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{{Fallen House infobox | {{Fallen House infobox | ||
|image= [[File:Rey.png|300px]] | |image= [[File:Rey.png|300px]] | ||
|name= House of Kings | |name= House of Kings | ||
| | |Nobility= [[Craask|Craask, Kell of Kings]] <br> [[Paskin, King Baron]] <br> [[Phyksin, King Baron]] <br> [[Vekis, King Baron]] | ||
| | |Servitors= | ||
| | |Lair= [[Archon's Forge]] <br> [[King's Watch]] <br> [[Kingship Dock]] <br> [[Kell's Grave]] <br> [[The Hollowed Lair]] <br> [[Terrestrial Complex]] | ||
| | |Encountered= [[Battle of the Twilight Gap]] <br> [[Wolf Rebellion]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|House of Kings. Name comes from the old world, from before the [[Whirlwind]]. Most Houses carry their name for pride. Kings carry their name because ... is what they are.|Variks, the Loyal<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]], [[The Ruling House]] | {{Quote|House of Kings. Name comes from the old world, from before the [[Whirlwind]]. Most Houses carry their name for pride. Kings carry their name because ... is what they are.|Variks, the Loyal<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Ruling House]]</ref> | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''House of Kings''' | The '''House of Kings''' is one of the major [[Fallen]] house, distinguishable by their yellow cloaks. They plot and plan in secret, their power only matched by their cleverness. Among the Eliksni they are unique, secretive, and dangerous. They hide in the shadows. Waiting. | ||
Among the Eliksni | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
=== | ===Before Twilight=== | ||
{{quote|The Kings understood Judgment, for together they ended the Edge Wars in their people's golden age.|[[Variks, The Loyal]]}} | {{quote|The Kings understood Judgment, for together they ended the Edge Wars in their people's golden age.|[[Variks, The Loyal]]}} | ||
The Eliksni were once graced by the Traveler, which they named the "Great Machine", and were presumably uplifted by its gifts in the same manner as humanity. During this time, they came to control multiple star systems until | The Eliksni were once graced by the Traveler, which they named the "Great Machine", and were presumably uplifted by its gifts in the same manner as humanity. During this time, they came to control multiple star systems until a event known as the [[Edge Wars]] brought infighting among the Houses and was later ended by the House of Kings and the [[House of Judgement]] to usher in a Golden Age. | ||
Prior to arriving in the Solar System, the House of Kings was one of many Fallen Houses struggling to survive in the wake of a cataclysmic event known as the [[Whirlwind]]. In the aftermath of the fall, the Kings were said to have warred with the [[House of Wolves]].<ref name="VtL">'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/ | Prior to arriving in the Solar System, the House of Kings was one of many Fallen Houses struggling to survive in the wake of a cataclysmic event known as the [[Whirlwind]]. In the aftermath of the fall, the Kings were said to have warred with the [[House of Wolves]].<ref name="VtL">'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/The_Queen#Variks,_The_Loyal|Variks, The Loyal]]''</ref> | ||
Years later, they would arrive in the Sol system, setting down on [[Earth]] alongside the [[House of Devils]], although there are rumors they may have been to [[Mars]] as well.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Alpha, [[Xander 99-40]]: [[ | Years later, they would arrive in the Sol system, setting down on [[Earth]] alongside the the [[House of Devils]], although there are rumors they may have been to [[Mars]] as well.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Xander 99-40]]: [[Xander_99-40#Quotes|Quotes]]''</ref> Despite being on Earth, the King stay in the shadows, and they are rarely seen if at all.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Ruling House]]</ref> | ||
===Twilight Gap=== | ===Twilight Gap=== | ||
[[File: | [[File:Rulinghouse3.jpg|thumb|right|300px|King Nobility, Phyksin]] | ||
{{Quote|The House of Wolves and the Awoken tore the Reef apart trying to get a tactical advantage. All the while, we were desperately trying to hold the Walls against the Devils, Kings, and Winter. It was one of the darkest chapters in the | {{Quote|The House of Wolves and the Awoken tore the Reef apart trying to get a tactical advantage. All the while, we were desperately trying to hold the Walls against the Devils, Kings, and Winter. It was one of the darkest chapters in the City’s history.|[[Commander Zavala]].<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/kell-rising</ref>}} | ||
