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|Nobility= [[Aksis, Archon Prime]] <br> [[Vosik, the Archpriest]] <br> [[Kovik, Splicer Priest]] <br> [[Taniks Perfected]]
|nobility= [[Aksis, Archon Prime]] <br> [[Vosik, the Archpriest]] <br> [[Kovik, Splicer Priest]] <br> [[Taniks Perfected]]
|Servitors= [[Sepiks Perfected]]
|servitors= [[Sepiks Perfected]]
|Lair= [[Splicer's Den]] <br> [[Perfection Complex]]
|lair= [[Splicer's Den]] <br> [[Perfection Complex]]
|Encountered= [[SIVA Crisis]]
|war= [[Vanguard]] <br> [[Rasputin]] <br> [[Hidden Swarm]] <br> [[Spawn of Crota]] <br> [[Blood of Oryx]] <br> [[Siege Dancers]] <br> [[Taken]]
|ally= [[House of Devils]] <br> [[Taniks' Crew]]
|encountered= [[SIVA Crisis]]
}}
}}
{{Quote|Fellow Houses. Fellow Eliksni. We have found the means to apotheosis, to become machines. SIVA can make you strong, but we can show you how to wield it, to free yourself from the bonds of Ether. Find us in the wasteland and bring us an offering of SIVA. In return, we will bring you to our chamber of perfection. And we will free you.|INTERCEPTED FALLEN SIGNAL.<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]] [[Grimoire:Activities/Raids#Wrath_of_the_Machine|Wrath of the Machine]]''</ref>}}
{{Quote|Fellow Houses. Fellow Eliksni. We have found the means to apotheosis, to become machines. SIVA can make you strong, but we can show you how to wield it, to free yourself from the bonds of Ether. Find us in the wasteland and bring us an offering of SIVA. In return, we will bring you to our chamber of perfection. And we will free you.|INTERCEPTED FALLEN SIGNAL.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] - [[Grimoire:Activities/Raids|Raids]] [[Grimoire:Activities/Raids#Wrath_of_the_Machine|Wrath of the Machine]]''</ref>}}


The '''Devil Splicers''' were the [[Splicer]] sect of the [[Fallen]] [[House of Devils]], originally a small group of young and ambitious Splicers who saw [[SIVA]] as a change for them to achieve godhood status, and attempted to spread SIVA among their Devil brothers, as well as any Fallen who were attempting cut off their [[Ether]] ration and become machine gods.<ref name="ROI">[https://www.bungie.net/en/pub/RiseOfIron Bungie.net: Rise of Iron]</ref><ref name="ROIT"> '''Official Destiny Rise of Iron Reveal Trailer''' [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFTn6jQk338]</ref>
The '''Devil Splicers''' were the [[Splicer]] sect of the [[Fallen]] [[House of Devils]], originally a small group of young and ambitious Fallen who saw [[SIVA]] as a method for them to achieve technological apotheosis and essentially godhood. They attempted to spread SIVA among their Devil brethren, as well as any Fallen who were willing to cut off their [[Ether]] ration and join them.<ref name="ROI">[https://www.bungie.net/en/pub/RiseOfIron Bungie.net: Rise of Iron]</ref><ref name="ROIT">'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFTn6jQk338 Official Destiny Rise of Iron Reveal Trailer]'''</ref>


Their weaponry is [[Solar]]-based, with red-colored energy instead of the typical orange coloration. This is likely because of SIVA augmentation, including limited health restoration.
Their weaponry is [[Solar]]-based, with red-colored energy instead of the typical orange coloration. This is likely because of SIVA augmentation, including limited health restoration.


==History==
==History==
[[File:SplicerDregs.gif|thumb|right|350px|Splicer Dregs]]
[[File:SplicerDregs.gif|thumb|350px|Splicer Dregs]]
{{Quote|That which we were, we are no more. That which we are is undefined. We make our new selves. We need not machines, because we are machines. ~consume enhance replicate~|[[Aksis, Archon Prime]]<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]] [[Grimoire:Enemies/SIVA#Dormant_SIVA:_Fallen_3.1|Dormant SIVA: Fallen 3.1]]''</ref>}}
{{Quote|That which we were, we are no more. That which we are is undefined. We make our new selves. We need not machines, because we are machines. ~consume enhance replicate~|[[Aksis, Archon Prime]]}}<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] - [[Grimoire:Enemies/SIVA|SIVA]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/SIVA#Dormant SIVA: Fallen 3.1|Dormant SIVA: Fallen 3.1]]''</ref>


