Editing Xol, Will of the Thousands

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|name= Xol, Will of the Thousands
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|species= [[Worm]]
|faction= [[Grasp of Nokris]]
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{{Quote|Xol yearned for nurture. It did so amongst the thousands.|[[Xita, the Nurturing Worm]]}}

'''Xol, Will of the Thousands''' is one of the five [[Worm Gods]], ancient paracausal creatures that mastered the [[Sword Logic]] and reputed as the creators of the [[Hive]] pantheon. He was worshipped by his High Priest [[Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn|Nokris, Herald of Xol]] and the [[Grasp of Nokris]] prior to his death and defection, and is the main antagonist of the ''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]'' expansion.

==Biography==
===The Ancient Past===
{{Quote|And Xol felt [fear/cunning], for it knew that Yul would in time turn its teeth to Xol.|[[Nokris]]'s record of Xol's history}}

Xol was one of the five Worm Gods trapped beneath [[Fundament]] by the [[Leviathan (Fundament)|Leviathan]] and helped orchestrate the rise of [[Oryx, the Taken King|Auryx]], [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn]], and [[Xivu Arath, God of War|Xivu Arath]], and the corruption of the [[Hive]] precursor race.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow|Books of Sorrow]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#IX: The Bargain|IX: The Bargain]]''</ref> After Auryx slew [[Akka, the Worm of Secrets|Akka]] and became Oryx, Xol began to fear that [[Yul, the Honest Worm|Yul]] would eventually turn against him to gain the strength needed to withstand Oryx. Making a pact with Oryx's estranged son, [[Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn|Nokris]], the two fled their families and sought a new world to rule.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/4/30)''', ''[[Weblore:Warmind]] - [[Weblore:Warmind#Apocrypha|Apocrypha]]''</ref>

At some point either before or after Nokris's excommunication, Xol created the Ogre [[Golgoroth]] to challenge Oryx. However, his kin, [[Eir, the Keeper of Order|Eir]], intervened to remake the beast into an even more monstrous and powerful shape to serve Oryx instead and protect the Tablets of Ruin.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] -  [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive|Exalted Hive]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive#Golgoroth|Golgoroth]]''</ref>

===The Collapse===
{{Quote|Do you pledge yourself to me? Will you accept my unholy power?"<br>"Yes, my lord. And together, we will take the stars.|Xol and Nokris make the pact}}

After Nokris' excommunication by Oryx, Nokris and Xol departed from the rest of the Hive and set out to find a new world to rule. Nokris chose [[Mars]] in the [[Sol system]], and arrived there with Xol and the Grasp of Nokris during the Collapse. Xol and Nokris engaged with the Warmind Rasputin and became trapped under the [[Hellas Basin]] of Mars, before being reawakened by multiple [[Warsat]] impacts in the region and the [[Traveler|Traveler's]] reawakening centuries later.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]''</ref>

===Warmind===
[[File:Xol.gif|thumb|300px|Xol arising and attacking The Guardian.]]
{{Quote|[[Rasputin]] was not the only thing to awaken on Mars.|[[Vanguard Commander]] [[Zavala]]}}

Upon reawakening, Xol and his worshippers, the Grasp of Nokris, sought to gain control of Mars by destroying the Warmind Rasputin. Their plans were interrupted by the intervention of [[the Guardian]], who defeated Nokris and attempted to execute a plan by Commander Zavala to lure Xol into a trap with a Light-filled shard of the Traveler. Xol appeared before the Guardian and assaulted them telepathically, rendering them unconscious. The Guardian recovered shortly thereafter, however.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] - [[Strange Terrain]]''</ref>

As Xol set about destroying Rasputin's neural network, he was pursued by the Guardian to the vicinity of Rasputin's central core, where he trapped the Guardian on a platform and engaged them in battle, using his jaws, bulk and paracausal abilities to attempt to destroy his foe. Ultimately, Xol was defeated by the Guardian using a super-charged [[Valkyrie]] javelin provided by Rasputin, leaving the Grasp of Nokris without their patron to worship and reducing the remainder of the Worm God pantheon from four to three.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] - [[Will of the Thousands]]''</ref>

===Legacy===
{{Quote|I've been hearing my [[Gambit]] regulars talkin' about some wild energy spikes over on Io. The Taken are real aggressive in that region. Seems to me like there's something out there they're tryin'a protect.|[[The Drifter]]}}

