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|domain(s)= [[Earth]] <br> [[Neptune]] <br> [[The Pale Heart]] | |domain(s)= [[Earth]] <br> [[Neptune]] <br> [[The Pale Heart]] | ||
|leadership= [[The Witness]] <br> [[Disciples of the Witness]] | |leadership= [[The Witness]] <br> [[Disciples of the Witness]] <br> [[Yirix]] | ||
|ally= [[Shadow Legion]] <br> [[Xivu Arath's Horde]] <br> [[Taken]] <br> [[House of Salvation]] {{C|partially}} <br> [[Sol Divisive]] <br> [[Scorn]] <br> [[Psion Conclave]] <br> [[Revenant Scorn]]<br>[[Dire Taken]] {{C|partially}} | |||
|ally= [[Shadow Legion]] <br> [[Xivu Arath's Horde]] <br> [[Taken]] <br> [[House of Salvation]] <br> [[Sol Divisive]] <br> [[Scorn]] | |war= [[The Coalition]] <br> [[Lucent Brood]] <br> [[House of Salvation]] {{c|partially}}<br>[[Dire Taken]] {{C|partially}} | ||
|war= [[The Coalition]] <br> [[Lucent Brood]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|Agents of the Black Fleet. Nezarec, Rhulk, even Calus — they were just the beginning.|Mara Sov.}} | {{Quote|Agents of the Black Fleet. Nezarec, Rhulk, even Calus — they were just the beginning.|Mara Sov.}} | ||
'''The Dread'''<ref> | '''The Dread'''<ref>[https://press.bungie.com/Destiny-2-The-Final-Shape-Brings-Prismatic-Subclass-New-Enemy-Faction-'''Bungie Press Room''', ''Destiny 2: The Final Shape Brings Prismatic Subclass, New Enemy Faction, and More'']</ref> are an army of [[Darkness]]-wielding entities created by the [[The Witness|Witness]]. | ||
==Overview== | |||
{{Quote|[[The Witness|It]] works in broad strokes first. Cuts away the excess. Peels back the integument and lays bare the shivering, raw meat of it. In it, the Witness sees a glimpse of the sculpture trapped inside, waiting to be freed by its hand. One assistant places the pins; another wipes away the effluvia.<br> <br> <nowiki>-|A form to teach our enemy fear. A shadow they will dread.|-</nowiki> <br> <br>(...)It refines the form, tearing wings of muscle away from bone, carving down, down, until exposed marrow steams in the cold air. Its tempo increases, its motions grow sharper, until it is slashing wildly at its canvas. Its assistants tremble. They do not see that its expression is frozen in absolute serenity. It is as calm and clear-eyed as it has ever been, discarding yards of still-living tripe to reveal…<br> <br><nowiki>-|Perfection.|-</nowiki> |[[Mataiodoxía]]}} | |||
The Dread consist of beings reshaped by the Witness into their "perfected" form using stolen [[Light]] from the [[The Traveler|Traveler]].<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Final Shape]] - [[The Ghost]]: [[Transmigration#Transcript|Servants of the Witness! They must be remnants from a conquered species!]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Final Shape]], [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AFGD76C6LOM Temptation {{!}} Mara Sov: "The abominations you encountered are of the Witness' making."]''</ref> When killed, coiled, branching tendrils of Darkness burst from their bodies, much as observed with the Witness and its Disciples upon their defeat. | |||
Dread originate from varied sources, with the [[Disciples of the Witness|Disciples]] such as [[Rhulk]] and [[Nezarec]] serving as blueprints for some units such as Subjugators and Tormentors, [[Weaver]]s and [[Attendant]]s being reshaped [[Psion]]s,<ref name="Mark">'''Bungie (2025/2/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Heresy]] - Item Description: [[Flain Suit#Attendant's Mark|Attendant's Mark]]''</ref><ref name="Bond">'''Bungie (2025/2/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Heresy]] - Item Description: [[Flain Suit#Weaver's Bond|Weaver's Bond]]''</ref> [[Husk]]s being reshaped [[Fallen]],<ref name="Cloak">'''Bungie (2025/2/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Heresy]] - Item Description: [[Flain Suit#Husk's Cloak|Husk's Cloak]]''</ref> and [[Grim]] being created from the shattered minds of [[Precursors (Species)|Dissenters]] within the Witness itself.