[[Craask, Kell of Kings | [[Craask, Kell of Kings]], manipulating the other Houses, pushed for a united effort against [[The City]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Leadership#Paskin,_King_Baron|Paskin, King Baron]]''</ref> The Kings alongside the [[House of Devils]] and [[House of Winter]] stood together against The City, with the [[House of Wolves]] being the only major House unable to join because of [[The Reef]] stopping them on route on [[Ceres]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Ghost_Fragment:_Fallen_3|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 3]]''</ref> The three united Houses fought against The City and its [[Guardians]] in what would later be known as the [[Battle of Twilight Gap]]. The City managed to push back the Fallen forces, with [[Lord Shaxx]] leading a counter attack and [[Saint-14]] killing [[Solkis, Devil Kell]] to end the war.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Tower_Allies#Crucible_Handler|Crucible Handler]]''</ref> The power vacuum later allowed [[Craask, Kell of Kings]] to maintain some influence among the techno-worshiping leadership of the Devils and return to the shadows, choosing to bide their time and plan.{{Citation needed}} | ||
===Presence in the Cosmodrome=== | ===Presence in the Cosmodrome=== | ||
{{quote|I spent a long time in the wilderness outside the Walls. I've mentioned it before. Red-marked House of Devils Fallen always tracking my movements. The entire time I was out there, I think I saw one member of the House of Kings. Just sitting on a wall, scanning the horizon. Never even gave me a second glance.|Ghost}} | {{quote|I spent a long time in the wilderness outside the Walls. I've mentioned it before. Red-marked House of Devils Fallen always tracking my movements. The entire time I was out there, I think I saw one member of the House of Kings. Just sitting on a wall, scanning the horizon. Never even gave me a second glance.|Ghost}} | ||
The Kings held very little territory in the Cosmodrome, holding only the [[Terrestrial Complex]] and [[King's Watch]]. They were encountered by Guardians seeking out a mysterious signal in the area<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Warmind]]''</ref>, and again later when they returned to try and restore an Array in the Terrestrial Complex.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Last Array]]''</ref> Later, the [[Hive]] general [[Omnigul]] would lead a [[fireteam]] of Guardians through Kings Territory in an attempt to stop them from hunting her. Phyksin, King Baron personally attempted to stop the Guardians, but was killed in the resulting battle.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Will of Crota]]''</ref> | |||
The Kings held very little territory in the | |||
===The Wolf Rebellion=== | ===The Wolf Rebellion=== | ||
[[File:Rulinghouse1.jpg|thumb|300px|Paskin and Yavek enaging the guardians]] | [[File:Rulinghouse1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Paskin and Yavek enaging the guardians]] | ||
{{quote|Skolas goes after Winter. Devils, Kings. Seeks power. Kings deny him. Kell of Kings hides well. Perhaps he will take back the Great Machine. Perhaps I chose the wrong side. It is not too late|[[Variks, the Loyal]]}} | {{quote|Skolas goes after Winter. Devils, Kings. Seeks power. Kings deny him. Kell of Kings hides well. Perhaps he will take back the Great Machine. Perhaps I chose the wrong side. It is not too late|[[Variks, the Loyal]]}} | ||
During the [[Wolf Rebellion]] of [[Skolas, Kell of Kells]] the House of Wolves approached the Kings with an offer to join them. The Kell of Kings sent two of his Barons, Paskin and Vekis, to meet with the Wolves. [[Prince Uldren]] of The Reef suspected that the Baron's true mission was not to parley with the Wolves, but rather assassinate their representative [[Yavek, Wolf Baron]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Leadership#Vekis, King Baron|Vekis, King Baron]]''</ref> The truth of the plot would never be discovered, as a Guardian guided by [[Variks, the Loyal]] intrupted the meeting and killed all three Barons in the resulting skirmish.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Ruling House]]''</ref> | |||
During the [[Wolf Rebellion]] of [[Skolas, Kell of Kells | |||
===The Taken War=== | ===The Taken War=== | ||
{{quote|Taken will not rest. Will claim every house. Consume every banner.|[[Variks, the Loyal]]}} | {{quote|Taken will not rest. Will claim every house. Consume every banner.|[[Variks, the Loyal]]}} | ||
During the [[The Taken War]], the King's presence in the Cosmodrome diminished as the [[King's Watch]] was no longer in their control when it became a lair for a [[Shade of Oryx]] on Earth.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Kings of Decay]]''</ref>. The Kings took significant losses to [[Oryx, the Taken King]], leading them to hide in the shadows even more. | |||
During the [[Taken War]], the King's presence in the Cosmodrome diminished as the [[King's Watch]] was no longer in their control | |||
===SIVA Crisis=== | ===SIVA Crisis=== | ||
[[File:Archons-forge.png|thumb|300px| | [[File:Archons-forge.png|thumb|right|300px|King's Archon Forge under [[Devil Splicers]] control]] | ||
{{quote|Their power is matched only by their cleverness. They rule the Devils from the shadows and came too close to toppling the City not once, but twice. We don't know much about them, but we know this: the Kings want the Traveler.|[[Prince Uldren]]}} | {{quote|Look at it from the House of Kings' perspective. Their power is matched only by their cleverness. They rule the Devils from the shadows and came too close to toppling the City not once, but twice. We don't know much about them, but we know this: the Kings want the Traveler.|[[Prince Uldren]]}} | ||
