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Thrall
Biographical information
Species:	Hive
Type:	Thrall
Sect:	Hidden Swarm ; Spawn of Crota ; Blood of Oryx ; The Silent Brood ; Savathûn's Hive ; Grasp of Nokris
Purpose:	Mob and overwhelm enemies
Combat information
Weapon(s):	Arc Claws
Abilities:	Rapid Movement ; Slash

Revision as of 08:21, November 12, 2021

"The shadows have claws."

— Grimoire Description

Thrall are the most common morph of Hive. Their main purpose is to overwhelm their enemies with sheer numbers, although individually they are easily dispatched. Feral and fearless, Thralls are a plague upon the battlefield.

Overview

"The Thrall will smother your Light! Do not underestimate them as Tarlowe did!"

— Eris Morn

Thrall are the smallest, weakest and fastest Hive enemies. They usually lack visible eyes, and have an almost skeletal appearance^[1] (though they do actually possess skin).^[2]

Thralls are born from pupae laid by fertile Wizards.^[3] Upon hatching, they are fed a larval worm which enters into a symbiotic relationship with the Thrall.^[4] If a Thrall is able to fight and survive well enough, it will become an Acolyte.^[3] Otherwise, the worm will consume it from within.^[5]

Gameplay

While individually Thrall are the weakest Hive enemy, in large enough groups they can be deadly especially if they are supported by other Hive enemies with heavy weaponry.

With their sharp claws as their primary tools of attack, Thralls move quickly and in large packs to overwhelm their enemies.^[6]

Types

Anointed Thrall
Ascendant Thrall
Blessed Thrall
Blind Thrall—found only in the Mausoleum and are unkillable
Chosen Thrall
Cursed Thrall
- Arunak’s Attendant
- Blessed Thrall (Cursed Variant)
- Dredge Exploder—Major
- Hallowed Thrall—Major
- Unhallowed Cursed Thrall
Gravetide Thrall
Servant of the Hand—only found in Old Russia
Revenant Thrall
Unhallowed Thrall

Known Thralls

Shun'gath, the Excised

Trivia

Ogres appear much like Thrall but larger and stronger, suggesting rituals are used to turn Thrall into Ogres.
Thrall usually seem to lack eyes, but in some cases they have three glowing spots on their faces where eyes would be.
- However in Destiny 2, Ghost says that the thrall of Grasp of Nokris don't have eyes when activating the Escalation Protocol and way track their enemies through very sensitive hearing.
Given the Hive's odd biology, it may be that all Thrall are biologically sterile females, as common to most eusocial species.
The name Thrall may originate from the term for a person in slavery or serfdom in Viking Scandinavia. Alternatively, it may come from the name of an undead unit in Bungie's Myth series. Both descriptions are applicable to Destiny's Thrall, as they are zombie-like and in servitude to the Worms.
According to the Drifter, Thrall are vulnerable to having their skulls squeezed.