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{{quote|The stories say the Fallen were once a proud people. Great, in their own way. We've only known them as pirates and butchers|[[Ghost]]}}<ref name="House of Wolves Quest">[http://www.destinygamewiki.com/wiki/House_of_Wolves_(Quest) Destiny Game Wiki: Quest: House of Wolves]</ref>
{{quote|The stories say the Fallen were once a proud people. Great, in their own way. We've only known them as pirates and butchers|[[Ghost]]}}<ref name="House of Wolves Quest">[http://www.destinygamewiki.com/wiki/House_of_Wolves_(Quest) Destiny Game Wiki: Quest: House of Wolves]</ref>


The Fallen are a nomadic race of pirates and scavengers descended from a once-great civilization. This is evidenced by their social organization into various Houses in the manner of nobility, the banners and flags of which are still flown like heraldry.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/12/16/the-enemies-of-destiny.aspx?PostPageIndex=1 '''Game Informer: The Enemies of Destiny''']</ref> The Fallen search the stars for artifacts of their lost civilization.<ref>[http://instagram.com/p/pHQWjFFXHT/ '''Instagram''' - ''Destiny the Game'']</ref> They first arrived in the [[Solar System]] after the [[Collapse]], arriving in their massive [[Ketch]]es to loot and pillage humanity's former worlds, leaving grief and wreckage in their wake.<ref name = "GrimoireFallen">'''Bungie (2014/6/12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#The Fallen|The Fallen]]''</ref>
The Fallen are a nomadic race of pirates and scavengers descended from a once-great civilization. This is evidenced by their social organization into various Houses in the manner of nobility, the banners and flags of which are still flown like heraldry.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/12/16/the-enemies-of-destiny.aspx?PostPageIndex=1 '''Game Informer: The Enemies of Destiny''']</ref> The Fallen search the stars for artifacts of their lost civilization.<ref>[http://instagram.com/p/pHQWjFFXHT/ '''Instagram''' - ''Destiny the Game'']</ref> They first arrived in the [[Solar System]] after the [[Collapse]], arriving in their massive [[Ketch]]es to loot and pillage humanity's former worlds, leaving grief and wreckage in their wake.<ref name = "GrimoireFallen">'''Bungie (2014/6/12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#The Fallen|The Fallen]]''</ref>


The Fallen are antagonistic toward the [[Cabal]], [[Taken]], [[Hive]], and [[Vex]], and are known to be in conflict with the latter two over territory and technology. They have ordinarily avoided the Cabal until the [[Taken War]], when the [[House of Wolves]] attempted to make their new home on Mars using abandoned Cabal bases. They lack any type of established stronghold such as the [[Citadel]] or the [[Hellmouth]], instead preferring to squat in ruins or inside their ketches.<ref name="Destiny">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Activision Blizzard''</ref>
The Fallen are antagonistic toward the [[Cabal]], [[Taken]], [[Hive]], and [[Vex]], and are known to be in conflict with the latter two over territory and technology. They have ordinarily avoided the Cabal until the [[Taken War]], when the [[House of Wolves]] attempted to make their new home on Mars using abandoned Cabal bases. They lack any type of established stronghold such as the [[Citadel]] or the [[Hellmouth]], instead preferring to squat in ruins or inside their ketches.<ref name="Destiny">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Activision Blizzard''</ref>
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{{quote|Remember the hope that brought us here. Remember the age before the Whirlwind, when ether ran free, when we ruled ourselves and our futures as kings. We wanted more than glimmer and glints and herealways. Always remember that we came to this star in hope. And remember that we were denied!|[[Skolas, Kell of Kells]]}}
{{quote|Remember the hope that brought us here. Remember the age before the Whirlwind, when ether ran free, when we ruled ourselves and our futures as kings. We wanted more than glimmer and glints and herealways. Always remember that we came to this star in hope. And remember that we were denied!|[[Skolas, Kell of Kells]]}}


