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|othernames= Herald of Xol {{c|formerly}} <br> Son of Oryx <br> The Second Son <br> The Disowned <br> The Unfavored <br> The Disowned Son <br> The Cursed One <br> The Child <br> Breaker of Pacts <br> Usurper of the Ordered Way <br> The High Priest
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{{Quote|The name is... Nokris.|Ghost<ref name="GhostScan"/>}}
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'''Nokris, Herald of Xol''' is a [[Hive]] god<ref name="GhostScan"/><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref>, the estranged son of [[Oryx]]<ref name="NarPre">[https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/46779 '''Bungie''' - ''Destiny 2 Narrative Preview'']</ref> and the herald of the [[Worm]] God, [[Xol]].<ref>[https://www.destinythegame.com/expansion2 '''Destiny the Game''' - ''Expansion Pass 2'']</ref>
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|rank= [[Prince]] {{c|formerly}} <br> [[Ultra]]
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{{Quote|Hear me, o dreadful worm. We will raise an [[Grasp of Nokris|army]]. We will die and be reborn in your name, feed you the souls of our enemies."<br>"State your claim."<br>"We take Mars. |[[Nokris]] to [[Xol]]}}
 
'''Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn''', previously known as '''Nokris, Herald of Xol''', is a [[Hive]] God<ref name="GhostScan">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Ghost]]: [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/ghost-scan-nokris Ishtar Collective - Ghost Scan: Nokris]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]]''</ref>, the estranged second son of [[Oryx, the Taken King]]<ref name="NarPre">[https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/46779 '''Bungie''' - ''Destiny 2 Narrative Preview'']</ref> and the former herald of the [[Worm]] God, [[Xol, Will of the Thousands]]. Exiled by Oryx for his heresies, Nokris later traveled to [[Mars]] and was imprisoned in the polar ice by the [[Warmind]] [[Rasputin]]. <ref>[https://www.destinythegame.com/expansion2 '''Destiny the Game''' - ''Expansion Pass 2'']</ref> Following Xol abandoning Nokris in favor of the [[Guardian]]s, the former herald pledged his allegiance to his aunt [[Savathûn, the Witch-Queen]] in a bid to end the Hive's pact to the Worms and the [[The Witness|Witness]]. He served as the final antagonist of the [[Season of Arrivals]], working for Savathûn to subvert the Witness's [[Interference|messages]] until he met his end by the [[Guardian]]s.


==Overview==
==Biography==
===Pre-Golden Age===
===Pre-Golden Age===
Nokris was originally the second son of Oryx, younger brother to [[Crota]], but was disfavored by his father for his physical weakness. To make up for that weakness, Nokris instead honed his mind, learning magic and hoarding knowledge. He devised a plan to prove himself to Oryx by communing with the [[Worm Gods]] as he once did; however, while he succeeded, most of the worms rejected the disfavored son. Only [[Xol, Will of the Thousands]] remained to grant him an audience. Fearing an attack from [[Yul, the Honest Worm]], Xol made a pact with the forgotten child. Nokris traded his heart for some of Xol's power and the secret of resurrection. <ref>'''Bungie (2018/8/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Wormhusk Crown]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2018/8/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Wormgod Caress]]''</ref><ref name="NarPre"/>
{{Quote|You seek power? I will give you power beyond measure. The power of life renewed.|Xol to Nokris<ref name="Wormgod Caress">'''Bungie (2018/8/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Wormgod Caress]]''</ref>}}
[[File:OryxThroneRoom.png|thumb|300px|Statue of Nokris (left) in the Altar of Oryx]]


Oryx soon learned about his son's activities and was furious. Nokris's actions were sacrilege, and resurrection via Necromancy was considered a heretical violation of the Sword Logic, for it disrupts the means of survival of the fittest. For his crimes, the King of the Hive exiled him and removed all references of his disowned son from [[the World's Grave]] and the [[Books of Sorrow]].<ref name = "Verity's Brow">'''Bungie (2018/8/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Verity's Brow]]''</ref><ref name="GhostScan">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Ghost]]: [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/ghost-scan-nokris Ishtar Collective - Ghost Scan: Nokris]''</ref> Only a statue remained.
Brother of [[Crota, Son of Oryx]], Nokris was disfavored by his father for his physical weakness. To make up for that weakness, Nokris instead honed his mind, learning magic and hoarding knowledge and stories as a different form of Sword Logic to feed his Worm. He devised a plan to prove himself to Oryx by communing with the Worm Gods as he once did; however, while he succeeded, most of the worms rejected the disfavored son. Only Xol remained to grant him an audience. Fearing an attack from [[Yul, the Honest Worm]], Xol made a pact with the forgotten child. Nokris traded his heart for some of Xol's power and the secret of necromancy. <ref>'''Bungie (2018/8/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]], [[Wormhusk Crown]]''</ref><ref name="Wormgod Caress" /><ref name="NarPre"/>