The history of the Devil Splicers is mostly unknown besides belonging to the Fallen House of Devils. They worked like other [[Splicer]]s of other Fallen Houses; working to improve their houses weapons, technology and evolve their species.<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]] [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Splicers|Splicers]]''</ref> The Splicers, like the rest of their House, grew desperate after the loss of their House's [[Kell]], [[Archon]] and [[Prime Servitor]] at the hands of the [[Guardians]] of [[the Last City]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Devils' Lair (strike)]]''</ref> However [[Aksis, Archon Prime|Aksis]], claiming the title of Archon, finally brought a sense of leadership back to the Devils. With Aksis and his followers in power, the Splicers continued their efforts in pillaging the [[Cosmodrome]] of [[Old Russia]] to find any piece of [[Golden Age]] technology to hopefully turn the tide.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]] [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#House_of_Devils|House of Devils]]''</ref> Their efforts proved fruitful as they found [[SIVA]], a nanotechnology sealed away by the [[Iron Lords]].<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[King of the Mountain]]</ref>
The history of the Devil Splicers is mostly unknown besides belonging to the Fallen House of Devils. They worked like other [[Splicer]]s of other Fallen Houses; working to improve their weapons and technology, and evolve their species.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] - [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen|Fallen]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Splicers|Splicers]]''</ref> The Splicers, like the rest of their House, grew desperate after the loss of their [[Kell]], [[Archon]] and [[Prime Servitor]] at the hands of the [[Guardian]]s of the [[Last City]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]] - [[The Devils' Lair (strike)|The Devils' Lair]]''</ref> In the vacuum of leadership, [[Aksis, Archon Prime|Aksis]], claiming the title of Archon, finally brought a sense of stability back to the Devils. With Aksis and his followers in power, the Splicers continued their efforts in pillaging the [[Cosmodrome]] of [[Old Russia]] to find any piece of [[Golden Age]] technology to hopefully turn the tide.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]] - [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen|Fallen]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#House_of_Devils|House of Devils]]''</ref> Their efforts proved fruitful as they found [[SIVA]], a dangerous nanotechnology sealed away by the [[Iron Lords]] beneath the Cosmodrome.<ref name="KotM">'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] - [[King of the Mountain]]''</ref>


While the conventional leadership believed they have found a new machine to worship as a god, the younger more ambitious sect of the Splicers saw this technology as something else; a means to transcendence. The Devil Splicers believed they could use SIVA to become the machines they worship.<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]] [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Devil_Splicers|Devil Splicers]]''</ref> Aksis was the first to do so, reaching apotheosis and becoming more machine than Fallen, achieving what the Splicers had long endeavored, freedom from subsistence on ether.<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]] [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Leadership#Aksis,_Archon_Prime|Aksis, Archon Prime]]''</ref> The Splicers under Aksis then used SIVA to bring back the Devil's Prime Servitor, Sepiks, to prove the technology's worth to the rest of their brethren.<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]] [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Leadership#Sepiks_Perfected|Sepiks Perfected]]''</ref> However, since SIVA is completely new to the Fallen, the Splicers sought the means to control and understand it. Therefore, they traveled to [[Mars]], taking a risk with the [[Cabal]], to learn from [[Clovis Bray (corporation)|Clovis Bray]]'s archives as they were the original creators of SIVA. The Fallen were able to gain a basic understanding from the archives but a Cabal counterattack arrived and drove them away, preventing them from learning anything more of value.<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Download Complete]]''</ref>
While conventional leadership believed they had found a new machine to worship as a god, the younger more ambitious sect of the Splicers saw this technology as something else; a means of transcendence. The Devil Splicers believed they could use SIVA to become the machines they worshipped.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] - [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen|Fallen]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Devil_Splicers|Devil Splicers]]''</ref> Aksis was the first to do so, reaching apotheosis and becoming more machine than Fallen, finally achieving what the Splicers had long endeavored, freedom from subsistence on ether.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] - [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership|Fallen Leadership]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership#Aksis, Archon Prime|Aksis, Archon Prime]]''</ref> The Splicers under Aksis then used SIVA to bring back the Devil's Prime Servitor, Sepiks, proving the technology's power to the rest of their brethren.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] - [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership|Fallen Leadership]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership#Sepiks Perfected|Sepiks Perfected]]''</ref> Since SIVA was completely new to the Fallen, the Splicers sought the means to control and understand it to a higher degree. Therefore, they traveled to [[Mars]] taking a risk by engaging with the [[Cabal]] there, to learn from [[Clovis Bray (corporation)|Clovis Bray]]'s archives as the Golden Age Corporation was the original creator of SIVA. The Fallen were able to gain a basic understanding from the archives but a Cabal counterattack arrived and drove them away, preventing them from learning anything more of value.<ref name="DC">'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] - [[Download Complete]]''</ref>


[[File:Aksis Rally.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Aksis rallying his followers.]]
[[File:Aksis Rally.jpg|thumb|250px|Aksis rallying his followers.]]


