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|name= Psion | |name= Psion | ||
|othernames= | |othernames= | ||
|image= [[File: | |image= [[File:Chelsea-velazquez-red-guard-sniper-low-02.jpg|350px]] | ||
|variant= | |variant= | ||
|homeworld= | |homeworld= Psion homeworld {{Citation needed}} <br> [[Brand]] | ||
|focalworld(s)= | |focalworld(s)= [[Torobatl]]<br> [[Mars]] <br> [[Reef]] <br> [[Phobos]] (formerly) <br> [[Saturn]] <br> [[Earth]] <br> [[Nessus]] <br> [[Io]] <br> [[Mercury]] <br> [[The Leviathan|Leviathan]] <br> [[Neptune]] | ||
|goals= Serve the [[Cabal]] empire <br> Psionic Operations <br> Build the [[OXA Machine]] | |goals= Serve the [[Cabal]] empire <br> Psionic Operations <br> Build the [[OXA Machine]] | ||
|war= The [[City]] <br> The [[Reef]] <br> [[Fallen]] <br> [[Hive]] <br> [[Vex]] <br> [[Taken]] <br> [[Scorn]] | |war= The [[City]] <br> The [[Reef]] <br> [[Fallen]] <br> [[Hive]] <br> [[Vex]] <br> [[Taken]] <br> [[Scorn]] | ||
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{{Cabal infobox | {{Cabal infobox | ||
|image= [[File: | |image= [[File:Destiny-CabalPsion.jpg|300px]] | ||
|name= Psion | |name= Psion | ||
| | |Legion(s)= [[Blind Legion]] <br> [[Dust Giants]] <br> [[Sand Eaters]] <br> [[Siege Dancers]] <br> [[Skyburners]] <br> [[Broken Legion]] | ||
| | |Role(s)= Support Infantry | ||
| | |Weapon(s)= {{icon|Solar}} [[Slug Rifle]] | ||
| | |Abilities= {{icon|Arc}} Psion Melee <br> {{icon|Arc}} Psionic Blast <br> {{icon|Void}} [[Absorption Shield]] {{C|Epic}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
|title3 = Destiny 2 | |title3 = Destiny 2 | ||
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|image= [[File:Roderick-weise-psion-2.jpg|350px]] | |image= [[File:Roderick-weise-psion-2.jpg|350px]] | ||
|name= Psion | |name= Psion | ||
| | |Legion(s)= [[Red Legion]] <br> [[Loyalists]] <br> [[Cabal Deserters]] <br> [[Imperial Cabal]] <br> [[Shadow Legion]] | ||
| | |Role(s)= Support Infantry <br> Snipers | ||
| | |Weapon(s)= {{icon|Solar}} [[Slug Rifle]] (common) <br> {{icon|Solar}} [[Cabal Headhunter]] (common) <br> {{icon|Arc}} [[Cabal Slug Shotgun]] (rare) | ||
| | |Abilities= Limited Flight <br> Strafe Thrusters <br> {{icon|Void}} Psion Melee <br> {{icon|Void}} Nova Rupture <br> {{icon|Solar}} [[Absorption Shield]] {{C|[[Nightmare Hunt]]}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Article quote|There is no higher warfare than deception.<ref>'''[[Grimoire]] description'''</ref>}} | {{Article quote|There is no higher warfare than deception.<ref>'''[[Grimoire]] description'''</ref>}} | ||
'''Psions''' are a | '''Psions''' are a race of psychically-empowered beings who were conquered and enslaved by the [[Cabal]]<ref>[http://imgur.com/a/bv7y8 '''Imgur''' - ''Newsweek Destiny Collector's Edition August 19, 2014'']</ref> in the hopes of weaponizing their abilities. They now primarily serve as engineers, pilots and fire support within the Cabal military. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
{{Quote|Psions fly many colors, but within the Cabal, we exist in congress, moving toward our own future.|[[Qinziq]]}}<ref name="CLE3">'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore:Captain's Log|Captain's Log]]: [[Lore:Captain's Log#ENTRY 3 - Lust and Reappropriation Pt. II|ENTRY 3 - Lust and Reappropriation Pt. II]]''</ref> | {{Quote|Psions fly many colors, but within the Cabal, we exist in congress, moving toward our own future.|[[Qinziq]]}}<ref name="CLE3">'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore:Captain's Log|Captain's Log]]: [[Lore:Captain's Log#ENTRY 3 - Lust and Reappropriation Pt. II|ENTRY 3 - Lust and Reappropriation Pt. II]]''</ref> | ||
Ancient Psions practiced a form of ancestor worship, communing with the divine spirits of the dead through a Y-goblet that "cupped their spirits" and poured out their souls into new Psions. Worship involved daily rituals in which the Y-goblet was filled with offerings for ancestors, such as water to wash out their eyes,<ref>'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]], [[Lore:Confessions|Confessions]]: [[Lore:Confessions#Entry I|Entry I]]''</ref> salt to roughen their skin,<ref name="EII">'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]], [[Lore:Confessions|Confessions]]: [[Lore:Confessions#Entry II|Entry II]]''</ref> or linen to bind their wounds.<ref name=EVI>'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]], [[Lore:Confessions|Confessions]]: [[Lore:Confessions#Entry VI|Entry VI]]''</ref> Other practices included physically drawing the Y-goblet on a nearby surface. Adherents believed that every other person, or at least Psions, had a spark of the divine within them, physically evident in their Y-shaped pupils.<ref name="EIII">'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]], [[Lore:Confessions|Confessions]]: [[Lore:Confessions#Entry III|Entry III]]''</ref> | Ancient Psions practiced a form of ancestor worship, communing with the divine spirits of the dead through a Y-goblet that "cupped their spirits" and poured out their souls into new Psions. Worship involved daily rituals in which the Y-goblet was filled with offerings for ancestors, such as water to wash out their eyes,<ref>'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]], [[Lore:Confessions|Confessions]]: [[Lore:Confessions#Entry I|Entry I]]''</ref> salt to roughen their skin,<ref name="EII">'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]], [[Lore:Confessions|Confessions]]: [[Lore:Confessions#Entry II|Entry II]]''</ref> or linen to bind their wounds.<ref name=EVI>'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]], [[Lore:Confessions|Confessions]]: [[Lore:Confessions#Entry VI|Entry VI]]''</ref> Other practices included physically drawing the Y-goblet on a nearby surface. Adherents believed that every other person, or at least Psions, had a spark of the divine within them, physically evident in their Y-shaped pupils.<ref name="EIII">'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]], [[Lore:Confessions|Confessions]]: [[Lore:Confessions#Entry III|Entry III]]''</ref> | ||
In prehistory, long before the Psion species joined the Cabal, a group of exceptionally powerful Psions known as the God-Thoughts dominated the species with their psychic abilities. They destroyed the Y-goblet faith for seeing divinity in every common person. Its suppression was so brutal that while the faith survived to the present, its practitioners still feared discovery and worshiped only in secret.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]], [[Lore:Confessions|Confessions]]: [[Lore:Confessions#Entry VIII|Entry VIII]]''</ref> | In prehistory, long before the Psion species joined the Cabal, a group of exceptionally powerful Psions known as the God-Thoughts dominated the species with their psychic abilities. They destroyed the Y-goblet faith for seeing divinity in every common person. Its suppression was so brutal that while the faith survived to the present, its practitioners still feared discovery and worshiped only in secret.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]], [[Lore:Confessions|Confessions]]: [[Lore:Confessions#Entry VIII|Entry VIII]]''</ref> | ||
At some point in their history, the | At some point in their history, Psions worshipped the being known as [[Nezarec, Final God of Pain|Nezarec]] as a deity. This tradition has continued among at least some Psions until relatively recently; the Psion [[Acasia]], who came to the Sol System at some point post-[[Collapse]] and joined the [[Acolytes of Nezarec]], lost her partner when he was abducted by a group of Psions to be tortured as a sacrifice to Nezarec. | ||
===Servitude to the Cabal=== | ===Servitude to the Cabal=== | ||
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==Biology== | ==Biology== | ||
