Editing Vell Tarlowe

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{{Quote|I am the line. Evil will go no farther than this.|Vell Tarlowe<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - Item Description: [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/athwart-the-void Athwart the Void]''</ref>}}

'''Vell Tarlowe''' was a [[Titan (class)|Titan]] who was renowned for his strength, stalwart courage, and unflinching bravery. He joined [[Eris Morn]]'s ill-fated [[Eris' Fireteam|Fireteam]] during their attempt to assassinate [[Crota]] in the aftermath of [[the Great Disaster]].

==Biography==
===Titan of the Pilgrim Guard===
{{Quote|I just had the best. Day. Of. My. Life. Get ready for this…|Vell, following the skirmish at Caer Lerion}}<ref name="PG"/>
When Vell was still a new [[Guardian]], he became a member of the [[Pilgrim Guard]], a [[Titan (class)|Titan]] Order tasked with escorting refugees to [[The Last City]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - Item Description: [[Duskrender_Type_0#Gauntlets|Duskrender Type 0 Gauntlets]]''</ref> He forged his [[Titan Mark]] out of small chains, with each chain signifying a life he saved. During his time with the Guard he encountered the [[Hunter]] [[Eris Morn]] and saved her life, after which he added a chain to his Mark and became friends with Eris.<ref name="MofVT">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]] - [[Memory of Vell Tarlowe]]''</ref>

Vell assisted [[Jagi's Host]] when the fireteam launched an assault upon the ruins of [[Caer Lerion]], where a [[Warlord]] had established a base. As the battle turned against the Guardians, Vell leapt from high ground and dropped into the former orbital city to deliver a devastating blow to the Warlord. Thanks to his assault, [[Jagi]] and his team were able to incapacitate and capture the Warlord for transport back to the Last City. Vell excitedly filed a report of the encounter with the Titan [[Vanguard]] [[Saint-14]], declaring that it had been the best day of his life.<ref name="PG">'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]] - Item Description: [[Peregrine Greaves#Lore|Peregrine Greaves]]''</ref>

===Hunt for Crota===
{{Quote|Eris and Eriana said the Blades rose first and slaughtered our brothers and sisters. If the one who leads their charge is within reach, I mean to end him—to end them all.|Vell Tarlowe, swearing to end Sardon and the Swarm Princes}}
Following the [[Vanguard]]'s failed attempt to drive the [[Hive]] from the [[Moon]] in [[The Great Disaster]], Vell learned that Eris, [[Eriana-3]], and [[Toland, the Shattered]] were putting together a small fireteam to aid them in slaying the Hive God [[Prince]] [[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]], who slaughtered hundreds of Guardians during the Great Disaster, alongside the [[Hunter]]s [[Omar Agah]] and [[Sai Mota]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Activities|Activities]]/[[Grimoire:Activities/Raids|Raids]], [[Grimoire:Activities/Raids#Crota's End|Crota's End]]''</ref> Vell tracked them down and volunteered to join the team to avenge those Crota and his Knights slaughtered.<ref name="MofVT"/> Before they departed for the Moon, Vell was questioned by Omar about the plan, noting it seemed unlikely that Crota would be weaker in a [[Ascendant realm|throne room]] of his own creation. Vell placed his faith in Toland's knowledge of such matters, but Omar dismissed the Warlock as a madman and wondered why they trusted what he was claiming. Attempting to reassure the Hunter, Vell revealed that he did not trust Toland but had faith in the team and their abilities and that he did not need to trust Toland to use his knowledge as a weapon against the Hive.<ref name="GFVT">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Luna's Lost|Luna's Lost]], [[Lore:Luna's Lost#Ghost Fragment: Vell Tarlowe's Ghost|Ghost Fragment: Vell Tarlowe's Ghost]]''</ref>

When they arrived on the Moon, Vell and the others questioned Toland about the Hive champions they would be facing. As the group discussed the [[Blade of Crota|Blades of Crota]], Vell stated that they sounded like more than regular [[Knight]]s. Eriana said they looked the same, but Vell claimed that would be like calling her a tin can and that they were more than what they appeared. Toland agreed with Vell and called the Blades world-carvers. The group then discussed the thousands of Guardians the Blades and other Hive champions were responsible for killing, and Omar wondered if they were truly prepared for what they would face. Vell told him that he was prepared and was interested in Eriana's suggestion that they might turn the Blades' own swords against them and believed they would be lucky to do so.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Enemies|Enemies]]/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive|Exalted Hive]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Blades_of_Crota|Blades of Crota]]''</ref>

As Toland told them about [[Sardon, Fist of Crota]], Vell questioned if he was one of the [[Swarm Princes]]. The mad Warlock claimed he was their lord and master, and Vell believed that facing this Hive general sounded like his kind of fight. Omar asked what was not his kind of fight, and Vell shot back that Eris and Eriana had told him of how the Swarm Princes had slaughtered their fellow Guardians and that he was determined to end their leader if he could. Eris reminded him they were there to kill Crota, but Toland stated that all of the Hive Prince's lieutenants were extensions of him. Vell declared that he had settled the matter and told the rest of the team that he had faith in his [[Light]] and theirs to succeed in their mission, but Eris and Eriana told him their mission was about vengeance and not faith. Vell stated that victory was all that mattered and that they had to do everything they could to end the Hive's terror. Toland reassured him that he was sure that Sardon would welcome Vell's challenge and that he could lead the charge when they fought the Hive general.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Enemies|Enemies]]/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive|Exalted Hive]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Sardon.2C_Fist_of_Crota|Sardon, Fist of Crota]]''</ref>

During the assault, Vell stood fast against hordes of [[Thrall]] spawned by the [[Wizard]] [[Verok]] and [[Alak-Hul, the Darkblade]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]] - Item Description: [[Mark of the Duskborn]]''</ref> He underestimated the Thrall and their ability to smother his Light, which allowed Verok and her spawn to swarm and overwhelm him.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[Enemy of My Enemy]]'' </ref> As he scrambled and attempted to fight to safety through the Thrall, Vell was knocked to the ground and Alak-Hul delivered the killing blow to the Titan by impaling him upon his axe, making Vell the first casualty of the mission to assassinate Crota.<ref name="MofVT"/> His Ghost [[Razor]] attempted to revive him, but the Thrall consumed all that remained of Vell's Light. Razor attempted to flee and warn the others but eventually was also killed.<ref name="GFVT"/>

==Personality and traits==
[[File:Eris mementos.jpg|thumb|300px|The fireteam's mementos the Guardian finds for Eris, including Vell's mark]]
{{Quote|He was subtle... for a Titan. Perhaps too subtle when it mattered.|Eris Morn describing Vell}}
Vell was more subtle than many of his fellow Titans due to his experience at leading refugees through enemy territory and only fighting when necessary. Eris speculated that he may have been too subtle at times, which may have led to his death.<ref name="MofVT"/> Despite this penchant for subtlety, Vell did occasionally show the Titan's typical enthusiastic attitude towards overt displays of extreme physical violence.<ref name="PG"/>

Vell wore a chain mail mark and forged a link for every life he rescued - one of them being for Eris herself.<ref name="MofVT"/>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]]'' {{Fm}}
**''[[The Taken King]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Rise of Iron]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of Opulence]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Shadowkeep]]'' {{C|[[Nightmare of Vell Tarlowe|Nightmare]]}}
**''[[Season of the Undying]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Worthy]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of Arrivals]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Witch]]'' {{Mo}}

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