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*Descendant Harpy - Harpy of the [[Descendants]]
*Descendant Harpy - Harpy of the [[Descendants]]
*[[Friendly Harpy]] - An inoffensive Harpy variant
*[[Friendly Harpy]] - An inoffensive Harpy variant
*[[Nightmare Harpy]] - [[Nightmare]] in the shape of an Harpy
*Precursor Harpy - Harpy of the [[Precursors]]
*Precursor Harpy - Harpy of the [[Precursors]]
*[[Supplicant]] - Highly explosive Harpies with no weapons
*[[Supplicant]] - Highly explosive Harpies with no weapons

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Harpy
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"It swam back and forth through the air, spinning, the single red eye looking - I realized - for me."
Grimoire description

The Harpy is an airborne Vex unit capable of high speed and agility.[1]

Overview

Harpies fly rapidly in and out of combat. They must stop and stabilize before attacking, opening up their shells and revealing a writhing mass of filaments.[2][3] They are equipped with Harpy Slap Rifles which, as its name suggests, is a weapon exclusively for the Harpy.[4] In Destiny 2, Harpies can also be found using the Vex Laser Rifle. When at rest, Harpies can be seen stretching their bodies towards the sky, while their tentacles graze the ground.

Gameplay

Harpies are highly aggressive when fought, often dodging and maneuvering around gunfire. They tend to congregate around Guardians in order to overwhelm them, and are highly dangerous in numbers. Harpies in Destiny use Slap Rifles, while in Destiny 2 they can employ the Vex Laser Rifle as an alternative weapon. Those that employ laser rifles can be distinguished with their uniquely-colored purple tentacles.

Known Harpies

Variants

Notable Variations
Common Variants
Specific Variants

Gallery

Trivia

  • A group of Harpies is called a flock.
  • Harpies are the only Vex unit that cannot teleport.
  • In Destiny 2, Major Harpies have back tentacles that match the element their slap rifles fire, with the most common being blue.
  • Harpies are the smallest Vex unit but the most nimble with fast movement and a dodge maneuver.
  • Harpies are among the enemy types to not to have a Taken version.

List of appearances

References

  1. ^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Harpy
  2. ^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Harpy
  3. ^ Game Informer January 2014, page 55
  4. ^ Bungie (2014/9/9), Destiny: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard