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{{Quote|They're known as the Blood Guard for a reason. I'd tell you to be careful, but...that didn't help the last team I sent out.|[[Suraya Hawthorne]]}} | {{Quote|They're known as the Blood Guard for a reason. I'd tell you to be careful, but...that didn't help the last team I sent out.|[[Suraya Hawthorne]]}} | ||
The '''Blood Guard''' is an elite unit of the [[Red Legion]]. Described as [[Dominus Ghaul]]'s "chosen" and would die for their leader,<ref | The '''Blood Guard''' is an elite unit of the [[Red Legion]]. Described as [[Dominus Ghaul]]'s "chosen" and would die for their leader,<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Payback]]''</ref> they often serve as commanders of operations throughout the [[Red War]] and can also be found serving as bodyguards to high-ranking [[Cabal]] officers.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Unbroken]]''</ref> They can be identified by their heavy, all-red armor, which often features prominent horsehair-like crests. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The Blood Guard has members filling the roles of Legionnaires, Incendiors, and Centurions who are frequently seen serving as an Honor Guard centered around Red Legion Hardpoints, VIPs, or points of interest. It is heavily inferred Blood Guard are also enforcers amongst the Red Legion to help carry out the will of the Dominus or acting Red Legion leader along with serving as a royal guard and field operatives. | The Blood Guard has members filling the roles of Legionnaires, Incendiors, and Centurions who are frequently seen serving as an Honor Guard centered around Red Legion Hardpoints, VIPs, or points of interest. It is heavily inferred Blood Guard are also enforcers amongst the Red Legion to help carry out the will of the Dominus or acting Red Legion leader along with serving as a royal guard and field operatives. | ||
Possessing a doctrine of no retreat, the Blood Guard exhibits usual Cabal dogma and loyalty however elevated in intensity towards those who they serve and the principles and objectives they seek to uphold. The Guard is observed as utterly subservient to their commanders with many openly sacrificing themselves for their higher-ups without hesitation.<ref | Possessing a doctrine of no retreat, the Blood Guard exhibits usual Cabal dogma and loyalty however elevated in intensity towards those who they serve and the principles and objectives they seek to uphold. The Guard is observed as utterly subservient to their commanders with many openly sacrificing themselves for their higher-ups without hesitation.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Unbroken]]''</ref> | ||
Considering the Red Legion's armor scheme with commanders and Ultras wearing Gold, his personal bodyguard along with the Guard's instability after his fall, it can be inferred [[Thumos, the Unbroken]] was a commander of the Blood Guard if not its leader. | Considering the Red Legion's armor scheme with commanders and Ultras wearing Gold, his personal bodyguard along with the Guard's instability after his fall, it can be inferred [[Thumos, the Unbroken]] was a commander of the Blood Guard if not its leader. | ||
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{{Quote|The only thing standing between [[The Guardian|you]] and the Almighty is Thumos, the Unbroken. He's a Blood Guard. One of Ghaul's "chosen." The Red Legion will die for him.|[[Commander Zavala]]}} | {{Quote|The only thing standing between [[The Guardian|you]] and the Almighty is Thumos, the Unbroken. He's a Blood Guard. One of Ghaul's "chosen." The Red Legion will die for him.|[[Commander Zavala]]}} | ||
Stemming from an unknown period in time likely after the [[Midnight Coup (event)|Midnight Coup]], the Blood Guard are the most elite of the Red Legion's warriors and officers. During the [[Red War]], the Blood Guard were deployed across the system with Keeps primarily emplaced in the [[European Dead Zone]]. Acting under their command, The Blood Guard helped in the siege and occupation of [[The Last City]]. Many weeks after the preemptive attack, [[The Guardian]] would be forced to face the Blood Guard and its command as their only method of infiltrating [[The Almighty]].<ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/interactions/suraya-hawthorne-the-red-war Suraya Hawthorne — The Red War]</ref><ref | Stemming from an unknown period in time likely after the [[Midnight Coup (event)|Midnight Coup]], the Blood Guard are the most elite of the Red Legion's warriors and officers. During the [[Red War]], the Blood Guard were deployed across the system with Keeps primarily emplaced in the [[European Dead Zone]]. Acting under their command, The Blood Guard helped in the siege and occupation of [[The Last City]]. Many weeks after the preemptive attack, [[The Guardian]] would be forced to face the Blood Guard and its command as their only method of infiltrating [[The Almighty]].<ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/interactions/suraya-hawthorne-the-red-war Suraya Hawthorne — The Red War]</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], [[Payback]]''</ref> | ||
Assaulting [[The Tunnels]], the Guardian fought through hordes of Cabal Red Legion until eventually reaching the [[Orobas Vectura]], the [[Cabal Carrier]] of Thumos. Fighting through lines of Blood Guard Security, the Guardian eventually fought their way into the [[Echion Control|bridge]] of the carrier where they faced Thumos along with two [[Blood Guard Close Protection|body]] [[Blood Guard Bulwark|guards]]. Despite the skill of the Guard and the Unbroken, the Guardian vanquished them all, obtaining the keycodes to Thumos' ship and using it to infiltrate The Almighty despite an attempt from the Red Legion at defending the [[Harvester]].<ref | Assaulting [[The Tunnels]], the Guardian fought through hordes of Cabal Red Legion until eventually reaching the [[Orobas Vectura]], the [[Cabal Carrier]] of Thumos.<ref>.'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - [[Payback]]''</ref> Fighting through lines of Blood Guard Security, the Guardian eventually fought their way into the [[Echion Control|bridge]] of the carrier where they faced Thumos along with two [[Blood Guard Close Protection|body]] [[Blood Guard Bulwark|guards]]. Despite the skill of the Guard and the Unbroken, the Guardian vanquished them all, obtaining the keycodes to Thumos' ship and using it to infiltrate The Almighty despite an attempt from the Red Legion at defending the [[Harvester]].<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - [[Unbroken]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - [[Larceny]]''</ref> Blood Guard members faced The Guardian on both the sun-destroying vessel and [[The Immortal]], Ghaul's personal flagship, yet all perished, unable to prevent the Guardian in their advance and vanquishing of Ghaul in the reclamation of the Last City.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - [[Chosen]]''</ref> | ||
Blood Guard would also be seen during the attack on [[The Inverted Spire]] where they attempted to protect the various drills, but ultimately failed.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], [[The Inverted Spire]]''</ref> | Blood Guard would also be seen during the attack on [[The Inverted Spire]] where they attempted to protect the various drills, but ultimately failed.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], [[The Inverted Spire]]''</ref> | ||