Nokris was unperturbed. In exile he saw freedom and opportunity. He informed Xol that he would conquer the planet [[Mars]] in his name. After arriving, the two were met with resistance from the [[Warmind]] [[Rasputin]], trapping them within the ice of [[Hellas Basin]].<ref name = "Verity's Brow" />
Oryx soon learned about his son's activities and was furious. Nokris's actions were sacrilege, and [[Necromancy]] was considered a heretical violation of the [[Sword Logic]], for it disrupts the means of survival of the fittest. For his crimes, the King of the Hive exiled him and removed all references of his disowned son from [[The World's Grave|the World's Grave]] and the [[Books of Sorrow]].<ref name = "Verity's Brow">'''Bungie (2018/8/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Verity's Brow]]''</ref><ref name="GhostScan"/> Only a statue remained.


===The Taken and Red wars===
Nokris was unperturbed. In exile he saw freedom and opportunity. He informed Xol that he would conquer the planet [[Mars]] in his name. After arriving, the two were met with overwhelming resistance from the [[Warmind]] [[Rasputin]], who they fought until he had them frozen beneath the ice of [[Hellas Basin]] along with the rest of their brood.<ref name = "Verity's Brow" />
The only reference to Nokris known to the [[Guardians]] prior to his awakening on Mars was a statue found in the [[Dreadnaught]] near the [[Altar of Oryx]]<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Regicide]]''</ref>, beside similar statues of [[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]] and [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx]]. [[The Guardian]]'s [[Ghost]] infers it is a Hive god from the accompanying Hive glyphs but couldn't recognize the symbol.<ref name="GhostScan"/> At [[Eris Morn]]'s request [[Asher Mir]] scoured his library for references to Nokris but found none.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/gensym-knight Gensym Knight]''</ref>.
 
===The Taken and Red Wars===
{{Quote|The name is... Nokris.|Ghost<ref name="GhostScan"/>}}
The only reference to Nokris known to the [[Guardian]]s prior to his awakening on Mars was a statue found in the [[Dreadnaught]] near the [[Altar of Oryx]]<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Regicide]]''</ref>, beside similar statues of Crota and Oryx. [[The Guardian]]'s [[Ghost]] infers it is a Hive god from the accompanying Hive glyphs but couldn't recognize the symbol.<ref name="GhostScan"/> At [[Eris Morn]]'s request, [[Asher Mir]] scoured his library for references to Nokris but found none.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Gensym Knight Suit]]''</ref>.


===War with The Warmind===
===War with The Warmind===
After the deaths of Oryx and Crota and the end of the [[Red War]], many years later, Nokris and his master were awakened when their entrapping ice began to melt. Together, they sought the destruction of the [[Warmind]] [[Rasputin]] for delaying them and allow them to rule the planet. However, interference came in the form of the [[Guardian]] working with [[Ana Bray]]. Nokris encountered the Guardian during their mission of using a shard of the Traveler as bait to lure Xol and destroy him. However, Nokris faced them instead and fought the Guardian in a fierce battle. Despite his power, Nokris was defeated and his master soon fell to the hands of the Guardian with the aid of Rasputin afterwards.
{{Quote|Rasputin was not the only thing to awaken on Mars.|[[Zavala]]<ref>'''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]], [[Pilgrimage]]''</ref>}}
[[File:Nokris.gif|thumb|300px|Son of Oryx, Nokris]]
 
After the deaths of Oryx and Crota, and the end of the [[Red War]], Nokris and his master were awakened when their entrapping ice began to melt; an effect of [[The Traveler|the Traveler]]'s waking. Together, they sought the destruction of the Rasputin for their imprisonment and engaged once more with the Warmind. However, interference came in the form of the Guardian working with [[Ana Bray]]. Nokris encountered the Guardian during their mission of using a small shard of the Traveler as bait to lure Xol out and destroy him. However, Nokris faced them instead and fought the Guardian in a fierce battle. Despite his power, Nokris was incinerated by the Guardian, having failed to protect Xol from its destruction.
 
===False Idols===
{{Quote|My life is spent: servitude to those who cast me away. Our blood is all that remains of the old pact.|Nokris to Savathûn<ref name="FALSE IDOLS">'''Bungie (2020/6/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Arrivals]], [[Weblore]]: [[Weblore#False_Idols|FALSE IDOLS]]''</ref>}}
 
Nokris managed to evade permanent death following Xol's defeat, only to be left abandoned within the crust of Mars. His attempts to reconnect with the Worm God were rebuffed, as it had already found more worth in [[Whisper of the Worm|his slayers]]. Dejected, Nokris sought entry into the [[Ascendant Plane]], which was previously denied to him due to his rejection of the Sword Logic, using a fragment of Xol's remains to force open a gate. He lured fireteams of Guardians under the pretense of resurrecting Xol into slaughtering him and his revenant Hive, gaining enough power from their acts of violence to feed Xol's remains enough to use it to pierce a tiny hole into the Sea of Screams through which his soul could slip into.
 
