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===Origins===
===Origins===
{{Quote|Where is the [[Traveler|Great Machine]]? Where is the Great Machine?|[[Chelchis, Kell of Stone]].<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/doom-of-chelchis</ref>}} [[file:Fallenhomeworld.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Riis, Fallen homeland]]
{{Quote|Where is the [[Traveler|Great Machine]]? Where is the Great Machine?|[[Chelchis, Kell of Stone]].<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/doom-of-chelchis</ref>}} [[file:Fallenhomeworld.jpg|thumb|right|220px|Riis, Fallen homeland]]
The Fallen's name for their own race is "Eliksni".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HK3ULvxgB4 '''YouTube''' - ''Eliksni'']</ref> They were once graced by the [[Traveler]], which they named the "Great Machine", and were presumably uplifted by its gifts in the same manner as humanity. Their ubiquitous cloaking technology was originally designed as toys for children. The Eliksni made during their Golden Age twice the advancement in space exploration than Humanity.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/4/12)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, "Silent Fang. Trained assassins, sheathed in technology of old. Once my people were capable of many things, great things. Now we use simple optics, toys for hatchlings, as weapons of war." - Variks, [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/talk-to-petra-9 Talk to Petra]''</ref> During this time, they came to control multiple star systems<ref>'''Bungie (2016/4/12)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, "Eliksni once ruled many stars. Now we fight for one not our own." —Variks, [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/last-battle Last Battle]''</ref> until a event known as the Edge Wars brought infighting among the Houses and later ended by the [[House of Kings]] and [[House of Judgement]] to usher a Golden Age. Their homeworld of [[Riis]] and civilization would be destroyed by a unforeseen event called the "[[Whirlwind]]". In the aftermath, the surviving Fallen became embroiled in a bloody civil war over their civilization's ruins, before achieving a tenuous peace and embarking on a journey into space to locate the Traveler in order to return to greatness. The Fallen eventually arrived at the [[Solar System]] shortly after [[human]]ity's [[Collapse]], and rediscovered the Traveler on [[Earth]].<ref name="VtL">'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves]], Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/The_Queen#Variks,_the_Loyal|Variks, the Loyal]]''</ref>
The Fallen's name for their own race is "Eliksni".<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HK3ULvxgB4 '''YouTube''' - ''Eliksni'']</ref> They were once graced by the [[Traveler]], which they named the "Great Machine", and were presumably uplifted by its gifts in the same manner as humanity. Their ubiquitous cloaking technology was originally designed as toys for children. The Eliksni made during their Golden Age twice the advancement in space exploration than Humanity.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/4/12)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, "Silent Fang. Trained assassins, sheathed in technology of old. Once my people were capable of many things, great things. Now we use simple optics, toys for hatchlings, as weapons of war." - Variks, [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/talk-to-petra-9 Talk to Petra]''</ref> During this time, they came to control multiple star systems<ref>'''Bungie (2016/4/12)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, "Eliksni once ruled many stars. Now we fight for one not our own." —Variks, [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/last-battle Last Battle]''</ref> until a event known as the Edge Wars brought infighting among the Houses and later ended by the [[House of Kings]] and [[House of Judgement]] to usher a Golden Age. Their homeworld of [[Riis]] and civilization would be destroyed by a unforeseen event called the "[[Whirlwind]]". In the aftermath, the surviving Fallen became embroiled in a bloody civil war over their civilization's ruins, before achieving a tenuous peace and embarking on a [[Long Drift|journey]] into space to locate the Traveler in order to return to greatness. The Fallen eventually arrived at the [[Solar System]] shortly after [[human]]ity's [[Collapse]], and rediscovered the Traveler on [[Earth]].<ref name="VtL">'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves]], Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/The_Queen#Variks,_the_Loyal|Variks, the Loyal]]''</ref>


===Early Wars===
===Early Wars===
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==Command structure==
==Command structure==
*[[Dreg]]—the lowest rank of Fallen who seek to prove their worth. Armed with either a [[Shock Pistol]] (common), [[Shrapnel Launcher]] (rare), or [[Shock Dagger]]s (common).
*[[Dreg]]—the lowest rank of Fallen who seek to prove their worth. Armed with either a [[Shock Pistol]] (common), [[Shrapnel Launcher]] (rare), or [[Shock Dagger]]s (common).
*[[Wretch]]—a new rank of Fallen that appeared after their resurgence during the [[Red War]]. They are armed with [[Arc Spear]]s.
