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Nova Bomb
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- "Just before a Nova Bomb hits, there is a rush of air and warmth—the destruction of Light and life in its path."
- — Ikora Rey
Nova Bomb is a Guardian Super available to members of the Warlock class that use the Voidwalker subclass.[1]
Description[edit]
- "Channel some of the Traveler's most mysterious forces and unleash them in an explosive, large area-of-effect attack."
- — Ability description [2]
In Destiny, the caster hurls a concentrated sphere of Void energy that, upon impact with a target, unleashes a devastating explosion. The Nova Bomb is capable of completely vaporizing weaker enemies and staggering larger, more powerful foes.[3] It can be upgraded to leave behind a damaging vortex on impact, split into three separate projectiles upon being thrown, or travel farther and faster.
In Destiny 2, Nova Bomb damage has been increased and there are two types of Nova Bomb, Cataclysm and Vortex. Nova Bomb Cataclysm, previously connected with the Attunement of Chaos subclass tree, travels slowly and seeks enemies, shattering into smaller seeker projectiles. Shooting the bomb while in the air causes it to split earlier.[4] Nova Bomb Vortex, previously connected with the Attunement of Hunger subclass tree, fires a singularity that falls to the ground in an arc and continually damages enemies trapped inside.[4] Savathûn and her Projections are also capable of using Nova Bomb Vortex, in a longer lasting but lower damage version, and can fire it under themselves as part of a Nova Warp.[5]
Trivia[edit]
- Nova Bomb shares its name with a weapon-of-mass-destruction device from Bungie's Halo franchise (a cluster of nuclear fusion warheads packed in a lithium alloy casing), which in turn was inspired by a weapon also of the same name from the novel Starship Troopers, wherein that was described as "being able to split a planet in half". Coincidentally, another superweapon by the name of "Nova bomb" was also featured in the science fiction series Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda.
List of appearances[edit]
- The Law Of The Jungle (First appearance)
- Destiny
- Destiny 2
- Season of the Hunt (Mentioned only)
- Season of the Splicer
- Season of the Lost (Mentioned only)
- The Witch Queen
- Season of the Risen
- The Final Shape
Gallery[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Game Informer January 2014, page 54
- ^ Destiny Players: Controls Screenshot
- ^ YouTube: E3 2013 Destiny Gameplay Demo
- ^ Jump up to: a b Destiny 2 - Subclass description
- ^ Bungie (2022/2/22), Destiny 2: The Witch Queen - Mission: The Ritual