The Fallen's name for their own race is "Eliksni".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HK3ULvxgB4 '''YouTube''' - ''Eliksni'']</ref> According to [[Variks, the Loyal]], the Fallen once encountered the [[Traveler]], or the "Great Machine", before an event or entity called the "[[Whirlwind]]" (possibly the [[Darkness]]) that destroyed their civilization. In the aftermath, the surviving Fallen became embroiled in a bloody civil war over their civilization's ruins, before achieving a tenuous peace and embarking on a journey into space to locate the Traveler in order to return to greatness once again. The Fallen eventually arrived at the [[Solar System]] shortly after [[human]]ity's [[Collapse]], and rediscovered the Traveler on [[Earth]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Allies#Variks, The Loyal|Variks, The Loyal]]''</ref>
The Fallen's name for their own race is "Eliksni".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HK3ULvxgB4 '''YouTube''' - ''Eliksni'']</ref> According to [[Variks, the Loyal]], the Fallen once encountered the [[Traveler]], or the "Great Machine", before an event or entity called the "[[Whirlwind]]" (possibly the [[Darkness]]) that destroyed their civilization. In the aftermath, the surviving Fallen became embroiled in a bloody civil war over their civilization's ruins, before achieving a tenuous peace and embarking on a journey into space to locate the Traveler in order to return to greatness once again. The Fallen eventually arrived at the [[Solar System]] shortly after [[human]]ity's [[Collapse]], and rediscovered the Traveler on [[Earth]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies#Variks, The Loyal|Variks, The Loyal]]''</ref>


The Fallen's overall approach to recapturing the Traveler has been aimless, however, due to the conflicting ambitions of the [[Kell]]s. The [[House of Devils]] mounted a massive assault of [[the Last City]] not long after its founding, but the battle that became known as [[Six Fronts]] ended in a victory for the City, and the Devils have since focused their efforts on scavenging the [[Cosmodrome]]. The [[House of Winter]] conducted a guerrilla campaign against human settlements and [[Guardian]] expeditions, but their interest later turned to the [[Vex]] ruins of the [[Ishtar Sink]], which in turn has resulted in a losing war of attrition with the [[Hezen Corrective]]. Outcasts from the larger Houses have banded together to form the  [[House of Exile]], which has taken to pillaging the human ruins and [[Hive]] temples in the [[Ocean of Storms]]. The secretive [[House of Kings]] is believed to be manipulating a number of other Houses with the long-term goal of seizing the Traveler from the [[Guardian]]s; this scheme may have precipitated the [[Battle of the Twilight Gap]], one of the few times that any number of the Houses actively cooperated with each other.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities#The Ruling House|The Ruling House]]''</ref> The Kings however, have kept to the shadows and have avoided major conflict with the City. Meanwhile, the [[House of Wolves]] was caught up in the [[Reef Wars]] with [[Awoken]], which ended with the imprisonment of their nobility and [[Mara Sov|Queen Mara Sov]] being crowned as their Kell.
The Fallen's overall approach to recapturing the Traveler has been aimless, however, due to the conflicting ambitions of the [[Kell]]s. The [[House of Devils]] mounted a massive assault of [[the Last City]] not long after its founding, but the battle that became known as [[Six Fronts]] ended in a victory for the City, and the Devils have since focused their efforts on scavenging the [[Cosmodrome]]. The [[House of Winter]] conducted a guerrilla campaign against human settlements and [[Guardian]] expeditions, but their interest later turned to the [[Vex]] ruins of the [[Ishtar Sink]], which in turn has resulted in a losing war of attrition with the [[Hezen Corrective]]. Outcasts from the larger Houses have banded together to form the  [[House of Exile]], which has taken to pillaging the human ruins and [[Hive]] temples in the [[Ocean of Storms]]. The secretive [[House of Kings]] is believed to be manipulating a number of other Houses with the long-term goal of seizing the Traveler from the [[Guardian]]s; this scheme may have precipitated the [[Battle of the Twilight Gap]], one of the few times that any number of the Houses actively cooperated with each other.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities#The Ruling House|The Ruling House]]''</ref> The Kings however, have kept to the shadows and have avoided major conflict with the City. Meanwhile, the [[House of Wolves]] was caught up in the [[Reef Wars]] with [[Awoken]], which ended with the imprisonment of their nobility and [[Mara Sov|Queen Mara Sov]] being crowned as their Kell.
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====Withdrawal====
====Withdrawal====
{{Quote|He was in one of the fireteams out at the Cosmodrome. He pulled me aside, and said it to me straight: the Fallen Houses are gone. The siege is broken. The stalemate we’ve had with the Eliksni for what, a hundred years? It’s over. We won.|Guardian report to [[Zavala]].}}
{{Quote|He was in one of the fireteams out at the Cosmodrome. He pulled me aside, and said it to me straight: the Fallen Houses are gone. The siege is broken. The stalemate we’ve had with the Eliksni for what, a hundred years? It’s over. We won.|Guardian report to [[Zavala]].}}
Eventually the Fallen House of Devils withdrew completely from the Cosmodrome, leaving behind piles of ceremonially burnt banners and armor. The other Fallen Houses—Winter, Exile, Wolves—appear to have done the same, withdrawing ''en masse'' everywhere and abandoning their former territories.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/28/3)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Age of Triumph]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Allies/Legends_%26_Mysteries#Ghost_Fragment:_Fallen_6|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 6]]''</ref>
Eventually the Fallen House of Devils withdrew completely from the Cosmodrome, leaving behind piles of ceremonially burnt banners and armor. The other Fallen Houses—Winter, Exile, Wolves—appear to have done the same, withdrawing ''en masse'' everywhere and abandoning their former territories.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/28/3)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Age of Triumph]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_%26_Mysteries#Ghost_Fragment:_Fallen_6|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 6]]''</ref>


