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{{Hive Brood infobox
|image= [[File:Grimoire Blood of Oryx.jpg|300px]]
|image= [[File:Grimoire Blood of Oryx.jpg|300px]]
|name= Blood of Oryx
|name= Blood of Oryx
|purpose= Servants of [[Oryx, the Taken King]]
|purpose= Serve [[Oryx, the Taken King]]
|champion(s)=  [[Crota, Son of Oryx]] <br> [[Ecthar, Sword of Oryx]]  <br> [[Warpriest]] <br> [[Ir Anûk, Deathsinger]] <br> [[Ir Halak, Deathsinger]] <br> [[Golgoroth]]
|champion(s)=  [[Crota, Son of Oryx]] <br> [[Ecthar, Sword of Oryx]]  <br> [[Warpriest]] <br> [[Ir Anûk, Deathsinger]] <br> [[Ir Halak, Deathsinger]] <br> [[Golgoroth]]
|realm= [[Cosmodrome]] <br> [[Shrine of Oryx]] <br> [[Dreadnaught]]
|realm= [[Dreadnaught]] <br> [[Cosmodrome]] <br> [[Shrine of Oryx]]
|war= [[Vanguard]] <br> [[The Reef]] <br> [[House of Kings]] <br> [[House of Wolves]] <br> [[House of Devils]] <br> [[Devil Splicers]] <br> [[Skyburners]]
|ally= [[Taken]] <br> [[Spawn of Crota]] <br> [[Hidden Swarm]] <br> [[The Silent Brood]] <br> [[Venom of Oryx]]
|encountered= [[Rise of the Young Wolf]] <br> [[Crota's Assault]] <br> [[Wolf Rebellion]] <br> [[Taken War]] <br> [[SIVA Crisis]]
}}
}}
{{Quote|They are the shadow of an unknown master, harbingers of a power beyond anything we've faced.|[[Master Rahool]]}}
{{Quote|They are the shadow of an unknown master, harbingers of a power beyond anything we've faced.|[[Master Rahool]]}}
The '''Blood of Oryx''' is a [[Hive]] sect who act as the direct servants of [[Oryx, the Taken King]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Hive#Blood_of_Oryx|Blood of Oryx]]''</ref> They are distinguishable by their grey and purple colouring.
The '''Blood of Oryx''' is the personal [[Hive]] brood of [[Oryx, the Taken King]], the God-King of the Hive.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Hive#Blood_of_Oryx|Blood of Oryx]]''</ref> They are distinguishable by their grey and purple colouring.


They are the primary force aboard the [[Dreadnaught]] and can be found in the [[Skywatch]] on [[Earth]], protecting [[Omnigul]]’s efforts to breed more [[Spawn of Crota]] in order to rebuild [[Crota]]'s army.    
They are the primary force aboard the [[Dreadnaught]]. Prior to the ''[[The Taken King]]'' expansion, they are featured during the [[Shrine of Oryx (mission)|Shrine of Oryx]] [[story mission]] and the [[Will of Crota]] [[Strike]].


==History==
==History==
===Ancient Past===
===Ancient Past===
====The Court of Oryx====
====The Court of Oryx====
[[File:Dreadnaught - Umbral Causeway.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Court of Oryx]]
[[File:Dreadnaught - Umbral Causeway.jpg|thumb|300px|The Court of Oryx]]
{{Quote|I shall establish a court, and whoever comes into this court may challenge me. My court will be the High War. It will be a killing ground and a school of the [[sword logic]] we have learned from our [[Worm|gods]].|[[Oryx, the Taken King|Auryx, King of the Hive]]}}
{{Quote|I shall establish a court, and whoever comes into this court may challenge me. My court will be the High War. It will be a killing ground and a school of the [[sword logic]] we have learned from our [[Worm|gods]].|[[Oryx, the Taken King|Auryx, King of the Hive]]}}


Following the Hive’s [[Hive-Ecumene war|war]] with the [[Ecumene]], Oryx created the [[Court of Oryx]], a group of [[Ascendant Hive]] comprised of his most powerful champions. They commanded legions and were capable of creating their own Throne's which earned them the right to enter [[Ascendant Realm]]s due to their dedication to the [[Darkness|Deep]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXIX:_Carved_in_Ruin|XXIX: Carved in Ruin]]''</ref><ref>'''Destiny''', ''[[Court of Oryx]]''</ref> [[Krughor]], a spawn of [[Savathûn]] was the first Ascendant Hive raised into Oryx's court.<ref>'''Bungie''' (2014-9-9), ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Krughor|Krughor]]''</ref> Later Oryx decreed a tithe system where each Hive would kill their enemies, take some to feed their own [[worm]], and tithe the rest to their superior. This tribute chain went from the Knights and Wizards to their respective [[Ascendant Hive]] and lastly their God-kings.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXIX:_Carved_in_Ruin|XXIX: Carved in Ruin]]''</ref>
Following the Hive's [[Hive-Ecumene war|war]] with the [[Ecumene]], Oryx created the [[Court of Oryx]], a group of [[Ascendant Hive]] comprised of his most powerful champions. They commanded legions and were capable of creating their own Throne's which earned them the right to enter [[Ascendant Realm]]s due to their dedication to the [[Darkness|Deep]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXIX:_Carved_in_Ruin|XXIX: Carved in Ruin]]''</ref><ref>'''Destiny''', ''[[Court of Oryx]]''</ref> [[Krughor]], a spawn of [[Savathûn]] was the first Ascendant Hive raised into Oryx's court.<ref>'''Bungie''' (2014-9-9), ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Krughor|Krughor]]''</ref> Later, Oryx decreed a tithe system where each Hive would kill their enemies, take some to feed their own [[worm]], and tithe the rest to their superior. This tribute chain went from the Knights and Wizards to their respective [[Ascendant Hive]] and lastly their God-kings.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXIX:_Carved_in_Ruin|XXIX: Carved in Ruin]]''</ref>


