Hidden Swarm

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"Mind the cracks and crevices of the Moon. There is an army in their shadows"

— Ikora Rey

The Hidden Swarm are a brood of the Hive under the command of the Hive god Crota and his disciples, lead by the Swarm Princes under their commander Sardon, Fist of Crota.

Since they're the first Hive encountered in The Dark Within. On the Moon, they're the outermost defensive line, warding off anyone attempting to enter the Hellmouth. They are identified by their red-orange coloring and the large nails driven through their arms and bodies. This sect of hive is encountered once more on Luna in Shadowkeep, their general look remains the same compared to Savathûn's hive but they now seem to have some form of spiked growth all over their bodies.

History

Arrival in the Solar System

When Crota, Son of Oryx and his spawn arrived at the Solar System and took over Moon, The Hidden Swarm served as the beachhead force for Crota's staged invasion of Earth and also tasked with protecting their newly erected lunar strongholds, the most infamous, the Hellmouth. As they silently build their strength over the centuries, a Titan named Rezyl Azzir happen to intrude upon the Hellmouth and met with the Hive Wizard Xyor, the Blessed and her consort Knight. Though Rezyl survived his encounter, it would ultimately Xyor's plan to curse the Titan with her dark whispers into becoming the infamous Dredgen Yor.

During the early City Age, the Hidden Swarm launched their Seeder Ships throughout Earth and engaged the Light-bearing Guardians at the Rusted Lands in the Eastern Flooded Zone; only one surviving Hunter warned the City of the Hive threat. Against overwhelming odds, the Guardians barely succeeded in repealing their forces at the Battle of Burning Lake, only to fail at their counteroffensive at the Great Disaster on the Moon.

Dark Below

Unopposed after their victory at Luna, the Hidden Swarm continued to seed their brood in secret beneath the Cosmodrome for millenia, until Fallen from the House of Devils stirred them up at Skywatch much to the discovery of a newly-Risen Guardian. With word reaching the Speaker about the resurgence of Hive activity on Earth, the Guardian was send to investigate the Hellmouth for answers. What they found confirmed that the Hive was preparing a second invasion of Earth; this time also attacking the dormant Traveler in a ritual to drain its Light using a lost shard of it. The ritual was thwarted but the threat of the Hive remained; one which would be addressed by the former-Lightbearer Eris Morn.

Having sworn vengeance on the Hive and their master Crota for the losses of her Light, Ghost, and fireteam, Eris took tactical control over the Guardian as they work to dismantle the leadership behind the Hidden Swarm, including the legendary Swarm Princes whom forged Crota's infamous Sword and their commander Sardon, Fist of Crota.

Notable Members

• Swarm Princes - Leaders†
  • Banuk, Ur Prince
  • Dakoor, Yul Prince
  • Garok, Xol Prince
  • Merok, Eir Prince
• Daughters of Crota - Leaders
  • Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota
  • Besurith, Daughter of Crota
• Blade of the Monarch
• Gotra, Eir Spawn
• Gothrax, Protector of the Swarm
• Kranox, the Graven
• Mormu, Xol Spawn
• Räkta, the Mournful
• Siphon Witch
• Telthor, Unborn
• Umra, Xol Spawn
• Vurok, Eir Spawn
• Xyor, the Unwed

Trivia

• It's unknown what Hive deity spawned the Hidden Swarm, as none of the known gods have been referenced to giving birth to this brood.
  • Its most likely that they serve the Hive god Crota, as their commanders all follow Sardon, Fist of Crota.
  • Because of this, the Hidden Swarm is the only Hive brood besides the Cult of the Worm that has no main god leading or breeding the brood.

List of appearances

• Destiny (First appearance)
  • The Dark Below
• Destiny 2
  • Shadowkeep