Editing SIVA

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{{quote|~consume enhance replicate~|SIVA Directive}}

'''SIVA''' is a form of [[Cytomachine|self-replicating nanotechnology]] developed by [[Clovis Bray (corporation)|Clovis Bray]] during the [[Golden Age]]. Originally designed to assist in the construction of extrasolar colonies, it was used by the [[Warmind]] [[Rasputin]] as a weapon against the [[Iron Lords]], and later by the [[Splicers]] of the [[Fallen]] [[House of Devils]].

==Overview==
{{quote|That is SIVA. Given the right directions, it could create anything imaginable. At least in theory.|[[Lord Saladin]]}}
SIVA was once a [[Golden Age]] breakthrough in self-assembling, self-replicating nanotechnology, created by [[Clovis Bray (corporation)|Clovis Bray]] to accelerate humanity's colonization effort. The technology had the ability to create nearly anything that anyone could ever need. It would be used to create new structures and colonies on new worlds faster than regular construction methods. It was considered as an amazing breakthrough in technology. It was later rediscovered by the [[Iron Lords]] during the [[Timeline#Early_City_Age|early City Age]], but it turned against them with the aid of the last [[Warmind]], [[Rasputin]], who was awakened from his centuries-long hibernation when the [[Iron Lord]]s tried to steal SIVA in their attempt to utilize it for [[human]]ity's betterment. Unable to destroy the virus, and with most of the Iron Lords being puppeted against each other under SIVA's control, [[Lady Jolder]] sealed both the virus and all of the [[Iron Lord]]s (with the exception of [[Lord Saladin]] and [[Lady Efrideet]]) within its bunker, deep within the bowels of the [[Cosmodrome]].<ref name="DROIT">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFTn6jQk338 '''Destiny''': ''Rise of Iron Trailer'']</ref><ref>[https://www.bungie.net/en/pub/RiseOfIron'''Bungie.net''': ''Rise of Iron'']</ref>

It was later rediscovered by the [[Fallen]], who took it to be the perfection of technology and sought to perfect themselves entirely, freeing them from their dependency on [[ether]] and mortal flesh. It not only changed their forms, it granted them new abilities, resurrect Fallen enemies and even use enemy tech against them. Alerted by [[Lord Saladin]], [[the Guardian]] soon put a stop to this, destroying the Replication Chamber and later ending [[Aksis, Archon Prime]].

==History==
=== Creation ===
{{Quote|The complex is ready for wholescale replication of the SIVA nanite. We are waiting for your signal to start." <br> "Thank you for your faithful service, Dr. Zhang. I look forward to the wonders that come from this replication complex. The New Machine Age, shall we call it? Let's begin.|Dr. [[Escher Zhang|Zhang]] and Dr. [[Willa Bray|Willa Bray]].<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]] [[Grimoire:Enemies/SIVA#Dormant_SIVA:_Clovis_Bray_1.9|Dormant SIVA: Clovis Bray1.9]]''</ref>}}
Clovis Bray began work on SIVA at the height of the [[Golden Age]], alongside a similar project known to the Guardians only as [[Owl Sector#TRANSMISSION incident|Transmission]]. Its development was spearheaded by Willa Bray. While Transmission was intended only to enhance the strength, speed, and intelligence of prospective colonists using nanomachines, Willa envisioned SIVA as an all-purpose nanomachine capable of breaking down matter and reconstituting it, with applications ranging from reconstructive surgery to rapidly building entire cities.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]], Playstation 4, [[Legacy's Oath Gloves]]''</ref> The Transmission project was eventually shuttered after it caused unforeseen side-effects in test subjects, and Clovis Bray focused entirely on SIVA, which was later completed and approved for deployment. So confident was Clovis Bray in SIVA's capabilities that they eschewed adding safety measures, such as a kill switch. The first SIVA replication chamber, designated [[Site 6]], was built within the [[Cosmodrome]] in order to outfit the [[colony ship]]s. One such colony ship was the [[Exodus Black]], which carried a cache of SIVA on it's journey to colonize [[Kepler-186]]. What became of the cache is unknown but it may have survived the crash on [[Nessus]] and may be in the ruins of the Exodus Black.<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]] [[Grimoire:Enemies/SIVA#Dormant_SIVA:_Clovis_Bray_1.3|Dormant SIVA: Clovis Bray 1.3]]''</ref><ref>[https://owlsector.bungie.net/ '''Owl Sector''']</ref>

