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|affiliation= [[Vanguard]]<br>[[The Hidden]] | |affiliation= [[Vanguard]]<br>[[The Hidden]] | ||
|rank= [[Warlock]] [[Vanguard]] | |rank= [[Warlock]] [[Vanguard]] | ||
|class= [[Warlock]] {{C|[[Voidwalker]] | |class= [[Warlock]] {{C|[[Voidwalker]]}} | ||
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|notable= Champion of the [[Crucible]] <br> Leader of the Hidden | |notable= Champion of the [[Crucible]] <br> Leader of the Hidden | ||
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{{Article quote|The [[Light]] is your greatest weapon, Guardian.}} | {{Article quote|The [[Light]] is your greatest weapon, Guardian.}} | ||
'''Ikora Rey''' is a [[human]] and the [[Vanguard]] of the [[Warlock]] class. Once the disciple of [[Osiris]], Ikora's extensive knowledge of her field has earned her respect amongst all Warlock Orders and led to her replacing her exiled mentor as Vanguard. Ikora also oversees [[The Hidden]], an extensive network of [[Guardian]]s who serve as the Vanguard's secret intelligence gatherers. From her position, Ikora helped navigate | '''Ikora Rey''' is a [[human]] and the [[Vanguard]] of the [[Warlock]] class. Once the disciple of [[Osiris]], Ikora's extensive knowledge of her field has earned her respect amongst all Warlock Orders and led to her replacing her exiled mentor as Vanguard. Ikora also oversees [[The Hidden]], an extensive network of [[Guardian]]s who serve as the Vanguard's secret intelligence gatherers. From her position, Ikora helped navigate [[The Last City]]'s survival against numerous threats, although her secretive nature sometimes set her at odds with fellow Vanguard leaders and friends Commander [[Zavala]] and [[Cayde-6]]. | ||
Following the [[Red War]] and the murder of Cayde, Ikora advocated for more aggressive stances against the foes of the Last City and often clashed with Zavala on matters of policy. Reuniting with her former mentor Osiris, Ikora began keeping an even greater number of secrets from Zavala while distancing herself from her duties as Vanguard to focus on managing the Hidden. | Following the [[Red War]] and the murder of Cayde, Ikora advocated for more aggressive stances against the foes of the Last City and often clashed with Zavala on matters of policy. Reuniting with her former mentor Osiris, Ikora began keeping an even greater number of secrets from Zavala while distancing herself from her duties as Vanguard to focus on managing the Hidden. | ||
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Ikora and the Vanguard eventually determined that the [[Ahamkara]] on [[Venus]] had grown too powerful from the wishes they granted to Guardians, as they had gained the strength to create paracausal rifts in space and time on the planet. They initiated the [[Great Ahamkara Hunt]] to drive the Wish-Dragons into extinction and end their threat to humanity. At one point during the Hunt, Ikora teamed with the Hunter [[Eris Morn]] to fight an entire army of Ahamkara. After an hour-long battle they left a mile long path of corpses behind them. Ikora utilized the Light to float above her fallen foes to think clearer due to the whispers of the Ahamkara bones. Eris questioned what they had offered her, and Ikora told the Hunter that she suspected it was much the same as what had been offered to her. She grew concerned when Eris commented that everything the Ahamkara said was true and that they showed her life before she was a Guardian. Ikora cautioned Eris that such thoughts led to morbid places and asked her to focus on gathering Light to destroy the bones. The two summoned a storm of [[Arc]] energy to finish their foes, which caused the whispers to grow louder until they could hear them even over the storm.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Activision Blizzard - [[Armor_of_the_Great_Hunt_(Hunter)#Strides_of_the_Great_Hunt|Strides of the Great Hunt]]''</ref> | Ikora and the Vanguard eventually determined that the [[Ahamkara]] on [[Venus]] had grown too powerful from the wishes they granted to Guardians, as they had gained the strength to create paracausal rifts in space and time on the planet. They initiated the [[Great Ahamkara Hunt]] to drive the Wish-Dragons into extinction and end their threat to humanity. At one point during the Hunt, Ikora teamed with the Hunter [[Eris Morn]] to fight an entire army of Ahamkara. After an hour-long battle they left a mile long path of corpses behind them. Ikora utilized the Light to float above her fallen foes to think clearer due to the whispers of the Ahamkara bones. Eris questioned what they had offered her, and Ikora told the Hunter that she suspected it was much the same as what had been offered to her. She grew concerned when Eris commented that everything the Ahamkara said was true and that they showed her life before she was a Guardian. Ikora cautioned Eris that such thoughts led to morbid places and asked her to focus on gathering Light to destroy the bones. The two summoned a storm of [[Arc]] energy to finish their foes, which caused the whispers to grow louder until they could hear them even over the storm.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Activision Blizzard - [[Armor_of_the_Great_Hunt_(Hunter)#Strides_of_the_Great_Hunt|Strides of the Great Hunt]]''</ref> | ||
After the murder of Hunter Vanguard [[Andal Brask]] at the hands of the notorious Fallen mercenary [[Taniks, the Scarred]], Ikora attended a parade thrown in celebration of [[Cayde-6]] killing Taniks in retribution. She stood by Zavala as Cayde was carried away by the crowd, and the Vanguard Commander commented that Taniks had been believed dead before. Ikora recommended that Zavala let the new Hunter Vanguard bask in his victory and that he had earned it.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]] - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The_Dark_Future#Chapter_9:_The_Return|The Dark Future - Chapter 9: The Return]]''</ref> | After the murder of Hunter Vanguard [[Andal Brask]] at the hands of the notorious and Fallen mercenary [[Taniks, the Scarred]], Ikora attended a parade thrown in celebration of [[Cayde-6]] killing Taniks in retribution. She stood by Zavala as Cayde was carried away by the crowd, and the Vanguard Commander commented that Taniks had been believed dead before. Ikora recommended that Zavala let the new Hunter Vanguard bask in his victory and that he had earned it.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]] - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The_Dark_Future#Chapter_9:_The_Return|The Dark Future - Chapter 9: The Return]]''</ref> | ||
===The Rising Darkness=== | ===The Rising Darkness=== | ||
====Contact With Rasputin==== | ====Contact With Rasputin==== | ||
[[File:Ikoravanguard.jpg|thumb|350px|Ikora carrying out Vanguard duties]] | [[File:Ikoravanguard.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Ikora carrying out Vanguard duties]] | ||
Ikora welcomed a [[The Guardian|newly risen Guardian]] from the [[Cosmodrome]] in [[Old Russia]] to the Tower and provided them with basic supplies and [[Glimmer]]. She also directed them to speak with [[Banshee-44]] to get an upgrade for their weapon.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], Activision Blizzard - [[Quest]]: [[A Warlock Rises]]''</ref> This new Warlock eventually discovered evidence in the Cosmodrome that the [[Warmind]] [[Rasputin]] was still alive and active in Old Russia. Ikora was elated by this discovery and declared that nothing in the Cosmodrome mattered more than the Warmind.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], Activision Blizzard - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Story:_Earth,_Old_Russia#The_Warmind|The Warmind]]''</ref> Ikora met with the new Guardian again and asked them to investigate the Warmind network's communication arrays in the Cosmodrome. She warned them that [[Dead Orbit]] had sent scouts there to investigate but that they had never returned, and she wished to know their fate as well as what Rasputin might be planning. The Guardian succeeded in reactivating the arrays, but the three Dead Orbit Guardians were found dead and Rasputin took control of the array and locked the Vanguard out. Ikora was fascinated that the Guardian had made contact with the Warmind, and directed them to report back to Zavala, who had another mission for them.<ref name="NLBTF">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], Activision Blizzard - [[Quest]]: [[Nothing Left But The Fall]]''</ref> | Ikora welcomed a [[The Guardian|newly risen Guardian]] from the [[Cosmodrome]] in [[Old Russia]] to the Tower and provided them with basic supplies and [[Glimmer]]. She also directed them to speak with [[Banshee-44]] to get an upgrade for their weapon.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], Activision Blizzard - [[Quest]]: [[A Warlock Rises]]''</ref> This new Warlock eventually discovered evidence in the Cosmodrome that the [[Warmind]] [[Rasputin]] was still alive and active in Old Russia. Ikora was elated by this discovery and declared that nothing in the Cosmodrome mattered more than the Warmind.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], Activision Blizzard - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Story:_Earth,_Old_Russia#The_Warmind|The Warmind]]''</ref> Ikora met with the new Guardian again and asked them to investigate the Warmind network's communication arrays in the Cosmodrome. She warned them that [[Dead Orbit]] had sent scouts there to investigate but that they had never returned, and she wished to know their fate as well as what Rasputin might be planning. The Guardian succeeded in reactivating the arrays, but the three Dead Orbit Guardians were found dead and Rasputin took control of the array and locked the Vanguard out. Ikora was fascinated that the Guardian had made contact with the Warmind, and directed them to report back to Zavala, who had another mission for them.<ref name="NLBTF">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], Activision Blizzard - [[Quest]]: [[Nothing Left But The Fall]]''</ref> | ||
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====Investigating the Vex==== | ====Investigating the Vex==== | ||
{{Quote|We must assume the abomination was part of something greater. And we cannot flinch from the terrible, obvious comparison: just as the Traveler acts through us, this power was able to act through its own servants.|Ikora, in her report on the Black Garden to Zavala}} | {{Quote|We must assume the abomination was part of something greater. And we cannot flinch from the terrible, obvious comparison: just as the Traveler acts through us, this power was able to act through its own servants.|Ikora, in her report on the Black Garden to Zavala}} | ||
Ikora ordered the Guardian to carry out another strike on [[Venus]] in the Vex tunnels beneath the [[Ishtar Academy]]. She briefed the team on their target, a [[ | Ikora ordered the Guardian to carry out another strike on [[Venus]] in the Vex tunnels beneath the [[Ishtar Academy]]. She briefed the team on their target, a Vex [[Axis Mind]] known as [[Sekrion, Nexus Mind]], which was a world-eating machine that was charged with the transformation of Venus into a Vex world. Once the Nexus Mind was destroyed, Ikora noted that this did not halt the conversion of Venus, as the Vex still had other minds throughout the world that the Guardians could not reach, and that they must continue to pursue their enemy into the depths of the world.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], Activision Blizzard - [[Strike]]: [[The Nexus]]''</ref> | ||
The Guardian later came to Ikora for aiding in finding a way to wake the Eye of a Vex [[Gate Lord]] in order to gain access to the [[Black Garden]] and destroy the Darkness at its heart. She informed them that her Hidden agents had found a way to attune the eye to the gate of the Black Garden by using a Vex Spire on [[Mars]]. However, the only one that Ikora knew of that was above ground was also in the middle of a Cabal war camp. The Guardian soon returned with the wakened Eye, and Ikora complimented their [[The Ghost|Ghost]] on a job well done. However, she cautioned the Guardian that while they could now open the gate to the Black Garden, they must ensure their will was ready for such a task.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], Activision Blizzard - [[Quest]]: [[Fruit of the Garden]]''</ref> The Guardian's will proved true and they destroyed the [[Black Heart]] at the center of the Garden, bringing it back into reality on Mars. Following this victory, Ikora gathered with Zavala, Cayde, and dozens of other Guardians in the Tower plaza to hear the Speaker's address on this great victory.