Precursors

Precursors
Overview
Objectives:	Defend The Glass Throne
At war with:	Vanguard Taken Red Legion
Allied with:	Aphix Invasive Descendants Hezen Corrective Hezen Protective Proxies Sol Collective Sol Divisive
Encountered:	Vault of Glass Black Garden Mercury

The Sol Primeval (also known as the Precursors), are a Vex collective spanning from the distant past of the Vex network, reported to have been first encountered in the Vault of Glass. They can be identified by their silver-white frames and angular headgear.

Structure

According to Ghost analysis, the Precursors had their casings built long before the age of humanity. The assumption is these Vex are the ancestors of those faced today, but due to the flexible nature of the Vex timeline the truth may not be so simple.

Following the death of Dominus Ghaul, they began to gather on Mercury at the Infinite Forest alongside the Descendants, in order to unite under Panoptes, Infinite Mind. These Vex units are largely encountered in the Simulant Past which shows the Vex arriving on Mercury and beginning their conversion of the planet.

Notable members

• Primeval Mind
• Dendron, Root Mind

Unique forces

• Harpy variants
  • Precursor Harpy
• Goblin variants
  • Depraved Goblin
  • Precursor Axis Goblin
  • Precursor Goblin
• Fanatic variants
  • Precursor Fanatic
• Hobgoblin variants
  • Barrier Hobgoblin
  • Precursor Axis Hobgoblin
  • Precursor Hobgoblin
• Minotaur variants
  • Arc-Charged Minotaur
  • Overload Minotaur
  • Precursor Axis Minotaur
  • Precursor Minotaur
  • Precursor Praetorian
  • Shielded Minotaur
• Hydra variant
  • Precursor Axis Hydra
  • Precursor Hydra
  • Precursor Gatekeeper
  • Wayward Mind
• Cyclops variants
  • Barrier Mind
  • Precursor Axis Cyclops
  • Precursor Cyclops

Gallery

Sol Primeval

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  Dendron, Root Mind

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  A Precursor Hobgoblin

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  Precursor Goblins

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  Precursor Hobgoblins in Destiny 1

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  Another Precursor Hobgoblin

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  Precursor Harpies

Destiny 2

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  A Shielded Minotaur

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  A Precursor Goblin in Destiny 2

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  A Precursor Hobgoblin in Destiny 2

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  A Precursor Minotaur in Destiny 2

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  A Precursor Harpy

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  A Precursor Hydra

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  A Precursor Cyclops

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  A Precursor Fanatic

Trivia

• In Destiny, regular Precursors appear as Majors.
• In the description of The Undying Mind, it is hinted that Precursors created the Axis Mind. This is supported by the Strike of the same name, as you fight Precursors on your mission to destroy the Mind, thus destroying its protectors.

List of appearances

Destiny (First appearance) The Dark Below The Taken King

Destiny 2 Curse of Osiris (First appearance) Forsaken (Mentioned only) Season of Dawn Season of the Splicer (Non-canon appearance)