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{{Hive | {{Hive Sect infobox | ||
|image= [[File:HiddenSwarmInfobox.jpg|300px]] | |image= [[File:HiddenSwarmInfobox.jpg|300px]] | ||
|name= Hidden Swarm | |name= Hidden Swarm | ||
|purpose= | |purpose= Frontline Military | ||
|champion(s)= [[Swarm Princes]] <br> [[Xyor, the Unwed]] <br> [[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota]] <br> [[Zulmak, Instrument of Torment]] | |champion(s)= [[Swarm Princes]] <br> [[Xyor, the Unwed]] <br> [[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota]] <br> [[Zulmak, Instrument of Torment]] <br> [[Kinox]] <small>(De-facto Leader)</small> | ||
|realm= [[Cosmodrome]] <br> [[Hellmouth]] <br> [[Scarlet Keep]] | |realm= [[Cosmodrome]] <br> [[Hellmouth]] <br> [[Scarlet Keep]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|Mind the cracks and crevices of the Moon. There is an army in their shadows.|[[Ikora Rey]]}} | {{Quote|Mind the cracks and crevices of the Moon. There is an army in their shadows.|[[Ikora Rey]]}} | ||
The '''Hidden Swarm''' are a brood of the [[Hive]] previously under the command of the Hive god [[Crota]] and his [[Spawn of Crota|disciples]], | The '''Hidden Swarm''' are a brood of the [[Hive]] previously under the command of the Hive god [[Crota]] and his [[Spawn of Crota|disciples]], lead by the [[Swarm Princes]] under their commander [[Sardon, Fist of Crota]]. Since Crota's [[Crota's End|demise]] and the genocide of his spawn, the Swarm became the de facto Hive power on the Moon; succeeded by Crota's own daughters. | ||
The Hidden Swarm are the first Hive encountered in [[The Dark Within]]. On the [[Moon]], they're the outermost defensive line, warding off anyone attempting to enter the [[Hellmouth]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014 | The Hidden Swarm are the first Hive encountered in [[The Dark Within]]. On the [[Moon]], they're the outermost defensive line, warding off anyone attempting to enter the [[Hellmouth]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#The_Hidden_Swarm|The Hidden Swarm]]''</ref> They are identified by their red-orange coloring and the large nails driven through their arms and bodies. This sect of Hive is encountered once more on Luna in [[Shadowkeep]]; their general look remains the same compared to [[Savathûn's Hive]] but they now seem to have some form of spiked growth all over their bodies. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Arrival in the Solar System=== | ===Arrival in the Solar System=== | ||
When [[Crota, Son of Oryx]] and his spawn arrived at the Solar System | When [[Crota, Son of Oryx]] and his spawn arrived at the Solar System and took over the [[Moon]], the Hidden Swarm served as the beachhead force for Crota's staged invasion of Earth and also tasked with protecting their newly erected lunar strongholds, the most infamous of which being the [[Hellmouth]]. As they silently built their strength over the centuries, a [[Titan (class)|Titan]] named [[Rezyl Azzir]] happened to intrude upon the Hellmouth and met with the Hive Wizard [[Xyor, the Unwed|Xyor, the Blessed]] and her consort Knight. Though Rezyl survived his encounter, it would ultimately be Xyor's plan to curse the Titan with her dark whispers into becoming the infamous [[Dredgen Yor]]. | ||
During the early [[City Age]], the Hidden Swarm launched their [[Seeder Ship]]s throughout [[Earth]] and engaged the [[Light]]bearing [[ | During the early [[City Age]], the Hidden Swarm launched their [[Seeder Ship]]s throughout [[Earth]] and engaged the [[Light]]-bearing [[Guardians]] at the [https://www.destinypedia.com/Grimoire:Activities/Crucible_Arenas#The_Rusted_Lands| Rusted Lands] in the Eastern Flooded Zone; only one surviving [[Hunter]] warned the City of the Hive threat. Against overwhelming odds, the Guardians barely succeeded in repelling their forces at the [[Battle of Burning Lake]], only to fail at their counteroffensive at the [[Great Disaster]] on the Moon. | ||
