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The Qugu were an intelligent species that lived on their home planet of Seht before being rendered extinct by the Hive. They had black eyes and cephalopod-like bodies mounted on two inverted legs with a singular arm protruding from the chest, all cloaked with a large mane of fifteen tentacles.
Overview
The Qugu evolved from herd animals and were infected by a virus that profoundly influenced their society. The virus rewrote the Qugu's genetic code so that they were compelled to ritualistically offer their limbs to be amputated by another species called Jaw-beasts. Once the massive, sessile jaw-beasts had consumed Qugu cells, the virus converted the cells into eggs, which would develop and eventually hatch within the jaw-beasts. In turn, the jaw-beasts produced a nectar-like substance that the Qugu would consume to experience hallucinogenic visions.[1] Their homeworld of Seht orbited a large white star known as Se'Tar alongside eleven other planets. However, three other stars were close enough to "color the sky."
Qugu society seems to be a gerontocracy run by "elders" who oversee communities of Qugu called "groves." They group themselves into "lines" which determine part of their name and they appear to hold their lines in high esteem. The elders appoint those they deem worthy to important positions like admiral.
Their naming system follows a name and surname style. The surname comes first, originating from the Qugu's line, and is separated from their name with an apostrophe. For example, the name Te'Qal means they are from the "Te" line. [2]
The Qugu military is run by a typical hierarchical system of an Admiral who oversees a fleet with Captains beneath them who oversee sections of the fleet. Their weaponry is drone-based, with ships releasing dozens of drones that perform various tasks from weapons to utility.
The Qugu were evidently attuned to the Darkness and could commune with the memories of their ancestors through it.[3] This Darkness would also allow the Qugu to communicate their thoughts and emotions directly to each other, as well as control their technology with their thoughts.
By the time the Hive encountered the Qugu, they had become a spacefaring civilization and traveled on "ark-ships". Savathûn's brood swiftly exterminated the Qugu and their jaw-beasts.[1] When Oryx reported this in the Books of Sorrow, he omitted any mention of the Qugu using the Darkness, likely at the behest of the Witness. The Witness itself, on the other hand, locked away a singular reference to this aboard Essence, which the Guardian recovered in the present day while searching for Nezarec.
List of appearances
- Destiny: The Taken King (First mentioned)
- Destiny 2: Lightfall (Mentioned only)
- Episode: Echoes (Mentioned only)
References
- ^ a b 'Bungie (2015/9/15), Destiny: The Taken King, Grimoire: Calcified Fragments, XXIII: Fire Without Fuel
- ^ (2024/9/10),Destiny 2: The Final Shape, Dyanasty - A Step Leads. A Step Follows.
- ^ (2023/3/10),Destiny 2: Lightfall, Inspiral - The Art of Symbiosis
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