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 maximum speed and versatility.

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 employ the usage of a beam weapon fired from their bodies instead of a Slap Rifle. The meaning behind this modification remains unknown.

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.

Variations

 * Axis Harpy
 * Chord Harpy
 * Descendant Harpy
 * Harpy Zealot
 * Inquisitor Harpy
 * Nexus Guardian
 * Precursor Harpy
 * Quantum Harpy
 * Resonant Harpy
 * Supplicants
 * Transcendent Harpy

Trivia

 * A group of Harpies is called a flock.
 * Harpies, along with Hydras, are the only Vex unit that cannot teleport.
 * In Destiny 2, Major Harpies have blue back tentacles.
 * Harpies are the smallest Vex unit but the most nimble with fast movement, a dodge maneuver, and a quicker spawn time than most other Vex troops.
 * Harpies are among the only enemies not to have a Taken version.

Known Harpies

 * Kataskopos
 * Krothion
 * Photometric Mind
 * The Gorgons
 * Theosyion, the Restorative Mind
 * Consecrated Mind, Sol Inherent

List of appearances

 * Destiny
 * The Taken King
 * Destiny 2
 * Curse of Osiris
 * Forsaken
 * Shadowkeep
 * Season of the Undying
 * Season of Dawn
 * Beyond Light
 * Season of the Splicer