Against overwhelming odds, the Guardians barely succeeded in repelling their forces at the [[Battle of Burning Lake]], only to fail at their counteroffensive at the [[Great Disaster]] on the Moon. | |||
===Dark Below=== | ===Dark Below=== | ||
[[File:HiddenSwarm1.jpg|thumb|300px|Swarm Prince battling a Guardian]] | [[File:HiddenSwarm1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Swarm Prince battling a Guardian]] | ||
Unopposed after their victory at Luna, the Hidden Swarm continued to seed their brood in secret beneath [[Old Russia]] for years, until [[Fallen]] from the [[House of Devils]] stirred them up at [[Skywatch]] much to the discovery of a newly-Risen [[The Guardian|Guardian]]. | Unopposed after their victory at Luna, the Hidden Swarm continued to seed their brood in secret beneath [[Old Russia]] for years, until [[Fallen]] from the [[House of Devils]] stirred them up at [[Skywatch]] much to the discovery of a newly-Risen [[The Guardian|Guardian]]. | ||
With word reaching the [[Speaker]] about the resurgence of Hive activity on Earth, a Vanguard scout was sent to investigate the fortified [[Hellmouth]] for answers; His trail lead him to the entrance of the [[Temple of Crota]] only to be killed by the Hive. His [[Ghost]] was held captive by [[Vurok, Eir Spawn]] who probed it of information for study; the Ghost would likewise gain glimpses of the [[Seeder Ship]]s prepared for invasion before expiring. Coming to the Moon for the first time, the Guardian would trace the deceased scout's location, where they faced Vurok and recovered the dead Ghost. From probing its memories, they soon got confirmation that the Hive were indeed preparing a second attack on Earth.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]] | With word reaching the [[Speaker]] about the resurgence of Hive activity on Earth, a Vanguard scout was sent to investigate the fortified [[Hellmouth]] for answers; His trail lead him to the entrance of the [[Temple of Crota]] only to be killed by the Hive. His [[Ghost]] was held captive by [[Vurok, Eir Spawn]] who probed it of information for study; the Ghost would likewise gain glimpses of the [[Seeder Ship]]s prepared for invasion before expiring. Coming to the Moon for the first time, the Guardian would trace the deceased scout's location, where they faced Vurok and recovered the dead Ghost. From probing its memories, they soon got confirmation that the Hive were indeed preparing a second attack on Earth.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]; PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Hive#Ghost Fragment: Hive 2|Ghost Fragment: Hive 2]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''' ''[[Destiny]]; PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Dark Beyond]]''</ref> | ||
Upon further inspection of the dead Ghost's memories, the Guardian's Ghost uncovered the existence of [[The World's Grave]], a vast archive chronicling everything that the Hive had known of Earth. Delving into the depths of the [[Hellmouth]] in search | Upon further inspection of the dead Ghost's memories, the Guardian's Ghost uncovered the existence of [[The World's Grave]], a vast archive chronicling everything that the Hive had known of Earth. Delving into the depths of the [[Hellmouth]] in search for insight into the enemy, the pair killed [[Kranox, the Graven]] and loot his key to the archive itself. Upon further investigation, the two would fully realize the scope of the Hive's plans of seeding the Earth for centuries in preparation of Crota's second coming, which they would warn the City of the impending danger.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The World's Grave (mission)|The World's Grave]]''</ref> | ||
By then, the Hive had | By then, the Hive had began a ritual draining the [[Light]] of the [[Traveler]] using a corrupted shard of it, causing the Speaker to issue an emergency broadcast to all Guardians to stop it. The Guardian would answer the call, battling deep through the [[Hellmouth]] and into the [[Chamber of Night]] where they were successful in stopping the [[Siphon Witch]]es of their ritual.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]; PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard,[[Chamber of Night (mission)|Chamber of Night]]''</ref> | ||
