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'''Quria, Blade Transform''', also known as the '''Dreaming Mind''', is a [[Vex]] [[Axis Mind]] [[Hydra]] that was [[Taken]] by [[Oryx, the Taken King]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XLIII:_End_of_Failed_Timeline|XLIII: End of Failed Timeline]]''</ref>  
'''Quria, Blade Transform''', also known as the '''Dreaming Mind'''<ref name="False Idols">'''Bungie (2020/6/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], [[Weblore:Season of Arrivals]], [[Weblore:Season of Arrivals#False Idols|False Idols]]''</ref>, was a [[Vex]] [[Vex Mind|Mind]] [[Hydra]] that was [[Taken]] by [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx]] in the ancient past.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XLIII: End of Failed Timeline|XLIII: End of Failed Timeline]]''</ref> Created by the Vex to conquer Oryx's Throne World and unravel its secrets by gaining an understanding of the [[Sword Logic]], Quria was defeated and Taken by Oryx, but was allowed a measure of free will. The Taken King later gifted the Mind to his sister, [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn]]. 


Quria was created by the Vex with the objective of conquering Oryx's throne world and unravelling its secrets by gaining an understanding of the [[Sword Logic]]. Quria was unsuccessful in its campaign against Oryx and was [[Taken]], but retained a measure of free will. The Mind was later gifted by the Taken King to his sister, [[Savathûn, the Witch-Queen]].  Following Oryx's death, Quria served as the  Taken commander for Savathûn, having acquired the ability to Take via paracausally-enhanced simulations of Oryx.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], PlayStation 4, [[Toland]]: [[Toland#Quotes|Quria is the key. The mind simulates Oryx, and thereby masters the power to Take. But of course, Quria is no power unto itself.]]''</ref>
Following Oryx's death, Quria was utilized by Savathûn to command the remaining Taken and create new ones, with Quria having acquired the ability to Take via paracausally-enhanced simulations of Oryx.<ref name="Key">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Toland]]: [[Toland#Shattered Throne quotes|Quria is the key. The mind simulates Oryx, and thereby masters the power to Take. But of course, Quria is no power unto itself.]]''</ref>


Later, Quria played an integral role as the architect of the [[Endless Night]], and served as the season antagonist for "''[[Season of the Splicer]]''".
Later, Quria played an integral role as the architect of the [[Endless Night]], and served as the season antagonist for ''[[Season of the Splicer]]''. It was ultimately defeated by the [[Guardians]] with the assistance of [[Mithrax, Kell of Light|Mithrax]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Birth of the Vex Blade===
===The Ancient Past===
{{Quote|I have to kill everything... Then I will be powerful.|Quria, deducing the Sword Logic.}}
{{Quote|I have to kill everything. Then I will be powerful.|Quria, deducing the Sword Logic.}}


The origins of Quria emanates from an ancient conflict between the Vex and the [[Hive]]. [[Crota, Son of Oryx]] once aspired to match the powers of his sister's and cut open a wound into an unknown region of space with the goal of obtaining new secret power, however, he unknowingly released the Vex onto the throne world of [[Oryx, the Taken King]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXXVIII:_The_partition_of_death|XXXVIII: The partition of death]]''</ref> The machines quickly dominated his father's throne and constructed large problems to understand the rules of the realm, however they lacked the ability to understand the [[Sword Logic]] and perplexing geometry of the world. The Vex then reformulated their strategy and sent the problem to a higher consciousness known as the "ritual-of-better-thoughts" who manifested a new [[Axis Mind]] into existence named '''Quria, Blade Transform'''. The Mind was built with aim of deducing the metaphysical framework that governed Oryx's realm. Quria deduced the secrets of the Sword Logic and understood that for the Vex to succeed they must kill everything to become powerful as only the strongest entities were able to rule and with the ultimate aim to survive anything in the universe.<ref name="Quria 1">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXXIX:_open_your_eye_:_go_into_it|XXXIX: open your eye : go into it]]''</ref>
Quria's origin can be traced to an ancient conflict between the Vex and the [[Hive]]. [[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]] once aspired to match the powers of his sisters and cut open a wound into an unknown region of space to obtain a new power. However, he unknowingly released the Vex onto the throne world of [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXXVIII: The partition of death|XXXVIII: The partition of death]]''</ref> The machines quickly dominated his father's throne, but they could not understand the [[Sword Logic]] and were thus unable to fully control the Throne World. The Vex reformulated their strategy and manifested Quria with the explicit task of deducing the metaphysical framework that governed Oryx's realm. Quria applied itself to this problem and came to a simple conclusion: for the Vex to gain power through the Sword Logic, they must kill everything.<ref name="Quria 1">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXXIX: open your eye : go into it|XXXIX: open your eye : go into it]]''</ref>


Soon it summoned a warrior class of Vex to flood the realm through the portal. Crota attempted to fight these Vex, but they teleported away and slaughtered thousands of Hive in order to establish themselves as new powers and to usurp the established hegemony.  
Quria summoned a warrior class of Vex to flood the Throne World through the portal Crota had opened. Crota attempted to fight these Vex, but despite his efforts, they managed to slaughter thousands of Hive and entrenched themselves within the Throne World.


[[File:Vex Army.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Quria, Blade Transform invading the throne world of Oryx.]]
[[File:Vex Army.jpg|thumb|220px|Quria, Blade Transform invading the throne world of Oryx.]]


The Hive pantheon launched their own attack against the Vex incursion when the [[Deathsinger]] twin sisters of [[Ir Anûk, Deathsinger|Ir Anûk]] and [[Ir Halak, Deathsinger|Ir Halak]] constructed an [[Annihilator Totem]] to repel the Vex, whilst Crota attempted to close the gate he opened. Quria prevented this by positioning itself on the other side of the portal and built a device to keep it open. The Mind still had an unfinished directive to attain divinity and organised a series of test invasions to better exploit the paracausal physics of the world. For centuries the Hive and Vex clashed against each other and suffered major casualties when they ventured to the opposite worlds. A stalemate ensured as neither race was able leave their origin world as the Vex were annihilated in the throne world, whilst the Hive lost too much power to win in the Vex world.<ref name="Quria 1"/>
The rest of the Hive launched their own attack against the Vex incursion, with the [[Deathsinger]] twins [[Ir Anûk, Deathsinger|Ir Anûk]] and [[Ir Halak, Deathsinger|Ir Halak]] constructing an [[Annihilator Totem]] to repel the Vex, whilst Crota attempted to close the gate he opened. Quria prevented this by instancing itself on the other side of the portal and building a device to keep it open. The Mind organized a series of test invasions to better exploit the paracausal physics of the Throne World.  


The Blade Mind became sharper in its understanding when it captured [[worm]] larvae for experimentation. It discovered that the Hive worshipped the worms and realised that by directing worship towards the worm would grant Quria the ability to alter their reality with mild ontopathogenic side effects. In brief terms an infection that plagues very existence of a thing. With quick efficiency, Quria created a new priesthood and directed its subminds to believe in worship of the worms. They then set out to abduct and kill dangerous organisms to bootstrap, in computational term, itself into the Hive godhood. For some reason only known by the Vex, Quria refrained itself from introducing a worm into its own organic mind fluid, possibly because its observations of the Hive revealed the dangers of the parasitic symbiosis.
For centuries the Hive and Vex clashed against each other, leading to a stalemate as neither party was able to leave their home territory, as the Vex would be annihilated in the Throne World, whilst the Hive lost too much power when they left the Throne World to fight the Vex at their source.<ref name="Quria 1"/>


The Witch Queen, [[Savathûn]], laughed at the ordeal as she was the principal reason for influencing her arrogant nephew into cutting that region of space. This caught the attention of the worm god, [[Eir]], who commanded the Taken King to bring order and to extinguish the forces of Quria.<ref name="Quria 1"/>
To gain a further understanding of the Sword Logic and the [[Darkness]], Quria captured [[Worm]] larvae for experimentation, which led it to discover that directing worship towards the Worms granted mild paracausal abilities. Quria thus created a new Vex priesthood and directed its subminds to worship the Worms. For reasons unknown, Quria refrained from introducing the Worms into its own organic mind fluid, possibly because its observations of the Hive revealed the dangers of the parasitic symbiosis.


===Simulating the Taken King===
===Simulating the Taken King===
Oryx returned to his throne world and quickly turned the Vex against each other with his [[Taken]] abilities and proceeded to send some into the Vex world through the wound opened by Crota. Quria attempted to fight the former Vex by employing a range of tactics against them, but was unable to adapt to the new threat. The Vex incursion came to an end when Oryx banished his son, Crota, into a Vex gate as punishment. Meanwhile Oryx reflected on the Vex and thought he found a worthy rival. His conversation with Savathûn revealed the nature of the Vex who sought to understand everything so they are primed as the last victors of the universe in its end stages. Quria's invasion highlighted a fundamental weakness within Oryx's throne world and inspired its reinterpretation by constructing the [[Dreadnaught]].<ref name="Quria 2">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XL:_An_Emperor_For_All_Outcomes|XL: An Emperor For All Outcomes]]''</ref>
At the behest of his patron [[Eir]], Oryx returned to his Throneworld and quickly turned the Vex against each other by converting some of them into Taken. Quria was unable to adapt to the new threat and was repelled from the Throne World along with its forces.


The Blade Mind later ambushed the Taken King inside the [[Nicha Thought-ship]] after he destroyed the [[Harmonious Flotilla Invincible]] war fleet with his newly constructed ship.<ref name="Quria 2"/>
Quria later ambushed Oryx inside the [[Nicha Thought-ship]] after he destroyed the [[Harmonious Flotilla Invincible]] war fleet with his newly constructed [[Dreadnaught]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XLI: Dreadnaught|XLI: Dreadnaught]]''</ref> Quira however, was no match for the Taken King's might and was beaten into submission. But before Oryx could deliver the killing blow, Quria projected a simulation of his former self, Aurash. Oryx had a conversation with the simulated Aurash, while Quria observed and transmitted what it gathered to the greater Vex. Eventually, Oryx, intrigued by Quria's unique abilities, Took the Vex mind<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XLIII: End of Failed Timeline|XLIII: End of Failed Timeline]]''</ref> and gifted it to Savathûn so that she could study it. However, Oryx had left Quria some of its free will intact so that it could surprise her.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XLIV: strict proof eternal|XLIV: strict proof eternal]]''</ref> While in the Witch Queen's care, Savathûn taught Quria to harness Hive magic and apply it to computational problem-solving. Using this, Quria learned how to navigate and solve unsolvable problems, such as how to navigate a singularity. Quria also studied the simulation of Aurash it made before being taken. After observing the simulation for an indeterminate amount of time, Quria was eventually able to perfectly simulate the Taken King himself and, through it, learned and mastered the power to Take.<ref name="Key"/>.
 
===A Deceitful Gift===


===The Taken of Quria===
===The Taken of Quria===
Following the [[Red War]], [[Hidden]] agents reported unusual activity on the moon of [[Io]] where they observed the Taken behaving strangely with the Vex. [[The Guardian]] was enlisted by [[Ikora Rey]] to investigate and found the Vex imprisoned within Taken containment rifts.<ref>'''YouTube (2017/9/9):''' ''[https://youtu.be/NzkvjJ4vpMU Destiny 2 Dynasty Quest – Timestamp 00:45s]''</ref> This raised alarms and [[Asher Mir]] noted that the absence of their King, Oryx, meant the Taken shouldn’t have the capacity to capture even the most dim-witted of [[Goblin]]s. The Guardian then tracked a Vex distress signal broadcasted from the [[Spine Burrows]] and confronted a [[Taken Knight]] bearing the name of Quria called [[Ir Arok, Tongue of Quria|Ir Arok]]. As they attempted to challenge the Tongue of Quria, it disappeared as [[Elatiox, Beloved of Quria]] appeared to battle them, but was quickly defeated.<ref>'''YouTube (2017/9/9):''' ''[https://youtu.be/NzkvjJ4vpMU Destiny 2 Dynasty Quest – Timestamp 04:00s]''</ref>  
Following the [[Red War]], [[Hidden]] agents on [[Io]] reported observations of the local Taken forces behaving strangely toward the Vex. [[The Guardian]] was enlisted by [[Ikora Rey]] to investigate and found Vex imprisoned within Taken rifts. This caused alarm as [[Asher Mir]] noted that the absence of Oryx meant the Taken shouldn't have the capacity to capture even the most simple-minded Vex. The Guardian then tracked a Vex distress signal broadcasted from the [[Spine Burrows]] and confronted a [[Taken Knight]] called [[Ir Arok, Tongue of Quria]]. Ir Arok escaped as another Taken, [[Elatiox, Beloved of Quria]], appeared to battle the Guardians, but was quickly defeated.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], [[Dynasty]]: [[Premeditation]]''</ref>  


