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Hashladûn began as an abnormally large and strong [[Thrall]], ''"huge of crest and thick of arm"''. Viewing this as excessive, her father Crota ordered her ritually mutilated ''"in the old way of floods"'' in order to reduce her to a normal size and strength, and sent a hundred Thrall, ten [[Knights]], and an [[Ogre]] to retrieve her. Hashladûn fought off the entire force, but was left exhausted; after that, Crota himself came for her, impressed but unrelenting, and took her to a floodplain deep within the [[Ascendant plane]], where she was impaled and exposed to the paracausal tides of the Sea of Screams, flooding her body five times with caustic and harmful substances. | Hashladûn began as an abnormally large and strong [[Thrall]], ''"huge of crest and thick of arm"''. Viewing this as excessive, her father Crota ordered her ritually mutilated ''"in the old way of floods"'' in order to reduce her to a normal size and strength, and sent a hundred Thrall, ten [[Knights]], and an [[Ogre]] to retrieve her. Hashladûn fought off the entire force, but was left exhausted; after that, Crota himself came for her, impressed but unrelenting, and took her to a floodplain deep within the [[Ascendant plane]], where she was impaled and exposed to the paracausal tides of the Sea of Screams, flooding her body five times with caustic and harmful substances. | ||
After the five inundations, Hashladûn broke free from her impalement, starving, wounded, and much reduced in form. On witnessing her crawling back to his throne world, Crota stated: ''"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 [[Oryx|His]] remain."'' With all ties to Crota severed by the floods, and therefore rendered closer to Oryx, Hashladûn had [[Ascendant Hive|ascended]] into her grandfather's [[Court of Oryx|court]] much to her father's joy and grief; knowing that she can never set foot in his court again. She was then sent forth to Oryx's side by her father, who cut a rift through space-time to an unknown destination.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Weblore:Shadowkeep]]: [[Weblore:Shadowkeep#Hope|Hope]]''</ref> | After the five inundations, Hashladûn broke free from her impalement, starving, wounded, and much reduced in form. On witnessing her crawling back to his throne world, Crota stated: ''"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 [[Oryx|His]] remain."'' With all ties to Crota severed by the floods, and therefore rendered closer to Oryx, Hashladûn had [[Ascendant Hive|ascended]] into her grandfather's [[Court of Oryx|court]] much to her father's joy and grief; knowing that she can never set foot in his court again. She was then sent forth to Oryx's side by her father, who cut a rift through space-time to an unknown destination.<ref name="Hope">'''Bungie (2019/10/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Weblore:Shadowkeep]]: [[Weblore:Shadowkeep#Hope|Hope]]''</ref> | ||
It is largely unknown what role Hashladûn played in her grandfather's court but she was presumed dead by the Guardians since Crota's fall.<ref name="The Scarlet Keep">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[The Scarlet Keep]]''</ref> | It is largely unknown what role Hashladûn played in her grandfather's court but she was presumed dead by the Guardians since Crota's fall.<ref name="The Scarlet Keep">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[The Scarlet Keep]]''</ref> | ||
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===The Scarlet Keep=== | ===The Scarlet Keep=== | ||
{{Quote|Potent energies are gathering above you. A burning anticipation. Hashladûn yearns for your arrival.|Eris Morn}} | {{Quote|Potent energies are gathering above you. A burning anticipation. Hashladûn yearns for your arrival.|Eris Morn}} | ||
With their control over the Hidden Swarm secured, the Daughters of Crota rallied the remaining Hive on the Moon and began construction of the [[Scarlet Keep]], acting as an amplifier of their magics and to ward themselves of the Pyramid's influences with the forbidden [[Cryptoglyph]].<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Eris Morn]]: [[Eris Morn#Quotes|The energy spilling from the tower suggests another purpose: I believe it amplifies Hive magic. This may be where the Hive achieve their immunity to the Pyramid's influences]]''</ref> While the [[Hive]] were unable to conjure Nightmares, they instead bade their time for the [[Eris Morn|one]] behind Oryx's killers to be their catalyst, manipulated of her curiosity by the Witch Queen herself.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]'', ''[[Weblore:Shadowkeep]]: [[Weblore:Shadowkeep#Poison|Poison]]''</ref> <ref>'''Bungie (2019/09/16)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]'', ''[[Weblore:Shadowkeep]]: [[Weblore:Shadowkeep#THE BLACK NEEDLE|THE BLACK NEEDLE]]''</ref> | With their control over the Hidden Swarm secured, the Daughters of Crota rallied the remaining Hive on the Moon and began construction of the [[Scarlet Keep]], acting as an amplifier of their magics and to ward themselves of the Pyramid's influences with the forbidden [[Cryptoglyph]].<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Eris Morn]]: [[Eris Morn#Quotes|The energy spilling from the tower suggests another purpose: I believe it amplifies Hive magic. This may be where the Hive achieve their immunity to the Pyramid's influences]]''</ref> While the [[Hive]] were unable to conjure Nightmares, they instead bade their time for the [[Eris Morn|one]] behind Oryx's killers to be their catalyst, manipulated of her curiosity by the Witch Queen herself.<ref name="Poison">'''Bungie (2019/10/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]'', ''[[Weblore:Shadowkeep]]: [[Weblore:Shadowkeep#Poison|Poison]]''</ref> <ref>'''Bungie (2019/09/16)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]'', ''[[Weblore:Shadowkeep]]: [[Weblore:Shadowkeep#THE BLACK NEEDLE|THE BLACK NEEDLE]]''</ref> | ||