However, the trickery he used attracted the attention of his his aunt, Savathûn. Although expecting to be used as nothing more than a simple pawn, Nokris struck a bargain with her after Savathûn offered him a place in her Court and acknowledged his value in being able to overturn the Sword Logic and those bound by it. As Savathûn sought to free herself from the Witness to whom was bound in servitude to by her pact with the Worms, she desired Nokris's knowledge of Necromancy. In exchange for his secrets, she would grant him access to [[Quria, Blade Transform|the Dreaming Mind]] so that he could learn how to [[Taken|Take]]. Savathûn also foresaw the arrival of the Black Fleet in Sol, and so she instructed him to interfere in any of their attempts to communicate with the Guardians.<ref name="FALSE IDOLS"/>
 
===Interference===
[[File:Nokris_Supplicant_To_Savathun.jpg|thumb|300px|Nokris in the Court of Savathûn]]
{{Quote|Whispered gifts are promised blades that twist. A liar's game.|Nokris' whispers in the Ascendant Realm}}
Two years after his initial defeat on Mars, Nokris would resurface as the Supplicant to the Witch-Queen herself, playing his role as a catalyst to intervene with the Witness's messages at the [[Tree of Silver Wings (Io)|Tree of Silver Wings]] on [[Io]]. Armed with massive [[Shrieker]]s belonging to Savathûn, called: [[Savathûn's Witness]]es, the Supplicant would shroud [[The Cradle|the Cradle]] with the Witch Queen's influence and even lay a trap out for Eris Morn and the Guardian; threatening the life of the former and pulling the latter into a counterfeit [[Court of Savathûn (Io)|version]] of the Witch Queen's [[Court of Savathûn|throne world]] within the Ascendant Plane. Eris barely survives her encounter and in turn saves the Guardian from the full force of the Shriekers.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/6/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Arrivals]], [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/a-shadow-overhead A Shadow Overhead]''</ref>
 
For a period of eighteen weeks, Nokris commands armies of Hive and the Taken to swarm the Tree and shroud it in Savathûn's influence with one of her Shriekers, barring the Witness's messages directly with Eris and the Guardians. Each week, the Guardians would face one of the massive Shriekers at the Cradle before they are summoned back to the Ascendant Plane, to which Nokris mocks them in whispers and even insult their Ghost at one point, drawing comparisons to a Worm. Nonetheless, the Guardian's efforts wore proven successful at destroying the massive Shriekers and allowing Eris to briefly interpret the Black Fleet's messages with the [[Seed of Silver Wings]].<ref>'''Bungie (2020/6/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Arrivals]], [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/quest-interference-means-to-an-end-week-1#interference Interference, Means to an End]''</ref>
 
On the final week, Eris had successfully identified Nokris as the source of the interference just as the Supplicant would summon the Guardian into a new area of the Court, where he would face them directly once more near the backdrop of a massive Taken [[Blight]] the size of a star. Throughout the fight, Nokris addresses them as a mere pawn tied to the everlasting struggle between [[Light]] and [[Darkness]], to which he offered to have them free of in eternal servitude to Savathûn. However, the Hive heretic's offers would only fall on deaf ears as the Guardian destroyed him for seemingly a final time, diminishing the Witch-Queen's influence considerably and allowing the Witness' final message to reach the Guardian. <ref>'''Bungie (2020/10/6)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Arrivals]], [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/quest-interference-means-to-an-end-final-week#interference Interference, Means to an End (Final Week)]''</ref>


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
Nokris is the boss of the [[Strange Terrain]] mission and is encountered at [[Xol, Will of the Thousands|Xol's]] feeding grounds. He fights primarily by firing Solar blasts at the player and occasionally summoning Hive to assist him. Every third part of his health, Nokris will break two of the pillars in the arena and retreat to the gate at the front of the battlefield. Nokris will proceed to shield himself in an immune shield and fire rapid Solar blasts at the player. To break the shield, the player must find the large green rock that came out of one of the two pillars Nokris broke, find the green glowing [[Knight]], kill them, and throw the bomb at the pillar to stun Nokris and take down his shield.
[[File:NokrisClose.jpg|thumb|300px|Nokris, Herald of Xol]]
 