Ikora feared the Taken may have found new leadership and asked the Guardian to investigate a [[Cabal]] [[Excavation Site II|base]] that reportedly had a lot of Taken activity. They found more Vex were being abducted through dimensional rifts and trapped within containment fields and forcefully transformed into Taken by drowning them in the [[Blight]]s energies.<ref>'''YouTube (2017/9/9):''' ''[https://youtu.be/NzkvjJ4vpMU Destiny 2 Dynasty Quest – Timestamp 11:20s]''</ref> As they ventured into the main Taken conversion site, Ir Arok was spotted again, but left the scene. Nearby an imprisoned [[Hydra]] transformed into [[Erosus, Spawn of Quria]] after being corrupted by the Blights energies. Following its defeat, Ikora suspected that the Taken were now building an army. The Taken were later spotted near the Pyramidion and the Guardian finally cornered Quria's commander, Ir Arok, near the wrap gate of the Vex Collective. While the Tongue of Quria met its demise, some Taken however got through the Vex warp gate.<ref>'''YouTube (2017/10/1):''' ''[https://youtu.be/oEUq-l081-c Destiny 2 Long Play Transcript – Timestamp 01:15s]''</ref>
Ikora feared the Taken may have found new leadership and asked the Guardian to investigate a [[Cabal]] [[Excavation Site II|base]] that reportedly had a lot of Taken activity. They found more Vex were being abducted through dimensional rifts, trapped within containment fields and forcefully transformed into Taken by drowning them in the [[Blight]]s energies. As they ventured into the main Taken conversion site, Ir Arok was spotted again but left the scene, leaving a newly corrupted [[Erosus, Spawn of Quria|Erosus]] to fight the Guardian. Following its defeat, Ikora suspected that the Taken were now building an army.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], [[Dynasty]]: [[Calculated Action]]''</ref> The Taken were later spotted near the Pyramidion and the Guardian finally cornered Ir Arok near the warp gate of the Vex Collective. While Ir Arok met its demise, some Taken however got through the Vex warp gate.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], [[Dynasty]]: [[The Long Play]]''</ref>  


===The Dreaming Curse===
===The Dreaming Curse===
{{Quote|Quria is the key. The Mind simulates Oryx, and thereby masters the power to Take. But of course, Quria is no power unto itself.|Toland, the Shattered}}
{{Quote|Quria is the key. The Mind simulates Oryx, and thereby masters the power to Take. But of course, Quria is no power unto itself.|Toland, the Shattered}}


When [[Riven]] met its demise at the hand of the Guardians, it fed on their collective wish to save the [[Dreaming City]] and granted a Last Wish where it manifested a Taken Curse. The Hive with the assistance of the directionless Taken were able to assault the City and targeted important temples and relics that contained many [[Awoken]] secrets. The Guardian took to action and defeated the Disciples of Quria, [[Inkasi, Disciple of Quria|Inkasi]] and [[Ur Haraak, Disciple of Quria|Ur Haraak]], that were lurking within the lost regions of the City and prevented the Grasp of Quria, [[Vakarsik, Grasp of Quria|Vaksari]], from enacting a restoration ritual within the [[Ascendant Plane]].  
When [[Riven]] met her demise at the hands of the Guardians, it fed on their collective wish to save the [[Dreaming City]] and granted a Last Wish where it manifested a Taken Curse. The Hive with the assistance of the directionless Taken were able to assault the City and targeted important temples and relics that contained many [[Awoken]] secrets. The Guardian took action and defeated the Disciples of Quria, [[Inkasi, Disciple of Quria|Inkasi]] and [[Ur Haraak, Disciple of Quria|Ur Haraak]], that were lurking within the lost regions of the City and prevented the Grasp of Quria, [[Vakarsik, Grasp of Quria|Vakarsik]], from enacting a restoration ritual within the [[Ascendant Realm]].  


They defeated the Curse at [[The Shattered Throne]], however, the Curse took its true shape whereby the Dreaming City entered a state of perpetual time loop in which past events repeated themselves every 3 weeks and tied to the death of [[Dûl Incaru, the Eternal Return|Dûl Incaru]]. [[Ghost]] noted that the closest records pointed to Vex simulations, but believed the Curse was far too cruel to be a simulation.<ref>'''YouTube (2018/9/4):''' ''[https://youtu.be/9MbGVOfiA8g Forsaken Curse – Timestamp 02:25s]''</ref> [[Osiris]] shared his thoughts to [[Petra Venj]] and reported that only Vex simulations were capable of this level of fidelity, but due to no Vex presence within the City, they believed the Taken and Hive were behind this.<ref>'''YouTube (2018/9/4):''' ''[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ii1PulD5Dk Oracle Engine Reset – Timestamp 04:40s]''</ref> In the third cycle, Ghost observed that the timing of the loop felt like clockwork similar to a Vex simulation. [[Sedia]] agreed and suspected that a Vex Mind may have helped orchestrate the Curse, but went no further with details.<ref>'''YouTube (2018/9/4):''' ''[https://youtube.com/watch?v=BC5wWe2bQz0 Loop 3, Week 2 "Sedia Vex Mind"]''</ref>   
They defeated the Curse within the [[The Shattered Throne|Shattered Throne]], however, the Curse took its true shape whereby the Dreaming City entered a state of perpetual time loop in which past events repeated themselves every 3 weeks and tied to the death of [[Dûl Incaru, the Eternal Return|Dûl Incaru]]. [[Ghost]] noted that the closest records pointed to Vex simulations, but believed the Curse was far too cruel to be a simulation.<ref>'''YouTube (2018/9/4):''' ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaUuEuJiGe8 Oracle Offering (Loop 2, Week 1)]''</ref> [[Osiris]] shared his thoughts to [[Petra Venj]] and reported that only Vex simulations were capable of this level of fidelity, but due to no Vex presence within the City, they believed the Taken and Hive were behind this.<ref>'''YouTube (2018/9/4):''' ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5aW4jTIYGk The Curse of the Dreaming City | Loop 2, Week 2: Oracle Engine | Forsaken]''</ref> In the third cycle, Ghost observed that the timing of the loop felt like clockwork similar to a Vex simulation. [[Sedia]] agreed and suspected that a Vex Mind may have helped orchestrate the Curse, but went no further with details.<ref>'''YouTube (2018/9/4):''' ''[https://youtube.com/watch?v=BC5wWe2bQz0 The Curse of the Dreaming City | Loop 3, Week 2: Oracle Engine | Forsaken]''</ref>   


