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Tormentors are hulking, vaguely humanoid beings, adorned in what appear to be long strips of cloth-like material. They have long limbs and massive torsos, but appear to be nearly headless, instead having simple metallic "caps" which emit a bright yellow-orange light. Their hands and feet both have three fingers and an opposable thumb. Parts of them appear to be made of the same colored stone or transparent glass-like material found throughout the Pyramids of the [[Black Fleet]].
Tormentors are hulking, vaguely humanoid beings, adorned in what appear to be long strips of cloth-like material. They have long limbs and massive torsos, but appear to be nearly headless, instead having simple metallic "caps" which emit a bright yellow-orange light. Their hands and feet both have three fingers and an opposable thumb. Parts of them appear to be made of the same colored stone or transparent glass-like material found throughout the Pyramids of the [[Black Fleet]].


Tormentors wield massive scythes made out of [[Pyramid]] technology for close to medium range melee combat, and appear to harness the power to manipulate [[Void]] energy and generate weak spots on their body similar to [[Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness|Rhulk]] and [[Nezarec, Final God of Pain|Nezarec]].
Tormentors wield massive scythes made out of [[Pyramid]] technology for close to medium range melee combat, and appear to harness the power to manipulate [[Void]] energy and generate weak spots on their body similar to Disciples such as [[Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness|Rhulk]] and [[Nezarec, Final God of Pain|Nezarec]].
 
Tormentors appear to be related in some way to the former Disciple of the Witness known as Nezarec; several Tormentors have been encountered bearing the title "Imprint of Nezarec" or "Cavum of Nezarec". Cavum being a Latin word for an empty cavity in a body<ref>https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/cavum</ref>, and imprinting being a phenomenon wherein a young animal attaches to something visually in order to learn from it through imitation<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imprinting_(psychology)</ref>, appear to suggest that they are a cloned aspect of Nezarec himself, trained to operate through association with a source idea, explaining their similar movesets to Nezarec himself. When first encountered, Osiris claims that Tormentors are "The fruits of an unholy alliance between the Witness and Calus"<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''' ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Mission: First Contact''</ref>, while [[Quinn Laghari]] later questions if they are the same species as Nezarec or clones made by the Witness,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ays25gide1Y&ab_channel=DestinyLoreVault| Idle Dialogue, Neomuna | Quinn: "The Same Species as Nezarec?" | Lightfall]</ref> perhaps using Calus's cloning technology.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The Tormentors bear some similarities to the unknown creatures encountered by the [[Drifter]] on an unnamed icy world, which were also described as being headless and projecting a Light-nullifying field<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''',''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Ancient Apocalypse Armor (Warlock)#Ancient Apocalypse Robes|Ancient Apocalypse Robes]]''</ref>.
Tormentors appear to be related in some way to the former Disciple of the Witness known as Nezarec; several Tormentors have been encountered bearing the title "Imprint of Nezarec" or "Cavum of Nezarec". Cavum being a Latin word for an empty cavity in a body<ref>https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/cavum</ref>, and imprinting being a phenomenon wherein a young animal attaches to something visually in order to learn from it through imitation<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imprinting_(psychology)</ref>, appear to suggest that they are a cloned aspect of Nezarec himself, trained to operate through association with a source idea, explaining their similar movesets to Nezarec himself. When first encountered, Osiris claims that Tormentors are "The fruits of an unholy alliance between the Witness and Calus"<ref>'''Bungie (2023/2/28)''' ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Mission: First Contact''</ref>, while [[Quinn Laghari]] later questions if they are the same species as Nezarec or clones made by the Witness,<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ays25gide1Y&ab_channel=DestinyLoreVault| Idle Dialogue, Neomuna | Quinn: "The Same Species as Nezarec?" | Lightfall]</ref> perhaps using Calus's cloning technology.
*Tormentors will occasionally speak in an unknown, growling language, usually when they are about to attack.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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