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Oryx made free use of the power to Take in his assault on the Solar System. He Took Fallen, Vex, and Cabal in enormous numbers, besides his own Hive. When he unleashed his Dreadnaught's superweapon against Queen [[Mara Sov]]'s fleet, he also Took the [[Techeun]]s [[Sedia]], [[Kalli]], and [[Shuro Chi]], and through them was able to invade and corrupt the [[Dreaming City]], where he Took the [[Ahamkara]] [[Riven]].<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken (expansion)|Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Hood of the Great Hunt]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken (expansion)|Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Medusa]]''</ref> | The [[Taken War]] was a major, system-wide conflict fought between the Hive, led by Oryx, and all other races in the system. The war began as a direct result of the Guardians slaying Oryx's son [[Crota]], to stop an attempted invasion of Earth. Oryx brought his fleet to Saturn and made free use of the power to Take in his assault on the Solar System. He Took Fallen, Vex, and Cabal in enormous numbers, besides his own Hive and began blighting the system with his Taken forces. When he unleashed his Dreadnaught's superweapon against Queen [[Mara Sov]]'s fleet, he also Took the [[Techeun]]s [[Sedia]], [[Kalli]], and [[Shuro Chi]], and through them was able to invade and corrupt the [[Dreaming City]], where he Took the [[Ahamkara]] [[Riven]].<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken (expansion)|Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Hood of the Great Hunt]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken (expansion)|Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Medusa]]''</ref> | ||
With Oryx's defeat, his surviving Taken were released from his control and rendered independent but directionless. <ref>[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/the-taken/keksis-the-betrayed '''Destiny Tracker''' - ''Grimoire: Keksis the Betrayed]''</ref> Oryx was assumed to be the only known entity to date to have possessed the power to Take, but following the Taken War, others such as Malok developed the ability to manipulate Taken and their blights. In particular, with assistance from the [[Techeun]]s and [[Variks]], the [[Reef]] was able to capture a large number of Taken within their [[Prison of Elders]] and developed a reliable method for infusing Taken energy into their arms and armor. <ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/The_Taken#Report:_Taken_Power|Report: Taken Power]]''</ref> | With Oryx's defeat, his surviving Taken were released from his control and rendered independent but directionless. <ref>[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/the-taken/keksis-the-betrayed '''Destiny Tracker''' - ''Grimoire: Keksis the Betrayed]''</ref> Oryx was assumed to be the only known entity to date to have possessed the power to Take, but following the Taken War, others such as Malok developed the ability to manipulate Taken and their blights. In particular, with assistance from the [[Techeun]]s and [[Variks]], the [[Reef]] was able to capture a large number of Taken within their [[Prison of Elders]] and developed a reliable method for infusing Taken energy into their arms and armor. <ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/The_Taken#Report:_Taken_Power|Report: Taken Power]]''</ref> | ||