The Wizard [[Mormu, Xol Spawn]] had created an unstoppable abomination called [[Phogoth, the Untamed]], a massive [[Spawn of Crota|Crota-spawn]] [[Ogre]] bred for destruction. Because of its savage nature, Phogoth was kept alive through foul rituals of rebirth and chained up in the Summoning Pits. However, their activity quickly alerted the [[Vanguard]] who called a [[The Summoning Pits|strike]] team to action, killing Mormu and destroying her creation before the Hive could unleash it upon Earth.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive#Phogoth,_the_Untamed|Phogoth, the Untamed]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire:Activities/Strikes#The_Summoning_Pits|The Summoning Pits]]''</ref> | |||
The Guardians would later come to the Hellmouth seeking [[Thorn]], the most infamous of the [[Weapons of Sorrow]] once wielded by [[Dredgen Yor]] after he was corrupted by [[Xyor, the Unwed]] into becoming a [[Guardian]] killer. After recovering the cursed [[Hand | The Guardians would later come to the Hellmouth seeking [[Thorn]], the most infamous of the [[Weapons of Sorrow]] once wielded by [[Dredgen Yor]] after he was corrupted by [[Xyor, the Unwed]] into becoming a [[Guardian]] killer. After recovering the cursed [[Hand cannon]] in the Summoning Pits and cleansing it with [[Light]], the Guardians killed the Wizard responsible for Thorn's creation as a final step to claiming the weapon as their own.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[A Light in the Dark]]''</ref> | ||
The Hive's activity were pacified thanks to the actions of the Guardians, but the threat of Crota's return remained; one which would be addressed by the former-Lightbearer [[Eris Morn]]. Having sworn vengeance on the Hive and their master Crota for the losses of her [[Light]], [[Ghost]], and [[First Crota Fireteam|fireteam]], Eris took tactical control over the [[Guardian]] operations as they work to dismantle the [[Spawn of Crota|leadership]] behind the Hidden Swarm, including the legendary [[Swarm Princes]] | The Hive's activity were pacified thanks to the actions of the Guardians, but the threat of Crota's return remained; one which would be addressed by the former-Lightbearer [[Eris Morn]]. Having sworn vengeance on the Hive and their master Crota for the losses of her [[Light]], [[Ghost]], and [[First Crota Fireteam|fireteam]], Eris took tactical control over the [[Guardian]] operations as they work to dismantle the [[Spawn of Crota|leadership]] behind the Hidden Swarm, including the legendary [[Swarm Princes]] (whom forged Crota's infamous Sword) and their commander [[Sardon, Fist of Crota]] (whom lead the Hive spawn on Earth). Eventually, Crota fell to the Guardians, though word of his death would reach his father: [[Oryx, the Taken King]]. | ||
===SIVA Crisis=== | ===SIVA Crisis=== | ||
{{quote|This is worst-case scenario. The Splicers aren't in a territorial war with the Hive; they're experimenting on them.|[[Ghost]]}} | {{quote|This is worst-case scenario. The Splicers aren't in a territorial war with the Hive; they're experimenting on them.|[[Ghost]]}} | ||
Following a year after the Taken War and the death of their God-King, the Hidden Swarm on Earth still appear to be organized but hunkered down in their nests, and have recently gone into conflict with the [[SIVA]]-augmented Fallen [[Devil Splicers]] in the [[Plaguelands]].<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: | Following a year after the Taken War and the death of their God-King, the Hidden Swarm on Earth still appear to be organized but hunkered down in their nests, and have recently gone into conflict with the [[SIVA]]-augmented Fallen [[Devil Splicers]] in the [[Plaguelands]].<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> Soon enough, the ambitions of the Splicers, led by [[Kovik, Splicer Priest]], extend to experiment on not only themselves but the Hive as well, whether to control them as a slave army or to weaponize their mysterious biology. Furious, the Hive begin an all-out war with the Splicers. Through the efforts of the Guardians (not out of pity), the Fallen's efforts to control or weaponize the Hive were thwarted and Kovik was killed.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Wretched Eye]]''</ref> | ||
