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Skyburners
Overview
Objectives:	Celestial Demolitions ; Reserve Shock Fleet
Deployed:	Phobos, Mars (formerly) ; Dreadnaught, Saturn

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"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 Mars.

Overview

They are mainly based around Phobos, seeing limited deployment on Mars. In the base game, they are only encountered during the final phase of the Cerberus Vae III and Dust Palace strikes.

History

Initially the Skyburners are fought sparingly in the base game, only found guarding high value Cabal Commanders. When Valus Ta'aurcTa'aurc dispatches 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 suffer total casualties. The Skyburners play a larger role in The Taken King as they are first encountered on Phobos.

A Skyburner getting Taken

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.

Later Primus Ta'aun and his bond brothers are ordered by the Cabal Emperor himself to board the Dreadnaught and kill Oryx, the Taken King, by any means necessary. They crashed their warship, Dantalion Exodus VI into the Dreadnaught's hull, and are fighting a protracted war of attrition deep behind enemy lines. Guardians have noted that their normally robust military engine has become hopelessly bogged down against the Hive.

While severely diminished, the Skyburners survived long enough to see Ghaul arrive in the system. What became of them is unknown, but they considered their survival "victory enough."^[1]

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

The Skyburners

Leadership

Primus Ta'aun (Lost to Taken)

Valus

Bracus

Centurion

Ve'ength

Lost to Taken

Unique Forces

Psion variants
- Psion Burner

Trivia

The Skyburners were Cabal Legion that abandoned the Vertigo crucible map as their logo's can be seen around the map.
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.
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.

Gallery

Primus Ta'aun, Lost to Oryx
Valus Mau'ual, one of the Shield Brothers
Valus Tlu'urn, the other Shield Brother
Valus Tau'ugh, the Skyburner Champion
Valus Tau'ugh blasting off to space
A Skyburner Harvester
A Skyburner flag
Another Skyburner logo
Skyburner signal sent to the Red Legion and Cabal Emperor.
Concept art of the Skyburner base
SinkentoFleetbase.gif

Skyburner Fleetbase under Taken attack
Vertigo abandoned by the Skyburners
Primus Ta'aun, Commander of the Skyburners
A Skyburners Colossus.
A Skyburners Centurion.
A Skyburners Legionary.
A Skyburners Phalanx.
A Skyburners Psion.

List of appearances

Destiny (First appearance)
- The Taken King
- Rise of Iron (Mentioned only)
Destiny 2 (Mentioned only)

References

^ Skyburner's Oath lore description

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[1] Skyburner's Oath lore description

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 ==History==
-Initially the Skyburners are fought sparingly in the base game, only found guarding high value Cabal Commanders. When Ta'aurc dispatches 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 suffer total casualties. The Skyburners play a larger role in ''[[The Taken King]]'' as they are found on [[Phobos]] and the [[Dreadnaught]].The Skyburners are one of the first Cabal units to encounter the [[Taken]] and are routed utterly within hours, being forced to evacuate Fleetbase Korus.
+Initially the Skyburners are fought sparingly in the base game, only found guarding high value Cabal Commanders. When [[Valus Ta'aurc]]Ta'aurc dispatches 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 suffer total casualties. The Skyburners play a larger role in ''[[The Taken King]]'' as they are first encountered on [[Phobos]].
 [[File:CabalTaken.gif|thumb|300px|right|A Skyburner getting Taken]]
-They were originally led by [[Primus Ta'aun]] and his [[Shield Brothers|bond brothers]] before he was Taken and his lieutenants slain.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YClPCoRGeL8 '''Youtube''': Destiny The Taken King Reveal Livestream Tower Tour]</ref> The Skyburners were ordered by the Emperor himself to board the Dreadnaught and kill [[Oryx, the Taken King]], by any means necessary. They crashed their warship into the Dreadnaught's hull, and are fighting a protracted war of attrition deep behind enemy lines. Guardians have noted that their normally robust military engine has become hopelessly bogged down against the [[Hive]].
+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.
+Later Primus Ta'aun and his [[Shield Brothers|bond brothers]] are ordered by the Cabal [[Dominus Ghaul|Emperor]] himself to board the Dreadnaught and kill [[Oryx, the Taken King]], by any means necessary. They crashed their warship, [[Dantalion Exodus VI]] into the Dreadnaught's hull, and are fighting a protracted war of attrition deep behind enemy lines. Guardians have noted that their normally robust military engine has become hopelessly bogged down against the [[Hive]].
 While severely diminished, the Skyburners survived long enough to see [[Ghaul]] arrive in the system. What became of them is unknown, but they considered their survival "victory enough."<ref>[[Skyburner's Oath]] lore description</ref>