Harpy

"It swam back and forth through the air, spinning, the single red eye looking - I realized - for me."

- Grimoire description

The Harpy is an airborne Vex unit capable of high speed and agility.

Overview
Harpies fly rapidly in and out of combat. They must stop and stabilize before attacking, opening up their shells and revealing a writhing mass of filaments. They are equipped with Harpy Slap Rifles which, as its name suggests, is a weapon exclusively for the Harpy. In Destiny 2, Harpies can also be found using the Vex Laser Rifle. When at rest, Harpies can be seen stretching their bodies towards the sky, while their tentacles graze the ground.

Gameplay
Harpies are highly aggressive when fought, often dodging and maneuvering around gunfire. They tend to congregate around Guardians in order to overwhelm them, and are highly dangerous in numbers. Harpies in Destiny use Slap Rifles, while in Destiny 2 they can employ the Vex Laser Rifle as an alternative weapon. Those that employ laser rifles can be distinguished with their uniquely-colored purple tentacles.

Known Harpies

 * Akelous, the Siren's Current
 * Attenuation Mind
 * Consecrated Mind, Sol Inherent
 * Kataskopos
 * Krothion
 * Photometric Mind
 * The Gorgons
 * Theosyion, the Restorative Mind

Variants

 * Notable Variations
 * Descendant Harpy - Harpy of the Descendants
 * Friendly Harpy - An inoffensive Harpy variant
 * Nightmare Harpy - Nightmare in the shape of an Harpy
 * Precursor Harpy - Harpy of the Precursors
 * Supplicant - Highly explosive Harpies with no weapons
 * Common Variants
 * Axis Harpy - Major Harpy
 * Harpy Disciple - Heroic Difficulty
 * Harpy Zealot - Epic Difficulty
 * Malignant Harpy - Major Harpy
 * Quantum Harpy - Common Elite Harpy
 * Specific Variants
 * Anion Harpy
 * Cation Harpy
 * Chord Harpy
 * Hasapiko's Living Firewall
 * Inquisitor Harpy
 * Interlocutor Harpy
 * Mercury Defender
 * Nexus Guardian
 * Phased Harpy
 * Resonant Harpy
 * Sentry Harpy
 * Transcendent Harpy
 * Watchful Harpy

Trivia

 * A group of Harpies is called a flock.
 * Harpies are the only Vex unit that cannot teleport.
 * In Destiny 2, Major Harpies have back tentacles that match the element their slap rifles fire, with the most common being blue.
 * Harpies are the smallest Vex unit but the most nimble with fast movement and a dodge maneuver.
 * Harpies are among the enemy types to not to have a Taken version.

List of appearances

 * Destiny
 * The Taken King
 * Destiny 2
 * Curse of Osiris
 * Season of the Forge
 * Season of Opulence
 * Shadowkeep
 * Season of the Undying
 * Season of the Worthy
 * Season of Dawn
 * Season of Arrivals
 * Beyond Light
 * ''Season of the Chosen
 * Season of the Splicer