When the Guardian came into contact with [[Toland]] in the [[Ascendant Plane]], he explained that the Curse was a prototype to something far more cunning and mentioned that Quria was the key.<ref>'''YouTube (2018/9/4):''' ''[https://youtube.com/watch?v=2gFyuYmBnKg Destiny 2 "Prototype"]''</ref><ref name="Key">'''YouTube (2018/9/4):''' ''[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=p2UDN5RsGuk Destiny 2 "Quria is the Key"]''</ref> Its paracasual state of being Taken allowed it to fully simulate the Taken King to command the Taken and to Take, but Toland noted that the Mind did not have the power itself.<ref name="Key"/> Quria's ability to Take differed to the King who was able to transform beings at will, whilst the new Taken army were previously observed to have been transformed through the overexposure of Blights.
When the Guardian came into contact with [[Toland, the Shattered]] in the Ascendant Realm, he explained that the Curse was a prototype of something far more cunning<ref>'''YouTube (2018/9/4):''' ''[https://youtube.com/watch?v=2gFyuYmBnKg Ascendant Challenge | Toland Dialogue: "This Curse is a Prototype" | Forsaken]''</ref> and mentioned that Quria was the key. Its paracasual state of being Taken allowed it to fully simulate the Taken King to command the Taken and to Take, but Toland noted that the Mind did not have the power itself.<ref name="Key"/> Quria's ability to Take differed from Oryx who was able to transform beings at will, whilst the new Taken army were previously observed to have been transformed through the overexposure of Blights.


===A Lie to Power===
===A Lie to Power===
As more weeks progressed, the Guardian received a series of cryptic messages encoded within [[glimmer]] that purportedly spoke truth to power. The very nature of speaking truth to power is a non-violent political tactic employed by dissidents against an established authority. Previously, Savathûn noted that Oryx's own doctrines were filled with lies and now attempted to challenge those Hive ideas with her own. However, these messages were a tool by Savathûn to express her radical Hive ideas and to manipulate the perceptions of the Guardian through a convoluted mess of lies and half truths.
As more weeks progressed, the Guardian received a series of cryptic messages encoded within [[glimmer]] that purportedly spoke truth to power. The very nature of speaking truth to power is a non-violent political tactic employed by dissidents against an established authority. Previously, Savathûn noted that Oryx's own doctrines were filled with lies and now attempted to challenge those Hive ideas with her own. However, these messages were a tool by Savathûn to express her radical Hive ideas and to manipulate the perceptions of the Guardian through a convoluted mess of lies and half-truths.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Lore:Truth to Power|Truth to Power]]''</ref>


===Quria's Interference===
===Quria's Interference===
Prior to the arrival of [[Black Fleet]] into the [[Solar System]], [[Nokris]] sought an audience with his aunt, Savathûn, and both came to an accord to exchange secrets. The Witch Queen desired Nokris’s knowledge of [[Necromancy]], whilst the High Priest wanted to witness the talents of the Dreaming Mind, Quria. Nokris was then instructed act as an interference between the [[Pyramids]] and [[Guardian]]s.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/6/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Arrivals]], [[Weblore]]: [[Weblore#False_Idols|False Idols]]''</ref> To aid his efforts, Quria began to direct its force onto the moons of [[Io]] and [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] which allowed the Taken to draw power from the nearby infestations of [[Darkness]].<ref name="Threat">'''YouTube (2020/6/10):''' ''[https://youtu.be/jA8YDgEtktA Destiny 2 "Threatened"]''</ref><ref>'''YouTube (2020/6/10):''' ''[https://youtu.be/uDg1esKpN7I Destiny 2 "Draw Power"]''</ref> As the Guardians attempted to make [[Contact|contact]], the [[Taken Will of Quria|Wills of Quria]] intercepted them on various fronts. [[Eris Morn]] noted that Savathûn commanded great strength to wield Quria and believed the presence of Quria's Taken on Titan meant the Queen was threatened by the communications between the Pyramids and Guardians.<ref name="Threat"/><ref>'''YouTube (2020/6/10):''' ''[https://youtu.be/jHA1Tl38uDM Destiny 2 "To Wield Quria"]''</ref>
Prior to the arrival of [[Black Fleet]] into the [[Solar System]], [[Nokris]] sought an audience with his aunt, Savathûn, and both came to an accord to exchange secrets. The Witch Queen desired Nokris's knowledge of [[Necromancy]], whilst the High Priest wanted to witness the talents of the Dreaming Mind, Quria. Nokris was then instructed act as an interference between the [[Pyramids]] and [[Guardian]]s.<ref name="False Idols"/> To aid his efforts, Quria began to direct its force onto the moons of [[Io]] and [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] which allowed the Taken to draw power from the nearby infestations of [[Darkness]].<ref name="Threat">'''YouTube (2020/6/10):''' ''[https://youtu.be/jA8YDgEtktA Contact | Public Event Complete (Titan): "The Witch Queen Must Feel Threatened" | Season of Arrivals]''</ref><ref>'''YouTube (2020/6/10):''' ''[https://youtu.be/uDg1esKpN7I Contact | Heroic Event Activation: "The Taken Draw Power" | Season of Arrivals]''</ref> As the Guardians attempted to make [[Contact|contact]], the [[Taken Will of Quria|Wills of Quria]] intercepted them on various fronts. [[Eris Morn]] noted that Savathûn commanded great strength to wield Quria and believed the presence of Quria's Taken on Titan meant the Queen was threatened by the communications between the Pyramids and Guardians.<ref name="Threat"/><ref>'''YouTube (2020/6/10):''' ''[https://youtu.be/jHA1Tl38uDM Contact | Heroic Event Activation: "To Wield Quria" | Season of Arrivals]''</ref>


===The Endless Night===
===The Endless Night===
{{Quote|I see you. Crawling around my domain like insects. This realm answers only to one master. You are nothing. You know nothing of power. Thrashing around like a wounded animal. Unaware that you are already dead. Your failure is written in time. I have seen your grave. I see you. Rent asunder... Broken... Taken.|Quria, "speaking" to [[The Guardian]]}}
{{Quote|I see you. Crawling around my domain like insects. This realm answers only to one master. You are nothing. You know nothing of power. Thrashing around like a wounded animal. Unaware that you are already dead. Your failure is written in time. I have seen your grave. I see you. Rent asunder… Broken… Taken.|Quria, "speaking" to [[The Guardian]]}}