Ten thousand years later, The Hive entered a [[Golden Amputation|war]] with the [[Taishibethi]] by sending [[Taken]] to blight their worlds and [[War_moon|War Moons]] to ram their orbitals and star webs. Krughor instigated the invasion with legions of [[Cursed Thrall]], while the [[Warpriest]] obliterated the Taishibethi counterattack. [[Mengoor]] and [[Cra'adug]] led an army to the Raven Bridge and killing Taishibethi for a decade. Later they were punished for tithing their kills to one another and not Oryx.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXX:_a_golden_amputation|XXX: a golden amputation]]''</ref> The war came to an end once Oryx [[Take|took]] the [[Emperor Raven]] and transformed her into the Perfect Raven. Later the Warpriest gained more notoriety after conquering five-hundred and eighty-five worlds from the time of the Golden Amputation.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#The_Warpriest|The Warpriest]]''</ref>
Ten thousand years later, the Hive entered a [[Golden Amputation|war]] with the [[Taishibethi]] by sending [[Taken]] to blight their worlds and [[War_moon|War Moons]] to ram their orbitals and star webs. Krughor instigated the invasion with legions of [[Cursed Thrall]], while the [[Warpriest]] obliterated the Taishibethi counterattack. [[Mengoor]] and [[Cra'adug]] led an army to the Raven Bridge and killed Taishibethi for a decade. Later, they were punished for tithing their kills to one another and not Oryx.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXX:_a_golden_amputation|XXX: a golden amputation]]''</ref> The war came to an end once Oryx Took the [[Emperor Raven]] and transformed her into the Perfect Raven. Later, the Warpriest gained more notoriety after conquering five-hundred and eighty-five worlds from the time of the Golden Amputation.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#The_Warpriest|The Warpriest]]''</ref>


====The Spawn of Oryx====
====The Spawn of Oryx====
[[File:OryxCrota.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Hive King Oryx alongside Crota, the Hive Prince]]
[[File:OryxCrota.jpg|thumb|300px|Hive King Oryx alongside Crota, the Hive Prince]]
{{Quote|When I get home from my wanderings in the Deep, and I take back my throne, I’m going to have children. That’s what I need. Sons and daughters to love and kill.|Oryx}}
{{Quote|When I get home from my wanderings in the Deep, and I take back my throne, I'm going to have children. That's what I need. Sons and daughters to love and kill.|Oryx}}


After destroying the Taishibethi, Oryx communed directly with the Deep by using the Tablets of Ruins carved out from the flesh of [[Akka]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXXI:_battle_made_waves|XXXI: battle made waves]]''</ref> However, while speaking to the Deep, Savathûn and [[Xivu Arath]] conspired against Oryx to cut off his flow of tribute and steal his Tablets. Fearing that he was becoming a nihilist by wandering within the Deep, Oryx decided to sire his own spawn. After fighting his way back into realspace and defeating his sisters, he spawned the Hive Princes [[Nokris]] and [[Crota]] and the Deathsinger twins, [[Ir Anûk, Deathsinger|Ir Anûk]] and [[Ir Halak, Deathsinger|Ir Halak]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXXIV:_More_beautiful_to_know|XXXIV: More beautiful to know]]''</ref>
After destroying the Taishibethi, Oryx communed directly with the Deep by using the Tablets of Ruins carved out from the flesh of [[Akka]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXXI:_battle_made_waves|XXXI: battle made waves]]''</ref> However, while speaking to the Deep, Savathûn and [[Xivu Arath]] conspired against Oryx to cut off his flow of tribute and steal his Tablets. Fearing that he was becoming a nihilist by wandering within the Deep, Oryx decided to sire his own spawn. After fighting his way back into realspace and defeating his sisters, he spawned the Hive Princes [[Nokris]] and [[Crota]] and the Deathsinger twins, [[Ir Anûk, Deathsinger|Ir Anûk]] and [[Ir Halak, Deathsinger|Ir Halak]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXXIV:_More_beautiful_to_know|XXXIV: More beautiful to know]]''</ref>
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===The Shrine of Oryx===  
===The Shrine of Oryx===  
[[File:Sardok.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Eye of Oryx, Sardok]]
[[File:Sardok.jpg|thumb|300px|The Eye of Oryx, Sardok]]
{{Quote|Until the Darkness reigns, the Eyes must never close.|[[Grimoire]] description}} <ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive#Sardok, Eye of Crota|Sardok, Eye of Crota]]''</ref>
{{Quote|Until the Darkness reigns, the Eyes must never close.|[[Grimoire]] description.}}<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive#Sardok, Eye of Crota|Sardok, Eye of Crota]]''</ref>


Following a lead from the exiled [[Warlock]] [[Osiris]], the Guardians searched the darkest corners of the [[Hellmouth]] for the fabled [[Shrine of Oryx]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Shrine of Oryx (mission)]]''</ref> The exact nature of Oryx was once unknown to the Guardians, but the name "''Oryx''" appeared too often in Hive rituals that it could not be ignored. <ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive#Sardok, Eye of Crota|Sardok, Eye of Crota]]''</ref>
Following a lead from the exiled [[Warlock]] [[Osiris]], the Guardians searched the darkest corners of the [[Hellmouth]] for the fabled [[Shrine of Oryx]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Shrine of Oryx (mission)]]''</ref> The exact nature of Oryx was once unknown to the Guardians, but the name "''Oryx''" appeared too often in Hive rituals that it could not be ignored.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive#Sardok, Eye of Crota|Sardok, Eye of Crota]]''</ref>


As the Guardian breached into the Shrine, [[Sardok, Eye of Oryx]], Hive Champion of the Blood of Oryx is called upon to protect it. Sardok is eventually defeated and the Shrine destroyed. Later it is discovered that Shrines dedicated to Oryx are used by the Hive to communicate with the god-king across the universe and members of the Hive brood are thought to be the direct servants of Oryx himself. <ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Hive#Blood of Oryx|Blood of Oryx]]''</ref>
As the Guardian breached into the Shrine, [[Sardok, Eye of Oryx]], Hive Champion of the Blood of Oryx is called upon to protect it. Sardok is eventually defeated and the Shrine destroyed. Later it is discovered that Shrines dedicated to Oryx are used by the Hive to communicate with the god-king across the universe and members of the Hive brood are thought to be the direct servants of Oryx himself.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Hive#Blood of Oryx|Blood of Oryx]]''</ref>
 
===The Dark Below===
{{main|Will of Crota}}
Crota's [[Spawn of Crota|brood]] would attempt an invasion of [[Earth]] organized by his consort [[Omnigul, Will of Crota]]. However, their efforts would be thwarted by [[Guardian]]s guided by [[Eris Morn]]; having led a campaign to extinguish his disciples until only Omnigul remained. With the witch attempting to raise a new army of spawn at the [[Cosmodrome]], she was aided by Hive reinforcements from the Blood of Oryx, lead by the [[Protector of the Will]]. They were faced with a [[Strike]] team led by the [[Guardian]] themselves, only to be gutted by the Lightbearers that then killed Omnigul in turn.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Will of Crota]]''</ref>