<ref name="Legs">'''Bungie (2025/2/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Heresy]] - Item Description: [[Flain Suit#Claws/Talons/Hooks of the Flain|Claws/Talons/Hooks of the Flain]]''</ref> Some Dread were even created by the Witness from other Dread, with the Subjugators [[Expector Yemiq|Yemiq]] and [[Expector Selin|Selin]] originating as two halves of a dissected [[Tormentor]].<ref name="Arms">'''Bungie (2025/2/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Heresy]] - Item Description: [[Flain Suit#Grips/Reach/Grasps of the Flain|Grips/Reach/Grasps of the Flain]]''</ref> | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
=== | ===Invasion of Neomuna=== | ||
The Dread would first be encountered during the [[Invasion of Neptune]], when Tormentors were seen to be serving among the ranks of the [[Shadow Legion]], led by the newly appointed [[Disciples of the Witness|Disciple]], [[Emperor Calus]]. When the Guardian infiltrated the Cabal fleet, [[Kavauust, Reverent of the Witness]] would appear and briefly taunt the Guardian before teleporting away. Later, Kavauust would confront the Guardian once more and despite its formidable strength and Void-suppressing abilities would be slain in a fierce battle.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - [[First Contact]]''</ref> | |||
When the Guardian infiltrated the [[Typhon Imperator]] in an attempt to destroy the [[Radial Mast]], they would deposit Resonant energy and defeat a Tormentor to venture further into the ship.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - [[Downfall]]''</ref> Later when the Guardian was sent to restore power to the [[CloudArk]], two Tormentors would lead their forces to ambush them once they had successfully restored the power. However, thanks to warnings from [[Nimbus]], the Guardian would be aware of their scheme and defeat them before using [[Strand]] to evacuate.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - [[Breakneck (Mission)|Breakneck]]''</ref> Later, when the Guardian was sent to stop the Shadow Legion from creating a link using the mast, they would defeat an [[Imprint of Nezarec]] to make their way closer to the location of the Radial Mast, which would ultimately be destroyed due to the heroic sacrifice of [[Rohan]].<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - [[No Time Left]]''</ref> | |||
As the Shadow Legion would begin sending Taken into the [[Vex Network]] to breach the CloudArk, [[Toniq, Imprint of Nezarec]] would be tasked with guarding the Blight. However, they would meet resistance from a fireteam of Guardians, who would slay them and enter the Vex Network to purge the Taken infestation.<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - [[HyperNet Current]]''</ref> Taking matters into his own hands, Calus would lead his forces to assault the [[Veil Containment]] site. Upon confronting the Guardian, Calus would bring forth multiple Tormentors to his aid. Despite the immense paracausal power he now possessed, the former Emperor of the Cabal would meet his end with the Guardian. However, the [[The Witness|Witness]] would possess the Guardian's Ghost, and use him to create a link between the Traveler and the Veil. It would then create and enter a portal into the [[The Pale Heart|Pale Heart]], beginning its plans for the [[Final Shape]].<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - [[Desperate Measures]]''</ref> | |||
Over the following year, Tormentors would be encountered many times working alongside various other forces of the Witness, including the Shadow Legion,<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Defiance]] - [[Mission: Jailbreak]]''</ref> the Taken,<ref>'''Bungie (2023/8/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Witch]] - [[Altars of Summoning (activity)|Altars of Summoning]]''</ref> the [[Hive]] of [[Xivu Arath, God of War|Xivu Arath]]<ref>'''Bungie (2023/5/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Deep]] - [[Deep_Dive#The_Whetstone|The Whetstone]]''</ref> and [[House Salvation]].<ref>'''Bungie (2024/4/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Into the Light]] - [[Onslaught]]''</ref> | |||
