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{{Article quote|Not kings. Not gods. Disciples. Prophets. Saviors serving existence. An undying purpose. A privilege.|Rhulk, The First Disciple}}
{{about|followers of the [[The Witness|Witness]]|other uses|Disciples}}
{{Faction infobox
|type= [[Darkness#Resonance|Resonant]]-shaped Followers
|functions= Follow the teachings of the Witness<br>Command the Witness's armies<br>Bringing about the [[Final Shape]]
|conflicts= [[Lucent War]] <br> [[Severing of the Nightmares]] <br> [[Invasion of Neptune]]
|leadership= [[The Witness]]
|affiliation=[[Black Fleet]]<br>[[The Dread]]
|ally=[[Scorn]] <br> [[Shadow Legion]] <br> [[Taken]]
|war= [[The Coalition]]<br>[[Lucent Brood]]
}}
{{Quote|Not kings. Not gods. Disciples. Prophets. Saviors serving existence. An undying purpose. A privilege.|[[Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness]]}}


The '''Disciples of the Witness''' are a group of entities that follow the [[The Witness|aforementioned namesake]]. Little is known about these beings, only that they are immensely powerful wielders of the [[Darkness]] hailing from a variety of species and backgrounds, and are completely devoted to their leader's beliefs. One of them, [[Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness|Rhulk]], was the master of his own [[Sunken Pyramid|Pyramid]] of the [[Black Fleet]] in [[Savathûn's Throne World]], where he built a [[Dark City]] to serve as a breeding facility for [[Hive]] [[Worm]] larvae<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [[Armor|Armor lore]]: [[Resonant Fury Suit (Warlock)#Resonant Fury Cowl|Resonant Fury Cowl]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [[Armor|Armor lore]]: [[Resonant Fury Suit (Warlock)#Resonant Fury Gloves|Resonant Fury Gloves]]''</ref>. However, when [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen]] betrayed the [[Darkness]], Rhulk was trapped in his ship and became the effective leader of the [[Scorn]], calling on them to punish her for her betrayal<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [[Armor|Armor lore]]: [[Resonant Fury Suit (Warlock)#Resonant Fury Bond|Resonant Fury Bond]]''</ref>.
The '''Disciples of the Witness''' are a powerful group of entities that follow the teachings of the [[The Witness|Witness]] and command its forces of the [[Black Fleet]]. Little is known about these beings, only that they are originally from a variety of species and backgrounds reshaped into powerful paracausal wielders of the [[Darkness]], are completely devoted to their leader's beliefs, and oppose the forces of the [[The Coalition|Coalition]]. One of them, [[Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness|Rhulk]], controlled a [[The Sunken Pyramid|Pyramid]] of the [[Black Fleet]] in the [[Court of Savathûn]], where he built [[Harvest]] to serve as a breeding facility for [[Hive]] [[Worm]] larvae.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [[Armor|Armor lore]]: [[Resonant Fury Suit (Warlock)#Resonant Fury Cowl|Resonant Fury Cowl]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [[Armor|Armor lore]]: [[Resonant Fury Suit (Warlock)#Resonant Fury Gloves|Resonant Fury Gloves]]''</ref> However, when [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn]] betrayed the Witness and gained the [[Light]], Rhulk was trapped in his Pyramid and became the effective leader of the [[Scorn]] in the throne world, calling on them to punish Savathûn for her betrayal.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [[Armor|Armor lore]]: [[Resonant Fury Suit (Warlock)#Resonant Fury Bond|Resonant Fury Bond]]''</ref>


More recently, [[Emperor Calus|Calus]], the disgraced and exiled former emperor of the [[Cabal Empire]], was anointed as the newest of the Witness' Disciples. [[Nezarec]] was also revealed to be or have been a Disciple of the Witness, potentially having been [[Nezarec's Whisper|gifted]] by Rhulk in the distant past.
More recently, [[Emperor Calus|Calus]], the former Emperor of the [[Cabal]], was anointed as the newest of the Witness' Disciples. [[Nezarec, Final God of Pain|Nezarec]] was also recently revealed to be a Disciple, having led the Black Fleet's first invasion of the [[Sol System]] during the [[Collapse]].
 
==Objectives==
{{Quote|Lightbearer... These meager pawns you allow to lead you... their strength pales in comparison to your own. They hold you back from all that you could become. We judged humanity before you made your greatness known. Your worth. Your might. You deserve power. More than your Traveler would ever grace you with. Join us. Not as part of the Final Shape, but as a god.| The Witness offering the Guardian the chance to become a disciple}}<ref name="Iconoclasm">'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Final Shape]] - [[Iconoclasm]]''</ref>
 
The Disciples follow the leadership and teachings of the Witness and are dedicated to its goal of bringing about the [[Final Shape]]. However, it appears that each Disciple has their own interpretation of what the Final Shape entails and is permitted to act accordingly by the Witness. An unnamed potential Disciple once privately wondered about this apparent contradiction with the Witness' philosophy, which seems to shun unnecessary proliferation and diversity, before concluding that the Witness' plans would realize all of the Disciples' seemingly disparate visions of the Final Shape.<ref name="The Cave">'''(2023/3/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]], [[Lore:Inspiral|Inspiral]] - [[Lore:Inspiral#The_Cave|The Cave]]''</ref>
 
Prior to their first confrontation with the Witness, it would offer the Guardian to become a Disciple, stating that they would not be a part of the Final Shape if they chose to.<ref name="Iconoclasm"/> Additionally, Calus repeatedly spoke of his desire to be last at the end of the universe following his encounter with the "Black Edge".<ref>'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Weapon]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Turris Shade#Turris_Shade_Mark|Turris Shade Mark]]''</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsuFQKg9Dhg]'''YouTube''' - ''Duality | Fifth Repressed Memory: "I Would Become the Herald of Its Victory" | Season of the Haunted''</ref> As such, it can be presumed that if the Witness successfully achieves the Final Shape, its Disciples would be spared from the fate the rest of the universe would suffer.