Nokris is the boss of the [[Strange Terrain]] mission and is encountered at Xol's feeding grounds. He fights primarily by firing Solar blasts at the player and occasionally summoning Hive to assist him. For very third of his health depleted, Nokris will break two of the pillars in the arena and retreat to the gate at the front of the battlefield. Nokris will proceed to shield himself in an immunity shield. To break the shield, the player must find the large green crystal that came out of one of the two pillars Nokris broke, find the recently resurrected [[Ugul Gar Knight]]s, kill them, and throw the dropped relic at one of the crystals and then the next to stun Nokris and take down his shield. In the [[Strike]] version of the mission, two crystals will spawn every phase. During the first immunity phase, he will stand still while summoning Hive, during his second phase, he will begin firing darkness blasts at rapid succession, and at his last phase, he will begin moving around the arena, using his Dying Star ability.
 
In [[Interference]], there are few changes to Nokris's mechanics from Strange Terrain, aside from a change in environment. During his first two immunity phases, one crystal will spawn on one of two floating islands located behind the arena, guarded by Taken enemies. Two [[Envoy of Savathûn|Envoys of Savathûn]] will also spawn before Ugul Gar Knights can appear. This starts with the Wizard variant, then the Knight and Ogre variants in the second and final immunity phases respectively. Additionally in the final phase, two crystals will spawn hidden behind walls on new floating islands, which players must bypass by climbing up to the islands while carrying their relics in order to destroy them.
 
==Personality and traits==
Nokris lacks the physical strength of his father Oryx and brother Crota, but instead proves to be a knowledgeable and powerful sorcerer.
 
The disowned son appears to look down on his father, brother, and later Xol after his god had abandoned him, stating to the Guardian that they were all gods with gods. But like his father Nokris has a hunger for knowledge and secrets, he would bargain with the Worms, Xol to learn and gain some of his power, including the secret of Necromancy. He would later bargain with his aunt Savathûn to learn how to Take by gaining access to Quria. Like his aunt he is willing to use cunning and trickery, tricking fireteams of Guardians into slaughtering Hive so he could gain enough power to penetrate a hole into the Sea of Screams.
 
After Xol's excommunication from the brood, Nokris began to hold a disgust for the Sword Logic, he views it as a lie, and was willing to turn away from the logic that most Hive served without question. He believed that the Light and Darkness as forces that have strengths and weaknesses, stating that the Sky was vast but shallow, and the Deep was boundless but suffocating, and that there is another way.
 
==Family==
*'''[[Oryx]]''' – <small>Father</small>
**'''[[Ir Anûk, Deathsinger|Ir Anûk]]''' – <small>Sister</small>
**'''[[Ir Halak, Deathsinger]]''' – <small>Sister</small>
**'''[[Alak-Hul, the Darkblade|Alak-Hul]]''' – <small>Foster brother</small>
**'''[[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]]''' – <small>Brother</small>
***'''[[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota|Hashladûn]]''' – <small>Niece</small>
***'''[[Besurith, Daughter of Crota|Besurith]]''' – <small>Niece</small>
***'''[[Voshyr]]''' – <small>Niece</small>
****'''[[Yishra]]''' – <small>Grand-niece</small>
****'''[[Ayriax]]''' – <small>Grand-niece</small>
***'''[[Kinox]]''' – <small>Niece</small>
****'''[[Ulg'Urin]]''' – <small>Grand-nephew</small>
*'''[[Savathûn]]''' – <small>Aunt</small>
**'''[[Balwûr]]''' – <small>Cousin</small>
**'''[[Malok, Pride of Oryx|Malok]]''' – <small>Cousin</small>
**'''[[Dûl Incaru, the Eternal Return|Dûl Incaru]]''' – <small>Cousin</small>
*'''[[Xivu Arath]]''' – <small>Aunt</small>
**'''[[Xavan, Daughter of Xivu Arath|Xavan]]''' – <small>Cousin</small>
**'''[[Tir Balok, Daughter of Xivu Arath|Tir Balok]]''' – <small>Cousin</small>
**'''[[An Ragaar, Son of Xivu Arath|An Ragaar]]''' – <small>Cousin</small>
**'''[[Scoroboth, Son of Xivu Arath|Scoroboth]]''' – <small>Cousin</small>
 
