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|name= Skyburners | |name= Skyburners | ||
|objectives= Celestial Demolitions <br> Reserve Shock Fleet | |objectives= Celestial Demolitions <br> Reserve Shock Fleet | ||
| | |Commander(s)= [[Primus Ta'aun]] <br> [[Valus Tlu'urn]] <br> [[Valus Mau'ual]] | ||
| | |Keep(s)= [[Fleetbase Korus]] <br> [[Dantalion Exodus VI]] | ||
|deployed= [[ | |deployed= [[Vertigo]], [[Mercury]] <br> [[Phobos]], [[Mars]] <br> [[Dreadnaught]], [[Saturn]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|The second fleet will wait no longer. Commencement will begin on their arrival.|[[Cryptarch]] translation of Skyburner chatter}} | {{Quote|The second fleet will wait no longer. Commencement will begin on their arrival.|[[Cryptarch]] translation of Skyburner chatter}} | ||
The '''Skyburners''' are the "celestial demolitions" fleet of the [[Cabal]] legions on | The '''Skyburners''' are the "celestial demolitions" fleet of the [[Cabal]] legions on Mars. They are mainly based around [[Phobos]], with limited deployment on [[Mars]]. | ||
In the base game, they are only encountered during the final phase of the [[ | In the base game, they are only encountered during the final phase of the [[Cerberus Vae III]] and [[Dust Palace]] strikes. The Skyburners play a larger role in ''[[The Taken King]]'' expansion. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Early | ===Early Campaigns=== | ||
{{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 | Initially the Skyburners were fought sparingly in the base game, only found guarding high value Cabal Commanders, such as when [[Valus Ta'aurc]] dispatched the elite [[Ice Reapers]] to hunt down [[Rasputin]], the Skyburners accompany them as well. The Valus himself even used Skyburner soldiers as his personal guard until his assassination. In both cases however the Skyburners suffered total casualties. | ||
As a Scout Legion, the Skyburners once sent | As a Scout Legion, the Skyburners once sent a expedition to Mercury on the Crucible map [[Vertigo]], but later went missing by unknown mysterious circumstances. With only their ships, weaponry, and supplies left intact at the location. | ||
===Attack on Phobos=== | ===Attack on Phobos=== | ||
[[File:CabalTaken.gif|thumb|300px|A Skyburner getting Taken]] | [[File:CabalTaken.gif|thumb|300px|right|A Skyburner getting Taken]] | ||
{{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 | When 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]] | 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 [[Oryx, 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=== | ||
{{quote|"Mutiny," Tlu'urn whispers. "You should mutiny."<br>"No," Ta'aun says. Duty is victory. Mutiny is worse than death. Even if death seems certain.|Primus Ta'aun and Valus Tlu'urn}} | {{quote|"Mutiny," Tlu'urn whispers. "You should mutiny."<br>"No," Ta'aun says. Duty is victory. Mutiny is worse than death. Even if death seems certain.|Primus Ta'aun and Valus Tlu'urn}} | ||
Shortly after receiving those orders, Ta'aun commanded the defense of one of the Cabal frontlines on Mars alongside one of his bond brothers, [[Valus Tlu'urn]]. Together they went from bunker to bunker to motivate their soldiers and call artillery fire upon the advancing [[Vex]]. As they took cover behind a destroyed [[ | Shortly after receiving those orders, Ta'aun commanded the defense of one of the Cabal frontlines on [[Mars]] alongside one of his bond brothers, [[Valus Tlu'urn]]. Together they went from bunker to bunker to motivate their soldiers and call artillery fire upon the advancing [[Vex]]. As they took cover behind a destroyed [[Interceptor]] and fired upon their foes, Tlu'urn questioned if Ta'aun intended to follow through on his orders, arguing it was madness and suicide. As he pulled his bond brother out of the line of fire of several [[Hobgoblin]]s and back into cover, Ta'aun revealed to him that Ghaul himself had approved the order, shocking Tlu'urn. As a [[Minotaur]] breached their lines, Ta'aun unloaded his [[Heavy Slug Thrower|weapon]] onto it, screaming a war cry as he poured out his fears and concerns over the upcoming mission. As his legionnaires cheered the machine's destruction, Tlu'urn noted that they were only scouting legions and did not have the numbers for such a mission before suggesting that they mutiny. Although the prospect of doing so appealed to Ta'aun, he felt that refusing his duty would be worse than death and refused.<ref name="GFC3"/> | ||
===Battle of | ===Battle of Dreadnaught=== | ||
[[File: | [[File:TakenTaaun1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Primus Ta'aun Taken]] | ||
