Editing House of Devils

|nobility= [[Solkis, Kell of Devils]] <br> [[Riksis, Devil Archon]] <br> [[Aksis, Archon Prime]]  

|servitors= [[Sepiks Prime]] <br> [[Sepiks Perfected]]  

|lair= [[The Devils' Lair (location)|The Devils' Lair]]

|war= [[Vanguard]] <br> [[Rasputin]] <br> [[Hidden Swarm]] <br> [[Spawn of Crota]] <br> [[Blood of Oryx]] <br> [[Taken]] <br> [[House of Wolves]]

|encountered= [[London|Fall of London]] <br> [[Six Fronts]] <br> [[Battle of Twilight Gap]] <br> [[Wolf Rebellion]] <br> [[Taken War]] <br> [[SIVA Crisis]]

{{Quote|The Devils take whatever nature has yet to claim.|[[Master Rahool]]}}

The '''House of Devils''', was a [[Fallen]] House, distinguishable by their red cloaks.<ref>[http://www.ausgamers.com/features/read/3321493 '''Ausgamers''': ''Bungie Talks Destiny Networking, Loot and Customisation, Community, Vehicles and Much More'']</ref> They were for the longest time the City's most pervasive foe, surpassing the [[Hive]], until the [[Red Legion]]'s [[Red War|invasion]].

Later, many Devils joined their former Baroness [[Eramis, Kell of Darkness|Eramis]] to form the [[House of Salvation]], in hopes of destroying the [[Traveler]] for abandoning their people and starting a new life on [[Europa]].<ref name="Rimed">'''Bungie (2020/6/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Arrivals]] - Item Description: [[Rimed Shell]] ''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2020/10/20)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - [https://youtu.be/k6c6M0rKW7s Beyond Light Story trailer]''</ref>

===Early history===

The '''House of Devils''' is a noble [[House]] of [[Fallen]] who originated from their homeworld of [[Riis]], who were then known as the '''House of Dancers'''.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/8/23)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Plunder]] - [[Lore:Above All Else#I. The Long Drift|I: The Long Drift]]''</ref> They were once a peaceful House that experienced a time of prosperity when Eliksni society was graced by the [[The Traveler|Traveler]], who they worshipped as the "Great Machine". The various noble Fallen Houses controlled multiple star systems and coordinated themselves into societal roles such as builders, caretakers, physicians, negotiators, weavers and warriors.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]] - [[Variks, the Loyal]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKTAt26gxlM  "Eliksni are not all warriors. We are builders, caretakers, negotiators, weavers, physicians..."]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2016/4/12)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - Item Description: [[Last Battle]]''</ref>  

The Devils were among those involved in a period of rising tensions and infighting between the Houses, which culminated in a conflict known as the [[Edge Wars]], eventually ended by the [[House of Kings]] and [[House of Judgement]] to usher in a new age of prosperity for the Eliksni. However, peace ended once again with the arrival of the [[Black Fleet]] in their system, which destroyed their society in a cataclysmic event known as the Whirlwind.<ref name= "Whirl">'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/The Queen#Variks, The Loyal|Variks, The Loyal]]''</ref> In the wake of this catastrophe, the [[Traveler]] fled their homeworld of Riis.[[Eramis, Kell of Darkness|Eramis]], a member of the House of Devils, was among the Eliksni who watched helplessly as the Great Machine abandoned them in their time of need.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]] - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The Once-Shipstealer#VI. The Herald|VI. The Herald]]''</ref><ref> '''YouTube (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]] - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnBh-rIZRE8&t=667s The Whirlwind]''</ref>

The Devils were forced to abandon [[Riis]] along with many other Houses and they travelled the vast expanse of space for centuries in pursuit of the Traveler.<ref name="Faith">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The Lawless Frontier#An Evolution of Faith|An Evolution of Faith]]''</ref><ref name="Fallen 4">'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Ghost Fragment: Fallen 4|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 4]]''</ref> During the [[Long Drift]], as this time in Eliksni history became known, many generations of hatchlings were raised in the various [[Ketch]]es belonging to the House of Devils, [[Atraks-1, Fallen Exo|Atraks]] among them.<ref name="Flight">'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Ghost Fragment: Fallen 3|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 3]]''</ref> These new generations of Eliksni were deemed unlucky by their elders as they never witnessed the glory of their homeworld, instead being brought up with stories and warsongs that celebrated their lost culture.<ref name="Wild">'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]] - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The Once-Shipstealer#XIII. The Wildcard|XIII. The Wildcard]]''</ref>

