Editing Wyvern

{{Vex infobox
|image= [[File:WyvernInfobox.jpg|300px]]
|name= Wyvern
|species= [[Vex]]
|collectives= [[Sol Collective]] <br> [[Sol Divisive]] <br> [[Precursors]] <br> [[Nessian Schism]] <br> [[Descendants]] <br> [[Tharsis Reformation]]
|functions= Combat Unit
|weapon(s)= {{icon|Void}} [[Warp Lance]]
|abilities= Fan Shield <br> High Durability <br> {{icon|Arc}} Gravity Slam <br> Teleportation <br> {{icon|Kinetic}} Lunge
}}

'''Wyverns''' are large and powerful [[Vex]] units first encountered on [[Europa]].

==Overview==
Wyverns are bipedal Vex units, with double-jointed legs ending in clawed feet. Their most notable feature is a pair of shield-wings wreathed in glowing blue tentacles similar to [[Harpy|Harpies]], which project a shield on either side and also used to balance the frame that otherwise make it unstable.

Wyverns make their first appearance on Europa and can be found in various activities such [[Strike]]s, [[Empire Hunts]], [[Mission]]s, [[Patrol]]s, [[Lost Sector]]s, and the Spire Integration [[Public Event]]. Shielded variants appear on [[Nessus]] in [[Oracle (Battleground)|Battlegrounds]]. They also make a non-canon appearance in the [[Vault of Glass (raid)|Vault of Glass]] as [[Sacrificial Wyvern]]s and feature prominently in [[Override]] activities.

==Gameplay==
Wyverns appear to be a hybrid of a Minotaur and a Harpy and have two forms. They battle in their bipedal form and occasionally switch to their aerial Harpy-like form to hover in the air and hurtle downward an aerial slam. The force of this attack can push all nearby non-Vex away and deals Arc damage.

They are highly durable and equipped with two shotgun-like [[Warp Lance]] turrets mounted on their bodies. This fires cross-shaped [[Void]] blasts that split into five smaller projectiles. They are also unique for their shield-wings on either side, which if shot will create a shield to protect any Vex units behind it, though they can still shoot through it.

Wyverns also possess a covering for the front of their [[Radiolaria]] core which can be tricky to expose, but achievable. By shooting its purple Warp Lance turrets near its eyes, Wyverns are briefly staggered to expose their core. This then grants players the opportunity to deal critical damage against Wyverns. [[Stasis]] elemental damage can also expose their core. The core is always exposed from the Wyvern's back.

They are also capable of a quick bite-like lunge attack. While not doing much damage compared to their warp lances, its speed and unexpectedness can cause a careless foe to be quickly punished for trying to get in past the Wyvern's guns.

==Named Wyverns==
===Axis Minds===
*[[Adytum, Inviolable Mind]]
*[[Aphomosis, Assimilation Mind]]
*[[Centroidal Mind]]
*[[Compelled Akarus, Wrathful Mind]]
*[[Iatros, Inward-Turned]]
*[[Melissos, Swarm Mind]]
*[[Obstructive Mind]]
*[[Persys, Primordial Ruin]]
*[[Plague Sentinel]]
*[[Reaktos, Possessive Wyvern]]
*[[Tacitas, Subjugated Mind]]

===Known Wyverns===
*[[Principle Wyvern]]
*[[Wyvern Exemplar]]

