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|name= Sol Divisive
|objectives= Worship the [[Black Heart]] <br> Defend the Black Garden <br> Serve the [[The Witness|Witness]] and merge with its collective consciousness.
|axis minds= [[Conceptual Mind]] <br> [[The Undying Mind]] <br> [[Sanctified Mind, Sol Inherent]] <br> [[Consecrated Mind, Sol Inherent]] <br> [[Eschaton Mind]]
|war= [[Vanguard]] <br> The [[Reef]] <br> [[House of Dusk]] <br> [[Hidden Swarm]] <br> [[Taken]] <br> [[Nightmare]]s
|ally= [[The Witness]] <br> [[Sol Progeny]] <br> [[Virgo Prohibition]] <br> [[Precursors]]
|encountered= [[Black Garden]] <br> [[Vex Offensive]] <br> [[Moon]] <br> [[Mars]] <br> [[Riven's Lair]]
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{{Quote|[[Vex|They]] are not all mine, not in the way that admirers such as my man [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx]] are mine: utterly devoted to the [[Sword Logic|practice]] of my [[Final Shape|principle]]. But some of them have, nonetheless, found their way [[Black Garden|home]].|[[Lore:Unveiling|Unveiling]]}}

The '''Sol Divisive''' is a [[Vex]] collective located in the [[Black Garden]] that are the faithful protectors and worshipers of the [[Black Heart]] residing within it.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex#Sol Divisive|Sol Divisive]]''</ref>

==Overview==
While the majority of the Vex do not align themselves with either the [[Light]] or [[Darkness]], the Sol Divisive have diverged from the rest of the Vex Collective by adopting a seemingly religious reverence for the Darkness and allying themselves with the [[The Witness|Witness]].

The Sol Divisive are easily identified by their green, moss-covered frames and ring-like attachments on their heads. The moss on their bodies shows that they have been in stasis for an extended period of time, apparently frozen in what appears to be religious rapture.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Vex#Sol Divisive|Sol Divisive]]''</ref> Certain Minds like [[Persys, Primordial Ruin|Persys]], the [[Sanctified Mind, Sol Inherent|Sanctified Mind]] and two [[Consecrated Mind, Sol Inherent|major]] [[Akelous, the Siren's Current|Harpies]] have layers of rock covering their chassis and large blue and orange tentacles sprouting from their backs.

The Sol Divisive has been stated to regularly fight other collectives when their interests conflict. However the Sol Divisive has regularly shown to set aside its allegiance differences to work with the other collectives towards a common goal if it benefits them all, such as the protection of the [[The Undying Mind|Undying Mind]] and the protection of the Black Heart.

==History==
===Origins===
The origins of the Sol Divisive are unclear. A Vex record originating from the Black Garden seems to indicate that at some point the Vex in the Black Garden encountered the Witness, after which the term "Black Heart" appears. After this event, the Vex seem to adopt an approach more in line with the philosophy of the Witness, suggesting that this record may recount the origin of the Sol Divisive and the Black Heart.<ref>'''Bungie (02/28/2023)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]], [[Lore:Inspiral]]: [[Lore:Inspiral#Brass Gardeners|Brass Gardeners]]''</ref>

According to the [[Cloud Strider]] [[Rohan]], who once infiltrated the Black Garden, the [[Conceptual Mind]] used a "seed" left by the Witness to create the Black Heart in an unsuccessful attempt to simulate the [[The Veil|Veil]]. While the Black Heart would be paracausally connected with the [[The Traveler|Traveler]], it created cosmic static within the universal flow of [[Darkness]] and [[Light]] that ultimately weakened its counterpart. Despite its flawed design, the Sol Divisive would exhibit religious reverence toward the Heart; a behavior which [[Ikora Rey]] hypothesized was the only rational response the Vex could take when faced with an paracausal entity they could not properly simulate.

===City Age===
A lone [[The Guardian|Guardian]] managed to enter the Black Garden, where they fought the Sol Divisive and encountered the [[Sol Progeny]], a trio of [[Axis Mind]] [[Minotaur]]s imbued with power by the Black Heart. After a lengthy battle, the Progeny were destroyed, leading to the Heart's destruction.

Months later, the Undying Mind awoke and attempted to seal the Black Garden from the outside world and resurrect the Black Heart. The Guardians managed to destroy the Mind, but true to its name, it returned from death shortly afterwards, forcing them to fight it repeatedly for years. This cycle was finally broken when the [[Red Legion]] destroyed the gate to the Black Garden in Meridian Bay, sealing the Garden and unintentionally fulfilling the Undying Mind's objective.

A second gate into the Black Garden was later discovered on the [[Moon]], allowing the Guardians to invade the Garden and face the Sol Divisive once more. As of this time, the Garden had become home to the Consecrated Mind and Sanctified Mind, a pair of powerful Vex Axis Minds that seemed to have been altered by an unknown force.