===The Taken War===
===The Taken War===
[[File:OryxCinematic1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Oryx observing the Battle of Saturn]]
[[File:OryxCinematic1.jpg|thumb|300px|Oryx observing the Battle of Saturn]]
{{main|Taken War}}
{{main|Taken War}}
{{quote|What Crota began, I complete. My will... conquers all!|Oryx, the Taken King}}
{{quote|What Crota began, I complete. My will... conquers all!|Oryx, the Taken King}}
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Furious at learning his son's death, Oryx personally traveled to the Solar System aboard his [[Dreadnaught]], accompanied by a Hive fleet and his [[Taken]] army. He vowed to avenge Crota and finish what he began by destroying the Guardians.<ref name = "KotakuKing">[http://kotaku.com/leak-destinys-new-expansion-is-the-taken-king-out-sep-1709972043 '''Kotaku''' - ''Leak: Destiny's New Expansion Is The Taken King, Out September 15'']</ref><ref name = "PD">[http://planetdestiny.com/taken-king-analysis/ '''Planet Destiny''': The Taken King Trailer Analysis]</ref>
Furious at learning his son's death, Oryx personally traveled to the Solar System aboard his [[Dreadnaught]], accompanied by a Hive fleet and his [[Taken]] army. He vowed to avenge Crota and finish what he began by destroying the Guardians.<ref name = "KotakuKing">[http://kotaku.com/leak-destinys-new-expansion-is-the-taken-king-out-sep-1709972043 '''Kotaku''' - ''Leak: Destiny's New Expansion Is The Taken King, Out September 15'']</ref><ref name = "PD">[http://planetdestiny.com/taken-king-analysis/ '''Planet Destiny''': The Taken King Trailer Analysis]</ref>


The Hive God's invasion first met resistance by the [[Mara Sov|Queen]] of the [[Reef]] who gathered her fleet to engage the Dreadnaught leading to the [[Battle of Saturn]]. The Queen and her [[Techeun]]s unleashed the mysterious [[Harbinger]]s energy weapon on the Dreadnaught, only to be was unscathed. Oryx countered the [[Awoken]] by unleashing his [[Oversoul]] to obliterate the Queen's fleet in a single blast.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Coming War]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Inventory/Special_Weapons#Telesto|Telesto]]''</ref> However, the battle helped halt Oryx's fleet and keeping it locked outside of the inner system.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Coming War]]''</ref> In retaliation, Oryx and his forces invaded the the homeland of the Awoken, the [[Dreaming City]], for their defiance. While exploring the city he encountered an [[Ahamkara]], [[Riven]] Took the creature and begun to create bargains with the wish-making entity.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken (expansion)|Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Armor_of_the_Great_Hunt_(Warlock)#Hood_of_the_Great_Hunt|Hood of the Great Hunt]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken (expansion)|Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Armor_of_the_Great_Hunt_(Warlock)#Robes_of_the_Great_Hunt|Robes of the Great Hunt]]''</ref>
The Hive God's invasion first met resistance by the [[Mara Sov|Queen]] of the [[Reef]] who gathered her fleet to engage the Dreadnaught leading to the [[Battle of Saturn]]. The Queen and her [[Techeun]]s unleashed the mysterious [[Harbinger]] energy weapon on the Dreadnaught, only to be left unscathed. Oryx countered the [[Awoken]] by unleashing his [[Oversoul]] to obliterate the Queen's fleet in a single blast.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Coming War]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Inventory/Special_Weapons#Telesto|Telesto]]''</ref> However, the battle helped halt Oryx's fleet and kept it locked outside of the inner system.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Coming War]]''</ref> In retaliation, Oryx and his forces invaded the homeland of the Awoken, the [[Dreaming City]], for their defiance. While exploring the city he encountered an [[Ahamkara]], [[Riven]] and Took the creature as he began to create bargains with the wish-making entity.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Armor_of_the_Great_Hunt_(Warlock)#Hood_of_the_Great_Hunt|Hood of the Great Hunt]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Armor_of_the_Great_Hunt_(Warlock)#Robes_of_the_Great_Hunt|Robes of the Great Hunt]]''</ref>


[[File:SinkentoOryx.gif|thumb|right|300px|Oryx demonstrating the power to Take]]
[[File:Oryx.gif|thumb|300px|Oryx demonstrating the power to Take]]


Oryx then blighted the system and targeted the [[Cabal]] based on [[Phobos]]. The [[Skyburners]] noticed strange activity and began to investigate; only for them to be Taken and made to fight their comrades. The Legion commander, [[Primus Ta'aun]] ordered a mass evacuation, which caught [[Vanguard]] attention and sent the [[Guardian]] to investigate. Oryx confronted the Guardian with a vision and declared his intention to kill the Guardian for killing his son. The Guardian barely escaped the base as more Taken overwhelmed them. Oryx's at the same time unleashed his Taken on Mars at which delivered major casualties to the [[Dust Giants]], [[Blind Legion]], and [[Sand Eaters]] legions of Cabal stationed on the planet.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Coming War]]''</ref> The Taken War began.
Oryx then blighted the system and targeted the [[Cabal]] based on [[Phobos]]. The [[Skyburners]] noticed strange activity and began to investigate; only for them to be Taken and made to fight their comrades. The Legion commander, [[Primus Ta'aun]] ordered a mass evacuation, which caught the [[Vanguard]]s attention and sent the [[Guardian]]s to investigate. Oryx confronted the Guardians with a vision and declared his intention to kill them for killing his son. The Guardians barely escaped the base as more Taken overwhelmed them. Oryx's at the same time unleashed his Taken on [[Mars]] which delivered major casualties to the [[Dust Giants]], [[Blind Legion]], and [[Sand Eaters]] legions stationed on the planet.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Coming War]]''</ref> The Taken War began.