Eventually, the Devils experienced a reformation as the various [[Kell]]s from different Houses neglected their old customs and established a new social hierarchy among the Eliksni such as [[Dreg|docking]] and the veneration of [[Servitor]]s.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/6/12)''', ''[[Destiny]] - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Dreg|Dreg]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/6/12)''', ''[[Destiny]] - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Servitor|Servitor]]''</ref> [[Archon]]s became the caretakers of  Servitors and looked upon to provide hope to the depressed Eliksni through their words and interpretations of their new machine gods.<ref name="Faith"/> [[Kridis, Dark Priestess|Kridis]], a prominent Devil-born, clung on to the belief that they were meant for a higher purpose and meant to evolve beyond their current forms. All the while she endured a life of subsistence alongside her fellow Eliksni who received succor of [[Ether]] from their [[Prime Servitor]].<ref name="Priest">'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]] - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The Once-Shipstealer#XII. The Priestess|XII. The Priestess]]''</ref>

===Early campaigns===

 

 

 

 

===Battle of Twilight Gap===

 

 

[[File:Destiny-E3-2014-5-SepiksPrime.jpg|300px|thumb|Devils' Prime Servitor, [[Sepiks Prime]]]]

Following the death of Solkis, the House of Devils returned to the Cosmodrome and established a stronghold over it. Absent of their Kell and political leader, [[Sepiks Prime]] rose to prominence within the House and ruled the Devils alongside [[Riksis, Devil Archon|Riksis]]; who served the [[Prime Servitor]] as a caretaker and arbiter of its will.<ref name="Riksis">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]] - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership#Riksis, Devil Archon|Riksis, Devil Archon]]''</ref> The lack of political leadership also allowed Craask to exert his influence among the techno-worshiping leadership of the Devils and rule them from the shadows.<ref name="Paskin"/>

At some point, Sepiks's authority was challenged when a group of revered scientists, the [[Devil Splicers|Devil]] [[Splicers]], splintered away from their House as they sought freedom from subsistence on [[Ether]] and evolution by augmenting themselves with technology.<ref name="DS">'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Devil Splicers|Devil Splicers]]''</ref> Among them was the former disgraced Archon Priest, [[Aksis, Archon Prime|Aksis]] who led the Splicers.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership#Aksis, Archon Prime|Aksis, Archon Prime]]''</ref>

The majority of the Devils took residence near an old colony ship, named the [[Devil's Spire]], and established [[The Devils' Lair]] as a mecca for the zealous worshippers to offer tribute to their machine god in the form of skulls from dead [[Guardian]]s.<ref name="Riksis"/><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[Ghost scan]]s: [[Ghost_scan#Cosmodrome.2C_Earth|CSM-DVL-1]]''</ref> Like many other [[Servitor]]s, Sepiks Prime was born in the image of the Traveler and the Devils went to great lengths to protect their main source of life-sustaining Ether.<ref name="SPG">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]] - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership#Sepiks Prime|Sepiks Prime]]''</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230309143734/https://www.gameinformer.com/2018/07/05/these-are-the-eight-barons-who-helped-kill-cayde-6-in-destiny-2-forsaken '''Game Informer''': ''These Are The Eight Barons Who Helped Kill Cayde-6 In Destiny 2: Forsaken'']</ref>

====Fall of the Devil Archon====

[[File:Riksis2.gif|thumb|300px|The Devil's Archon, Riksis]]

{{quote|Taking down an Archon is no easy task. With the master of the Fallen servitors gone, the House of Devils will scramble to protect their Prime Servitor.|Commander Zavala.}}<ref name="Res S">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]] - [[Grimoire:Activities/Story: Earth, Old Russia#Restoration|Restoration]]''</ref>

Their dominance was uncontested for years until a newly risen [[The Guardian|Guardian]] attempted to escape their territory after its [[Ghost]] was chased by a Devil [[Captain]] and its crew. The Devils alerted their presence to Riksis after they killed [[Rahn, Devil Captain]] and stole a [[Jumpship]] meant for scrap in [[Dock 13]]. As the Guardian escapes in the ship, Riksis arrives at the scene as his troops fire their [[Wire Rifle]]s at them and miss.<ref name="Rises">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]] - [[A Guardian Rises]]''</ref> Later, Riksis acquired the [[NLS Drive]] to bait the Guardian to return and engaged them in battle as they try to secure it. He summoned his reinforcements to ambush the Guardian as he used his weaponry and abilities against their adversary, but was killed in the end.<ref name="Res">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]] - [[Restoration]]''</ref>

The death of the Devil Archon was celebrated by the [[Last City]] as the first major victory against the Devils since [[Battle of Twilight Gap]]. The Devils, however, heightened their security for Sepiks as the absence of an Archon left it vulnerable.<ref name="Res"/><ref name="Res S"/>

