Editing Crota, Son of Oryx

|name= Crota, Son of Oryx  

|image= [[File:Grimoire card Crota.jpg|300px]]

|othernames= The Hope-Eater<br>The God-Knight<br>Light-Destroyer<br>Worldbreaker<br>Breaker of Worlds<br>Prince of Annihilation

|rank= [[Prince]]

|mission= [[Crota's End]] <br> [[A Mysterious Disturbance]] {{c|[[Phantasm]]}}

|weapon= [[Sword of Crota]]  

|ability= Bane of the Swordless <br> Annihilator Totem <br> Presence of Crota <br> Resistant Shield <br> Darkness Blast <br> Rapid Movement <br> Temporary Immunity <br> High Durability <br> [[Oversoul]]'s Gaze <br> Summon Hive

{{quote|We fight a war against false hope, Crota. We chase a god called the [[Traveler]], a huckster god who baits young life into building houses for it. These houses are unsafe, for they cannot stand against my [[Hive]]. And these houses are a trap — for they lead young life away from the blade and the tooth, which are the tools of survival and the means of ascension. ''[...]'' Thus I name you Crota, Eater of Hope.|[[Oryx, the Taken King]]}}

'''Crota, Son of Oryx''', also known as the "God-Knight", or “Light-Destroyer”<ref name="Crota"/><ref>[https://www.destinythegame.com/taken-king Destiny.com]</ref> and the "Eater of Hope", is an ancient and powerful [[Hive]] [[Prince]] who infamously wielded the [[Cleaver#Sword of Crota|Sword of Crota]] and killed countless [[Guardians]] during the [[City]]'s [[The Great Disaster|ill-fated campaign]] to reclaim the [[Moon]]. Crota is the main antagonist in ''[[The Dark Below]]'', in which the Hive seek to awaken him to lead their armies against [[human]]ity.

Crota is one of the many gods worshiped by the Hive. Though he is the "youngest" member of the pantheon, he is noted to be the heir to the [[Osmium Court|Osmium]] Throne, the absolute sovereignty of the Hive.<ref>Bungie (2015-2-12), Destiny, Activision Blizzard: [[Eidolon Ally]] upgrade materials description</ref> His purpose is to conquer [[Earth]] and destroy the [[Traveler]] on behalf of his father, [[Oryx]], the ruler of the Hive.<ref>Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities#Rise_Of_Crota|Rise of Crota]]</ref><ref>Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities#MUrns_of_Sacrifice|Urns of Sacrifice]]</ref> Crota has a [[Spawn of Crota|sect]] devoted to him, who are spawned under his consort [[Omnigul, Will of Crota]];<ref>Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities#Disciples_Of_Crota|Disciples of Crota]]</ref> though he himself belongs to the [[Blood of Oryx]] sect.

Long before the Hive stalked the Moon, Oryx raised Crota to be his champion, the "Eater of Hope", traveling to many distant worlds and devouring them on his behalf and chasing after the [[Traveler]]. In time he gained reputation as a terrible demon. Once while he and his sisters were experimenting in the Ascendant realm, he accidentally let the [[Vex]] into his realm, as part of a trick by his aunt [[Savathûn]]. As he failed to eliminate them, the Vex created [[Quria, Blade Transform]] in order to deduce the Hive's Sword Logic and defeat the Hive while attempting to become gods themselves. The invasion forced Oryx's hand; as he dealt with the Vex, he threw Crota through the Vex [[Warp Gate|warp gate]] as punishment, declaring "Come home glorious, or die forgotten!" As he went out conquering through time, he established many monuments and temples to his father, while feeding him tribute in the form of captured Light.

At some point Crota's spawn pursued the [[Traveler]] into the [[Sol System]] and conquered the Moon during the aftermath of the [[Collapse]], hollowing it out into a [[war moon]] where they laid dormant until they launched an invasion of Earth during the early [[City Age]]. The Guardians barely repealed the Hive offense at the [[Battle of Burning Lake]]; not realizing the true threat the Hive posed, they launched a counterattack on the moon, which was later called the Great Disaster. The Sword-Logic proved to be too much for the Guardians, as countless heroes fell before Crota's [[Blades of Crota|Blades]]; in particular, the legendary [[Titan (class)|Titan]] [[Wei Ning]] was slain personally by Crota himself, who lead the Hive's hordes to victory during the battle.