At the top of the Devil's Spire, Oryx used an [[Echo of Oryx]] to attack the Guardians but was repelled by them as they secured Cayde's stealth drive to breach into the Dreadnaught.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Cayde's Stash]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Dreadnaught]]''</ref> Oryx then countered the Cabal strike led by Primus Ta'aun, by Taking him and confronted the Guardians with another Echo of Oryx them. When they tried to pass through the rupture, Eris Morn explained that only an [[Ascendant Hive]] could enter the rupture.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Enemy of My Enemy]]''</ref> To become ascendant, the Guardians snuck into Crota's throne world and stole his essence during the procession of death ceremony allowing them to bypass the portal.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Last Rites]]''</ref>
At the top of the Devil's Spire, Oryx used an [[Echo of Oryx]] to attack the Guardians but was repelled by them as they secured Cayde's stealth drive to breach into the Dreadnaught.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Cayde's Stash]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Dreadnaught]]''</ref> Oryx then countered the Cabal strike led by Primus Ta'aun, by Taking him and confronted the Guardians with another Echo of Oryx. When they tried to pass through the rupture, Eris Morn explained that only an [[Ascendant Hive]] could enter.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Enemy of My Enemy]]''</ref> To become Ascendant, the Guardians snuck into Crota's throne world and stole his essence during the procession of his death ceremony allowing them to bypass the portal.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Last Rites]]''</ref>


[[File: Oryxregicide.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Oryx, the Taken King emerges]]
[[File:Oryxregicide.jpg|thumb|300px|Oryx, the Taken King emerges]]


To stop them Oryx unleashed two of his new Taken Champions, Ta'aun and [[Baxx]], which were defeated by the Guardians. As they neared entrance of Oryx's room, Oryx emerged to personally challenge them. Despite his dark powers, Oryx was unable to defeat the Guardians and retreated to the Ascendant realm, leaving behind his sword, [[Willbreaker]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Regicide]]''</ref>
To stop them, Oryx unleashed two of his new Taken Champions, Ta'aun and [[Baxx]], which were defeated by the Guardians. As they neared the entrance of Oryx's room, Oryx emerged to personally challenge them. Despite his dark powers, Oryx was unable to defeat the Guardians and retreated to the Ascendant realm, leaving behind his sword, [[Willbreaker]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Regicide]]''</ref>


Oryx's Lieutenants still lived with most residing in the [[Court of Oryx]]. The Guardians were tasked to depose the Court, as well as eliminate [[The Infantine]] before it could be infused with Taken power. One by one the esteemed ranks of the Blood of Oryx began to fall as the likes [[Balwûr]], [[Krughor]], [[Thalnok, Fanatic of Crota]] and more met their end at the hands of the Guardians. Soon, there was none left but Oryx himself, as well as his closest allies, the [[Warpriest]], [[Golgoroth]], and his daughters [[Ir Anûk, Deathsinger|Ir Anûk]] and [[Ir Halak, Deathsinger|Ir Halak]].  
Oryx's Lieutenants still lived with most residing in the [[Court of Oryx]]. The Guardians were tasked to depose the Court, as well as eliminate [[The Infantine]] before it could be infused with Taken power. One by one the esteemed ranks of the Blood of Oryx began to fall as the likes [[Balwûr]], [[Krughor]], [[Thalnok, Fanatic of Crota]] and more met their end at the hands of the Guardians. Soon, there was none left but Oryx himself, as well as his closest allies, the [[Warpriest]], [[Golgoroth]], and his daughters [[Ir Anûk, Deathsinger|Ir Anûk]] and [[Ir Halak, Deathsinger|Ir Halak]].  


With his Court soundly defeated, the Guardians progressed deeper into the Dreadnaught and challenged the Warpriest who used an [[Oversoul]] in the form of the Oculus capable of killing anyone not standing behind the shadows of his three monoliths in the room. The Guardians soundly defeat the priest and make way into [[Golgoroth's Cellar]], where the mighty Golgoroth emerges and uses its Eye Blasts to attack them. Waves of [[Thralls]], [[Acolytes]] and [[Adept]]s support Golgoroth in resisting the Guardians, but would be fruitless as they exploited a weakness near its opened chest which puts the beast to rest.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[King's Fall#Golgoroth|King's Fall]]''</ref>
With his Court soundly defeated, the Guardians progressed deeper into the Dreadnaught and challenged the Warpriest who used an [[Oversoul]] in the form of the Oculus capable of killing anyone not standing behind the shadows of his three monoliths in the room. The Guardians overwhelm the priest and make way into [[Golgoroth's Cellar]], where the mighty Golgoroth emerges to attack them with its Eye Blasts. Waves of [[Thralls]], [[Acolytes]] and [[Adept]]s support Golgoroth in resisting the Guardians, but would be fruitless as they exploited a weakness near its opened chest which put the Hive monstrosity to rest.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[King's Fall#Golgoroth|King's Fall]]''</ref>


As the Guardians enter his Court they encounter the twin Daughters' of Oryx, Ir Anûk and Ir Halak acting their father's last line of defense. They used their Deathsongs to fight and unwrite the Guardians, but soundly eliminated, leaving only Oryx. The Taken King, now in his true gigantic Ascendant form, deploys [[Light-Eater Ogre]]s and [[Light-Eater Knight]]s to combat the Guardians. He also attempts to Take the Guardians and pull them into the Darkness, while also uses more Echoes of Oryx against them. However they were able to use Oryx's own captured Light against him, by slaying his light eating Ogres and detonating the Light they left behind. The Guardians concentrated their firepower on the [[blight]] in Oryx's chest which violently erupted in a burst that brought The Taken King’s permanent defeat.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[King's Fall]]''</ref>
As the Guardians entered the [[Threshold]], they encounter the twin Daughters' of Oryx, Ir Anûk and Ir Halak acting their father's last line of defense. They used their Deathsongs to fight and unwrite the Guardians, but were soundly eliminated, leaving only Oryx. The Taken King, now in his true gigantic Ascendant form, deploys [[Light-Eater Ogre]]s and [[Light-Eater Knight]]s to combat the Guardians. He also attempts to Take the Guardians and pull them into the Darkness, while also using more Echoes of Oryx against them. However the Guardians were able to use Oryx's own captured Light against him by slaying his light eating Ogres and detonating the Light it left behind. Finally the Guardians concentrated their full firepower on the [[blight]] in Oryx's chest which violently erupted in a burst that brought The Taken King's tyranny to a permanent end.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[King's Fall]]''</ref>


===The Vacant Throne===
===The Vacant Throne===
With the Osmium Throne vacant, some powerful Hive and Taken saw an opportunity to seize it for themselves. [[Alak-Hul, the Darkblade]], a Hive Knight who Oryx had considered a foster son emerged to take the throne. However before Alak-Hul could break free of [[The Sunless Cell]] where Oryx had imprisoned him earlier for his attempted usurpation, and become the King of the Hive, he was defeated by a fireteam of Guardians.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Sunless Cell]]''</ref> The strike also saw the demise Oryx's of Ascendant, [[Ecthar, Sword of Oryx]] and the [[Adleg, Warden of Oryx|Wa]][[Heolstor, Warden of Oryx|rd]][[Thracu, Warden of Oryx|ens]] of the Sunless Cell.
[[File:Malok.gif|thumb|300px|Blood of Oryx Champion and the Taken Prince, Malok]]
 