===Shadowkeep=== | ===Shadowkeep=== | ||
[[File:HiddenSwarm5.jpg|thumb|300px|Hidden Swarm remerges]] | [[File:HiddenSwarm5.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Hidden Swarm remerges]] | ||
{{Quote|Crota's minions emerge once more. The Hidden Swarm that previously served Crota has banded together once again, leaderless but not purposeless.|[[Eris Morn]]}} | {{Quote|Crota's minions emerge once more. The Hidden Swarm that previously served Crota has banded together once again, leaderless but not purposeless.|[[Eris Morn]]}} | ||
Years after Crota and Oryx's deaths, the Hive on Luna would remain relatively quiet. As the attention of the Guardians became preoccupied with the chaos of the [[Red War]], the conflicts on [[Curse of Osiris|Mercury]], [[Warmind (expansion)|Mars]], and in [[Forsaken|the Reef]], the Hive on Luna would be overlooked. As a result of numerous deaths, the various broods on the Moon consolidated into the Hidden Swarm, becoming the "de facto" Hive power on the moon. However, the toll of the [[Taken War]] had left the Hidden Swarm bereft of warriors of a caliber befitting royalty that could lead the Hive on the Moon.<ref name = "FiB">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]] | Years after Crota and Oryx's deaths, the Hive on Luna would remain relatively quiet. As the attention of the Guardians became preoccupied with the chaos of the [[Red War]], the conflicts on [[Curse of Osiris|Mercury]], [[Warmind (expansion)|Mars]], and in [[Forsaken (expansion)|the Reef]], the Hive on Luna would be overlooked. As a result of numerous deaths, the various broods on the Moon consolidated into the Hidden Swarm, becoming the "de facto" Hive power on the moon. However, the toll of the [[Taken War]] had left the Hidden Swarm bereft of warriors of a caliber befitting royalty that could lead the Hive on the Moon.<ref name = "FiB">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Inquisition of the Damned|X: Faith in Bone]]''</ref> Crota's brood rallied around the strongest of his children, including his four daughters [[Besurith, Daughter of Crota|Besurith]], [[Kinox]], [[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota|Hashladûn]], and [[Voshyr]].<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Toland, the Shattered]]: [[Toland, the Shattered#Quotes|When Oryx fell, Crota's brood rallied around the strongest of his children, reaffirming their belief in the logic, accepting their loss. But deep in the hearts of four of Crota's daughters - Besurith, Kinox, Hashladûn, and Voshyr - a seed of doubt quietly took root. They resolve to lead their leaderless Swarm toward a new dawn and slaughter all who stood in their way.]]''</ref> While the Swarm attempt to reaffirm their belief in the sword logic, the daughters of Crota held faith in the belief of Oryx's second coming and schemed to recapture the greatness of their lineage.<ref name="Faith in Bone">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Inquisition of the Damned#X: Faith in Bone|X: Faith in Bone]]''</ref> | ||
Hashladûn and her coven of sisters | Hashladûn and her coven of sisters saw an opportunity in the [[Pyramid (Luna)|Lunar Pyramid's]] power and its connection to the Darkness as the means to conjure back their grandfather, the fallen Oryx, in the shape of a [[Nightmare]] and exact their vengeance against the Guardians for ravaging their lineage.<ref name="Faith in Bone"/> However the Hidden Swarm was soon marred by corruption and conspiracy from within, as Hive distrusting of the Daughters' leadership enact a conspiracy to usurp them using forbidden sorcery in defiance of Oryx's Sword-Logic. Their conspiracy failed as it was all a ploy orchestrated by [[Savathûn, the Witch-Queen]] to help further her greater schemes, in exchange of aiding her grand-nieces in giving them necessary tools to challenge the [[Risen]]. <ref name="XI.X: Apocrypha">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Inquisition of the Damned#XI.X: Apocrypha|XI.X: Apocrypha]]''</ref> | ||