However when an fight broke out between two [[Knight]]s of Oryx and [[Xivu Arath]] (which ended in a stalemate), the former failed to make his tribute to a champion of the God-Knight. This setback cost Crota’s champion a significant tribute at the necessary time and lost a duel to a sergeant of the God of War. Having suffered a major loss of his temples and tributaries, Crota judged it best to sleep upon his throne world and recover his debts while his soul remain tethered to an Ascendant crystal, giving him a quick means of return to the real universe when need be. <ref>https://www.bungie.net/en/explore/detail/news/48287</ref>

Out of revenge, [[Eriana-3]] led five other Guardians in an attempt to assassinate Crota at his throne world, but the hordes of Hive dwelling within the Hellmouth managed to overwhelm the fireteam, picking them off one by one.<ref>Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities#Crota's_End|Crota's End]]</ref><ref name="Crota">Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#Crota,_Son_of_Oryx|Crota, Son of Oryx]]</ref>  Only one of the Guardians, [[Eris Morn]], survived, forever changed by her harrowing experiences trapped in the Hellmouth.

Crota's court also plays a major role when his consort [[Omnigul]] left the [[Hellmouth]] to gather the Hive in a full-scale invasion of the City. Having foreseen the imminent return of Crota, Eris Morn called upon the aid of a newly risen [[The Guardian|Guardian]] to aid her in dismantling Crota's army. The Guardian successfully assassinated Crota's closest lieutenants, including the [[Swarm Princes]] and their commander [[Sardon, Fist of Crota|Sardon]], leaving the Hive army in disarray and their general [[Omnigul]] killed in a [[Will of Crota|Strike]] against her. To prevent Crota's summoning, Eris guided the Guardian to the Moon, where the chamber housing Crota's soul was located. The crystal tethering his soul in the [[Chamber of Night]] would be destroyed, banishing his shadowy presence from the physical world and thereby preventing his corporeal return.  

Crota's end would be met by the Guardian leading a newly formed [[Raid]] team upon the [[Oversoul Throne]], entered from the deepest pit of the [[Hellmouth]]. When conventional means failed before the Hope-Eater at his throne world, the Guardians turned Crota's own Sword-Logic against him with the [[Cleaver]]s of his fallen Blades, permanently killing him.<ref name = "Dark Below">'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref>

Crota's demise ultimately caught the attention of his father, [[Oryx]], the then God-King of the Hive and master of the [[Taken]]. Enraged by the death of his son, Oryx would bring his [[Dreadnaught]] into the Solar system and lead an army of [[Hive]] and [[Taken]] in revenge against the Guardians.<ref name = "The Taken King">Bungie (2015-6-15), Destiny: The Taken King, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard</ref>

Ironically, Crota's lingering Ascendant power was necessary for the Guardians to access the rupture gateway into Oryx's sanctum. Returning to the Chamber of Night that tended to the crystal that housed Crota's soul, the Guardians were able to gain a shard of the crystal but it did not hold of piece of his soul. The Guardians now had to disrupt Crota's death ceremony to gain a sliver of his soul. Entering Crota's Fortress, the Guardians narrowly slipped past the Hive defending his tomb and were able to fill the shard with Crota's death essence. With the Ascendant Shard, the Guardians were successfully able to enter Oryx's throne and defeat him. Like father, like son; Oryx would later fall to the Guardians who killed Crota in the [[King's Fall]] Raid.

Crota's disowned, heretical and forgotten brother, [[Nokris]], would make his own stand against the Guardians after arising from slumber in the icy depths of [[Mars]]' [[Hellas Basin]] with his master, the Worm God [[Xol, Will of the Thousands]]. The herald of Xol sought to conquer the red planet for his god but like his former family, Nokris would fall against the Warrior of Light.

As Crota was the first Hive God the Guardians ever faced and one of their most notorious of foes, he haunts the Risen in their memories. Following the [[Hunt for the Scorn|Scorn Hunts]] and the continuous fight for [[The Dreaming City]], Crota's form would manifest as a [[Nightmare]] blocking [[The Guardian]]'s path to the derelict [[Pyramid]] beneath the [[Scarlet Keep]]. The newly spawned Nightmare of Crota would prove too much for the Guardian to face, who took an essence from it before they were saved by [[Eris Morn]]. The Guardian would later face the Crota Nightmare again as they were coaxed into the interior of the Pyramid, which they then succeeded in destroying.

