Editing Shaxx

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|affiliation= [[Vanguard]]

|class= [[Titan]] ([[Striker]])

|notable= Hero of [[Twilight Gap]] <br> Master Swordsmith

'''Lord Shaxx''' is the manager of the [[Crucible]] and a vendor for Crucible-related items. He is found in the [[Tower]] near the [[Vanguard]]. However, in Destiny 2 he is located in the Courtyard, behind the vaults. He is assisted in his duties by [[Arcite 99-40]], the Crucible Quartermaster. He does not serve as a vendor in Destiny 2. Lord Shaxx also serves as the announcer in the Crucible, with the exception of the monthly [[Iron Banner]] tournament, which is hosted by [[Lord Saladin]].<ref name = "Alpha">'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard.''</ref>

===Defender of the Last City===

Shaxx's past is largely unknown but during the first years of the [[City Age]] he traveled to the famous camp that would eventually become [[The Last City]], helping to build the city alongside people such as a younger [[Speaker]] and [[Zavala]]. Shaxx also fought alongside Zavala and Lord [[Saladin Forge]] during the [[Battle of Six Fronts]] and participated in the construction of the Last City's Wall and the Towers. He and Zavala became students of Saladin, although they did not join the [[Iron Lords]].<ref name="IBR">'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Tower_Allies#Iron_Banner_Rep|Iron Banner Rep]]''</ref>

The Crucible handler was also present during the schism between the infamous exile, [[Osiris]], and his former teacher, the Speaker. While Shaxx didn't have an opinion on Osiris at the time, he grew irritated that his "messages" began to spread and cause strife among the Guardians and the City itself. Shaxx even had to personally break up a few fights before they got out of hand.

{{Quote|I faced an impossible choice: disobey my superior or let the City burn. I relive it every day. There are some who have never forgiven me.|Shaxx, recounting his decision at the Battle of Twilight Gap to [[Redrix-3]] and [[Josef]]}}<ref>'''Bungie (2018/12/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Black Armory]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Ascent]]''</ref>

When the [[Fallen]] Houses united and laid siege to the Last City, Shaxx fought in the [[Battle of Twilight Gap|Battle]] of the [[Twilight Gap]] to break the Fallen assault. He was given command of a fireteam that consisted of [[Anastasia Bray]], [[Liu Feng]], [[Nkechi-32]], [[Adbi]], and [[Truce]]. As the battle turned against the [[Vanguard]] and they were forced off of the Wall, Shaxx was breaking the neck of a [[Vandal]] when he heard Saladin over the comms order a full retreat to the [[Ridgeback District]] and declared the Last City lost. Shaxx was stunned by the order and glanced around the battlefield, noting the hundreds of dead Fallen and Guardians alike scattered around Twilight Gap. As he reloaded, he looked back upon the City and saw that it was not under direct assault yet, and as Saladin yelled at him to comply with the retreat order Shaxx noticed a gap within the Fallen ranks that would allow them to reach the Wall. Disregarding Saladin, Shaxx ordered Nkechi to take Adbi and Truce while Liu Feng came with him and Ana provided both teams covering fire. His team followed his orders, and as they leapt upon the Wall Shaxx cut off his radio feed with Saladin.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/12/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Black Armory]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Mountaintop]]''</ref> The six of them held the Wall long enough for Saladin and Zavala to regroup the rest of the Guardians and launch a counterattack, which allowed the Vanguard to emerge victorious and save the Last City.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Shard of the Traveler (Sunbreaker)]]''</ref>

The loss of so many Guardians at Twilight Gap caused Shaxx to fear that the Last City could not withstand another full-scale assault. He decided that he would mentor young Guardians in the [[Crucible]] in order to ensure the next generation of Guardians would be forged into the best warriors possible and would only return to the war outside of the City once his task was accomplished.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Tower_Allies#Crucible_Handler|Crucible Handler]]''</ref> Shaxx ignoring the commands of Saladin during the battle resulted in a falling out between the two Titans,<ref name="IBR"/> while Zavala was left with issues against both of them due to the battle. Others have attempted to get the three Titans to sort out their differences after the battle, but their stubborn nature prevented those efforts from working. Due to their disputes, Shaxx has little to do with Saladin's [[Iron Banner]] event, despite having been given oversight of the matches.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible_Playlists#Iron_Banner|Iron Banner]]''</ref>

