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|notable-group= [[Hidden Swarm]] <br> [[Grasp of Nokris]] <br> [[Savathûn's Brood]] <br> [[Blood of Oryx]] <br> [[Spawn of Crota]] <br> [[The Silent Brood]] <br> [[Xivu Arath's Horde]] <br> [[Lucent Brood]]

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{{Quote|There are nightmares rising from the shadows, and they hunger for our dying hope.|[[Grimoire]] description}}

In [[Sol]], they have a significant presence on the [[Moon]], where they have built the [[Hellmouth]] and [[Scarlet Keep]], as well as in certain regions of [[Earth]],<ref name="TRL"/> around [[Saturn]], where the massive [[Dreadnaught]] orbits, the icy regions of [[Mars]] and on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], where they infest the ruined arcologies. They are also present in certain regions within the [[Reef]], such as the [[Tangled Shore]] and the [[Dreaming City]].  

{{Quote|The Guardians killed Riven and ripped out her heart. But Ahamkara transcend death. They can transform desire into reality… even when they are nothing but bone and dust. I should have known that Riven would grant one last wish… one last curse. Now, the Dreaming City has been Taken. I opened the gates. I ordered the attack. I… should have known.|[[Petra Venj]]}}

[[File:Riven Raid.jpg|thumb|300px|Taken Ahamkara Riven]]

The rogue prince managed to open the way but instead of his sister appearing as he believed it was her directing his actions, only a grotesque Taken creature of Riven's, the [[Voice of Riven]], appeared in her place. However, once again due to the Guardian's actions,  the Taken Chimera was slain and the Hunter Vanguard avenged, but Riven remained a threat to the Reef and the whole Solar System.<ref name="NLTS">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Nothing Left to Say]]''</ref> Nonetheless, finally gaining the Vanguard's support, aided by their Awoken allies and freeing the [[Techeun]]s from Taken corruption, the Guardians managed to kill the corrupted Riven and purge her heart of Taken essence.<ref name = "Last Wish">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Last Wish]]''</ref>

{{Quote|The sky is vast, but shallow. The deep is boundless, but suffocating. There is another way.|Nokris}}<ref name="Interference"/>

[[File:SoA Eyes of Savathûn.jpg|thumb|300px|Guardians enter Savathûn's domain]]

Ultimately, after weeks of fighting Taken and deciphering as much as they could from the Darkness' messages, the Guardians finally managed to confront Nokris himself to end Savathûn's interference. Upon entering a new area of Savathûn's Court, near a colossal Blight, the Guardian faces off against Oryx's exiled spawn once more. Despite Nokris' sorcery and use of his aunt's forces, the Guardian manages to slay Nokris, seemingly for good.<ref name="Interference"/>

====The Scarlet Court's Fall====

{{Quote|There it is. Along with the entire Scarlet Court. Crota's remaining children, and their spawn, can be destroyed in one fell swoop.|Osiris}}<ref name="Immolant2"/>

===Birth of the Wrathborn===

The Vanguard is left completely shocked and rattled to the core that the Traveler would raise Savathûn, one of humanity's most devious adversaries, and grant her the Light. Zavala himself is left incredulous and in near denial but Eris Morn points out the Traveler's behavior of uplifting countless civilizations and then abandoning them in the [[Books of Sorrow]]. Zavala attempts to denounce this as mere Hive propaganda but Eris further details that the Fallen themselves tell a similar story, the moment the Witness and its Black Fleet arrived, the Traveler left, leaving them to the [[Whirlwind]], and eventually making it's way to the Sol System. However, Zavala angrily reminds everyone present that when the Black Fleet arrived in the Sol System, the Traveler sacrificed itself to save humanity. Yet, the Vanguard Commander cannot comprehend that after everything the Hive had done, the Traveler would give Savathûn the Light. Ikora merely states that it doesn't matter, regardless of the Traveler's reasons, only concerned that if the Witch Queen takes the Traveler and seals it away, humanity would lose any hope of surviving the Witness.{{Citation needed}}