With what they've learned, the Fallen were able to find [[Site 6]], the replication center for SIVA, in the [[Plaguelands]] and reactivated it to produce more for themselves, twisting the land into their headquarters in the process.<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]] [[Grimoire:Activities/Rise_of_Iron#The_Plaguelands|The Plaguelands]]''</ref> Meanwhile, the Devils and their Splicers breached the Cosmodrome Wall to gain a better entry into the Plaguelands and to melt down the wall's metal for processing.<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Walls Come Down]]''</ref> While learning about SIVA, the Devil Splicers also learned about the original Iron Lords that sealed SIVA away and believed that they could learn more about SIVA from the Iron Lords fortress of the [[Iron Temple]]. With a force of Devils under the command of [[Sepiks Perfected]], the Fallen hoped to gain more knowledge of SIVA from within and destroy the temple to ensure the Guardians couldn't find a way to stop them. However, [[Lord Saladin]] learned of their plan and lead the Guardian to [[Felwinter Peak]] to defend the temple. Despite the Fallen's numbers and Sepiks' new powers, they failed to breach the temple. However, Sepiks survived, thanks to SIVA's regenerative powers, and fled into hiding. The Devils' attack on the temple would begin the conflict called the [[SIVA Crisis]], the battle between the Devil Splicers and the Guardians.<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[King of the Mountain]]''</ref>
With what they had learned the Fallen were able to find [[Site 6]], the replication center for SIVA, in the [[Plaguelands]] and reactivated it to produce more for themselves, twisting the land into their headquarters in the process.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] - [[Grimoire:Activities/Rise of Iron|Rise of Iron]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Rise_of_Iron#The_Plaguelands|The Plaguelands]]''</ref> Meanwhile, the Devils and their Splicers breached the Cosmodrome Wall to gain a better entry into the Plaguelands and to melt down the wall's metal for processing.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] - [[The Walls Come Down]]''</ref> Whilst discovering SIVA, the Devil Splicers also learned about the original Iron Lords that sealed SIVA away and believed that they could find more information from the Iron Lord's fortress, The [[Iron Temple]]. With a force of Devils under the command of [[Sepiks Perfected]], the Fallen hoped to gain more knowledge of SIVA from within and destroy the temple to ensure the Guardians couldn't find a way to stop them. [[Lord Saladin]] learned of their plan and lead the Guardian to [[Felwinter Peak]] to defend the temple. Despite the Fallen's numbers and Sepiks' new powers, they failed to breach the temple. Sepiks survived, thanks to SIVA's regenerative powers, and fled the conflict. The Devils' attack on the temple would begin the conflict the Vanguard would name the [[SIVA Crisis]], the war between the Devil Splicers and the Guardians.<ref name="KotM"/>


However, the Devil Splicers rise to prominence would be short-lived as the Guardians, under the guided leadership of Saladin and [[Shiro-4]], destroyed the Splicers' connection to SIVA and breached their defenses in the [[Archon's Forge]]. As the Guardians entered Site 6 and faced the SIVA-corrupted Remnants of the Iron Lords, the Splicers joined them to prevent the Guardians from initiating the replication centers self-destruct sequence. Their efforts were nonetheless in vain as the Guardian defeated the Remnants and destroyed the replication center, thereby preventing the Devil Splicers from making anymore SIVA. However, the Splicer's still had a substantial amount of SIVA left and with Aksis and Sepiks still alive, the Devil Splicers remained a significant threat.<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Download Complete]]''</ref>
The Devil Splicers' rise to power would be short-lived as the Guardians, under the guided leadership of Saladin and [[Shiro-4]], destroyed the Splicers' connection to SIVA and breached their defenses in the [[Archon's Forge]]. As the Guardians entered Site 6 and faced the SIVA-corrupted Remnants of the Iron Lords, the Splicers joined them to prevent the Guardians from initiating the replication center's self-destruct sequence. Their efforts were nonetheless in vain as the Guardian defeated the Remnants and destroyed the replication center, thereby preventing the Devil Splicers from creating any more SIVA. The Splicer's unfortunately still had a substantial amount of SIVA left and with Aksis and Sepiks still alive, the Devil Splicers remained a significant threat.<ref name="DC"/>


