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{{Quote|The Hive who follow Nokris are fanatically loyal. Stupid, too. But really loyal. You've gotta give them at least a little credit.|[[Ana Bray]]<ref> | {{Quote|The Hive who follow Nokris are fanatically loyal. Stupid, too. But really loyal. You've gotta give them at least a little credit.|[[Ana Bray]]<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/defrosted</ref>}} | ||
The '''Grasp of Nokris''' was a [[Hive]] brood centered in the [[Hellas Basin]] in the polar ice caps of [[Mars]]. Dormant for centuries after the Collapse, they were awoken and acted in the name of their leader, [[Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn|Nokris, Herald of Xol]] and their Worm God [[Xol, Will of the Thousands]]. After Xol's death and [[Whisper of the Worm|defection]] to their killers, they began making desperate attempts to summon [[Savathûn's Brood]] to their aid.<ref name="Deathly Tremors>'''Bungie (2018/6/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] | The '''Grasp of Nokris''' was a [[Hive]] brood centered in the [[Hellas Basin]] in the polar ice caps of [[Mars]]. Dormant for centuries after the Collapse, they were awoken and acted in the name of their leader, [[Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn|Nokris, Herald of Xol]] and their Worm God [[Xol, Will of the Thousands]]. After Xol's death and [[Whisper of the Worm|defection]] to their killers, they began making desperate attempts to summon [[Savathûn's Brood]] to their aid.<ref name="Deathly Tremors>'''Bungie (2018/6/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]], Adventure: [[Deathly Tremors]]''</ref> Eventually, Nokris pledged his allegiance to the Witch-Queen as her Supplicant, allying his revenant brood with hers. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
After [[Oryx]] excommunicated his son [[Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn|Nokris]] for making a heretical bargain with [[Xol, Will of the Thousands|Xol]], Nokris took his followers, the Grasp of Nokris, and set out to conquer a new world in the name of his patron [[Worm|Worm God]]. Nokris chose to invade [[Mars]] and arrived at some point shortly before or during the [[Collapse]]. | After [[Oryx]] excommunicated his son [[Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn|Nokris]] for making a heretical bargain with [[Xol, Will of the Thousands|Xol]], Nokris took his followers, the Grasp of Nokris, and set out to conquer a new world in the name of his patron [[Worm|Worm God]]. Nokris chose to invade [[Mars]] and arrived at some point shortly before or during the [[Collapse]]. | ||
[[File:Nokris.gif|thumb|300px|The Herald of Xol, Nokris]] | [[File:Nokris.gif|thumb|300px|The Herald of Xol, Nokris]] | ||
In defense, the [[Warmind]] [[Rasputin]] executed the SIBERIAN ENTROPY protocol, flash-freezing the entire Hive army along with Nokris and Xol. They would remain entombed within the ice of Hellas Basin for centuries until the pulse of Light emitted by the Traveler | In defense, the [[Warmind]] [[Rasputin]] executed the SIBERIAN ENTROPY protocol, flash-freezing the entire Hive army along with Nokris and Xol. They would remain entombed within the ice of Hellas Basin for centuries, until the pulse of Light emitted by the Traveler at the conclusion of the [[Red War]] caused the ice caps to thaw. With the thawing of the Ice caps, the Grasp emerged with the goal of continuing their reason for arriving on Mars which would be to claim it - Rasputin on top of that. Over a period of weeks, the Grasp engaged Guardians, repeatedly being cut down, eventually culminating in the slaying of both their leadership and their Worm God. Despite the loss of their leaders, the Grasp would continue to be of nuisance to Hellas Basin with many of their champions frequently returning, being challenged by Rasputin's Escalation Protocol. | ||
With Xol having abandoned them for the [[Guardian]]s and Nokris leaving Mars for Savathûn's [[Court of Savathûn|court]], the brood of undead Hive had quieted their activity with the [[Pyramid (Mars)|Pyramid's]] arrival.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/6/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Arrivals]] | With Xol having abandoned them for the [[Guardian]]s and Nokris leaving Mars for Savathûn's [[Court of Savathûn|court]], the brood of undead Hive had quieted their activity with the [[Pyramid (Mars)|Pyramid's]] arrival.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/6/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Arrivals]], Lore: [[Lore:Duress and Egress#Ana: Black Box|Ana: Black Box]]''</ref> | ||
Osiris, after an | Osiris, after an operation to recover the submind [[Charlemagne]], located in an alternate version of the [[BrayTech Futurescape]] inside one of the time wounds found on Mars after Savathûn returned it to the solar system, finally addresses the fate of the brood, stating that since the Pyramids' arrival, the remainder of Nokris' forces had joined Savathûn's [[Lucent Brood]] against [[Xivu Arath, God of War|Xivu Arath]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhwWmzxHB_s&pp=ygUGbm9rcmlz'''Destiny Lore Vault - Youtube''']</ref> | ||
==Structure== | ==Structure== | ||
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*The Cursed Thralls in the brood are a unique variant that inflicts a "Chilled" debuff on all targets within range, severely decreasing their mobility for ten seconds. | *The Cursed Thralls in the brood are a unique variant that inflicts a "Chilled" debuff on all targets within range, severely decreasing their mobility for ten seconds. | ||
*Many of the Hive within the Grasp of Nokris had distinctive titles in what is implied to be a Hive dialect; fans have identified these titles as originating from several ancient real-world languages.<ref>https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/244977779</ref> | *Many of the Hive within the Grasp of Nokris had distinctive titles in what is implied to be a Hive dialect; fans have identified these titles as originating from several ancient real-world languages.<ref>https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/244977779</ref> | ||
**Just some of these include Arabic, Babylonian, | **Just some of these include Arabic, Greek, Sanskrit, Pali, Sumerian, Swedish, Babylonian, and more. | ||
*The units of the Grasp of Nokris had slightly different sounds than Hive from other sects, sounding far more guttural. | *The units of the Grasp of Nokris had slightly different sounds than Hive from other sects, sounding far more guttural. | ||
*Due to Mars' disappearance and Nokris abandoning the Grasp of Nokris for [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn]], the Grasp of Nokris may be the first enemy faction introduced in Destiny 2 to go extinct. | *Due to Mars' disappearance and Nokris abandoning the Grasp of Nokris for [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn]], the Grasp of Nokris may be the first enemy faction introduced in Destiny 2 to go extinct. | ||
**In ''[[Season of the Seraph]],'' the Brood was stated to have been consolidated into the [[Lucent Brood]]. | **In ''[[Season of the Seraph]],'' the Brood was stated to have been consolidated into the [[Lucent Brood]]. | ||
*The Grasp of Nokris is the only | *The Grasp of Nokris is the only faction to have [[Adherent]]s in their ranks. | ||
*The Grasp of Nokris was the only faction so far to have [[Vanquisher]]s until ones from [[Xivu Arath's Horde]] appeared in ''[[Season of the Seraph]]''. | |||
*The Grasp of Nokris has never been mentioned by name in-game. They have only been referred to as such once on Bungie.net when Warmind was initially released.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20180426092418/https://www.destinythegame.com/ca/en/expansion2</ref> | *The Grasp of Nokris has never been mentioned by name in-game. They have only been referred to as such once on Bungie.net when Warmind was initially released.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20180426092418/https://www.destinythegame.com/ca/en/expansion2</ref> | ||