After [[Eris Morn]]'s discovery of the Pyramid unleashed its phantasmal power, Hashladûn utilized the great tower of the Scarlet Keep to channel its energy for their experiments, which helped the Hive summon [[Nightmares]] of great power near the Keep based on the fears and past foes of the Guardians, including [[Nightmare of Crota, Son of Oryx|one]] of her late father.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]]'', ''[[In Search of Answers]]''</ref> Using the [[Cryptoglyph]], Hashladûn experimented with the creations of the ancient Pyramid and found no hope of truly restoring Oryx and Crota through their power, as their essences had truly disappeared. However, she and her sisters embraced Savathûn's gifts and began crafting what remained of Zulmak into a fearsome champion of their own design and under their control. Through her experiments, Hashladûn distilled the primordial essence of terror and contributed it to Besurith and Voshyr's reshaping of Zulmak's husk.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Heretic]]''</ref> | After [[Eris Morn]]'s discovery of the Pyramid unleashed its phantasmal power, Hashladûn utilized the great tower of the Scarlet Keep to channel its energy for their experiments, which helped the Hive summon [[Nightmares]] of great power near the Keep based on the fears and past foes of the Guardians, including [[Nightmare of Crota, Son of Oryx|one]] of her late father.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]]'', ''[[In Search of Answers]]''</ref> Using the [[Cryptoglyph]], Hashladûn experimented with the creations of the ancient Pyramid and found no hope of truly restoring Oryx and Crota through their power, as their essences had truly disappeared. However, she and her sisters embraced Savathûn's gifts and began crafting what remained of Zulmak into a fearsome champion of their own design and under their control. Through her experiments, Hashladûn distilled the primordial essence of terror and contributed it to Besurith and Voshyr's reshaping of Zulmak's husk.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Heretic]]''</ref> | ||
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==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
Hashladûn is the final boss of [[The Scarlet Keep]] [[Strike]]. While she is encountered several times | Hashladûn is the final boss of [[The Scarlet Keep]] [[Strike]]. While she is encountered several times throughout the activity, she is always invulnerable and will retreat soon after. When the [[Fireteam]] reaches the top of the Keep, Hashladûn will come out of a gate after her guard Wizards have been slain, and become vulnerable after reaching the center of the room. She will not move much from there, only entering the forward balcony if players are in the plaza or a different section of it. Hashladûn attacks by firing highly damaging streams of Darkness Blasts and invoking Knockback Runes that do little damage but fling targets high in the air. Throughout the battle, Hashladûn will summon hordes of reinforcements as she takes damage, which will flood in from the many doors scattered in it. Particularly large waves will appear around every third of her health when she wraps herself in an immunity shield, and she will remain invulnerable until all her subordinates are slain. | ||
During [[Nightfall]]s, all the [[Knight]]s, Wizards and [[Ogre]]s will gain a rank, with at least one of the Ogres becoming an [[Unstoppable Ogre]] depending on the selected difficulty. | During [[Nightfall]]s, all the [[Knight]]s, Wizards and [[Ogre]]s will gain a rank, with at least one of the Ogres becoming an [[Unstoppable Ogre]] depending on the selected difficulty. | ||
==Personality and traits== | ==Personality and traits== | ||
{{Quote|Let us make a manifest our crimes. Let us not offend Oryx King with the contempt of rhetoric. Let our transgressions be known through our actions. Let our crimes be implied by the result, as the wound remembers the shape of the weapon. Aiat!|The Daughters of Crota}}<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2 | {{Quote|Let us make a manifest our crimes. Let us not offend Oryx King with the contempt of rhetoric. Let our transgressions be known through our actions. Let our crimes be implied by the result, as the wound remembers the shape of the weapon. Aiat!|The Daughters of Crota}}<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]'', ''[[Weblore:Shadowkeep]]: [[Weblore:Shadowkeep#Hearts|Hearts]]''</ref> | ||