===Serving the Final Shape=== | |||
Upon entering the Pale Heart, the Witness first attempted to as the Traveler to give it the Light willingly. But when it refused, the Witness opted to take the Light by force.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/2/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Heresy]] - Item Description: [[Flain Suit#Skull/Visage/Mask of the Flain|Skull/Visage/Mask of the Flain]]''</ref> With it, the Witness would begin to create the Dread. Its first attempt, a [[Subjugator]] named [[The Resonant Knife, First of the Reshaped|Keit'ehr]], would be rendered into a catatonic state with the Witness leaving them interred within a grave with the command to later rise forth and prove themselves.<ref name="Chest">'''Bungie (2025/2/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Heresy]] - Item Description: [[Flain Suit#Carapace/Adornment/Scales of the Flain|Carapace/Adornment/Scales of the Flain]]''</ref> Over time, the Witness would perfect the process, creating more Subjugators, as well as other Dread from its loyal forces, like the House of Salvation and Shadow Legion, by framing the transformation as a way to get vengeance on the Traveler or a form of reward for their service respectively.<ref name="Cloak"/><ref name="Bond"/> | |||
More than a year after the Witness entered the portal, the Guardian and the [[Vanguard]] would follow it, encountering the Dread alongside the Witness' other followers.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Final Shape]]''</ref> While primarily encountered within the Pale Heart, Dread units were briefly seen on [[Europa]] under the command of [[Korha, the Hollow]].<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Final Shape]] - [[The Hollow, Part II]]''</ref> | |||
===Following the Echoes=== | |||
Following the death of the Witness, the remaining Dread forces would become lost, looking to feel whole again.<ref name="SD">'''Bungie (2025/2/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Heresy]] - [[Sundered Doctrine]]''</ref> Many would try to find this by following the [[Echo (object)|Echoes]] expelled from the Traveler following the Witness' death. An Omen and Tormentor who had [[Eexonios, Pledged to Yirix|pledged]] [[Iziira, Pledged to Yirix|themselves]] to [[Yirix]], a leader of the [[Psion Conclave]], would lead a mission to claim the [[Echo of Command]] from the [[Maya Sundaresh|Conductor]] from deep within [[Nessus]].<ref>'''Bungie (2024/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Echoes]] - [[Encore]]''</ref> | |||
Months later, [[Fikrul, the Fanatic]] was able to utilise many more Dread forces drawn to the power of his own Echo, the [[Echo of Riis]], in his mission to transform living [[Fallen|Eliksni]] into [[Scorn]] with its power.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/10/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Revenant]] - [[Onslaught: Salvation]]''</ref> They would follow him to the derelict [[Prison of Elders]], where they would work with the Taken locked with such as [[Sylok, the Defiled]] and [[Keksis, the Betrayed|Keksis, Twice-Betrayed]],<ref>'''Bungie (2024/10/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Revenant]] - [[Tomb of Elders]]''</ref> and his [[Revenant Fortress]].<ref>'''Bungie (2024/10/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Revenant]] - [[Kell's Fall]]''</ref> After the Echo was taken by [[Eramis, Kell of Darkness|Eramis]] beyond the System, the Dread would begin looking for power elsewhere.<ref>'''Bungie (2024/10/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Revenant]] - [[Variks, the Loyal]]: [[Tomb of Elders#Transcript|"The Echo is far out of reach, now. The Dread, at least, will seek power elsewhere."]]''</ref> | |||