After the events of [[Season of the Chosen]], a shroud of night emerged over the [[Last City]], requiring assistance, Warlock Vanguard [[Ikora Rey]] and Warlock [[Osiris]] ask the Kell of the [[House of Light]], [[Mithrax]], for help. <ref> '''Destiny 2 Season of the Splicer''' Trailer </ref> Mithrax agrees, in exchange for aiding the House of Light in evading the Vex. On their first incursion to the [[The Outer Nexus|Outer Nexus]] of the Vex domain, Quria detects the Guardian's presence after they had eliminated the [[Subjugated Curator]]. It attempts to purge the Lightbearer from the system while countering Mithrax's attempts to create an exit, but falls short of stopping the Kell from retrieving them moments after its first sighting.  
Following the [[Clash of the Chosen]], a shroud of night engulfed the [[Last City]]. Requiring assistance, Warlock Vanguard [[Ikora Rey]] and Savathûn, under the guise of the Warlock [[Osiris]], asked the Kell of the [[House of Light]], [[Mithrax]], for help.<ref> '''YouTube (2021/5/11):''' ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WtgvviUsRFw  Season of the Splicer Intro Cinematic]''</ref> Mithrax agreed, in exchange for aiding the House of Light in evading the Vex. On their first incursion to the [[The Outer Nexus|Outer Nexus]] of the [[Vex Network]], Quria detected the Guardian's presence after they had eliminated the [[Subjugated Curator]]. It attempted to purge the Lightbearer from the system while countering Mithrax's attempts to create an exit but failed to stop the Kell from retrieving them moments after its first sighting.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/5/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Splicer]] - [[The Lost Splicer]]''</ref>


After multiple intrusions in the Vex Network's [[the Outer Nexus|Outer Nexus]], Mithrax eventually deciphers that Quria is behind the Endless Night, and by extension, [[Savathun|Savathûn, the Witch Queen.]] Mithrax would spend weeks deciphering Quria's location in the Network. <ref> '''Expunge: Corrupted Labyrinth''' </ref>
After multiple intrusions in the Vex Network's [[the Outer Nexus|Outer Nexus]], Mithrax eventually deciphered that Quria and, by extension, Savathûn were behind the Endless Night. Mithrax would spend weeks deciphering Quria's location in the Network. During each incursion into the Nexus, Quira would send secret communications to the Guardian telling them that their failure was written in time and claiming that it had seen the Guardian's grave.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/5/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Splicer]] - [[The Lost Splicer]]''</ref>


Soon after the Young Wolf destroyed [[Dimio, Oppressive Mind Reborn]], Mithrax uncovered Quria's location at the core of the Vex domain. After going through the Nexus one final time, the Guardian faced the Dreaming Mind. Quria could not stop them, and perished after a long battle, leaving only it's head behind. [[Saint-14]] was ecstatic to hear the news of Quria's demise, while Ikora and Mithrax were more skeptical of the Witch Queen's scheme. <ref> '''Expunge: Delphi''' </ref>
Sometime after the Young Wolf destroyed [[Dimio, Oppressive Mind Reborn]], Mithrax uncovered Quria's location at the core of the Vex domain. After going through the Nexus one final time, the Guardian would reach Quria's domain and confront the Dreaming Mind directly. Quria would put up a fight using both Vex protocols and Taken forces, but it would ultimately be destroyed with only its head remaining. [[Saint-14]] would be ecstatic to hear the news of Quria's demise, while Ikora and Mithrax remain skeptical of that being the end of the Witch Queen's scheme.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/5/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Splicer]] - [[Expunge: Delphi]]''</ref>


Even after Quria's death, the Endless Night prevailed. It took weeks for Mithrax's [[Splicers]] to lift the veil of the false night.
Even after Quria's death, the Endless Night would continue and would only be lifted after weeks of work from Mithrax's [[Splicers]]. Additionally, Savathûn would lose control of the Taken after Quria's destruction, which would quickly fall under the control of their [[The Witness|orignal master]] for [[Xivu Arath, God of War|Xivu Arath]] to use.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/8/24)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Lost]], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKnQb-JY_kk Cocoon | Wayfinder's Voyage | Season of the Lost]''</ref>


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
Quria begins the encounter by putting up two pairs of rotating circular shields, making head on combat unadvised. Each shield set is powered by an [[Ultra]] located on the edges of the battlefield named the [[Evaluator of Savathûn]] and [[Nexus Minotaur]], these minotaurs must be destroyed to make Quria vulnerable. The Evaluator of Savathûn, a [[Taken Minotaur]], is located on the left side of the battlefield while the Nexus Minotaur is on the right, both are protected by a shield that must be taken down through delivering an authentication key to a deposit, which will leave them vulnerable. Once the key is inserted the minotaur becomes killable, which doing so will result in one of Quria's shields being destroyed and their immunity shield destroyed until a third of their health is drained. Repeat this for the other minotaur on the other side of the arena and Quira will become permanently damageable.
Quria begins the encounter by putting up two pairs of rotating circular shields, making head-on combat unadvised. Each shield set is powered by an [[Ultra]] located on the edges of the battlefield named the [[Evaluator of Savathûn]] and [[Nexus Minotaur]]. These [[Minotaur]]s must be destroyed to make Quria vulnerable. The Evaluator of Savathûn, a [[Taken Minotaur]], is located on the left side of the battlefield while the Nexus Minotaur is on the right. Both are protected by a shield that must be taken down by delivering an authentication key to a deposit, which will leave them vulnerable. Once the key is inserted, the Minotaur becomes killable, and doing so will result in one of Quria's sets of shields being destroyed, as well as its immunity shield until a third of its health is drained. Repeat this for the other Minotaur on the other side of the arena and Quria will become permanently damageable.
 
Quria itself can be a formidable foe if fought without a strategy. While completely immobile, Quria has a wide arsenal of weaponry it can use to overwhelm its attacker. Its main way of attack is with its pair of aeon maul [[Torch Hammer]]s, along with summoning Temporal Disintegration Protocol walls to deal a third of the attacker's health regardless of any defenses once its shields are removed. Besides its own weaponry Quria can summon a swarm of [[Taken Psion]]s to pressure the attacker, summon a pair of [[Taken Hobgoblin]]s which can quickly finish off a foe after being weakened by Quria's Disintegration Protocols, and occasionally simulate a Harpy seeker which can detain anything it makes contact with, which can lead to a quick death if successfully landed.


Despite how powerful Quria is, it still has weaknesses. Due to its immobile state, precision-based weapons like snipers, linear fusion rifles, and machine guns are much easier to use. Quira's shields can also be bypassed via a weapon equipped with an anti-barrier mod. It is advised to finish the fight as quick as possible as Quria's whole strategy revolves around overwhelming and trapping with its Harpy seekers, constant summoning of Taken Psions, and the splash damage from its aeon maul preventing shield regeneration.
Quria itself can be a formidable foe if fought without a strategy. While completely immobile, the Dreaming Mind has a wide arsenal of weaponry it can use to overwhelm its attacker. Its main way of attack is with a shower of explosives from its [[Aeon Maul]]. Once its shields are removed, it will begin launching Temporal Disintegration Protocol walls, that move quickly and remove a third of the attacker's health regardless of any defenses. On top of its own weaponry, Quria summons swarms of [[Taken Psion]]s to pressure the attacker, pairs of [[Taken Hobgoblin]]s which can quickly finish off a foe after being weakened by Quria's Disintegration Protocols, and occasionally simulates a [[Seeker]], which can detain anything it makes contact with, which can lead to a quick death if successfully landed.