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], Activision Blizzard - [[Missions|Mission]]: [[The Black Garden]]''</ref> | The Guardian later came to Ikora for aiding in finding a way to wake the Eye of a Vex [[Gate Lord]] in order to gain access to the [[Black Garden]] and destroy the Darkness at its heart. She informed them that her Hidden agents had found a way to attune the eye to the gate of the Black Garden by using a Vex Spire on [[Mars]]. However, the only one that Ikora knew of that was above ground was also in the middle of a Cabal war camp. The Guardian soon returned with the wakened Eye, and Ikora complimented their [[The Ghost|Ghost]] on a job well done. However, she cautioned the Guardian that while they could now open the gate to the Black Garden, they must ensure their will was ready for such a task.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], Activision Blizzard - [[Quest]]: [[Fruit of the Garden]]''</ref> The Guardian's will proved true and they destroyed the [[Black Heart]] at the center of the Garden, bringing it back into reality on Mars. Following this victory, Ikora gathered with Zavala, Cayde, and dozens of other Guardians in the Tower plaza to hear the Speaker's address on this great victory.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], Activision Blizzard - [[Missions|Mission]]: [[The Black Garden]]''</ref> | ||
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===The Calm Before=== | ===The Calm Before=== | ||
[[File:TakenKingZavala.jpg|thumb|350px|Ikora, Zavala and Cayde planning the incoming threat of the Oryx]] | [[File:TakenKingZavala.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Ikora, Zavala and Cayde planning the incoming threat of the Oryx]] | ||
Ikora was apprised of a group calling themselves the [[Shadows of Yor]] who were using copies of [[Thorn]], the infamous weapon of the murderous Guardian known as [[Dredgen Yor]]. Concerned about their ruthless behavior in the Crucible after the results of a match on [[Blind Watch]], Ikora approached Lord Shaxx and informed him of her worries that the Shadows could be following too closely in Yor's footsteps and that they should be watched. Shaxx agreed, but believed that [[Dredgen Vale|Zyre Orsa]], one of the leaders of the Shadows, had managed to contain the Darkness where Yor had failed. Ikora believed that a dangerous assumption and noted that the Thorn's presence in the Crucible was becoming ever more widespread.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], Activision Blizzard - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible_Arenas#Ghost_Fragment:_Blind_Watch|Ghost Fragment: Blind Watch]]''</ref> Ikora later met with [[Shin Malphur]], Dredgen Yor's killer, after he saw footage of the Shadows of Yor in a match at [[Widow's Court]]. He was worried Ikora and the Vanguard were not taking the threat the Shadows represented seriously enough, and she attempted to reassure him that she shared his concerns and was monitoring the situation, but that given his past with Yor and all that he had lost to the killer and his Thorn, he might not be unbiased in how he viewed the Shadows' actions. Shin refuted that assertion and told Ikora that the Shadows were playing with death.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], Activision Blizzard - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible_Arenas#Ghost_Fragment:_Widow.27s_Court|Ghost Fragment: Widow's Court]]''</ref> | Ikora was apprised of a group calling themselves the [[Shadows of Yor]] who were using copies of [[Thorn]], the infamous weapon of the murderous Guardian known as [[Dredgen Yor]]. Concerned about their ruthless behavior in the Crucible after the results of a match on [[Blind Watch]], Ikora approached Lord Shaxx and informed him of her worries that the Shadows could be following too closely in Yor's footsteps and that they should be watched. Shaxx agreed, but believed that [[Dredgen Vale|Zyre Orsa]], one of the leaders of the Shadows, had managed to contain the Darkness where Yor had failed. Ikora believed that a dangerous assumption and noted that the Thorn's presence in the Crucible was becoming ever more widespread.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], Activision Blizzard - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible_Arenas#Ghost_Fragment:_Blind_Watch|Ghost Fragment: Blind Watch]]''</ref> Ikora later met with [[Shin Malphur]], Dredgen Yor's killer, after he saw footage of the Shadows of Yor in a match at [[Widow's Court]]. He was worried Ikora and the Vanguard were not taking the threat the Shadows represented seriously enough, and she attempted to reassure him that she shared his concerns and was monitoring the situation, but that given his past with Yor and all that he had lost to the killer and his Thorn, he might not be unbiased in how he viewed the Shadows' actions. Shin refuted that assertion and told Ikora that the Shadows were playing with death.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], Activision Blizzard - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible_Arenas#Ghost_Fragment:_Widow.27s_Court|Ghost Fragment: Widow's Court]]''</ref> | ||
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===The Red War=== | ===The Red War=== | ||
====Fall of the Last City==== | ====Fall of the Last City==== | ||
[[File:Ikoravoid.gif|thumb|350px|Ikora taking down a Cabal ship]] | [[File:Ikoravoid.gif|thumb|right|350px|Ikora taking down a Cabal ship]] | ||
{{Quote|Red Legion, you will take no more from us. And you will find no mercy in me!|Ikora before destroying a [[Cabal]] [[Thresher]] with a [[Nova Bomb]]}} | {{Quote|Red Legion, you will take no more from us. And you will find no mercy in me!|Ikora before destroying a [[Cabal]] [[Thresher]] with a [[Nova Bomb]]}} | ||
