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**However, it's possible it signifies the [[Voice of Riven]] or the Siren of Riven. | **However, it's possible it signifies the [[Voice of Riven]] or the Siren of Riven. | ||
*Riven is believed to be the second largest [[Raid]] boss in ''[[Destiny]]'' history, surpassing [[Argos, Planetary Core]] and [[Oryx, the Taken King]]. She is eclipsed only by [[The Witness]]. | *Riven is believed to be the second largest [[Raid]] boss in ''[[Destiny]]'' history, surpassing [[Argos, Planetary Core]] and [[Oryx, the Taken King]]. She is eclipsed only by [[The Witness]]. | ||
*Despite her eventual enormous size, whether due to her shapeshifting ability or simply her young age at the time, Riven was once small enough to curl around Mara Sov's neck like a pet. | **Despite her eventual enormous size, whether due to her shapeshifting ability or simply her young age at the time, Riven was once small enough to curl around Mara Sov's neck like a pet. | ||
*The soundtrack ''Shell of What Was'' is played during the Heart of Riven encounter, but also during the fight with [[The Mad Warden]]. The reason for this might be that both the dead Riven and the Warden have been killed and hollowed, and that their bodies are merely empty shells of something that once "was". | *The soundtrack ''Shell of What Was'' is played during the Heart of Riven encounter, but also during the fight with [[The Mad Warden]]. The reason for this might be that both the dead Riven and the Warden have been killed and hollowed, and that their bodies are merely empty shells of something that once "was". | ||
*"Riven" is the past participle for the verb rive, meaning to tear, split or harrow. Riven took this name in honor of [[Mara Sov]], in reference to her nature as a being split between Light and Darkness. | *"Riven" is the past participle for the verb rive, meaning to tear, split or harrow. Riven took this name in honor of [[Mara Sov]], in reference to her nature as a being split between Light and Darkness. | ||