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|name= Hidden Swarm | |name= Hidden Swarm | ||
|purpose= | |purpose= Frontline Military | ||
|champion(s)= [[Swarm Princes]] <br> [[Xyor, the Unwed]] <br> [[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota]] <br> [[Zulmak, Instrument of Torment]] | |champion(s)= [[Swarm Princes]] <br> [[Xyor, the Unwed]] <br> [[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota]] <br> [[Zulmak, Instrument of Torment]] | ||
|realm= [[Cosmodrome]] <br> [[Hellmouth]] <br> [[Scarlet Keep]] | |realm= [[Cosmodrome]] <br> [[Hellmouth]] <br> [[Scarlet Keep]] | ||
|war= [[Vanguard]] <br> [[House of Exile | |war= [[Vanguard]] <br> [[House of Exile]] <br> [[House of Dusk]] <br> [[Taniks' Crew]] <br> [[House of Devils]] <br> [[Devil Splicers]] <br> [[Lucent Brood]] <br> [[Imperial Cabal]] | ||
|ally= [[Spawn of Crota]] {{C|absorbed}} | |ally= [[Spawn of Crota]] {{C|absorbed}} <br> [[Taken]] <br> [[Nightmare]]s <br> Most other [[Hive#Sects and broods|Broods]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|Mind the cracks and crevices of the Moon. There is an army in their shadows.|[[Ikora Rey]]}} | {{Quote|Mind the cracks and crevices of the Moon. There is an army in their shadows.|[[Ikora Rey]]}} | ||
The '''Hidden Swarm''' are a brood of the [[Hive]] previously under the command of the Hive god [[Crota]] and his [[Spawn of Crota|disciples]], led by the [[Swarm Princes]] under their commander [[Sardon, Fist of Crota]]. Since Crota's [[Crota's End|demise]] and the genocide of his spawn, the Swarm became the de facto Hive power on the Moon; succeeded by Crota's own daughters. | The '''Hidden Swarm''' are a brood of the [[Hive]] previously under the command of the Hive god [[Crota]] and his [[Spawn of Crota|disciples]], led by the [[Swarm Princes]] under their commander [[Sardon, Fist of Crota]]. Since Crota's [[Crota's End|demise]] and the genocide of his spawn, the Swarm became the de facto Hive power on the Moon; succeeded by Crota's own daughters. | ||
The Hidden Swarm are the first Hive encountered in [[The Dark Within]]. On the [[Moon]], they're the outermost defensive line, warding off anyone attempting to enter the [[Hellmouth]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#The_Hidden_Swarm|The Hidden Swarm]]''</ref> They are identified by their red-orange coloring and the large nails driven through their arms and bodies. This sect of Hive is encountered once more on Luna in | The Hidden Swarm are the first Hive encountered in [[The Dark Within]]. On the [[Moon]], they're the outermost defensive line, warding off anyone attempting to enter the [[Hellmouth]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#The_Hidden_Swarm|The Hidden Swarm]]''</ref> They are identified by their red-orange coloring and the large nails driven through their arms and bodies. This sect of Hive is encountered once more on Luna in [[Shadowkeep]]; their general look is similar to before; compared to [[Savathûn's Hive]] but they now seem to have some form of spiked growth all over their bodies. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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===Dark Below=== | ===Dark Below=== | ||
[[File:HiddenSwarm1.jpg|thumb|300px|Swarm Prince battling a Guardian]] | [[File:HiddenSwarm1.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Swarm Prince battling a Guardian]] | ||
Unopposed after their victory at Luna, the Hidden Swarm continued to seed their brood in secret beneath [[Old Russia]] for years, until [[Fallen]] from the [[House of Devils]] stirred them up at [[Skywatch]] much to the discovery of a newly-Risen [[The Guardian|Guardian]]. | Unopposed after their victory at Luna, the Hidden Swarm continued to seed their brood in secret beneath [[Old Russia]] for years, until [[Fallen]] from the [[House of Devils]] stirred them up at [[Skywatch]] much to the discovery of a newly-Risen [[The Guardian|Guardian]]. | ||