On the anniversary of the [[Battle of Six Fronts]], the Last City and its Guardians were preparing to celebrate the unity of the City and foundation of the Vanguard.<ref>'''Bungie:''' ''[https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/47017 Solstice of Heroes development update]'', 7/17/2018</ref> Instead of preparing for the celebrations, Ikora met with Zavala and Cayde in the Hall of Guardians and reported to them that all of the Skyline Defense Systems had been sabotaged, while Cayde noted that their comms network had been spotty for several hours. While attempting to get more information from the Last City's orbital satellites, Ikora realized that they were no longer there, and Zavala ordered everyone to battle stations as Cabal warships suddenly emerged from the storm clouds around the Last City. As the Tower came under heavy missile bombardment, Ikora grabbed Cayde and teleported him to safety inside Zavala's [[Ward of Dawn]] just before he was crushed by falling debris. Surviving the bombardment, Ikora, Zavala, and Cayde spread out through the Tower to defend it from assault. The Young Wolf soon joined the battle, and Ikora informed the defending Guardians that the Cabal they were facing were the [[Red Legion]], which according to her sources had never known defeat. Zavala ordered all Guardians to rally in the plaza, but Ikora protested that the Red Legion were assaulting the Traveler with an [[Traveler Cage|unknown device]]. She was told by the Commander that they had to defend the City and its people first.<ref name="HC">'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], Activision Blizzard - [[Missions|Mission]]: [[Homecoming]]''</ref> | On the anniversary of the [[Battle of Six Fronts]], the Last City and its Guardians were preparing to celebrate the unity of the City and foundation of the Vanguard.<ref>'''Bungie:''' ''[https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/47017 Solstice of Heroes development update]'', 7/17/2018</ref> Instead of preparing for the celebrations, Ikora met with Zavala and Cayde in the Hall of Guardians and reported to them that all of the Skyline Defense Systems had been sabotaged, while Cayde noted that their comms network had been spotty for several hours. While attempting to get more information from the Last City's orbital satellites, Ikora realized that they were no longer there, and Zavala ordered everyone to battle stations as Cabal warships suddenly emerged from the storm clouds around the Last City. As the Tower came under heavy missile bombardment, Ikora grabbed Cayde and teleported him to safety inside Zavala's [[Ward of Dawn]] just before he was crushed by falling debris. Surviving the bombardment, Ikora, Zavala, and Cayde spread out through the Tower to defend it from assault. The Young Wolf soon joined the battle, and Ikora informed the defending Guardians that the Cabal they were facing were the [[Red Legion]], which according to her sources had never known defeat. Zavala ordered all Guardians to rally in the plaza, but Ikora protested that the Red Legion were assaulting the Traveler with an [[Traveler Cage|unknown device]]. She was told by the Commander that they had to defend the City and its people first.<ref name="HC">'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], Activision Blizzard - [[Missions|Mission]]: [[Homecoming]]''</ref> | ||
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====Search for Answers==== | ====Search for Answers==== | ||
{{quote|I am more than just my Light! I could have tried! I should have tried. But… after all these years dying, being reborn, dying again… The Traveler has left me with one life, and I am afraid to lose it.|Ikora}} | {{quote|I am more than just my Light! I could have tried! I should have tried. But… after all these years dying, being reborn, dying again… The Traveler has left me with one life, and I am afraid to lose it.|Ikora}} | ||
[[File:IkoraIO.jpg|thumb|350px|Ikora on Io.]] | [[File:IkoraIO.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Ikora on Io.]] | ||
Ikora managed to escape from the occupied Last City, but did not join Zavala in his retreat to [[Titan (moon)|Titan]]. Her first act was to send a message to all of her Hidden agents, instructing them to go into hiding at their safehouses and wait for the Red Legion to become complacent before conducting operations against them, as they could not afford to risk their lives now on foolhardy missions without Light to resurrect themselves. She included two direct messages for specific agents into her missive, with the first telling [[Chalco Yong]] that she had been right about the Guardians losing sight of keeping an eye out for unknown threats and reassured her it would not happen again. Her second message was to Eris, hoping that she was still alive on her quest for information about the Hive and reassuring her that there would be a home for her to return to when she came back. She ended the message with another general order to all of the Hidden to wait for her word, and that they all knew what to do should it never come.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/7/31)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Solstice of Heroes]], Activision Blizzard - [[Rekindled_Solstice_Armor_(Warlock)#Solstice_Gloves_(Rekindled)|Solstice Gloves (Rekindled)]]''</ref> | Ikora managed to escape from the occupied Last City, but did not join Zavala in his retreat to [[Titan (moon)|Titan]]. Her first act was to send a message to all of her Hidden agents, instructing them to go into hiding at their safehouses and wait for the Red Legion to become complacent before conducting operations against them, as they could not afford to risk their lives now on foolhardy missions without Light to resurrect themselves. She included two direct messages for specific agents into her missive, with the first telling [[Chalco Yong]] that she had been right about the Guardians losing sight of keeping an eye out for unknown threats and reassured her it would not happen again. Her second message was to Eris, hoping that she was still alive on her quest for information about the Hive and reassuring her that there would be a home for her to return to when she came back. She ended the message with another general order to all of the Hidden to wait for her word, and that they all knew what to do should it never come.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/7/31)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Solstice of Heroes]], Activision Blizzard - [[Rekindled_Solstice_Armor_(Warlock)#Solstice_Gloves_(Rekindled)|Solstice Gloves (Rekindled)]]''</ref> | ||
