Hive

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"That shiver you feel up your spine is truth. There are nightmares rising from the shadows, and they hunger for our dying hope."
— Grimoire entry

Template:Species Infobox The Hive is one of the races encountered among the ruins of humanity's Golden Age.

Overview

The Hive are an impossibly ancient race that has kept themselves alive on sarcophagus-like Tombships. The Hive delve deep into a planetoid, unheeding of the damage they do in the process, crafting linked caverns and gothic-resembling columns. Their underground spaces are like a dungeon that has only recently been pulled up from too long underwater.[1] They are able to manipulate the physical world in ways humanity can only begin to imagine,[2] and have witnessed the Darkness consume countless worlds in the past.[3]

The Hive are not an enemy military, so much as rising force.[4] The Hive have great hatred for the Light, and to them, the eternal struggle between light and dark is not only a war, it is a crusade; all Light must be devoured so Darkness can reclaim the universe.[5] They have even attempted to attack the Traveler directly, through a ritual in which they drained its light through a fragment that they captured in the Chamber of Night.[3]

At the time of the game they have burrowed deep into the Moon, staying there for centuries while growing stronger.[6]The Guardian's Ghost states that he believed the Hive to be contained on the Moon for centuries, but the player first encounters them in Old Russia underneath the Skywatch, where the Fallen have attempted to seal them away.[7] The Guardians eventually discover that this is just the beginning; the Hive have been building an army and intend to invade Earth en masse.[8]

Religion

The Hive have a complex religious system based around profane rituals and the worship of a pantheon of dark gods. These gods exist on "a higher plane of misery" and are always hungry for the suffering of others. The Hive have sacrificial altars, which Warlocks have attempted to study to no avail.[9] Sacrifice plays an important part in the hive religion, as after the weakening of Crota's army, the Hive attempted direct contact with Oryx by sacrificing the two Forsaken Ogres. [10]

When the Hive first invaded the Moon, they were lead by their king Crota, who wielded the Sword of Crota to slay thousands of Guardians and steal their light. He has since disappeared, but the Hive, particularly the Spawn of Crota, await his return.[11] Even more enigmatic is the Hive figure named Oryx, Crota's creator; more than a mere deity, he is considered the central figure in Hive culture,[12] and through his shrine communicate with some dark power across the universe.[3] Crota's return and conquest of Earth is crucial to Oryx's arrival, which is why the Hive are so bent on Earth's destruction.[11] Other dieties perhaps include Eir, Ur, Xol, and Yul. Like Crota, they have disciples named after them.[13]

Biology

Members of the Hive are pale, sinewy and vaguely humanoid, with varying levels of musculature and armor. All castes lack visible eyes, although some have been seen with glowing patterns that resemble eyes. The ancient armor many of them wear has fused with their skin, becoming part of it.[14] When they are killed, they ignite in a shower of dust and embers.[1]

Several varieties of Hive exist: a roughly human-sized variant, known as a Thrall, somewhat larger versions known as Acolytes and Knights, and a larger, airborne Wizard with elaborate armor and ornamentation. The largest Hive beast is the Ogre, which are used by the Hive as powerful engines of destruction and born from strange mating rituals combined with dark magic.

Hive are born from pupae, much like colonial insects, and they feed on worms that they swallow whole.[15]

Sects

Command Structure

  • Acolyte
    • Chosen Acolyte
    • Anointed Acolyte
  • Knight
    • Blade of the Monarch
    • Chosen Knight
    • Hallowed Knight
    • Anointed Knight
    • Celebrant of Oryx
    • Blade of Crota
    • Swordbearer
    • Gatekeeper
  • Wizard
    • Hallowed Wizard
    • Watcher of Crota
  • Ogre
    • Anointed Ogre

Named Individuals and Mini-bosses

Technology

Weaponry

Vehicles

Structure

Trivia

  • Prior to their name being officially announced at the 2013 GDC, they were referred to as "evil space zombies".[16]

Gallery

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  • Concept art of Hive Thrall and Acolyte.

    Concept art of Hive Thrall and Acolyte.

  • Hive Thrall.

    Hive Thrall.

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    Screenshot of a Hive Acolyte.

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  • Note the additional mouths on its midsection.

    Note the additional mouths on its midsection.

  • Hive Ogre.[17]

    Hive Ogre.[17]

  • An Hive ogre,named Phogoth, and Hive Miniboss/mission objective.[17]

    An Hive ogre,named Phogoth, and Hive Miniboss/mission objective.[17]

  • Hive fortress.

    Hive fortress.

  • Hive Tombships.

    Hive Tombships.

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List of appearances

References

  1. ^ a b Game Informer January 2014, page 55
  2. ^ Bungie: Hive
  3. ^ a b c Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard
  4. ^ Bungie (2014-6-12), Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Acolyte
  5. ^ Bungie (2014-6-12), Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: The Hive
  6. ^ YouTube: Official Destiny Gameplay Trailer: The Moon
  7. ^ Youtube: Destiny Gameplay Walkthrough - Alpha Part 1
  8. ^ Bungie (2014-7-17), Destiny: Beta PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard
  9. ^ Destiny Planet View
  10. ^ Bungie (2014-12-9), Destiny: The Dark Below, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: The Forsaken
  11. ^ a b Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Spawn of Crota
  12. ^ Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Blood of Oryx
  13. ^ Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Ghost Fragment: Hive 4
  14. ^ Game Informer: The Enemies of Destiny
  15. ^ Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Ghost Fragment: Hive 2
  16. ^ Bungie.net: Bungie at GDC 2013
  17. ^ a b Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Out Here In The Wild
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