Hezen Protective

Hezen Protective
Overview
Objectives:	Working towards unknown goals and conducting colossal projects.
Minds:	Zydron, Gate Lord
At war with:	Vanguard ; House of Winter ; House of Wolves ; Taken
Allied with:	Aphix Invasive ; Hezen Corrective ; Precursors ; Descendants
Encountered:	Concentrated around the legendary Vault of Glass and the Endless Steps.

The Hezen Protective is one of the Vex programming collectives found on Venus. They can be identified by their yellowish-brass bodies with white stripes.^[1]

History

Origins

The Hezen Protective have possibly been on Venus before the age of humanity.^{[citation needed]} They are responsible for many of the Vex's biggest projects on Venus, most notably the Vault of Glass, a timeless realm where time, space, and reality can be manipulated and altered by the Oracles, Templar, and Gorgons.^{[citation needed]}

City Age

During the time of the City Age, a fireteam of Guardians consisting of Praedyth, Pahanin, Kabr and three other unknown Guardians would enter the Vault to destroy Atheon, Time's Conflux, the Vex Mind which served as the Vault's Nexus, processing the calculations into the Conflux network.^[2] However, they would be no match for the Templars whose power and weaponry would overwhelm them, forcing them deeper into the Vault. Only Pahanin would escape the Vault. Praedyth would become trapped and lost to time and Kabr would construct the Aegis, a weapon capable of destroying the Templar's shield, before being consumed by the Vex^[3] while the three unknown Guardians were wiped from existence.^{[citation needed]}

Fall of the Vault of Glass

When the the Guardian was informed by the Reef that they must receive the eye of a Gate Lord to enter the Black Garden,^[4] they would make their way to the Endless Steps and destroy Zydron, Gate Lord to receive its eye.^[5] Shortly after the destruction of the Black Heart, a fireteam led by the Guardian would infiltrate the Vault of Glass. They would destroy the Oracles and use the Aegis to defeat the Templar. They would then avoid the Gorgons, enter the heart of the Vault and bring an end to Atheon, Time's Conflux, severely weakening the Protective.^[6]

The Wolf Rebellion

The forces of Skolas, Kell of Kells would infiltrate the Vault of Glass to use the Oracles to tap into the Vex network. While the Protective were engaging with the Fallen, the Guardian would enter the Templar's Well and destroy the Oracles. Skolas would later arrive at the Vex Citadel, to use its technology to pull the House of Wolves across time. The Guardian would arrive once more, destroying Vechron, Spire Lord, and capturing the Kell of Kells.^[7]

The Taken War

In attempt to gain control of the Vex network, Oryx, the Taken King would send Morphon, Blighted Mind to corrupt the network in the Vault of Glass. The Protective would decide to let the Guardians deal with the threat. The Guardians would successfully defeat Morphon and discover the remains of Praedyth. Later, the source of the Taken Blight on Venus would be destroyed by the Guardian and the threat of the Taken on the planet would be mainly extinguished.^[8]

Shortly after the death of the Taken King, Theosyion, the Restorative Mind would make its way to the Echo Chamber and attempt to recreate Sekrion, Nexus Mind, so the Vex could continue their conversion of Venus. A Guardian fireteam would be sent to stop this. The Hezen Protective would fail to stop the Guardians and Theosyion, the Restorative Mind would be destroyed.^[9]

Structure

Although not encountered as frequently as the Hezen Corrective, the Hezen Protective are mainly found in the Citadel, the Endless Steps, The Nexus, and the Vault of Glass.^[1] The Protective's activities appear to go beyond conventional military occupation, as they actively work towards completing a colossal project of unknown scale.