Editing Disciples of the Witness

The '''Disciples of the Witness''' are a powerful group of entities that follow the teachings of the [[The Witness|Witness]] and command its forces of the [[Black Fleet]]. Little is known about these beings, only that they are originally from a variety of species and backgrounds reshaped into powerful paracausal wielders of the [[Darkness]], are completely devoted to their leader's beliefs, and oppose the forces of the [[The Coalition|Coalition]]. One of them, [[Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness|Rhulk]], controlled a [[The Sunken Pyramid|Pyramid]] of the [[Black Fleet]] in the [[Court of Savathûn]], where he built [[Harvest]] to serve as a breeding facility for [[Hive]] [[Worm]] larvae.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - Item Description: [[Resonant Fury Suit (Warlock)#Resonant Fury Cowl|Resonant Fury Cowl]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - Item Description: [[Resonant Fury Suit (Warlock)#Resonant Fury Gloves|Resonant Fury Gloves]]''</ref> However, when [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn]] betrayed the Witness and gained the [[Light]], Rhulk was trapped in his Pyramid and became the effective leader of the [[Scorn]] in the throne world, calling on them to punish Savathûn for her betrayal.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - Item Description: [[Resonant Fury Suit (Warlock)#Resonant Fury Bond|Resonant Fury Bond]]''</ref>

More recently, [[Emperor Calus|Calus]], the former Emperor of the [[Cabal]], was anointed as the newest of the Witness' Disciples. [[Nezarec, Final God of Pain|Nezarec]] was also recently revealed to be a  Disciple, having led the Black Fleet's first invasion of the [[Sol System]] during the [[Collapse]].

 

The Disciples follow the leadership and teachings of the Witness and are dedicated to its goal of bringing about the [[Final Shape]]. However, it appears that each Disciple has their own interpretation of what the Final Shape entails and is permitted to act accordingly by the Witness. An unnamed potential Disciple once privately wondered about this apparent contradiction with the Witness' philosophy, which seems to shun unnecessary proliferation and diversity, before concluding that the Witness' plans would realize all of the Disciples' seemingly disparate visions of the Final Shape.<ref name="The Cave">'''(2023/3/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Inspiral|Inspiral]], [[Lore:Inspiral#The_Cave|The Cave]]''</ref>

 

Prior to their first confrontation with the Witness, it would offer the Guardian to become a Disciple, stating that they would not be a part of the Final Shape if they chose to.<ref name="Iconoclasm"/> Additionally, Calus repeatedly spoke of his desire to be last at the end of the universe following his encounter with the "Black Edge".<ref>'''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] - Item Description: [[Turris Shade#Turris_Shade_Mark|Turris Shade Mark]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2022/5/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]] - [[Duality (dungeon)|Duality]]: [[Duality (dungeon)#Repressed Memories|Fifth Repressed Memory]] ''</ref> As such, it can be presumed that if the Witness successfully achieves the Final Shape, its Disciples would be spared from the fate the rest of the universe would suffer.

*'''[[Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness]]''' — {{C|First Disciple of the Witness}}

*'''[[Nezarec, Final God of Pain]]''' — {{C|Herald of the First Collapse}}

*'''[[Emperor Calus|Calus, the Disciple]]''' — {{c|Herald of the Second Collapse}}

==Potential Disciples==

*[[Uun]] {{c|formerly}}

*[[Savathûn, the Witch Queen]] {{c|formerly}}

*[[Mara Sov]] {{c|formerly}}<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - Item Description: [[Parasite#Lore|Parasite]]''</ref>

*An unnamed potential Disciple whose thoughts are recorded in the [[Lore:Inspiral|Inspiral]] Lore book entry "The Cave"<ref name="The Cave"/>

*[[The Guardian]] {{c|formerly}}

*''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]]'' {{1st}}

**''[[Season of the Haunted]]''

**''[[Season of Plunder]]'' {{Mo}}

**''[[Season of Defiance]]'' {{Mo}}

*''[[Destiny Grimoire Anthology, Volume VII]]'' {{Mo}}

[[Category:Paracausal entities]]