Forum:Denigrates

The Denigrates are a collective of former Fallen, Hive, Vex, and Cabal specimens that were genetically hybridized to create a new breed of supersoldiers that were intended to form a greater line of defense for The Last City, to eventually be deployed alongside Guardian Fireteams. After breaking free of the control of their creator, City Research Lead Dr. Spencers, they have since started to plunder any remaining settlements to establish the dominance of their raider clans.

Origins
A lone, humble scientist by the name of Dr. Spencers once led a research team dedicated to analyzing the nature of the City's enemies and using them for the greater good. His efforts were initially met with skepticism from the public, until he hired a private Guardian sector to capture live specimens of Fallen, Hive, Vex, and Cabal by force from across the Solar System and have them returned to his laboratory for future experimentation and eventual hybridization. Dr. Spencers' escalation of efforts earned him the rank of City Research Lead. With this title, he was entrusted to find a way to utilize his project for the good of humanity.

He intended to create four different types of hybrids, with traits from one of each race appearing the most dominant. By splicing and combining their genetics, Dr. Spencers and his research team eventually came around to creating their first four specimens as the forefront of his project. For fear that the pioneer hybrid specimens would still be naturally hostile to humanity, he implanted mental harness devices into their brains to keep them under control. Without the researchers' knowledge, the devices triggered a response within their bodies that would allow their minds to resist their control. The apparent success of the hybridization encouraged Spencers to continue his experiments and create more specimens.

However, several days after creating masses of more hybrid specimens, the pioneering hybrids broke free of their mental harnesses and rallied the other hybrids under their command, causing an armed insurrection against their creators. Breaking into the vaults where their combat equipment was being locked away, the experiments slaughtered the research team, save for Dr. Spencers, who quickly realized his mistake and evacuated the scene without a second thought. Afraid he may lose his reputation, he sent his Guardian sector to track the escapees. Only one returned, heavily wounded, reporting that the monstrous hybrids have established their own raider clans which assist each other in pillaging all forms of establish settlements. With no choice left, he called upon The Guardian to contain the threat he had unwillingly unleashed onto the world.