{{quote|It came from the Emperor Himself. | {{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]], | After the calamity of the [[Battle of Saturn]], they crashed their warship, [[Dantalion Exodus VI]], into the Dreadnaught's hull, and protracted a war of attrition deep behind enemy line against the [[Hive]]. By establishing a beachhead the Skyburners were able to move deeper into the Dreadnaught and soon learned that Oryx could only be reached through a portal called a Rupture. Led by Primus Ta'aun, he sent a team to the coordinates. As the Primus pushed near the portal entrance, his team was assaulted by the Taken 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]] | 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 Guardians, 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 Skyburners Legion continued to fight a hopeless war of survival aboard the Dreadnaught, all in the name of their mission that their Emperor placed upon them. The fate of Ta'aun was unknown to his Bond Brothers. 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, the Brothers plan of destruction would be strong 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 to explosives before they could detonate. Reaching into the core, the Guardians face off against both of the brothers who were determined to finish their mission and avenge their Primus. Despite their fire power and formidable tag teamwork, the Guardians prevailed against the Valus's and saved the System.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Shield Brothers]]''</ref> | ||
The Guardians also disposed of their champion [[Valus Tau'ugh]]. The remaining Skyburners in desperation 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 was 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> | |||
The Guardians also disposed of their champion [[Valus Tau'ugh]] | |||
Years later, the Cabal would ultimately answer the signal, leading to the beginning of the [[Red War]]. While severely diminished, the Skyburners survived long enough to see [[Ghaul]] and his [[Red Legion]] arrive in the system. What became of them is unknown, but they considered their survival "victory enough."<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/6)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard,[[Skyburner's Oath]]</ref> | |||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
They can be identified by their teal and red armor. Their most unique feature is the crest on their helmets. They also possess the unique Psion Burner units which feature red armor and a curved spike on their helmets. | |||
==Notable Members== | |||
[[File:SkyBurnersGrimoire.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Skyburners]] | |||
'''Leadership''' | '''Leadership''' | ||
*'''[[Ta'aun, Hand of Oryx|Primus Ta'aun]]''' <small>(formerly)</small> | *'''[[Ta'aun, Hand of Oryx|Primus Ta'aun]]''' <small>(formerly)</small> | ||
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*[[Bracus Horu'usk]] | *[[Bracus Horu'usk]] | ||
==Unique | ==Unique Forces== | ||
*[[Psion]] variants | *[[Psion]] variants | ||
**[[Psion Burner]] | **[[Psion Burner]] | ||
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Fleetbase.gif|Skyburner Fleetbase under Taken attack | Fleetbase.gif|Skyburner Fleetbase under Taken attack | ||
D1Vertigo.jpg|Vertigo abandoned by the Skyburners | D1Vertigo.jpg|Vertigo abandoned by the Skyburners | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The Skyburners were the Cabal Legion that abandoned the | *The Skyburners were the Cabal Legion that abandoned the [[Vertigo]] crucible map as their logos can be seen around the map. | ||
*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. | ||
**This campaign was later picked up and successfully carried out by the [[Red Legion]]. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
{{Col-begin}} | |||
{{Col-2}} | |||
*''[[Destiny]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Destiny]]'' {{1st}} | ||
**''[[The Taken King]]'' | **''[[The Taken King]]'' | ||
**''[[Rise of Iron]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[Rise of Iron]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
{{Col-2}} | |||
*''[[Destiny 2]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Destiny 2]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
**''[[Season of the Chosen]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[Season of the Chosen]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
{{Col-end}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | |||
{{Cabal}} | {{Cabal}} | ||
{{Enemy | {{Enemy Factions}} | ||
[[Category:Cabal]] | [[Category:Cabal]] | ||
[[Category:Cabal | [[Category:Cabal Detachments]] |