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→Trivia: Upon comparing Golgoroth and Phogoth, Phogoth is bigger. Guardians go up to about halfway up his shin, meanwhile they reach Golgoroth's kneecaps. This size difference can especially be seen while Phogoth is chained up vs Golgoroth stretching in its death animation
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(→Trivia: Upon comparing Golgoroth and Phogoth, Phogoth is bigger. Guardians go up to about halfway up his shin, meanwhile they reach Golgoroth's kneecaps. This size difference can especially be seen while Phogoth is chained up vs Golgoroth stretching in its death animation) |
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|name= Phogoth, the Untamed | |name= Phogoth, the Untamed | ||
|othernames= Hive Abomination | |||
|image= [[File:PhogothGrimoire.jpg|300px]] | |image= [[File:PhogothGrimoire.jpg|300px]] | ||
|species= [[Hive]] | |species= [[Hive]] | ||
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|mission= [[The Summoning Pits]] | |mission= [[The Summoning Pits]] | ||
|gender= Male | |gender= Male | ||
|ability= Initial Immunity <br> [[Void]] Eye Blast <br> Ground Slam <br> High Durability <br> Quaking Footsteps <br> Summon [[Hive Trap]]s <br> Summon [[Shrieker]]s <br> Summon Hive | |ability= Initial Immunity <br> [[Void]] Eye Blast <br> Ground Slam <br> High Durability <br> Quaking Footsteps <br> Summon [[Hive Trap]]s <br> Summon [[Shrieker]]s <br> Summon Hive | ||
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Raised by the Wizard [[Mormu, Xol Spawn]] of the [[Hidden Swarm]],<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Mormu,_Xol_Spawn|Mormu, Xol Spawn]]''</ref> Phogoth is described to be a product of one of the Hive's more depraved workings: a ritual of rebirth where, unlike most Ogres — who are driven by ravenous hunger, and unbridled, nigh-uncontrollable hatred — Phogoth's hatred and hunger is honed and directed with purpose.<ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/cards/phogoth-the-untamed?highlight=phogoth]</ref> According to [[Eris Morn]], Phogoth's purpose is purely destruction, a reminder of the threat the [[Hidden Swarm]] poses.<ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/regarding-phogoth-the-untamed?highlight=phogoth]</ref> However, Phogoth was | Raised by the Wizard [[Mormu, Xol Spawn]] of the [[Hidden Swarm]],<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Mormu,_Xol_Spawn|Mormu, Xol Spawn]]''</ref> Phogoth is described to be a product of one of the Hive's more depraved workings: a ritual of rebirth where, unlike most Ogres — who are driven by ravenous hunger, and unbridled, nigh-uncontrollable hatred — Phogoth's hatred and hunger is honed and directed with purpose.<ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/cards/phogoth-the-untamed?highlight=phogoth]</ref> According to [[Eris Morn]], Phogoth's purpose is purely destruction, a reminder of the threat the [[Hidden Swarm]] poses.<ref>[https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/regarding-phogoth-the-untamed?highlight=phogoth]</ref> However, Phogoth was eliminated when a [[Guardian]] [[Strike|strike team]] descended into the Summoning Pits to put an end to the Ogre and the threat that it posed.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Summoning Pits]]''</ref> | ||
Years after his death at the hands of the Guardians, Phogoth was recreated as a [[Nightmare]] by the [[The Lunar Pyramid|Lunar Pyramid]], which appeared in the Summoning Pits where the abomination had once been contained.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, [[Nightmare Hunt|Nighhtmare Hunt: Fear]]''</ref> | Years after his death at the hands of the Guardians, Phogoth was recreated as a [[Nightmare]] by the [[The Lunar Pyramid|Lunar Pyramid]], which appeared in the Summoning Pits where the abomination had once been contained.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, [[Nightmare Hunt|Nighhtmare Hunt: Fear]]''</ref> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Phogoth somewhat resembles both ''[[Marathon]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[marathongame:Drinniol|Drinniol]] and its spiritual successor, ''[http://www.halopedia.org/ Halo]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Halopedia:Sharquoi|Sharquoi]]. | |||
*Phogoth is the second biggest [[Hive]] enemy, second only to [[Oryx, the Taken King]]. | |||
*Phogoth was renamed "Hive Abomination" as of '''Patch 2.4.0'''. | |||
**However the name Phogoth would stay as this beast's canon name as his [[Nightmare]] would retain the name Phogoth. | |||
*Phogoth's name is reminiscent of the [[Wikipedia:Shoggoth|shoggoth]] from H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, along with the Greek word "Phobos" ("fear"). | *Phogoth's name is reminiscent of the [[Wikipedia:Shoggoth|shoggoth]] from H.P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu Mythos, along with the Greek word "Phobos" ("fear"). | ||
**This is also represented in ''[[Shadowkeep]]'' as the [[Nightmare of Phogoth, the Untamed|Nightmare of Phogoth]] is representing the Essence of Fear. | **This is also represented in ''[[Shadowkeep]]'' as the [[Nightmare of Phogoth, the Untamed|Nightmare of Phogoth]] is representing the Essence of Fear. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||