Despite his focus on the Crucible, Shaxx did serve in several battles for the Vanguard. He was present at the [[Battle of Burning Lake]], the first battle with the [[Hive]]. The Vanguard barely won the battle, and Shaxx submitted a report to the Consensus detailing the Hive [[Knight]]'s Light-stealing swords and began looking into developing countermeasures against their weapons. He was shocked to discover that despite how close they came to defeat at Burning Lake, the Consensus was preparing for an assault on Hive's moon fortresses. Boldly barging into the Consensus Hall, Shaxx demanded to know what madness had taken ahold of them and questioned if they had even read his report about Burning Lake. He appealed to Zavala to see reason and prevent the assault so they could learn more about the swords and train against them, but his old friend informed Shaxx that this was for the Consensus to decide, not him.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Inventory/Heavy_Weapons#Raze-Lighter|Raze-Lighter]]''</ref> Shaxx's fears proved well-founded, as the resulting battle to reclaim the Moon ended in complete failure, eventually coming to be referred to as the [[Great Disaster]], as thousands of Guardians perished by the swords of [[Crota, Son of Oryx]] and his spawn.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian/Classes#Ghost_Fragment:_Warlock_2|Ghost Fragment: Warlock 2]]''</ref>

{{Quote|The tactics and techniques that will save us in wars to come are birthed in the Crucible, during live-fire training. The Vanguard are so preoccupied with their own agendas they're missing the Vanguard of tomorrow rising right before their eyes. Ghosts find Guardians. The Crucible forges them.|Lord Shaxx}}<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Phoenix_Strife_Type_0#Lore|Binary Pheonix Bond / Cloak / Mark]]''</ref>

As the head of the Crucible, Shaxx often had to deal with the politics of the City's Consensus and [[Weapon Foundry|weapons foundries]]. He was approached by [[Modris Wyndham]] and [[Sya Droysen]], two representatives of [[Tex Mechanica]] who wanted him to fix Crucible fights to make their weapons look good. Pretending to consider their offer, he asked them to meet him in an abandoned district of the City. However, he instead had [[Arcite 99-40]] contact them with a message declaring that they were not the first to try and subvert the integrity of the Crucible and that he did not care if the Consensus did not believe their actions illegal. Shaxx then had them presented a choice: either ten Titans could crash through their factory on "business", or Tex Mechanica could find a way to make up their mistake up to him.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/The_City#Ghost_Fragment:_The_City_Age_2|Ghost Fragment: The City Age 2]]''</ref>

While talking with [[Cayde-6]] about the greatest Titans who had ever lived, Shaxx expressed his belief that [[Saint-14]] was dead. Cayde noted they had no idea what the former Titan Vanguard's status was, but Shaxx doubted that the Exo had simply disappeared. They then discussed Saint's eccentric nature, which Shaxx believed was his strength, although Cayde mocked Saint's claim that he had seen the future and saw a Guardian savior who would one day arrive. Shaxx stated that belief was a hell of thing, and then left to watch a Crucible match in which a [[The Guardian|new recruit]] from [[Old Russia]] that he had his eye on was debuting in.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/5/12)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Helm of Saint-14]]''</ref>

Around the time of Crota's defeat, rumors abounded in the Tower regarding Shaxx's connections to [[Osiris]], which caused the Speaker to launch a formal investigation. Shaxx was outraged by this, and sent a letter to the Speaker declaring that he followed no one and found most ideologies espoused by Guardians like Osiris or [[Ulan-Tan]] to be flawed, but that he did think that Osiris' belief that the minds and bodies of Guardians could be sharpened like one sharpens a sword correct, and that the results in the Crucible spoke for themselves.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Conqueror 2]]''</ref>

Shaxx began to desire new Crucible arenas, and personally led a unit of Redjacks to the Cosmodrome and secured a section of the wall there which was dubbed [[Sector 618]] by the Vanguard. He believed that the location had the spirit of war about it and liked the extra challenges the chaotic terrain added to Crucible matches.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible_Arenas#Sector_618|Sector 618]]''</ref> He also worked with [[Holborn]]'s [[Holborn's Host|Host]] to discover the existence of [[Fleetbase Korus]] on the Martian moon of [[Phobos]], and they reported to the Vanguard that it was under the command of [[Primus]] [[Ta'aun, Hand of Oryx|Ta'aun]] of the [[Skyburners]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Mars#Fleetbase_Korus.2C_Phobos|Fleetbase Korus]]''</ref> After creating another new arena in the midst of the [[European Dead Zone]], Shaxx responded to worries about how it would be kept secure by noting that very little remained dead now and that they must be ready for anything.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible_Arenas#Memento|Memento]]''</ref> He also aided [[Amanda Holliday]] in finding new tracks for the [[Sparrow Racing League]], ordering his Redjacks to create a track on [[Venus]] in the heart of [[Vex]] territory so that the bravery of Guardians could be tested alongside their speed.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Other_Activities#SRL:_Infinite_Descent|Infinite Descent]]''</ref>

