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{{Quote|Six of you went down into the pit. You sought revenge for those I've lost. You slew a god. Crota, with his last breath, he reached out across the [[Darkness|night]], and now, the night has answered. Oryx, Crota's father. He smells the blood of his son on your hands. We have slain his brood. We have murdered his son | {{Quote|[[Crota's End|Six of you]] went down into the [[Hellmouth|pit]]. You sought revenge for those [[Eris Morn|I've]] [[First Crota Fireteam|lost]]. You slew a god. Crota, with his last breath, he reached out across the [[Darkness|night]], and now, the night has answered. [[Oryx]], Crota's father. He smells the blood of his son on [[The Guardian|your]] hands. [[Guardian|We]] have slain his brood. We have murdered his son! And now the Taken King comes for us all.|Eris Morn<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQymFddoo9I '''YouTube''' - ''The Taken King Prologue'']</ref>}} | ||
'''The Taken War''' was a major, system-wide conflict fought between the [[Hive]], led by [[Oryx, the Taken King]], and all other races in the system. The war began as a direct result of the [[Guardian]]s slaying Oryx's son [[Crota]], to stop an attempted invasion of [[Earth]]. Oryx brought his fleet to [[Saturn]], and began blighting the system with his [[Taken]] forces. The war continued to rage even after Oryx's death, as the Taken continued to haunt the system and pretenders arose to lay claim to the Taken King's vacant throne. | '''The Taken War''' was a major, system-wide conflict fought between the [[Hive]], led by [[Oryx, the Taken King]], and all other races in the system. The war began as a direct result of the [[Guardian]]s slaying Oryx's son [[Crota]], to stop an attempted invasion of [[Earth]]. Oryx brought his fleet to [[Saturn]], and began blighting the system with his [[Taken]] forces. The war continued to rage even after Oryx's death, as the Taken continued to haunt the system and pretenders arose to lay claim to the Taken King's vacant throne. | ||
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===Discovery of the Taken=== | ===Discovery of the Taken=== | ||
{{Quote|The base is a loss. We have reports of these "Taken" across the system.|[[Commander Zavala]] | {{Quote|The base is a loss. We have reports of these "Taken" across the system.|[[Commander Zavala]]<ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Coming War]]''</ref>}} | ||
Oryx began blighting the system, beginning on [[Phobos]]. The [[Skyburners]] stationed there discovered strange activity and began to investigate; shortly after, huge numbers of [[Cabal]] were being taken and made to fight their comrades. The base commander, [[Primus Ta'aun]] ordered a mass evacuation, which caught the notice of the [[Vanguard]]. Fearing the activity was a prelude to a new Cabal offensive, they sent the [[Guardian]] to investigate. The Guardian arrived at the base as the last of the Cabal were desperately evacuating and was confronted by a vision of Oryx, who declared his intention to eliminate the Guardian and unleashed his Taken upon them. The Guardian barely escaped just as more Taken overwhelmed the base. Oryx's Taken hit Mars at the same time, delivering massive casualties to the [[Dust Giants]], [[Blind Legion]], and [[Sand Eaters]] legions of Cabal on the planet's surface.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Coming War]]''</ref> | Oryx began blighting the system, beginning on [[Phobos]]. The [[Skyburners]] stationed there discovered strange activity and began to investigate; shortly after, huge numbers of [[Cabal]] were being taken and made to fight their comrades. The base commander, [[Primus Ta'aun]] ordered a mass evacuation, which caught the notice of the [[Vanguard]]. Fearing the activity was a prelude to a new Cabal offensive, they sent the [[Guardian]] to investigate. The Guardian arrived at the base as the last of the Cabal were desperately evacuating and was confronted by a vision of Oryx, who declared his intention to eliminate the Guardian and unleashed his Taken upon them. The Guardian barely escaped just as more Taken overwhelmed the base. Oryx's Taken hit Mars at the same time, delivering massive casualties to the [[Dust Giants]], [[Blind Legion]], and [[Sand Eaters]] legions of Cabal on the planet's surface.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Coming War]]''</ref> | ||
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===The King's Fall=== | ===The King's Fall=== | ||
{{Quote|We have confirmed it among our number within the Hidden. I have asked Ikora's Warlocks to reach out, and they sense nothing. The Orb is quiet. On the Moon, his shrine is dark and cold. It is true: the Taken King is dead. The Hive's dark god, and his foul son, have been purged from the universe.|Eris Morn, undisclosed report to Osiris | {{Quote|We have confirmed it among our number within the Hidden. I have asked Ikora's Warlocks to reach out, and they sense nothing. The Orb is quiet. On the Moon, his shrine is dark and cold. It is true: the Taken King is dead. The Hive's dark god, and his foul son, have been purged from the universe.|Eris Morn, undisclosed report to Osiris<ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/The_Taken_King#The_Road_to_King's_Fall|The Road to King's Fall]]''</ref>}} | ||
With the blights eliminated and other threats maintained, the Vanguard made preparations to once again enter the Dreadnaught, and defeat Oryx for good. Oryx's Lieutenants still lived, most of them residing in the [[Court of Oryx]]. Eris had the Guardians depose the Court, as well as eliminate [[The Infantine]] before it could be infused with Taken power. Soon, there was none left but Oryx himself, as well as his closest allies, the [[Warpriest]], [[Golgoroth]], and his daughters [[Ir Anûk, Deathsinger|Ir Anûk]] and [[Ir Halak, Deathsinger|Ir Halak]]. | With the blights eliminated and other threats maintained, the Vanguard made preparations to once again enter the Dreadnaught, and defeat Oryx for good. Oryx's Lieutenants still lived, most of them residing in the [[Court of Oryx]]. Eris had the Guardians depose the Court, as well as eliminate [[The Infantine]] before it could be infused with Taken power. Soon, there was none left but Oryx himself, as well as his closest allies, the [[Warpriest]], [[Golgoroth]], and his daughters [[Ir Anûk, Deathsinger|Ir Anûk]] and [[Ir Halak, Deathsinger|Ir Halak]]. | ||