With the Osmium Throne vacant, some powerful Hive and Taken saw an opportunity to seize it for themselves. [[Alak-Hul, the Darkblade]], a Hive Knight who Oryx had considered a foster son emerged to take the throne. However before Alak-Hul could break free of [[The Sunless Cell]] where Oryx had imprisoned him earlier for his attempted usurpation, and become the King of the Hive, he was defeated by a fireteam of Guardians.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Sunless Cell]]''</ref> The strike also saw the demise of [[Ecthar, Sword of Oryx]] and the [[Adleg, Warden of Oryx|Wa]][[Heolstor, Warden of Oryx|rd]][[Thracu, Warden of Oryx|ens]] of the Sunless Cell.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[A Sword Reforged]]''</ref>


Sometime later, the Taken Knight [[Malok, Pride of Oryx]] enacted his own bid to claim dominance over the remaining Hive and Taken with his mastery of the blights to become the New Taken King. [[Variks, the Loyal]] received reports of Malok's activities and sent in the Guardian to investigate. Eventually, the Guardian were able to drive Malok out of the Dreadnaught and into the Hellmouth, where he met his end when confronted by a fireteam at the Shrine of Oryx.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Blighted Chalice]]''</ref>
Sometime later, the Taken Knight [[Malok, Pride of Oryx]] enacted his own bid to claim dominance over the remaining Hive and Taken with his mastery of the blights to become the New Taken King. [[Variks, the Loyal]] received reports of Malok's activities and sent in the Guardian to investigate. Eventually, the Guardian were able to drive Malok out of the Dreadnaught and into the Hellmouth, where he met his end when confronted by a fireteam at the Shrine of Oryx.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Blighted Chalice]]''</ref>
[[File:Nokris.gif|thumb|300px|Son of Oryx, Nokris]]
[[Nokris]], the disowned, heretical son of Oryx and forgotten brother of Crota, would make his own stand against the Guardians after arising from slumber in the icy depths of [[Mars]]' [[Hellas Basin]] with his master, the Worm God [[Xol, Will of the Thousands]]. The herald of Xol sought to conquer the red planet for his god but like his former family, Nokris would fall against the Warriors of Light.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Strange Terrain]]''</ref>
Later on, the grand-daughters of Oryx and daughters of Crota led by [[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota|Hashladûn]] devised a plan with her sisters to recreate their fallen grandfather; a necessary violation of the [[Sword Logic]] since the Taken King was never succeeded by his [[The Guardian|conquerors]]. Taking command of the [[Hidden Swarm]], they built the massive red fortress of the [[Scarlet Keep]] and utilised forbidden Hive magics to control the [[Nightmare]]s radiating out from the [[Pyramid (Luna)|Pyramid]]. They then used these energies to regain the [[Hive]]'s advantage against the Guardians and avenge their fallen kin. However, Hashladûn would be defeated by the Guardians before her plot could come into fruition.


==Structure==
==Structure==
{{main|Court of Oryx}}
The Blood of Oryx is primarily made up of the [[Court of Oryx]] and Oryx's immediate family. Among those are the infamous [[Crota, Son of Oryx]]; who provided the biggest tribute to his father and lead the Hive's efforts against the [[Traveler]], and Oryx's twin daughters [[Ir Anûk, Deathsinger]] and [[Ir Halak, Deathsinger]]; who helped develop deadly Hive arcana (the [[Oversoul]] and the [[Annihilator Totem]]). Oryx also assimilated members of his [[Taken]] into his brood, notably the Taken Prince [[Malok, Pride of Oryx]], and even induct the offsprings of [[Savathûn]] through the inclusion of [[Balwûr]].
The Blood of Oryx is primarily made up of the [[Court of Oryx]] and Oryx's immediate family. Among those are the infamous [[Crota, Son of Oryx]]; who provided the biggest tribute to his father and lead the Hive's efforts against the [[Traveler]], and Oryx's twin daughters [[Ir Anûk, Deathsinger]] and [[Ir Halak, Deathsinger]]; who helped develop deadly Hive arcana (the [[Oversoul]] and the [[Annihilator Totem]]). Oryx also assimilated members of his [[Taken]] into his brood, notably the Taken Prince [[Malok, Pride of Oryx]], and even induct the offsprings of [[Savathûn]] through the inclusion of [[Balwûr]].


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===Hive Pantheon===
===Hive Pantheon===
*'''[[Oryx, the Taken King]]''' – <small>Hive King</small>
*'''[[Oryx, the Taken King]]''' – <small>Hive King</small>
*'''[[Crota, Son of Oryx]]''' – <small>Son</small>
**'''[[Crota, Son of Oryx]]''' – <small>Son</small>
**'''[[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota]]''' – <small>Granddaughter</small> {{c|formerly}}
***'''[[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota]]''' – <small>Granddaughter</small> {{c|former member}}
*'''[[Nokris|Nokris, Son of Oryx]]''' – <small>Son</small> {{c|exiled}}
**'''[[Alak-Hul, the Darkblade]]''' – <small>Foster Son</small>
*'''[[Ir Anûk, Deathsinger]]''' – <small>Daughter</small>
**'''[[Balwûr|Balwûr, Daughter of Savathûn]]''' – <small>Niece</small>
*'''[[Ir Halak, Deathsinger]]''' – <small>Daughter</small>
**'''[[Ir Anûk, Deathsinger]]''' – <small>Daughter</small>
*'''[[Malok, Pride of Oryx]]''' – <small>Nephew</small>
**'''[[Ir Halak, Deathsinger]]''' – <small>Daughter</small>
*'''[[Balwûr|Balwûr, Daughter of Savathûn]]''' – <small>Niece</small>
**'''[[Malok, Pride of Oryx]]''' – <small>Nephew</small>
*'''[[Alak-Hul, the Darkblade]]''' – <small>Son</small> {{c|foster}}
**'''[[Nokris|Nokris, Son of Oryx]]''' – <small>Son</small> {{c|exiled}}


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===Ascendant Hive===
===Ascendant Hive===
*[[Sardok, Eye of Oryx]]
*[[Alzok Däl]]
*[[Cra'adug]]
*[[Ecthar, Sword of Oryx]]
*[[Ecthar, Sword of Oryx]]
*[[Thalnok, Fanatic of Crota]]
*[[Golgoroth]]
*[[Golgoroth]]
*[[Warpriest]]
*[[Gornuk Däl]]
*[[Kagoor]]
*[[Krughor]]
*[[Krughor]]
*[[Lokaar]]
*[[Mengoor]]
*[[Mengoor]]
*[[Cra'adug]]
*[[Sardok, Eye of Oryx]]
*[[Lokaar]]
*[[Thalnok, Fanatic of Crota]]
*[[Alzok Däl]]
*[[Vorlog]]
*[[Gornuk Däl]]
*[[Warpriest]]
*[[Zyrok Däl]]
*[[Zyrok Däl]]
*[[Vorlog]]
*[[Kagoor]]


