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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The Worms have very similar speech patterns to the [[Ahamkara]]. As a result, it was theorized that Ahamkara are closely related to, if not the same species as, the Worm Gods, given the similar language used to describe the two, and the use of the phrase "O [subject] mine". The craftmind Medusa (who may in fact be Eris Morn) suggested in a lore entry that this theory was not true, instead [[Wikipedia:Convergent evolution|hypothesizing that both species separately evolved to harness the underlying power within the phrase]].<ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/asudem?highlight=Dreaming+City '''Ishtar Collective''': ''[[Dreaming City]]'']</ref>The similarities in the phrases used by the two species can be noted in the table below.
*The Worms have very similar speech patterns to the [[Ahamkara]]. As a result, it was theorized that Ahamkara are closely related to, if not the same species as, the Worm Gods, given the similar language used to describe the two, and the use of the phrase "O [subject] mine". The craftmind Medusa (who may in fact be Eris Morn) suggested in a lore entry that this theory was not true, instead [[Wikipedia:Convergent evolution|hypothesizing that both species separately evolved to harness the underlying power within the phrase]].<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], [[Lore:Truth to Power]]: [[Lore:Truth_to_Power#asudeM|asudeM]]''</ref> The similarities in the phrases used by the two species can be noted in the table below.


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*In ''Destiny 2'', worms occasionally fall out of the bodies of dead Hive when killed with a precision shot.
*In ''Destiny 2'', worms occasionally fall out of the bodies of dead Hive when killed with a precision shot.
*In the lore of the "[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/a-thousand-wings A Thousand Wings]" Jumpship in Destiny 2, the Worm gods are called the Hive's demiurge.
*In the lore of the [[A Thousand Wings]] Jumpship in Destiny 2, the Worm gods are called the Hive's demiurge.
**The term Demiurge in Gnosticism and other theological systems is a heavenly being, subordinate to the Supreme Being, that is considered to be the controller of the material world and antagonistic to all that is purely spiritual.
**The term Demiurge in Gnosticism and other theological systems is a heavenly being, subordinate to the Supreme Being, that is considered to be the controller of the material world and antagonistic to all that is purely spiritual.
*Artwork of the Worm gods suggest inspiration was taken from the [https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Sandworm sandworms] of ''[https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Dune_(novel) Dune]''.
*Artwork of the Worm gods suggest inspiration was taken from the [https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Sandworm sandworms] of ''[https://dune.fandom.com/wiki/Dune_(novel) Dune]''.