Dire Taken

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Dire Taken
Overview
Domain(s):	Dreadnaught
Leadership:	The Resonant Knife, First of the Reshaped
Notable member(s):	Hashon of Endless Horrors Kelrosh, Spawn Keeper
At war with:	Vanguard The Dread (partially) Lucent Brood Xivu Arath's Horde
Allied with:	The Dread (partially)

The Dire Taken are a faction of Taken that began to appear on the Dreadnaught following the events of the Revenant Uprising. They are predominantly identified by tendrils emanating from their backs, their skin peeling back from their eyes and unique abilities compared to normal Taken.

History

"THE KING IS AGONY: His absence worse.
We look to the dark, we look for another'
One to raise the blade of shaping.
SING IN THE DARK a song of waiting, a patience song
Pluck at the hair-strung harp. Cry out to the depths.
Sing until an answer comes.
THE ANSWER COMES. THE ANSWER COMES.
WE WILL IT: THE ANSWER COMES."

— First Song of the Taken

After the destruction of the Witness, and with Oryx, the Taken King long dead at the hands of the Guardian, the remaining Taken aboard the Dreadnaught were left aimless and lost. Mourning the loss of their King, they began to sing a series of hymns into the Darkness, seeking to summon a new master who might command them.

Eventually, the Taken's calls were answered by an unknown entity within the Ascendant Realm, apparently having manifested as a direct result of their repeated entreaties for leadership. The Taken excitedly pledged themselves to this new force, declaring it to be their new "will, guide, and king", and imploring it to take command of them.

Some time later, the Subjugator Keit'Ehr, first of the Dread created by the Witness within the Pale Heart using the Traveler's Light, came to the Dreadnaught in search of the Echo that had made its way to the derelict craft and hidden itself somewhere within. Upon arriving within the High War, Keit'Ehr noted that the Taken King was dead and his court empty, but it was nonetheless able to hear a "silent voice" coming from the depths of the Ascendant Realm. Intuiting that this voice belonged to the new power the Taken had called forth into being, Keit'Ehr pledged itself to its service, and called upon its fellow Dread to join it aboard the Dreadnaught.

Shortly after the end of the Revenant Uprising, the Dire Taken arrived in the European Dead Zone, to protect an anchor-like artifact radiating Taken energies.

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Members

Leadership

• The Resonant Knife, First of the Reshaped

Champions

• Alphrak, Keeper of the Rift
• Baiish, Taken Sibling-Errant
• Bifrons, Inverted
• Felghul the Requisitioner
• Gorkall, the Gatekeeper
• Hashon of Endless Horrors
• Horiil, Flame of Night
• Jas Kar, Unrelenting
• Kelrosh, Spawn Keeper
• Mirmo
• Obak-Hul, Transformed
• Penumbral Centurion
• Pry Ell, Taken Sibling-Errant
• Raphrax, Keeper of the Rift
• Truum, the Waking
• Vorok, Excise Eternal
• Warden Dorodoth
• Xir-Kuur, Taken
• Zuu Sel, Elusive Shadow

Unique Forces

Taken Thrall variants Dire Thrall Ravenous Dire Thrall Essentia Coalescent Taken Acolyte variants Dire Acolyte Ravenous Dire Acolyte Taken Knight variants Dire Knight Ravenous Dire Knight Servile Knight Taken Wizard variants Caster Wizard Channeler of Terror Dire Wizard Ravenous Dire Wizard Servile Wizard Taken Wizard, Hunter of Power Taken Ogre variants Consumed Ogre Devoured Ogre Keeper of Power Ogre Ascendant Ravenous Dire Ogre Taken Conduit Essentia Coalescent Taken Vandal variants Dire Vandal Ravenous Dire Vandal Servile Vandal Taken Captain variants Ascendant Bladebearer Blight Sentinel Dire Captain Ravenous Dire Captain Gloam Wanderer Servile Captain Taken Warden Vanguard's Most Wanted

Taken Goblin variants Dire Goblin Ravenous Dire Goblin Blight Protector Taken Hobgoblin variants Dire Hobgoblin Ravenous Dire Hobgoblin Phased Taken Hobgoblin Servile Hobgoblin Taken Minotaur variants Dire Minotaur Ravenous Dire Minotaur Servile Minotaur Locus of Madness Shadowbeast variants Dire War Beast Skittish Shadow Taken Psion variants Dire Psion Ravenous Dire Psion Taken Phalanx variants Blight Sentinel Dire Phalanx Ravenous Dire Phalanx Keeper of Power Taken Centurion variants Barrier Conjurer Dire Centurion Ravenous Dire Centurion Servile Centurion Shieldbearer Sentry Skyburners' Grudge Taken Subjugator variants Shade of Keit'Ehr

Trivia

• The Dire Taken are unique compared to their original counterparts due to the usage of Destiny 2 enemies, tentacles sprouting from their backs and their faces have begun to peel back.
  • The Taken Hive use models from Savathûn's Brood/Xivu Arath's Horde.
  • The Taken Fallen use models from the House of Dusk.
  • The Taken Vex use models from the Sol Collective.
  • The Taken Cabal use models from the Shadow Legion.

Gallery

Concept Art

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List of appearances

• Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy (First appearance)
  • Reclamation