For many years the House of Kings maintained influence over the techno-religious leadership of the House of Devils and controlled the [[Archon's Forge]] until a | For many years the House of Kings maintained influence over the techno-religious leadership of the House of Devils and controlled the [[Archon's Forge]] until a younger, more ambitious sect, the [[Devil Splicers]] assumed control over the Forge. This gave rise to three new [[Archons|Devil Archons]] and allowed the Splicers to burrow into connecting area of [[Site-6]] to infuse themselves with [[SIVA]]. | ||
By the end of the SIVA crisis, the House of Kings seemed to have pulled out of the Cosmodrome completely. | By the end of the SIVA crisis, the House of Kings seemed to have pulled out of the Cosmodrome completely. Later Uldren Sov allowed himself to be captured by the Kings to meet their Kell, seeking to try and manipulate them into serving him.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/4/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Age of Triumph]], Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Ghost Fragment: The Reef 4|Ghost Fragment: The Reef 4]]''</ref> However Uldren ended up allying with the Kings and being sub-ordinate to their Kell, Craask. Around the same time, reports of the Fallen as a whole pulling out of the Cosmodrome completely began coming in.<ref name="Six">'''Bungie (2017/4/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Age of Triumph]], Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Ghost Fragment: Fallen 6|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 6]]''</ref> | ||
===Red War=== | ===Red War=== | ||
{{quote|Thou shalt tell the Eliksni to tear off their banners. Thou shalt tell them that we must all surrender to each other. We must give up our rivalries, or we will not survive.|[[Craask, Kell of Kings]]}} | {{quote|Thou shalt tell the Eliksni to tear off their banners. Thou shalt tell them that we must all surrender to each other. We must give up our rivalries, or we will not survive.|[[Craask, Kell of Kings]]}} | ||
One year after the SIVA Crisis, the Kings, as well as the other Houses, seem to have vanished entirely, and a never-before seen [[House of Dusk]] has taken their place. However, further inspection shows that many members of the House of Dusk come from the other houses, including the House of Kings. All House of Dusk communication protocols are variations of the House of Kings. This is because Craask, Kell of Kings gave orders to Uldren to unite the Fallen as Craask's remaining pride could not tolerate the disgrace of giving the word himself. | |||
===Forsaken=== | ===Forsaken=== | ||
{{quote|Honorless, at the end.... Faithless and false. Your sister's will kept us from the Great Machine, Uldren Sov. She challenged the Wolves by right of noble lineage. But you… you skulk in shadows and filth.| [[Craask, Kell of Kings]]}} | |||
{{quote|Honorless, at the end. Faithless and false. Your sister's will kept us from the Great Machine, Uldren Sov. She challenged the Wolves by right of noble lineage. But you… you skulk in shadows and filth.| [[Craask, Kell of Kings]]}} | |||
The | The alliance between Uldren and the Kings leads him to become a traitor as he works alongside them to kill his own people, steal from them, and bring more destruction to his home. At one point he meets a dying [[Fikrul, the Fanatic|Fikrul]] and manages to save the [[Archon]] by causing Fikrul's Ether to become corrupted with darkness. As time goes on, Uldren finds a kindred spirit in Fikrul, and they bond through their shared dislike for their peoples' fates, and desired to see evolution through extinction. While the Kell of Kings wished to go backward by relying more on Servitors and machines. | ||
With the aid of Fikrul, Uldren takes over the House of Kings. The Last Kell, Craask; and one of the last surviving Fallen before the Whirlwind, is docked and demoted to Dreg status in a grand betrayal as Uldren decides that the Kings are too bothersome for his ambitions and gutted the House. The deceased Kings were then raised by Fikrul as a new undead army willing to serve them called the [[Scorn]]. | |||
Remnants of the House of Kings now resides near the Shard of the Traveller in the European Dead Zone. | |||
==Structure== | ==Structure== | ||
[[File:Kingsaksor.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Kings Banner behind Aksor, Archon Priest]] | |||
{{quote|Why do you think the Houses are named the way they are? House Winter. Maybe it's geographic? House Kings, some kind of global ruling sect? Strange to think about how these terms have survived, their context completely removed.|Ghost}} | {{quote|Why do you think the Houses are named the way they are? House Winter. Maybe it's geographic? House Kings, some kind of global ruling sect? Strange to think about how these terms have survived, their context completely removed.|Ghost}} | ||