Psions are bipedal humanoid beings, typically shorter than humans. They have hairless, veined heads, with a single eye surrounded by black trident-shaped creases. These eyes can be either blue or orange, and have distinctive Y-shaped pupils. Their eyes turn opaque grey once they die, with the pupil disappearing. Their faces have a series of holes above their mouths, possibly spiracles for breathing. Psions serving in the [[Red Legion]] have the tops of their heads exposed, even in harsh environments such as Mars, [[Io]], and [[Nessus]] without any visible damage. They have five fingers on each hand, though often their armor groups their middle and ring fingers into one. | Psions are bipedal humanoid beings, typically shorter than humans. They have hairless, veined heads, with a single eye surrounded by black trident-shaped creases. These eyes can be either blue or orange, and have distinctive Y-shaped pupils. Their eyes turn opaque grey once they die, with the pupil disappearing. Their faces have a series of holes above their mouths, possibly spiracles for breathing. Psions serving in the [[Red Legion]] have the tops of their heads exposed, even in harsh environments such as Mars, [[Io]], and [[Nessus]] without any visible damage. They have five fingers on each hand, though often their armor groups their middle and ring fingers into one. | ||
Normally, they are significantly smaller than their Cabal superiors; however, some high-ranking Psions, like [[Kargen, the Technocrat]], [[Inotam, Oblivion's Triune]] and [[Sizmic, the Net-Desecrator]], are far larger than the average Psion and tower over their Cabal compatriots. In the case of Inotam, this is a product of psychic joining between multiple Psions, who are individually normally-sized.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/12/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Dawn]], [[Weblore:Season of Dawn#Joining|Joining]]''</ref>. | Normally, they are significantly smaller than their Cabal superiors; however, some high-ranking Psions, like [[Kargen, the Technocrat]], [[Inotam, Oblivion's Triune]] and [[Sizmic, the Net-Desecrator]], are far larger than the average Psion and tower over their Cabal compatriots. In the case of Inotam, this is a product of psychic joining between multiple Psions, who are individually normally-sized.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/12/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Dawn]], [[Weblore:Season of Dawn#Joining|Joining]]''</ref>. | ||
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Psions are skilled marksmen, as they can use their telekinetic abilities to slow their own breathing and steady their aim.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]], [[Armor of Feltroc#Vest of Feltroc|Vest of Feltroc]]''</ref> It is very common to see Psions providing long-range fire support for other Cabal units. Psions have been described as providing post-op analysis and other intelligence-work for Cabal forces in Sol, and have observed the phenomenon of [[Darkness Zone]]s (areas in which the ability of Guardians to reanimate is suppressed)<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Cabal#Ghost Fragment: Cabal 4|Ghost Fragment: Cabal 4]]''</ref>. Psions can use their powers to manipulate and communicate with machines, and even breach extra-dimensional portals.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Rasputin#Ghost Fragment: Rasputin|Ghost Fragment: Rasputin]]''</ref><ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/adventure-dark-alliance?highlight=alliance Adventure:Dark Alliance]</ref> They even managed to spy on [[Crucible]] matches such as at [[Firebase Thuria]], which oddly enough, bemused them at the [[Guardian]]s complaining.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Legion-Bane#Legion-Bane Helm|Legion Bane Helm]]''</ref> | Psions are skilled marksmen, as they can use their telekinetic abilities to slow their own breathing and steady their aim.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]], [[Armor of Feltroc#Vest of Feltroc|Vest of Feltroc]]''</ref> It is very common to see Psions providing long-range fire support for other Cabal units. Psions have been described as providing post-op analysis and other intelligence-work for Cabal forces in Sol, and have observed the phenomenon of [[Darkness Zone]]s (areas in which the ability of Guardians to reanimate is suppressed)<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Cabal#Ghost Fragment: Cabal 4|Ghost Fragment: Cabal 4]]''</ref>. Psions can use their powers to manipulate and communicate with machines, and even breach extra-dimensional portals.