While in the midst of drinking coffee and having a heated argument, Shaxx suddenly found himself teleported before Queen [[Mara Sov]] of the [[Reef]]. Startled by his sudden change in surroundings, Shaxx demanded to know where he was, but the Queen merely knocked the coffee cup out of his hand and handed him a copy of William Shakesphere's ''The Tempest'' and demanded he read it aloud. Insulted, Shaxx used his [[Arc]] abilities to incinerate the text and declared that no one told him what to do and that he knew the entirety of ''The Tempest'' by heart. He proceeded to recite the famous play to Mara over the next several hours, although he never removed his helmet during the performance.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken (expansion)|Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Armor_of_the_Great_Hunt_(Titan)#Mark_of_the_Great_Hunt|Mark of the Great Hunt]]''</ref>

After the Guardian secured a landing zone on [[Oryx, the Taken King]]s [[Dreadnaught]], Shaxx ordered his Redjacks to board the massive Hive warship, determined to carve out new Crucible arenas there as revenge upon the Hive God for his invasion of the Solar System.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible_Arenas#Cathedral_of_Dusk|Cathedral of Dusk]]''</ref> He boasted that by the end of the Taken War, they would be holding Crucible matches atop Oryx's throne.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible_Arenas#The_Dungeons|The Dungeons]]''</ref>

Shaxx's interest in Hive swords was rekindled by Oryx's invasion, and he set out to learn how to craft swords for Guardians to wield against the Hive. After Oryx's death, Shaxx was approached by the Guardian, who had been given a shard of Oryx's sword [[Willbreaker]] by [[Eris Morn]]. Shaxx was fascinated by the shard and questioned what the Guardian intended to do with it. He offered to reforge the blade into a new weapon for the Guardian, but needed [[Hadium Flake]]s from the Dreadnaught to repair the blade. After the Guardian gathered the necessary materials and returned, Shaxx explained that he could craft the blade with any of the three elements to make the [[Arc Edge]], [[Sol Edge]], or [[Void Edge]] and asked which the Guardian would prefer.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[A Broken Will]]''</ref> After the Guardian improved upon the sword, Shaxx had them return to him and noted that he could increase its power even more. He asked the Guardian to test the sword's strength against powerful Hive and Guardians in the Crucible. Once that was accomplished, Shaxx explained to them that the sword now hovered between the Light and the Darkness, and that they must ensure it was sealed into the light by using it to slay [[Ecthar, Sword of Oryx]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[A Sword Reforged]]''</ref> While working on the swords, Shaxx turned to the Cryptarchy for aid and utilized Ikora's notes to ensure that the swords were forged in Light.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''Destiny: The Taken King, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Inventory/Heavy_Weapons#Bolt-Caster|Bolt-Caster]]''</ref>

After the emergence of a group of Guardians known as the [[Shadows of Yor]] who utilized copies of [[Thorn]], the dreaded weapon of the murderous Guardian [[Dredgen Yor]], Shaxx met with Ikora to discuss the situation after the Shadows participated in a match on [[Blind Watch]]. Ikora was worried that Yor's corruption was starting again in the Crucible among the Shadows and believed they should monitor the situation. Shaxx agreed with her, although he believed that [[Dredgen Vale|Orsa Zyre]], one of the leaders of the Shadows, and his friends were managing to overcome the Darkness of Thorn and succeed where Yor had failed. His former pupil disagreed with him and asserted that the Thorn was becoming a far too common pestilence in the Crucible.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible_Arenas#Ghost_Fragment:_Blind_Watch|Ghost Fragment: Blind Watch]]''</ref>

During [[The Dawning]], Cayde-6 conned him into loosening up to mingle with the City's children after Shaxx failed to outrun his [[Golden Gun]] in a bet, a feat that Shaxx grudgingly accepted once he started training two kids in the ways of the Crucible. He was vindicated when one of those kids discreetly hit Cayde with a ball. On the way back to the Tower, he once again bet that he could beat the Golden Gun, and Cayde happily accepted.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/28/3)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Age of Triumph]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_%26_Mysteries#Ghost_Fragment:_Lord_Shaxx|Ghost Fragment: Lord Shaxx]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2017/28/3)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Age of Triumph]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_%26_Mysteries#Ghost_Fragment:_Lord_Shaxx_2|Ghost Fragment: Lord Shaxx 2]]''</ref>

Shaxx relocated to [[The Farm]], where he continued to organize Crucible matches. He was reunited with the Young Wolf there, who had managed to restore their connection to the Light. Shaxx told them that only their Light could forge a path to victory for them, and that his Crucible would help prepare them for their future battles.<ref name="Spark">'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Spark]]''</ref>

He was a part of the strike team led by Zavala to free the Traveler from Cabal hands, but was separated along with [[Arcite 99-40]] and other Guardians from Zavala and [[Hawthorne|Suraya Hawthorne]] when the Cabal blocked their path with an Energy barrier.

