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[[File:Destiny-BridgeSentinel-Render.jpg|thumb|150px|A render of an Annihilator Totem.]]
{{quote|Ir Anûk pulled a sword star out of the sky. Together the wizards charged it with killing power and made an annihilator totem, which they used to smash the Vex|[[Books of Sorrow]]<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXXIX:_Open_your_eye:_go_into_it|XXXIX: Open your eye: go into it]]''</ref>}}

'''Annihilator Totems''' are [[Hive]] constructs found in [[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota's]] [[Oversoul Throne|netherworld]], the [[Basilica]] and the [[Chamber of Suffering]] that appear to act as security measures.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Crota's End]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[King's Fall]]''</ref> However the Totem itself would find use in the hands of Oryx's Sisters, where in the [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn's]] [[Lucent Brood]] they would use them as Ritual Conduits, and in [[Xivu Arath's Horde]] they would see use to be instruments of War and sound [[Xivu Arath, God of War|her]] Overwhelming Battlesong.

==History==
They were created by the Deathsinger twins [[Ir Halak, Deathsinger|Ir Halak]] and [[Ir Anûk, Deathsinger|Ir Anûk]] to battle the [[Vex]] when they invaded [[Oryx]]'s [[Ascendant Realm]], the [[High War]], after [[Crota]] accidentally cut a hole through space and time.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXXVIII:_The_partition_of_death|XXXVIII: The partition of death]]''</ref> Even after the death of Crota, Oryx and the Daughters who made the totem, it would find use in the [[Lucent Brood|hands]] [[Hidden Swarm|of]] [[Xivu Arath's Horde|other broods]] as powerful tools for their schemes whether it be as Instruments of War under [[Xivu Arath, God of War|Xivu Arath]], or as Ritual Conduits in the hands of the [[Hidden Swarm|Hive of the Moon]] or [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn's]] [[Lucent Brood|light empowered brood]]

==Gameplay==
In [[Crota's End]], four Totems play a part during the Bridge encounter, two on either side of the Bridge. When Guardians attempt to form the Bridge from either side, the two Totems on the same side will begin to charge up, and will eventually release a blast of energy that kills all Guardians. Annihilator Totems can be suppressed by a Guardian standing in close proximity to them, allowing the Bridge to form without Guardians perishing. When three Guardians have successfully crossed, they start forming the Bridge from the other end. 

In [[King's Fall]], when the Brand of the Weaver/Unraveler is picked up, the nearby Annihilator Totems begin to charge and will cause a wipe if allowed to discharge. Like in Crota's End, Guardians must stand on the Totems in order to suppress them, but Guardians must alternate whom stands on the Totems based on who is holding the brands.

In [[Pit of Heresy]], there is one totem found in the Chamber of Suffering and functions just like it does in any other appearance. If allowed to discharge it wipes the team.

The Totems would appear in [[PsiOps Battleground: Moon]] as ''Ritual Totems'' glowing with blue light but without the killing effect. 
The Totems appear again in [[The Descent]] but as ''War Totems'' that maintain the Overwhelming Battlesong when they are active instead of killing the [[Guardian]].

==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny]]''
**''[[The Dark Below]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[The Taken King]]''
*''[[Destiny 2]]''
**''[[Shadowkeep]]''

==References==
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