Afterwards, Sepiks Perfected was tracked back to its former lair, and was hunted down by a [[fireteam]] of Guardians. Sepiks was cornered unable to escape like it did at the Iron Temple, as was destroyed once more.<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Sepiks Perfected]]''</ref> Meanwhile, under the direction of [[Kovik, Splicer Priest]], the Splicers began to capture and experiment on the Hive, either to enslave the Hive or harness their biology. In this act, the Hive furiously began an all-out war with the Splicers. The Guardians intervened to prevent the Splicers from gaining control of the Hive or to create the weapons, as they feared such experiments could mean the end for the Last City. The Guardians were able to stop the splicers by killing Kovik and putting a stop to their assaults on the [[Moon]] for more test subjects.<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Wretched Eye]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Abomination Heist]]''</ref>  
Afterwards, Sepiks Perfected was tracked back to its former lair and was hunted down by a [[fireteam]] of Guardians. Sepiks was cornered and unable to escape as it did at the Iron Temple, as was destroyed once more.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] - [[The_Devils%27_Lair_(strike)#Sepiks_Perfected|Sepiks Perfected]]''</ref> Meanwhile, under the direction of [[Kovik, Splicer Priest]], the Splicers began to capture and experiment on the Hive, either to enslave the Hive or harness their biology. In this act, the Hive furiously began an all-out war with the Splicers. The Guardians intervened to prevent the Splicers from gaining control of the Hive or to create new weapons, as they feared such experiments could mean the end for the Last City. The Guardians were able to stop the Splicers by killing Kovik and putting a stop to their assaults on the [[Moon]] for more test subjects.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] - [[The Wretched Eye]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] - [[The Abomination Heist]]''</ref>  


Ultimately, the power of the Devil Splicers came to an end when the Guardians, now a new generation of Iron Lords, attacked the Devil Splicers lair directly. They hunted and killed their second-in-command [[Vosik, the Archpriest]], destroyed their [[Siege Engine]], and finally used SIVA to destroy their leader, [[Aksis, Archon Prime]], in his own [[Perfection Complex]]. With Aksis and his followers gone, the new Iron Lords ended the threat of the SIVA-mutated Devil Splicers.<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Wrath of the Machine]]''</ref>
Ultimately, the power of the Devil Splicers came to an end when the Guardians, now a new generation of Iron Lords, attacked the Devil Splicers lair directly. They hunted and killed their second-in-command [[Vosik, the Archpriest]], destroyed their [[Siege Engine]], and finally used SIVA to destroy their leader, [[Aksis, Archon Prime]], in his own [[Perfection Complex]]. With Aksis and his followers gone, the new Iron Lords ended the threat of the SIVA-mutated Devil Splicers.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] - [[Wrath of the Machine]]''</ref>


Months after the loss of their Archon and Site 6, the Splicers sought to regain their advantage but lacked the leadership to do it. In desperation, the Splicers proposed an alliance to the crew of the mercenary, [[Taniks, the Scarred]]. To cement their alliance, the Devil Splicers used SIVA to resurrect Taniks as [[Taniks Perfected]]. Though Taniks' mind was overtaken by SIVA, his leadership and ruthlessness remained, giving them the advantage they needed. Unfortunately, their efforts were discovered by [[Variks, the Loyal]] who relayed their plans to the Vanguard. The Guardians led a Strike on the Moon against the Splicers, Taniks' crew and the Hive who were harassing them. Despite their efforts and Taniks' new abilities, they failed. With Taniks dead again, the Splicers were left broken and leaderless once again.<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Shadow Thief: Revisited]]''</ref>
Months after the loss of their Archon and Site 6, the Splicers sought to regain their advantage but lacked the leadership to do it. In desperation, the Splicers proposed an alliance with the crew of the mercenary, [[Taniks, the Scarred]]. To cement their alliance, the Devil Splicers used SIVA to resurrect Taniks as [[Taniks Perfected]]. Though Taniks' mind was overtaken by SIVA, his leadership and ruthlessness remained, giving them the advantage they needed. Unfortunately, their efforts were discovered by [[Variks, the Loyal]] who relayed their plans to the Vanguard. The Guardians led a Strike on the Moon against the Splicers, Taniks' crew and the Hive who were harassing them. Despite their efforts and Taniks' new abilities, they failed. With Taniks dead again, the Splicers were left broken and leaderless once more.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] - [[The Shadow Thief: Revisited]]''</ref>


==Structure==
==Structure==
The command structure and tactics of the Devil Splicers is generally the same to their generic House of Devils counterparts, albeit more dangerous and zealous due to the radical spiritualistic nature of their sect. While only Aksis himself was granted the "honor" of a full conversion into a machine, the promise of achieving godhood drives the Splicers. Offerings of SIVA are brought into their [[Archon's Forge]], in a twisted version of a Fallen ritual, to prove themselves and achieve the next level towards perfection.<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]] [[Grimoire:Activities/Rise_of_Iron#Archon's_Forge|Archon's Forge]]''</ref>
The command structure and tactics of the Devil Splicers are generally the same as their generic House of Devils counterparts, albeit more dangerous and zealous due to the radical spiritualistic nature of their sect. While only Aksis himself was granted the "honor" of a full conversion into a machine, the promise of achieving godhood drives the Splicers. Offerings of SIVA are brought into their [[Archon's Forge]], in a twisted version of a Fallen ritual, to prove themselves and achieve the next level towards perfection.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] - [[Grimoire:Activities/Rise of Iron|Rise of Iron]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Rise_of_Iron#Archon's_Forge|Archon's Forge]]''</ref>