==Quotes==
===Interference===
*''"You are abandoned."''
*''"Is malice not enough?"''
*''"Does Xol's clutch hold you now, as it once did me?"''
*''"Give and be Given. Take and be Taken."''
*''"Whispered gifts are promised blades that twist. A liar's game."''
*''"The Taken Queen saves. Freedom for Bondage."''
*''"Cast off your Worm. Your tiny bulb of sickness. Your tethered anchor that drags to the sky."''
*''"An agent of violence. What more must you cull?"''
*''"The sky is vast, but shallow. The deep is boundless, but suffocating. There is another way."''
*''"You will learn that wrath shall only bring forth ruin. You've made a mistake deciding to exist."''
*''"You are a child reaching toward a flame. The Taken Queen would not have you burnt. Pledge your allegiance and be reborn."''
*''"Our shackles are strong. We must be strong to break them."''
*''"You are but one in a chain of failures claimed and sunken."''
*''"Life and death are liar's tools. Weave your own lie."''
*''"Light and Dark are locked blades. A logic simple and narrow. A bridge with only one path."''
*''"The tree brings ruin. Fell its might or be buried in the shadow of its leaves."''
*''"Oryx, Crota, Xol. Gods with gods. End your faith and walk unhindered."''
*''"Savathûn shields from dire truths. Submit and be free."''
*''"Be Taken and see endless possibility awaken."''


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<GALLERY>
<gallery perrow=3>
File:Nokris Image Capture.png|The Statue of Nokris.
File:Destiny 2 Warmind Nokris.jpg|Nokris reveals himself.
File:Destiny 2 Warmind Nokris.jpg|Nokris reveals himself.
File:Nokris Face.png|Close-up of Nokris's face.
File:Nokris Face.png|Close-up of Nokris's face.|Nokris' face.
</GALLERY>
File:Nokris Battle.jpg|Hive assisting Nokris in battle.
 
File:NokrisSoA.png|Supplicant to Savathûn.
File:Nokris Image Capture.png|The statue of Nokris first seen in the Taken King expansion.
 
File:Cory-turner-nokris-substance-shot-1.jpg|Nokris render at an angle
File:Cory-turner-nokris-substance-shot-2.jpg|Nokris from behind
File:Cory-turner-nokris-substance-shot-3.jpg|Nokris from the front
 
File:Symbol_of_Nokris.png|The symbol of Nokris.
Nokris early concept.jpg|Early concept of Nokris and Xol.<ref>[https://www.artstation.com/artwork/oOA50q Dave E. Phillips, ''Destiny 2: Warmind, High-Level Exploration'']</ref>
</gallery>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The word "Nokris" might be derived from "Noctuidae", which is a [https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Noctuidae family] of moth, the wing patterns of which resemble the [[Shroud of Flies]] [[Hunter]] Cloak pattern.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description, [https://www.bungie.net/en/armory/Detail?type=item&item=4253790216&itemname=Shroud%20of%20Flies Shroud of Flies]''</ref> Similarly, "Nokri" is a Hebrew word for "alien" or "adulteress".<ref>'''Bible Hub''', ''[http://biblehub.com/hebrew/5237.htm Strong's Hebrew: 5237. נָכְרִי (nokri) -- foreign, alien]''</ref> Relatedly, the prefix "Nok" could be a derivation of "Noc", or "Nocturnal", the Greek Goddess of the night; similarly, the Roman translation is "Nox".
*The name "Nokris" might be derived from "Noctuidae", which is a [https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Noctuidae family] of moth, the wing patterns of which resemble the [[Shroud of Flies]] [[Hunter]] Cloak pattern.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]], Item Description, [https://www.bungie.net/en/armory/Detail?type=item&item=4253790216&itemname=Shroud%20of%20Flies Shroud of Flies]''</ref> Similarly, "Nokri" is a Hebrew word for "alien" or "adulteress".<ref>'''Bible Hub''', ''[http://biblehub.com/hebrew/5237.htm Strong's Hebrew: 5237. נָכְרִי (nokri) -- foreign, alien]''</ref> Relatedly, the prefix "Nok" could be a derivation of "Noc", or "Nocturnal", the Greek Goddess of the night; similarly, the Roman translation is "Nox".
*Nokris's form greatly resembles that of the Wizard Morph. If he is a Wizard, then he would the first, and possibly only, male Wizard among the Hive.
*Nokris is the very first wizard to be a male, followed by the Wizard mentioned in [[Cold Denial]] and [[Ubartu-ana]]
*Unlike his brother and father, Nokris doesn't speak to the Guardians directly.
*Nokris bears a stronger resemblance to his father Oryx than Crota.
*Nokris bears a stronger resemblance to his father than Crota, who barely resembles him.
*Nokris's dying star attack bears a resemblance to the Acolyte's grenade attack.
*Nokris's initial Solar attack bears a resemblance to the Acolyte's grenade attack.
*To date, Nokris and his sect are the only known Hive which have been permanently expunged from the rest of their kin.
*To date, Nokris and his sect are the only known [[Hive]] which have been permanently expunged from the rest of their kin.
*Nokris is the fourth Hive to speak English in-game, after Crota, Oryx and [[Ecthar, Sword of Oryx|Ecthar]].
*Whispers from Nokris could  be heard throughout the various interference weekly missions, where he taunted the player.
**This was compounded further during his battle in Season of Arrivals, where he tempted the Guardian to leave the Light.
***This is consistent with his attempts to contact the Hive after retreating from the loss of Xol, illustrating desperation and a departure from his previous isolation.
*During the strike "Strange Terrain", players have a short period immediately after summoning Nokris to instantly kill him, avoiding the tedious 3 damage cycles that normally occur. The most effective way to do this with any given strike modifier is with the [[Exotic]] [[Rocket Launcher]] "[[The Wardcliff Coil]]".