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Rasputin#Ghost Fragment: Rasputin|Ghost Fragment: Rasputin]]''</ref><ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/adventure-dark-alliance?highlight=alliance Adventure:Dark Alliance]</ref> They even managed to spy on [[Crucible]] matches such as at [[Firebase Thuria]], which oddly enough, bemused them at the [[Guardian]]s complaining.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Legion-Bane#Legion-Bane Helm|Legion Bane Helm]]''</ref> | ||
Psions are telepathic and have limited clairvoyance. They employ this for mundane purposes, such as to converse among each other, or more offensive capabilities like stealing secrets from the minds of others<ref name="CLE3">'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore:Captain's Log|Captain's Log]]: [[Lore:Captain's Log#ENTRY 3 - Lust and Reappropriation Pt. II|ENTRY 3 - Lust and Reappropriation Pt. II]]''</ref>. Psions often connect in "metaconcerts", groups of synchronized minds where multiple individual combine their thoughts and intentions. This is a powerful ability, allowing large enough metaconcerts to even detect ships hidden by conventional sensors through the emotions of their crew<ref name=EVI>'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]], [[Lore:Confessions|Confessions]]: [[Lore:Confessions#Entry VI|Entry VI]]''</ref>. Metaconcerts can be opened to non-Psions, such as the [[Loyalists]]' one, of which Emperor Calus was also part. This telepathy may not be wholly consensual, and their higher level thoughts are broadcast to some degree. Psions are also capable of a permanent form of metaconcert called "joining", in which they fuse their bodies and minds into a larger, more powerful Psion. This process is only known through "ancient texts of the mind" and the sole example of it in recent history is the fusion of three [[Ozletc, the Sky Piercer|Psion]] [[Tazaroc, the Sun Eater|Flayer]] [[Niruul, the Hollow Voice|sisters]] into [[Inotam, Oblivion's Triune | Psions are telepathic and have limited clairvoyance. They employ this for mundane purposes, such as to converse among each other, or more offensive capabilities like stealing secrets from the minds of others<ref name="CLE3">'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore:Captain's Log|Captain's Log]]: [[Lore:Captain's Log#ENTRY 3 - Lust and Reappropriation Pt. II|ENTRY 3 - Lust and Reappropriation Pt. II]]''</ref>. Psions often connect in "metaconcerts", groups of synchronized minds where multiple individual combine their thoughts and intentions. This is a powerful ability, allowing large enough metaconcerts to even detect ships hidden by conventional sensors through the emotions of their crew<ref name=EVI>'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]], [[Lore:Confessions|Confessions]]: [[Lore:Confessions#Entry VI|Entry VI]]''</ref>. Metaconcerts can be opened to non-Psions, such as the [[Loyalists]]' one, of which Emperor Calus was also part. This telepathy may not be wholly consensual, and their higher level thoughts are broadcast to some degree. Psions are also capable of a permanent form of metaconcert called "joining", in which they fuse their bodies and minds into a larger, more powerful Psion. This process is only known through "ancient texts of the mind" and the sole example of it in recent history is the fusion of three [[Ozletc, the Sky Piercer|Psion]] [[Tazaroc, the Sun Eater|Flayer]] [[Niruul, the Hollow Voice|sisters]] into [[Inotam, Oblivion's Triune]]. | ||