==Members==
==Members==
===Archons===
===Archons===
*[[Aksis, Archon Prime]] – <small>[[Archon]]</small>
*[[Aksis, Archon Prime]] – {{c|[[Archon]]}}
*[[Vosik, the Archpriest]] – <small>[[Archon]]</small>
*[[Vosik, the Archpriest]] – {{c|[[Archon]]}}
*[[Kovik, Splicer Priest]] – <small>[[Archon]]</small>
*[[Kovik, Splicer Priest]] – {{c|[[Archon]]}}


===Prime Servitors===
===Prime Servitors===
*[[Sepiks Perfected]] – <small>[[Prime Servitor]]</small>
*[[Sepiks Perfected]] – {{c|[[Prime Servitor]]}}


===Barons===
===Barons===
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*[[Meksis, Siege Engineer]]
*[[Meksis, Siege Engineer]]
*[[Rahndel, the Perfected]]
*[[Rahndel, the Perfected]]
*[[Kovik's Monster]] <small>(unwillingly)</small>
*[[Kovik's Monster]]


==Unique Forces==
==Unique forces==
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
;[[Dreg]] variants
*[[Splicer Dreg]]
*[[Splicer Dreg]]
**[[Fused Dreg]]
**[[Fused Dreg]]
**[[Enhanced Dreg]]
**[[Enhanced Dreg]]
**[[Perfected Dreg]]
**[[Perfected Dreg]]
;[[Vandal]] variants
*[[Splicer Vandal]]
*[[Splicer Vandal]]
**[[Fused Shank Master]]
**[[Fused Shank Master]]
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**[[Splicer Operative]]
**[[Splicer Operative]]
**[[Splicer Shank Master]]
**[[Splicer Shank Master]]
;[[Captain]] variants
*[[Splicer Captain]]
*[[Splicer Captain]]
**[[Splicer Scorch Captain]]
**[[Splicer Scorch Captain]]
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**[[Splicer Priest]]
**[[Splicer Priest]]


==Automata==
{{col-3}}
;[[Shank]] variants
*[[Splicer Shank]]
*[[Splicer Shank]]
**[[Fused Shank]]
**[[Fused Shank]]
**[[Enhanced Shank]]
**[[Enhanced Shank]]
**[[Perfected Shank]]
**[[Perfected Shank]]
**[[Voltage Eater]]
 
;[[Heavy Shank]] variants
*[[Voltage Eater]]
 
;[[Servitor]] variants
*[[Splicer Servitor]]
*[[Splicer Servitor]]
**[[Fused Servitor]]
**[[Fused Servitor]]
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**[[Scorch Servitor]]
**[[Scorch Servitor]]
**[[Null Servitor]]
**[[Null Servitor]]
;[[Walker]] variants
*[[Splicer Walker]]
*[[Splicer Walker]]
**Perfected Walker
**Perfected Walker
{{Col-end}}


==Vehicles==
==Technology==
*[[Splicer Skiff]]--SIVA-modified carrier
{{Col-begin}}
*[[Siege Engine]]--Armored demolition platform twisted with derelict technologies
{{Col-2}}
*[[Splicership Menkis-Syn]]--The [[Ketch]] of the Devil Splicers.
===Weaponry===
*[[Null Cannon]]
*[[Scorch Cannon]]
*SIVA [[Shock Blade]]
*[[Shock Cannon]]
*SIVA [[Shock Dagger]]
*SIVA [[Shock Pistol]]
*SIVA [[Shock Rifle]]
*SIVA [[Shock Grenade]]
*SIVA [[Shrapnel Launcher]]
*[[SIVA Charge]]
*[[SIVA Node]]
*[[SIVA Turret]]
*[[Trip Mine]]
*[[Web Mine]]
*[[Wire Rifle]]
 