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny]]''
*''[[Destiny]]:'' ''[[The Taken King]]'' {{Fm}}
**''[[The Taken King]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Destiny 2]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Destiny 2]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Forsaken]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Shadowkeep]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of Arrivals]]''
**''[[Season of the Lost]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of Plunder]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Seraph]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Deep]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Witch]]'' {{Mo}}


==References==
==References==
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Herald
Nokris, Herald of Xol
NokrisInfobox.jpg
Biographical information

Other name(s):

Herald of Xol (formerly)
Son of Oryx
The Second Son
The Disowned
The Unfavored
The Disowned Son
The Cursed One
The Child
Breaker of Pacts
Usurper of the Ordered Way
The High Priest

Species:

Hive

Faction:

Blood of Oryx (formerly)
Grasp of Nokris

Rank:

Prince (formerly)
Ultra

Class:

Wizard

Gender:

Male

Combat information

Mission:

Strange Terrain

Abilities:

Solar Dying Star
Crystal Shield
Kinetic Grasp of Darkness
High Durability
Shadow Vanish
Teleportation
Summon Hive
Summon Ugul Gar Knight
Resurrect Hive

 
Supplicant
Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn
NokrisArrivalsInfo.jpg
Biographical information

Species:

Hive

Faction:

Grasp of Nokris
Savathûn's Brood

Rank:

Prince (formerly)
Ultra

Class:

Wizard

Gender:

Male

Combat information

Mission:

Interference

Abilities:

Solar Dying Star
Crystal Shield
Kinetic Grasp of Darkness
High Durability
Shadow Vanish
Teleportation
Summon Hive
Summon Taken
Summon Ugul Gar Knight
Resurrect Hive

 

"Hear me, o dreadful worm. We will raise an army. We will die and be reborn in your name, feed you the souls of our enemies."
"State your claim."
"We take Mars.
"
Nokris to Xol

Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn, previously known as Nokris, Herald of Xol, is a Hive God[1][2], the estranged second son of Oryx, the Taken King[3] and the former herald of the Worm God, Xol, Will of the Thousands. Exiled by Oryx for his heresies, Nokris later traveled to Mars and was imprisoned in the polar ice by the Warmind Rasputin. [4] Following Xol abandoning Nokris in favor of the Guardians, the former herald pledged his allegiance to his aunt Savathûn, the Witch-Queen in a bid to end the Hive's pact to the Worms and the Witness. He served as the final antagonist of the Season of Arrivals, working for Savathûn to subvert the Witness's messages until he met his end by the Guardians.

Biography

Pre-Golden Age

"You seek power? I will give you power beyond measure. The power of life renewed."
— Xol to Nokris[5]
Statue of Nokris (left) in the Altar of Oryx

Brother of Crota, Son of Oryx, Nokris was disfavored by his father for his physical weakness. To make up for that weakness, Nokris instead honed his mind, learning magic and hoarding knowledge and stories as a different form of Sword Logic to feed his Worm. He devised a plan to prove himself to Oryx by communing with the Worm Gods as he once did; however, while he succeeded, most of the worms rejected the disfavored son. Only Xol remained to grant him an audience. Fearing an attack from Yul, the Honest Worm, Xol made a pact with the forgotten child. Nokris traded his heart for some of Xol's power and the secret of necromancy. [6][5][3]

Oryx soon learned about his son's activities and was furious. Nokris's actions were sacrilege, and Necromancy was considered a heretical violation of the Sword Logic, for it disrupts the means of survival of the fittest. For his crimes, the King of the Hive exiled him and removed all references of his disowned son from the World's Grave and the Books of Sorrow.[7][1] Only a statue remained.

Nokris was unperturbed. In exile he saw freedom and opportunity. He informed Xol that he would conquer the planet Mars in his name. After arriving, the two were met with overwhelming resistance from the Warmind Rasputin, who they fought until he had them frozen beneath the ice of Hellas Basin along with the rest of their brood.[7]

The Taken and Red Wars

"The name is... Nokris."
— Ghost[1]

The only reference to Nokris known to the Guardians prior to his awakening on Mars was a statue found in the Dreadnaught near the Altar of Oryx[8], beside similar statues of Crota and Oryx. The Guardian's Ghost infers it is a Hive god from the accompanying Hive glyphs but couldn't recognize the symbol.[1] At Eris Morn's request, Asher Mir scoured his library for references to Nokris but found none.[9].