Sometime later, Dread under the command of Keit'Ehr, who had been Taken and renamed to '''The Resonant Knife''', would move on the [[Dreadnaught]] in pursuit of the last Echo, the [[Echo of Navigation]], and to establish a new base of operations alongside newly created [[Dire Taken]].<ref>'''Bungie (2025/2/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Heresy]] - [[Sloane]]: [[The Nether#Transcrpt|The Taken and Dread think this ship belongs to them. They want a new base of operations in Sol. Rip them out of the hull, every inch of it. ]]''</ref> This activity would be found by the Vanguard when a projection of the Dreadnaught began dropping [[Eversion Anchor]]s in the [[EDZ]], sending [[the Guardian]], [[Eris Morn]] and the [[Drifter]].<ref>'''Bungie (2025/2/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Heresy]] - [[Espial]]''</ref> Upon reaching the Dreadnaught, Eris and the Drifter would be ambushed by the Resonant Knife in the Court of Oryx, who would kill and drag the former away. The Guardian would later encounter the Resonant Knife and disrupt a ritual, forcing the Taken Omen to retreat.<ref>'''Bungie (2025/2/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Heresy]] - [[Recce]]''</ref> | |||
== | ===Sundered Doctrine=== | ||
{{Expand-section|the [[Sundered Doctrine]] dungeon}} | |||
==Members== | ==Members== | ||
{{Col-begin}} | |||
{{Col-2}} | |||
;Subjugators | ;Subjugators | ||
*[[Eexonios, Pledged to Yirix]] | |||
*[[Expector Selin]] | *[[Expector Selin]] | ||
*[[Expector Yemiq]] | *[[Expector Yemiq]] | ||
*[[Follower of Power]] | |||
*[[Herald of the Weapon]] | |||
*[[Hrisk, Subjugator of Freedom]] | *[[Hrisk, Subjugator of Freedom]] | ||
*[[Lenurae, Subjugator of Fluxion]] | *[[Lenurae, Subjugator of Fluxion]] | ||
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*[[Molak'al, Subjugator of the Traveler]] | *[[Molak'al, Subjugator of the Traveler]] | ||
*[[Nhlas, Subjugator of Relics]] | *[[Nhlas, Subjugator of Relics]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Qeilumn, Subjugator of Wilderness]] | ||
*[[Rhalis, Subjugator of the Light]] | *[[Rhalis, Subjugator of the Light]] | ||
*[[Rhaska, Subjugator of Thresholds]] | *[[Rhaska, Subjugator of Thresholds]] | ||
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*[[Subjugator of Control]] | *[[Subjugator of Control]] | ||
*[[Subjugator of the Devoted]] | *[[Subjugator of the Devoted]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Subjugator of the Weave]] | ||
*[[Subjugator of Whispers]] | |||
*[[The Resonant Knife, First of the Reshaped]] | |||
*[[Vrhaask, Subjugator of Solace]] | *[[Vrhaask, Subjugator of Solace]] | ||
*[[Vrhada, Subjugator of Insight]] | *[[Vrhada, Subjugator of Insight]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Vrhalja, Subjugator of Ruin]] | ||
*[[Vrhiisk, Seeker of Power]] | |||
*[[Vrhiija, Subjugator of Paradise]] | *[[Vrhiija, Subjugator of Paradise]] | ||
*[[Vrihn, Subjugator of Gardens]] | *[[Vrihn, Subjugator of Gardens]] | ||
{{Col-2}} | |||
;Tormentors | ;Tormentors | ||
*[[Araaxen, Reverent of the Witness]] | *[[Araaxen, Reverent of the Witness]] | ||
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*[[Devoted Commander]] | *[[Devoted Commander]] | ||
*[[Heart of Malice]] | *[[Heart of Malice]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Iziira, Pledged to Yirix]] | ||
*[[Kataxiia, Tormentor of the Ahamkara]] | *[[Kataxiia, Tormentor of the Ahamkara]] | ||
*[[Kavauust, Reverent of the Witness]] | *[[Kavauust, Reverent of the Witness]] | ||
*[[Lezrel, Eversion Channeler]] | |||
*[[Omen, Blade of the Black Terrace]] | *[[Omen, Blade of the Black Terrace]] | ||
*[[Toniq, Imprint of Nezarec]] | *[[Toniq, Imprint of Nezarec]] | ||
*[[Vereziia, Reverent of the Witness]] | *[[Vereziia, Reverent of the Witness]] | ||
*[[Vire, Shard of Contempt]] | *[[Vire, Shard of Contempt]] | ||
;Attendants | |||
*[[Torrix, Hunter of Power]] | |||
;Weavers | |||
*[[Kerrev, the Erased]] | |||
;Mentioned Only | |||
*[[Aemn]] | |||
*[[Jjenr]] | |||
