Primeval

"I don't have time to explain why I don't have time to explain."
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Primeval
Biographical information
Species:	Taken
Faction:	Drifter's Taken
Rank:	Ultra
Class:	Taken Centurion Taken Ogre Taken Captain Taken Knight Taken Minotaur Chimera
Gender:	Varies
Height:	Varies
Combat information
Mission:	Gambit Gambit Prime
Weapon(s):	Shrapnel Launcher Projection Launcher Quake Void Eversion Eye Blast Solar Boomer Torch Hammer
Abilities:	Darkness Bolt Axion Dart Rapid Movement Immense Durability Protection Eye Burn Invisibility

"Tearing soldiers of the Deep from another realm is crossin' a bridge too far as is. But those beasts? Those weren't normal Taken possessed and set to rage. They were born of that shadow realm and they were… angry. Worse. They were hungry for the Light. You could feel it. Even a ways off. Their aura and their rage weighed on me—cast a shadow I could feel in my core."

— Excerpt from a Renegade's observations of a Drifter

Primevals are a class of Taken that feature in Gambit. According to the Drifter, they are among the oldest and most powerful Taken, hence their name. They can be summoned through the use of Motes of Darkness.

Gameplay

Primevals are summoned once the mote bank is full (Seventy five in Gambit and one hundred in Gambit Prime). In Gambit they play like any other Taken Ultra of their kind, but with much more health than many other Ultra Taken. In order to kill the Primevals the player must kill Taken Wizards named Envoys to weaken the Primeval and kill it.

In Gambit Prime the Primeval has an invulnerability shield and in order to damage the Primeval you must kill three Envoys scattered around the map to activate a well of Light and damage the Primeval.

List of appearances

• Destiny 2
  • Forsaken (expansion) (First appearance)