Much like her sisters, Hashladûn lacks the brute strength of her father to wrestle the gifts presented | Much like her sisters, Hashladûn lacks the brute strength of her father to wrestle the gifts presented by the [[Sword Logic]]. Instead, they make up for it in ambition and cunning much like their great-aunt Savathûn, preferring to manipulate the Hive from the shadows with rumors, conspiracies, and lies.<ref name="II: An Audience with Slaughter"/> Unlike the other Hive that adhere to the logic, Hashladûn and her sisters value the legacies of her father and grandfather to the extent of preservation from enemies looking to unseat their family's royal status, especially Zulmak, whom she considered a tool in disgust.<ref name="FIB"/> | ||
Unmoored from the foundational tenets of their grandfather's Sword Logic, Hashladun had faith in the belief that Oryx was not truly vanquished but could be remade from death like his sisters before as mentioned in the [[Books of Sorrow]].<ref | Unmoored from the foundational tenets of their grandfather's Sword Logic, Hashladun had faith in the belief that Oryx was not truly vanquished but could be remade from death like his sisters before as mentioned in the [[Books of Sorrow]].<ref name="Poison"/> She reasons that challenging the dogmas of the Logic in fact adhered to the Logic itself, as by questioning Oryx's legacy the Hive purify those aspects of it which cannot withstand so that only that which is perfect and unchallengeable would remain.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]'', ''[[Weblore:Shadowkeep]]: [[Weblore:Shadowkeep#Endure|Endure]]''</ref> Her obsession with keeping her forefathers’ legacy alive was, however, considered foolhardy according to [[Kinox]], and in fact blinded her to the reality of the Swarm's spiraling failure.<ref name="Apostate">'''Bungie (2019/10/29)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]]'', ''Item Description: [[Apostate#Lore|Apostate]]''</ref> | ||
==Family== | ==Family== | ||
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*Hashladûn's death animation is similar to the death of [[Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn]]. | *Hashladûn's death animation is similar to the death of [[Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn]]. | ||
*Hashladûn is the third largest Wizard the players have encountered, the first being Nokris and the second being [[Dûl Incaru, the Eternal Return]]. | *Hashladûn is the third largest Wizard the players have encountered, the first being Nokris and the second being [[Dûl Incaru, the Eternal Return]]. | ||
*It is unknown if Hashladûn has a throne world or not, so it's not known if her fate atop the Scarlet Keep is permanent. [[Malkanth, the Deceiver|Malkanth]] remarks how the Daughters' family ties to Crota "''mark them as candidates for Ascension, but such is not granted freely,''"<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Inquisition_of_the_Damned#I.I: Of Tattered Blood and Broken Bone|I.I: Of Tattered Blood and Broken Bone]]''</ref> which may hint to their ambition not yet being fulfilled at the time [[Lore:Inquisition_of_the_Damned|Inquisition of the Damned]] takes place. | *It is unknown if Hashladûn has a throne world or not, so it's not known if her fate atop the Scarlet Keep is permanent. [[Malkanth, the Deceiver|Malkanth]] remarks how the Daughters' family ties to Crota "''mark them as candidates for Ascension, but such is not granted freely,''"<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore:Inquisition of the Damned|Inquisition of the Damned]]: [[Lore:Inquisition_of_the_Damned#I.I: Of Tattered Blood and Broken Bone|I.I: Of Tattered Blood and Broken Bone]]''</ref> which may hint to their ambition not yet being fulfilled at the time [[Lore:Inquisition_of_the_Damned|Inquisition of the Damned]] takes place. | ||
**However in the | **However in the Hope Weblore entry, it is stated that she was capable of entering into the ascendant plane during her inundation and even entering into her [[Oversoul Throne|father's throne world]].<ref name="Hope"/> | ||
*Hashladûn was mentioned through idle dialogue from Rasputin during [[Season of the Worthy]]. However, due to veteran player reports and Russian translators from r/raidsecrets on Reddit, most if not all, of Rasputin's ambiance from [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] appeared in the API prior to its release.<ref "YouTube">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NctbFqmUS1I&list=PLS2hBTtCDufRtXR_Fi88scmUPK8f1S50B&index=22 YouTube - Idle Dialogue, Seraph Bunkers | Rasputin: "Hashladûn Has Risen" | Season of the Worthy]</ref> | *Hashladûn was mentioned through idle dialogue from Rasputin during [[Season of the Worthy]]. However, due to veteran player reports and Russian translators from r/raidsecrets on Reddit, most if not all, of Rasputin's ambiance from [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] appeared in the API prior to its release.<ref "YouTube">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NctbFqmUS1I&list=PLS2hBTtCDufRtXR_Fi88scmUPK8f1S50B&index=22 '''YouTube''' - Idle Dialogue, Seraph Bunkers | Rasputin: "Hashladûn Has Risen" | Season of the Worthy]</ref> | ||
**Whether the dialogue was released during Warmind expansion or not, it may hint towards Hashladûn's first mention in Warmind. | **Whether the dialogue was released during Warmind expansion or not, it may hint towards Hashladûn's first mention in Warmind. | ||