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'''Ketches''' are massive starships used by the [[Fallen]] for interstellar travel and housing. The Fallen arrived on these ships in the wake of the [[Collapse]], disembarking to pillage the remnants of [[human]] civilization.<ref name = "GrimoireFallen">'''Bungie (2014/ | '''Ketches''' are massive starships used by the [[Fallen]] for interstellar travel and housing. The Fallen arrived on these ships in the wake of the [[Collapse]], disembarking to pillage the remnants of [[human]] civilization.<ref name = "GrimoireFallen">'''Bungie (2014/6/12)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Alpha, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#The Fallen|The Fallen]]''</ref> They are of vital importance in Eliksni culture where they serve not only as modes of transport but as homes, often generations of families will live and die within a single Ketch. | ||
The [[Awoken]] of the [[Reef]] also employ Ketches captured from the [[Reef Wars]], as a number of Ketches in Reef livery participate in the battle against [[Oryx]]'s [[Hive]] fleet over [[Saturn]].<ref name="Coming War>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[The Coming War]]''</ref> | The [[Awoken]] of the [[Reef]] also employ Ketches captured from the [[Reef Wars]], as a number of Ketches in Reef livery participate in the battle against [[Oryx]]'s [[Hive]] fleet over [[Saturn]].<ref name="Coming War>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[The Coming War]]''</ref> | ||
==Overview and layout== | ==Overview and layout== | ||
{{quote|Ketch is Kin, Kin are All.|Eliksni proverb.}}<ref name="Kin">'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[ | {{quote|Ketch is Kin, Kin are All.|Eliksni proverb.}}<ref name="Kin">'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]] - [[Lore:Call of the Cryptolith|Call of the Cryptolith]]: [[Lore:Call_of_the_Cryptolith#II. RATIONS|II. RATIONS]]''</ref> | ||
The overall design of the Ketch falls in line with the organic nature of most of the architecture seen within Fallen culture, featuring sweeping lines and bulbous curves. Given the current status of the Fallen as a species, they are often dirty and held together with the scraps of metal their crews scavenge. | The overall design of the Ketch falls in line with the organic nature of most of the architecture seen within Fallen culture, featuring sweeping lines and bulbous curves. Given the current status of the Fallen as a species, they are often dirty and held together with the scraps of metal their crews scavenge. | ||
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The affiliation of a Ketch can often be distinguished by the color of the line painted around its main engine. The [[Awoken]] repainted their captured Ketches with purple lines, many of which were present during the [[Battle of Saturn]].<ref name="Coming War"/> On Europa, the [[House of Salvation]] Ketches bear a grey hull with the House insignia emblazoned in blue on the underbelly. During the Season of Plunder, Spider offered the use of one of his ketches to the Guardian with a bombastic, blue, green and pink striped livery.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/8/23)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Plunder]] - [[Salvage and Salvation]]''</ref> | The affiliation of a Ketch can often be distinguished by the color of the line painted around its main engine. The [[Awoken]] repainted their captured Ketches with purple lines, many of which were present during the [[Battle of Saturn]].<ref name="Coming War"/> On Europa, the [[House of Salvation]] Ketches bear a grey hull with the House insignia emblazoned in blue on the underbelly. During the Season of Plunder, Spider offered the use of one of his ketches to the Guardian with a bombastic, blue, green and pink striped livery.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/8/23)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Plunder]] - [[Salvage and Salvation]]''</ref> | ||
Among the Eliksni is a saying, "Ketch is Kin, Kin are All", emphasizing the fact that a Ketch is a family home that fostered clans.<ref name="Kin"/> Indeed, the word for Ketch is synonymous with family.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/5/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Splicer]] - | Among the Eliksni is a saying, "Ketch is Kin, Kin are All", emphasizing the fact that a Ketch is a family home that fostered clans.<ref name="Kin"/> Indeed, the word for Ketch is synonymous with family.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/5/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Splicer]] - [[Lore]]: [[Farewell#Lore|Farewell]]''</ref> A wrecked [[House of Kings|King]] Ketch once contained a ceremonial washing bowl, a child's musical instrument, and the cracked ceramic effigy of a [[Servitor]].<ref name="Kin"/> Ketches are also given honorary titles by naming them after their [[Prime Servitor]]s, such as [[Wintership Simiks-Fel]] and [[Wolfship Orbiks-Fel]]. To the Eliksni, Ketches and other Fallen spacecraft are far more than just means of traversing the stars, they are a family member that the Eliksni would defend to the bitter end. | ||
==Ketch Variants== | ==Ketch Variants== | ||
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*[[Ransaaks, Privateer]] | *[[Ransaaks, Privateer]] | ||
*[[Skiffiks, Privateer]] | *[[Skiffiks, Privateer]] | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*A "[[wikipedia:Ketch|ketch]]" is a sailing craft with two masts, specifically a "main-mast" and a smaller "mizzen-mast". | *A "[[wikipedia:Ketch|ketch]]" is a sailing craft with two masts, specifically a "main-mast" and a smaller "mizzen-mast". | ||
*[[Pilot Servitor]]s are usually responsible for piloting Fallen Ketches.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] - [[Grimoire | *[[Pilot Servitor]]s are usually responsible for piloting Fallen Ketches.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership#Pilot Servitor|Pilot Servitor]]''</ref> | ||
*The [[Vestian Outpost]] social space is made from the hull of a captured Ketch.{{Citation needed}} | *The [[Vestian Outpost]] social space is made from the hull of a captured Ketch.{{Citation needed}} | ||
*Ketches that are attached to a major Fallen House have the "-Fel" suffix, while other Ketches belonging to Freelance fallen have the "-Syn" suffix. It's possible these are meant to differentiate whether a ship owes its allegiance to a Kell, or is commanded by a freelance [[Baron]]. | *Ketches that are attached to a major Fallen House have the "-Fel" suffix, while other Ketches belonging to Freelance fallen have the "-Syn" suffix. It's possible these are meant to differentiate whether a ship owes its allegiance to a Kell, or is commanded by a freelance [[Baron]]. | ||