*The Ferrule, Subjugator of Locks<ref>'''Bungie (2025/2/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Heresy]] - Item Description: [[Unvoiced#Lore|Unvoiced]]''</ref> | |||
*[[Uolot]] | |||
*[[Veskith]] | |||
{{Col-end}} | |||
==Command structure== | ==Command structure== | ||
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{{Col-2}} | {{Col-2}} | ||
*[[Attendant]] — Psion units that send out a wave of [[Stasis]] energy and inflict slow on targets caught in the wave's path. | *[[Attendant]] — Psion units that send out a wave of [[Stasis]] energy and inflict slow on targets caught in the wave's path. | ||
**[[Artillery Officer]] | |||
**[[Bound Attendant]] | **[[Bound Attendant]] | ||
**[[Exhumed Prisoner]] | |||
**[[Fractal Attendant]] | **[[Fractal Attendant]] | ||
**[[Frozen Attendant]] | **[[Frozen Attendant]] | ||
**[[Tempest's Beloved]] | **[[Tempest's Beloved]] | ||
**[[Eye of Fear]] | |||
**[[Saboteur (Onslaught)|Saboteur]] | |||
**[[Unwritten Attendant]] | |||
*[[Weaver]] — Psion units that send out a wave of [[Strand]] energy to pull its target towards it. | *[[Weaver]] — Psion units that send out a wave of [[Strand]] energy to pull its target towards it. | ||
**[[Bound Weaver]] | **[[Bound Weaver]] | ||
**[[Gordian Weaver]] | **[[Gordian Weaver]] | ||
**[[Revenant Essentia]] | |||
**[[Summoned Weaver]] | |||
**[[Tangling Weaver]] | **[[Tangling Weaver]] | ||
**[[Saboteur (Onslaught)|Saboteur]] | |||
*[[Grim]] — A highly mobile flying enemy that slows and suppresses a Guardian's abilities if they get too close. | *[[Grim]] — A highly mobile flying enemy that slows and suppresses a Guardian's abilities if they get too close. | ||
**[[Model Prisoner]] | |||
**[[Panoptic Grim]] | |||
**[[Resonating Grim]] | **[[Resonating Grim]] | ||
**[[Summoned Gargoyle]] | |||
**[[Truthspeaker]] | |||
*[[Husk]] — An acrobatic melee bruiser that sends a deployable [[Geist (Dread)|Geist]] enemy toward their foes unless slain by damage to their weak spot. | *[[Husk]] — An acrobatic melee bruiser that sends a deployable [[Geist (Dread)|Geist]] enemy toward their foes unless slain by damage to their weak spot. | ||
**[[Bound Husk]] | **[[Bound Husk]] | ||
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**[[Tempest's Beloved]] | **[[Tempest's Beloved]] | ||
**[[Tormented Husk]] | **[[Tormented Husk]] | ||
**[[Soul of Malice]] | |||
**[[Soul of Suffering]] | |||
{{Col-2}} | {{Col-2}} | ||
*[[Subjugator]] — | *[[Subjugator]] — Front-line support units that buff their allies and cast a variety of Stasis or Strand attacks with their glaives. | ||
**'''Harbinger''' – Strand-wielding Subjugators. | **'''Harbinger''' – Strand-wielding Subjugators. Can cause nearby Dread units to enrage into deadlier variants. | ||
***[[Bound Harbinger]] | ***[[Bound Harbinger]] | ||
***[[Cornerstone of the Witness]] | ***[[Cornerstone of the Witness]] | ||
***[[Enlightened Harbinger]] | ***[[Enlightened Harbinger]] | ||
***[[Exhumed Prisoner]] | |||
***[[Harbinger of the Witness]] | ***[[Harbinger of the Witness]] | ||
**'''Omen''' — Stasis-wielding Subjugators. | ***[[Lens Bearer]] | ||
***[[Tenet of Stillness]] | |||
**'''Omen''' — Stasis-wielding Subjugators. Can deploy Pyramid drones to allies similar to the Stormcaller's [[Arc Soul]]. | |||
***[[Bound Omen]] | ***[[Bound Omen]] | ||
***[[Cornerstone of the Witness]] | ***[[Cornerstone of the Witness]] | ||
***[[Enlightened Omen]] | ***[[Enlightened Omen]] | ||
***[[Lens Bearer]] | |||
***[[Omen of the Witness]] | ***[[Omen of the Witness]] | ||
*[[Tormentor]] — Powerhouse units that can cast Void attacks with their scythes, and | ***[[Shade of Keit'ehr]] | ||
***[[Tempest's Beloved]] | |||
***[[Tenet of Stillness]] | |||
*[[Tormentor]] — Powerhouse units that can cast Void attacks with their scythes, and grab their target to perform the Dark Harvest move. | |||