==Variants==
;Notable Variations
*[[Choral Wyvern]] - Wyvern of the [[Nessian Schism]], granted independence
*[[Compelled Wyvern]] - Wyvern of the Nessian Schism, put into service
;Common Variants
*[[Coryphaeus Wyvern]] - [[Major]] Wyvern of the Nessian Schism, granted independence
*[[Elite Compelled Wyvern]] - [[Elite]] Wyvern of the [[Nessian Schism]], put into service
*[[Gambler Wyvern]] - Major Wyvern of [[Tharsis Reformation]]
*[[Malignant Wyvern]] - Major Wyvern
*Precursor Malignant Wyvern - Major Wyvern of the [[Precursors]]
*[[Prime Compelled Wyvern]] - Major Wyvern of the Nessian Schism, put into service
*[[Quantum Wyvern]] - Elite Wyvern
*[[Singular Wyvern]] - Elite Wyvern of Tharsis Reformation
*[[Uplifted Choral Wyvern]] - Elite Wyvern of the Nessian Schism, granted independence
;Specific Variants
*[[Annihilation Wyvern, Conductor's Chosen]]
*[[Architect Wyvern]]
*[[Archived Wyvern]]
*[[Assimilated Demolisher Wyvern]]
*[[Cavern's Watcher]]
*[[Compelled Aggressor]]
*[[Conflux Warden]]
*[[Data Encryptor]]
*[[Digital Variant Neutralizer]]
*[[Digital Variant Tracker]]
*[[Gatekeeper Wyvern]]
*[[Harbinger Wyvern]]
*[[Incursion Countermeasure]]
*[[Independent Wyvern]]
*[[Intrusion Detector]]
*[[Maya's Retribution]]
*[[Resonant Warder]]
*[[Sacrificial Wyvern]]
*[[Sentinel (Vex)|Sentinel]]
*[[Time's Burden]]
*[[Valkyrie Venator]]
*[[Warden (Vex)|Warden]]
*[[Wyvern Saboteur]]

==Trivia==
*Like most Vex, Wyverns are named after a mythological creature; [[Wikipedia:Wyvern|wyverns]] are winged, two-legged dragon-like creatures featured in medieval European legends.
*Wyverns are the first new Vex enemy type added since [[Destiny|Destiny 1]].
**This may show that the Vex are now beginning to use their warrior frames as oppose to builder frames due to how combat-oriented Wyverns seem to be. [[Emperor Calus]] notes that the Vex previously encountered by the Guardians are "farmers, engineers and managers" and laughs at the idea of when the Vex will send their "real warriors".<ref>'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]] - [[Emperor Calus]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf3UiffrDFgv "The mightiest Vex you have felled are but farmers, engineers, managers. The day they send real warriors…"]''</ref>
*For an unknown reason, [[Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness]] has similar sounds to a Wyvern's gravity slam while using his Savage Strikes in the [[Vow of the Disciple]] [[Raid]].

==Gallery==
;Wyvern Units 
<gallery perrow=3>
File:SCWyvern26.jpg|A Wyvern of the [[Sol Collective]]
Wyvern (SD).jpg|A Wyvern of the [[Sol Divisive]]
File:CompelledWyvern.jpg|A [[Compelled Wyvern]] of the [[Nessian Schism]]
Choral Wyvern.jpg|A [[Choral Wyvern]] of the Nessian Schism 

</gallery>
;Wyvern Variants
<gallery>
File:PrecursorMalignantWyvernInfo.png|A [[Precursors|Precursor]] [[Precursor Malignant Wyvern|Malignant Wyvern]]
File:ArchivedWyvern.jpg|An [[Archived Wyvern]], a type of [[Descendants|Descendant]] Wyvern
File:Gambler Wyvern.jpg|A [[Gambler Wyvern]] of Tharsis Reformation 
Tacitas3.jpg|[[Tacitas, Subjugated Mind]]
WyvernSD.jpg|[[Persys, Primordial Ruin]]
</gallery>
;Miscellaneous 
<gallery>
D2BeyondLightHarpyVariant.png|A Wyvern engaging a [[Guardian]]
WyvernGlassway.jpg|A Sol Collective Wyvern seen in the [[Glassway]] strike
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny 2]]''
**''[[Beyond Light]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Season of the Chosen]]''
**''[[Season of the Splicer]]''
**''[[Season of Plunder]]''
**''[[Season of the Seraph]]''
**''[[Lightfall]]''
**''[[Season of the Witch]]''
**''[[Season of the Wish]]''
**''[[The Final Shape]]''
**''[[Episode: Echoes]]''
**''[[Episode: Revenant]]''
**''[[The Edge of Fate]]''
**''[[Reclamation]]''
**''[[Renegades]]''

==References==
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