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{{Quote|If my journey ends today, then I will face it gladly.|Ikora before the battle}} | {{Quote|If my journey ends today, then I will face it gladly.|Ikora before the battle}} | ||
[[File:Ikorasparrow.gif|thumb|350px|Ikora battling the Cabal on her sparrow]] | [[File:Ikorasparrow.gif|thumb|right|350px|Ikora battling the Cabal on her sparrow]] | ||
During the attack, Ikora led a unit using sparrows to confound troops and create an opening for the other teams to enter the City. Once the attack began, she regroupped with Cayde and Zavala to teleport to [[Dominus Ghaul]]'s location. Unfortunately, the Vanguard was too badly wounded to go themselves, and the Guardian was sent in their place. Once Ghaul was defeated and the Traveler reawakened, Ikora returned to work leading the guardians and watching over the recovering City. | During the attack, Ikora led a unit using sparrows to confound troops and create an opening for the other teams to enter the City. Once the attack began, she regroupped with Cayde and Zavala to teleport to [[Dominus Ghaul]]'s location. Unfortunately, the Vanguard was too badly wounded to go themselves, and the Guardian was sent in their place. Once Ghaul was defeated and the Traveler reawakened, Ikora returned to work leading the guardians and watching over the recovering City. | ||
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====Governing the Last City==== | ====Governing the Last City==== | ||
[[File:Ikoracity.gif|thumb|350px|Ikora watching over the Traveler]] | [[File:Ikoracity.gif|thumb|right|350px|Ikora watching over the Traveler]] | ||
{{Quote|When the Red Legion attacked, it almost cost us everything. It took a miracle to save us… the awakening of the Traveler. This is our new beginning. The maps are blank. The rules are gone. All we know is we must become more than what we were. This small corner of the cosmos is the only place that is forever ours. And the universe watches us with envious eyes. We've proven we can fight threats from beyond the stars. But now there are things stirring beneath our feet… provoked by the Traveler's Light. Our war… is just beginning.|Ikora, near the start of the new Golden Age}}<ref name="The Gateway">'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]], Activision Blizzard - [[Missions|Mission]]: [[The Gateway]]''</ref> | {{Quote|When the Red Legion attacked, it almost cost us everything. It took a miracle to save us… the awakening of the Traveler. This is our new beginning. The maps are blank. The rules are gone. All we know is we must become more than what we were. This small corner of the cosmos is the only place that is forever ours. And the universe watches us with envious eyes. We've proven we can fight threats from beyond the stars. But now there are things stirring beneath our feet… provoked by the Traveler's Light. Our war… is just beginning.|Ikora, near the start of the new Golden Age}}<ref name="The Gateway">'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]], Activision Blizzard - [[Missions|Mission]]: [[The Gateway]]''</ref> | ||
As the City began to rebuild under the awakened Traveler, Ikora met with the other members of the [[Consensus]] to discuss the governing of the City. When Executor [[Hideo]] objected that they could not be called to order without a Speaker, Ikora prevented Cayde-6 from escaping the meeting and declared that they had to meet despite what the bylaws said. [[Lakshmi-2]] asked if there was a protocol for choosing a new Speaker, and after Zavala revealed that there was not one, Ikora advocated amending the bylaws to create such a process. Zavala declared that until they had a new Speaker, they would all govern together and forge their own consensus without a Speaker's aid.<ref name="PBC">'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]], Activision Blizzard - Item Description, [[Peace by Consensus]]''</ref> | As the City began to rebuild under the awakened Traveler, Ikora met with the other members of the [[Consensus]] to discuss the governing of the City. When Executor [[Hideo]] objected that they could not be called to order without a Speaker, Ikora prevented Cayde-6 from escaping the meeting and declared that they had to meet despite what the bylaws said. [[Lakshmi-2]] asked if there was a protocol for choosing a new Speaker, and after Zavala revealed that there was not one, Ikora advocated amending the bylaws to create such a process. Zavala declared that until they had a new Speaker, they would all govern together and forge their own consensus without a Speaker's aid.<ref name="PBC">'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]], Activision Blizzard - Item Description, [[Peace by Consensus]]''</ref> | ||
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===The Murder of Cayde-6=== | ===The Murder of Cayde-6=== | ||
[[File:IkoraCayde.jpg|thumb|350px|Ikora grieves over the loss of Cayde]] | [[File:IkoraCayde.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Ikora grieves over the loss of Cayde]] | ||
{{quote|But Cayde was just… my friend. My ridiculous, funny, constant friend. If we don't fight for our friends, what are we fighting for?|Ikora to the Guardian after Uldren's death}} | {{quote|But Cayde was just… my friend. My ridiculous, funny, constant friend. If we don't fight for our friends, what are we fighting for?|Ikora to the Guardian after Uldren's death}} | ||
Ikora would suffer a personal loss after Cayde-6, her friend and fireteam comrade, was murdered by the formerly missing Awoken Prince, [[Uldren Sov]] and the [[Scorn]], an army of morbid and grotesque [[Fallen]] under his command and that of seven Barons. Cayde and the Guardian arrived in the Reef to aid the Awoken in containing the chaos that engulfed the [[Prison of Elders]] but as the Scorn escaped their cells, Cayde found himself surrounded and beaten. Worse, his Ghost [[Sundance]] was destroyed and his personal weapon, the [[Ace of Spades]], stolen by Uldren. Within his final moments, the Hunter Vanguard was killed by Uldren who then departed to spread chaos throughout the [[Reef]].<ref name="LC">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Activision Blizzard - [[Missions|Mission]]: [[Last Call]]''</ref> | Ikora would suffer a personal loss after Cayde-6, her friend and fireteam comrade, was murdered by the formerly missing Awoken Prince, [[Uldren Sov]] and the [[Scorn]], an army of morbid and grotesque [[Fallen]] under his command and that of seven Barons. Cayde and the Guardian arrived in the Reef to aid the Awoken in containing the chaos that engulfed the [[Prison of Elders]] but as the Scorn escaped their cells, Cayde found himself surrounded and beaten. Worse, his Ghost [[Sundance]] was destroyed and his personal weapon, the [[Ace of Spades]], stolen by Uldren. Within his final moments, the Hunter Vanguard was killed by Uldren who then departed to spread chaos throughout the [[Reef]].<ref name="LC">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Activision Blizzard - [[Missions|Mission]]: [[Last Call]]''</ref> | ||