{{Col-2}}
===Vehicles===
*[[Splicer Skiff]]
*[[Siege Engine]]
*[[Splicership Menkis-Syn]]
{{Col-end}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Aksis_2.png|Aksis, Archon Prime
File:Aksis_2.png|Aksis, Archon Prime
File:vosikattackl.jpg |Vosik, the Archpreist
File:vosikattackl.jpg|Vosik, the Archpreist
File:Sepiksprefected.jpg|Sepiks Perfected
File:Sepiksprefected.jpg|Sepiks Perfected
File:Aksisattack.jpg|Aksis attack
File:Aksisattack.jpg|Aksis's attack
File:SplicerRise.jpg|Vosik preparing his attack
File:SplicerRise.jpg|Vosik preparing his attack
File:Sepiksattack.jpg|Sepiks attacking the Guardians
File:Sepiksattack.jpg|Sepiks attacking the Guardians
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File:Splicercaptain.jpg|Splicer Captain
File:Splicercaptain.jpg|Splicer Captain
File:Splicerdregs.jpg|Splicer Dregs
File:Splicerdregs.jpg|Splicer Dregs
File:Splicers.png|Devil Splicers
File:Splicers.png|The Devil Splicers
File:Splicer_Shank.jpg|Splicer Shanks
File:Splicer_Shank.jpg|Splicer Shanks
File:Splicerservitor.jpg|Splicer Servitors
File:Splicerservitor.jpg|Splicer Servitors
File:Taniksp.jpg|Taniks Perfected
File:Taniksp.jpg|Taniks Perfected
File:Kovik.png| Kovik, Splicer Priest
File:Kovik.png|Kovik, Splicer Priest
File:Monster.jpg|Koviks Monster
File:Monster.jpg|Kovik's Monster
File:Seigeengine.jpg| Splicer Seige Engine
File:Seigeengine.jpg|The Splicers' Siege Engine
File:Plaguelands_-_Menkis-Syn.jpg|Splicer Ketch
File:Plaguelands_-_Menkis-Syn.jpg|Splicership Menkis-Syn
File:Splicerlogo.jpg|SIVA Logo
File:Splicerlogo.jpg|The SIVA Logo
File:Splicer Walker.jpg|Splicer Walker
File:Splicer Walker.jpg|Splicer Walker
File:Archons-forge.png|Splicers Archon Forge
File:Archons-forge.png|The Splicers' Archon Forge
File:Devilspire.png|Devil Spire
SplicerConcept1.jpg|Aksis' concept art
SplicerConcept1.jpg|Aksis concept art
SplicerConcept2.jpg|Vosik's concept art
SplicerConcept2.jpg|Vosik concept art
SplicersConcept3.jpg|Splicers' concept art
SplicersConcept3.jpg|Splicers concept art
Grimoire Devil Splicers.jpg|Devil Splicers Grimoire card
 
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==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny]]''
*''[[Destiny]]'': ''[[Rise of Iron]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Rise of Iron]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[The Dawning (Rise of Iron)|The Dawning]]''
*''[[Destiny 2]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Destiny 2]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Forsaken]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Forsaken]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Shadowkeep]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Shadowkeep]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Splicer]]'' {{Mo}}


==References==
==References==
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Devil Splicers
Grimoire Devil Splicers.jpg
Overview

Nobility:

Aksis, Archon Prime
Vosik, the Archpriest
Kovik, Splicer Priest
Taniks Perfected

Servitors:

Sepiks Perfected

Lair:

Splicer's Den
Perfection Complex

At war with:

Vanguard
Rasputin
Hidden Swarm
Spawn of Crota
Blood of Oryx
Siege Dancers
Taken

Allied with:

House of Devils
Taniks' Crew

Encountered:

SIVA Crisis

 

"Fellow Houses. Fellow Eliksni. We have found the means to apotheosis, to become machines. SIVA can make you strong, but we can show you how to wield it, to free yourself from the bonds of Ether. Find us in the wasteland and bring us an offering of SIVA. In return, we will bring you to our chamber of perfection. And we will free you."
— INTERCEPTED FALLEN SIGNAL.[1]

The Devil Splicers were the Splicer sect of the Fallen House of Devils, originally a small group of young and ambitious Fallen who saw SIVA as a method for them to achieve technological apotheosis and essentially godhood. They attempted to spread SIVA among their Devil brethren, as well as any Fallen who were willing to cut off their Ether ration and join them.[2][3]

Their weaponry is Solar-based, with red-colored energy instead of the typical orange coloration. This is likely because of SIVA augmentation, including limited health restoration.

