Editing Dire Taken

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|domain(s)= [[Dreadnaught]]
|conflicts=
|leadership= [[Lord of Every Nothing]] <br>[[The Resonant Knife, First of the Reshaped]]
|notable-member= [[Hashon of Endless Horrors]] <br> [[Kelrosh, Spawn Keeper]]
|affiliation=
|war= [[Vanguard]]<br>[[The Dread]] {{C|partially}}<br>[[Lucent Brood]]<br>[[Xivu Arath's Horde]]
|ally= [[The Dread]] {{C|partially}}
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The '''Dire Taken'''<ref>'''Bungie (2025/2/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Episode: Heresy]] - [[Kludge]]''</ref> 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==
{{Quote|THE KING IS AGONY: His absence worse.<br> We look to the dark, we look for another'<br>One to raise the blade of shaping.<br>SING IN THE DARK a song of waiting, a patience song<br>Pluck at the hair-strung harp. Cry out to the depths.<br>Sing until an answer comes.<br>THE ANSWER COMES. THE ANSWER COMES.<br>WE WILL IT: THE ANSWER COMES.|First Song of the Taken}}
After the destruction of the [[the Witness|Witness]], and with [[Oryx, the Taken King]] long dead at the hands of the [[The Guardian|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.<ref name="SoD">'''Bungie (2025/2/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Songs of Descent|Songs of Descent]], [[Lore:Songs of Descent#First Song of the Taken|First Song of the Taken]]''</ref>

Eventually, the Taken's calls were answered by an [[Lord of Every Nothing|unknown entity]] within the [[Ascendant Realm]], having manifested as a direct result of their repeated entreaties for leadership. The Taken pledged themselves to this new force, declaring it to be their new "will, guide, and king", and imploring it to take command of them.<ref name="SongKnife">'''Bungie (2025/2/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - Lore:Songs of Descent, [[Lore:Songs of Descent#Song for the Knife|Song for the Knife]]''</ref>

Some time later, the [[Subjugator]] [[The Resonant Knife, First of the Reshaped|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 of Navigation|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.<ref name="ResSong">'''Bungie (2025/2/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - Lore:Songs of Descent, [[Lore:Songs of Descent#Resonance Song|Resonance Song]]''</ref> 

Shortly after the end of the [[Revenant Uprising]], an [[Eversion Anchor]] originating from the Dreadnaught had traveled via the Ascendant Realm to the [[European Dead Zone]]. After landing in the EDZ the Eversion Anchor began infesting the surrounding wilderness with [[Blight]] and newly reshaped Dire Taken.<ref name="Espial"> '''Bungie (2025/2/4)''', ''Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy - [[Espial]]''</ref>

==Members==
;Leadership
*'''[[Lord of Every Nothing]]'''
**[[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, Imprisoned|Obak-Hul, Transformed]]
*[[Penumbral Centurion]]
*[[Pry Ell, Taken Sibling-Errant]]
*[[Raphrax, Keeper of the Rift]]
*[[Skyburners' Grudge]]
*[[Truum, the Waking]]
*[[Vorok, Excise Eternal]]
*[[Warden Dorodoth]]
*[[Xir-Kuur, Not-Taken|Xir-Kuur, Taken]]
*[[Zuu Sel, Elusive Shadow]]

==Unique Forces==
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;[[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]]

{{Col-2}}
;[[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]]

;Taken [[Subjugator]] variants
*[[Shade of Keit'Ehr]]
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==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]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Reclamation]]''
**''[[Lawless]]''

==References==
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