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{{Quote|Our feelings don't matter right now. We need to be people they want to follow, not people they mistrust and want to fight.|Ikora, conversing with Zavala about the growing mistrust of the Vanguard by the Guardians}} | {{Quote|Our feelings don't matter right now. We need to be people they want to follow, not people they mistrust and want to fight.|Ikora, conversing with Zavala about the growing mistrust of the Vanguard by the Guardians}} | ||
The months following Cayde's death and the subsequent events in the Reef left the Vanguard uncertain about their future direction. Ikora believed that her and Zavala's grief over the loss of Cayde, combined with their additional duties helping govern the Last City since the Speaker's demise, had impacted their ability to lead and shaken confidence in them amongst the Guardians. She and Zavala felt that their primary duty as warriors was not being met by their position and both considered potentially stepping down from their respective positions to let new leadership arise, or even disband the Vanguard entirely. Ikora informed her Hidden of these discussions, but noted that such drastic action would not be taken without consulting them, the Consensus, and the rest of the Guardians, but also instructed them to take whatever action they felt necessary if they believed the Vanguard had begun to do more harm than good. In the meantime she and Zavala sought to find a Hunter to assume Cayde's place in the Vanguard, as the terms of his Dare granting the position to whomever was responsible for his death led them to disregard it lest they be forced to offer the position to [[Savathûn, the Witch-Queen]], who had been responsible for manipulating Uldren and the Scorn. Instead, they wished to gather the most capable Hunters together and find a worthy candidate amongst them, although all the Hunters who would be qualified had fled the Tower to avoid being considered for the dreaded position.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[ | The months following Cayde's death and the subsequent events in the Reef left the Vanguard uncertain about their future direction. Ikora believed that her and Zavala's grief over the loss of Cayde, combined with their additional duties helping govern the Last City since the Speaker's demise, had impacted their ability to lead and shaken confidence in them amongst the Guardians. She and Zavala felt that their primary duty as warriors was not being met by their position and both considered potentially stepping down from their respective positions to let new leadership arise, or even disband the Vanguard entirely. Ikora informed her Hidden of these discussions, but noted that such drastic action would not be taken without consulting them, the Consensus, and the rest of the Guardians, but also instructed them to take whatever action they felt necessary if they believed the Vanguard had begun to do more harm than good. In the meantime she and Zavala sought to find a Hunter to assume Cayde's place in the Vanguard, as the terms of his Dare granting the position to whomever was responsible for his death led them to disregard it lest they be forced to offer the position to [[Savathûn, the Witch-Queen]], who had been responsible for manipulating Uldren and the Scorn. Instead, they wished to gather the most capable Hunters together and find a worthy candidate amongst them, although all the Hunters who would be qualified had fled the Tower to avoid being considered for the dreaded position.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Joker's Wild]], Activision Blizzard - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Stolen_Intelligence#Instability|Stolen Intelligence - Instability]]''</ref> | ||
Ikora learned from Master [[Rahool]] that one of his students, [[Lavinia Garcia Umr Tawil]], had become obsessed with the [[Nine]]. When she received an alert that Lavinia had broken into the ruins of the Tower, she arrived to find two New Monarchy Guardians attacking her for stealing an [[Ahamkara]] bone from a secure vault. Outraged that Guardians would attack a mortal, Ikora drove them off and warned them to never assault a normal human again. However, she then turned her fury to Lavinia and demanded she release the bone, which the young Cryptarch did with considerable effort. Ikora warned her that the bone had called her and asked if she made a wish for knowledge about the Nine, but Lavinia stated had been trying to track the bone back to its source and discover why the Nine needed Ahamkara. Curious and angry, Ikora questioned what the young scholar meant, and Lavinia theorized that whatever the Nine got from the wishes they were now getting through Guardians trading with [[Xûr, Agent of the Nine|Xûr]]. Exasperated, Ikora warned Lavinia that if she kept digging there would be consequences, but the Cryptarch pleaded for Ikora to help her and declared she knew the Consensus was covering up connections between the Nine, Ahamkara, the [[Trials of the Nine]], and Ghaul's attack on the Tower. Cutting her off, Ikora offered Lavinia a choice between returning to school and allowing Ikora to forget this incident, or reporting her for the theft and being exiled. The young scholar rejected the offer and vowed to continue her research, leading Ikora to arrest her and eventually have a tribunal exile her from the Last City.