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{{Quote|The fate of the Cabal is as mysterious as Vertigo itself– the Guardians detected no catastrophic malfunction, no disease, and no bodies aboard any of the fully-supplied ships.|[[Vertigo]]}} | {{Quote|The fate of the Cabal is as mysterious as Vertigo itself– the Guardians detected no catastrophic malfunction, no disease, and no bodies aboard any of the fully-supplied ships.|[[Vertigo]]}} | ||
Initially, the Skyburners were fought sparingly, only found guarding high-value Cabal Commanders, such as the elite [[Ice Reapers]] dispatched to the [[Dust Palace]] to hunt down [[Rasputin]]. | Initially, the Skyburners were fought sparingly, only found guarding high-value Cabal Commanders, such as the elite [[Ice Reapers]] dispatched to the [[Dust Palace]] to hunt down [[Rasputin]]. [[Valus Ta'aurc]] himself even used Skyburner soldiers as his personal guard until his assassination in the attack to the [[Cerberus Vae III]]. In both cases, however, the deployed Skyburners suffered total casualties. | ||
As a Scout Legion, the Skyburners once sent an expedition to [[Mercury]] on the site of [[Vertigo]], but later went missing due to unknown mysterious circumstances, with only their ships, weaponry, and supplies left intact at the location. | As a Scout Legion, the Skyburners once sent an expedition to [[Mercury]] on the site of [[Vertigo]], but later went missing due to unknown mysterious circumstances, with only their ships, weaponry, and supplies left intact at the location. Skyburner forces could also be found on the [[Shining Sands]] [[Sparrow Racing League|SRL]] track, although it is unclear if they were survivors of the Vertigo expedition team or a separate force. | ||
===Attack on Phobos=== | ===Attack on Phobos=== | ||
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{{quote|Whatever it was, it turned Cabal against Cabal, wiped out their base in minutes. How long would we last?|[[Commander Zavala]]}} | {{quote|Whatever it was, it turned Cabal against Cabal, wiped out their base in minutes. How long would we last?|[[Commander Zavala]]}} | ||
When [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx]] began blighting the system, the Skyburners were the first Cabal units to encounter the [[Taken]] after noticing strange activity. Shortly after, huge numbers of Skyburners were Taken and made to fight their comrades, forcing Legion commander [[Primus Ta'aun]] to order a mass evacuation.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Ghost Scans]]: | When [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx]] began blighting the system, the Skyburners were the first Cabal units to encounter the [[Taken]] after noticing strange activity. Shortly after, huge numbers of Skyburners were Taken and made to fight their comrades, forcing Legion commander [[Primus Ta'aun]] to order a mass evacuation.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Ghost Scans]]: DNT-DE6-1''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Coming War]]''</ref> | ||
Ta'aun then sent a report written by his intelligence officers on the ineffectiveness of conventional Cabal forces against the [[Guardian]]s and suggested that the technology aboard Oryx's [[Dreadnaught]] might be co-opted by the Cabal to nullify Guardian [[Ghost]] regeneration.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Cabal#Ghost_Fragment:_Cabal_4|Ghost Fragment: Cabal 4]]''</ref> He also delivered reports of the massive casualties suffered [[Dust Giants]], [[Blind Legion]], and [[Sand Eaters]] Legions on [[Mars]]. This prompted the Cabal [[Dominus Ghaul|Emperor]] himself to order Primus Ta'aun and his [[ | Ta'aun then sent a report written by his intelligence officers on the ineffectiveness of conventional Cabal forces against the [[Guardian]]s and suggested that the technology aboard Oryx's [[Dreadnaught]] might be co-opted by the Cabal to nullify Guardian [[Ghost]] regeneration.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Cabal#Ghost_Fragment:_Cabal_4|Ghost Fragment: Cabal 4]]''</ref> He also delivered reports of the massive casualties suffered [[Dust Giants]], [[Blind Legion]], and [[Sand Eaters]] Legions on [[Mars]]. This prompted the Cabal [[Dominus Ghaul|Emperor]] himself to order Primus Ta'aun and his [[Shield Brothers|bond brothers]] to board the Dreadnaught and kill the Taken King, by any means necessary.<ref name="GFC3">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Cabal#Ghost_Fragment:_Cabal_3|Ghost Fragment: Cabal 3]]''</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YClPCoRGeL8 '''Youtube''': Destiny The Taken King Reveal Livestream Tower Tour]</ref> | ||