====Destruction of Sepiks Prime====

For years the whereabouts of Sepiks remained elusive, but Vanguard Commander [[Zavala]] located the Servitor's position beneath a [[colony ship]] and coordinated a [[Strike]] against Sepiks. The Devils rallied their Fallen nobility such as [[Naksis, Devil Baron|Naksis]] and deployed a [[Devil Walker]] to deter anyone from attacking Sepiks Prime. The Guardians began their assault and entered a crossfire between the [[Hive]] and crews of Devils protecting the entrance to their lair. They then disable the Devils' security mesh layers and dispose of their [[Baron]] and [[Walker]] to reach the Devils' Lair.<ref name="Devil's Lair">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]] - [[The Devils' Lair (strike)|The Devil's Lair]]''</ref>

As they entered the lair, the team found Sepiks protected by a personal immunity shield created by its worshippers. After taking out the nearby Devils, the Prime Servitor deactivated its shield and engaged the Fireteam, resulting in a battle between the Guardians and Sepiks. During the fight, Sepiks would continuously blast them with its Servitor Eye and summon more reinforcements to help it fend off the Guardians, as well as teleport around the lair to evade gunfire. But despite its tactical abilities, Sepiks would be destroyed by the Guardians, which would cripple the Devils' leadership and ends the biggest threat to the [[Last City]].<ref name="Devil's Lair"/>

In the aftermath, many Devil Fallen including [[Karrhis, Archon Rising|Karrhis]] climbed the ranks in hopes of filling the vacant position of Archon but were slain by [[Guardian]]s during [[Patrol]] missions.

{{quote|The Silent Fang are assassins, killers. Real charmers. During the war, they went after our commanders. They'll do the same to the House of Devils.|[[Petra Venj]]}}

Following the release of [[Skolas, Kell of Kells|Skolas]], he broadcasted a message among his people and proclaimed himself as the "Kell of Kells" and "Dreg of Dregs" in a symbolic attempt to unite the Fallen Houses and rallied his loyal Wolves into rebelling against the [[Reef]].<ref name="Flight"/> He promoted [[Yavek, Wolf Baron|Yavek]] to the status of [[Baron]] and sent him to Earth as his negotiator with the Houses of Devils and Kings.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] - [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership#Yavek, Wolf Baron|Yavek, Wolf Baron]]''</ref>

When the Winter joined his movement, Skolas took an aggressive approach against the Devils and dispatched the [[Silent Fang]] to assassinate the remaining Devils leadership in an attempt to control the House.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] - [[Grimoire:Activities/House of Wolves#Gone to Ground|Gone to Ground]]''</ref> The Devils quickly set up traps against the Fang as they detected the Wolf comm signals and realized the Wolves had their scent. The Reef intervened through the Guardian and guided them with [[Variks, the Loyal|Variks]], they were able to stop the attempted assassination plans and pushed the Silent Fang out of the Cosmodrome. This prevented the Wolves from controlling the Devils and Skolas changed his approach when dealing with the Kings, who had a major influence on the Devils from the shadows.<ref name="Paskin"/> The Guardian later went on to defeat Skolas and prevent any attempts of Fallen unification.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] - [[The Silent Fang]]''</ref>

 

However, the Devils suffered a loss of nobility when their Baroness, Eramis, got captured and imprisoned in the [[Prison of Elders]].

[[File:Destiny-fallen-saber.jpg|300px|thumb|S.A.B.E.R.-2 attempting to control Rasputin]]

{{quote|If the Devils ever gain control of Rasputin's Warsats, we'd have Golden Age ordnance pointed at the Tower in minutes.|Grimoire description}}

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sepiks was later found assaulting the Temple's entrance with SIVA-enhanced blasts and protected by a SIVA barrier. After spotting the Guardians, the machine teleported to engage them, summoning the rest of the normal Devil reinforcements to defend it. The Guardians used the high ground against Sepiks and destroyed the [[Servitor]], however, due to its regenerative abilities, Sepiks would restore itself almost immediately and retreat back to the [[Cosmodrome]]. [[Shiro-4]] then detected multiple impacts to the Sector 17 section of the Cosmodrome wall and Saladin ordered the Guardians to stop Sepiks from escaping, as the Devils now knew the location of SIVA.<ref name="Mountain"/>

With the Fallen [[Kell]]s gone, reorganising a military force was deemed almost impossible until the reemergence of Sepiks. Shiro wondered if they could use the sensor grid to see how far their operations stretched, but Saladin replied that the [[Fallen]] were irrelevant and finding Sepiks was the main priority to understanding the SIVA corruption.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] - [[The Walls Come Down]]''</ref>

A [[The Devils' Lair (strike)|Strike]] was coordinated by Shiro to breach past their defences and destroy the resurrected Prime Servitor holed up in the Devils Lair. The Splicers employed a laser grid with added encryption and deployed [[Dresiks, Splicer Baron|Dresiks]] and a [[Splicer Walker]] against the Guardians.

