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{{Quote|You are great now, and you cannot love Me. For the parts of you that were Mine have been taken from you; the parts that were His remain.|Crota to his daughter Hashladûn following her ritual of inundation}} | {{Quote|You are great now, and you cannot love Me. For the parts of you that were Mine have been taken from you; the parts that were His remain.|Crota to his daughter Hashladûn following her ritual of inundation}} | ||
Eventually, Crota returned to his father's court and spawned his own [[Spawn of Crota|brood]] devoted to him with his consort, [[Omnigul, Will of Crota]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/The_Dark_Below#Disciples_of_Crota|Disciples of Crota]]''</ref> Crota shared with Oryx's [[Warpriest]] the secret of creating an [[Oversoul]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#The_Warpriest|The Warpriest]]''</ref> When the [[Wizard]], [[Lokaar]], attempted to murder Omnigul to increase her own power, Crota attempted to slay her in return. However, Lokaar fled and avoided his wrath, frustrating the Hive prince. He went before Oryx and demanded his father kill Lokaar for her impudence. Oryx was instead amused and impressed by Lokaar's ability to escape Crota and raised her to his court before rebuking Crota for seeking him to kill a problem for him.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Lokaar|Lokaar]]''</ref> Crota also had his four [[Swarm Princes]], Banuk, Dakoor, Garok, and Merok, forge for him a great sword with which to destroy his foes.<ref name="SP">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Swarm_Princes|Swarm Princes]]''</ref> | Eventually, Crota returned to his father's court and spawned his own [[Spawn of Crota|brood]] devoted to him with his consort, [[Omnigul, Will of Crota]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/The_Dark_Below#Disciples_of_Crota|Disciples of Crota]]''</ref> Crota shared with Oryx's [[Warpriest]] the secret of creating an [[Oversoul]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#The_Warpriest|The Warpriest]]''</ref> When the [[Wizard]], [[Lokaar]], attempted to murder Omnigul to increase her own power, Crota attempted to slay her in return. However, Lokaar fled and avoided his wrath, frustrating the Hive prince. He went before Oryx and demanded his father kill Lokaar for her impudence. Oryx was instead amused and impressed by Lokaar's ability to escape Crota and raised her to his court before rebuking Crota for seeking him to kill a problem for him.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Lokaar|Lokaar]]''</ref> Crota also had his four [[Swarm Princes]], Banuk, Dakoor, Garok, and Merok, forge for him a great sword with which to ravage worlds and destroy his foes.<ref name="SP">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Swarm_Princes|Swarm Princes]]''</ref> | ||
Amongst the greatest of Crota and Omnigul's spawn was [[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota|Hashladûn]]; eldest of four daughters along with her sisters [[Besurith, Daughter of Crota|Besurith]], [[Kinox]], and [[Voshyr]]. Even as a young [[Thrall]] she came to Crota's attention, as she was able to contend with [[Knight]]s in strength and size. Intrigued by Hashladûn, Crota ordered her inundated in the old way of floods to remove her excesses and leave her distilled down to her most powerful form through purification. Hashladûn fought the forces Crota sent against her, slaying them all, but Crota himself then came for her, even more deeply impressed by her love for him expressed by her strong display of will in defying him. Dragging his daughter to a floodplain in the Ascendant Realm, he impaled her to its base in six places and began the ritual of inundation. Hashladûn survived the ritual and emerged weakened by the ritual but stronger for it, murdering the first living thing she encountered to regain her strength. Crota came before her proud and impressed, but in sorrow informed her that in her newfound greatness she could not love him, as most of what had been his in her had washed away and left behind only what was of her grandfather, Oryx. With a cry of joy and grief he cut a hole in his realm and cast her out of his court to join the ranks of his father's.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Weblore]]: [[Weblore#Hope|Hope]]''</ref> | Amongst the greatest of Crota and Omnigul's spawn was [[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota|Hashladûn]]; eldest of four daughters along with her sisters [[Besurith, Daughter of Crota|Besurith]], [[Kinox]], and [[Voshyr]]. Even as a young [[Thrall]] she came to Crota's attention, as she was able to contend with [[Knight]]s in strength and size. Intrigued by Hashladûn, Crota ordered her inundated in the old way of floods to remove her excesses and leave her distilled down to her most powerful form through purification. Hashladûn fought the forces Crota sent against her, slaying them all, but Crota himself then came for her, even more deeply impressed by her love for him expressed by her strong display of will in defying him. Dragging his daughter to a floodplain in the Ascendant Realm, he impaled her to its base in six places and began the ritual of inundation. Hashladûn survived the ritual and emerged weakened by the ritual but stronger for it, murdering the first living thing she encountered to regain her strength. Crota came before her proud and impressed, but in sorrow informed her that in her newfound greatness she could not love him, as most of what had been his in her had washed away and left behind only what was of her grandfather, Oryx. With a cry of joy and grief he cut a hole in his realm and cast her out of his court to join the ranks of his father's.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Weblore]]: [[Weblore#Hope|Hope]]''</ref> | ||