**[[Blightmaker]] | **[[Blightmaker]] | ||
**[[Cavum of Nezarec]] | **[[Cavum of Nezarec]] | ||
**[[Cornerstone of the Witness]] | **[[Cornerstone of the Witness]] | ||
**[[Icon of Division]] | |||
**[[Imprint of Nezarec]] | **[[Imprint of Nezarec]] | ||
**[[Threshold Sentinel]] | **[[Threshold Sentinel]] | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The Dread are the first faction to have flying units with wings (Grim), and to have units that use [[Strand]] abilities (Weavers and Harbingers). | *The Dread are the first faction to have flying units with wings (Grim), and to have units that use [[Strand]] abilities (Weavers and Harbingers). | ||
*Prior to [[Episode: Heresy]], Dread units used the same symbol as the Shadow Legion. | |||
*Subjugators and Tormentors can both be heard speaking in an untranslated language during combat; it is unknown whether this is the native language of the Witness, of the template species these units are based on, or an entirely new language used only by the Dread. | |||
*Although the Dread are stated to have been created by the Witness using the Traveler's Light, Tormentors were first encountered prior to the Witness entering the Pale Heart. It thus remains unclear as to how Tormentors were created. | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}} | {{Linkbox|gallery=yes}} | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Attendant 1.png|The '''Attendant''', a [[Stasis]]-wielding [[Psion]] | File:Attendant 1.png|The '''Attendant''', a [[Stasis]]-wielding [[Psion]] | ||
File:Weaver 1.jpg|The '''Weaver''', a [[Strand]]-wielding Psion | File:Weaver 1.jpg|The '''Weaver''', a [[Strand]]-wielding Psion | ||
File:Grim 1.jpg|The '''Grim''' | File:Grim 1.jpg|The '''Grim''' | ||
File:Husk 2.jpg|The '''Husk''' | File:Husk 2.jpg|The '''Husk''' | ||
File:Subjugator Stasis 2.png|The '''Omen''', a Stasis-wielding '''[[Subjugator]]''' | File:Subjugator Stasis 2.png|The '''Omen''', a Stasis-wielding '''[[Subjugator]]''' | ||
File:Subjugator Strand 1.png|The '''Harbinger''', a Strand-wielding Subjugator | File:Subjugator Strand 1.png|The '''Harbinger''', a Strand-wielding Subjugator | ||
File:Lightfall Tormentor.jpg|The '''Tormentor''' | File:Lightfall Tormentor.jpg|The '''Tormentor''' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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**''[[Season of the Deep]]'' | **''[[Season of the Deep]]'' | ||
**''[[Season of the Witch]]'' | **''[[Season of the Witch]]'' | ||
**''[[ | **''[[Into the Light]]'' | ||
**''[[The Final Shape]]'' {{1stID}} | **''[[The Final Shape]]'' {{1stID}} | ||
**''[[Episode: Echoes]]'' | **''[[Episode: Echoes]]'' | ||
**''[[Episode: Revenant]]'' | |||
**''[[Episode: Heresy]]'' | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
{{Darkness}} | |||
{{Dread}} | {{Dread}} | ||
{{Enemy factions}} | {{Enemy factions}} |
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- "Agents of the Black Fleet. Nezarec, Rhulk, even Calus — they were just the beginning."
- — Mara Sov.
The Dread[1] are an army of Darkness-wielding entities created by the Witness.
Overview
- "It works in broad strokes first. Cuts away the excess. Peels back the integument and lays bare the shivering, raw meat of it. In it, the Witness sees a glimpse of the sculpture trapped inside, waiting to be freed by its hand. One assistant places the pins; another wipes away the effluvia.
-|A form to teach our enemy fear. A shadow they will dread.|-
(...)It refines the form, tearing wings of muscle away from bone, carving down, down, until exposed marrow steams in the cold air. Its tempo increases, its motions grow sharper, until it is slashing wildly at its canvas. Its assistants tremble. They do not see that its expression is frozen in absolute serenity. It is as calm and clear-eyed as it has ever been, discarding yards of still-living tripe to reveal…
-|Perfection.|- " - — Mataiodoxía
The Dread consist of beings reshaped by the Witness into their "perfected" form using stolen Light from the Traveler.[2][3] When killed, coiled, branching tendrils of Darkness burst from their bodies, much as observed with the Witness and its Disciples upon their defeat.