At some point, SIVA was transported to worlds outside of the Solar System under the direction of the [[Warmind]] [[Rasputin]].<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]] [[Grimoire:Places/Earth#Ghost_Fragment:_Old_Russia_4|Ghost Fragment: Old Russia 4]]''</ref>

=== Reawakening ===
{{Quote|[[Felwinter]] tried to communicate with the Warmind. Called it Rasputin. ~consume enhance replicate~ Said he could make it understand. Tell it we meant no harm. Rasputin didn’t answer with words.|Unknown Iron Lord.<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]] [[Grimoire:Enemies/SIVA#Dormant_SIVA:_Iron_Lords_2.6|Dormant SIVA: Iron Lords 2.6]]''</ref>}}
Many years later, Rasputin was reactivated when the [[Iron Lords]], hoping to harness SIVA to bring about a new Golden Age, trespassed into Site 6. Rasputin treated the intruders as hostile and activated its defenses. Unable to communicate or reason with Rasputin, the Iron Lords still managed to infiltrate Site 6 and release the nanotech only for Rasputin to turn it against them, infecting several of their numbers against their fellow Iron Lords. In the end, almost all of the Iron Lords and [[Iron Wolves]] sacrificed themselves to stop SIVA and seal it within its complex. Rasputin ceased its onslaught once it deemed Site 6 was re-secured, and began passive observation of the [[Guardian]]s.<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]] [[Grimoire:Allies/Rasputin#Ghost_Fragment:_Rasputin_6|Ghost Fragment: Rasputin 6]]''</ref> Lord [[Saladin Forge]], one of the surviving Iron Lords, quarantined the [[Plaguelands]] to prevent SIVA from ever being unleashed again.<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[King of the Mountain]]''</ref>

=== SIVA Crisis ===
{{Quote|What is this complexity? ~consume enhance replicate~ The machine of a thousand parts, fashioned by single mind. From where does such complexity arise? What does the creation of a mind require? In the long march of life’s procession, order is created from disorder. The rise of complexity is not promised. Such things are not inevitable, and yet here I stand. ~consume enhance replicate~|Aksis, Archon Prime.<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]] [[Grimoire:Enemies/SIVA#Dormant_SIVA:_Fallen_3.2|Dormant SIVA: Fallen 3.2]]''</ref>}}
A year after the [[Taken War]], while looting ancient tombs from the Golden Age, the [[Fallen]] [[House of Devils]] managed to unearth SIVA once more. Realizing the potential of this nanotechnology, their [[Devil Splicers]], led by [[Aksis, Archon Prime]], imbued themselves with it and began infecting their fellow Devils in an attempt to transform themselves into machine gods.<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]] [[Grimoire:Enemies/SIVA#Dormant_SIVA:_Fallen_3.5|Dormant SIVA: Fallen 3.5]]''</ref> Unable to contain the [[SIVA Crisis]] on his own, Lord Saladin began seeking out [[Guardian]]s to help him form a new generation of the Iron Lords to defeat the mutant army, avenge his fallen comrades and seemingly end the threat of SIVA at the time.<ref>''Rise of Iron Reveal Trailer:'', ''https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFTn6jQk338''</ref>

The Guardians saw first hand at what the Splicers with SIVA can do, and they are definitely augmented by it even seeing old enemies reanimated and friendly weapon systems turned against them. However, the Guardians learned that the Fallen have not utilized SIVA's full potential, they had to make their way towards the replication chamber where the Iron Lords died their final deaths. When they arrived, they had to fight against reanimated Iron Lords infused with SIVA, but in the end, the chamber was destroyed and the Splicer's production of it disrupted, however, there was still the Archon to deal with, The Guardians raided his lair and experienced the power of the self-proclaimed Machine God but was felled in the end.

