Adherent

Adherent
Biographical information
Species:	Hive
Type:	Acolyte
Sect:	Grasp of Nokris
Purpose:	Marksman
Combat information
Weapon(s):	Soulfire Rifle Acolyte Grenade
Abilities:	Rapid Movement Hive Melee

Adherents are a subvariant of Acolyte that was mostly exclusive to the Grasp of Nokris that serve as dedicated Hive snipers which engaged adversaries at an extended range, firing powerful charged shots using their signature weapon: the Soulfire Rifle.

Variants

• Unhallowed Adherent
• Dread Unhallowed Adherent

Trivia

• The Adherent's role and abilities in battle is similar, if not the same, as the Red Legion Psion as well as the Vex Hobgoblin and the Fallen Vandal.
• Adherents are noticeably rarer than other Hive units and the snipers of other factions, generally only appearing in small numbers on specific missions and are rarely seen in the open world.
• The Adherent is the first Hive soldier that functions as a sniper.
  • Besides the Cabal, before the Red Legion's appearance, all other factions had snipers.
• Adherents seen in the Tangled Shore and on the Moon are named as Acolytes rather than Adherents.

List of appearances

• Destiny 2
  • Warmind (First appearance)
  • Forsaken
  • Shadowkeep