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===Shadowkeep=== | ===Shadowkeep=== | ||
[[File:HiddenSwarm5.jpg|thumb|300px|Hidden Swarm remerges]] | [[File:HiddenSwarm5.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Hidden Swarm remerges]] | ||
{{Quote|Crota's minions emerge once more. The Hidden Swarm that previously served Crota has banded together once again, leaderless but not purposeless.|[[Eris Morn]]}} | {{Quote|Crota's minions emerge once more. The Hidden Swarm that previously served Crota has banded together once again, leaderless but not purposeless.|[[Eris Morn]]}} | ||
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Over the course of months, the Hidden Swarm constructed a massive crimson fortress, the [[Scarlet Keep]], before the [[Pyramid]] that would act as an amplifier for their magics and to immunize themselves of the Pyramid's trauma-inducing influence.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Eris Morn]]: [[Eris Morn#Quotes|The energy spilling from the tower suggests another purpose: I believe it amplifies Hive magic. This may be where the Hive achieve their immunity to the Pyramid's influences]]''</ref> By then, the whole Swarm were fully radicalized under the Daughters' heretical belief in the Taken King's return and the complete disavowal of the [[Sword Logic]].<ref name="Poison">'''Bungie (2019/10/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]]'', ''[[Weblore]]: [[Weblore:Shadowkeep#Poison|Poison]]''</ref> However, it would later be revealed to every event that happened prior was all part of a massive plot orchestrated by [[Savathûn, the Witch-Queen]], with the goal to wipe the remaining heirs of her late brother's lineage at the [[Guardians]]' hands. <ref name="Apocrypha pt.XI.X">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Inquisition of the Damned#XI.X: Apocrypha|XI.X: Apocrypha]]''</ref> She would in turn manipulate [[Eris Morn]] of her curiosity into uncovering the Lunar Pyramid hidden beneath the surface.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/09/16)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]]'', ''[[Weblore]]: [[Weblore:Shadowkeep#THE BLACK NEEDLE|THE BLACK NEEDLE]]''</ref> | Over the course of months, the Hidden Swarm constructed a massive crimson fortress, the [[Scarlet Keep]], before the [[Pyramid]] that would act as an amplifier for their magics and to immunize themselves of the Pyramid's trauma-inducing influence.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Eris Morn]]: [[Eris Morn#Quotes|The energy spilling from the tower suggests another purpose: I believe it amplifies Hive magic. This may be where the Hive achieve their immunity to the Pyramid's influences]]''</ref> By then, the whole Swarm were fully radicalized under the Daughters' heretical belief in the Taken King's return and the complete disavowal of the [[Sword Logic]].<ref name="Poison">'''Bungie (2019/10/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]]'', ''[[Weblore]]: [[Weblore:Shadowkeep#Poison|Poison]]''</ref> However, it would later be revealed to every event that happened prior was all part of a massive plot orchestrated by [[Savathûn, the Witch-Queen]], with the goal to wipe the remaining heirs of her late brother's lineage at the [[Guardians]]' hands. <ref name="Apocrypha pt.XI.X">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Inquisition of the Damned#XI.X: Apocrypha|XI.X: Apocrypha]]''</ref> She would in turn manipulate [[Eris Morn]] of her curiosity into uncovering the Lunar Pyramid hidden beneath the surface.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/09/16)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]]'', ''[[Weblore]]: [[Weblore:Shadowkeep#THE BLACK NEEDLE|THE BLACK NEEDLE]]''</ref> | ||