Armed with this knowledge and with Savathûn's ritual already beginning, Ikora has the Guardian take the familiar so when they confront the Witch Queen, the truth would destabilize the Hive God of Lies, breaking her hold over the ritual. With no time to lose, the Guardian enters Savathûn's Throne World but finds that the Traveler is already within her domain, forcing the Guardian to fight through Hive and Scorn forces to reach the portal to the ritual's location. Fortunately, Ikora herself arrives to help open the way after the Guardian held off Hive reinforcements, allowing the Guardian to enter the [[Court of Thorns]] and fight their way up to the top of Savathûn's fortress. Despite Lightbearer Hive barring the way and the Witch Queen's taunts, the Guardian was able to reach Savathûn's inner chamber and the ritual's location, the [[Sanctum of the Brood Queen]]. Confronting Savathûn, the Guardian battles her and her Lightbearer Hive and manages to defeat her, but before they can destroy her ghost, she traps them in a thread-bound spell, allowing herself the time to revive and retreat to her ritual's center point. Pursuing, the Guardian battles with Savathûn once more but proves too powerful for them.<ref name="Ritual">'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [[The Ritual]]''</ref>

Despite the loss of their queen, the Lucent Brood continued to operate under Immaru, plotting his return as the Hive and Scorn struggled for supremacy over Savathûn's Throne World. This forces the Vanguard to conduct operations within the Throne World to prevent either faction from gaining any ground.

====The Parasite====

Knowing where they can find the means to breathe life into the worm, Mara Sov guides the Guardian to a city shrouded in Darkness near the caverns of Savathûn's Throne World. Taking the worm with them, the Guardian can locate the doorway to the Dark City, finding it to be similar to what they found inside a Pyramid. Mara Sov explains that a disciple of the Witness created the Dark City with the purpose to grow and facilitate beings similar to the worm itself and what they are looking for is akin to a Cryptoglyph, a Darkness incubator that will provide life for the worm. The Guardian locates the Dark City but finds only a resonance of a Cryptglyph that the Scorn gave their lives to protect. Mara Sov suspects that the resonance is but a trick and advises the Guardian to clear it, doing so opens a portal that allows the Guardian to traverse deeper into the Dark City and locate the Cryptoglyph, claiming it from the Scorn thieves. Traversing further, the Guardian can locate the Incubation Chamber they need, forcing them to confront the Scorn leader, [[Heimiks, Warden of the Harvest]]. Despite the Scorn's strength, the Guardian can clear them out, allowing them to access the incubator. Placing [[Savathûn's Worm]] at the altar, the Darkness energy breaths life into it, allowing it to speak for only a moment but its vitals remain low. Mara Sov believes this to be a partial success and knowing that there are more incubators hidden in the Throne World, she tasks the Guardian to keep the worm safe and refill the Cryptoglyph with energy, while she locates more incubators.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [[Birthplace of the Vile]]''</ref>

After finding enough incubators for Savathûn's Worm to regain its strength, Mara Sov demands the information they seek first before gaining its host. Just when it was about to speak of Savathûn's part in the Collapse, the Worm begins to writhe in pain, as a dormant curse the Witch Queen placed on it activated in the event Savathûn's Worm attempted to speak her secrets. Unsure of what to do, Mara Sov leaves but the Guardian quickly takes to the only other being they know who has information on Hive worms: Fynch. The renegade Hive ghost gives them a casing that temporarily prevents the worm from dying and now have to carry the Worm through springs of Hive energy to give it strength again. Despite Lucent Brood's forces attempting to stop them, the Guardian reaches through enough springs for the worm to stop dying. Mara Sov returns after this, apologizing, and directs the Guardian to fill the Cryptoglyph with Hive Light for the Worms ritual. Returning to the Apothecary, the Guardian manages to steal the Hive Light they need and reach the Temple of the Wrathful, where Mara Sov lays the groundwork for the ritual. Though the Guardian and their Ghost believe the Awoken Queen is about to become the Worm's new host, she instead turns the Worm into a weapon called [[Parasite]], much to the Worm's shock and dismay. Mara clarifies that she fulfilled her end of the bargain by providing a vessel for the worm, thereby allowing it to continue living, but its new host is now more like a prison, to which the Worm objects. The Scorn react to the Worm's presence in the ritual and, to prevent the worm from escaping, Mara Sov has the Guardian hold them off with their new weapon as she completes the ritual.<ref name="PP">'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [[Parasitic Pilgrimage]]''</ref>

===The Final Shape===

==Sociology==

===Biology===

[[File:Alakhul.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Alak-Hul, the Darkblade]]]]

