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|image= [[File:Blast zone.jpg| | |image= [[File:Blast zone.jpg|300px|The Dreadnaught's superweapon, dealing the decisive blow on the Awoken fleet]] | ||
|conflict= [[Taken War]] | |conflict= [[Taken War]] | ||
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|place= [[Saturn]] | |place= [[Saturn]] | ||
|result= | |result= Strategic Awoken Victory <br> -Oryx is prevented from reaching the inner system <br> Phyrric Tactical Hive Victory <br> -Awoken Fleet annihilated at the cost of entire Hive battle group | ||
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:*[[Vestian Guard]] | :*[[Vestian Guard]] | ||
|forces2= *[[Blood of Oryx]] | |forces2= *[[Blood of Oryx]] | ||
:*[[Dreadnaught]] | :*[[Dreadnaught]] | ||
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|casual1=*Total annihilation of the Awoken fleet | |casual1=*Total annihilation of the Awoken fleet | ||
* | :*Disappearance of Queen Mara Sov | ||
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|casual2=*Total annihilation of Oryx's support fleet | |||
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{{quote|We fought to keep our beautiful creation safe. And now this beast has come, claiming to be King. Mara Sov bows to no one.|Mara Sov}} | {{quote|We fought to keep our beautiful creation safe. And now this beast has come, claiming to be King. Mara Sov bows to no one.|Mara Sov}} | ||
The '''Battle of Saturn''' was the first conflict of [[the Taken War]], the invasion of the [[Solar System]] by [[Oryx, the Taken King]]. | |||
==Prelude== | |||
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==The Battle== | |||
{{quote|You and I know how this ends. We've known since you've escaped from that...pit. The Awoken have played their part. This... was all part of the plan. Guide them, my [[Hidden]] [[Eris Morn|friend]]. It is all up to you now.|Mara Sov}} | {{quote|You and I know how this ends. We've known since you've escaped from that...pit. The Awoken have played their part. This... was all part of the plan. Guide them, my [[Hidden]] [[Eris Morn|friend]]. It is all up to you now.|Mara Sov}} | ||
Leading a massive fleet of [[Hive warship]]s and [[Tombship]]s with his [[Dreadnaught]], Oryx had come to destroy humanity in retribution for the death of his son, [[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]]. Oryx halted his fleet over [[Saturn]], and it was here that the [[Awoken]], led by their Queen [[Mara Sov]] and her brother [[Uldren Sov|Uldren]], attacked. The Awoken Fleet, consisting of multiple captured [[Fallen]] [[Ketch|Ketches]] and Awoken fighters, attacked Oryx's fleet by flying through Saturn's rings to take them by surprise. The space around the Hive armada quickly became filled with weapon discharges and explosions as furious combat erupted. The battle seemed relatively even, with the Hive suffering heavy losses among their warships and Tombships despite the destruction of many Awoken fighters. | Leading a massive fleet of [[Hive warship]]s and [[Tombship]]s with his [[Dreadnaught]], Oryx had come to destroy humanity in retribution for the death of his son, [[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]]. Oryx halted his fleet over [[Saturn]], and it was here that the [[Awoken]], led by their Queen [[Mara Sov]] and her brother [[Uldren Sov|Uldren]], attacked. The Awoken Fleet, consisting of multiple captured [[Fallen]] [[Ketch|Ketches]] and Awoken fighters, attacked Oryx's fleet by flying through Saturn's rings to take them by surprise. The space around the Hive armada quickly became filled with weapon discharges and explosions as furious combat erupted. The battle seemed relatively even, with the Hive suffering heavy losses among their warships and Tombships despite the destruction of many Awoken fighters. | ||
From her flagship on one of the Ketches, Mara Sov stood with her [[Techeun|Techeuns]], working with them in order to conjure [[Harbinger]]s, massive homing energy projectiles that were then fired at the Hive fleet. The projectiles proved to be quite powerful, smashing through multiple Hive cruisers without slowing down, but when they impacted upon the hull of Oryx's Dreadnaught they simply faded away, leaving it undamaged. With the Queen's power useless, Oryx (who had been watching the battle from a room on his Dreadnaught) countered with a display of his own might. Using the Dreadnaught's primary weapon, Oryx sent out a massive shockwave that not only destroyed the | From her flagship on one of the Ketches, Mara Sov stood with her [[Techeun|Techeuns]], working with them in order to conjure [[Harbinger]]s, massive homing energy projectiles that were then fired at the Hive fleet. The projectiles proved to be quite powerful, smashing through multiple Hive cruisers without slowing down, but when they impacted upon the hull of Oryx's Dreadnaught they simply faded away, leaving it undamaged. With the Queen's power useless, Oryx (who had been watching the battle from a room on his Dreadnaught) countered with a display of his own might. Using the Dreadnaught's primary weapon, Oryx sent out a massive shockwave that not only destroyed both the remainder of his own fleet and that of the Awoken, but also created a massive hole in Saturn's rings. As the weapon fired, many Awoken ships attempted to escape the blast, but were unsuccessful. | ||
Though the battle ended in a devastating defeat for the Awoken, their attack had succeeded in damaging the Hive fleet to such an extent that Oryx was forced to keep his Dreadnaught in orbit over Saturn and send the Taken ahead to lay the groundwork for the invasion, rather than immediately advance on the inner worlds. | Though the battle ended in a devastating defeat for the Awoken, their attack had succeeded in damaging the Hive fleet to such an extent that Oryx was forced to keep his Dreadnaught in orbit over Saturn and send the Taken ahead to lay the groundwork for the invasion, rather than immediately advance on the inner worlds. | ||
==Aftermath== | |||
{{quote|My contacts near Saturn say the weapon fired only once." <br> "It's not like the Queen to attack a superior force..." <br> "How could she have known? ...How can anyone?|[[Ikora Rey]] and [[Commander Zavala]]}} | {{quote|My contacts near Saturn say the weapon fired only once." <br> "It's not like the Queen to attack a superior force..." <br> "How could she have known? ...How can anyone?|[[Ikora Rey]] and [[Commander Zavala]]}} | ||
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Uldren Sov, whose ship was specially shielded, survived the blast; his ship later crash-landed on [[Mars]]. As his [[Crow (device)|Crows]] repaired his ship, Uldren resolved to begin a search for his sister, sensing that she may still be alive.<ref name="The Aftermath">[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/allies/the-queen/the-aftermath '''Destiny Tracker''': ''Grimoire: Allies: The Queen: The Aftermath'']</ref> | Uldren Sov, whose ship was specially shielded, survived the blast; his ship later crash-landed on [[Mars]]. As his [[Crow (device)|Crows]] repaired his ship, Uldren resolved to begin a search for his sister, sensing that she may still be alive.<ref name="The Aftermath">[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/allies/the-queen/the-aftermath '''Destiny Tracker''': ''Grimoire: Allies: The Queen: The Aftermath'']</ref> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Destiny]]'' | *''[[Destiny]]'' | ||
**''[[The Taken King]]'' {{1st}} | |||
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