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. Due to a Harpy's lack of a melee attack, it is possible to get close to one to the point it cannot fire, and must perform evasive maneuvers and dodge rolls to regain the required distance to fire its ranged weaponry. It is however not recommended to do so in high level activities as a single Harpy can kill you in time before you reach their no fire zone or when multiple combatants are nearby to aid the defenseless Harpy.
Known Harpies
Sol Collective
Sol Divisive
Weavers
Unknown affiliation
Variants
- Notable Variations
- Descendant Harpy - Harpy of the Descendants
- Friendly Harpy - An inoffensive Harpy variant
- Nightmare Harpy - Nightmare in the shape of an Harpy
- Precursor Harpy - Harpy of the Precursors
- Supplicant - Highly explosive Harpies with no weapons
- Common Variants
- Axis Harpy - Major Harpy (Destiny)
- Descendant Axis Harpy - Elite Harpy of the Descendants
- Harpy Disciple - Heroic Difficulty
- Harpy Zealot - Epic Difficulty
- Malignant Harpy - Major Harpy (Destiny 2)
- Precursor Axis Harpy - Elite Harpy of the Precursors
- Quantum Harpy - Elite Harpy
- Specific Variants
- Anion Harpy
- Cation Harpy
- Chord Harpy
- Hasapiko's Living Firewall
- Inquisitor Harpy
- Interlocutor Harpy
- Mercury Defender
- Nexus Guardian
- Phased Harpy
- Resonant Harpy
- Sentry Harpy
- Transcendent Harpy
- Watchful Harpy
Gallery
A Hezen Corrective Harpy.
A Hezen Protective Harpy.
A Virgo Prohibition Harpy.
A Sol Divisive Harpy.
A Sol Primeval Harpy.
A Sol Imminent Harpy.
A Vex Sol Collective Harpy.
A Sol Divisive Harpy in Destiny 2.
A Harpy preparing to fire.
In game of a pair of Harpies.
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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
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