The regular Psions in the Scout Legions have psychokinetic blasts that are [[Arc]]-based, which disorient the victims, while their equals in the [[Red Legion]], [[Shadow Legion]], and [[Loyalists]] have [[Void]]-based blasts and attacks<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Cabal#Psion|Psion]]''</ref>. However, exceptional individuals such as [[Psion Flayer]]s have been seen employing other, more complex and powerful attacks that use all three elements. | The regular Psions in the Scout Legions have psychokinetic blasts that are [[Arc]]-based, which disorient the victims, while their equals in the [[Red Legion]], [[Shadow Legion]], and [[Loyalists]] have [[Void]]-based blasts and attacks<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Cabal#Psion|Psion]]''</ref>. However, exceptional individuals such as [[Psion Flayer]]s have been seen employing other, more complex and powerful attacks that use all three elements. | ||
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*[[Optus Haseth, Coalition Ally]] | *[[Optus Haseth, Coalition Ally]] | ||
*[[Psion (Psisorium)|The Psion]] | *[[Psion (Psisorium)|The Psion]] | ||
*[[Optus Siluu, Coalition Ally]] | *[[Optus Siluu, Coalition Ally]] | ||
*[[Optus Taxaat]] | *[[Optus Taxaat]] | ||
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==Types== | ==Types== | ||
;Notable Variations | ;Notable Variations | ||
*[[Councilor]] - Archetypal Psions that don't move, but project an impenetrable shield that requires foes to strike them in melee. | *[[Councilor]] - Archetypal Psions that don't move, but project an impenetrable shield that requires foes to strike them in melee. | ||
*[[Interceptor Pilot]] - Psions tasked with driving [[Interceptor]]s. | *[[Interceptor Pilot]] - Psions tasked with driving [[Interceptor]]s. | ||
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*[[Nightmare Psion]] - A [[Nightmare]] in the shape of a Psion. | *[[Nightmare Psion]] - A [[Nightmare]] in the shape of a Psion. | ||
*[[Psion Flayer]] - Psions with vastly amplified psychic prowess. | *[[Psion Flayer]] - Psions with vastly amplified psychic prowess. | ||
;Common Variants | ;Common Variants | ||
*Elite Psion - Epic difficulty | *Elite Psion - Epic difficulty | ||
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*Fleet Psion - Heroic difficulty | *Fleet Psion - Heroic difficulty | ||
*[[Honored Psion]] - [[Elite]] Psion | *[[Honored Psion]] - [[Elite]] Psion | ||
* | *Psion Operant - [[Major]] Psion {{C|''Destiny''}} | ||
;Specific variants | ;Specific variants | ||
*[[7th Company Psion]] | *[[7th Company Psion]] | ||
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*[[Electron Controller]] | *[[Electron Controller]] | ||
*[[Engineer Psion]] | *[[Engineer Psion]] | ||
*[[EZ Psion]] | *[[EZ Psion]] | ||
*[[Flayer Aspirant]] | *[[Flayer Aspirant]] | ||
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*[[Psion Commander]] | *[[Psion Commander]] | ||
*[[Psion Spotter]] | *[[Psion Spotter]] | ||
*[[Turret Machinist]] | *[[Turret Machinist]] | ||
*[[Xûr's Siegebringer]] | *[[Xûr's Siegebringer]] | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The Psion Councilor is the only one of its species to have its face fully revealed. | *The Psion Councilor is the only one of its species to have its face fully revealed. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:ImperialPsion.jpg|An [[Imperial Cabal]] Psion. | File:ImperialPsion.jpg|An [[Imperial Cabal]] Psion. | ||
File:ShadowLegion4.jpg|A [[Shadow Legion]] Psion. | File:ShadowLegion4.jpg|A [[Shadow Legion]] Psion. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*''[[Destiny]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Destiny]]'' {{1st}} | ||
**''[[The Taken King]]'' | **''[[The Taken King]]'' | ||
**''[[April Update]]'' | |||
*''[[Destiny 2]]'' | *''[[Destiny 2]]'' | ||
**''[[Curse of Osiris]]'' | **''[[Curse of Osiris]]'' | ||
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**''[[Lightfall]]'' | **''[[Lightfall]]'' | ||
**''[[Season of Defiance]]'' | **''[[Season of Defiance]]'' | ||
*''[[Cabal Booklet]]'' | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{Cabal}} | {{Cabal}} | ||
{{ | {{Races}} | ||
[[Category:Psions|*]] | [[Category:Psions|*]] | ||
[[Category:Cabal]] | [[Category:Cabal]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Races]] | ||
[[Category:Enemies]] | [[Category:Enemies]] |