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[ | Ikora learned from Master [[Rahool]] that one of his students, [[Lavinia Garcia Umr Tawil]], had become obsessed with the [[Nine]]. When she received an alert that Lavinia had broken into the ruins of the Tower, she arrived to find two New Monarchy Guardians attacking her for stealing an [[Ahamkara]] bone from a secure vault. Outraged that Guardians would attack a mortal, Ikora drove them off and warned them to never assault a normal human again. However, she then turned her fury to Lavinia and demanded she release the bone, which the young Cryptarch did with considerable effort. Ikora warned her that the bone had called her and asked if she made a wish for knowledge about the Nine, but Lavinia stated had been trying to track the bone back to its source and discover why the Nine needed Ahamkara. Curious and angry, Ikora questioned what the young scholar meant, and Lavinia theorized that whatever the Nine got from the wishes they were now getting through Guardians trading with [[Xûr, Agent of the Nine|Xûr]]. Exasperated, Ikora warned Lavinia that if she kept digging there would be consequences, but the Cryptarch pleaded for Ikora to help her and declared she knew the Consensus was covering up connections between the Nine, Ahamkara, the [[Trials of the Nine]], and Ghaul's attack on the Tower. Cutting her off, Ikora offered Lavinia a choice between returning to school and allowing Ikora to forget this incident, or reporting her for the theft and being exiled. The young scholar rejected the offer and vowed to continue her research, leading Ikora to arrest her and eventually have a tribunal exile her from the Last City.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Joker's Wild]], Activision Blizzard - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Dust#The_Bone|Dust - The Bone]]''</ref> | ||
When [[Aunor Mahal]] leaked a dozen Hidden reports through the rewards Zavala handed out to Guardians for strike duty, Ikora managed to redact a few before they were read. She later joined Zavala in the Tower's Bazaar as a rainstorm engulfed the City and most citizens sought shelter. As they sat on a building ledge and stared out at the Last City, Ikora informed Zavala of Aunor's actions, and he remarked that Aunor and Ikora were quite similar. Ikora agreed, and when he asked what she wanted him to do about it, Ikora stated Aunor was her agent and she would deal with it, but that Aunor was also quite capable and that they owed her and the rest of the Guardians more than they had been giving them recently. Zavala agreed, but stated the reverse was true as well, causing Ikora to chuckle and note that was correct. However, Ikora believed that they were not providing them with examples that they wanted to follow and that too many Guardians mistrusted them at the moment. Her friend hoped that mistrust would soon pass, but resolved to be better all the same as they stared at the inert Traveler. After a moment of silence, Ikora quietly stated that she wished Cayde was there with them, and Zavala placed a comforting hand on her knee as he sadly echoed that sentiment.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[ | When [[Aunor Mahal]] leaked a dozen Hidden reports through the rewards Zavala handed out to Guardians for strike duty, Ikora managed to redact a few before they were read. She later joined Zavala in the Tower's Bazaar as a rainstorm engulfed the City and most citizens sought shelter. As they sat on a building ledge and stared out at the Last City, Ikora informed Zavala of Aunor's actions, and he remarked that Aunor and Ikora were quite similar. Ikora agreed, and when he asked what she wanted him to do about it, Ikora stated Aunor was her agent and she would deal with it, but that Aunor was also quite capable and that they owed her and the rest of the Guardians more than they had been giving them recently. Zavala agreed, but stated the reverse was true as well, causing Ikora to chuckle and note that was correct. However, Ikora believed that they were not providing them with examples that they wanted to follow and that too many Guardians mistrusted them at the moment. Her friend hoped that mistrust would soon pass, but resolved to be better all the same as they stared at the inert Traveler. After a moment of silence, Ikora quietly stated that she wished Cayde was there with them, and Zavala placed a comforting hand on her knee as he sadly echoed that sentiment.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Joker's Wild]], Activision Blizzard - [[Oxygen SR3]]''</ref> | ||
====The Emperor's Invitation==== | ====The Emperor's Invitation==== | ||
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===Nightmares Awaken=== | ===Nightmares Awaken=== | ||
{{quote|I warned of a storm. | {{quote|I warned of a storm. Can’t you hear the thunder?|Eris to Ikora}} | ||
[[File:Ikorapyramid.gif||thumb|350px|Ikora looking at the Luna Pyramid]] | [[File:Ikorapyramid.gif||thumb|right|350px|Ikora looking at the Luna Pyramid]] | ||
Sometime after the Guardians began associating with Emperor Calus, the Vanguard heard reports of seismic activity and of a renewed Hive aggression on [[Luna]] and of a strange yet eerie crimson fortress, the [[Scarlet Keep]]. More strange occurrences were reported as scouts reported "phantoms" appearing near the fortress. Despite this, the Vanguard sent in its forces to repel the Hive. Ikora, however, had a foreboding feeling that [[Eris Morn]] may be related. | Sometime after the Guardians began associating with Emperor Calus, the Vanguard heard reports of seismic activity and of a renewed Hive aggression on [[Luna]] and of a strange yet eerie crimson fortress, the [[Scarlet Keep]]. More strange occurrences were reported as scouts reported "phantoms" appearing near the fortress. Despite this, the Vanguard sent in its forces to repel the Hive. Ikora, however, had a foreboding feeling that [[Eris Morn]] may be related. | ||