When they reached the lair, they found Sepiks protected by a SIVA barrier which could only be dismantled by destroying the nearby [[SIVA Node]]s. Sepiks entered battle with Splicer reinforcements and blasted them with its upgraded SIVA Servitor Eye blasts. Throughout the battle, Sepiks teleported to generate different elemental Shields that required the use of [[Shock Cannon|Shock]], [[Scorch Cannon|Scorch]] and [[Null Cannon]] to disengage them. Despite its new tactical abilities, Sepiks was unable to fend off the assault and was finally destroyed for good.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] - [[The_Devils%27_Lair_(strike)#Sepiks_Perfected|Sepiks Perfected]]''</ref>

====Taniks the Perfected====

[[File:Taniksp.jpg|thumb|300px|Taniks Perfected]]

{{Quote|He talks. How is that possible?" <br> "Maybe Taniks was more machine than we thought. He's not alive: perhaps he never was.|[[Commander Zavala]] and [[Ikora Rey]]}}

During the aftermath of the [[SIVA Crisis]], the leaderless Devil Splicers allied with [[Taniks' Crew]] and rebuilt the Fallen mercenary. Enhanced with SIVA, Taniks became [[Taniks Perfected]] and sought to reclaim his old territory.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/20/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Strikes#The Shadow Thief: Revisited|The Shadow Thief: Revisited]]''</ref> Variks quickly informed [[Ikora Rey]] and Zavala of his return and the Vanguard enlisted the Guardians who fought with Saladin to hunt him down.

On arrival, Zavala noted how the Splicers were experimenting on nearby [[Hive]] and requested that the Guardians end this quickly before another SIVA outbreak can occur. As they approached the Dusk Warrens, Taniks encountered them near the lift to his Ketch but was forced to retreat. Zavala was shocked that Taniks was able to talk since they believed the Splicers were only reanimating his body with SIVA. Ikora commented on how Taniks may be more machine than Fallen and perhaps he was never alive to begin with. With his Ketch still intact, a jamming field disrupted the Vanguard communications.<ref name="Revisit">'''Bungie (2016/20/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] - [[The Shadow Thief|The Shadow Thief: Revisited]]''</ref>

After fighting through the Splicers, Hive and a [[Perfected Walker]], the Guardians managed to corner Taniks by his command bridge. Taniks was armed with his signature [[Scorch Cannon]], modified to allow [[Shock Cannon|Shock]] and [[Null Cannon|Void]] blasts. His SIVA abilities also made him invincible until nearby SIVA crystals were destroyed. The Guardians slew Taniks after a heated battle, preventing his crew from restarting mercenary operations.<ref name="Revisit"/>

By the time of the [[Red War]], the House of Devils had almost entirely disappeared, its dwindling numbers forcing it to be incorporated into the [[House of Dusk]]. Remnants of the House would resurface from the ranks of Dusk from time to time, most notably Eramis, who led an [[Zero Hour|operation]] attempt to reclaim SIVA from the old [[Tower]], and later founded the [[House of Salvation]], attracting many of her former housemates to it.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Drifter]] - [[Zero Hour]]''</ref><ref name="Rimed"/>

[[File:Aksis_2.png|thumb|300px|Archon Prime, Aksis]]

The House of Devils have undergone dramatic changes in leadership over the years they have spent in the Sol System. After the death of Solkis at the hands of Saint-14, the Devils did not gain a new Kell in over one hundred years, with Riksis and Sepiks acting as their sole leadership.<ref name="SPG"/> Why they did not replace him is unknown, but the Devils being a more religiously driven House compared to the others may have allowed the religious leadership to keep the House together.<ref name="DS"/><ref name="SpeiksP"/> The death of Riksis and the destruction of Sepiks Prime did not break the House, showing a level of uniformity that other Houses do not display.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[The Wolves of Mars]]''</ref>

==Notable members==

*[[Solkis, Kell of Devils]]

*[[Sepiks Prime]]

===Former members===

*[[Keksis, the Betrayed]] {{c|[[Taken]]}}

*[[Kiphoris, Devil Captain]] {{c|[[Taken]]}}

*[[S.A.B.E.R.-0.1, House Salvation|S.A.B.E.R.-0.1]]

===Notable groups===

**[[Voltage Eater]]

***[[Noble Devil Walker]]

***[[Perfected Walker]]

**''[[Season of the Drifter]]''

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