===Battle of Mars=== | ===Battle of Mars=== | ||
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===Battle of the Dreadnaught=== | ===Battle of the Dreadnaught=== | ||
[[File: | [[File:TakenTaaun1.jpg|thumb|300px|Primus Ta'aun, Taken]] | ||
{{quote|It came from the Emperor Himself. I'm ordered to board and capture the Hive flagship. At any cost.|Primus Ta'aun}} | {{quote|It came from the Emperor Himself. I'm ordered to board and capture the Hive flagship. At any cost.|Primus Ta'aun}} | ||
After the calamity of the [[Battle of Saturn]], the Skyburners crashed their warship, [[Dantalion Exodus VI]], into the Dreadnaught's hull and engaged in a protracted war of attrition deep behind enemy lines against the [[Hive]]. By establishing a beachhead, the Cabal were able to move deeper into the Dreadnaught and soon learned that Oryx could only be reached through a portal they called a "Rupture". Primus Ta'aun decided to lead a team to the coordinates. As the Primus pushed near the portal entrance, his team was assaulted by Oryx's forces, as well as flanked by a [[The Guardian|Guardian]], and the Primus himself was Taken.<ref>'''Bungie (2015 | After the calamity of the [[Battle of Saturn]], the Skyburners crashed their warship, [[Dantalion Exodus VI]], into the Dreadnaught's hull and engaged in a protracted war of attrition deep behind enemy lines against the [[Hive]]. By establishing a beachhead, the Cabal were able to move deeper into the Dreadnaught and soon learned that Oryx could only be reached through a portal they called a "Rupture". Primus Ta'aun decided to lead a team to the coordinates. As the Primus pushed near the portal entrance, his team was assaulted by Oryx's forces, as well as flanked by a [[The Guardian|Guardian]], and the Primus himself was Taken.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Enemy of My Enemy]]''</ref> | ||
The [[Darkness]] spoke to Ta'aun during the Taking process, declaring that he was free now of his duties and noting that his code and valor had not been enough. It offered him a "knife" to cut away his bonds of duty and love to stand on his own.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/ | The [[Darkness]] spoke to Ta'aun during the Taking process, declaring that he was free now of his duties and noting that his code and valor had not been enough. It offered him a "knife" to cut away his bonds of duty and love to stand on his own.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/The_Taken#Primus_Ta.27aun|Primus Ta'aun]]''</ref> Now transformed into a Hand of Oryx, Ta'aun was paired with another Hand, the [[Taken Ogre]] [[Baxx, Hand of Oryx|Baxx]], and placed by Oryx to guard the Rupture that led to him. Later, Ta'aun was slain by the Guardian, freeing him of the Taken King's control.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Regicide]]''</ref> | ||
===The Shield Brothers=== | ===The Shield Brothers=== | ||
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{{quote|So the Centurion's bond brothers are pretty angry they lost their commander. They're leading a team to blow up the Dreadnaught's core. Core goes... most of the system goes with it. You're going to make sure that doesn't happen.|[[Cayde-6]]}} | {{quote|So the Centurion's bond brothers are pretty angry they lost their commander. They're leading a team to blow up the Dreadnaught's core. Core goes... most of the system goes with it. You're going to make sure that doesn't happen.|[[Cayde-6]]}} | ||
The Skyburners Legion continued to fight a hopeless war of survival aboard the Dreadnaught, all in the name of the mission that their Emperor placed upon them. Growing desperate, Ta'aun's chief lieutenants and Bond Brothers, [[Valus Mau'ual]] and [[Valus Tlu'urn]], launched an extreme plan to destroy the Hive and Taken by placing explosives on the Dreadnaught's power core. Whether to force the Hive into submission or to retrieve their lost Primus, whose final fate was unknown to them, the Brothers' plan of destruction would be powerful enough to create a blast capable of wiping out half the Solar System. Wishing to avoid this, the Guardians formed a strike team to disable the explosives before they could detonate. Reaching the core, the Guardians faced off against both brothers, who were determined to finish their mission and avenge their Primus. Despite their firepower and formidable tag teamwork, the Guardians prevailed against the Valuses and saved the System.