Dread originate from varied sources, with the Disciples such as Rhulk and Nezarec serving as blueprints for some units such as Subjugators and Tormentors, Weavers and Attendants being reshaped Psions,[4][5] Husks being reshaped Fallen,[6] and Grim being created from the shattered minds of Dissenters within the Witness itself.[7] Some Dread were even created by the Witness from other Dread, with the Subjugators Yemiq and Selin originating as two halves of a dissected Tormentor.[8]
History
Invasion of Neomuna
The Dread would first be encountered during the Invasion of Neptune, when Tormentors were seen to be serving among the ranks of the Shadow Legion, led by the newly appointed Disciple, Emperor Calus. When the Guardian infiltrated the Cabal fleet, Kavauust, Reverent of the Witness would appear and briefly taunt the Guardian before teleporting away. Later, Kavauust would confront the Guardian once more and despite its formidable strength and Void-suppressing abilities would be slain in a fierce battle.[9]
When the Guardian infiltrated the Typhon Imperator in an attempt to destroy the Radial Mast, they would deposit Resonant energy and defeat a Tormentor to venture further into the ship.[10] Later when the Guardian was sent to restore power to the CloudArk, two Tormentors would lead their forces to ambush them once they had successfully restored the power. However, thanks to warnings from Nimbus, the Guardian would be aware of their scheme and defeat them before using Strand to evacuate.[11] Later, when the Guardian was sent to stop the Shadow Legion from creating a link using the mast, they would defeat an Imprint of Nezarec to make their way closer to the location of the Radial Mast, which would ultimately be destroyed due to the heroic sacrifice of Rohan.[12]
As the Shadow Legion would begin sending Taken into the Vex Network to breach the CloudArk, Toniq, Imprint of Nezarec would be tasked with guarding the Blight. However, they would meet resistance from a fireteam of Guardians, who would slay them and enter the Vex Network to purge the Taken infestation.[13] Taking matters into his own hands, Calus would lead his forces to assault the Veil Containment site. Upon confronting the Guardian, Calus would bring forth multiple Tormentors to his aid. Despite the immense paracausal power he now possessed, the former Emperor of the Cabal would meet his end with the Guardian. However, the Witness would possess the Guardian's Ghost, and use him to create a link between the Traveler and the Veil. It would then create and enter a portal into the Pale Heart, beginning its plans for the Final Shape.[14]
Over the following year, Tormentors would be encountered many times working alongside various other forces of the Witness, including the Shadow Legion,[15] the Taken,[16] the Hive of Xivu Arath[17] and House Salvation.[18]
Serving the Final Shape
Upon entering the Pale Heart, the Witness first attempted to as the Traveler to give it the Light willingly. But when it refused, the Witness opted to take the Light by force.[19] With it, the Witness would begin to create the Dread. Its first attempt, a Subjugator named Keit'ehr, would be rendered into a catatonic state with the Witness leaving them interred within a grave with the command to later rise forth and prove themselves.[20] Over time, the Witness would perfect the process, creating more Subjugators, as well as other Dread from its loyal forces, like the House of Salvation and Shadow Legion, by framing the transformation as a way to get vengeance on the Traveler or a form of reward for their service respectively.[6][5]
More than a year after the Witness entered the portal, the Guardian and the Vanguard would follow it, encountering the Dread alongside the Witness' other followers.[21] While primarily encountered within the Pale Heart, Dread units were briefly seen on Europa under the command of Korha, the Hollow.[22]
Following the Echoes
Following the death of the Witness, the remaining Dread forces would become lost, looking to feel whole again.[23] Many would try to find this by following the Echoes expelled from the Traveler following the Witness' death. An Omen and Tormentor who had pledged themselves to Yirix, a leader of the Psion Conclave, would lead a mission to claim the Echo of Command from the Conductor from deep within Nessus.[24]
Months later, Fikrul, the Fanatic was able to utilise many more Dread forces drawn to the power of his own Echo, the Echo of Riis, in his mission to transform living Eliksni into Scorn with its power.[25] They would follow him to the derelict Prison of Elders, where they would work with the Taken locked with such as Sylok, the Defiled and Keksis, Twice-Betrayed,[26] and his Revenant Fortress.[27] After the Echo was taken by Eramis beyond the System, the Dread would begin looking for power elsewhere.[28]
Sometime later, Dread under the command of Keit'Ehr, who had been Taken and renamed to The Resonant Knife, would move on the Dreadnaught in pursuit of the last Echo, the Echo of Navigation, and to establish a new base of operations alongside newly created Dire Taken.[29] This activity would be found by the Vanguard when a projection of the Dreadnaught began dropping Eversion Anchors in the EDZ, sending the Guardian, Eris Morn and the Drifter.[30] Upon reaching the Dreadnaught, Eris and the Drifter would be ambushed by the Resonant Knife in the Court of Oryx, who would kill and drag the former away. The Guardian would later encounter the Resonant Knife and disrupt a ritual, forcing the Taken Omen to retreat.[31]
Sundered Doctrine
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Members
Command structure
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Technology
Weaponry
- Husk Blades
- Resonant Allision
- Subjugator Glaive
- Tormentor Scythe
- Transitory Lance
- Vicious Dissonance
Structures
Trivia
- The Dread are the first faction to have flying units with wings (Grim), and to have units that use Strand abilities (Weavers and Harbingers).