Over the course of years, the Hidden Swarm constructed a massive crimson fortress, the [[Scarlet Keep]], before the [[Pyramid]] that would act as an amplifier for their magics and could immunize themselves of the Pyramid's influences.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Eris Morn]]: [[Eris Morn#Quotes|The energy spilling from the tower suggests another purpose: I believe it amplifies Hive magic. This may be where the Hive achieve their immunity to the Pyramid's influences]]''</ref> They would then bid their time for the opportunity of its eventual awakening, with the [[Eris Morn|one]] behind Oryx's killers acting as their catalyst with the Witch-Queen's guidance.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]]'', ''[[Weblore]]: [[Weblore#Poison|Poison]]''</ref> <ref>'''Bungie (2019/09/16)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]]'', ''[[Weblore]]: [[Weblore#THE BLACK NEEDLE|THE BLACK NEEDLE]]''</ref> | |||
[[File:HiddenSwarm.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Hidden Swarm]] | |||
[[ | Eventually, the discovery of the [[Pyramid]] by [[Eris Morn]] provided such an opportunity, creating phantasmal [[Nightmares]] based on the Guardians' traumas that the Swarm could exploit in the battle to come. Within hours, Seismic activity erupted across the landscape above the Pyramid, cracking the surface of the Moon and causing the Hive to frenzy; to which the [[Vanguard]] would deploy a massive siege operation upon the gates of the Keep and secure ground at [[Sorrow's Harbor]].<ref name="A Mysterious Disturbance">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[A Mysterious Disturbance]]''</ref> | ||
The Guardian would soon enter the Scarlet Keep to investigate but would soon discover the Pyramid and encounter the Nightmares for the first time, nearly getting overwhelmed as the Nightmares took the form of Crota, [[Dominus Ghaul]] and [[Fikrul, the Fanatic]]. Fortunately, Eris Morn would rescue the Guardian and soon lead the charge against the Hidden Swarm. Gaining the Vanguard's support, Eris Morn guided the Guardians into dismantling the Hidden Swarm's power base while seeking a way to enter the Pyramid.<ref name="A Mysterious Disturbance"/> | |||
The | The Hive began to summon Nightmares near the Scarlet Keep starting with the [[Nightmare of Gothrax, Swarm Protector]] and the [[Nightmare of Arguth, the Tormented]]. Using a forbidden piece of arcane knowledge, the [[Cryptoglyph]], Hashladûn and her sisters experimented on the phantasmal Nightmares created by the Pyramid only for their efforts to be fruitless as they could not raise their father nor grandfather; their essences having truly dissipated and that the Nightmares were not alive. Kinox instead saw another opportunity to use the Nightmare essence in a manner previously provided by the Witch Queen.<ref name="Heretic">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Item Description: [[Heretic#Lore|Heretic]]''</ref> | ||
Unfortuately, the Guardians would soon confront Hashladûn herself within the Keep, slaying the eldest of Crota's daughters at the peak of the Tower of Woe.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]]'', ''[[The Scarlet Keep]]''</ref> Further on, the Guardians braved the darkness of the Hive's most forbidden sanctum, the [[Catacombs]], to acquire the Cryptoglyph so Eris could create armor to combat the Nightmares, slaying [[Besurith, Daughter of Crota]] in the process.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]]'', ''[[In the Deep]]''</ref> Such actions were critical blows to the Hidden Swarm but they would remain a threat the Guardians continue to fight against as well as containing the Nightmares. | |||
Unfortuately, the Guardians would soon confront Hashladûn herself within the Keep, slaying the eldest of Crota's daughters at the peak of the Tower of Woe.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]] | |||