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===Hive Champions===
===Hive Champions===
*[[Adleg, Warden of Oryx]]
*[[Blahgrish]]
*[[Blahgrish]]
*[[Celebrant of Oryx]]
*[[Celebrant of Oryx]]
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*[[Heolstor, Warden of Oryx]]
*[[Heolstor, Warden of Oryx]]
*[[Kandorak]]
*[[Kandorak]]
*[[Light-Eater Ogre]]
*[[Nengalish]]
*[[Morgeth, the Spirekeeper]] <small>(inferred)</small>
*[[Protector of the Will]]  
*[[Protector of the Will]]  
*[[Syrok, Word of Oryx]]
*[[The Sullied Ogre]]
*[[The Infantine]]
*[[The Infantine]]
*[[Thracu, Warden of Oryx]]
*[[Thracu, Warden of Oryx]]
*[[Ultra Knight]]
*[[Ultra Knight]]
*[[Yathbor]]
*[[Yathbor]]
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==Unique Forces==
==Unique forces==
*'''[[Acolyte]]''' variants
*'''[[Acolyte]]''' variants
**[[Adept]]
**[[Adept]]
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**[[Light-Eater Knight]]
**[[Light-Eater Knight]]
**[[Vessel of Oryx]]
**[[Vessel of Oryx]]
**[[Warden's Knight]]
*'''[[Ogre]]''' variants
*'''[[Ogre]]''' variants
**[[Servile Ogre]]
**[[Servile Ogre]]
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery perrow=3>
 
Oryx1.jpg|Oryx, the Osmium King
Crota.png|Crota, God-Knight and Hope-Eater
Crota.png|Crota, God-Knight and Hope-Eater
HiveDeathsingers.jpg|Ir Anûk and Ir Halak, Daughters of Oryx
Nokris1.jpg|Nokris, the Unfavored
Sardok.jpg|Sardok, Eye of Oryx


OryxDaugther1.jpg|A Deathsinger Twin
Malok 2.jpg|Taken Prince, Malok
Malok 2.jpg|Taken Prince, Malok
SinkentoHive2.png|The Warpriest
Golgoroth1.jpg|Golgoroth fires his Eyes Blast
File:Destiny Golgoroth Emerges.jpg|Golgoroth


File:Ecthar.jpg|Sword of Oryx, Ecthar
AlakHul.jpg|Alak-Hul
File:HiveThrall.jpg|Blood of Oryx Thralls.
Hive2.png|The Warpriest
Destiny Golgoroth Emerges.jpg|Another view of Golgoroth


HiveDeathsingers.jpg|Ir Anûk and Ir Halak, Daughters of Oryx
Sardok.jpg|Sardok, Eye of Oryx
Oryx2.jpg|A shadowy Echo of Oryx


RegicideOryx.png|Oryx in Battle
Ecthar.jpg|Sword of Oryx, Ecthar
HiveThrall.jpg|Blood of Oryx Thralls
Oryx-Light-Eater-Ogre-Copy.jpg|A Light–Eater Ogre
Maesdefault.jpg|A Vessel of Oryx
</gallery>
</gallery>


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*''[[Destiny]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Destiny]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[The Dark Below]]''
**''[[The Dark Below]]''
**''[[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]''
**''[[The Taken King]]''
**''[[The Taken King]]''
**''[[Rise of Iron]]''


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist|3}}
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{{Hive}}
{{Enemy Factions}}
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Blood of Oryx
Grimoire Blood of Oryx.jpg
Overview

Purpose:

Serve Oryx, the Taken King

Champion(s):

Crota, Son of Oryx
Ecthar, Sword of Oryx
Warpriest
Ir Anûk, Deathsinger
Ir Halak, Deathsinger
Golgoroth

Realm:

Dreadnaught
Cosmodrome
Shrine of Oryx

At war with:

Vanguard
The Reef
House of Kings
House of Wolves
House of Devils
Devil Splicers
Skyburners

Allied with:

Taken
Spawn of Crota
Hidden Swarm
The Silent Brood
Venom of Oryx

Encountered:

Rise of the Young Wolf
Crota's Assault
Wolf Rebellion
Taken War
SIVA Crisis

 

"They are the shadow of an unknown master, harbingers of a power beyond anything we've faced."
— Master Rahool

The Blood of Oryx is the personal Hive brood of Oryx, the Taken King, the God-King of the Hive.[1] They are distinguishable by their grey and purple colouring.

They are the primary force aboard the Dreadnaught. Prior to the The Taken King expansion, they are featured during the Shrine of Oryx story mission and the Will of Crota Strike.

History

Ancient Past

The Court of Oryx

The Court of Oryx

"I shall establish a court, and whoever comes into this court may challenge me. My court will be the High War. It will be a killing ground and a school of the sword logic we have learned from our gods."
— Auryx, King of the Hive

Following the Hive's war with the Ecumene, Oryx created the Court of Oryx, a group of Ascendant Hive comprised of his most powerful champions. They commanded legions and were capable of creating their own Throne's which earned them the right to enter Ascendant Realms due to their dedication to the Deep.[2][3] Krughor, a spawn of Savathûn was the first Ascendant Hive raised into Oryx's court.[4] Later, Oryx decreed a tithe system where each Hive would kill their enemies, take some to feed their own worm, and tithe the rest to their superior. This tribute chain went from the Knights and Wizards to their respective Ascendant Hive and lastly their God-kings.[5]

Ten thousand years later, the Hive entered a war with the Taishibethi by sending Taken to blight their worlds and War Moons to ram their orbitals and star webs. Krughor instigated the invasion with legions of Cursed Thrall, while the Warpriest obliterated the Taishibethi counterattack. Mengoor and Cra'adug led an army to the Raven Bridge and killed Taishibethi for a decade. Later, they were punished for tithing their kills to one another and not Oryx.[6] The war came to an end once Oryx Took the Emperor Raven and transformed her into the Perfect Raven. Later, the Warpriest gained more notoriety after conquering five-hundred and eighty-five worlds from the time of the Golden Amputation.[7]