History

Splicer Dregs

"That which we were, we are no more. That which we are is undefined. We make our new selves. We need not machines, because we are machines. ~consume enhance replicate~"
— Aksis, Archon Prime[4]

The history of the Devil Splicers is mostly unknown besides belonging to the Fallen House of Devils. They worked like other Splicers of other Fallen Houses; working to improve their weapons and technology, and evolve their species.[5] The Splicers, like the rest of their House, grew desperate after the loss of their Kell, Archon and Prime Servitor at the hands of the Guardians of the Last City.[6] In the vacuum of leadership, Aksis, claiming the title of Archon, finally brought a sense of stability back to the Devils. With Aksis and his followers in power, the Splicers continued their efforts in pillaging the Cosmodrome of Old Russia to find any piece of Golden Age technology to hopefully turn the tide.[7] Their efforts proved fruitful as they found SIVA, a dangerous nanotechnology sealed away by the Iron Lords beneath the Cosmodrome.[8]

While conventional leadership believed they had found a new machine to worship as a god, the younger more ambitious sect of the Splicers saw this technology as something else; a means of transcendence. The Devil Splicers believed they could use SIVA to become the machines they worshipped.[9] Aksis was the first to do so, reaching apotheosis and becoming more machine than Fallen, finally achieving what the Splicers had long endeavored, freedom from subsistence on ether.[10] The Splicers under Aksis then used SIVA to bring back the Devil's Prime Servitor, Sepiks, proving the technology's power to the rest of their brethren.[11] Since SIVA was completely new to the Fallen, the Splicers sought the means to control and understand it to a higher degree. Therefore, they traveled to Mars taking a risk by engaging with the Cabal there, to learn from Clovis Bray's archives as the Golden Age Corporation was the original creator of SIVA. The Fallen were able to gain a basic understanding from the archives but a Cabal counterattack arrived and drove them away, preventing them from learning anything more of value.[12]

Aksis rallying his followers.

With what they had learned the Fallen were able to find Site 6, the replication center for SIVA, in the Plaguelands and reactivated it to produce more for themselves, twisting the land into their headquarters in the process.[13] Meanwhile, the Devils and their Splicers breached the Cosmodrome Wall to gain a better entry into the Plaguelands and to melt down the wall's metal for processing.[14] Whilst discovering SIVA, the Devil Splicers also learned about the original Iron Lords that sealed SIVA away and believed that they could find more information from the Iron Lord's fortress, The Iron Temple. With a force of Devils under the command of Sepiks Perfected, the Fallen hoped to gain more knowledge of SIVA from within and destroy the temple to ensure the Guardians couldn't find a way to stop them. Lord Saladin learned of their plan and lead the Guardian to Felwinter Peak to defend the temple. Despite the Fallen's numbers and Sepiks' new powers, they failed to breach the temple. Sepiks survived, thanks to SIVA's regenerative powers, and fled the conflict. The Devils' attack on the temple would begin the conflict the Vanguard would name the SIVA Crisis, the war between the Devil Splicers and the Guardians.[8]

The Devil Splicers' rise to power would be short-lived as the Guardians, under the guided leadership of Saladin and Shiro-4, destroyed the Splicers' connection to SIVA and breached their defenses in the Archon's Forge. As the Guardians entered Site 6 and faced the SIVA-corrupted Remnants of the Iron Lords, the Splicers joined them to prevent the Guardians from initiating the replication center's self-destruct sequence. Their efforts were nonetheless in vain as the Guardian defeated the Remnants and destroyed the replication center, thereby preventing the Devil Splicers from creating any more SIVA. The Splicer's unfortunately still had a substantial amount of SIVA left and with Aksis and Sepiks still alive, the Devil Splicers remained a significant threat.[12]

Afterwards, Sepiks Perfected was tracked back to its former lair and was hunted down by a fireteam of Guardians. Sepiks was cornered and unable to escape as it did at the Iron Temple, as was destroyed once more.[15] Meanwhile, under the direction of Kovik, Splicer Priest, the Splicers began to capture and experiment on the Hive, either to enslave the Hive or harness their biology. In this act, the Hive furiously began an all-out war with the Splicers. The Guardians intervened to prevent the Splicers from gaining control of the Hive or to create new weapons, as they feared such experiments could mean the end for the Last City. The Guardians were able to stop the Splicers by killing Kovik and putting a stop to their assaults on the Moon for more test subjects.[16][17]

Ultimately, the power of the Devil Splicers came to an end when the Guardians, now a new generation of Iron Lords, attacked the Devil Splicers lair directly. They hunted and killed their second-in-command Vosik, the Archpriest, destroyed their Siege Engine, and finally used SIVA to destroy their leader, Aksis, Archon Prime, in his own Perfection Complex. With Aksis and his followers gone, the new Iron Lords ended the threat of the SIVA-mutated Devil Splicers.[18]

Months after the loss of their Archon and Site 6, the Splicers sought to regain their advantage but lacked the leadership to do it. In desperation, the Splicers proposed an alliance with the crew of the mercenary, Taniks, the Scarred. To cement their alliance, the Devil Splicers used SIVA to resurrect Taniks as Taniks Perfected. Though Taniks' mind was overtaken by SIVA, his leadership and ruthlessness remained, giving them the advantage they needed. Unfortunately, their efforts were discovered by Variks, the Loyal who relayed their plans to the Vanguard. The Guardians led a Strike on the Moon against the Splicers, Taniks' crew and the Hive who were harassing them. Despite their efforts and Taniks' new abilities, they failed. With Taniks dead again, the Splicers were left broken and leaderless once more.[19]