Around this time, Prince [[Uldren Sov]] arranged a meeting with [[Kell of Kings]] in order to build a personal army of Fallen for his own purposes.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/28/3)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Age of Triumph]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Allies/Legends_%26_Mysteries#Ghost_Fragment:_The_Reef_4|Ghost Fragment: The Reef 4]]''</ref>
Around this time, Prince [[Uldren Sov]] arranged a meeting with [[Kell of Kings]] in order to build a personal army of Fallen for his own purposes.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/28/3)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Age of Triumph]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_%26_Mysteries#Ghost_Fragment:_The_Reef_4|Ghost Fragment: The Reef 4]]''</ref>


====Reappearance====
====Reappearance====
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===Homeworld===
===Homeworld===
The Fallen homeworld was described as a paradise, possibly so after the coming of the Traveller. "Carefully tended lakes and rivers" are mentioned along with "fields of lush iridescent crops" and "groves of starkly colored trees". The sky was a light pink. Well-regulated air traffic was common.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Mystery: Vault of Glass]]''</ref>
The Fallen homeworld was described as a paradise, possibly so after the coming of the Traveller. "Carefully tended lakes and rivers" are mentioned along with "fields of lush iridescent crops" and "groves of starkly colored trees". The sky was a light pink. Well-regulated air traffic was common.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Mystery: Vault of Glass]]''</ref>


