Servitor

Servitor
Biographical information
Species:	Fallen
Type:	Automaton
House:	House of Devils ; House of Dusk ; House of Exile ; House of Judgement ; House of Kings ; House of Winter ; House of Wolves ; House of Spider ; House of Rain ; Kell's Scourge ; House of Salvation ; House of Light ; Devil Splicers ; Old Crews
Rank:	Ether Processor ; Battlefield Support ; Communications Provider
Combat information
Weapon(s):	Servitor Eye
Abilities:	Teleportation ; High Durability ; Midair Levitation ; Produce Ether ; Eye Protection ; Ether Shield ; Void Absorption Shield (high difficulty, Destiny 2)

"A floating light, a sleepless eye. Their hope, their faith, their sustenance."

— Grimoire description.

Servitors are large, spherical, floating, semi-sentient machines used by the Fallen as support units in combat.^[1] They are forged in the Traveler's image.^[2]

Overview[edit]

Servitors are spheres, built of a dark metal in a shape reminiscent of the Great Machine. Most have a central purple glowing eye, and rarely possess any other distinguishing features or liveries that link it to their House. They are capable of flight, and hover as their main method of travel, however, this seems to be a function of their shell, as the cores of Servitors, once stripped of their armor, appear incapable of movement, yet still react to their surroundings. The desperation of modern Fallen Houses can be seen in the state they keep their Servitors, as the House of Dusk and House of Salvation have reduced the amount of plating dedicated to their protection, leaving more of the Servitor's circuitry exposed, however, in the case of House of Salvation, this is intentional, degrading their appearance as a manifestation of their House's hatred for the Great Machine.

While they support Fallen in battle, shielding allies, facilitating communications and transmitting tactical data between one another, the Servitors' main function is to process matter and energy into Ether for the Fallen's sustenance. Besides that, they also offer technological acuity as navigation aids Ketches, and possibly Skiffs.^[3] Some specialized Servitors also serve as personal support and as pilots for High-ranking Fallen.^[4]^[5]^[6]

A Servitor seen in the House of Wolves cinematic

Servitors possess extremely sophisticated and valuable technology, such as Servitor plugs, filters and Ether circulators, to the extent that their artificial intelligence gives them a limited degree of sentience. Despite this, they are vulnerable to being overloaded and shorting out. Not only do they generate Ether, they also hold it, until they are drained of it. The communication network a Servitor is connected to can be accessed by a Ghost, through which those connected to the network becoming locatable.

There are more powerful Servitors known as High Servitors, capable of jamming signals. Above High Servitors are Prime Servitors, the largest known form of Servitor. Prime Servitors are potentially integral to Fallen space travel, offer logistical support, and the Fallen worship and revere them as if they were gods, presumably given their symbolic relevance to Great Machine, as well as the fact that they produce major tons of Ether and are an integral part of the leadership of most Houses, alongside an Archon and a Kell. For these reasons, almost every Fallen House has their own Prime Servitor; if it is destroyed, the House becomes extremely vulnerable. Certain Servitors function as pilots, and are called Pilot Servitors.^[7]

Gameplay[edit]

Servitors' primary usage in combat is to support accompanying Fallen units by emitting a purple glow, giving them a nourishing boost.^[8] To evade incoming attacks and flank their targets, Servitors will occasionally teleport short distances. They are shown to be a resilient threat and are capable of firing powerful blasts of Void energy from their eye, which is also a weak spot. They frequently try to protect this weak spot when in combat, making them difficult targets. In Destiny 2, Servitors have switched their nourishing boost with the ability to generate tethers toward nearby Fallen units, granting them complete immunity to incoming damage. They also gain Void shields in high difficulty activities.

Servitors encountered as Elites or Majors have increased health and stronger damage resistance compared to Minor variants, but usually do not differ in looks. Ultra or larger Servitors gain a powerful melee attack, releasing a health draining vortex from their eye whenever a foe gets up close.

Known Servitors[edit]

Prime Servitors[edit]

Brandaks Prime - Prime Servitor of the House of Dusk
Brandaks Reborn - A replacement for Brandaks Prime
Kaliks Prime - The Prime Servitor of the House of Wolves, now missing
Kaliks Reborn - A replacement for Kaliks Prime cobbled together in the Prison of Elders
Insurrection Prime - The Prime Servitor of the Kell's Scourge syndicate. Pilots a massive Brig for use in battle.
Orbiks Prime - The previous Prime Servitor of the House of Wolves
Sepiks Prime - Prime Servitor of the House of Devils
Simiks Prime - Former Prime servitor of the House of Winter
Yamiks Prime, House Salvation - Defiled Prime Servitor of the House of Salvation

House of Devils Servitors[edit]

House of Winter Servitors[edit]

Simiks-3

House of Wolves Servitors[edit]

House of Judgement[edit]

The Mad Warden

House of Dusk Servitors[edit]

Kell's Scourge Servitors[edit]

House of Light Servitors[edit]

Splicer Servitor

House of Salvation Servitors[edit]

House of Spider Servitors[edit]

SCUR-V

Proxy Servitors[edit]

Metsik-3

Nightmare Servitors[edit]

Old Crew Servitors[edit]

Raiding Servitor

Variants[edit]

A Servitor variant belonging to The Spider

Notable variants

Prime Servitor
- Prime Ether Servitor – Prime Servitors of the House of Dusk that distribute Ether
Pilot Servitor – originally navigational aids for Ketches, re-programed by the House of Wolves for combat. Roughly the size of a Prime Servitor.
Reborn Servitor – Resurrected version of Prime Servitors
Ether Runner – Servitors programed for Ether resupplies

Common variants

Abundance Monitor
Assault Servitor
Barricade Servitor
Barrier Servitor
Conflux Watch
- Conflux Watch Prime
Deceived Servitor
Defiled Servitor, House Salvation
Dematerialisation Security – Found in the quest, Differential Diagnosis
Elder Servitor – Heroic Difficulty
Fallen Rear Guard
Fallen Wrathborn
Fang Servitor – Seen protecting a Silent Fang in the EDZ
High Servitor – Major
House of Rain Servitor
Insurrection Defender
Jamming Servitor
Kaliks Minor
Lunar Scavenger
Minotaur Tracker
Noble Servitor
Paraversal Contestant
Pike Gang Servitor
Pilferer Servitor
Queenbreaker
Ransack Servitor
Reclaimer Servitor
Security Servitor
Sentinel
Sentinel Servitor
Sentry Servitor
Servitor, Loyal to Aye-I
Splicer Servitor – Servitor of the Devil Splicers
Spy Servitor
Taken Decayer
Transport Servitor
Trawl Servitor
Spider's Servitor
Unhinged Servitor, Kell's Scourge
Unyielding Servitor
Uprooted Servitor
Wolf Servitor – House of Wolves Servitor
- Wolf High Servitor

Trivia[edit]

Along with Fallen Walkers, Shanks, Harpies and Dregs, Servitors are among the only enemy types to not get a Taken version.
- However, Chimera are Taken entities that appear to be former Fallen Servitors fused with living flesh.
The Vex on Nessus seemingly prefer to destroy Servitors rather than convert them.
In Destiny 2, new death animations were added to the Servitors including elemental deaths and Major Servitors now share the Ultra Servitor death animation, however, it is much faster and there is no death screech.
The Heavy Shank S.A.B.E.R.-2 is made from parts of Servitors.
In Beyond Light, Eramis, Kell of Darkness uses Stasis to freeze a Servitor before destroying it. Before being destroyed, the ice that covered it made it bear a slight resemblance to the blue fur of Sonic the Hedgehog, therefore being nicknamed Servi the Hedgitor.

Gallery[edit]

Wolf High Servitor
Wolf Pilot Servitor
Wolf Prime reborn, Kaliks
The Devil Prime, Sepiks
Sepiks "Perfected"
Sepiks attacking the Guardians
Devil Splicer Servitors
The Prison of Elders' Servitor, "The Warden" in D1
The Warden back in D2, now known as: "The Mad Warden".
One of Spider's Servitors
A Spider's Servitor alongside Spider's associates
The Chimera, a Taken Servitor fused with flesh
A Kell's Scourge Servitor
Zevious-3
Insurrection Prime
Ablazed Glory
Mimiks-1
Kaliks's Predecessor, Orbiks Prime
A Close up of the Elemental Splicer Servitors
Dusk Prime Servitor, Brandaks Prime
Merix-6s, the miniature Servitors
Servitor Blast
A Prime Ether Servitor
Dusk High Servitor, Nariks Reborn
A House of Salvation Servitor
A Servitor affected by Stasis
Eramis demonstratimg the effects of Stasis on a Servitor
A Servitor alongside Eramis and her lieutenants
Barrier Servitor
Pilot Servitor inside a Ketch
A rare picture of Arakis-12, Serkuleks, the Fount and Prime Ether Servitor seen in one picture
Vestian Outpost Easter Egg Servitor
Servitor Concept