[[File:HiddenSwarm.jpg|thumb|300px|The Hidden Swarm]] | [[File:HiddenSwarm.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Hidden Swarm]] | ||
Eventually, the discovery of the [[Pyramid]] by [[Eris Morn]] unleashed phantasmal [[Nightmares]] based on the Guardians' traumas that the Swarm could exploit. Within hours, seismic activity erupted across the Moon, cracking its surface at the [[Ocean of Storms]] and driving the Hive into a frenzy; to which the [[Vanguard]] would deploy a massive siege operation upon the gates of the Keep and secure ground at [[Sorrow's Harbor]].<ref name="A Mysterious Disturbance">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[A Mysterious Disturbance]]''</ref> | Eventually, the discovery of the [[Pyramid]] by [[Eris Morn]] unleashed phantasmal [[Nightmares]] based on the Guardians' traumas that the Swarm could exploit. Within hours, seismic activity erupted across the Moon, cracking its surface at the [[Ocean of Storms]] and driving the Hive into a frenzy; to which the [[Vanguard]] would deploy a massive siege operation upon the gates of the Keep and secure ground at [[Sorrow's Harbor]].<ref name="A Mysterious Disturbance">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[A Mysterious Disturbance]]''</ref> | ||
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====Pit of Heresy==== | ====Pit of Heresy==== | ||
[[File:HiddenSwarm6.jpg|thumb|300px|The Instrument of Torment, Zulmak]] | [[File:HiddenSwarm6.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The Instrument of Torment, Zulmak]] | ||
{{Quote|If all are unworthy, all will seek to subvert the tenets of logic in ways grand and infinitesimal, because all will revert to their truest form—all will become survivors.|Kinox}} <ref name="Apostate">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Item Description: [[Apostate#Lore|Apostate]]''</ref> | {{Quote|If all are unworthy, all will seek to subvert the tenets of logic in ways grand and infinitesimal, because all will revert to their truest form—all will become survivors.|Kinox}} <ref name="Apostate">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Item Description: [[Apostate#Lore|Apostate]]''</ref> | ||
For several weeks after their sisters' deaths, [[Voshyr]] and [[Kinox]] would remain in hiding in the Pit to continue their heretical work; going against the Sword Logic for the sake of survival. Having learned from Hashladûn's failed attempt to preserve their family's past glory, Kinox took the opportunity to make use of Zulmak as their champion to rally the failing Swarm.<ref name="Heretic"/> <ref name="Apostate"/> Using demented rituals that involved sacrificing Nightmares into a crystal, the surviving daughters of Crota enacted a dark yet desperate ritual to commune with the [[Voice in the Darkness]]. However, as their [[Altars of Sorrow|rituals]] caused seismic disturbances, Eris and the Guardians were alerted to their activities.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/29)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Transcript:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hev8IF4neTw The Deepening Wake]''</ref> | For several weeks after their sisters' deaths, [[Voshyr]] and [[Kinox]] would remain in hiding in the Pit to continue their heretical work; going against the Sword Logic for the sake of survival. Having learned from Hashladûn's failed attempt to preserve their family's past glory, Kinox took the opportunity to make use of Zulmak as their champion to rally the failing Swarm.