Editing Archon

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|name= Archon
|species= [[Fallen]]
|type= [[Captain]] <br> [[Chieftain]] 
|house= [[House of Devils]] <br> [[House of Dusk]] <br> [[House of Exile]] <br> [[House of Wolves]] <br> [[Devil Splicers]] <br> [[House of Salvation]] <br> [[Scorn]] 
|gender= Various
|rank= Religious Leader <br> Prime Servitor's Guard
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{{Quote|The Archons are the links between the Fallen and their Servitors. We break those links, we break the Fallen.|[[Grimoire]] Description}}

'''Archons''' (also known as '''Archon Priests''') are high priests of the [[Fallen]], who act as the intermediary between the [[Kell]] and the [[Prime Servitor]] of each House.<ref name="Servitor">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Enemies|Enemies]]/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen|Fallen]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Servitor|Servitor]]''</ref>

==Overview==
Archons are part of the triumvirate leadership of a Fallen House and serve their [[Prime Servitor]] as mechanics who delicately caretake its platings. They have an unclear symbiosis with the Primes but are still clearly defined as their servants.<ref name="Servitor"/><ref name="Aksor">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Enemies|Enemies]]/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership|Fallen Leadership]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership#Aksor, Archon Priest|Aksor, Archon Priest]]''</ref> 

If an Archon were to fall, that House's Prime Servitor would become vulnerable to attack.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Enemies|Enemies]]/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership|Fallen Leadership]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership#Riksis Devil Archon|Riksis, Devil Archon]]''</ref> Houses seem to have several esteemed mechanics called "Rising Archons" ready to assume the role should there need be. They appear to be skilled mechanics, eager to prove their worth.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Enemies|Enemies]]/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership|Fallen Leadership]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership#S.A.B.E.R.-2|S.A.B.E.R-2]]''</ref> How new Archons are selected is unclear, but during the [[Reef Wars]], the [[House of Wolves]] had no less than three different Archons during the war.<ref name="Aksor"/><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - Item Description, [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/hunt-the-archon?highlight=Keldar Hunt the Archon]''</ref><ref name="Skoriks">'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Enemies|Enemies]]/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Hunted|Fallen Hunted]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Hunted#WANTED: Skoriks, Archon-Slayer|WANTED: Skoriks, Archon-Slayer]]''</ref>

They are also responsible for overseeing a Fallen ritual known as the [[Archon's Forge]], an ancient rite of passage for Fallen seeking to improve their station.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Activities|Activities]]/[[Grimoire:Activities/Rise of Iron|Rise of Iron]], [[Grimoire:Activities/Rise of Iron#Archon's Forge|Archon's Forge]]''</ref> Other duties of Archons are unclear, but they do seem to have a role in the ritualistic docking that Fallen [[Dreg]]s are subject to.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Allies|Allies]]/[[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries|Legends & Mysteries]], [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Mystery: Fate of Skolas|Mystery: Fate of Skolas]]''</ref> Prime Servitors also play some role in Fallen Star Flight, and it may be the Archon's role in conveying the wishes of the Kell to the Prime on the course.<ref name="Servitor"/>

In the absence of a Kell, an Archon becomes a notable figurehead by acting out the wishes of its Prime Servitor and can restore order in the House by caretaking or rebuilding the House Prime. With the demise of [[Skolas, Kell of Kells|Skolas]], the Wolf Priest [[Keldar, Archon Priest|Keldar]] was able to rally the surviving Wolves by restoring [[Orbiks Prime]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[The Wolves of Mars]]''</ref>

While [[Riksis, Devil Archon|Riksis]] helped [[Sepiks Prime]] rule the [[House of Devils]] after the death of their Kell over one hundred years ago.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Allies|Allies]]/[[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries|Legends & Mysteries]], [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Legend: Saint-14|Legend: Saint-14]]''</ref> Years later, [[Aksis, Archon Prime|Aksis]] was able to revive their Prime as [[Sepiks Perfected]] to control the flow of Ether and went against Fallen traditions by establishing his new authority as ''Archon Prime'' in an effort to control the Devils.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] - [[Sepiks Perfected]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Enemies|Enemies]]/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen|Fallen]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Devil Splicers|Devil Splicers]]''</ref> [[Fikrul, the Fanatic|Fikrul]], on the other hand, led the [[Scorn]] after the deaths of [[Uldren Sov|Uldren]] and the Scorned Barons until he attempted to fulfil his ambition to become the Kell of Kells upon acquiring an [[Echo (object)|Echo]] and altering the Eliksni's Ether polarity to convert them into [[Revenant Scorn]].<ref>'''Bungie (2024/10/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Revenant]]''</ref>

==Known Archons==
;House of Devils
*[[Karrhis, Archon Rising]]
*[[Riksis, Devil Archon]]
*[[Aksis, Archon Prime]]
*[[Vosik, the Archpriest]]
*[[Kovik, Splicer Priest]]

;House of Dusk
*[[Raksil, Archon Priest]]

;House of Exile
*[[Archon Levaszk, Prophet of the Giver]]

;House of Wolves
*[[Aksor, Archon Priest]]
*[[Keldar, Archon Priest]]

;House of Salvation
*[[Kridis, Dark Priestess]]

;Scorn
*[[Fikrul, the Fanatic]]

;[[Taken|Lost to Taken]]
*[[Nixis, Hunger of Oryx]]

;Unknown House
*Verlai<ref>'''YouTube:''' [https://youtube.com/watch?v=UYk0_m2cQGs Berg 99-40 Idle Dialogue]</ref>

==Miscellaneous==
*[[Archon Aspirant, House Salvation|Archon Aspirant]]
*[[Archon Servant]]

==Mentioned Only==
*An Archon that was killed by [[Skoriks, Archon-Slayer]].<ref name="Skoriks"/>
*An Archon who was mentioned by [[Variks, The Loyal|Variks]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] - [[Variks, The Loyal]]: [[Variks, The Loyal#Quotes|"Increase the ether feed to the Archon. He's been quite entertaining."]]''</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Aksis_2.png|Aksis, Archon Prime
File:Unknown_Fallen_boss_e3.jpg|Aksor, Archon Priest
File:fikrulthefanatic.jpg|Fikrul, the Fanatic
File:Nixis Hunger of Oryx.jpg|Nixis, Hunger of Oryx
File:Riksis-devil-archon_bungie.jpg|Riksis, Devil Archon
File:Vosikattackl.jpg|Vosik, the Archpriest 
File:Karrhis2.png|Karrhis, Archon Rising
File:Keldar2.png|Keldar, Archon Priest
File:Raksil2.jpg|Raksil, Archon Priest
File:Kovic Splicer Priest.jpg|Kovik, Splicer Priest 
</gallery>

==Non-canon appearances==
;Rising Timeline
{{Main|Archon/Rising}}

==Trivia==
*Archon (Greek: ἄρχων, árchon) is a Greek word that means one of the nine chief magistrates of ancient Athens.
*The [[House of Devils]] have possessed more Archon Priests than any other House. 
*Archons are more often encountered than Fallen [[Kell]]s or [[Prime Servitor]]s.

==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[The Taken King]]''
**''[[Rise of Iron]]''
*''[[Destiny 2]]''
**''[[Forsaken]]''
**''[[Season of the Drifter]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of Dawn]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Beyond Light]]''
**''[[Season of the Splicer]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Episode: Revenant]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Episode: Heresy]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[The Edge of Fate]]''

==References==
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