The Light is both a food source to the Hive and a cause of pain.<ref name="Heart">'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Enemies|Enemies]]/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive|Exalted Hive]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive#Heart of Crota|Heart of Crota]]''</ref><ref name="Warlock2"/> The Hive life cycle is so deeply entwined with that of their parasitic Worm that not even the Light can fully restore them. While trickling Light can keep their Worm sated without the need for bloodshed or other forms of tithing,<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Lucent Tales|Lucent Tales]], [[Lore:Lucent_Tales#Specter|Specter]]''</ref>, if a Lightbearing Hive is deprived of their Ghost, they will quickly die unless special measures are enacted.<ref name="PsiOpsBattlegrounds">'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Risen]] - [[PsiOps Battlegrounds]]''</ref>

The Hive may also differ in appearance and form according to the individuals that spawned them; the Hive Sect belonging to [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen]] appear different from the broods of both [[Oryx, the Taken King]], and [[Crota, Son of Oryx]], sporting a more muscular, bulkier and organic appearance.

Hive fangs grow in rows, with grooves on their roots, and are continually shed, much like those of Earth sharks; when one fang is lost, another moves forward to replace it.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Hunt]] - Item Description: [[Dark Heirlooms#Lore|Dark Heirlooms]]''</ref>

*[[Kelgorath, Risen from Bones]]

*[[Leviathan-Eater, Bane of the Ammonites]]

*[[Navôta, Eir Spawn]]

*[[Phogoth, the Untamed]]

====Xivu Arath's Horde====

*[[An Xohol, Jaws of Xivu Arath]]

*[[Azshradat, Celebrant of Xivu Arath]]

*[[Bulwark of Xivu Arath]]

*[[Ir Yun, Cult of Megor]]

*[[Megor, Spawn of Xivu]]

*[[Rhungatt, Might of Xivu Arath]]

*[[Ruithe, Sworn to Xivu Arath]]

====Lucent Brood====

*[[Alak'nar, Retainer of Savathûn]]

*[[Atan Maht, Margrave of Erasure]]

*[[Aulith, Oblative Postulant]]

*[[Auloc, Oblative Postulant]]

*[[Balhoth, Keeper of Memory]]

*[[Bar-Zel, Tutelary of Savathûn]]

*[[Ei Haaruz, Retainer of Savathûn]]

*[[Ei Irulac, Last of Her Coven]]

*[[Elikan, Last of His Coven]]

*[[Elūnash, Oblative Adherent]]

*[[Golmag, Warden of the Spring]]

*[[Hadragal, Keeper of Memory]]

*[[Hastokk, Oblative Aspirant]]

*[[Hathrek, the Glasweard]]

*[[Hiak'ar, Hoardseeker]]

*[[Ir Akraht, Light Harvester]]

*[[Ir Olena, Moth Keeper]]

*[[Ir Valoch, Lucent Stalker]]

*[[Ishaya, High Slayer]]

*[[Ken]]

*[[Kish-Agesor, the Bright Burn]]

*[[Korosek, Thronebringer]]

*[[Mor'ak, Lightstealer]]

*[[Naaruz, Third Seeker of Silence]]

*[[Phry'zhia, the Insatiable]]

*[[Savathûn's Right Hand]]

*[[Ubartu-ana]]

*[[Ur-Hiruk, Warden of the Spire]]

*[[Uul'nath, Lightcleanser]]

*[[Hiraks's Familiar]]

*[[Ir Abassin, Broodlost]]

*[[Korgath]]

*[[Osmium Traitor]]

===Mentioned characters===

*[[Akrazul, the Severed]]

*[[Ayriax]]

*[[Hurdru]]

*[[Kuldax]]

*[[Malkanth, the Deceiver]]

*[[Sok'tol, Fifth of the Light]]

*[[Ulg'Urin]]

*[[Urukthalyn]]

*[[Verok]]

