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{{quote|I am no "follower" of anything. I believe [[Thanatonaut|thanatology]] is just an excuse for insomnia and that [[Ahamkara|Ahamkaras]] are for cheaters. I find the Acataleptic belief that [[Darkness]] is incomprehensible to be pessimistic nihilism, and its opposite—the Osirian position that Darkness must be understood—to be misanthropic narcissism. But I will also take good ideas where I can get them. And Osiris's belief that Guardian minds and bodies can be sharpened as one sharpens a sword is a good idea. You've seen the results in the Crucible. Do I really have to say any more?|Lord Shaxx}}

During the [[Dark Age]], Shaxx was a [[Warlord]], but unlike the others, he was kind and met [[Felwinter]], who challenged him countless times, he didn't trust the [[Iron Lords]] since their wars had left his people homeless. He stopped an Army of Warlords who went to attack the Iron Lords before his peoples without light would die. He did eventually decide to submit to the Iron Lords and join his people with the rest of humanity, but kept his title of Lord Shaxx.<ref name="RemembranceWeblore"/>

====A Growing City====

{{Quote|I forget you used to be a Warlord."<br>"What do you mean 'used to?'"<br>"I thought you'd thrown in with Saladin and Felwinter."<br>"I did. But I never stopped being me.|[[The Drifter (character)|The Drifter]] and Lord Shaxx}}

The Crucible handler was also present during the schism between the infamous exile, [[Osiris]], and his former teacher, the Speaker. While Shaxx didn't have an opinion on Osiris at the time, he grew irritated that his "messages" began to spread and cause strife among the Guardians and the City itself. Shaxx even had to personally break up a few fights before they got out of hand.

While exploring a terraformed asteroid within the [[Reef]], Shaxx was shot by three arrows that pierced through his armor like paper in both his shoulders and one of his thighs. Impressed with the accuracy and the shooter's ability to sneak up on him, Shaxx pinpointed the most likely hiding spot of his attacker and began limping there despite both his arms being useless and being unwilling to bring out his [[Ghost]] to heal himself out of fear it could be targeted. As he approached the treeline he guessed that a ballista had fired the arrows, reasoning that nothing else could fire so hard, and was astonished when a camouflaged [[Awoken]] woman emerged wielding a bow larger than she was. She demanded he identify himself and accused him of trespassing upon Awoken territory, but Shaxx only managed to ask who she was in his amazement. She declared herself to be [[Queen's Wrath]] and demanded once more that he declare himself, drawing back another arrow and warning that she would not ask again. Ignoring the danger, Shaxx declared the women to be a tempest and was struck dead by her arrow in response. Despite this violent first encounter with [[Sjur Eido]], upon being revived by his Ghost Shaxx struck up a friendship with the Awoken warrior.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Joker's Wild]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Recluse]]''</ref>

====The Battle of Twilight Gap====

{{Quote|I faced an impossible choice: disobey my superior or let the City burn. I relive it every day. There are some who have never forgiven me.|Shaxx, recounting his decision at the Battle of Twilight Gap to [[Redrix-3]] and [[Josef]]}}<ref>'''Bungie (2018/12/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Black Armory (expansion)|Black Armory]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Ascent]]''</ref>

====Terrors in the Darkness====

{{Quote|What madness is this!"<br>"Lord Shaxx! The [[Consensus]] did not—"<br>"We barely eked out victory at [[Battle of Burning Lake|Burning Lake]]. And now you think we're ready to attack the [[Moon]]?|Shaxx<ref name='Raze-Lighter'> [[Grimoire:Inventory/Heavy Weapons/Raze-Lighter|Grimoire: Raze-Lighter]]</ref>}}

===Master of the Crucible===

{{Quote|The tactics and techniques that will save us in wars to come are birthed in the Crucible, during live-fire training. The Vanguard are so preoccupied with their own agendas they're missing the Vanguard of tomorrow rising right before their eyes. Ghosts find Guardians. The Crucible forges them.|Lord Shaxx}}<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Phoenix_Strife_Type_0#Lore|Binary Pheonix Bond / Cloak / Mark]]''</ref>