- Prior to Episode: Heresy, Dread units used the same symbol as the Shadow Legion.
- Subjugators and Tormentors can both be heard speaking in an untranslated language during combat; it is unknown whether this is the native language of the Witness, of the template species these units are based on, or an entirely new language used only by the Dread.
- Although the Dread are stated to have been created by the Witness using the Traveler's Light, Tormentors were first encountered prior to the Witness entering the Pale Heart. It thus remains unclear as to how Tormentors were created.
Gallery
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The Weaver, a Strand-wielding Psion
The Omen, a Stasis-wielding Subjugator
List of appearances
- Destiny 2: Lightfall (First appearance)
- Season of Defiance
- Season of the Deep
- Season of the Witch
- Into the Light
- The Final Shape (First identified as The Dread)
- Episode: Echoes
- Episode: Revenant
- Episode: Heresy
References
- ^ Bungie Press Room, Destiny 2: The Final Shape Brings Prismatic Subclass, New Enemy Faction, and More
- ^ Bungie (2024/6/4), Destiny 2: The Final Shape - The Ghost: Servants of the Witness! They must be remnants from a conquered species!
- ^ Bungie (2024/6/4), Destiny 2: The Final Shape, Temptation | Mara Sov: "The abominations you encountered are of the Witness' making."
- ^ Bungie (2025/2/4), Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - Item Description: Attendant's Mark
- ^ a b Bungie (2025/2/4), Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - Item Description: Weaver's Bond
- ^ a b Bungie (2025/2/4), Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - Item Description: Husk's Cloak
- ^ Bungie (2025/2/4), Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - Item Description: Claws/Talons/Hooks of the Flain
- ^ Bungie (2025/2/4), Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - Item Description: Grips/Reach/Grasps of the Flain
- ^ Bungie (2023/2/28), Destiny 2: Lightfall - First Contact
- ^ Bungie (2023/2/28), Destiny 2: Lightfall - Downfall
- ^ Bungie (2023/2/28), Destiny 2: Lightfall - Breakneck
- ^ Bungie (2023/2/28), Destiny 2: Lightfall - No Time Left
- ^ Bungie (2023/2/28), Destiny 2: Lightfall - HyperNet Current
- ^ Bungie (2023/2/28), Destiny 2: Lightfall - Desperate Measures
- ^ Bungie (2023/2/28), Destiny 2: Season of Defiance - Mission: Jailbreak
- ^ Bungie (2023/8/22), Destiny 2: Season of the Witch - Altars of Summoning
- ^ Bungie (2023/5/22), Destiny 2: Season of the Deep - The Whetstone
- ^ Bungie (2024/4/9), Destiny 2: Into the Light - Onslaught
- ^ Bungie (2025/2/4), Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - Item Description: Skull/Visage/Mask of the Flain
- ^ Bungie (2025/2/4), Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - Item Description: Carapace/Adornment/Scales of the Flain
- ^ Bungie (2024/6/4), Destiny 2: The Final Shape
- ^ Bungie (2024/6/4), Destiny 2: The Final Shape - The Hollow, Part II
- ^ Bungie (2025/2/4), Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - Sundered Doctrine
- ^ Bungie (2024/6/4), Destiny 2: Episode: Echoes - Encore
- ^ Bungie (2024/10/8), Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - Onslaught: Salvation
- ^ Bungie (2024/10/8), Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - Tomb of Elders
- ^ Bungie (2024/10/8), Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - Kell's Fall
- ^ Bungie (2024/10/8), Destiny 2: Episode: Revenant - Variks, the Loyal: "The Echo is far out of reach, now. The Dread, at least, will seek power elsewhere."
- ^ Bungie (2025/2/4), Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - Sloane: The Taken and Dread think this ship belongs to them. They want a new base of operations in Sol. Rip them out of the hull, every inch of it.
- ^ Bungie (2025/2/4), Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - Espial
- ^ Bungie (2025/2/4), Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - Recce
- ^ Bungie (2025/2/4), Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - Item Description: Unvoiced