The Spawn of Oryx

Hive King Oryx alongside Crota, the Hive Prince

"When I get home from my wanderings in the Deep, and I take back my throne, I'm going to have children. That's what I need. Sons and daughters to love and kill."
— Oryx

After destroying the Taishibethi, Oryx communed directly with the Deep by using the Tablets of Ruins carved out from the flesh of Akka.[8] However, while speaking to the Deep, Savathûn and Xivu Arath conspired against Oryx to cut off his flow of tribute and steal his Tablets. Fearing that he was becoming a nihilist by wandering within the Deep, Oryx decided to sire his own spawn. After fighting his way back into realspace and defeating his sisters, he spawned the Hive Princes Nokris and Crota and the Deathsinger twins, Ir Anûk and Ir Halak.[9]

With the emergence of his new spawn, Oryx raised Crota to be his champion, the "Eater of Hope", traveling to many distant worlds and devouring them on his behalf and chasing after the Traveler.[10] While the Deathsingers refined their Deathsongs and came up with the idea of the Oversoul.[11] Oryx used this concept in his Dreadnaught, making the ship itself into his Oversoul. Further inclusions of his court would include the offsprings of Savathûn, Balwur and Malok, and his foster son Alak-Hul.[12][13]

At some point Oryx set one of the Tablet of Ruins into Golgoroth; a creation of the traitorous Worm God Xol, as a rebuttal of Crota's demands to claim it. The Ogre, once with the purpose to devour Oryx and his family, would become one of the King's most powerful Hive Champions after the Worm God Eir intervened in its creation into a new shape.[14]

The Hive Prince Nokris sought to prove himself to Oryx by devising a plan to commune with the Worm Gods much like Oryx did. While all the Worm Gods rejected Nokris, the Worm God Xol made a pact with him where Nokris traded his heart for some of Xol's power and the secret of necromancy.[15][16] Oryx upon learning this was furious as he considered it sacrilege since necromancy was considered a heretical violation of the Sword Logic. For his crimes, the King exiled Nokris and removed all references of his disowned son from the World's Grave and the Books of Sorrow.[17][18]

In contemplation, Oryx realised his strong dependence on his Court and Shrines for survival as they were a vital source of tribute to keep his worm sated.[19] He accepted that if the High War was destroyed, then his own death would follow shortly. If his Court fell then it meant they had been weak, meaning he had been a bad King and Father. To combat this, Oryx sought to keep his Court strong by testing them in various battles.[20]

The Shrine of Oryx

The Eye of Oryx, Sardok

"Until the Darkness reigns, the Eyes must never close."
— Grimoire description.[21]

Following a lead from the exiled Warlock Osiris, the Guardians searched the darkest corners of the Hellmouth for the fabled Shrine of Oryx.[22] The exact nature of Oryx was once unknown to the Guardians, but the name "Oryx" appeared too often in Hive rituals that it could not be ignored.[23]

As the Guardian breached into the Shrine, Sardok, Eye of Oryx, Hive Champion of the Blood of Oryx is called upon to protect it. Sardok is eventually defeated and the Shrine destroyed. Later it is discovered that Shrines dedicated to Oryx are used by the Hive to communicate with the god-king across the universe and members of the Hive brood are thought to be the direct servants of Oryx himself.[24]

The Dark Below

Main article: Will of Crota

Crota's brood would attempt an invasion of Earth organized by his consort Omnigul, Will of Crota. However, their efforts would be thwarted by Guardians guided by Eris Morn; having led a campaign to extinguish his disciples until only Omnigul remained. With the witch attempting to raise a new army of spawn at the Cosmodrome, she was aided by Hive reinforcements from the Blood of Oryx, lead by the Protector of the Will. They were faced with a Strike team led by the Guardian themselves, only to be gutted by the Lightbearers that then killed Omnigul in turn.[25]

The Taken War

Oryx observing the Battle of Saturn
Main article: Taken War

"What Crota began, I complete. My will... conquers all!"
— Oryx, the Taken King

Later on, the Guardians would form a Raid team to breach into Crota's throne world and battle the Hive Prince. While in the past conventional means failed to end the Crota at his throne world, the Guardians turned his own Sword Logic against him with the Cleavers dropped from his fallen Blades. Despite the Hive God's formidable powers and his Oversoul, the battle ended with Crota being slain by the Guardians with his own sword.[26] Crota's death saw the Hive facing their first major defeat in the Solar System and first demise of the Hive Pantheon.

Furious at learning his son's death, Oryx personally traveled to the Solar System aboard his Dreadnaught, accompanied by a Hive fleet and his Taken army. He vowed to avenge Crota and finish what he began by destroying the Guardians.[27][28]

The Hive God's invasion first met resistance by the Queen of the Reef who gathered her fleet to engage the Dreadnaught leading to the Battle of Saturn. The Queen and her Techeuns unleashed the mysterious Harbinger energy weapon on the Dreadnaught, only to be left unscathed. Oryx countered the Awoken by unleashing his Oversoul to obliterate the Queen's fleet in a single blast.[29][30] However, the battle helped halt Oryx's fleet and kept it locked outside of the inner system.[31] In retaliation, Oryx and his forces invaded the homeland of the Awoken, the Dreaming City, for their defiance. While exploring the city he encountered an Ahamkara, Riven and Took the creature as he began to create bargains with the wish-making entity.[32][33]

Oryx demonstrating the power to Take

Oryx then blighted the system and targeted the Cabal based on Phobos. The Skyburners noticed strange activity and began to investigate; only for them to be Taken and made to fight their comrades. The Legion commander, Primus Ta'aun ordered a mass evacuation, which caught the Vanguards attention and sent the Guardians to investigate. Oryx confronted the Guardians with a vision and declared his intention to kill them for killing his son. The Guardians barely escaped the base as more Taken overwhelmed them. Oryx's at the same time unleashed his Taken on Mars which delivered major casualties to the Dust Giants, Blind Legion, and Sand Eaters legions stationed on the planet.[34] The Taken War began.