War with The Warmind

"Rasputin was not the only thing to awaken on Mars."
Zavala[10]
Son of Oryx, Nokris

After the deaths of Oryx and Crota, and the end of the Red War, Nokris and his master were awakened when their entrapping ice began to melt; an effect of the Traveler's waking. Together, they sought the destruction of the Rasputin for their imprisonment and engaged once more with the Warmind. However, interference came in the form of the Guardian working with Ana Bray. Nokris encountered the Guardian during their mission of using a small shard of the Traveler as bait to lure Xol out and destroy him. However, Nokris faced them instead and fought the Guardian in a fierce battle. Despite his power, Nokris was incinerated by the Guardian, having failed to protect Xol from its destruction.

False Idols

"My life is spent: servitude to those who cast me away. Our blood is all that remains of the old pact."
— Nokris to Savathûn[11]

Nokris managed to evade permanent death following Xol's defeat, only to be left abandoned within the crust of Mars. His attempts to reconnect with the Worm God were rebuffed, as it had already found more worth in his slayers. Dejected, Nokris sought entry into the Ascendant Plane, which was previously denied to him due to his rejection of the Sword Logic, using a fragment of Xol's remains to force open a gate. He lured fireteams of Guardians under the pretense of resurrecting Xol into slaughtering him and his revenant Hive, gaining enough power from their acts of violence to feed Xol's remains enough to use it to pierce a tiny hole into the Sea of Screams through which his soul could slip into.

However, the trickery he used attracted the attention of his his aunt, Savathûn. Although expecting to be used as nothing more than a simple pawn, Nokris struck a bargain with her after Savathûn offered him a place in her Court and acknowledged his value in being able to overturn the Sword Logic and those bound by it. As Savathûn sought to free herself from the Witness to whom was bound in servitude to by her pact with the Worms, she desired Nokris's knowledge of Necromancy. In exchange for his secrets, she would grant him access to the Dreaming Mind so that he could learn how to Take. Savathûn also foresaw the arrival of the Black Fleet in Sol, and so she instructed him to interfere in any of their attempts to communicate with the Guardians.[11]

Interference

Nokris in the Court of Savathûn

"Whispered gifts are promised blades that twist. A liar's game."
— Nokris' whispers in the Ascendant Realm

Two years after his initial defeat on Mars, Nokris would resurface as the Supplicant to the Witch-Queen herself, playing his role as a catalyst to intervene with the Witness's messages at the Tree of Silver Wings on Io. Armed with massive Shriekers belonging to Savathûn, called: Savathûn's Witnesses, the Supplicant would shroud the Cradle with the Witch Queen's influence and even lay a trap out for Eris Morn and the Guardian; threatening the life of the former and pulling the latter into a counterfeit version of the Witch Queen's throne world within the Ascendant Plane. Eris barely survives her encounter and in turn saves the Guardian from the full force of the Shriekers.[12]

For a period of eighteen weeks, Nokris commands armies of Hive and the Taken to swarm the Tree and shroud it in Savathûn's influence with one of her Shriekers, barring the Witness's messages directly with Eris and the Guardians. Each week, the Guardians would face one of the massive Shriekers at the Cradle before they are summoned back to the Ascendant Plane, to which Nokris mocks them in whispers and even insult their Ghost at one point, drawing comparisons to a Worm. Nonetheless, the Guardian's efforts wore proven successful at destroying the massive Shriekers and allowing Eris to briefly interpret the Black Fleet's messages with the Seed of Silver Wings.[13]

On the final week, Eris had successfully identified Nokris as the source of the interference just as the Supplicant would summon the Guardian into a new area of the Court, where he would face them directly once more near the backdrop of a massive Taken Blight the size of a star. Throughout the fight, Nokris addresses them as a mere pawn tied to the everlasting struggle between Light and Darkness, to which he offered to have them free of in eternal servitude to Savathûn. However, the Hive heretic's offers would only fall on deaf ears as the Guardian destroyed him for seemingly a final time, diminishing the Witch-Queen's influence considerably and allowing the Witness' final message to reach the Guardian. [14]

Gameplay

Nokris, Herald of Xol

Nokris is the boss of the Strange Terrain mission and is encountered at Xol's feeding grounds. He fights primarily by firing Solar blasts at the player and occasionally summoning Hive to assist him. For very third of his health depleted, Nokris will break two of the pillars in the arena and retreat to the gate at the front of the battlefield. Nokris will proceed to shield himself in an immunity shield. To break the shield, the player must find the large green crystal that came out of one of the two pillars Nokris broke, find the recently resurrected Ugul Gar Knights, kill them, and throw the dropped relic at one of the crystals and then the next to stun Nokris and take down his shield. In the Strike version of the mission, two crystals will spawn every phase. During the first immunity phase, he will stand still while summoning Hive, during his second phase, he will begin firing darkness blasts at rapid succession, and at his last phase, he will begin moving around the arena, using his Dying Star ability.