==Quria's Taken==
Despite how powerful Quria is, it still has weaknesses. Due to its immobile state, precision-based weapons like [[Sniper Rifle]]s, [[Linear Fusion Rifle]]s and [[Machine Gun]]s are much easier to use. Quria's shields can also be bypassed via a weapon capable of [[Champion|piercing barriers]]. It is advised to finish the fight as quickly as possible as Quria's whole strategy revolves around overwhelming and trapping the opponent with its Seekers, constant summoning of Taken Psions and the splash damage from its Aeon Maul preventing shield regeneration.
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*[[Elatiox, Beloved of Quria]]
*[[Erosus, Spawn of Quria]]
*[[Ir Arok, Tongue of Quria]]
*[[Inkasi, Disciple of Quria]]
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*[[Ur Haraak, Disciple of Quria]]
*[[Viadion, Transformed Mind]]
*[[Taken Will of Quria]]
*[[Vakarsik, Grasp of Quria]]
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Quria might be derived from the Greek ''Kyría'' (κυρία), which translates to "lady". Related ''Kýrios'' (Κύριος) means Lord, and is a common title for Jesus Christ of Christianity.
*Quria might be derived from the Greek ''Kyría'' (κυρία), which translates to "lady". Related ''Kýrios'' (Κύριος) means Lord and is a common title for Jesus Christ of Christianity.
** It may also be a portmanteau of "Query" (A question) and "Curia". (A group of institutions within the Roman Catholic church) Quria was created to answer a question, and its answer was to mimic the religious behaviour of the Hive.
** It may also be a portmanteau of "Query" (A question) and "Curia". (A group of institutions within the Roman Catholic church) Quria was created to answer a question, and its answer was to mimic the religious behaviour of the Hive.
*Quria is the second known Taken in destiny to retain at least partial control of its will, after [[Malok]] and before [[Riven, of a Thousand Voices]].
*Quria is the second known Taken in Destiny to retain at least partial control of its will, after [[Malok, Pride of Oryx]] and before [[Riven of a Thousand Voices]].
*In the same lore entries that describe the (supposed) first contact between it and [[The Guardian]], the Vex simulation includes a facsimile of [[Master Rahool]] decrypting the vessel of [[Medusa]] into a [[Shaders|Shader]], two generic tokens, and a non-descript rare-quality item. This is a reference to the meme "two tokens and a blue" in the ''Destiny'' community.
*In the same lore entries that describe the (supposed) first contact between it and [[The Guardian]], the Vex simulation includes a facsimile of [[Master Rahool]] decrypting the vessel of [[Medusa]] into a [[Shaders|Shader]], two generic tokens, and a non-descript rare-quality item. This is a reference to the meme "two tokens and a blue" in the ''Destiny'' community.
*Quria is the second [[Hydra]] that has been observed to have arms and additional appendages, the first being [[Panoptes, Infinite Mind]].
*Quria is the second [[Hydra]] that has been observed to have arms and additional appendages, the first being [[Panoptes, Infinite Mind]].
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
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**''[[Episode: Echoes]]'' {{Mo}}
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*''[[Destiny Grimoire Anthology, Volume VII]]'' {{Mo}}


==References==
==References==
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Quria, Blade Transform
QuriaInfo1.jpg
Biographical information

Other name(s):

The Dreaming Mind

Species:

Vex (formerly)
Taken

Faction:

Blood of Oryx (formerly)
Savathûn's Brood
Sol Collective (temporarily controlled)

Rank:

Ultra

Class:

Taken Hydra

Combat information

Mission:

The Lost Splicer (briefly)
Expunge: Delphi

Weapon(s):

Solar Taken Aeon Maul

Abilities:

Take
Simulate
Summon Vex
Summon Taken
High Durability
Midair Levitation
Solar Temporal Disintegration Protocol
Kinetic Temporal Shockwave
Rotating Shields

 

Quria, Blade Transform, also known as the Dreaming Mind[1], was a Vex Mind Hydra that was Taken by Oryx in the ancient past.[2] Created by the Vex to conquer Oryx's Throne World and unravel its secrets by gaining an understanding of the Sword Logic, Quria was defeated and Taken by Oryx, but was allowed a measure of free will. The Taken King later gifted the Mind to his sister, Savathûn.

Following Oryx's death, Quria was utilized by Savathûn to command the remaining Taken and create new ones, with Quria having acquired the ability to Take via paracausally-enhanced simulations of Oryx.[3]

Later, Quria played an integral role as the architect of the Endless Night, and served as the season antagonist for Season of the Splicer. It was ultimately defeated by the Guardians with the assistance of Mithrax.

Biography

The Ancient Past

"I have to kill everything. Then I will be powerful."
— Quria, deducing the Sword Logic.

Quria's origin can be traced to an ancient conflict between the Vex and the Hive. Crota once aspired to match the powers of his sisters and cut open a wound into an unknown region of space to obtain a new power. However, he unknowingly released the Vex onto the throne world of Oryx.[4] The machines quickly dominated his father's throne, but they could not understand the Sword Logic and were thus unable to fully control the Throne World. The Vex reformulated their strategy and manifested Quria with the explicit task of deducing the metaphysical framework that governed Oryx's realm. Quria applied itself to this problem and came to a simple conclusion: for the Vex to gain power through the Sword Logic, they must kill everything.[5]

Quria summoned a warrior class of Vex to flood the Throne World through the portal Crota had opened. Crota attempted to fight these Vex, but despite his efforts, they managed to slaughter thousands of Hive and entrenched themselves within the Throne World.

Quria, Blade Transform invading the throne world of Oryx.

The rest of the Hive launched their own attack against the Vex incursion, with the Deathsinger twins Ir Anûk and Ir Halak constructing an Annihilator Totem to repel the Vex, whilst Crota attempted to close the gate he opened. Quria prevented this by instancing itself on the other side of the portal and building a device to keep it open. The Mind organized a series of test invasions to better exploit the paracausal physics of the Throne World.

For centuries the Hive and Vex clashed against each other, leading to a stalemate as neither party was able to leave their home territory, as the Vex would be annihilated in the Throne World, whilst the Hive lost too much power when they left the Throne World to fight the Vex at their source.[5]

To gain a further understanding of the Sword Logic and the Darkness, Quria captured Worm larvae for experimentation, which led it to discover that directing worship towards the Worms granted mild paracausal abilities. Quria thus created a new Vex priesthood and directed its subminds to worship the Worms. For reasons unknown, Quria refrained from introducing the Worms into its own organic mind fluid, possibly because its observations of the Hive revealed the dangers of the parasitic symbiosis.