As a result of the Guardians' intrusion into the Black Garden, the Sol Divisive began to invade the Moon. Led by a resurrected Undying Mind which had duplicated itself across hundreds of thousands of realities, the Divisive faced off against repeated counter-invasions by the Guardians into the Black Garden to slow the Vex's assault. Ultimately, the Undying Mind and its copies were destroyed for good, preventing the Black Heart from being resurrected, and the attacks on Luna were stopped. Some small pockets of Sol Divisive Vex remained on Luna, however.

Two years after their Luna invasion, the Sol Divisive would launch an assault on the [[Ares Spire]] on [[Mars]], seeking to take [[Neomuna|information]] from [[Rasputin]] in support of the Witness' objectives, as well as to use the facility to imprison the Subminds. The Guardian battled with them at the behest of the Lightless [[Osiris]], foiling their plans to scavenge information and destroy the facility itself.

Months later, during the Guardian’s [[What Remains|incursion]] into the Black Garden to retrieve and finish the [[Deterministic Chaos|data]], they would attempt to destroy the Conceptual Mind, the [[Axis Mind|Mind]] responsible for the Black Heart's creation. The [[Taken]], who were sent on behalf of the Witness, would suddenly start invading the Garden as they fought and attacked the Vex stationed there which would ultimately lead to the Mind's destruction.

===Season of the Wish===
After [[Xivu Arath, God of War|Xivu Arath]] loses her connection to her [[Black Terrace|throne world]] and the Guardian discovers a solution to bypass the portal inside the Traveler, the Witness would send the Sol Divisive to invade the [[Dreaming City]] as it continues its pursuit of the [[Final Shape]]. The Guardian would destroy the Sol Divisive that were gathered around [[Riven]]'s remains and the [[Techeun]]s awaken her spirit. The Sol Divisive would send in a Hydra that serves as a spy for the Witness once the Guardian arrives to recover the first of Riven's clutch. The Guardian would destroy the Aspirational Construct at Mara's command, but as they recover more of Riven's clutch, the Sol Divisive would respond by deploying [[Oracle]]s from the [[Vault of Glass (location)|Vault of Glass]] into Riven's lair. The Oracles deployed by the Sol  Divisive were attempting to mimic resonance, an aspect of Darkness predominantly used by the Witness and its [[Disciples of the Witness|Disciples]]. They would gain the ability to simulate the Techeuns, allowing them to go one step ahead of the Guardian. After the Guardian defeats the [[Deceptor Mind]], the Sol Divisive would steal one of Riven's eggs and slow down the Guardian by sending in the [[Centroidal Mind]] and placing the egg in the Black Garden near [[Taranis]]'s remains. The Guardian defeats the Centroidal Mind and pursues the Vex into the Black Garden with assistance from [[Uldren Sov|Crow]] and the magics of the [[Ahamkara]]. The Guardian finally defeats the Vex Mind responsible for the theft and the ability to simulate the Techeuns, [[Akardon, Pitiless Mind]]. Riven reveals that although the Sol Divisive are no longer able to simulate the Techeuns, they still have a presence within her lair. As they continue their invasion of the Dreaming City, they would place the Oracles around the Confluence, where its heart contains the last egg the Guardian needs to recover. The Guardian destroys the Oracles used by the Sol Divisive to reactivate the Oracle Engine.

Eventually, the Guardian successfully retrieved the rest of Riven's eggs. Riven held up her end of the bargain and opened a portal into the [[Pale Heart]]. Crow would venture through the portal and was on his way to his final destination. However, as everyone waited for Crow to arrive, the Sol Divisive received new orders from the Witness. With its guidance, they were able to create a second [[Black Heart]] that they would use to disrupt and weaken the Veil in a final attempt to stop [[the Coalition]] from following The Witness. However, Osiris caught on to this and tasked the Guardian with another infiltration into the Black Garden. After fighting through many of the Sol Divisive's defenses, including the [[Withdrawn Mind]], the Guardian reached the same spot where they destroyed the original Black Heart. History repeated itself as the Guardian annihilated the Vex forces worshipping the Black Heart, as well as the three vessel Minotaurs of the [[Established Mind|Temp]][[Inevitable Mind|oral]] [[Synchronal Mind|Progeny]] summoned to defend the heart. Eventually, the remade Black Heart would be destroyed with the last of the summoned Minds, ending the Sol Divisive's attempts to prevent anyone from following the Witness into the Pale Heart.