<ref name="Heretic"/> <ref name="Apostate"/> Using demented rituals that involved sacrificing Nightmares into a crystal, the surviving daughters of Crota enacted a dark yet desperate ritual to commune with the [[Voice in the Darkness]]. However, as their [[Altars of Sorrow|rituals]] caused seismic disturbances, Eris and the Guardians were alerted to their activities.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/29)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Transcript:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hev8IF4neTw The Deepening Wake]''</ref> | ||
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===Lucent Feud=== | ===Lucent Feud=== | ||
Despite the loss of the Scarlet Court, the Hidden Swarm would fully pledge themselves to Xivu Arath and maintain a foothold in the Scarlet Keep near Sorrow's Harbor. However, the Hidden Swarm would come into conflict with the [[Lucent Brood]], the servants of Savathûn who abandoned their worms and now use the Light. The Lucent Brood intended to claim the Scarlet Keep, planning on making it the center of a massive ritual using stolen Light to open a portal large enough to launch an invasion of Earth. The Hidden Swarm would fight to keep their holdings on the Moon but would also clash with the Guardians and their new [[Cabal]] allies in their efforts to stop the Lucent Brood's invasion.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Risen]] - [[PsiOps Battlegrounds|PsiOps Battleground]]: [[PsiOps Battleground: Moon|Moon]]''</ref> | |||
==Notable members== | ==Notable members== | ||
[[File:Grimoire_Hidden_Swarm.jpg|thumb|200px|The Hidden Swarm]] | [[File:Grimoire_Hidden_Swarm.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Hidden Swarm]] | ||
===Leadership=== | ===Leadership=== | ||
*'''[[Swarm Princes]]''' {{c|pre-''The Dark Below''}} | *'''[[Swarm Princes]]''' {{c|pre-''The Dark Below''}} | ||
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**[[Garok, Xol Prince]] | **[[Garok, Xol Prince]] | ||
**[[Merok, Eir Prince]] | **[[Merok, Eir Prince]] | ||
*''' | *'''Daughters of [[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]]''' {{c|post-''Shadowkeep''}} | ||
**[[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota]] | **[[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota]] | ||
**[[Besurith, Daughter of Crota]] | **[[Besurith, Daughter of Crota]] | ||
**[[Voshyr|Voshyr, Daughter of Crota]] | **[[Voshyr|Voshyr, Daughter of Crota]] | ||
**[[Kinox|Kinox, Daughter of Crota]] | **[[Kinox|Kinox, Daughter of Crota]] | ||
***[[Ulg'Urin|Ulg'Urin, Son of Kinox]] | |||
===Scarlet Court=== | |||
*[[Ayriax|Ayriax, Daughter of Voshyr]] | |||
*[[Yishra|Yishra, Daughter of Voshyr]] | |||
*[[Ulg'Urin|Ulg'Urin, Son of Kinox]] | |||
{{Col-begin}} | {{Col-begin}} | ||
{{Col-2}} | {{Col-2}} | ||
===Hive Champions=== | ===Hive Champions=== | ||
*[[Blade of the Monarch]] | *[[Blade of the Monarch]] | ||
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*[[Malura, the Fated]] | *[[Malura, the Fated]] | ||
*[[Mormu, Xol Spawn]] | *[[Mormu, Xol Spawn]] | ||
*[[Oxiith, Abandoned Spawn]] | |||
*[[Räkta, the Mournful]] | *[[Räkta, the Mournful]] | ||
*[[Sullied Ogre]] | *[[Sullied Ogre]] | ||
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*[[Volmâr, the Tempted]] | *[[Volmâr, the Tempted]] | ||
*[[Vurok, Eir Spawn]] | *[[Vurok, Eir Spawn]] | ||
*[[Xyor, the Unwed]] | *[[Xyor, the Unwed]] | ||
*[[Zulmak, Instrument of Torment]] | *[[Zulmak, Instrument of Torment]] | ||