Structure

The command structure and tactics of the Devil Splicers are generally the same as their generic House of Devils counterparts, albeit more dangerous and zealous due to the radical spiritualistic nature of their sect. While only Aksis himself was granted the "honor" of a full conversion into a machine, the promise of achieving godhood drives the Splicers. Offerings of SIVA are brought into their Archon's Forge, in a twisted version of a Fallen ritual, to prove themselves and achieve the next level towards perfection.[20]

Members

Archons

Prime Servitors

Barons

Notable members

Unique forces

Technology

Gallery

  • Aksis, Archon Prime

    Aksis, Archon Prime

  • Vosik, the Archpreist

    Vosik, the Archpreist

  • Sepiks Perfected

    Sepiks Perfected

  • Aksis's attack

    Aksis's attack

  • Vosik preparing his attack

    Vosik preparing his attack

  • Sepiks attacking the Guardians

    Sepiks attacking the Guardians

  • Splicer Vandal

    Splicer Vandal

  • Splicer Captain

    Splicer Captain

  • Splicer Dregs

    Splicer Dregs

  • The Devil Splicers

    The Devil Splicers

  • Splicer Shanks

    Splicer Shanks

  • Splicer Servitors

    Splicer Servitors

  • Taniks Perfected

    Taniks Perfected

  • Kovik, Splicer Priest

    Kovik, Splicer Priest

  • Kovik's Monster

    Kovik's Monster

  • The Splicers' Siege Engine

    The Splicers' Siege Engine

  • Splicership Menkis-Syn

    Splicership Menkis-Syn

  • The SIVA Logo

    The SIVA Logo

  • Splicer Walker

    Splicer Walker

  • The Splicers' Archon Forge

    The Splicers' Archon Forge

  • Aksis' concept art

    Aksis' concept art

  • Vosik's concept art

    Vosik's concept art

  • Splicers' concept art

    Splicers' concept art

List of appearances

References

  1. ^ Bungie (2016/9/20), Destiny: Rise of Iron - Raids Wrath of the Machine
  2. ^ Bungie.net: Rise of Iron
  3. ^ Official Destiny Rise of Iron Reveal Trailer
  4. ^ Bungie (2016/9/20), Destiny: Rise of Iron - SIVA: Dormant SIVA: Fallen 3.1
  5. ^ Bungie (2016/9/20), Destiny: Rise of Iron - Fallen: Splicers
  6. ^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny - The Devils' Lair
  7. ^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny - Fallen: House of Devils
  8. ^ a b Bungie (2016/9/20), Destiny: Rise of Iron - King of the Mountain
  9. ^ Bungie (2016/9/20), Destiny: Rise of Iron - Fallen: Devil Splicers
  10. ^ Bungie (2016/9/20), Destiny: Rise of Iron - Fallen Leadership: Aksis, Archon Prime
  11. ^ Bungie (2016/9/20), Destiny: Rise of Iron - Fallen Leadership: Sepiks Perfected
  12. ^ a b Bungie (2016/9/20), Destiny: Rise of Iron - Download Complete
  13. ^ Bungie (2016/9/20), Destiny: Rise of Iron - Rise of Iron: The Plaguelands
  14. ^ Bungie (2016/9/20), Destiny: Rise of Iron - The Walls Come Down
  15. ^ Bungie (2016/9/20), Destiny: Rise of Iron - Sepiks Perfected
  16. ^ Bungie (2016/9/20), Destiny: Rise of Iron - The Wretched Eye
  17. ^ Bungie (2016/9/20), Destiny: Rise of Iron - The Abomination Heist
  18. ^ Bungie (2016/9/20), Destiny: Rise of Iron - Wrath of the Machine
  19. ^ Bungie (2016/9/20), Destiny: Rise of Iron - The Shadow Thief: Revisited
  20. ^ Bungie (2016/9/20), Destiny: Rise of Iron - Rise of Iron: Archon's Forge

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The Devil Splicers
Fallen Infantry
Machine Infantry
Weapons
Vehicles
Items

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Fallen
Fallen infantry
Dreg • Wretch • Marauder • Vandal • Captain
Machine infantry
Heavy infantry
Command
Religious
Spaceships
Vehicles
Houses
Other groups
Strongholds
Fallen arsenal
Other technology
Consumables

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Enemy factions
Cabal legions
Fallen houses
Hive broods
Vex collectives
Miscellaneous factions
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