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{{quote|If we can separate our deaths from ourselves, and hide them, we will be hard to kill.|[[Ir Anûk, Deathsinger|Ir Anûk]] and [[Ir Halak, Deathsinger|Ir Halak]] to [[ | {{quote|If we can separate our deaths from ourselves, and hide them, we will be hard to kill.|[[Ir Anûk, Deathsinger|Ir Anûk]] and [[Ir Halak, Deathsinger|Ir Halak]] to [[Oryx]]}} | ||
An '''Oversoul''' is a [[Hive]] construct first conceived of by [[Ir Anûk, Deathsinger|Ir Anûk]] and [[Ir Halak, Deathsinger|Ir Halak]], the twin [[Deathsinger]] daughters of [[Oryx, the Taken King]]. | An '''Oversoul''' is a [[Hive]] construct first conceived of by [[Ir Anûk, Deathsinger|Ir Anûk]] and [[Ir Halak, Deathsinger|Ir Halak]], the twin [[Deathsinger]] daughters of [[Oryx, the Taken King]]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Ascendant Hive]] detach their souls from their physical bodies and contain them within Oversouls, which are described as | [[Ascendant Hive]] detach their souls from their physical bodies and contain them within Oversouls, which are described as tautological and autonomous thanatospheres. Oversouls enhance an Ascendant Hive's ability to survive death, as they protect that Hive's soul upon the loss of its physical body, and generate a [[wikipedia:Causality (physics)|paracausal]] death impulse, similar to the lethal ability of Hive Deathsingers, to eliminate any immediate threats. In short, the Hive use Oversouls to separate and hide their deaths from their true selves, granting them a resilience beyond mere immortality.<ref>[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/books-of-sorrow/xxxviii-the-partition-of-death '''Destiny Tracker''' - ''Grimoire: XXVIII: The partition of death'']</ref> Oryx used this concept in his [[Dreadnaught]], making the ship itself into his Oversoul. This both protected his soul and gave it the power to attack potential threats using its death impulse, thereby expanding the limits of his Throne world and Taking any survivors. A noteworthy example of the power of his Oversoul was when he used its death impulse to annihilate the entire Awoken armada that engaged his battle-group in the rings of Saturn. The blast was so immense that it left a massive hole in the rings, leaving only the Dreadnaught and a few Hive Warships behind. | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
The Oversoul is a mysterious entity | The Oversoul is a mysterious entity found in [[Crota's End]]. It can be seen from outside Crota's fortress, and from within. During the fight with [[Crota]], the Oversoul acts as Crota's Enrage weapon; when Crota recovers, or he becomes Enraged after ten minutes, the Oversoul will activate. Guardians have ten seconds to sufficiently damage the Oversoul into retreating or else they die. | ||
In the [[King's Fall]] [[raid]], the [[Warpriest]] uses an Oversoul of his own called the Oculus, which kills any Guardian not standing directly in the shadow of a monument during its attack. | In the [[King's Fall]] [[raid]], the [[Warpriest]] uses an Oversoul of his own called the Oculus, which kills any Guardian not standing directly in the shadow of a monument during its attack. | ||
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**''[[The Dark Below]]'' {{1st}} | **''[[The Dark Below]]'' {{1st}} | ||
**''[[The Taken King]]'' | **''[[The Taken King]]'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Hive]] | [[Category:Hive]] | ||
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