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Shield Brothers]]''</ref> | The Skyburners Legion continued to fight a hopeless war of survival aboard the Dreadnaught, all in the name of the mission that their Emperor placed upon them. Growing desperate, Ta'aun's chief lieutenants and Bond Brothers, [[Valus Mau'ual]] and [[Valus Tlu'urn]], launched an extreme plan to destroy the Hive and Taken by placing explosives on the Dreadnaught's power core. Whether to force the Hive into submission or to retrieve their lost Primus, whose final fate was unknown to them, the Brothers' plan of destruction would be powerful enough to create a blast capable of wiping out half the Solar System. Wishing to avoid this, the Guardians formed a strike team to disable the explosives before they could detonate. Reaching the core, the Guardians faced off against both brothers, who were determined to finish their mission and avenge their Primus. Despite their firepower and formidable tag teamwork, the Guardians prevailed against the Valuses and saved the System.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Shield Brothers]]''</ref> | ||
===Legacy=== | ===Legacy=== | ||
The Guardians also disposed of their champion [[Valus Tau'ugh]], who coordinated the defenses of the legion's wreckage. In desperation, the remaining Skyburners sent a distress call directed to the head of the Cabal Empire, Dominus Ghaul, to inform him of their casualties and findings. Although the Guardians intercepted the signal, the message had already been received by the Cabal Empire.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [ | The Guardians also disposed of their champion [[Valus Tau'ugh]], who coordinated the defenses of the legion's wreckage. In desperation, the remaining Skyburners sent a distress call directed to the head of the Cabal Empire, Dominus Ghaul, to inform him of their casualties and findings. Although the Guardians intercepted the signal, the message had already been received by the Cabal Empire.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/outbound-signal Outbound Signal]''</ref> | ||
Thanks to the information in this signal, the Cabal would develop a [[Traveler Cage|weapon]] that could suppress the [[The Traveler|Traveler]]'s [[Light]]. The Dominus himself would lead his [[Red Legion]] into the system, starting the [[Red War]] in advantage thanks to the Skyburner's efforts. While severely diminished, the legion survived long enough to see Ghaul and his troops arrive in the system. What became of them is unknown, but they considered their survival "victory enough."<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/6)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], [[Skyburner's Oath]]''</ref> | Thanks to the information in this signal, the Cabal would develop a [[Traveler Cage|weapon]] that could suppress the [[The Traveler|Traveler]]'s [[Light]]. The Dominus himself would lead his [[Red Legion]] into the system, starting the [[Red War]] in advantage thanks to the Skyburner's efforts. While severely diminished, the legion survived long enough to see Ghaul and his troops arrive in the system. What became of them is unknown, but they considered their survival "victory enough."<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/6)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], [[Skyburner's Oath]]''</ref> | ||
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*The killcams spell the Legion's name as "Sky Burners" while the Grimoire cards and dialogue state the proper name as Skyburners. This could be a developer oversight. | *The killcams spell the Legion's name as "Sky Burners" while the Grimoire cards and dialogue state the proper name as Skyburners. This could be a developer oversight. | ||
*The Skyburners symbol is used for the first tier of [[The Inverted Spire]] [[Nightfall]] emblem in ''[[Destiny 2]]''. | *The Skyburners symbol is used for the first tier of [[The Inverted Spire]] [[Nightfall]] emblem in ''[[Destiny 2]]''. | ||
*Before Oryx's arrival, it was rumored the Skyburners were to be part of a "second fleet" meant to attack [[Earth]]. | *Before Oryx's arrival, it was rumored the Skyburners were to be part of a "second fleet" meant to attack [[Earth]]. However with the [[Taken War]], this campaign was put on hold as they were redeployed to attack the Dreadnaught. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== |