==== | ====Return of Zulmak==== | ||
[[File:HiddenSwarm6.jpg|thumb|300px|The Instrument of Torment, Zulmak]] | [[File:HiddenSwarm6.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Instrument of Torment, Zulmak]] | ||
{{Quote|If all are unworthy, all will seek to subvert the tenets of logic in ways grand and infinitesimal, because all will revert to their truest form—all will become survivors.|Kinox}} <ref name="Apostate">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]] | {{Quote|If all are unworthy, all will seek to subvert the tenets of logic in ways grand and infinitesimal, because all will revert to their truest form—all will become survivors.|Kinox}} <ref name="Apostate">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Item Description: [[Apostate#Lore|Apostate]]''</ref> | ||
Currently, the last of Crota's daughters, [[Voshyr]] and [[Kinox]], remain in hiding to continue their heretical work; going against the Sword-Logic for the sake of survival. Having learned from Hashladûn's attempt to preserve their family's past glory, Kinox took the opportunity to made use of a weapon they gained following the failed conspiracy within the Pit beneath the Scarlet Keep: a fallen Knight reanimated into a hybrid between the Hive and the Nightmares yet bound to their whims.<ref name="Heretic"/> <ref name="Apostate"/> Using demented rituals that involved sacrificing Nightmares into an crystal that empowers [[Zulmak, Instrument of Torment]], the surviving daughters of Crota could use their puppet champion to rally the leaderless Hidden Swarm against the Guardians. However, as their [[Altars of Sorrow|rituals]] caused seismic disturbances, the Guardians were alerted to their activities.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/29)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Altars of Sorrow]]''</ref> | |||
Delving deep beneath the Keep, the Guardians explored the [[Pit of Heresy]] and encountered powerful Hive, Disciples of the Broken Blade. After slaying each disciple and solving intricate puzzles, the Guardians managed to reach | Delving deep beneath the Keep, the Guardians explored the [[Pit of Heresy]] and encountered powerful Hive, Disciples of the Broken Blade. After slaying each disciple and solving intricate puzzles, the Guardians managed to reach Zulmak's lair, the [[Cradle of Damnation]]. There, the Guardians faced off with the Daughters' puppet but despite his strength and the power gained from the sacrificed Nightmares, the Guardians used his own Swords and magic against him, bringing the monster down. <ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/29)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Pit of Heresy]]''</ref> However, due to the Daughters' desire for revenge, they would continuously revive Zulmak after every slaying and attempt the same ritual, forcing Guardians to contend with the abominable Knight in the Pit for an seemingly unending period of time. <ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/29)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Transcript:[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/interactions/eris-morn-lingering-torment?highlight=Lingering+Torment Lingering Torment]''</ref> | ||
===The Scarlet Court's Fall=== | ===The Scarlet Court's Fall=== | ||
{{Quote|There it is. Along with the entire Scarlet Court. Crota's remaining children, and their spawn, can be destroyed in one fell swoop.|Osiris}} | {{Quote| There it is. Along with the entire Scarlet Court. Crota's remaining children, and their spawn, can be destroyed in one fell swoop.|Osiris}} | ||
