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After Rhulk's defeat at the hands of the [[Guardian]]s, Xita has shown no signs of life, and is presumably either deceased or in a coma-like state. As has been seen with the other Worm Gods, however, her physical death likely means very little for her continued existence and influence on the material world. | After Rhulk's defeat at the hands of the [[Guardian]]s, Xita has shown no signs of life, and is presumably either deceased or in a coma-like state. As has been seen with the other Worm Gods, however, her physical death likely means very little for her continued existence and influence on the material world. | ||
[[File:Xita large.jpg|thumb|360px|Xita's coiled body as seen from the [[Collection]] | [[File:Xita large.jpg|thumb|360px|Xita's coiled body as seen from the [[Collection]]]] | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Xita is the largest Worm seen in Destiny so far, easily outclassing [[Xol, Will of the Thousands]] in size. Though | *Xita is the largest Worm seen in Destiny so far, easily outclassing [[Xol, Will of the Thousands]] in size. Though he has not yet been seen outside of the topmost part of him, one of Xita's deceased children, [[Akka, the Worm of Secrets]] is said to had been far larger than her, as a segment of his corpse was used by [[Oryx, the Taken King]] to craft his [[Dreadnaught]]. | ||
*Xita is so far the only confirmed female worm. | *Xita is so far the only confirmed female worm. | ||
*The term [[wikipedia:Xita|"Xita"]] (literally: Western pagoda in Chinese) came from a pagoda accompanying the Tibetan Buddhist Yanshou Temple in Shenyang, China. Alternatively, [[wiktionary:xita|"xita"]] is a word in the Maltese language that means "rain". | *The term [[wikipedia:Xita|"Xita"]] (literally: Western pagoda in Chinese) came from a pagoda accompanying the Tibetan Buddhist Yanshou Temple in Shenyang, China. Alternatively, [[wiktionary:xita|"xita"]] is a word in the Maltese language that means "rain". | ||