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[[File:Sardonsummon.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Crota summons his army.]] | [[File:Sardonsummon.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Crota summons his army.]] | ||
At some point in history, Crota and his spawn became interested in conquering [[Moon|Luna]], which held an inactive [[Pyramid (Luna)|Pyramid]] buried beneath the surface after the [[Collapse]]. His spawn hollowed out the planetoid into a [[war moon]] where they laid dormant until they launched an invasion of Earth during the early [[City Age]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Hive#Ghost_Fragment:_Hive|Ghost Fragment: Hive]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2016/4/15)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_&_Mysteries#Rezyl_Azzir_-_Before_These_Walls|Rezyl Azzir - Before These Walls]]''</ref> In addition to Luna, Crota became interested in the space station [[Cocytus]], which contained experimental gates from the [[Golden Age]] of [[Humanity]]. He established his hold over those gates and made them lead to his realm for an unknown purpose.<ref name = "SIC">'''Bungie (2019/3/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Joker's Wild]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Stolen_Intelligence#Cocytus|Cocytus]]''</ref> | |||
The [[Guardians]] barely repelled the Hive offense at the [[Battle of Burning Lake]]; not realizing the true threat the Hive posed, they launched a counterattack on the moon, which was later called the Great Disaster.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Inventory/Heavy_Weapons#Raze-Lighter|Raze-Lighter]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Weblore]]: [[Weblore#Cryptarch|Cryptarch]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2016/4/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard [[Fist of Crota]]''</ref> The Sword-Logic proved to be too much for the Guardians, as countless heroes fell before Crota's [[Blades of Crota|Blades]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive#Blades of Crota|Blades of Crota]]''</ref> He was first challenged by [[Gunnvor|Gunnvor, the Dawncaller]] and her companions from the [[First Pillar Order]], but they proved no match for him and he slew the Dawncaller.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Luna%27s_Lost#Ghost_Fragment:_Gunnvor.27s_Ghost|Ghost Fragment: Gunnvor's Ghost]]''</ref> Soon he was faced by the legendary [[Titan (class)|Titan]] [[Wei Ning]]. She proved no more of a challenge to him than his previous foes, and he impaled her upon his [[Sword of Crota|sword]]. As a further show of dominance over his foes and their [[Light]], Crota took one of the Guardian's [[Ghost]]s and forged it into a dagger with which he proceeded to murder the Guardian. His leadership and the power of his sword led the Hive's hordes to victory during the battle, slaying thousands of Guardians and driving them away from the moon for more than a century out of fear of Crota's power.<ref name="W2">'''Bungie (2015/1/23)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian/Classes#Ghost_Fragment:_Warlock_2|Ghost Fragment: Warlock 2]]''</ref> | The [[Guardians]] barely repelled the Hive offense at the [[Battle of Burning Lake]]; not realizing the true threat the Hive posed, they launched a counterattack on the moon, which was later called the Great Disaster.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Inventory/Heavy_Weapons#Raze-Lighter|Raze-Lighter]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Weblore]]: [[Weblore#Cryptarch|Cryptarch]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2016/4/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard [[Fist of Crota]]''</ref> The Sword-Logic proved to be too much for the Guardians, as countless heroes fell before Crota's [[Blades of Crota|Blades]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive#Blades of Crota|Blades of Crota]]''</ref> He was first challenged by [[Gunnvor|Gunnvor, the Dawncaller]] and her companions from the [[First Pillar Order]], but they proved no match for him and he slew the Dawncaller.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Luna%27s_Lost#Ghost_Fragment:_Gunnvor.27s_Ghost|Ghost Fragment: Gunnvor's Ghost]]''</ref> Soon he was faced by the legendary [[Titan (class)|Titan]] [[Wei Ning]]. She proved no more of a challenge to him than his previous foes, and he impaled her upon his [[Sword of Crota|sword]]. As a further show of dominance over his foes and their [[Light]], Crota took one of the Guardian's [[Ghost]]s and forged it into a dagger with which he proceeded to murder the Guardian. His leadership and the power of his sword led the Hive's hordes to victory during the battle, slaying thousands of Guardians and driving them away from the moon for more than a century out of fear of Crota's power.<ref name="W2">'''Bungie (2015/1/23)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian/Classes#Ghost_Fragment:_Warlock_2|Ghost Fragment: Warlock 2]]''</ref> | ||