At the top of the Devil's Spire, Oryx used an Echo of Oryx to attack the Guardians but was repelled by them as they secured Cayde's stealth drive to breach into the Dreadnaught.[35][36] Oryx then countered the Cabal strike led by Primus Ta'aun, by Taking him and confronted the Guardians with another Echo of Oryx. When they tried to pass through the rupture, Eris Morn explained that only an Ascendant Hive could enter.[37] To become Ascendant, the Guardians snuck into Crota's throne world and stole his essence during the procession of his death ceremony allowing them to bypass the portal.[38]

Oryx, the Taken King emerges

To stop them, Oryx unleashed two of his new Taken Champions, Ta'aun and Baxx, which were defeated by the Guardians. As they neared the entrance of Oryx's room, Oryx emerged to personally challenge them. Despite his dark powers, Oryx was unable to defeat the Guardians and retreated to the Ascendant realm, leaving behind his sword, Willbreaker.[39]

Oryx's Lieutenants still lived with most residing in the Court of Oryx. The Guardians were tasked to depose the Court, as well as eliminate The Infantine before it could be infused with Taken power. One by one the esteemed ranks of the Blood of Oryx began to fall as the likes Balwûr, Krughor, Thalnok, Fanatic of Crota and more met their end at the hands of the Guardians. Soon, there was none left but Oryx himself, as well as his closest allies, the Warpriest, Golgoroth, and his daughters Ir Anûk and Ir Halak.

With his Court soundly defeated, the Guardians progressed deeper into the Dreadnaught and challenged the Warpriest who used an Oversoul in the form of the Oculus capable of killing anyone not standing behind the shadows of his three monoliths in the room. The Guardians overwhelm the priest and make way into Golgoroth's Cellar, where the mighty Golgoroth emerges to attack them with its Eye Blasts. Waves of Thralls, Acolytes and Adepts support Golgoroth in resisting the Guardians, but would be fruitless as they exploited a weakness near its opened chest which put the Hive monstrosity to rest.[40]

As the Guardians entered the Threshold, they encounter the twin Daughters' of Oryx, Ir Anûk and Ir Halak acting their father's last line of defense. They used their Deathsongs to fight and unwrite the Guardians, but were soundly eliminated, leaving only Oryx. The Taken King, now in his true gigantic Ascendant form, deploys Light-Eater Ogres and Light-Eater Knights to combat the Guardians. He also attempts to Take the Guardians and pull them into the Darkness, while also using more Echoes of Oryx against them. However the Guardians were able to use Oryx's own captured Light against him by slaying his light eating Ogres and detonating the Light it left behind. Finally the Guardians concentrated their full firepower on the blight in Oryx's chest which violently erupted in a burst that brought The Taken King's tyranny to a permanent end.[41]

The Vacant Throne

Blood of Oryx Champion and the Taken Prince, Malok

With the Osmium Throne vacant, some powerful Hive and Taken saw an opportunity to seize it for themselves. Alak-Hul, the Darkblade, a Hive Knight who Oryx had considered a foster son emerged to take the throne. However before Alak-Hul could break free of The Sunless Cell where Oryx had imprisoned him earlier for his attempted usurpation, and become the King of the Hive, he was defeated by a fireteam of Guardians.[42] The strike also saw the demise of Ecthar, Sword of Oryx and the Wardens of the Sunless Cell.[43]

Sometime later, the Taken Knight Malok, Pride of Oryx enacted his own bid to claim dominance over the remaining Hive and Taken with his mastery of the blights to become the New Taken King. Variks, the Loyal received reports of Malok's activities and sent in the Guardian to investigate. Eventually, the Guardian were able to drive Malok out of the Dreadnaught and into the Hellmouth, where he met his end when confronted by a fireteam at the Shrine of Oryx.[44]

Son of Oryx, Nokris

Nokris, the disowned, heretical son of Oryx and forgotten brother of Crota, would make his own stand against the Guardians after arising from slumber in the icy depths of Mars' Hellas Basin with his master, the Worm God Xol, Will of the Thousands. The herald of Xol sought to conquer the red planet for his god but like his former family, Nokris would fall against the Warriors of Light.[45]

Later on, the grand-daughters of Oryx and daughters of Crota led by Hashladûn devised a plan with her sisters to recreate their fallen grandfather; a necessary violation of the Sword Logic since the Taken King was never succeeded by his conquerors. Taking command of the Hidden Swarm, they built the massive red fortress of the Scarlet Keep and utilised forbidden Hive magics to control the Nightmares radiating out from the Pyramid. They then used these energies to regain the Hive's advantage against the Guardians and avenge their fallen kin. However, Hashladûn would be defeated by the Guardians before her plot could come into fruition.

Structure

Main article: Court of Oryx

The Blood of Oryx is primarily made up of the Court of Oryx and Oryx's immediate family. Among those are the infamous Crota, Son of Oryx; who provided the biggest tribute to his father and lead the Hive's efforts against the Traveler, and Oryx's twin daughters Ir Anûk, Deathsinger and Ir Halak, Deathsinger; who helped develop deadly Hive arcana (the Oversoul and the Annihilator Totem). Oryx also assimilated members of his Taken into his brood, notably the Taken Prince Malok, Pride of Oryx, and even induct the offsprings of Savathûn through the inclusion of Balwûr.

Notable members

Hive Pantheon

Unique forces

Gallery

  • Oryx, the Osmium King

    Oryx, the Osmium King

  • Crota, God-Knight and Hope-Eater

    Crota, God-Knight and Hope-Eater

  • Nokris, the Unfavored

    Nokris, the Unfavored

  • A Deathsinger Twin

    A Deathsinger Twin

  • Taken Prince, Malok

    Taken Prince, Malok

  • Golgoroth fires his Eyes Blast

    Golgoroth fires his Eyes Blast

  • Alak-Hul

    Alak-Hul

  • The Warpriest

    The Warpriest

  • Another view of Golgoroth

    Another view of Golgoroth

  • Ir Anûk and Ir Halak, Daughters of Oryx

    Ir Anûk and Ir Halak, Daughters of Oryx

  • Sardok, Eye of Oryx

    Sardok, Eye of Oryx

  • A shadowy Echo of Oryx

    A shadowy Echo of Oryx

  • Oryx in Battle

    Oryx in Battle

  • Sword of Oryx, Ecthar

    Sword of Oryx, Ecthar

  • Blood of Oryx Thralls

    Blood of Oryx Thralls

  • A Light–Eater Ogre

    A Light–Eater Ogre

  • A Vessel of Oryx

    A Vessel of Oryx

Trivia

  • Even though Malok, Pride of Oryx is a Taken, his killcam shows that he belongs to the Blood of Oryx.

List of appearances

References

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  2. ^ Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny: The Taken King PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: XXIX: Carved in Ruin
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  7. ^ Bungie (2015/9/15), Destiny: The Taken King Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: The Warpriest
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  9. ^ Bungie (2015/9/15), Destiny: The Taken King Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: XXXIV: More beautiful to know
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  45. ^ Bungie (2018/5/8), Destiny 2: Warmind, Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Strange Terrain

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