Once the Last City was liberated from the Red Legion and the Traveler awakened, Shaxx moves from the Farm and once again organizes Crucible matches from the Last City in the [[Tower (Destiny 2)|new Tower]].

Bold, proud and fierce are the words that could best define Lord Shaxx. Next to Zavala, Shaxx is a perfect exemplar of the Titan Guardian. The Crucible handler is completely dedicated to the mission in preparing the Guardians for whatever force the Darkness brings, acting as a tough but encouraging mentor to them. He praises those who perform admirably or put up a decent fight while being harsh to those who fall short, normally berating them to do better. Despite this, Shaxx doesn't see a match lost as failure but as a lesson to learn from, as he explained to the children he trained during the Dawning. In addition, Shaxx normally looks for ways to create new challenges in the Crucible, either in new maps or match types, as he doesn't want the Guardians to grow complacent to the regular matches.  

Shaxx takes his responsibilities in the Crucible very seriously but is aware of how most look upon the Crucible as a glorified arena and how the Consensus factions and Weapons Foundries use it to further their agendas. For this reason, he is uncompromising on how he runs it, refusing to let others try to influence it or even cheat. For example, when [[Tex Mechanica]] sought to bribe him to make their weapons look better, an unimpressed Shaxx threatened to send squads of Titans on the representatives unless they changed their offer. Another reason he's distrustful of the Consensus is how they launched the mission to reclaim the moon from the Hive, despite his loud protests on learning more about their enemies, resulted in nothing but the slaughter of countless Guardians.

Lord Shaxx also possess a nearly unbreakable will, as he simply refuses to give up on any obstacle, whether it is in battle or researching a difficult weapon like the Swords. Even when the Last City fell and Zavala began to lose faith, Shaxx never faltered in their chances in defeating the Red Legion and reclaiming the Last City.

At times, Shaxx can be prideful, as he refuses to back down from a challenge and rarely accepts defeat, even from Cayde-6, which led to him losing a bet. Even so, he honors his end of a bet, as Shaxx agreed, albeit grudgingly, to train a few children in a game of dodge ball, in a manner similar to the Crucible. In addition, his falling out with Saladin left both refusing to apologize for what divided them. Regardless, he has worked with Saladin in operating the Iron Banner.

*''"I would tear out a [[Vex]] heart with my teeth, I would sear the [[Cabal]] with my burning light, challenge the [[Kell]]s to personal combat and scatter them. I- I've been watching too many Crucible matches."'' <ref>'''YouTube''': ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ARTEGhUIHI&feature=youtu.be Shaxx goes nuts]''</ref>

*''"Your legend grows."

*''"This is amazing!"- When going on a 5-kill streak.

*''"Fight forever [[Guardian]]!"

*''"Get back out there."

*''"Wipe. Them. Out."

*''"Look at them fall!"

*''"I can't believe what I'm seeing!"

*''"I'm not gonna tell you how I lost the horn; you couldn't handle it."

*''"I will tell you how I lost my horn, but it doesn't live up to slaying [[Oryx]]."

*''"I say take the Crest; you take'' all ''the Crests."''

*''"Ikora would be proud of you, Warlock!"'' - when getting a five-kill streak as a Warlock

*''"Fought like a Titan of the [[First Pillar Order|First Pillar]]!"'' - when getting a five-kill streak as a Titan

*''"Hunters like you blaze a path for the rest of us!"'' - when getting a five-kill streak as a Hunter

*''"YYEESS!"'' - when shutting down a Guardian using their Super with your own

*''"Who says Warlocks are better with books than with guns? OK... it was me. But I was lying. Rage is an excellent motivator."''

*''"I don't even know who to be angry at!" - When tied in overtime

*''"Was that all of them? THAT WAS ''ALL'' OF THEM?"'' - when getting a "Leave None Standing" medal

*''"Stop it! You're SCARING THEM! They'll never want to match with you again!"'' - when getting a "Leave None Standing" medal in close quarters

Shaxx serves as the Crucible Overseer. Turn in Crucible Tokens earned during player-vs-player combat to receive Crucible armor and weapons.

*Titan - [[Wing Discipline]] set

*Hunter - [[Wing Contender]] set

*Warlock - [[Wing Theorem]] set

==== Year 1 Faction Weapons====

==== Year 2 Faction Weapons====

* In contrast to the Festival, he respects the racing tournaments of the [[SRL]], the [[Crimson Day]]s tournaments and the heroes who partake in it.

**''[[Curse of Osiris]]''

**''[[Black Armory]]''

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