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{{Battle infobox | {{Battle infobox | ||
|prev= [[Battle of Twilight Gap]] | |prev= [[Battle of Twilight Gap]] | ||
|conc= | |conc= [[Taken War]] | ||
|next= | |next= [[SIVA Crisis]] | ||
|image= [[File:Blast zone.jpg| | |image= [[File:Blast zone.jpg|350px|The Dreadnaught's superweapon, dealing the decisive blow on the Awoken fleet]] | ||
|conflict= [[Taken War]] | |conflict= [[Taken War]] | ||
|date= | |date= | ||
|place= [[Saturn]] | |place= [[Saturn]] | ||
|result= | |result= *Oryx tactical victory | ||
* | **Mara strategic victory | ||
* | *Oryx's support fleet is destroyed and the [[Dreadnaught]] is prevented from entering the inner system | ||
*Awoken fleet annihilated | **Oryx infilitrates the [[Dreaming City]] | ||
*The Awoken fleet is annihilated and Queen Mara Sov presumed dead | |||
**Mara Sov infiltrates [[High War|Oryx's Throne World]] | |||
*Disappearance of [[Prince Uldren]] | |||
|side1= [[Awoken]] | |side1= [[Awoken]] | ||
|side2= [[Hive]] | |side2= [[Hive]] | ||
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:*12-15 [[Ketch]]s | :*12-15 [[Ketch]]s | ||
:*[[Ceres Galliot]]s | :*[[Ceres Galliot]]s | ||
::*[[Harbinger]]s | ::*[[Harbinger (Reef superweapon)|Harbinger]]s | ||
:*[[Corsair]]s | :*Hundreds of [[Corsair]]s | ||
:*[[Vestian Guard]] | :*[[Vestian Guard]] | ||
|forces2= *[[Blood of Oryx]] | |forces2= *[[Blood of Oryx]] | ||
:*[[Dreadnaught]] | :*[[Dreadnaught]] | ||
:*Twelve [[Hive warship]]s | :*Twelve [[Hive warship]]s | ||
:*[[Tombship]]s | :*[[Tombship]]s | ||
|forces3= | |forces3= | ||
|forces4= | |forces4= | ||
|casual1=*Total annihilation of the Awoken fleet | |casual1=*Total annihilation of the Awoken fleet | ||
*Hundreds of Awoken | |||
|casual2=*Near total annihilation of Oryx's support fleet | |casual2=*Near total annihilation of Oryx's support fleet | ||
*Thousands of Hive | |||
|casual3= | |casual3= | ||
|casual4= | |casual4= | ||
|civilian= | |civilian=*Hundreds of Awoken civilian | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{quote|We fought to keep our beautiful creation safe. And now this beast has come, claiming to be King. Mara Sov bows to no one.|Mara Sov}} | {{quote|We fought to keep our beautiful creation safe. And now this beast has come, claiming to be King. Mara Sov bows to no one.|Mara Sov}} | ||
The '''Battle of Saturn''' was the first conflict of [[ | The '''Battle of Saturn''' was the first conflict of the [[Taken War]], the invasion of the [[Sol System]] by [[Oryx, the Taken King]]. | ||
==Prelude== | ==Order of Battle== | ||
Prior to the battle, [[Eris Morn]] warned [[Mara Sov | ===Prelude=== | ||
Prior to the battle, [[Eris Morn]] warned Queen [[Mara Sov]] of Oryx's impending threat, prompting the Queen and her forces to set a course for [[Saturn]] in an attempt to challenge Oryx's armada. | |||
==The Battle== | ===The Battle=== | ||
{{quote|You and I know how this ends. We've known since you've escaped from that...pit. The Awoken have played their part. This... was all part of the plan. Guide them, my [[Hidden]] [[Eris Morn|friend]]. It is all up to you now.|Mara Sov}} | {{quote|You and I know how this ends. We've known since you've escaped from that...pit. The Awoken have played their part. This... was all part of the plan. Guide them, my [[Hidden]] [[Eris Morn|friend]]. It is all up to you now.|Mara Sov}} | ||
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Though the battle ended in a devastating defeat for the Awoken, their attack had succeeded in damaging the Hive fleet to such an extent that Oryx was forced to keep his Dreadnaught in orbit over Saturn and send the Taken ahead to lay the groundwork for the invasion, rather than immediately advance on the inner worlds. | Though the battle ended in a devastating defeat for the Awoken, their attack had succeeded in damaging the Hive fleet to such an extent that Oryx was forced to keep his Dreadnaught in orbit over Saturn and send the Taken ahead to lay the groundwork for the invasion, rather than immediately advance on the inner worlds. | ||
==Aftermath== | ===Aftermath=== | ||
{{quote|My contacts near Saturn say the weapon fired only once." <br> "It's not like the Queen to attack a superior force..." <br> "How could she have known? ...How can anyone?|[[Ikora Rey]] and [[Commander Zavala]]}} | {{quote|My contacts near Saturn say the weapon fired only once." <br> "It's not like the Queen to attack a superior force..." <br> "How could she have known? ...How can anyone?|[[Ikora Rey]] and [[Commander Zavala]]}} | ||
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Uldren Sov, whose ship was specially shielded, survived the blast; his ship later crash-landed on [[Mars]]. As his [[Crow (device)|Crows]] repaired his ship, Uldren resolved to begin a search for his sister, sensing that she may still be alive.<ref name="The Aftermath">[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/allies/the-queen/the-aftermath '''Destiny Tracker''': ''Grimoire: Allies: The Queen: The Aftermath'']</ref> | Uldren Sov, whose ship was specially shielded, survived the blast; his ship later crash-landed on [[Mars]]. As his [[Crow (device)|Crows]] repaired his ship, Uldren resolved to begin a search for his sister, sensing that she may still be alive.<ref name="The Aftermath">[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/allies/the-queen/the-aftermath '''Destiny Tracker''': ''Grimoire: Allies: The Queen: The Aftermath'']</ref> | ||
A Hive vessel disabled during the Battle landed at the [[Jetsam of Saturn]], in the [[Tangled Shore]]. From there, [[In Anânh, Brood Queen|In Anânh]] began spreading her spawn in the asteroid field. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Battle on Saturn.jpg|Concept art of the Awoken fleet storming the Dreadnaught. | |||
File:Mara Sov Battle of Saturn.jpg|Mara Sov observing the battle. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Destiny]]'' | *''[[Destiny]]'': ''[[The Taken King]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Destiny 2]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Destiny 2]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
**''[[Forsaken]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[Forsaken]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
**''[[Season of the Lost]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:Battles]] | ||