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|species= [[Fallen]] | |species= [[Fallen]] | ||
|type= Cannon Fodder | |type= Cannon Fodder | ||
|house= [[House of Devils]] <br> [[House of Kings]] <br> [[House of Exile]] <br> [[House of Winter]] <br> [[House of Wolves]] <br> [[House of Dusk]] <br> [[Scorn]] <br> [[Kell's Scourge]] <br> [[House of Salvation]] | |house= [[House of Devils]] <br> [[House of Kings]] <br> [[House of Exile]] <br> [[House of Winter]] <br> [[House of Wolves]] <br> [[House of Dusk]] <br> [[Scorn]] <br> [[Kell's Scourge]] <br> [[House of Salvation]] <br> [[House of Light]] | ||
|gender= Various | |gender= Various | ||
|rank= Scavenger | |rank= Scavenger | ||
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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
{{Quote|Don't underestimate a cutthroat, or you'll get your throat cut.|[[Grimoire]] description.}} | {{Quote|Don't underestimate a cutthroat, or you'll get your throat cut.|[[Grimoire]] description.}} | ||
Less disciplined than [[Vandal]]s or [[Captain]]s, they often give away their position with their chattering. They are typically armed with a Shock Dagger or two, Shock Pistol and Shock Grenade. They are rarely armed with a [[Shrapnel Launcher]].<ref name = "Beta">'''Bungie (2014-7-17)''', ''Destiny: Beta PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard.''</ref> | Less disciplined than [[Vandal]]s or [[Captain]]s, they often give away their position with their chattering. They are typically armed with a Shock Dagger or two, Shock Pistol, and Shock Grenade. They are rarely armed with a [[Shrapnel Launcher]].<ref name = "Beta">'''Bungie (2014-7-17)''', ''Destiny: Beta PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard.''</ref> | ||
Because of their low rank, Dregs have two arms, whereas other higher ranks of Fallen have four. This is because they have had the other set cut off<ref name=frontier/><ref>'''Game Informer January 2014''', ''page 52''</ref> as part of a ritual of humiliation and obedience. Dregs seek to prove their worth through selfless aggression. Only a few will survive to gain promotion and regrow their limbs. Their suicidal bravery is fueled by ambition and shame.<ref name = "GrimoireDreg"/> They are also kept motivated by the myth of the "star-catcher", a fictional Dreg who rose to claim ten thousand stars with ten thousand arms.<ref name="DregPromiseGrimoire">'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Inventory/Special_Weapons#Dreg.27s_Promise|Dreg's Promise]]''</ref> | Because of their low rank, Dregs have two arms, whereas other higher ranks of Fallen have four. This is because they have had the other set cut off<ref name=frontier/><ref>'''Game Informer January 2014''', ''page 52''</ref> as part of a ritual of humiliation and obedience. Dregs seek to prove their worth through selfless aggression. Only a few will survive to gain promotion and regrow their limbs. Their suicidal bravery is fueled by ambition and shame.<ref name = "GrimoireDreg"/> They are also kept motivated by the myth of the "star-catcher", a fictional Dreg who rose to claim ten thousand stars with ten thousand arms.<ref name="DregPromiseGrimoire">'''Bungie (2015-5-19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Inventory/Special_Weapons#Dreg.27s_Promise|Dreg's Promise]]''</ref> | ||
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*House of Dusk Dregs do not possess docking caps on their arms. | *House of Dusk Dregs do not possess docking caps on their arms. | ||
*Baring [[Fallen Walker]]s and [[Shank]]s, Dregs are the only Fallen enemy type to not have a [[Taken]] version. | *Baring [[Fallen Walker]]s and [[Shank]]s, Dregs are the only Fallen enemy type to not have a [[Taken]] version. | ||
*In the Fallen language, Dregs are known as drekhs.<ref>'''Bungie (2018-9-4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], | *In the Fallen language, Dregs are known as drekhs.<ref>'''Bungie (2018-9-4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore:The_Dreaming_City#Misraaks|The Dreaming City]]''</ref> | ||
**Because of this, the name, Dreg, must be a Human mispronunciation. | **Because of this, the name, Dreg, must be a Human mispronunciation. | ||
*An infamous Dreg known by the community as "Greg the Dreg" is a glitched Dreg appearing in the original ''[[Destiny]]''. It stands in the ranks of [[Reaver Vandal|Randal the Vandal]] and [[Shank#Known Shanks|Hank the Shank]]. | *An infamous Dreg known by the community as "Greg the Dreg" is a glitched Dreg appearing in the original ''[[Destiny]]''. It stands in the ranks of [[Reaver Vandal|Randal the Vandal]] and [[Shank#Known Shanks|Hank the Shank]]. | ||