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|armament= [[ | |armament= [[Drop Pod|Pod]] Launchers <br> [[Imperial Land Tank]]s <br> Docked Cabal ships <br> Turrets | ||
|crew= [[Cabal]] Soldiers <br> [[Scorn]] | |crew= [[Cabal]] Soldiers <br> [[Scorn]] | ||
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|affiliation= [[Red Legion]] | |affiliation= [[Red Legion]] {{c|formerly}} <br> [[Loyalists]] {{c|formerly}} <br> [[Scorn]] | ||
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The '''Glykon Volatus''' is a Cabal Carrier formerly belonging to the [[Red Legion]] that was originally utilized by [[Emperor Calus]] in a ritual commune with the [[ | The '''Glykon Volatus''' (commonly known as '''The Glykon''') is a [[Cabal]] [[Cabal Carrier|Carrier]] formerly belonging to the [[Red Legion]] that was originally utilized by [[Emperor Calus]] in a ritual to commune with the [[The Witness|Witness]]. During the ritual, however, the ship was overtaken by a [[Egregore|strange growth]], which killed everyone stationed aboard, excluding one lone [[Locus of Communion|Scorn test subject]]. The ship disappeared for several months before reappearing in the [[Reef]] and sending a distress signal, which was intercepted by the [[Vanguard]]. | ||
The ship | ==History== | ||
The ship initially belonged to the [[Red Legion]]. But during the [[Hunt for the Wrathborn]], it would be boarded and stolen from a shipyard on [[Nessus]] by a lone [[Guardian]], [[Katabasis]], assisted by a [[Psion]] and [[Centurion]] officers under the command of [[Emperor Calus]].<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Captain's Log|Captain's Log]], [[Lore:Captain's Log#ENTRY 2 - Lust and Reappropriation Pt. I|ENTRY 2 - Lust and Reappropriation Pt. I]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Captain's Log|Captain's Log]], [[Lore:Captain's Log#ENTRY 3 - Lust and Reappropriation Pt. II|ENTRY 3 - Lust and Reappropriation Pt. II]]''</ref> The ship was brought to the [[Reef]], where the Guardian and [[Loyalists]] spent six weeks capturing [[Scorn]] for experiments, in hopes that Calus would be able to understand more about the [[Darkness]].<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Captain's Log|Captain's Log]], [[Lore:Captain's Log#ENTRY 4 - Well of Absence|ENTRY 4 - Well of Absence]]''</ref><ref name="Entry5">'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Captain's Log|Captain's Log]], [[Lore:Captain's Log#ENTRY 5 - Feast Your Eyes|ENTRY 5 - Feast Your Eyes]]''</ref> | |||
After the ship was piloted to [[Phobos]], on the edge of the Anomaly left behind by [[Mars]] before Calus came on board, alongside the [[Crown of Sorrow]].<ref name="Entry5"/> The experimenting with the Scorn continued, now with the Emperor utilizing the Crown to observe how the Darkness interfered with the Scorn's corrupted consciousness.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Captain's Log|Captain's Log]], [[Lore:Captain's Log#ENTRY 6 - Excess of Avarice|ENTRY 6 - Excess of Avarice]]''</ref> Many test subjects perished from "continuous neuron death" except for one who "spoke with many dead voices". This Scorn would become the [[Locus of Communion]].<ref name="Presage">'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Presage]]''</ref> After many failed attempts at communion, the ritual eventually succeeded. The Glykon Volatus plunged into the Anomaly and became lost.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Captain's Log|Captain's Log]], [[Lore:Captain's Log#ENTRY 8 - Acheron's Wall|ENTRY 8 - Acheron's Wall]]''</ref> Katabasis, his Ghost and the Loyalist crew, still trapped aboard the vessel, would spend weeks trying to find a way to escape the anomaly while dealing with the continuously resurrecting Scorn, the ship's interior randomly being reshaped and the effects of pure Darkness corruption, including [[Egregore|fungal growths]] that began overtaking the ship.<ref name="Entry10">'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Captain's Log|Captain's Log]], [[Lore:Captain's Log#ENTRY 10 - Blood in the Barrel|ENTRY 10 - Blood in the Barrel]]''</ref><ref name="Presage"/> | |||
Eventually, Katabasis and his Ghost, [[Gilgamesh]], would be the only survivors. Forced to stay hidden from the Scorn, the two began to talk less and less to each other, growing distant, their personal connection from the light slowly fading.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Captain's Log|Captain's Log]], [[Lore:Captain's Log#ENTRY 11 - Sullen|ENTRY 11 - Sullen]]''</ref> Eventually, Gilgamesh would be fully corrupted by a [[The Witness|Voice in the Darkness]] and Katabasis was forced to destroy his Ghost with a shot from the [[Dead Man's Tale]].<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Captain's Log|Captain's Log]], [[Lore:Captain's Log#ENTRY 12 - Debtor's Knife|ENTRY 12 - Debtor's Knife]]''</ref> | |||
After this, Katabasis made his way to the bridge of the ship and managed to send a distress signal. Being a Red-Legion vessel, the signal arrived at the shipyard in the [[EDZ]]. Both the [[Imperial Cabal]] and the [[The Guardian]] intercepted it, and the [[Vanguard]] cleared them for a mission to rescue the distressed Katabasis. Aboard the vessel, the Guardian defeated the Locus, and found a decomposing Katabasis in the bridge, strung up with Egregore tendrils, being sucked of Light by the plants. The Guardian salvaged the Hunter's rifle, then returned week after week, uncovering the secrets of the Glykon Volatus and Calus's ritual, with assistance from both [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn]], who was disguised as [[Osiris]], and [[Empress Caiatl|Caiatl]]. Eventually, they found the Crown of Sorrow, hidden in a compartment under the bridge of the ship.<ref name="Presage"/> | |||
==Gallery== | |||
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Glykon1.jpg|Glykon Volatus | |||
Glykon2.png|Another view of Glykon | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The | *The ship's name originates from the Greek word for sweets and is the name of a snake god which was associated with a large cult within the Roman Empire. | ||
*Aboard the Glykon, the guardian passes a [[Jumpship]] in the hangar with ornate [[Leviathan]] aesthetic trimmings on it. This ship belonged to | *Aboard the Glykon, the guardian passes a [[Jumpship]] in the hangar with ornate [[Leviathan]] aesthetic trimmings on it. This ship belonged to Katabasis. | ||
*The | *The flora growing on the Glykon is identical to that of the ones growing aboard [[The Derelict]]. | ||
==List of appearances== | |||
*''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]]'' {{1st}} | |||
**''[[Season of the Lost]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
**''[[Season of the Haunted]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
**''[[Season of the Deep]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[The Hidden Dossier]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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The Glykon Volatus (commonly known as The Glykon) is a Cabal Carrier formerly belonging to the Red Legion that was originally utilized by Emperor Calus in a ritual to commune with the Witness. During the ritual, however, the ship was overtaken by a strange growth, which killed everyone stationed aboard, excluding one lone Scorn test subject. The ship disappeared for several months before reappearing in the Reef and sending a distress signal, which was intercepted by the Vanguard.