Simulating the Taken King

At the behest of his patron Eir, Oryx returned to his Throneworld and quickly turned the Vex against each other by converting some of them into Taken. Quria was unable to adapt to the new threat and was repelled from the Throne World along with its forces.

Quria later ambushed Oryx inside the Nicha Thought-ship after he destroyed the Harmonious Flotilla Invincible war fleet with his newly constructed Dreadnaught.[6] Quira however, was no match for the Taken King's might and was beaten into submission. But before Oryx could deliver the killing blow, Quria projected a simulation of his former self, Aurash. Oryx had a conversation with the simulated Aurash, while Quria observed and transmitted what it gathered to the greater Vex. Eventually, Oryx, intrigued by Quria's unique abilities, Took the Vex mind[7] and gifted it to Savathûn so that she could study it. However, Oryx had left Quria some of its free will intact so that it could surprise her.[8] While in the Witch Queen's care, Savathûn taught Quria to harness Hive magic and apply it to computational problem-solving. Using this, Quria learned how to navigate and solve unsolvable problems, such as how to navigate a singularity. Quria also studied the simulation of Aurash it made before being taken. After observing the simulation for an indeterminate amount of time, Quria was eventually able to perfectly simulate the Taken King himself and, through it, learned and mastered the power to Take.[3].

The Taken of Quria

Following the Red War, Hidden agents on Io reported observations of the local Taken forces behaving strangely toward the Vex. The Guardian was enlisted by Ikora Rey to investigate and found Vex imprisoned within Taken rifts. This caused alarm as Asher Mir noted that the absence of Oryx meant the Taken shouldn't have the capacity to capture even the most simple-minded Vex. The Guardian then tracked a Vex distress signal broadcasted from the Spine Burrows and confronted a Taken Knight called Ir Arok, Tongue of Quria. Ir Arok escaped as another Taken, Elatiox, Beloved of Quria, appeared to battle the Guardians, but was quickly defeated.[9]

Ikora feared the Taken may have found new leadership and asked the Guardian to investigate a Cabal base that reportedly had a lot of Taken activity. They found more Vex were being abducted through dimensional rifts, trapped within containment fields and forcefully transformed into Taken by drowning them in the Blights energies. As they ventured into the main Taken conversion site, Ir Arok was spotted again but left the scene, leaving a newly corrupted Erosus to fight the Guardian. Following its defeat, Ikora suspected that the Taken were now building an army.[10] The Taken were later spotted near the Pyramidion and the Guardian finally cornered Ir Arok near the warp gate of the Vex Collective. While Ir Arok met its demise, some Taken however got through the Vex warp gate.[11]

The Dreaming Curse

"Quria is the key. The Mind simulates Oryx, and thereby masters the power to Take. But of course, Quria is no power unto itself."
— Toland, the Shattered

When Riven met her demise at the hands of the Guardians, it fed on their collective wish to save the Dreaming City and granted a Last Wish where it manifested a Taken Curse. The Hive with the assistance of the directionless Taken were able to assault the City and targeted important temples and relics that contained many Awoken secrets. The Guardian took action and defeated the Disciples of Quria, Inkasi and Ur Haraak, that were lurking within the lost regions of the City and prevented the Grasp of Quria, Vakarsik, from enacting a restoration ritual within the Ascendant Realm.

They defeated the Curse within the Shattered Throne, however, the Curse took its true shape whereby the Dreaming City entered a state of perpetual time loop in which past events repeated themselves every 3 weeks and tied to the death of Dûl Incaru. Ghost noted that the closest records pointed to Vex simulations, but believed the Curse was far too cruel to be a simulation.[12] Osiris shared his thoughts to Petra Venj and reported that only Vex simulations were capable of this level of fidelity, but due to no Vex presence within the City, they believed the Taken and Hive were behind this.[13] In the third cycle, Ghost observed that the timing of the loop felt like clockwork similar to a Vex simulation. Sedia agreed and suspected that a Vex Mind may have helped orchestrate the Curse, but went no further with details.[14]

When the Guardian came into contact with Toland, the Shattered in the Ascendant Realm, he explained that the Curse was a prototype of something far more cunning[15] and mentioned that Quria was the key. Its paracasual state of being Taken allowed it to fully simulate the Taken King to command the Taken and to Take, but Toland noted that the Mind did not have the power itself.[3] Quria's ability to Take differed from Oryx who was able to transform beings at will, whilst the new Taken army were previously observed to have been transformed through the overexposure of Blights.

A Lie to Power

As more weeks progressed, the Guardian received a series of cryptic messages encoded within glimmer that purportedly spoke truth to power. The very nature of speaking truth to power is a non-violent political tactic employed by dissidents against an established authority. Previously, Savathûn noted that Oryx's own doctrines were filled with lies and now attempted to challenge those Hive ideas with her own. However, these messages were a tool by Savathûn to express her radical Hive ideas and to manipulate the perceptions of the Guardian through a convoluted mess of lies and half-truths.[16]

Quria's Interference

Prior to the arrival of Black Fleet into the Solar System, Nokris sought an audience with his aunt, Savathûn, and both came to an accord to exchange secrets. The Witch Queen desired Nokris's knowledge of Necromancy, whilst the High Priest wanted to witness the talents of the Dreaming Mind, Quria. Nokris was then instructed act as an interference between the Pyramids and Guardians.[1] To aid his efforts, Quria began to direct its force onto the moons of Io and Titan which allowed the Taken to draw power from the nearby infestations of Darkness.[17][18] As the Guardians attempted to make contact, the Wills of Quria intercepted them on various fronts. Eris Morn noted that Savathûn commanded great strength to wield Quria and believed the presence of Quria's Taken on Titan meant the Queen was threatened by the communications between the Pyramids and Guardians.[17][19]

The Endless Night

"I see you. Crawling around my domain like insects. This realm answers only to one master. You are nothing. You know nothing of power. Thrashing around like a wounded animal. Unaware that you are already dead. Your failure is written in time. I have seen your grave. I see you. Rent asunder… Broken… Taken."
— Quria, "speaking" to The Guardian

Following the Clash of the Chosen, a shroud of night engulfed the Last City. Requiring assistance, Warlock Vanguard Ikora Rey and Savathûn, under the guise of the Warlock Osiris, asked the Kell of the House of Light, Mithrax, for help.[20] Mithrax agreed, in exchange for aiding the House of Light in evading the Vex. On their first incursion to the Outer Nexus of the Vex Network, Quria detected the Guardian's presence after they had eliminated the Subjugated Curator. It attempted to purge the Lightbearer from the system while countering Mithrax's attempts to create an exit but failed to stop the Kell from retrieving them moments after its first sighting.[21]

