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==History== | ==History== | ||
Initially the Skyburners are fought sparingly in the base game, only found guarding high value Cabal Commanders. When Ta'aurc dispatches the elite [[Ice Reapers]] to hunt down [[Rasputin]], the Skyburners accompany them as well. The Valus himself even used Skyburner soldiers as his personal guard until his assassination. In both cases however the Skyburners suffer total casualties.The Skyburners play a larger role in ''[[The Taken King]]'' as they are found on [[Phobos]] and the [[Dreadnaught]].The Skyburners are one of the first Cabal units to encounter the [[Taken]] and are routed utterly within hours, being forced to evacuate Fleetbase Korus. | Initially the Skyburners are fought sparingly in the base game, only found guarding high value Cabal Commanders. When Ta'aurc dispatches the elite [[Ice Reapers]] to hunt down [[Rasputin]], the Skyburners accompany them as well. The Valus himself even used Skyburner soldiers as his personal guard until his assassination. In both cases however the Skyburners suffer total casualties. The Skyburners play a larger role in ''[[The Taken King]]'' as they are found on [[Phobos]] and the [[Dreadnaught]].The Skyburners are one of the first Cabal units to encounter the [[Taken]] and are routed utterly within hours, being forced to evacuate Fleetbase Korus. | ||
They were originally led by [[Primus Ta'aun]] and his [[Shield Brothers|bond brothers]] before he was Taken and his lieutenants slain.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YClPCoRGeL8 '''Youtube''': Destiny The Taken King Reveal Livestream Tower Tour]</ref> The Skyburners were ordered by the Emperor himself to board the Dreadnaught and kill [[Oryx, the Taken King]], by any means necessary. They crashed their warship into the Dreadnaught's hull, and are fighting a protracted war of attrition deep behind enemy lines. Guardians have noted that their normally robust military engine has become hopelessly bogged down against the [[Hive]]. | They were originally led by [[Primus Ta'aun]] and his [[Shield Brothers|bond brothers]] before he was Taken and his lieutenants slain.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YClPCoRGeL8 '''Youtube''': Destiny The Taken King Reveal Livestream Tower Tour]</ref> The Skyburners were ordered by the Emperor himself to board the Dreadnaught and kill [[Oryx, the Taken King]], by any means necessary. They crashed their warship into the Dreadnaught's hull, and are fighting a protracted war of attrition deep behind enemy lines. Guardians have noted that their normally robust military engine has become hopelessly bogged down against the [[Hive]]. | ||
While severely diminished, the Skyburners survived long enough to see [[Ghaul]] arrive in the system. What became of them is unknown, but they considered their survival "victory enough."<ref>[[Skyburner's Oath]] lore description</ref> | |||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||