Editing Dendron, Root Mind

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|name= Dendron, Root Mind
|image= [[File:DendronInfobox.jpg|300px]]
|species= [[Vex]]
|faction= [[Precursors]]
|rank= [[Vex Mind]] <br> [[Ultra]]
|class= [[Cyclops]]
|mission= [[A Garden World]]
|weapon= {{Icon|Void}} [[Vex Laser Rifle#Overview|Chronology Rifle]]
|ability= {{Icon|Void}} Time Distortion <br> Slowness Effect <br> Pillar Shifting <br> Summon Vex <br> High Durability <br> Rapid Rotation <br> Initial Immunity <br> Matrix Shielding
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'''Dendron, Root Mind''' was a massive [[Vex]] [[Cyclops]] and [[Vex Mind]] that featured as the main boss of the [[A Garden World]] [[Story]] [[Mission]] and [[Strike]]. Found in [[Mercury]]'s [[Simulant Past]], it played a significant role in not only the planet's conversion into a [[Machine World]], but also in the creation of the [[Infinite Forest]], and by extension [[Panoptes, Infinite Mind]]. 

==Biography==
Dendron was housed within a massive Vex Cyclops chassis, with gold and white detailing that marked it as a member of the [[Precursors|Sol Primeval]] atop a Vex spire on Mercury. As the Axis Mind responsible for the planet's conversion into a machine world, it channeled [[Arc]] energy into the spire, producing [[Radiolaria]] across the planet's surface. It was soon after destroyed in the Simulant Past by a time-travelling [[The Guardian|Guardian]] and their [[The Ghost|Ghost]] possessed by [[Sagira]], who were searching for the algorithm that created the Infinite Forest, in order to track down its overseer, Panoptes.

After the destruction of Panoptes, [[Osiris]] attempted to recreate the Root Mind under his control, only for the simulation to achieve sentience and reassert dominance over the Forest in the Infinite Mind's place. At the request of the legendary [[Warlock]], a [[Fireteam]] of [[Guardian]]s journeyed into the Simulant Past and destroyed the simulated Dendron once again.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[A Garden World]]''</ref>

==Gameplay==
Dendron is found in the A Garden World mission and strike, serving as the final boss of both. Once you have reached the top of its spire, you will find the Cyclops behind an impenetrable shield barrier, which is deactivated by destroying the matrix in the center of the arena. After its forceful awakening, the Root Mind will enter its attack mode, where it circles around the battlefield and fires [[Void]]-powered laser beams with its [[Vex Laser Rifle#Overview|Chronology Rifle]]. It is also capable of shooting a large, Time Distortion projectile, which cripplingly slows players down if hit by it. Once a third of its health has drained, Dendron will regain its defensive barrier and awaken two of the four [[Shielded Minotaur]]s located at the edges of the arena. Each of these [[Major]]s is protected by an immunity shield, powered by their own floating modules in shield domes, which also generate the boss's defenses. Destroying the two modules will render both the Minotaurs and the Root Mind vulnerable, allowing battle to continue. This will have to be repeated when Dendron regains its barrier upon its health being reduced by another third. After the last two shield modules have been destroyed, players will be free to take out the Cyclops and finish the mission.

==Gallery==
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Dendron Root Mind.jpg
DendronRootMind.jpg|In-game image of Dendron, Root Mind
Dendron Shield.jpg|Dendron's Protective Shield
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==Trivia==
*"Dendron" is the Greek term for "tree", which alludes to the environment of the [[Strike]].
*Dendron is the first ever Cyclops [[Ultra]].
**In addition to this, Dendron was the first Precursor Cyclops ever encountered.
*Dendron, Root Mind was the fourth Vex Mind to be referred to by its actual name by other characters in-game, with [[Atheon, Time's Conflux]], [[Brakion, Genesis Mind]], and [[Panoptes, Infinite Mind]], before it.
*Dendron is the third boss whose remains could be moved around and played with. The first two being [[S.A.B.E.R.-2]] and [[Savathun's Song]].

==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny 2]]''
**''[[Curse of Osiris]]'' {{1st}}

==References==
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