After multiple intrusions in the Vex Network's Outer Nexus, Mithrax eventually deciphered that Quria and, by extension, Savathûn were behind the Endless Night. Mithrax would spend weeks deciphering Quria's location in the Network. During each incursion into the Nexus, Quira would send secret communications to the Guardian telling them that their failure was written in time and claiming that it had seen the Guardian's grave.[22]

Sometime after the Young Wolf destroyed Dimio, Oppressive Mind Reborn, Mithrax uncovered Quria's location at the core of the Vex domain. After going through the Nexus one final time, the Guardian would reach Quria's domain and confront the Dreaming Mind directly. Quria would put up a fight using both Vex protocols and Taken forces, but it would ultimately be destroyed with only its head remaining. Saint-14 would be ecstatic to hear the news of Quria's demise, while Ikora and Mithrax remain skeptical of that being the end of the Witch Queen's scheme.[23]

Even after Quria's death, the Endless Night would continue and would only be lifted after weeks of work from Mithrax's Splicers. Additionally, Savathûn would lose control of the Taken after Quria's destruction, which would quickly fall under the control of their orignal master for Xivu Arath to use.[24]

Gameplay

Quria begins the encounter by putting up two pairs of rotating circular shields, making head-on combat unadvised. Each shield set is powered by an Ultra located on the edges of the battlefield named the Evaluator of Savathûn and Nexus Minotaur. These Minotaurs must be destroyed to make Quria vulnerable. The Evaluator of Savathûn, a Taken Minotaur, is located on the left side of the battlefield while the Nexus Minotaur is on the right. Both are protected by a shield that must be taken down by delivering an authentication key to a deposit, which will leave them vulnerable. Once the key is inserted, the Minotaur becomes killable, and doing so will result in one of Quria's sets of shields being destroyed, as well as its immunity shield until a third of its health is drained. Repeat this for the other Minotaur on the other side of the arena and Quria will become permanently damageable.

Quria itself can be a formidable foe if fought without a strategy. While completely immobile, the Dreaming Mind has a wide arsenal of weaponry it can use to overwhelm its attacker. Its main way of attack is with a shower of explosives from its Aeon Maul. Once its shields are removed, it will begin launching Temporal Disintegration Protocol walls, that move quickly and remove a third of the attacker's health regardless of any defenses. On top of its own weaponry, Quria summons swarms of Taken Psions to pressure the attacker, pairs of Taken Hobgoblins which can quickly finish off a foe after being weakened by Quria's Disintegration Protocols, and occasionally simulates a Seeker, which can detain anything it makes contact with, which can lead to a quick death if successfully landed.

Despite how powerful Quria is, it still has weaknesses. Due to its immobile state, precision-based weapons like Sniper Rifles, Linear Fusion Rifles and Machine Guns are much easier to use. Quria's shields can also be bypassed via a weapon capable of piercing barriers. It is advised to finish the fight as quickly as possible as Quria's whole strategy revolves around overwhelming and trapping the opponent with its Seekers, constant summoning of Taken Psions and the splash damage from its Aeon Maul preventing shield regeneration.

Trivia

  • Quria might be derived from the Greek Kyría (κυρία), which translates to "lady". Related Kýrios (Κύριος) means Lord and is a common title for Jesus Christ of Christianity.
    • It may also be a portmanteau of "Query" (A question) and "Curia". (A group of institutions within the Roman Catholic church) Quria was created to answer a question, and its answer was to mimic the religious behaviour of the Hive.
  • Quria is the second known Taken in Destiny to retain at least partial control of its will, after Malok, Pride of Oryx and before Riven of a Thousand Voices.
  • In the same lore entries that describe the (supposed) first contact between it and The Guardian, the Vex simulation includes a facsimile of Master Rahool decrypting the vessel of Medusa into a Shader, two generic tokens, and a non-descript rare-quality item. This is a reference to the meme "two tokens and a blue" in the Destiny community.
  • Quria is the second Hydra that has been observed to have arms and additional appendages, the first being Panoptes, Infinite Mind.

Gallery

List of appearances

References

  1. ^ a b Bungie (2020/6/10), Destiny 2, Weblore:Season of Arrivals, False Idols
  2. ^ Bungie (2015/9/15), Destiny: The Taken King, Grimoire: XLIII: End of Failed Timeline
  3. ^ a b c Bungie (2018/9/4), Destiny 2: Forsaken, Toland: Quria is the key. The mind simulates Oryx, and thereby masters the power to Take. But of course, Quria is no power unto itself.
  4. ^ Bungie (2015/9/15), Destiny: The Taken King, Grimoire: XXXVIII: The partition of death
  5. ^ a b Bungie (2015/9/15), Destiny: The Taken King, Grimoire: XXXIX: open your eye : go into it
  6. ^ Bungie (2015/9/15), Destiny: The Taken King, Grimoire: XLI: Dreadnaught
  7. ^ Bungie (2015/9/15), Destiny: The Taken King, Grimoire: XLIII: End of Failed Timeline
  8. ^ Bungie (2015/9/15), Destiny: The Taken King, Grimoire: XLIV: strict proof eternal
  9. ^ Bungie (2017/8/9), Destiny 2, Dynasty: Premeditation
  10. ^ Bungie (2017/8/9), Destiny 2, Dynasty: Calculated Action
  11. ^ Bungie (2017/8/9), Destiny 2, Dynasty: The Long Play
  12. ^ YouTube (2018/9/4): Oracle Offering (Loop 2, Week 1)
  13. ^ YouTube (2018/9/4): The Curse of the Dreaming City | Loop 2, Week 2: Oracle Engine | Forsaken
  14. ^ YouTube (2018/9/4): The Curse of the Dreaming City | Loop 3, Week 2: Oracle Engine | Forsaken
  15. ^ YouTube (2018/9/4): Ascendant Challenge | Toland Dialogue: "This Curse is a Prototype" | Forsaken
  16. ^ Bungie (2018/9/4), Destiny 2: Forsaken, Truth to Power
  17. ^ a b YouTube (2020/6/10): Contact | Public Event Complete (Titan): "The Witch Queen Must Feel Threatened" | Season of Arrivals
  18. ^ YouTube (2020/6/10): Contact | Heroic Event Activation: "The Taken Draw Power" | Season of Arrivals
  19. ^ YouTube (2020/6/10): Contact | Heroic Event Activation: "To Wield Quria" | Season of Arrivals
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