In Interference, there are few changes to Nokris's mechanics from Strange Terrain, aside from a change in environment. During his first two immunity phases, one crystal will spawn on one of two floating islands located behind the arena, guarded by Taken enemies. Two Envoys of Savathûn will also spawn before Ugul Gar Knights can appear. This starts with the Wizard variant, then the Knight and Ogre variants in the second and final immunity phases respectively. Additionally in the final phase, two crystals will spawn hidden behind walls on new floating islands, which players must bypass by climbing up to the islands while carrying their relics in order to destroy them.

Personality and traits

Nokris lacks the physical strength of his father Oryx and brother Crota, but instead proves to be a knowledgeable and powerful sorcerer.

The disowned son appears to look down on his father, brother, and later Xol after his god had abandoned him, stating to the Guardian that they were all gods with gods. But like his father Nokris has a hunger for knowledge and secrets, he would bargain with the Worms, Xol to learn and gain some of his power, including the secret of Necromancy. He would later bargain with his aunt Savathûn to learn how to Take by gaining access to Quria. Like his aunt he is willing to use cunning and trickery, tricking fireteams of Guardians into slaughtering Hive so he could gain enough power to penetrate a hole into the Sea of Screams.

After Xol's excommunication from the brood, Nokris began to hold a disgust for the Sword Logic, he views it as a lie, and was willing to turn away from the logic that most Hive served without question. He believed that the Light and Darkness as forces that have strengths and weaknesses, stating that the Sky was vast but shallow, and the Deep was boundless but suffocating, and that there is another way.

Family

Quotes

Interference

  • "You are abandoned."
  • "Is malice not enough?"
  • "Does Xol's clutch hold you now, as it once did me?"
  • "Give and be Given. Take and be Taken."
  • "Whispered gifts are promised blades that twist. A liar's game."
  • "The Taken Queen saves. Freedom for Bondage."
  • "Cast off your Worm. Your tiny bulb of sickness. Your tethered anchor that drags to the sky."
  • "An agent of violence. What more must you cull?"
  • "The sky is vast, but shallow. The deep is boundless, but suffocating. There is another way."
  • "You will learn that wrath shall only bring forth ruin. You've made a mistake deciding to exist."
  • "You are a child reaching toward a flame. The Taken Queen would not have you burnt. Pledge your allegiance and be reborn."
  • "Our shackles are strong. We must be strong to break them."
  • "You are but one in a chain of failures claimed and sunken."
  • "Life and death are liar's tools. Weave your own lie."
  • "Light and Dark are locked blades. A logic simple and narrow. A bridge with only one path."
  • "The tree brings ruin. Fell its might or be buried in the shadow of its leaves."
  • "Oryx, Crota, Xol. Gods with gods. End your faith and walk unhindered."
  • "Savathûn shields from dire truths. Submit and be free."
  • "Be Taken and see endless possibility awaken."

Gallery

Trivia

  • The name "Nokris" might be derived from "Noctuidae", which is a family of moth, the wing patterns of which resemble the Shroud of Flies Hunter Cloak pattern.[16] Similarly, "Nokri" is a Hebrew word for "alien" or "adulteress".[17] Relatedly, the prefix "Nok" could be a derivation of "Noc", or "Nocturnal", the Greek Goddess of the night; similarly, the Roman translation is "Nox".
  • Nokris is the very first wizard to be a male, followed by the Wizard mentioned in Cold Denial and Ubartu-ana
  • Nokris bears a stronger resemblance to his father Oryx than Crota.
  • Nokris's dying star attack bears a resemblance to the Acolyte's grenade attack.
  • To date, Nokris and his sect are the only known Hive which have been permanently expunged from the rest of their kin.
  • Nokris is the fourth Hive to speak English in-game, after Crota, Oryx and Ecthar.
  • Whispers from Nokris could be heard throughout the various interference weekly missions, where he taunted the player.
    • This was compounded further during his battle in Season of Arrivals, where he tempted the Guardian to leave the Light.
      • This is consistent with his attempts to contact the Hive after retreating from the loss of Xol, illustrating desperation and a departure from his previous isolation.
  • During the strike "Strange Terrain", players have a short period immediately after summoning Nokris to instantly kill him, avoiding the tedious 3 damage cycles that normally occur. The most effective way to do this with any given strike modifier is with the Exotic Rocket Launcher "The Wardcliff Coil".

List of appearances

References