Around the time of Crota's defeat, rumors abounded in the Tower regarding Shaxx's connections to [[Osiris]], which caused the Speaker to launch a formal investigation. Shaxx was outraged by this, and sent a letter to the Speaker declaring that he followed no one and found most ideologies espoused by Guardians like Osiris or [[Ulan-Tan]] to be flawed, but that he did think that Osiris' belief that the minds and bodies of Guardians could be sharpened like one sharpens a sword correct, and that the results in the Crucible spoke for themselves.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Conqueror 2]]''</ref>

Shaxx began to desire new Crucible arenas, and personally led a unit of Redjacks to the Cosmodrome and secured a section of the wall there which was dubbed [[Sector 618]] by the Vanguard. He believed that the location had the spirit of war about it and liked the extra challenges the chaotic terrain added to Crucible matches.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible_Arenas#Sector_618|Sector 618]]''</ref> He also worked with [[Holborn]]'s [[Holborn's Host|Host]] to discover the existence of [[Fleetbase Korus]] on the Martian moon of [[Phobos]], and they reported to the Vanguard that it was under the command of [[Primus]] [[Ta'aun, Hand of Oryx|Ta'aun]] of the [[Skyburners]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Mars#Fleetbase_Korus.2C_Phobos|Fleetbase Korus]]''</ref> After creating another new arena in the midst of the [[European Dead Zone]], Shaxx responded to worries about how it would be kept secure by noting that very little remained dead now and that they must be ready for anything.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible_Arenas#Memento|Memento]]''</ref> He also aided [[Amanda Holliday]] in finding new tracks for the [[Sparrow Racing League]], ordering his Redjacks to create a track on [[Venus]] in the heart of [[Vex]] territory so that the bravery of Guardians could be tested alongside their speed.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Other_Activities#SRL:_Infinite_Descent|Infinite Descent]]''</ref>

===The Taken War===

===Age of Triumph===

After the emergence of a group of Guardians known as the [[Shadows of Yor]] who utilized copies of [[Thorn]], the dreaded weapon of the murderous Guardian [[Dredgen Yor]], Shaxx met with Ikora to discuss the situation after the Shadows participated in a match on [[Blind Watch]]. Ikora was worried that Yor's corruption was starting again in the Crucible among the Shadows and believed they should monitor the situation. Shaxx agreed with her, although he believed that [[Dredgen Vale|Zyre Orsa]], one of the leaders of the Shadows, and his friends were managing to overcome the Darkness of Thorn and succeed where Yor had failed. His former pupil disagreed with him and asserted that the Thorn was becoming a far too common pestilence in the Crucible.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible_Arenas#Ghost_Fragment:_Blind_Watch|Ghost Fragment: Blind Watch]]''</ref>

===The Red War===

{{Quote|If the Cabal want war, give them war.|Shaxx}}

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.

Shaxx and [[Arcite 99-40]] relocated to [[The Farm]], where he continued to organize Crucible matches. He was reunited with the Young Wolf there, who had managed to restore their connection to the Light thanks to the [[Shard of the Traveler]] within the [[European Dead Zone]]. Shaxx told them that only their Light could forge a path to victory for them, and that his Crucible would help prepare them for their future battles.<ref name="Spark">'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Spark]]''</ref>

===Evolving the Crucible===

{{Quote|Spread the word. Starting today, the Crucible is ranked. And you've all just been seeded. Go make history.|Shaxx}}

==Personality and traits==

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 in the regular matches.  

*''"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 blink. I think she was trying to put me off."'' - On Tower

*''"I can see it in your Light. You've made a bargain."'' - On Tower

==Gameplay==

====Year 1 Pinnacle Weapon====

====Year 2 Faction weapons====

====Year 2 Pinnacle weapons====

====Year 3 Ritual weapons====

==Gallery==

==List of appearances==

*''[[Destiny]]'' {{1st}}

*''[[Destiny 2]]''

==References==