Tormentor
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Tormentors are powerful humanoid entities commanded by the Witness[1]. They are massive bipedal beings that appear to be amongst the Witness' true combat forces, wielding massive scythes and utilizing paracausal suppression abilities.[2]
Overview
Tormentors are hulking, vaguely humanoid beings, adorned in what appear to be long strips of cloth-like material. They have long limbs and massive torsos, but appear to be nearly headless, instead having simple metallic "caps" which emit a bright yellow-orange light. Their hands and feet both have three fingers and an opposable thumb.
Tormentors wield massive scythes made out of Pyramid technology for close to medium range melee combat, and appear to harness the power to manipulate Void energy and generate weak spots on their body similar to Rhulk. They also possess a power referred to as "Dark Harvest", where they draw in a combatant within close-range and appear to drain the life force out of them before knocking them back.
Gameplay
The primary attack of a Tormentor involves generating a circular void blast from their scythe and slinging it towards their enemy. These attacks do moderate damage but posses some degree of tracking so Guardians should be careful. Occasionally, Tormentors will spin their scythes and float them into the air, when this happens they will unleash a massive barrage of these blasts in all directions. Tormentors can also leap into the air, before crashing down at high speeds with an explosion of void energy at their target.
Once a significant amount of damage has been dealt to a Tormentor, their physical appearance becomes gray, and their ragged cloaks become much more prominent. In this state, they gain access to another attack known as "Dark Harvest", where their scythes will glow a bright purple and they will aggressively rush guardians with the goal of grabbing them and draining their health. This attack does massive damage especially if you are under-powered, and will most likely kill you if you are grabbed. Because of this, Guardians should be very careful when dealing with Tormentors in this state.
Known Tormentors
Variants
Trivia
- The Tormentors bear some similarities to the unknown creatures encountered by the Drifter on an unnamed icy world, which were also described as being headless and projecting a Light-nullifying field[3]. It is unknown as of yet if the two are related in some way.
- Tormentors appear to be related in some way to the former Disciple of the Witness known as Nezarec; several Tormentors have been encountered bearing the title "Imprint of Nezarec".
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List of Appearances
References
- ^ Bungie: Lightfall
- ^ YouTube: Destiny 2 Showcase 2022
- ^ Bungie (2018/9/4), Destiny 2: Forsaken, Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Ancient Apocalypse Robes
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