Crota's immediate family would be survived by his daughters [[Besurith, Daughter of Crota|Besurith]], [[Voshyr]], [[Kinox]], and the eldest [[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota|Hashladûn]]. Atop the newly erected [[Scarlet Keep]] upon [[Luna]] in [[Sorrow's Harbor]], the daughters laid plans for the Hive's future and to achieve vengeance against the Guardian for their ruined lineage using the Nightmares spawned by the Pyramid. Unfortunately for Hashladûn, the eldest daughter would lure the Guardian in a trap at the spire only to meet with the same fate as her father, and Besurith was killed defending a forbidden relic, the [[Cryptoglyph]].

Crota is only mentioned in the base game and is never fought, but players are tasked with finding and destroying the [[Sword of Crota]].  

The players are tasked with destroying a crystal housing Crota's soul in [[The Wakening]], before the [[Waker of Crota|Wakers of Crota]] can revive his corporeal form. It fires powerful blasts at the player and is protected by many Hive, including four [[Waker of Crota|Wakers of Crota]].  

Crota himself appears as the final boss of the [[Crota's End]] [[Raid]]. He will spawn after all players stand near his summoning crystal. Once he enters the arena, all [[Guardian]]s will be inflicted with a debuff called Presence of Crota, which disables regeneration of both health and shield alike. To counteract this, one can pick up the [[Chalice of Light]] that spawns in the middle of the room; it can be picked up by anyone that needs to regenerate. Crota will not be vulnerable to attack at the moment, as he will be protected by a resistant shield. This gives Crota the opportunity to pelt Guardians with Darkness Blasts from afar, similar to [[Wizard]]s. Meanwhile, a [[Swordbearer]] will show up at the bottom level. It must be killed in order to pick up its [[Ascendant Sword]], which is the only way to actually damage Crota. In order to make him vulnerable to attack, all other players must focus all their available firepower on Crota's shield to disable it. The player carrying the sword must rush in quickly, as the shield can regenerate in less than a second. Nothing else will be able to damage him at this time. Once his shield goes back up, everyone else should be ready to shoot it down again so that the sword carrier can get in as much damage as possible. It will take multiple sword runs to bring Crota down. After Crota recovers, he will summon his [[Oversoul]]. If not shot down, it will instantly kill the entire team.

====Challenge Mode====

*It is mentioned in ''[[The Taken King]]'' that only Ascendant Hive could enter the Ascendant plane, those Hive which had killed enough to gain admittance. This meant that the means of how the Guardians accessed the Oversoul Throne on the Moon are unknown, as they did not follow the philosophy of the killing logic. A logical explanation is that Crota bled his Throne over into the Moon, becoming one and the same with the planetoid, meaning the same mechanics which allowed Guardians free roam on the Dreadnaught enabled them to enter Crota's realm, through the simple act of killing. The reason for Ascendance is because Guardians had not been killing long on the Dreadnaught, meaning it was necessary to steal Crota's soul.

*In ''Shadowkeep'', instead of a holographic soul form in ''Dark Below'', Crota's phantasm has a solid body which looks much like [[Thalnok, Fanatic of Crota]].

**This is because the form seen in Shadowkeep is Crota’s true, and complete appearance. This is what he would’ve looked like during the Great Disaster and quite possibly if the summoning ritual were to be completed.  

*Crota has possibly one of the highest kill counts of any enemy Humanity has fought, as he killed thousands of [[Guardians]] in [[The Great Disaster]].

*The [[Escalation Protocol]] boss, [[Kathok, Roar of Xol]] uses the exact opposite mechanic as Crota.

File:Destiny-TDB-CrotaSoulCrystal-01.jpg|Crota's soul rising to attack [[The Guardian|the player]] after the [[Waker of Crota|Wakers of Crota]] were destroyed in the mission [[The Wakening]].  

File:Destiny-TDB-CrotaSoulCrystal-02.jpg|A far away shot of Crota's Soul

File:Destiny2-shadowkeep-crota.jpg|Nightmare of Crota being confronted by a fireteam.

File:Nightmare Crota.jpg|Crota's Nightmare physical form.

File:Crota-End.png|Crota during [[Crota's End]].

==List of appearances==

**''[[Joker's Wild]]'' {{Mo}}

**''[[Penumbra]]'' {{Mo}}

**''[[Shadowkeep]]'' {{c|Nightmare}}

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