Editing Forum:Zâtrox, the Necromancer

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|name= Zâtrox, the Necromancer
|image= [[File:Zâtrox.png|250px]]
|species= [[Hive]]
|faction= [[Forum:Weavers of Sorrow|Weavers of Sorrow]]
|rank= [[Ascendant Hive]] <br> Necromancer <br> [[Ultra]]
|class= [[Wizard]]
|gender= Male
|mission= [[Forum:Shadow's Dawn|Shadow's Dawn]]
|ability= {{Fanfic Icon|Corruption}} Blasts <br> {{Fanfic Icon|Corruption}} Lingering Corruption <br> {{Icon|Kinetic}} Sanction <br> Unholy Rite <br> Gracious Blessing <br> Resurrection <br> High Durability <br> Rapid Flight <br> Teleportation <br> Summon Hive <br> Summon [[Forum:Sorrow Court Guard|Sorrow Court Guard]] <br> Summon [[Forum:Shade of Zâtrox|Shade of Zâtrox]]
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'''Zâtrox, the Necromancer''' is an [[Ascendant Hive|Ascendant]] [[Hive]] Necromancer, wielder of [[Forum:Corruption (element)|Corruption]] and an esteemed member of [[Forum:Shin'ra, the Sorrow-Maker|Shin'ra]]'s [[Forum:Weavers of Sorrow#Members|Court of Sorrow]]. A practitioner of [[Necromancy]], his skills of raising the dead were unmatched, giving him quite the reputation as a heretic within the [[Hidden Swarm]] and the Weavers of Sorrow. He serves as the final boss of the [[Forum:Shadow's Dawn|Shadow's Dawn]] [[Dungeon]].

==Biography==
===Ancient Times===
{{Quote|I was but a mere Thrall, grasping for whatever tribute I could find. I was too weak. But I knew that I was not born to be a warrior to wield mighty blades to cut down my foes. So instead I chose to become a scholar, to take the tribute to enhance mind over blade.|Zâtrox}}

Zâtrox was born as a meager [[Thrall]], grasping for whatever scraps he could find just to satiate himself. He knew that he was not destined to be a warrior, in which he would instead hon his mind and study the secrets of the Deep, even the heretical art of necromancy in which he sight to use to reshape the fates of others.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forum:Season of Sorrow|Season of Sorrow]] - [[Dungeon]]: [[Forum:Shadow's Dawn|Shadow's Dawn]]; [[Forum:Shadow's Dawn#First Necrotic Fragment|Death Toll: First Necrotic Fragment]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forum:Season of Sorrow|Season of Sorrow]] - [[Dungeon]]: [[Forum:Shadow's Dawn|Shadow's Dawn]]; [[Forum:Shadow's Dawn#Second Necrotic Fragment|Death Toll: Second Necrotic Fragment]]''</ref>

His practice would earn the attention of Shin'ra, the Sorrow-Maker, a powerful High Priest of the Hive, who saw Zâtrox's potential to use for future uses. Zâtrox in turn saw him as a better Oryx, a true maker rather than a lord of shapes. After being indoctrinated into the forces of the Sorrow-Maker, Zâtrox would witness the construction of the [[Forum:High Forge|High Forge]] and the establishment of the Court of Sorrow. While he stated it to be imperfect for it rested between the domains of the Sky and Deep, Shin'ra reaffirmed that it would be the testament of change and soon those boundaries would break before the walls of the High Forge.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forum:Season of Sorrow|Season of Sorrow]] - [[Dungeon]]: [[Forum:Shadow's Dawn|Shadow's Dawn]]; [[Forum:Shadow's Dawn#Third Necrotic Fragment|Death Toll: Third Necrotic Fragment]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forum:Season of Sorrow|Season of Sorrow]] - [[Dungeon]]: [[Forum:Shadow's Dawn|Shadow's Dawn]]; [[Forum:Shadow's Dawn#Fourth Necrotic Fragment|Death Toll: Fourth Necrotic Fragment]]''</ref>