As with other Worm Gods, however, Xol's death was not his ending. Drawing power from the [[Sword Logic]] upon his defeat at the hands of the Guardian, Xol transcended physical death and communed with the [[Taken]] infesting the Jovian moon [[Io]], resurrecting three former [[Urzok, Aspect of Hate|enemies]] [[Ta'aurc, Aspect of War|of]] [[Drevis, Aspect of Darkness|humanity]] as his Taken champions.<ref name=WotW>'''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]'': ''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] - Item Description: [[Whisper of the Worm#Lore|Whisper of the Worm]].''</ref> His presence caused a spike in Taken activity on Io according to the [[Drifter]], as Guardians reported a Taken anomaly found beneath the planet's surface where all three of his champions were there to test them. Once the Guardian proved themselves worthy of a host to feed upon, Xol invoked the [[Anthem Anatheme]] and transformed into the [[Whisper of the Worm]] as a weapon to feed off of the Guardian's kills.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]'': ''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] - [[The Whisper]]''</ref>

Nokris, Xol's former high priest and the namesake of his followers survived his encounter with the Guardians but became dejected after learning the Worm God had abandoned him for his killers. Despite the many traces of Xol's influence remaining on Mars, Nokris used a scrap of his Worm-hide as a catalyst to craft his own [[Ascendant plane|Ascendant]] gate from the grave-corpse legions of his risen brood. His actions to deceiving the Guardians would earn him a place in his aunt [[Savathûn|Savathûn's]] [[High Coven|court]] as her supplicant.<ref name="FALSE IDOLS">'''Bungie (2020/6/1)''', ''[[Weblore:Season of Arrivals]] - [[Weblore:Season of Arrivals#FALSE IDOLS|FALSE IDOLS]]''</ref>

==Gameplay==
Xol is the final boss of the Will of the Thousands mission and of ''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]''. He is encountered after he destroys the bridge to [[Rasputin]]'s core. His primary attack consists of shooting fire blasts out of his mouth, which is also his critical spot, and if approached, he will rear his head back before lashing out viciously, instantly swallowing the player in one hit. Xol will take almost no damage until the Valkyrie is summoned by [[Ana Bray]]. Occasionally, Xol will retreat under the platform and will come up on a random side of the platform, charge, and crush whatever is in his way. Along with that, he can cover the ground in [[Void]] energy that will briefly burn away at Guardians' shields before launching the player upwards. Hitting Xol in his weak spot with the Valkyrie will stun him for a short time. In addition, whenever he retreats, Xol summons Hive reinforcements. He summons more reinforcements as his health reaches zero, distracting the player from attacking and overwhelming them, and will also be immune as he retreats. Once Xol reaches nearly zero health, he moves to the front center of the arena with a loud roar and summons more Hive. At this point, he uses his abilities nearly constantly until he is killed.

==Gallery==
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==Trivia==
*Xol was the first Worm God the Guardians encountered.
*Xol bears a resemblance to the Gravemind from Bungie's previous game series ''Halo'', as well as the Graboids from the ''Tremors'' film series.
*Xol is suggested to be the weakest of the five Worm Gods through the lore tabs of armor received at the end of the campaign, as he feared [[Yul]] would target him first.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] - Item Description: [[Wormhusk Crown#Lore|Wormhusk Crown]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] - Item Description: [[Wormgod Caress#Lore|Wormgod Caress]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] - Item Description: [[Verity's Brow#Lore|Verity's Brow]]''</ref>
**Xol also stated in those tabs that he sees himself in [[Nokris]], possibly because they were both the weakest in their respective families.
*In the first mission of the expansion, [[Ice and Shadow]], Xol could be seen slithering in the background.
*It appears that Xol is also able to shapeshift as [[Toland, the Shattered|Toland]] mentions that he was not in his most powerful form when confronting the Guardian.
*When Xol died, it was possible for Xol's body to fall onto and kill you.

==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny]]'' {{Fm}}
**''[[The Dark Below]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[The Taken King]]'' {{Mo}} 
**''[[Age of Triumph]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Destiny 2]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]''
**''[[Forsaken]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Shadowkeep]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of Arrivals]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Chosen]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[The Witch Queen]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Seraph]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Into the Light]]'' {{Vo}}

==References==
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