The Kings are the only Fallen House that over their attendance in the Sol System has not undergone a loss in leadership. The Devils have lost | The Kings are the only Fallen House that over their attendance in the Sol System has not undergone a loss in leadership. The Devils have lost two Kells,<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Legends: Saint-14|Legends: Saint-14]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Age of Triumph]], Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Rezyl Azzir: War without End|Rezyl Azzir: War without End]]''</ref> their Prime<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Devils' Lair (strike)]]''</ref>, and several Archons<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Restoration]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Wrath of the Machine]]''</ref>, Winter; their Kell and possibly their Prime<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Scourge of Winter]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Leadership#Draksis, Winter Kell|Draksis, Winter Kell]]''</ref>, and the Wolves; two Kells<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Ghost_Fragment:_Fallen_4|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 4]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Skolas's Revenge]]''</ref>, two Primes<ref name="The Queen">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies#Ghost Fragment:_The_Queen|Ghost Fragment: The Queen]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Prime's Path]]''</ref>, and several Archons.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Winter's Run]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Hunt the Archon]]''</ref> This makes them currently the strongest known Fallen House in the system after the [[House of Dusk]]. | ||
However, following Uldren's betrayal, Craask's death and the Scorn's rise to power, the House of Kings is left horribly weakened and borderline broken. Without their Kell and the Scorn raising their dead as new members, the once powerful House of Kings is forced to hide for survival. | However, following Uldren's betrayal, Craask's death and the Scorn's rise to power, the House of Kings is left horribly weakened and borderline broken. Without their Kell and the Scorn raising their dead as new members, the once powerful House of Kings is forced to hide for survival. | ||
==Members== | ==Members== | ||
===Leadership=== | |||
=== | *[[Craask|Craask, Kell of Kings]] (formerly) | ||
*[[Craask, Kell of Kings]] | |||
=== | ===Nobility=== | ||
*[[Aksor, Archon Priest]] (formerly) | |||
*[[Paskin, King Baron]] | *[[Paskin, King Baron]] | ||
*[[Phyksin, King Baron]] | *[[Phyksin, King Baron]] | ||
*[[Vekis, King Baron]] | *[[Vekis, King Baron]] | ||
=== | ===Members=== | ||
*[[Archon Servant]] | |||
*[[Avrok, Spider's Associate]] (formerly) | |||
*[[Brivi, Spider's Associate]] (formerly) | |||
*[[Ultra Captain]] | *[[Ultra Captain]] | ||
== | ==Trivia== | ||
*[[ | *[[Aksor, Archon Priest]] may be a member of this House based on his robes and color scheme, plus the fact that there are numerous Kings' banners around his cell. This is also potentially a developer oversight as his lore makes him a member of the House of Wolves. | ||
*According to the Killcam, the [[Archon Servant]] belong to the House of Kings. | |||
*The [[Archon's Forge]] has banners belonging to the House of Kings. It is possible this ancient rite of passage belonged to the Kings until it was twisted to utilize the Devil Splicers use of SIVA. This may explain how the Devil Splicers were able to champion three Archons. | *The [[Archon's Forge]] has banners belonging to the House of Kings. It is possible this ancient rite of passage belonged to the Kings until it was twisted to utilize the Devil Splicers use of SIVA. This may explain how the Devil Splicers were able to champion three Archons. | ||
*The Hollowed Lair, Kell's Grave and Kingship Dock were previous strongholds for the Kings decorated with yellow banners. | *The Hollowed Lair, Kell's Grave and Kingship Dock were previous strongholds for the Kings decorated with yellow banners. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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**''[[The Dark Below]]'' | **''[[The Dark Below]]'' | ||
**''[[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]'' | **''[[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]'' | ||
*''[[Destiny 2]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Destiny 2]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
**''[[Forsaken]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[Forsaken (expansion)|Forsaken]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:House of Kings-flag.jpg|House of Kings banner | |||
File:Grimoire House of Kings.jpg|House of Kings members | |||
File:Grimoire Paskin.jpg|Paskin, King Baron | |||
File:Grimoire Vekis.jpg|Vekis, King Baron | |||
File:Destiny-FallenCaptain.jpg|Phykkin, King Baron | |||
</gallery> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | |||
{{Fallen}} | {{Fallen}} | ||
{{Enemy | {{Enemy Factions}} | ||
[[Category:Fallen]] | [[Category:Fallen]] | ||
[[Category:Fallen | [[Category:Fallen Houses]] | ||