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===Mentioned Characters=== | ===Mentioned Characters=== | ||
*[[Akrazul, the Severed]] | *[[Akrazul, the Severed]] | ||
*[[Kuldax]] {{c| | *[[Hurdru]] {{c|supposedly}} | ||
*[[Kuldax]] {{c|supposedly}} | |||
*[[Malkanth, the Deceiver]] | *[[Malkanth, the Deceiver]] | ||
{{Col-end}} | {{Col-end}} | ||
==Unique forces== | ==Unique forces== | ||
;'''[[Thrall]]''' variants | |||
;[[Thrall]] variants | |||
*[[Lunar Scavenger]] | *[[Lunar Scavenger]] | ||
*[[Revenant Thrall]] | *[[Revenant Thrall]] | ||
;[[Cursed Thrall]] variants | ;'''[[Cursed Thrall]]''' variants | ||
*[[Lunar Scavenger]] | *[[Lunar Scavenger]] | ||
;[[Acolyte]] variants | *[[Revenant Cursed Thrall]] | ||
;'''[[Acolyte]]''' variants | |||
*[[Lunar Scavenger]] | *[[Lunar Scavenger]] | ||
*[[Revenant Acolyte]] | *[[Revenant Acolyte]] | ||
;[[Knight]] variants | ;'''[[Knight]]''' variants | ||
*[[Accursed Swordbearer]] | *[[Accursed Swordbearer]] | ||
*[[Blistered Knight]] | *[[Blistered Knight]] | ||
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*[[Trove Guardian]] | *[[Trove Guardian]] | ||
*[[Wealthkeeper]] | *[[Wealthkeeper]] | ||
;[[Darkblade]] variants | ;'''[[Darkblade]]''' variants | ||
*[[Apocalyptic Blade]] | *[[Apocalyptic Blade]] | ||
*[[Malevolent Blade]] | *[[Malevolent Blade]] | ||
;'''[[Wizard]]''' variants | |||
;[[Wizard]] variants | |||
*[[Apprentice of the Cryptoglyph]] | *[[Apprentice of the Cryptoglyph]] | ||
*[[Brood Mother]] | *[[Brood Mother]] | ||
*[[Brood Queen]] | |||
*[[Blistered Wizard]] | *[[Blistered Wizard]] | ||
*[[Deathsinger]] | *[[Deathsinger]] | ||
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*[[Ugul Gar Wizard]] | *[[Ugul Gar Wizard]] | ||
*[[Worm Keeper]] | *[[Worm Keeper]] | ||
;[[Ogre]] variants | ;''[[Ogre]]'' variants | ||
*[[Blistered Ogre]] | *[[Blistered Ogre]] | ||
*[[Fissure Ogre]] | *[[Fissure Ogre]] | ||
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*[[Revenant Ogre]] | *[[Revenant Ogre]] | ||
*[[Unstoppable Ogre]] | *[[Unstoppable Ogre]] | ||
;[[Shrieker]] variants | ;'''[[Shrieker]]''' variants | ||
*[[Eye of the Swarm]] | *[[Eye of the Swarm]] | ||
*[[Luminous Eye]] | *[[Luminous Eye]] | ||
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*[[Oracle of the Broken Blade]] | *[[Oracle of the Broken Blade]] | ||
*[[Unhallowed Shrieker]] | *[[Unhallowed Shrieker]] | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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HiddenSwarmWitch.jpg|Another view of Hashladûn | HiddenSwarmWitch.jpg|Another view of Hashladûn | ||
File:E3 Hive Ogre.jpg|A Hidden Swarm Ogre | File:E3 Hive Ogre.jpg|A Hidden Swarm Ogre | ||
File:Hive Knight e3.jpg|A Hidden Swarm Knight | |||
File:Knight.jpg|A Hidden Swarm Acolyte | File:Knight.jpg|A Hidden Swarm Acolyte | ||
Swarm Princes D2.jpg|The Swarm Princes in ''Forsaken''. | Swarm Princes D2.jpg|The Swarm Princes in ''Forsaken''. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In the Cryptoglyphs given in the physical Shadowkeep Collector's Edition, it is revealed that the Hidden Swarm believes that Oryx is still alive in a spiritual sense. Their basis for this belief is in the [[Books of Sorrow]] describing Oryx killing his sisters in their throne worlds and later bringing them back after gaining the power to [[Taken|Take]]. | *In the Cryptoglyphs given in the physical Shadowkeep Collector's Edition, it is revealed that the Hidden Swarm believes that Oryx is still alive in a spiritual sense. Their basis for this belief is in the [[Books of Sorrow]] describing Oryx killing his sisters in their throne worlds and later bringing them back after gaining the power to [[Taken|Take]]. | ||
==List of Appearances== | ==List of Appearances== |