More than a year come full circle, the remaining two daughters of Crota in their hiding along with the very last of the noble dynasty of the once great God-King of the Hive, [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx]], were dealt another death blow. Almost a week after the Guardian's investigation's and toils on [[Europa]], the legendary warlock [[Osiris]] came to Luna after tracking the most potent of the Cryptolith's signals across the Solar System. Beneath the shadow of the Lunar Pyramid, Osiris came across a massive gathering of Hive that featured the remaining entirety of the Scarlet Court, including the daughters, along with the [[High Celebrant of Xivu Arath]]. Unknown to Osiris or likely the Swarm, the High Celebrant was sent to Luna to wrest free the Swarm from [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen| The Witch Queen's]] plans and instead reform Luna in [[Xivu Arath, God of War| Xivu's]] image. A world where all tithes were tribute to her. | |||
In an audacious and "suicidal" move as described by [[Sagira]], Osiris descended upon the gathering as the mighty Phoenix he was and began to slaughter the gathering. In the year since the events of Shadowkeep, [[Voshyr]] and [[Kinox]] had both heirs and sons/daughters of their own - more nobles to Oryx's legacy. These same offspring would be with their respective mothers in their final moments. Voshyr and her two daughters [[Yishra]] and [[Ayriax]] were the first to perish before they could even finish their incantation - incinerated by Osiris' [[Daybreak]]. Kinox was soon to be second who attempted fleeing into the crevices of Luna with her son [[Ulg'Urin]] and his cohort of Knights raising shields to defend her only to perish from a [[Nova Bomb]]. The remaining lesser nobles were killed in the slaughter. Osiris was then stripped of his supers when the visage and will of Xivu arath emanating from the large Cryptolith taunted him. Osiris was pinned and around him were cleaved Runes in the stone by the High Celebrant. In a stunning and tragic act, Sagira broke through the oppressive force Xivu projected that was slowly killing Osiris and sacrificed herself - destroying the Cryptolith and projection, saving Osiris but leaving him Ghostless. The light in the place of Sagira's sacrifice remained for days.<ref name="Immolant">'''Bungie (2020/11/16)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Hunt]]'', ''[[Weblore]]: [[Weblore#DREAD NOT|Immolant Pt. 2]]''</ref> | |||
With Kinox's death unconfirmed and her status ambiguous, it is possible she survived and has become the sole Hive noble of Oryx's dynasty left in Sol. This slaughter would make Kinox not only the final noble of Oryx's lineage, but the sole de-facto leader of the Lunar Hidden Swarm. Just like with her daughter before, she would continue to resurrect Zulmak, however for reasons unknown. | |||
==Notable | ==Notable Members== | ||
[[File:Grimoire_Hidden_Swarm.jpg|thumb|200px|The Hidden Swarm]] | [[File:Grimoire_Hidden_Swarm.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Hidden Swarm]] | ||
===Leadership=== | ===Leadership=== | ||
*'''[[Swarm Princes]]''' {{c|pre-''The Dark Below''}} | *'''[[Swarm Princes]]''' {{c|pre-''The Dark Below''}} | ||
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**[[Garok, Xol Prince]] | **[[Garok, Xol Prince]] | ||
**[[Merok, Eir Prince]] | **[[Merok, Eir Prince]] | ||
*''' | *'''[[Crota|Daughters of Crota]]''' {{c|post-''Shadowkeep''}} | ||
**[[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota]] | **[[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota]] | ||
**[[Besurith, Daughter of Crota]] | **[[Besurith, Daughter of Crota]] | ||
**[[Voshyr|Voshyr, Daughter of Crota]] | **[[Voshyr|Voshyr, Daughter of Crota]] | ||
**[[Kinox|Kinox, Daughter of Crota]] <small>(De-facto Leader)</small> | |||
**[[Kinox|Kinox, Daughter of Crota]] | |||
===Scarlet Court=== | |||
*[[Ayriax|Ayriax, Daughter of Voshyr]] | |||
*[[Yishra|Yishra, Daughter of Voshyr]] | |||
*[[Ulg'Urin|Ulg'Urin, Son of Kinox]] | |||
===Hive Champions=== | ===Hive Champions=== | ||
*[[Blade of the Monarch]] | *[[Blade of the Monarch]] | ||
*[[Devoted of Ir Yût]] | *[[Devoted of Ir Yût]] | ||
*[[Gotra, Eir Spawn]] | *[[Gotra, Eir Spawn]] | ||
*[[Gothrax, Protector of the Swarm]] | *[[Gothrax, Protector of the Swarm]] | ||
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*[[Ir Sûfra, Third Aria]] | *[[Ir Sûfra, Third Aria]] | ||
*[[Kranox, the Graven]] | *[[Kranox, the Graven]] | ||
