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In his studies of the Vex, [[Clovis Bray I]] noted that the Vex were so utterly adapted to survival and adaptation that any destructive input would automatically be used as a means to enable a self-correcting or reparatory response; an analogy he used was that, if a Vex unit were exposed to a fire, then the energy of that fire would be utilized in putting it out. This approach to existence permeates every aspect of the Vex, so much so that even their thoughts and language are intrinsically virulent when other minds and software are exposed to them.<ref name = "Mysterious Logbook Page 38"/> | In his studies of the Vex, [[Clovis Bray I]] noted that the Vex were so utterly adapted to survival and adaptation that any destructive input would automatically be used as a means to enable a self-correcting or reparatory response; an analogy he used was that, if a Vex unit were exposed to a fire, then the energy of that fire would be utilized in putting it out. This approach to existence permeates every aspect of the Vex, so much so that even their thoughts and language are intrinsically virulent when other minds and software are exposed to them.<ref name = "Mysterious Logbook Page 38"/> | ||
The Vex have displayed an interest in studying the behavior and strategies of other species in order to further their own aims. At least [[ | The Vex have displayed an interest in studying the behavior and strategies of other species in order to further their own aims. At least [[Sol Collective|one known programming]] is known to study its enemies, taking prisoners for observation and conducting a variety of experiments; examples include the [[Ishtar Collective]] scientists, Failsafe's crew, and later [[The Guardian]]. | ||
As a result of having originated in the primordial reality predating the arrival of Light and Darkness, the Vex are unable to simulate paracausal forces or beings. However they have demonstrated the capability to either siphon or erase such forces through deduction <ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/quest-not-even-the-darkness-legends-lost#saint-14 Saint-14]</ref> or by using ontological weapons, and consequently have a particular interest in understanding paracausality and co-opting paracausal forces for their own use where possible. When the Vex first encountered the [[Hive]] after [[Crota]] inadvertently released them into the [[Ascendant Realm]] of [[Oryx, the Taken King]], the Vex manifested an [[Quria, Blade Transform|Axis Mind]] dedicated to understanding and utilizing the Sword-Logic. The [[Black Garden]] is another example of a Vex effort to harness paracausal forces for their own use, in this case by creating the [[Sol Divisive]] to worship what appeared to be a fragment of the [[Darkness]] and the [[Sol Progeny]] as its vessels for harnessing that power in conjunction with the ontological [[Vault of Glass (location)|Vault of Glass]]. The pulse of Light emitted by the Traveler when it defeated Ghaul was apparently instrumental in allowing [[Panoptes, Infinite Mind]] to predict a future where Convergence was achieved and to enact a plan to achieve that future. | As a result of having originated in the primordial reality predating the arrival of Light and Darkness, the Vex are unable to simulate paracausal forces or beings. However they have demonstrated the capability to either siphon or erase such forces through deduction <ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/quest-not-even-the-darkness-legends-lost#saint-14 Saint-14]</ref> or by using ontological weapons, and consequently have a particular interest in understanding paracausality and co-opting paracausal forces for their own use where possible. When the Vex first encountered the [[Hive]] after [[Crota]] inadvertently released them into the [[Ascendant Realm]] of [[Oryx, the Taken King]], the Vex manifested an [[Quria, Blade Transform|Axis Mind]] dedicated to understanding and utilizing the Sword-Logic. The [[Black Garden]] is another example of a Vex effort to harness paracausal forces for their own use, in this case by creating the [[Sol Divisive]] to worship what appeared to be a fragment of the [[Darkness]] and the [[Sol Progeny]] as its vessels for harnessing that power in conjunction with the ontological [[Vault of Glass (location)|Vault of Glass]]. The pulse of Light emitted by the Traveler when it defeated Ghaul was apparently instrumental in allowing [[Panoptes, Infinite Mind]] to predict a future where Convergence was achieved and to enact a plan to achieve that future. | ||