While he wasn't present during the [[Forum:Hunt for the Leviathans|hunt]] for the ancient [[Worm#Known Worms|Leviathans]], Zâtrox desired to have taken part in it.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forum:Season of Sorrow|Season of Sorrow]] - [[Dungeon]]: [[Forum:Shadow's Dawn|Shadow's Dawn]]; [[Forum:Shadow's Dawn#Fifth Necrotic Fragment|Death Toll: Fifth Necrotic Fragment]]''</ref> While he desired to share his idea of the Cult of Unmaking with the Maker, he would instead be replaced by another one of Shin'ra's [[Forum:Celebrant of Shin'ra|Celebrants]], [[Forum:Storgor, the Great Shatterer|Storgor]], which infuriated Zâtrox to a boiling point. 

===Sol Incursions===
Prior to the arrival of the Weavers in the Sol System, Shin'ra made preparations for Zâtrox to act as a failsafe and to protect the final deaths of those within the Court of Sorrow and resurrect them in preparation of the [[Final Shape]]. <ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forum:Season of Sorrow|Season of Sorrow]] - [[Dungeon]]: [[Forum:Shadow's Dawn|Shadow's Dawn]]; [[Forum:Shadow's Dawn#Seventh Necrotic Fragment|Death Toll: Seventh Necrotic Fragment]]''</ref> As the Nephilim approached Sol, he basked in the inevitability of the Final Shape, showing his eagerness to bathe in he Traveler's blood.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forum:Season of Sorrow|Season of Sorrow]] - [[Dungeon]]: [[Forum:Shadow's Dawn|Shadow's Dawn]]; [[Forum:Shadow's Dawn#Eighth Necrotic Fragment|Death Toll: Eighth Necrotic Fragment]]''</ref>

Following the subsequent defeat of Shin'ra during the [[Forum:Corruption's Insurgence|Corruption's Insurgence]], Zâtrox began to rally the members of the the Weavers within the [[Forum:Pit of Decay|Pit of Decay]] in a bid of revenge against the Guardians aboard the [[Forum:The Nephilim|Nephilim]].<ref name="PoD">'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forum:Season of Sorrow|Season of Sorrow]] - [[Arena]]: [[Forum:Pit of Decay|Pit of Decay]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forum:Season of Sorrow|Season of Sorrow]] - [[Dungeon]]: [[Forum:Shadow's Dawn|Shadow's Dawn]]''</ref> Even though he would fall against the [[Guardian]]s, Zâtrox survived his encounter against the [[Lightbearer]]s with his power of Necromancy and continued his efforts to revive the Court of Sorrow.<ref name="PoD"/>

During the [[Clash of the Hive Gods]], Zâtrox employed one of his [[Deathsinger]]s, by the name of [[Forum:Ir Mazleth, the Unholy Silence|Ir Mazleth, the Unholy Silence]] to invade and take back control of the [[Forum:Temple of Exultation (location)|Temple of Exultation]] from the Guardians. He along with Shin'ra believed that the temple was not worth to lose to the Guardians, stating that it was not just a place for unlimited power, but a strategic position for his future plans.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/9/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Witch]] - [[Raid]]: [[Forum:Temple of Exultation (raid)|Temple of Exultation]]''</ref>

==Gameplay==
{{C|See [[Forum:Shadow's Dawn|Shadow's Dawn]] [[Forum:Shadow's Dawn#The Necromancer|Walkthrough: The Necromancer]]}}

==Trivia==
*Zâtrox shares many similarities to the appearance of [[Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn]] and [[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota]]. 
**However he also shares some insect characteristics with the Hive concept art.

==Gallery==
<gallery perrow=3>
File:ZâtroxDreadConcept.png|Concept art of a Dread-ified Zâtrox. 
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny 2]]'': ''[[Forum:Season of Sorrow|Season of Sorrow]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Season of the Wish]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[The Final Shape]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Forum:Episode: Dread|Episode: Dread]]''

==References==
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