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After the end of the Red War and the reawakening of the Traveler, in the frozen ice caps of Mars, the Worm God [[Xol]] awakens to destroy the Warmind core of [[Rasputin]]. Leading Xol's army is Oryx's lost and disowned son, [[Nokris]]. However, like Crota and Oryx, Nokris would fail against the Guardians and Xol followed shortly after. However Xol would find a way to cheat death by transforming into the [[Whisper of the Worm]] using the [[Anthem Anatheme]], in a similar vein to Oryx. | After the end of the Red War and the reawakening of the Traveler, in the frozen ice caps of Mars, the Worm God [[Xol]] awakens to destroy the Warmind core of [[Rasputin]]. Leading Xol's army is Oryx's lost and disowned son, [[Nokris]]. However, like Crota and Oryx, Nokris would fail against the Guardians and Xol followed shortly after. However Xol would find a way to cheat death by transforming into the [[Whisper of the Worm]] using the [[Anthem Anatheme]], in a similar vein to Oryx. | ||
At a later date, during the chaos that engulfed the Reef, Savathûn gained a new and powerful ally in the Ahamkara Oryx took during the beginning of the Taken War, [[Riven]]. It is implied that his defeat was due in some way to his previous bargain with Riven.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken (expansion)|Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Armor_of_the_Great_Hunt_(Warlock)#Gloves_of_the_Great_Hunt|Gloves of the Great Hunt]]''</ref> Nonetheless, without a master, Riven was aimless until the Witch-Queen encouraged the wish-making creature to serve her, allowing her to be closer to gaining full control over the Taken. Though Riven would ultimately fall to the same Warrior of Light that defeated Oryx, her physical death would allow the Dreaming City to be Taken. However, Oryx's youngest sister, [[Xivu Arath]], the Hive God of War, has also begun a campaign to | At a later date, during the chaos that engulfed the Reef, Savathûn gained a new and powerful ally in the Ahamkara Oryx took during the beginning of the Taken War, [[Riven]]. It is implied that his defeat was due in some way to his previous bargain with Riven.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken (expansion)|Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Armor_of_the_Great_Hunt_(Warlock)#Gloves_of_the_Great_Hunt|Gloves of the Great Hunt]]''</ref> Nonetheless, without a master, Riven was aimless until the Witch-Queen encouraged the wish-making creature to serve her, allowing her to be closer to gaining full control over the Taken. Though Riven would ultimately fall to the same Warrior of Light that defeated Oryx, her physical death would allow the Dreaming City to be Taken. However, Oryx's youngest sister, [[Xivu Arath]], the Hive God of War, has also begun a campaign to raid the Dreaming City of its secrets. This is likely the result of a possible collusion between the two Hive God sisters against the Guardians that killed their brother. | ||
Oryx's name and form would continue to haunt the Guardians who defeated him. A rouge Light-bearer in particular, the Drifter, found him as the "scariest" Hive he could think of and used his form to create a [[Primeval]] Taken in the Tier III of his [[Reckoning]] game. This Taken Guardians face would be known as the [[Likeness of Oryx]] which is a shadowy projection of Oryx, the Taken King. | Oryx's name and form would continue to haunt the Guardians who defeated him. A rouge Light-bearer in particular, the Drifter, found him as the "scariest" Hive he could think of and used his form to create a [[Primeval]] Taken in the Tier III of his [[Reckoning]] game. This Taken Guardians face would be known as the [[Likeness of Oryx]] which is a shadowy projection of Oryx, the Taken King. | ||