History[edit]
The ship initially belonged to the Red Legion. But during the Hunt for the Wrathborn, it would be boarded and stolen from a shipyard on Nessus by a lone Guardian, Katabasis, assisted by a Psion and Centurion officers under the command of Emperor Calus.[1][2] The ship was brought to the Reef, where the Guardian and Loyalists spent six weeks capturing Scorn for experiments, in hopes that Calus would be able to understand more about the Darkness.[3][4]
After the ship was piloted to Phobos, on the edge of the Anomaly left behind by Mars before Calus came on board, alongside the Crown of Sorrow.[4] The experimenting with the Scorn continued, now with the Emperor utilizing the Crown to observe how the Darkness interfered with the Scorn's corrupted consciousness.[5] Many test subjects perished from "continuous neuron death" except for one who "spoke with many dead voices". This Scorn would become the Locus of Communion.[6] After many failed attempts at communion, the ritual eventually succeeded. The Glykon Volatus plunged into the Anomaly and became lost.[7] Katabasis, his Ghost and the Loyalist crew, still trapped aboard the vessel, would spend weeks trying to find a way to escape the anomaly while dealing with the continuously resurrecting Scorn, the ship's interior randomly being reshaped and the effects of pure Darkness corruption, including fungal growths that began overtaking the ship.[8][6]
Eventually, Katabasis and his Ghost, Gilgamesh, would be the only survivors. Forced to stay hidden from the Scorn, the two began to talk less and less to each other, growing distant, their personal connection from the light slowly fading.[9] Eventually, Gilgamesh would be fully corrupted by a Voice in the Darkness and Katabasis was forced to destroy his Ghost with a shot from the Dead Man's Tale.[10]
After this, Katabasis made his way to the bridge of the ship and managed to send a distress signal. Being a Red-Legion vessel, the signal arrived at the shipyard in the EDZ. Both the Imperial Cabal and the The Guardian intercepted it, and the Vanguard cleared them for a mission to rescue the distressed Katabasis. Aboard the vessel, the Guardian defeated the Locus, and found a decomposing Katabasis in the bridge, strung up with Egregore tendrils, being sucked of Light by the plants. The Guardian salvaged the Hunter's rifle, then returned week after week, uncovering the secrets of the Glykon Volatus and Calus's ritual, with assistance from both Savathûn, who was disguised as Osiris, and Caiatl. Eventually, they found the Crown of Sorrow, hidden in a compartment under the bridge of the ship.[6]
Gallery[edit]
Glykon Volatus
Another view of Glykon
Trivia[edit]
- The ship's name originates from the Greek word for sweets and is the name of a snake god which was associated with a large cult within the Roman Empire.
- Aboard the Glykon, the guardian passes a Jumpship in the hangar with ornate Leviathan aesthetic trimmings on it. This ship belonged to Katabasis.
- The flora growing on the Glykon is identical to that of the ones growing aboard The Derelict.
List of appearances[edit]
- Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen (First appearance)
- Season of the Lost (Mentioned only)
- Season of the Haunted (Mentioned only)
- Season of the Deep (Mentioned only)
- The Hidden Dossier (Mentioned only)
References[edit]
- ^ Bungie (2021/2/9), Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen - Lore:Captain's Log, ENTRY 2 - Lust and Reappropriation Pt. I
- ^ Bungie (2021/2/9), Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen - Lore:Captain's Log, ENTRY 3 - Lust and Reappropriation Pt. II
- ^ Bungie (2021/2/9), Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen - Lore:Captain's Log, ENTRY 4 - Well of Absence
- ^ a b Bungie (2021/2/9), Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen - Lore:Captain's Log, ENTRY 5 - Feast Your Eyes
- ^ Bungie (2021/2/9), Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen - Lore:Captain's Log, ENTRY 6 - Excess of Avarice
- ^ a b c Bungie (2021/2/9), Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen - Presage
- ^ Bungie (2021/2/9), Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen - Lore:Captain's Log, ENTRY 8 - Acheron's Wall
- ^ Bungie (2021/2/9), Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen - Lore:Captain's Log, ENTRY 10 - Blood in the Barrel
- ^ Bungie (2021/2/9), Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen - Lore:Captain's Log, ENTRY 11 - Sullen
- ^ Bungie (2021/2/9), Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen - Lore:Captain's Log, ENTRY 12 - Debtor's Knife