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Ikora was astounded when Mithrax opened a pathway into [[The Outer Nexus]] of the Vex network with his Splicer abilities for the Young Wolf to traverse, and the Kell explained that this was where they Vex kept their most heavily guarded secrets and assets. After the Young Wolf killed a [[Subjugated Curator|curator]] and took its [[Paradrome Cube|living data]] for analysis, Ikora detected that Vex signals were disappearing from the region all around them. As Mithrax granted them the data for study while he sought safety for his people, Ikora told him that she wished for those who died in the Skiff to be the last people he lost. She offered him and the House of Light safety within the Last City. The Kell was astounded by the offer and wondered if she could give it. Ikora vowed that they would have the Vanguard's protection and that anyone who disagreed with that could take it up with her, reassuring Mithrax who gratefully accepted the offer.<ref name="TLS/> | Ikora was astounded when Mithrax opened a pathway into [[The Outer Nexus]] of the Vex network with his Splicer abilities for the Young Wolf to traverse, and the Kell explained that this was where they Vex kept their most heavily guarded secrets and assets. After the Young Wolf killed a [[Subjugated Curator|curator]] and took its [[Paradrome Cube|living data]] for analysis, Ikora detected that Vex signals were disappearing from the region all around them. As Mithrax granted them the data for study while he sought safety for his people, Ikora told him that she wished for those who died in the Skiff to be the last people he lost. She offered him and the House of Light safety within the Last City. The Kell was astounded by the offer and wondered if she could give it. Ikora vowed that they would have the Vanguard's protection and that anyone who disagreed with that could take it up with her, reassuring Mithrax who gratefully accepted the offer.<ref name="TLS/> | ||
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===Tracking the Lost=== | |||
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====Disturbing Revelations==== | ====Disturbing Revelations==== | ||
{{quote|This is my fault. I invited her in. I convinced Zavala that we needed Osiris by our side. A dark pit looked back every time I met his eyes, and I told myself it was his grief. Savathûn knew she could use that.|Ikora blaming herself for falling for Savathûn's tricks}} | {{quote|This is my fault. I invited her in. I convinced Zavala that we needed Osiris by our side. A dark pit looked back every time I met his eyes, and I told myself it was his grief. Savathûn knew she could use that.|Ikora blaming herself for falling for Savathûn's tricks}} | ||
====Working with Mara Sov==== | ====Working with Mara Sov==== | ||
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==Personality and traits== | ==Personality and traits== | ||
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Ikora does possess her own dark side, particularly a vengeful one. When Cayde-6, her teammate and friend, was murdered by [[Uldren Sov]], Ikora simply refused to do nothing to avenge him, calling it cowardice. While Zavala also mourned his friend, he felt duty-bound to defend the Last City and thus refused to go out on a manhunt for the renegade Reef Prince, angering Ikora. However, when the Guardian who witnessed the murder vowed to take the head of Uldren, Ikora supported them and approved the mission to take the Reef by storm, kill Uldren, and his Scorned barons. | Ikora does possess her own dark side, particularly a vengeful one. When Cayde-6, her teammate and friend, was murdered by [[Uldren Sov]], Ikora simply refused to do nothing to avenge him, calling it cowardice. While Zavala also mourned his friend, he felt duty-bound to defend the Last City and thus refused to go out on a manhunt for the renegade Reef Prince, angering Ikora. However, when the Guardian who witnessed the murder vowed to take the head of Uldren, Ikora supported them and approved the mission to take the Reef by storm, kill Uldren, and his Scorned barons. | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
===Destiny 2=== | ===Destiny 2=== | ||
Ikora serves as the head of Vanguard Research. Upon completion of the Red War campaign as well as the Curse of Osiris and Warmind campaigns during | Ikora serves as the head of Vanguard Research. Upon completion of the Red War campaign as well as the Curse of Osiris and Warmind campaigns during year 1, players were able to perform three Meditations per week which acted as replays of the story missions (though, as of year 2, this has been retired in favor of a Daily Heroic Story playlist). Finishing each meditation granted three Vanguard Research Tokens (which could also be earned on days that she incited Guardians to complete five Challenges on) to be returned earning faction gear: specifically, legendary versions of the armor worn by players during the Homecoming story mission. | ||
====Faction armor==== | ====Faction armor==== | ||
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*Hunter - [[Frumious Armor]] set | *Hunter - [[Frumious Armor]] set | ||
*Warlock - [[Ego Talon IV]] set | *Warlock - [[Ego Talon IV]] set | ||
==Quotes== | ==Quotes== | ||
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*''[[Destiny: Fall of Osiris]]'' | *''[[Destiny: Fall of Osiris]]'' | ||
*''[[Destiny: Warmind (comic)]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Destiny: Warmind (comic)]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Destiny]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Destiny]]'' {{1st}} | ||
**''[[The Dark Below]]'' | |||
**''[[The Taken King]]'' | |||
**''[[Rise of Iron]]'' | |||
***''[[Age of Triumph]]'' | |||
*''[[Destiny 2]]'' | *''[[Destiny 2]]'' | ||
**''[[Curse of Osiris]]'' | |||
**''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
**''[[Forsaken]]'' | |||
***''[[Black Armory (expansion)|Black Armory]]'' | |||
***''[[Joker's Wild]]'' | |||
***''[[Season of Opulence]]'' | |||
**''[[Shadowkeep]]'' | |||
***''[[Season of the Undying]]'' | |||
***''[[Season of Dawn]]'' | |||
***''[[Season of the Worthy]]'' | |||
***''[[Season of Arrivals]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
**''[[Beyond Light]]'' | |||
***''[[Season of the Chosen]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
***''[[Season of the Splicer]]'' | |||
***''[[Season of the Lost]]'' | |||
**''[[The Witch Queen]]'' | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | |||
[[Category:Characters]] | [[Category:Characters]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Guardian]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Human]] | ||
[[Category:Vendors]] | [[Category:Vendors]] |