Nezarec, Final God of Pain: Difference between revisions

Upon chasing [[The Traveler]] to the [[Sol System]], Nezarec led the [[Black Fleet]] in its first invasion against humanity at the end of their [[Golden Age]]; accompanied by the [[Hive]] lead under [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen]]. Carrying with them was [[The Veil]], a primordial artifact of [[Darkness]] origin meant to link with [[The Traveler]] and assure in the Witness's [[Final Shape|endgame]]. At the height of their conquest, however, Nezarec was betrayed by Savathûn, who fought for possession of the Veil and dealt a fatal blow to the disciple that unleashed a psychic echo piercing every corner of his [[Lunar Pyramid|Pyramid]] ship. Nezarec dragged himself forward and opens his psychic mind to join the trillions of consciousnesses mended together in [[Darkness]] and death, only for him to be denied as the Witch cursed his consciousness to remain bound to his physical remains. His last thoughts were of hatred for the Witch Queen as she stole the Veil away to [[Neptune]] and hid it from the Witness.<ref name="Conditional Finality">'''Bungie (2023/02/28)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Lightfall]] - Item Description: [[Conditional Finalty#Lore|Conditional Finality]]''</ref> His Pyramid ship would crash land onto the surface of the [[Moon]] following the Traveler's attack, entombing Nezarec beneath the lunar surface in perpetual dormancy.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/8/23)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Plunder]] - [[Eido]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmmmso_uFaU "Nezarec Led the Witness's First Assault on Earth."]''</ref>

Following the Collapse, Nezarec's corpse had remain undisturbed within his own Pyramid, which was kept hidden by the local Hive out of overwhelming fear of the former disciple. [[Inaaks]], the then-[[Kell]] of the [[House of Wolves]], uncovers his derelict ship during an spelunking expedition despite the overwhelming Hive forces picking off her raid party.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/8/23)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Plunder]] - [[Lore:Above All Else]]: [[Lore:Above All Else#II. The Whispering Dark|II. The Whispering Dark]]''</ref> Inside, Inaaks and her fellow Fallen scavengers determined that Nezarec's body was a source of [[Darkness|great power]]. They split his body into pieces, which were distributed as morbid talismans to harvest his dark powers. Over time, those remains of the disciple were stored within relics and scattered across the solar system, exchanging many hands between Fallen pirates including Inaaks' son [[Misraaks]].<ref>'''Bungie (2022/8/23)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Plunder]] - [https://youtu.be/O9Mlvz5jAWI?t=203 Nezarec]''</ref>