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===The Ancient Past=== | ===The Ancient Past=== | ||
{{Quote|And Xol felt [fear/cunning], for it knew that Yul would in time turn its teeth to Xol.|[[Nokris]]'s record of Xol's history<ref name="Narrative">[https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/46779 '''Bungie''': ''Destiny 2 Narrative Preview'']</ref>}} | {{Quote|And Xol felt [fear/cunning], for it knew that Yul would in time turn its teeth to Xol.|[[Nokris]]'s record of Xol's history<ref name="Narrative">[https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/46779 '''Bungie''': ''Destiny 2 Narrative Preview'']</ref>}} | ||
Xol was one of the five Worm Gods trapped beneath [[Fundament]] by the [[Leviathan (Fundament)|Leviathan]], and helped orchestrate the rise of [[Oryx, the Taken King]], [[Savathûn, the Witch-Queen]], and [[Xivu Arath, God of War]], and the corruption of the [[Hive]] precursor race.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#IX:_The_Bargain|IX: The Bargain]]''</ref> After Oryx slew [[Akka, the Worm of Secrets]], Xol began to fear that [[Yul, the Honest Worm]] would eventually turn against him to gain the strength needed to withstand Oryx. Making a pact with Oryx's estranged son, [[Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn|Nokris]], the two fled their families and sought a new world to rule.<ref name="Narrative" /> | Xol was one of the five Worm Gods trapped beneath [[Fundament]] by the [[Leviathan (Fundament)|Leviathan]], and helped orchestrate the rise of [[Oryx, the Taken King]], [[Savathûn, the Witch-Queen]], and [[Xivu Arath, God of War]], and the corruption of the [[Hive]] precursor race.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#IX:_The_Bargain|IX: The Bargain]]''</ref> After Oryx slew [[Akka, the Worm of Secrets]], Xol began to fear that [[Yul, the Honest Worm]] would eventually turn against him to gain the strength needed to withstand Oryx. Making a pact with Oryx's estranged son, [[Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn|Nokris]], the two fled their families and sought a new world to rule.<ref name="Narrative" /> | ||
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===The Collapse=== | ===The Collapse=== | ||
{{Quote|Do you pledge yourself to me? Will you accept my unholy power?"<br>"Yes, my lord. And together, we will take the stars.|Xol and Nokris make the pact}} | {{Quote|Do you pledge yourself to me? Will you accept my unholy power?"<br>"Yes, my lord. And together, we will take the stars.|Xol and Nokris make the pact}} | ||
After Nokris' excommunication by Oryx, Nokris and Xol departed from the rest of the Hive and set out to find a new world to rule. Nokris chose [[Mars]] in the [[Sol system]], and arrived there with Xol and the Grasp of Nokris during the Collapse. Xol and Nokris engaged with the Warmind Rasputin and became trapped under the [[Hellas Basin]] of [[Mars]], before being reawakened by multiple [[Warsat]] impacts in the region and the [[Traveler|Traveler's]] reawakening centuries later.<ref>[https://www.destinythegame.com/expansion2 '''Destiny the Game''': ''Expansion Pass II'']</ref> | After Nokris' excommunication by Oryx, Nokris and Xol departed from the rest of the Hive and set out to find a new world to rule. Nokris chose [[Mars]] in the [[Sol system]], and arrived there with Xol and the Grasp of Nokris during the Collapse. Xol and Nokris engaged with the Warmind Rasputin and became trapped under the [[Hellas Basin]] of [[Mars]], before being reawakened by multiple [[Warsat]] impacts in the region and the [[Traveler|Traveler's]] reawakening centuries later.<ref>[https://www.destinythegame.com/expansion2 '''Destiny the Game''': ''Expansion Pass II'']</ref> | ||
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{{Quote|[[Rasputin]] was not the only thing to awaken on Mars.|[[Vanguard Commander]] [[Zavala]]}} | {{Quote|[[Rasputin]] was not the only thing to awaken on Mars.|[[Vanguard Commander]] [[Zavala]]}} | ||
Upon reawakening, Xol and his worshippers, the Grasp of Nokris, sought to gain control of Mars by destroying the Warmind Rasputin. Their plans were interrupted by the intervention of [[the Guardian]], who defeated Nokris and attempted to execute a plan by Commander Zavala to lure Xol into a trap with a Light-filled shard of the Traveler. Xol appeared before the Guardian and assaulted them telepathically, rendering them unconscious. The Guardian recovered shortly thereafter, however. | Upon reawakening, Xol and his worshippers, the Grasp of Nokris, sought to gain control of Mars by destroying the Warmind Rasputin. Their plans were interrupted by the intervention of [[the Guardian]], who defeated Nokris and attempted to execute a plan by Commander Zavala to lure Xol into a trap with a Light-filled shard of the Traveler. Xol appeared before the Guardian and assaulted them telepathically, rendering them unconscious. The Guardian recovered shortly thereafter, however. | ||
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===Legacy=== | ===Legacy=== | ||
{{Quote|I've been hearing my [[Gambit]] regulars talkin' about some wild energy spikes over on Io. The Taken are real aggressive in that region. Seems to me like there's something out there they're tryin'a protect.|[[The Drifter]]}} | {{Quote|I've been hearing my [[Gambit]] regulars talkin' about some wild energy spikes over on Io. The Taken are real aggressive in that region. Seems to me like there's something out there they're tryin'a protect.|[[The Drifter]]}} | ||
As with other Worm Gods, however, Xol's death was not his ending. Drawing power from the [[Sword Logic]] upon his defeat at the hands of the Guardian, Xol transcended physical death and communed with the [[Taken]] infesting the Jovian moon [[Io]], resurrecting three former [[Urzok, Aspect of Hate|enemies]] [[Ta'aurc, Aspect of War|of]] [[Drevis, Aspect of Darkness|humanity]] as his Taken champions.<ref name=WotW>'''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]'': ''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]], Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Whisper of the Worm#Lore|Whisper of the Worm]].''</ref> His presence caused a spike in Taken activity on Io according to the [[Drifter]], as Guardians reported a Taken anomaly | As with other Worm Gods, however, Xol's death was not his ending. Drawing power from the [[Sword Logic]] upon his defeat at the hands of the Guardian, Xol transcended physical death and communed with the [[Taken]] infesting the Jovian moon [[Io]], resurrecting three former [[Urzok, Aspect of Hate|enemies]] [[Ta'aurc, Aspect of War|of]] [[Drevis, Aspect of Darkness|humanity]] as his Taken champions.<ref name=WotW>'''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]'': ''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]], Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Whisper of the Worm#Lore|Whisper of the Worm]].''</ref> His presence caused a spike in Taken activity on Io according to the [[Drifter]], as Guardians reported a Taken anomaly | ||
found beneath the planet's surface where all three of his champions were there to test them. Once the Guardian proved themselves worthy of a host to feed upon, Xol invoked the [[Anthem Anatheme]] and transformed into the [[Whisper of the Worm]] as a weapon to feed off of the Guardian's kills.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]'': ''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]], Activision Blizzard, [[The Whisper]]''</ref> | found beneath the planet's surface where all three of his champions were there to test them. Once the Guardian proved themselves worthy of a host to feed upon, Xol invoked the [[Anthem Anatheme]] and transformed into the [[Whisper of the Worm]] as a weapon to feed off of the Guardian's kills.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]'': ''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]], Activision Blizzard, [[The Whisper]]''</ref> | ||