=== Quarantine and Aftermath ===
The threat posed by SIVA and the Fallen was eventually neutralized, with the Splicers stopped and the replication chamber destroyed. Two years later, it would be revealed that the [[Vanguard]] had placed all areas affected by SIVA under quarantine. This was initially believed to be limited to the [[Cosmodrome]] until [[The Guardian]] discovered that their [[Outbreak Prime|old rifle forged from SIVA]] was still producing additional nanites even after it was presumed lost in the fall of the old [[Tower]]. This placed one of the Cryptarchy's vaults under quarantine, which was then breached by Fallen serving [[Eramis, the Shipstealer]]. However, due to assistance from [[Mithrax, the Forsaken]], the Guardian managed to intercept the heist, take back what was rightfully theirs and repel the Fallen before they could escape with a new supply of SIVA. There were even some SIVA nodes found on [[Felwinter Peak]] when the Guardian was led there by Rasputin that would reveal his tale to them.

==Quotes==
''Let's get right to it. How can Clovis Bray help the Exodus project? ~SIVA.MEM.[[Chen Lanshu|CL]]001''

''We've found a way to push our matter encryption technology even further. ~SIVA.MEM.[[Willa Bray|WB]]002''

''Habitats, equipment, repairs of all kinds—all of these things can be made from one material. ~SIVA.MEM.WB003''

''SIVA doesn't expire, degrade, or forget. It can remain dormant even on long voyages. ~SIVA.MEM.WB004''

''Nearly any problem a deep-space colonist could have, SIVA can fix. ~SIVA.MEM.WB005''

''And how long do the effects of SIVA last? ~SIVA.MEM.CL006'' 

''Well, SIVA requires no external power source, so…forever. ~SIVA.MEM.WB007''

''Just give it a directive, and it won't stop until it gets a new directive. ~SIVA.MEM.WB008''

''This sounds like it could be invaluable to Exodus colonists. But [[Malahayati]] has some concerns. ~SIVA.MEM.CL009''

''General, poorly worded or malicious code is the fault of the programmer, not SIVA itself. ~SIVA.MEM.WB010''

''Doctor Bray, I'm sure you've realized SIVA's applications extend beyond colonization. ~SIVA.MEM.CL011''

''I'm not sure what you mean, General. Is this still about the Exodus program? ~SIVA.MEM.WB012''

''The Exodus program would be interested in exploring SIVA's defensive applications. ~SIVA.MEM.CL013''

''General, my team did not intend for SIVA to have military applications. ~SIVA.MEM.WB014''

''Willa, some of history's greatest inventions began as unintended side effects. ~SIVA.MEM.CL015''''

==Trivia==
*SIVA is also known as Ironsbane, presumably for defeating most of the original Iron Lords.
*SIVA (or otherwise known as [[wikipedia:Shiva|Shiva]]), is a Hindu word meaning the destroyer, one of the three chief deities of the later Hindu pantheon, the other two being Brahma and Vishnu. Siva is also the god presiding over personal destinies. from Sanskrit Śiva, literally: the auspicious (one). This may be the reason for the plague's name in ''[[Destiny]]'', due to its lore as a destroyer. 
*Nanotechnology is a branch of technology that deals with dimensions and tolerances of less than 100 nanometers, especially the manipulation of individual atoms and molecules.
*SIVA is briefly mentioned  by [[Failsafe]] in ''[[Destiny 2]]''.
*In ''[[Destiny 2]]'', the emblem of SIVA is featured on ''The First Domino'' jumpship made available during [[Festival of the Lost]].
*''[[Grimoire:Guardian/Ghost#Ghost_Fragment:_Ghosts_2|Ghost Fragment: Ghosts 2]]'' reveals that Ghosts can be infected by SIVA. Though the [[Light]] repels most of the infection, the Ghost in the Grimoire Card occasionally verbalizes the console output of the dormant SIVA within it, such as identifying [[Obsidian]], recalling memory fragments, and the errors generated by the now-ineffective strain.
*Many Destiny fans speculated that SIVA was invented by Clovis Bray by reverse engineering [[Vex]] technology.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Destiny Plaguelands 2.png||Concept art of SIVA plague spreading across the [[Plaguelands]].
SIVA Node.png|[[SIVA Node]]
SIVA Symbol.png|SIVA symbol
File:SIVA.png|SIVA plague within a broken off portion of a former [[Colony ship]]
File:Siva core.png|Closeup of an individual SIVA core
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny]]''
**''[[Rise of Iron]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Destiny 2]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Curse of Osiris]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Forsaken (expansion)|Forsaken]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Joker's Wild]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Shadowkeep]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of the Worthy]]'' {{Mo}}

==References==
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