==Technology==

Hive tend to use physical chains with Runes to lock doors, and recently energy barriers powered by Soulfire crystals. Hive Runes have various meanings that the Hive can use to tap into different dimensions either as a doorway to another location or as a source of power. These dimensions hold no distinction between a word and its meaning, and in cases where the Hive erode the barrier between these dimensions and our own, the Hive rune for "death" can bring literal death to others.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - [[Ghost scan]]: [[Ghost scan#New_Pacific_Arcology.2C_Titan|TM-FH-2]]''</ref> Chains with these Runes cannot be broken physically. Runes can be "hacked" and cause the chains to disintegrate, though it is considered incredibly difficult to do so; a triptych of Runes is said to be "uncrackable". Ghosts are able to hack Hive Runes, but it takes them time.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]] - [[The Summoning Pits]]''</ref> Some Rune-locked doors, however, can only be broken using a Hive item known as a [[Tomb Husk]]. Hive crystals are structures powered by, or made of, Soulfire, an energy implied to be emitted by souls themselves. Hive crystals are used as power sources either for rituals or, more commonly, for maintaining barriers, whether to guard entrances or to shield a particular Hive from attack. Although the exact mechanism behind the barriers and crystals is unknown, a cutoff comment by [[Clovis Bray I]] has him believe that the barriers are some form of emitted [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casimir_effect Casimir field], though Ana mutes his communications link before he can bloviate further.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/12/06)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Seraph]] - [[Operation: Diocles]]''</ref>

Some known Hive materials include [[Hadium Flake|Hadium]], which is a reactive crystal that stores any energy it is exposed to, [[Wormspore]], a concentrated transmutation catalyst that reacts to both the Light and the Darkness, and [[Moldering Shard]]s. [[Osmium]] holds a certain significance to the Hive due to their early years on [[Fundament]], seemingly a precious component for certain rituals, and a variant found scattered within Savathun's Throne World known as [[Fundamental Osmium]] is described as a super-dense transition metal with paracausal traces made from supernovae and dead stars that was taken from Fundament.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/interactions/evidence-board-hard-evidence| Evidence Board - Hard Evidence]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/hard-evidence-step-4| Evidence Board - Hard Evidence Step 4]''</ref> There also exists a filament that's said by Fynch to be a metamaterial capable of soaking up everything from vibration to EM radiation; an "all in one" passive scanner.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [[Fynch]]: [[Patrol/Dialogue#Filament|"Oh, that filament — it's like a metamaterial. Soaks up everything from EM radiation to vibration. Now that? Yeah, that is a neat "all in one" little passive scanner."]]''</ref> Other examples of Hive inventions mentioned by Fynch include a Hive torch that may be used to broadcast signals by pulsing exotic radiation in a cycle,<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [[Fynch]]: [[Patrol/Dialogue#Filament|"So, it's a Hive torch, yeah? But it's pulsing exotic radiation on a predictable cycle. Yeah, it's out there, but I'm thinking it's a broadcast."]]''</ref> a "boson impactor" that can be used as a bomb,<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [[Fynch]]: [[Patrol/Dialogue#Filament|"Huh, the thermal signature's holding — oh! Whoa, whoa, whoa — that's a boson impactor, like a — like a bomb! So let's just look, but don't touch, yeah?"]]''</ref> and a difficult-to-make adhesive mixed with a "morta-toxin" - an exotic poison that affects Hive.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - [[Fynch]]: [[Patrol/Dialogue#Florescent Outpost|"Ah, so it's adhesive. Mixed with traces of what looks like a morta-toxin — that's an exotic poison that affects the Hive. Super hard to make… I imagine."]]''</ref> An unknown type of stone is used in the construction of Hive [[Tombship]]s,<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - Item Description: [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/fused-tomb-stone Fused Tomb-Stone]''</ref> along with their structures like their combat arenas; [[Toland]] questions if the stones have a strengthening function or are merely used as a legacy of a forgotten time.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[Ghost scan]]: [[Ghost scan#Ocean_of_Storms.2C_the_Moon|MN-CON-2]]''</ref>

{{Col-begin}}

===Artifacts===

*[[Books of Sorrow]]

*[[Crown of Sorrow]]

*[[Cryptoglyph]]

*[[Hive Trap]]

*[[Oversoul]]

*[[Scarlet Keep]]

*[[Shadowrift]]

*[[Crota's End]] Set

*[[King's Fall]] Set

;'''Legendary Weapons''':

**The Oversoul—'''Raid'''Hiveship0'''Ultra'''2<ref name="Planet Destiny"/>

*"Nycor, Reborn" and "Moluk, Wormkeeper" were unreleased enemies from ''[[The Dark Below]]'', however [[Bounty|Bounties]] were placed bearing their names were released shortly before the [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] expansion through the [[Petra Venj|Queen's Emissary]].<ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/nycor-reborn-3?highlight=Nycor Nycor, Reborn]</ref><ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/moluk-wormwaker-3?highlight=Moluk+ Moluk, Wormwaker]</ref>

==Non-canon appearances==