===Biology===  
===Biology===  
Fallen are a hardy species, and can survive in a wide range of environments without heavy armor or complex modifications to their physiology.<ref>[http://www.destinythegame.com/au/en/game/enemies/fallen '''Bungie''' : ''Fallen'']</ref> Fallen have four arms, partable mandibles<ref>'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities#The Ruling House|The Ruling House]]''</ref> and typically wear a helmet with a built-in respiration apparatus.<ref name = "Neogaf">[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=47844059&postcount=1773 '''Neogaf''' ''Forums'']</ref> Through means either natural or artificial, the Fallen can regrow their arms if removed from their body.<ref name = "GrimoireDreg">'''Bungie (2014/6/12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#Dreg|Dreg]]''</ref> Their blood color is reddish purple.<ref>[http://imgur.com/r/destinythegame/Nd4M2ql '''Imgur''' - ''Destiny maybe m-rating?(fallen has red blood)'']</ref>
Fallen are a hardy species, and can survive in a wide range of environments without heavy armor or complex modifications to their physiology.<ref>[http://www.destinythegame.com/au/en/game/enemies/fallen '''Bungie''' : ''Fallen'']</ref> Fallen have four arms, partable mandibles<ref>'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities#The Ruling House|The Ruling House]]''</ref> and typically wear a helmet with a built-in respiration apparatus.<ref name = "Neogaf">[http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=47844059&postcount=1773 '''Neogaf''' ''Forums'']</ref> Through means either natural or artificial, the Fallen can regrow their arms if removed from their body.<ref name = "GrimoireDreg">'''Bungie (2014/6/12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#Dreg|Dreg]]''</ref> Their blood color is reddish purple.<ref>[http://imgur.com/r/destinythegame/Nd4M2ql '''Imgur''' - ''Destiny maybe m-rating?(fallen has red blood)'']</ref>


Fallen depend on a substance called [[Ether]] to survive, which only [[Servitor]]s can produce. Servitors convert scavenged matter and energy, presented to them ritualistically by the Fallen, directly into ether via unknown processes.<ref name="ServitorGrimoire">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#Servitor|Servitor]]''</ref> While Servitors were revered in ancient times, they have now become a symbol of the degradation of Fallen society and their lost glory. Higher-ranking Fallen get a bigger ration of ether, and more ether allows Fallen to grow in size; this is why Captains are taller than Vandals or Dregs, and why Kells and Archons tower over other Fallen. In the description of the Elder Cipher we learn that the Kell of a House controls and distributes ether flow using their own personal cipher.<ref name="TEC">'''Bungie (2015/5/22)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard: [[Bounties#The Elder Cipher|The Elder Cipher exotic weapon bounty]]''</ref> When a Fallen is killed, a quantity of ether escapes its body and dissipates.<ref name="E3 2013 Demo">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXTXPe7JIUk E3 2013 Destiny Gameplay Demo]</ref>
Fallen depend on a substance called [[Ether]] to survive, which only [[Servitor]]s can produce. Servitors convert scavenged matter and energy, presented to them ritualistically by the Fallen, directly into ether via unknown processes.<ref name="ServitorGrimoire">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#Servitor|Servitor]]''</ref> While Servitors were revered in ancient times, they have now become a symbol of the degradation of Fallen society and their lost glory. Higher-ranking Fallen get a bigger ration of ether, and more ether allows Fallen to grow in size; this is why Captains are taller than Vandals or Dregs, and why Kells and Archons tower over other Fallen. In the description of the Elder Cipher we learn that the Kell of a House controls and distributes ether flow using their own personal cipher.<ref name="TEC">'''Bungie (2015/5/22)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard: [[Bounties#The Elder Cipher|The Elder Cipher exotic weapon bounty]]''</ref> When a Fallen is killed, a quantity of ether escapes its body and dissipates.<ref name="E3 2013 Demo">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXTXPe7JIUk E3 2013 Destiny Gameplay Demo]</ref>


===Houses===
===Houses===
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*[[Shock Blade]]
*[[Shock Blade]]
*[[Shock Cannon]]
*[[Shock Cannon]]
*[[Shock Dagger]]<ref>'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#Shock_Dagger]]''</ref>  
*[[Shock Dagger]]<ref>'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#Shock_Dagger]]''</ref>  
*[[Shock Pistol]]
*[[Shock Pistol]]
*[[Shock Rifle]]
*[[Shock Rifle]]
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