]''</ref> [[Fikrul| Fikrul, Shadow Priest]] on the other hand led the [[Scorn]] after the deaths of [[Uldren]] and the Scorned Barons. | While [[Riksis, Devil Archon]] helped [[Sepiks Prime]] rule the [[House of Devils]] after the death of their Kell over one hundred years ago.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_&_Mysteries#Legend:_Saint-14|Legend: Saint-14]]''</ref> Years later, [[Aksis, Archon Prime]] was able to revive their Prime as [[Sepiks Perfected]] to control the flow of Ether and went against Fallen traditions by establishing his new authority as ''Archon Prime'' in an effort to control the Devils.<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Sepiks Perfected]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Devil_Splicers|Devil Splicers]]''</ref>. [[Fikrul| Fikrul, Shadow Priest]] on the other hand led the [[Scorn]] after the deaths of [[Uldren]] and the Scorned Barons. | ||
==Known Archons== | ==Known Archons== | ||
*'''[[House of Devils]]''' | |||
*[[ | **[[Aksis, Archon Prime]] | ||
*[[ | **[[Karrhis, Archon Rising]] | ||
*[[ | **[[Kovik, Splicer Priest]] | ||
*[[ | **[[Riksis, Devil Archon]] | ||
*[[ | **[[Vosik, the Archpriest]] | ||
*'''[[House of Dusk]]''' | |||
*[[Raksil, Archon Priest]] | **[[Raksil, Archon Priest]] | ||
*'''[[House of Wolves]]''' | |||
*[[Aksor, Archon Priest]] | **[[Aksor, Archon Priest]] | ||
*[[Keldar, Archon Priest]] | **[[Keldar, Archon Priest]] | ||
**[[Nixis, Hunger of Oryx]] | |||
* | *'''[[Scorn]]''' | ||
**[[Fikrul, the Fanatic]] | |||
*[[Fikrul, the Fanatic]] | *'''[[House of Salvation]] | ||
**[[Kridis, Dark Priestess]] (inferred) | |||
*[[ | |||
* | |||
*[[ | |||
==Mentioned Only== | ==Mentioned Only== | ||
*An Archon that was killed by [[Skoriks, Archon-Slayer]] | *An Archon that was killed by [[Skoriks, Archon-Slayer]]<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Hunted#WANTED:_Skoriks,_Archon-Slayer|WANTED: Skoriks, Archon-Slayer]]''</ref> | ||
*An Archon who was mentioned by [[Variks, The Loyal|Variks]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-9)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, Activision Blizzard: [[Variks, The Loyal]]: [[Variks, The Loyal#Quotes|Quotes]]''</ref> | *An Archon who was mentioned by [[Variks, The Loyal|Variks]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-9)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, Activision Blizzard: [[Variks, The Loyal]]: [[Variks, The Loyal#Quotes|Quotes]]''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | |||
*Archon (Greek: ἄρχων, árchon) is a Greek word that means one of the nine chief magistrates of ancient Athens. | |||
*The [[House of Wolves]] have possessed the most Archon Priests than any other House over the course of their history. | |||
*Archons are more often encountered than Fallen [[Kell]]s or [[Prime Servitor]]s. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Aksis_2.png|Aksis, Archon Prime | File:Aksis_2.png| Aksis, Archon Prime | ||
File:Unknown_Fallen_boss_e3.jpg|Aksor, Archon Priest | File:Unknown_Fallen_boss_e3.jpg| Aksor, Archon Priest | ||
File:fikrulthefanatic.jpg|Fikrul, the Fanatic | File:fikrulthefanatic.jpg| Fikrul, the Fanatic | ||
File:Nixis Hunger of Oryx.jpg|Nixis, Hunger of Oryx | File:Nixis Hunger of Oryx.jpg| Nixis, Hunger of Oryx | ||
File:Riksis-devil-archon_bungie.jpg|Riksis, Devil Archon | File:Riksis-devil-archon_bungie.jpg|Riksis, Devil Archon | ||
File:Vosikattackl.jpg|Vosik, | File:Vosikattackl.jpg| Vosik, Archpriest | ||
File:Karrhis2.png|Karrhis, Archon Rising | File:Karrhis2.png| Karrhis, Archon Rising | ||
File:Keldar2.png|Keldar, Archon Priest | File:Keldar2.png| Keldar, Archon Priest | ||
File:Raksil2.jpg|Raksil, Archon Priest | File:Raksil2.jpg| Raksil, Archon Priest | ||
File: | File:Empire Hunt Kridis.png| Kridis, Dark Priestess | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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*''[[Destiny 2]]'' | *''[[Destiny 2]]'' | ||
**''[[Forsaken]]'' | **''[[Forsaken]]'' | ||
**''[[ | **''[[Joker's Wild]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