==Known Disciples==
==Known Disciples==
*'''[[Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness]]''' - <small>The First Disciple</small>
*'''[[Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness]]''' — {{C|First Disciple of the Witness}}
*'''[[Emperor Calus|Emperor Calus, Herald of the Witness]]''' - <small>Harbinger of the Second Collapse</small>
*'''[[Nezarec, Final God of Pain]]''' — {{C|Herald of the First Collapse}}
*'''[[Nezarec]]'''
*'''[[Emperor Calus|Calus, the Disciple]]''' — {{c|Herald of the Second Collapse}}


==Potential Disciples==  
==Potential Disciples==
*[[Uun]]
There are individuals that have been considered by the Witness to be elevated into Discipleship.
*[[Oryx, the Taken King]]
*[[Uun]] {{c|formerly}}
*[[Savathûn, the Witch Queen]] {{c|formerly}}
*[[Savathûn, the Witch Queen]] {{c|formerly}}
*[[Mara Sov]] {{c|formerly}}<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [[Weapon|Weapon lore]]: [[Parasite]]''</ref>
*An unnamed potential Disciple whose thoughts are recorded in the [[Lore:Inspiral|Inspiral]] Lore book entry "The Cave"<ref name="The Cave"/>
*[[The Guardian]] {{c|formerly}}


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny 2]]''
*''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[The Witch Queen]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Season of the Haunted]]''
**''[[Season of the Haunted]]''
**''[[Season of Plunder]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of Plunder]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Lightfall]]''
**''[[Season of Defiance]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Deep]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Witch]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Into the Light]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[The Final Shape]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Breakdown]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Entelechy]]'' {{Mo}}


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 07:47, September 20, 2024

This article is about followers of the Witness. For other uses, see Disciples.
Disciples of the Witness
Overview

Type:

Resonant-shaped Followers

Functions:

Follow the teachings of the Witness
Command the Witness's armies
Bringing about the Final Shape

Engagements:

Lucent War
Severing of the Nightmares
Invasion of Neptune

Leadership:

The Witness

Affiliation:

Black Fleet
The Dread

At war with:

The Coalition
Lucent Brood

Allied with:

Scorn
Shadow Legion
Taken

 

"Not kings. Not gods. Disciples. Prophets. Saviors serving existence. An undying purpose. A privilege."
— Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness

The Disciples of the Witness are a powerful group of entities that follow the teachings of the Witness and command its forces of the Black Fleet. Little is known about these beings, only that they are originally from a variety of species and backgrounds reshaped into powerful paracausal wielders of the Darkness, are completely devoted to their leader's beliefs, and oppose the forces of the Coalition. One of them, Rhulk, controlled a Pyramid of the Black Fleet in the Court of Savathûn, where he built Harvest to serve as a breeding facility for Hive Worm larvae.[1][2] However, when Savathûn betrayed the Witness and gained the Light, Rhulk was trapped in his Pyramid and became the effective leader of the Scorn in the throne world, calling on them to punish Savathûn for her betrayal.[3]

More recently, Calus, the former Emperor of the Cabal, was anointed as the newest of the Witness' Disciples. Nezarec was also recently revealed to be a Disciple, having led the Black Fleet's first invasion of the Sol System during the Collapse.

Objectives

"Lightbearer... These meager pawns you allow to lead you... their strength pales in comparison to your own. They hold you back from all that you could become. We judged humanity before you made your greatness known. Your worth. Your might. You deserve power. More than your Traveler would ever grace you with. Join us. Not as part of the Final Shape, but as a god."
— The Witness offering the Guardian the chance to become a disciple[4]

The Disciples follow the leadership and teachings of the Witness and are dedicated to its goal of bringing about the Final Shape. However, it appears that each Disciple has their own interpretation of what the Final Shape entails and is permitted to act accordingly by the Witness. An unnamed potential Disciple once privately wondered about this apparent contradiction with the Witness' philosophy, which seems to shun unnecessary proliferation and diversity, before concluding that the Witness' plans would realize all of the Disciples' seemingly disparate visions of the Final Shape.[5]

Prior to their first confrontation with the Witness, it would offer the Guardian to become a Disciple, stating that they would not be a part of the Final Shape if they chose to.[4] Additionally, Calus repeatedly spoke of his desire to be last at the end of the universe following his encounter with the "Black Edge".[6][7][8] As such, it can be presumed that if the Witness successfully achieves the Final Shape, its Disciples would be spared from the fate the rest of the universe would suffer.

Known Disciples

Potential Disciples

There are individuals that have been considered by the Witness to be elevated into Discipleship.

List of appearances

References

  1. ^ Bungie (2022/2/22), Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - Armor lore: Resonant Fury Cowl
  2. ^ Bungie (2022/2/22), Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - Armor lore: Resonant Fury Gloves
  3. ^ Bungie (2022/2/22), Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - Armor lore: Resonant Fury Bond
  4. ^ a b Bungie (2024/6/4), Destiny 2: The Final Shape - Iconoclasm
  5. ^ a b (2023/3/10), Destiny 2: Lightfall, Inspiral - The Cave
  6. ^ Bungie (2017/12/5), Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: Weapon
  7. ^ Bungie (2018/9/4), Destiny 2: Forsaken, Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Turris Shade Mark
  8. ^ [1]YouTube - Duality | Fifth Repressed Memory: "I Would Become the Herald of Its Victory" | Season of the Haunted
  9. ^ Bungie (2022/2/22), Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - Weapon lore: Parasite

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