*[[Mormu, Xol Spawn]] | *[[Mormu, Xol Spawn]] | ||
*[[Räkta, the Mournful]] | *[[Räkta, the Mournful]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Siphon Witch]] | ||
*[[Sulmâkta, High Conductor]] | *[[Sulmâkta, High Conductor]] | ||
*[[Telthor, Unborn]] | *[[Telthor, Unborn]] | ||
*[[Umra, Xol Spawn]] | *[[Umra, Xol Spawn]] | ||
*[[Volmâr, the Tempted]] | *[[Volmâr, the Tempted]] | ||
*[[Vurok, Eir Spawn]] | *[[Vurok, Eir Spawn]] | ||
*[[Xyor, the Unwed]] | *[[Xyor, the Unwed]] | ||
*[[Zulmak, Instrument of Torment]] | *[[Zulmak, Instrument of Torment]] | ||
==Unique Forces== | |||
*'''[[Acolyte]]''' variants | |||
== | **[[Revenant Acolyte]] | ||
*[[ | *'''[[Darkblade]]''' variants | ||
**[[Apocalyptic Blade]] | |||
**[[Malevolent Blade]] | |||
* | *'''[[Knight]]''' variants | ||
*[[ | **[[Accursed Swordbearer]] | ||
*[[ | **[[Brood Enforcer]] | ||
**[[Pit Keeper]] | |||
**[[Revenant Knight]] | |||
*'''[[Ogre]]''' variants | |||
**[[Harrowing Pariah]] | |||
**[[Infernal Ogre]] | |||
**[[Revenant Ogre]] | |||
* | **[[Unstoppable Ogre]] | ||
*[[ | *'''[[Thrall]]''' variants | ||
**[[Revenant Thrall]] | |||
* | *'''[[Vanquisher]]''' variants | ||
**[[Might of the Broken Blade]] | |||
*[[ | *'''[[Wizard]]''' variants | ||
* | **[[Brood Mother]] | ||
**[[Brood Queen]] | |||
*[[Accursed Swordbearer]] | **[[Deathsinger]] | ||
* | **[[Omen of the Broken Blade]] | ||
*[[Brood Enforcer]] | **[[Revenant Wizard]] | ||
*[[ | **[[Scholar of the Cryptoglyph]] | ||
*[[ | **[[Siphon Witch]] | ||
*[[ | **[[Worm Keeper]] | ||
*[[ | |||
*[[ | |||
*[[Revenant | |||
*[[ | |||
*[[ | |||
*[[ | |||
*[[ | |||
* | |||
*[[Brood Mother]] | |||
*[[ | |||
*[[Deathsinger]] | |||
* | |||
*[[Omen of the Broken Blade]] | |||
*[[Revenant Wizard]] | |||
*[[Scholar of the Cryptoglyph]] | |||
*[[Siphon Witch]] | |||
* | |||
*[[Worm Keeper]] | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In the Cryptoglyphs given in the physical Shadowkeep Collector's Edition, it is revealed that the Hidden Swarm believes that Oryx is still alive in a spiritual sense. Their basis for this belief is in the [[Books of Sorrow]] describing Oryx killing his sisters in their throne worlds and later bringing them back after gaining the power to [[Taken|Take]]. | *In the Cryptoglyphs given in the physical Shadowkeep Collector's Edition, it is revealed that the Hidden Swarm believes that Oryx is still alive in a spiritual sense. Their basis for this belief is in the [[Books of Sorrow]] describing Oryx killing his sisters in their throne worlds and later bringing them back after gaining the power to [[Taken|Take]]. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<Gallery> | <Gallery> | ||
Hashladûn Scarlet Keep.jpg|Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota | Hashladûn Scarlet Keep.jpg|Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota | ||
File:Shadowkeep Hidden Swarm.png| | File:Shadowkeep Hidden Swarm.png|Swarm reemergence in ''Shadowkeep''. | ||
HiddenSwarm2.jpg|Hidden Swarm in force. | HiddenSwarm2.jpg|Hidden Swarm in force. | ||
Zulmak Pit of Heresy.jpg|Zulmak, Instrument of Torment | Zulmak Pit of Heresy.jpg|Zulmak, Instrument of Torment | ||
HiddenSwarmWitch.jpg|Another view of Hashladûn | HiddenSwarmWitch.jpg|Another view of Hashladûn | ||
File:E3 Hive Ogre.jpg|A Hidden Swarm Ogre | File:E3 Hive Ogre.jpg|A Hidden Swarm Ogre | ||
File:Hive Knight e3.jpg|A Hidden Swarm Knight | |||
File:Knight.jpg|A Hidden Swarm Acolyte | File:Knight.jpg|A Hidden Swarm Acolyte | ||
Swarm Princes D2.jpg|The Swarm Princes in ''Forsaken''. | Swarm Princes D2.jpg|The Swarm Princes in ''Forsaken''. | ||
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*''[[Destiny]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Destiny]]'' {{1st}} | ||
**''[[The Dark Below]]'' | **''[[The Dark Below]]'' | ||
*''[[Destiny 2]]:'' | |||
**''[[Shadowkeep]]'' | |||
*''[[Destiny 2]]: | |||
**''[[ | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{Enemy | {{Enemy Factions}} | ||
[[Category:Hive]] | [[Category:Hive]] | ||
[[Category:Hive | [[Category:Hive Sects]] |