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Leading them through the burning Tower, he escorted the group to a trio of waiting [[Hawk]]s. Before leaving to find more civilians, Shaxx bid farewell to Eva, calling her comrade, and then charged back into the wreckage of the Tower.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Eva's_Journey#Just_Another_Day_at_the_Tower|Just Another Day at the Tower]]''</ref> Shaxx began gathering civilians for evacuation outside of his personal armory. The Young Wolf eventually arrived, and Shaxx gave them access to his armory to take whatever weapons they needed from it and gave them directions to reach the hanger. He remained behind to continue guarding the civilians, but urged the Young Wolf to wage war upon the Cabal.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Homecoming]]''</ref> Upon the fall of the Last City, an enraged Lord Shaxx retaliated by hijacking some of the Cabal's capital ships and [[Retribution|converted them]] into Crucible arenas.  

It was later revealed that the song sung by Shaxx to Saint-14 had not, in fact, been sung to him by Eris Morn. This is revealed in a spot of dialogue between the Drifter and Eris Morn while the Guardian makes their way through the Prophecy dungeon. Here, the Drifter pokes fun at Eris for singing "Shaxx a little ditty" to which Eris responds bluntly and asks Drifter to stay off the channel. Eris then quickly tells the Drifter to wait and asks if Shaxx still keeps the [[Ahamkara]] skull near him at the Tower. Drifter confirms this suspicion and Eris then hums the tune of the Shaxx's "I'm on the moon, it's made of cheese" song, asking if this was the tune sung by Shaxx. Drifter confirms that it is and asks what the tune is, curious as to why Eris would know it if she did not sing it to Shaxx. With a foreboding tone, Eris explains that the tune is known as "[[Savathun]]'s Song," a viral chant which cannot unheard and demands that Drifter tell Shaxx to remove the Ahamkara skull. Drifter says he already tried to get Shaxx to remove it, but only got a stern "No." from the former Warlord. No further explanation to the song is given regarding its effects or uses.

Shaxx would later be present as a great number of changes would befall over the Last City, from the Vanguard's armistice with the Cabal, the rise of the [[House of Salvation]], some of the Guardians wielding the power of Stasis to more dangerous situations such as the [[Endless Night]]. With the City gripped with fear and uncertainty, Ikora Rey reached out to the one figure who would have the knowledge to combat the Vex simulation: [[Mithrax]] of the [[House of Light]]. After saving his people and offering Mithrax's house sanctuary within the Last City, the Kell agreed to lend his aid. However, the decision angered a few, mostly the Consensus Factions, but Shaxx was among the included. However, thinking back on his days during the Dark Ages to the Battle of Six Fronts, made him think differently. Shaxx would actually meet Mithrax as the Kell gazed upon the Traveler. The interaction between Warlord and Kell would be tense as Shaxx asked Mithrax if he was there during the Battle of Six Fronts and how many he eliksni he had killed in the past. The question made Mithrax uncomfortable but he maintained his composure as Shaxx admitted that some of his victims were human too, the scavengers who had stole food to perhaps feed their families, thoughts he didn't have when he killed them. Mithrax then admitted how ruthless he had been in the past, such as sending innocents out the airlock before ultimately taking his leave.

Ultimately, Mithrax and his splicers proved instrumently in lifting the Endless Night, allowing daylight to return, but the Factions remained paranoid of them and wished to see the House of Light expelled from the Last City, even attempting to influence new leadership in the Vanguard but their attempts were rebuffed. The Guardians themselves wished to stay neutral but would be angered by Lakshmi-2's broadcasts denouncing Ikora's alliance with the House of Light. Driven to extremes and supposedly aided by Osiris, Lakshmi and the other factions would begin a conspiracy to oust the Vanguard, assume full control over the Consensus and forcibly expel the eliksni from the Last City using a Vex portal. Unfortunately for the factions, the attempt ended in tragedy as the Vex began to pour through the portal and slaughter anyone in their path, Lakshmi-2 being a among the victims. The Guardians, however, would be able to close the portal and save the House of Light. With their coup exposed, Dead Orbit and New Monarchy gathered what supplies and supporters they could and fled the Last City upon Dead Orbit's fleet while Future War Cult was disbanded.

Bold, proud and fierce are the words that could best define Lord Shaxx. Next to Zavala, Shaxx is a perfect exemplar of the Titan Guardian. The Crucible handler is completely dedicated to the mission in preparing the Guardians for whatever force the Darkness brings, acting as a tough but encouraging mentor to them. He praises those who perform admirably or put up a decent fight while being harsh to those who fall short, normally berating them to do better. Despite this, Shaxx doesn't see a match lost as failure but as a lesson to learn from, as he explained to the children he trained during the Dawning. In addition, Shaxx normally looks for ways to create new challenges in the Crucible, either in new maps or match types, as he doesn't want the Guardians to grow complacent to the regular matches.  

Shaxx takes his responsibilities in the Crucible very seriously but is aware of how most look upon the Crucible as a glorified arena and how the Consensus factions and Weapons Foundries use it to further their agendas. For this reason, he is uncompromising on how he runs it, refusing to let others try to influence it or even cheat. For example, when [[Tex Mechanica]] sought to bribe him to make their weapons look better, an unimpressed Shaxx threatened to send squads of Titans on the representatives unless they changed their offer. Another reason he's distrustful of the Consensus is how they launched the mission to reclaim the moon from the Hive, despite his loud protests on learning more about their enemies, resulted in nothing but the slaughter of countless Guardians.

Though [[Lord Shaxx]] was a [[Warlord]], he had “Thrown in” with Lord [[Saladin Forge]] and Lord [[Felwinter]], yet he states he's still himself. This shows he still thinks of himself as a Warlord, suggesting he takes pride in his identity. Even Saint-14 would call the Crucible handler "Warlord Shaxx" on at least one occasion.

*''"If the cabal want war, give them war"'' - meeting up with lord Shaxx in "HomeComing"

*''"What i mean to say, is that her brother was a goon. But she (Mara Sov) is my Crimson Bond. On that day she asked me to read to her. I told her, no one tells me what to do, and i recited "The Tempest" from memory. All five acts. She didn't blinked. I think she was trying to put me off."'' - On Tower

Shaxx serves as the Crucible Overseer. Turn in Crucible Tokens earned during player-vs-player combat to receive Crucible armor and weapons.

 

* [[Komodo-4FR]]: Power [[Linear Fusion Rifle]]

*The ahamkara skull which Shaxx keeps is implied to have sung savathun's song to him.