==Notable members==
===Progeny===
*'''[[Sol Progeny]]'''
**[[Eschaton Mind]]
**[[Imminent Mind]]
**[[Primeval Mind]]
*'''Temporal Progeny'''
**[[Established Mind]]
**[[Inevitable Mind]]
**[[Synchronal Mind]]

===Axis Minds===
*[[Akardon, Pitiless Mind]]
*[[Centroidal Mind]]
*[[Conceptual Mind]]
*[[Consecrated Mind, Sol Inherent]]
*[[Deceptor Mind]]
*[[Divisive Mind]]
*[[Ixion, Covetous Mind]]
*[[Sanctified Mind, Sol Inherent]]
*[[The Undying Mind]]
*[[Withdrawn Mind]]
*[[Zeteon, Redemptive Mind]]

===Known Members===
*[[Akelous, the Siren's Current]]
*[[Aspirational Construct]]
*[[Crotheon, Gate Keeper]]
*[[Divisive Oculator]]
*[[Persys, Primordial Ruin]]

==Unique forces==
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
;[[Seeker]]
;[[Harpy]] variants
*[[Axis Harpy]]
*[[Quantum Harpy]]
*[[Supplicant]]

;[[Goblin]] variants
*[[Axis Goblin]]
*[[Glass Collector]]
*[[Quantum Goblin]]

;[[Fanatic]] variants
*[[Finalizer]]

;[[Hobgoblin]] variants
*[[Axis Hobgoblin]]
*[[Barrier Hobgoblin]]
*[[Quantum Hobgoblin]]

;[[Minotaur]] variants
*[[Arc-Charged Minotaur]]
*[[Axis Minotaur]]
*[[Conduit Minotaur]]
*[[Cornerstone of the Witness]]
*[[Disrupted Minotaur]]
*[[Gatekeeper Minotaur]]
*[[Gate Lord (enemy)|Gate Lord]]
*[[Gate Technician]]
*[[Overload Minotaur]]
*[[Quantum Minotaur]]
*[[Malignant Minotaur]]
*[[Warden of the Witness]]
{{Col-2}}
;[[Hydra]] variants
*[[Angelic]]
*[[Axis Hydra]]
*[[Disrupted Hydra]]
*[[Incarcerator Hydra]]
*[[Overlord]]
*[[Quantum Hydra]]
*[[Warden of the Witness]]

;[[Cyclops]] variants
*[[Disrupted Cyclops]]
*[[Quantum Cyclops]]
*[[Malignant Cyclops]]

;[[Wyvern]] variants
*[[Gatekeeper Wyvern]]
*[[Quantum Wyvern]]
*[[Malignant Wyvern]]
{{Col-end}}

==Gallery==
'''Sol Divisive'''
<gallery perrow=3>
Undyingmind.jpg|The Undying Mind
UndyingMind1.jpg|The Undying Mind restored
Vex13.jpg|Crotheon, Gate Keeper

SanctifiedMindDarkness.jpg|Sanctified Mind
Vex2.jpg|Sol Divisive Vex
Vex14.jpg|A Sol Divisive Cyclops in the Black Garden
</gallery>

'''Destiny'''
<gallery>
Goblin (SD).jpg|A Sol Divisive Goblin
Hobgoblin (SD).jpg|A Sol Divisive Hobgoblin
Minotaur (SD).jpg|A Sol Divisive Minotaur
Harpy (SD).jpg|A Sol Divisive Harpy
Hydra (SD).jpg|A Sol Divisive Hydra
</gallery>

'''Destiny 2'''
<gallery perrow=4>
Goblin (SD2).jpg|A Sol Divisive Goblin in Destiny 2
Hobgoblin (SD2).jpg|A Sol Divisive Hobgoblin in Destiny 2
Minotaur (SD2).jpg|A Sol Divisive Minotaur in Destiny 2
Minotaur (SDGL).jpg|A Sol Divisive Gate Lord

Harpy (SD2).jpg|A Sol Divisive Harpy in Destiny 2
Hydra (SD2).jpg|A Sol Divisive Hydra in Destiny 2
Fanatic (SD2).jpg| A Sol Divisive Fanatic in Destiny 2
Cyclops (SD2).jpg| A Sol Divisive Cyclops in Destiny 2
Wyvern (SD).jpg| A Sol Divisive Wyvern as seen in the Black Garden
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*The name "Sol Divisive" may refer to this collective being associated with the Sol System specifically, and it is set apart from the greater Vex collective by its worship of the Darkness.
*The Vex of the Sol Divisive are the first type of Vex of any kind to appear on Luna in the entire ''[[Destiny]]'' series.
*According to the [[Lore:Aspect|Aspect]] [[Lore]] book, other Vex collectives avoid the Sol Divisive, and on occasion even fight them.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore:Aspect]]: [[Lore:Aspect#Epistemic|Epistemic]]''</ref>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[The Dark Below]]''
**''[[Rise of Iron]]''
*''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]]''
**''[[Season of the Undying]]''
**''[[Season of the Seraph]]''
**''[[Lightfall]]''
***''[[Season of the Wish]]''
**''[[The Final Shape]]''
*''[[Entelechy]]'' {{Mo}}

==References==
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[[Category:Vex]]
[[Category:Vex collectives]]