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{{Hive infobox
|image= [[File:Grimoire Thrall.jpg|300px]]
|name= Thrall
|species= [[Hive]]
|sect= [[Hidden Swarm]] <br> [[Spawn of Crota]] <br> [[Blood of Oryx]] <br> [[The Silent Brood]] <br> [[Savathûn's Brood]] <br> [[Grasp of Nokris]] <br> [[Xivu Arath's Horde]] <br> [[Lucent Brood]]
|purpose= Mob and overwhelm enemies
|weapon(s)= {{icon|Arc}} Claws
|abilities= Rapid Movement
}}
{{Quote|The shadows have claws.|[[Grimoire:Enemies/Hive#Thrall|Grimoire]] Description}} 
'''Thrall''' are the most common morph of [[Hive]]. Their main purpose is to overwhelm their enemies with sheer numbers, although individually they are easily dispatched. Feral and fearless, Thralls are a plague upon the battlefield.

==Overview==
{{Quote|The Thrall will smother your Light! Do not underestimate them as [[Tarlowe]] did!|[[Eris Morn]]}}
Thrall are the smallest, weakest and fastest [[Hive]] enemies. They usually lack visible eyes, and have an almost skeletal appearance<ref name= "Out Here In The Wild">[http://www.bungie.net/7_Out-Here-in-the-Wild/en/News/News?aid=11009 '''Destiny ViDoc 2:''' ''Out Here In The Wild'']</ref> (though they do actually possess skin).<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 3, Activision Blizzard, [[Thrallskin Brace]]''</ref> 

Thralls are born from pupae laid by fertile Wizards.<ref name="Hive">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XX:_Hive|XX: Hive]]''</ref> Upon hatching, they are fed a larval worm which enters into a symbiotic relationship with the Thrall.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''' m ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Hive#Ghost_Fragment:_Hive_2|Ghost Fragment: Hive 2]]''</ref> If a Thrall is able to fight and survive well enough, it will become an [[Acolyte]].<ref name="Hive"/> Otherwise, the worm will consume it from within.<ref name="Bargain">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#IX:_The_Bargain|IX: The Bargain]]''</ref>

==Gameplay==
While individually Thrall are the weakest Hive enemy, they almost always attack in large swarms, often supported by stronger enemies. [[Acolyte]]s and [[Cursed Thrall]]s blend into their ranks, while [[Wizard]]s and [[Knight]]s use them to keep enemies distracted. Still, Thralls themselves can do high damage with the sheer amount of claw swipes they can deliver, and shouldn't be ignored. While they are fearless, when their ranks have been thinned enough the survivors try to retreat and hide behind cover to ambush unwary foes.

==Known Thralls==
*[[POI-7]]
*[[Shun'gath, the Excised]]

==Variants==
;Notable Variants
*[[Cursed Thrall]] - Thralls charged with [[Arc]] energy and turned into bombs
*[[Nightmare Thrall]] - a [[Nightmare]] with the form of a Thrall
;Common Variants
*Ascendant Thrall - Epic difficulty Thrall
*Chosen Thrall - Heroic difficulty Thrall
*Hallowed Thrall - Major Thrall {{C|''Destiny''}}
*[[Revenant Thrall]] - [[Elite]] Thrall
*[[Unhallowed Thrall]] - [[Elite]] [[Grasp of Nokris]] Thrall
;Specific Variants
*Anointed Thrall
*[[Blistered Thrall]]
*[[Blessed Thrall]]
*[[Blind Thrall]]
*[[Gravetide Thrall]]
*[[Lunar Scavenger]]
*[[Mindbent Thrall]]
*[[Servant of the Hand]]

==Trivia==
*[[Ogre]]s appear much like Thrall but larger and stronger, suggesting rituals are used to turn Thrall into Ogres.
*Thrall usually seem to lack eyes, but in some cases they have three glowing spots on their faces where eyes would be.
**However in ''[[Destiny 2]]'', [[The Ghost|Ghost]] says that the thrall of [[Grasp of Nokris]] don't have eyes when activating the [[Escalation Protocol]] and way track their enemies through very sensitive hearing.
*Given the Hive's [[Hive#Biology|odd biology]], it may be that all Thrall are biologically sterile females, as common to most [[wikipedia:Eusociality|eusocial]] species.
*The name Thrall may originate from the term for a person in slavery or serfdom in Viking Scandinavia. Alternatively, it may come from the name of an [https://mythipedia.fandom.com/wiki/Thrall undead unit] in Bungie's [[Myth]] series. Both descriptions are applicable to Destiny's Thrall, as they are zombie-like and in servitude to the [[Worm]]s.
*According to the [[Drifter]], Thrall are vulnerable to having their skulls squeezed.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
NokrisThrall.jpg|Grasp of Nokris Thralls
File:10 1 Hive 1 shot.jpg|Thralls on the prowl
File:A thrall.jpg|A Thrall in the [[Hellmouth]]
File:10 1 Hive 5 shot.jpg|A Thrall in mid-lunge
File:Thrall attack.jpg|A Thrall attacking a [[Hunter]]
File:Thrall lunge.jpg|Thrall in mid-lunge from player's perspective
File:The Sunless Cell 3rd 03.png|Thrall with Eyes
File:Alexis-velazquez-d2-hive-thrall-model-highpoly.jpg|High poly render of a Thrall
File:Hive thrall render.png|A Thrall of the [[Hidden Swarm]]
File:HiveThrall.jpg|A horde of [[Blood of Oryx]] Thralls
File:Thrall (SoC).jpg|A Thrall of the [[Spawn of Crota]]
File:Thrall (SB).jpg|A Thrall of the [[the Silent Brood]]
File:Thrall (SH).jpg|A Thrall of [[Savathûn's Brood]]
File:Thrall (GoN).jpg|A Thrall of the [[Grasp of Nokris]]
File:Thrall (HS2).jpg|A Thrall of the [[Hidden Swarm]] in Destiny 2
File:LBThrall.jpg|A Thrall of the [[Lucent Brood]]
</gallery>

== List of appearances ==
*''[[Destiny]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Cayde's Treasure Island Book]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Destiny 2]]''
**''[[Curse of Osiris]]''
**''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]'' 
**''[[Forsaken]]''
***''[[Season of the Drifter]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Season of Opulence]]''
**''[[Shadowkeep]]''
***''[[Season of the Worthy]]''
***''[[Season of Arrivals]]''
**''[[Beyond Light]]''
***''[[Season of the Hunt]]''
***''[[Season of the Chosen]]''
***''[[Season of the Lost]]''
**''[[The Witch Queen]]''
***''[[Season of the Risen]]
***''[[Season of Plunder]]''
***''[[Season of the Seraph]]''
**''[[The Final Shape]]''

== References ==
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