Editing Primeval

{{Taken infobox
|name=Primeval
|image=[[File:Primeval Servitor.jpg]]
|species= [[Taken]]
|faction= [[The Drifter (character)|Drifter's]] [[Taken]]
|rank= [[Ultra]]
|class= [[Taken Centurion]] <br> [[Taken Ogre]] <br> [[Taken Captain]] <br> [[Taken Knight]] <br> [[Taken Hobgoblin]] <br> [[Taken Minotaur]] <br> [[Chimera]]
|mission= [[Gambit]] <br> [[Gambit Prime]]
|ability= Immense Durability <br> Devouring Restoration <br> Immunity Shield <br> Summon Taken <br> Summon [[Primeval Envoy]]s
}}
{{Quote|Tearing soldiers of the [[Darkness|Deep]] from [[Ascendant realm|another realm]] is crossin' a bridge too far as is. But those beasts? Those weren't normal [[Taken]] possessed and set to rage. They were born of that shadow realm and they were… angry. Worse. They were hungry for the [[Light]]. You could feel it. Even a ways off. Their aura and their rage weighed on me—cast a shadow I could feel in my core.|Excerpt from a Renegade's observations of a [[Drifter]]}}

'''Primevals''' are a class of [[Taken]] that are featured in [[Gambit]]. According to the [[Drifter]], they are among the oldest and most powerful [[Taken]], hence their name.<ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/bounty-primeval-slayer Primeval Slayer]</ref> They can be summoned through the use of [[Mote of Dark|Motes of Darkness]].<ref name="strides">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Ancient Apocalypse Armor (Hunter)#Strides|Ancient Apocalypse Strides]]''</ref>

==Overview==
Primevals are exceptionally powerful and ancient Taken, summoned and controlled by the Drifter using Motes of Dark. Unlike other Taken, they do not originate from the physical universe, but instead are apparently born from the Ascendant Realm itself.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Lore:A Drifter's Gambit|A Drifter's Gambit]]: [[Lore:A Drifter's Gambit#A Matter of Trust|A Matter of Trust]]''</ref> Despite their apparent age, several of them take on forms resembling more recently-created classes of Taken entity, such as [[Chimera]]s.

Primevals are fast and powerful enough to tear apart teams of [[Guardian]]s, and are able to heal themselves through the deaths of their opponents.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], [[Weblore:Season of the Drifter]]: [[Weblore:Season of the Drifter#Gambit Prime|Gambit Prime]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], [[Weblore:Season of the Drifter]]: [[Weblore:Season of the Drifter#The Reckoning|The Reckoning]]''</ref><ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/invader-doctor-invader INVADER: Doctor Invader]</ref> However, one weakness is that their methods of engagement are like rituals: taking out their Primeval Envoy attendants weakens them.<ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/sentry-kill-the-messengers SENTRY: Kill the Messengers]</ref>

When the Drifter summoned a group of Primevals, their arrival was preluded by the sky turning a shade of fiery green and seemingly splitting in half. They towered over a group of [[Cabal]] who attempted to confront the Rogue Lightbearer when he traveled along the [[Emerald Coast|Coastline]], emerging unscathed from the ensuing Cabal attack and bombardment by the [[Cabal warship]] flying overhead.<ref name="strides"/>

When [[The Guardian]] acquired the Heart of an Ascendant Primeval, it was delivered to the Drifter who would use it for later, unknown purposes.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], - [[Darkness in the Light]]: [[Darkness in the Light#Step 1: The_Seething Heart|The Seething Heart]]''</ref>

===Counterfeit Primevals===
In addition to summoning Primevals from the Ascendant realm, the Drifter can also use his [[Bank (Gambit)|banks]] to create "counterfeit" Primevals using the powers of [[The Haul|the Haul]] and sheer force of will. These can take on seemingly any shape the Drifter wishes, with some even mimicking the forms of [[Oryx, the Taken King]] and his son [[Nokris]]. These false Primevals differ in elemental composition from regular Taken, with a low Sterile Neutrino Count (''SNC'') and high ambient Lambda-CDM (''ΛCDM'').<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Drifter]], [[Lore:Stolen Intelligence|Stolen Intelligence]]: [[Lore:Stolen Intelligence#Potential|Potential]]''</ref>

==Types==
*[[Ascendant Primeval Servitor]]
*[[Likeness of Nokris|Deceived Likeness of Nokris]]
*[[Primeval Captain]]
**Hallowed Primeval Captain
*[[Primeval Centurion]]
**Hallowed Primeval Centurion
*[[Primeval Hobgoblin]]
*[[Primeval Knight]]
**Hallowed Primeval Knight
*[[Primeval Minotaur]]
*[[Primeval Ogre]]
**Hallowed Primeval Ogre

==Gameplay==
Once the mote bank is filled (previously with 75 motes in normal [[Gambit]], 100 in [[Gambit Prime]], currently 100 in post-''[[The Witch Queen]]'' Gambit), a randomly selected Primeval will appear alongside large amounts of related [[Taken]] enemies. In [[Gambit]], they play like any other [[Ultra]] of their kind, but with much more health and protection by an invulnerable shield. To kill a Primeval, players must kill [[Primeval Envoy]]s lurking at Fronts to deprive the boss of its shield, allowing damage to begin. After a little more than a third of its health is lost, the Primeval will regain its invulnerability shield, with a new set of Envoys spawning in the next area, going clockwise from the last spawn point. Note that, however, any health the Primeval regains from being healed by Invader kills is not counted for this limit. One should also be wary of [[Taken Goblin]] blockers, as the Primeval will often be the only enemy close to them, prompting them to shield it with their powers.

The Primeval's way of fighting has gone through various iterations, formerly lacking an invulnerable shield and thus summoning enemies more often, or summoning the Envoys around itself. In [[Gambit Prime]], the Hallowed Primeval's shield could only be broken by firing upon it from within a well of [[Light]] created by slaying the Envoys at Fronts.

==Trivia==
* The ''ΛCDM'' is a reference to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lambda-CDM_model Lambda-CDM model], which is the parametization of the Big Bang cosmological model in which the universe has three components:
*# A cosmological constant denoted by Lambda (Greek ''Λ'') and associated with '''dark energy'''.
*# The postulated '''cold dark matter''' (abbreviated ''CDM'').
*# Ordinary '''matter'''.
* The ''SNC'' is a reference to Sterile Neutrino Count which are hypothetical particles (neutral leptons – neutrinos) that interact only via gravity and do not interact via any of the fundamental interactions of the Standard Model.

==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Season of the Drifter]]''
**''[[Season of the Deep]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Into the Light]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The Hidden Dossier]]'' {{Mo}}

==References==
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