**[[Wretch]]—docked Fallen that wield [[Arc Spear]]s.
*[[Marauder]]—hooded Fallen with wrist-mounted blades, cloaks, and hoods, sporting gear similar to Guardian [[Hunter]]s. They have the ability to cloak and are armed with either a [[Shrapnel Launcher]] (common) or [[Shock Blade]]s (uncommon).
*[[Vandal]]—most common troops of a Fallen crew and can fit in several roles. Armed with either a [[Shock Rifle]] (common), [[Wire Rifle]] (uncommon), [[Shock Blade]]s (rare), or a [[Shrapnel Launcher]] (rare).
*[[Vandal]]—most common troops of a Fallen crew and can fit in several roles. Armed with either a [[Shock Rifle]] (common), [[Wire Rifle]] (uncommon), [[Shock Blade]]s (rare), or a [[Shrapnel Launcher]] (rare).
**[[Marauder]]—vandals specialized in stealth tactics, common after the introduction of the [[House of Dusk]]. They have the ability to cloak and are armed with either a [[Shrapnel Launcher]] (common) or [[Shock Blade]]s (uncommon).
*[[Captain]]—commanders of a Fallen crew. Armed with either a [[Shrapnel Launcher]] (common), [[Shock Rifle]] (rare), [[Shock Blade]]s (rare), or a [[Scorch Cannon]] (very rare). Equipped with an [[Arc]] Shield and can teleport.
*[[Captain]]—commanders of a Fallen crew. Armed with either a [[Shrapnel Launcher]] (common), [[Shock Rifle]] (rare), [[Shock Blade]]s (rare), or a [[Scorch Cannon]] (very rare). Equipped with an [[Arc]] Shield and can teleport.


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| <center>[[File:Grimoire House of Exile.jpg|100px]]</center> || '''[[House of Exile]]''' || A fringe House made up of the malcontents and renegades of other houses. Operated exclusively on the Moon; partially subsumed by the [[House of Dusk]].
| <center>[[File:Grimoire House of Exile.jpg|100px]]</center> || '''[[House of Exile]]''' || A fringe House made up of the malcontents and renegades of other houses. Operated exclusively on the Moon; partially subsumed by the [[House of Dusk]].
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| <center>[[File:Taniks the Scarred.jpg|100px]]</center> || '''[[Taniks' Crew]]''' || An unaffiliated gang of Fallen loyal to the mercenary [[Taniks, the Scarred]].
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| <center>[[File:Juicio.jpg|100px]]</center> || '''[[House of Judgment]]''' || A noble House that once kept the peace between all Fallen Houses.
| <center>[[File:Juicio.jpg|100px]]</center> || '''[[House of Judgment]]''' || A noble House that once kept the peace between all Fallen Houses.
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| <center>[[File:HouseofRainInfobox.jpg|100px]]</center> || '''[[House of Rain]]''' || An extinct noble House, partially destroyed by the Whirlwind, extinguished by the [[Vex]] on [[Mercury]].
| <center>[[File:HouseofRainInfobox.jpg|100px]]</center> || '''[[House of Rain]]''' || An extinct noble House, partially destroyed by the Whirlwind, extinguished by the [[Vex]] on [[Mercury]].
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| <center>[[File:Salvation Banner.png|100px]]</center> || '''[[House of Salvation]]''' || A House founded by [[Eramis, Kell of Darkness]] to bring about a new Eliksni Golden Age.
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| <center>[[File:HouseScarEmblem.png|100px]]</center> || '''[[House of Scar]]''' || An extinct noble House,  extinguished by Winter.
| <center>[[File:HouseScarEmblem.png|100px]]</center> || '''[[House of Scar]]''' || An extinct noble House,  extinguished by Winter.
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| <center>[[File:Spider Symbol.jpg|100px]]</center> || '''[[House of Spider]]''' || A Fallen criminal enterprise led by [[The Spider]] that operates on the [[Tangled Shore]].
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| <center>[[File:Fallen desktop.jpg|100px]]</center> || '''[[House of Stone]]''' || An extinct noble House,  extinguished by the [[Oryx, the Taken King]].
| <center>[[File:Fallen desktop.jpg|100px]]</center> || '''[[House of Stone]]''' || An extinct noble House,  extinguished by the [[Oryx, the Taken King]].
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|<center>[[File:Lobo.png|100px]]</center> || '''[[House of Wolves]]''' || A noble House once conquered by [[Mara Sov]]; partially subsumed by the [[House of Dusk]]; remaining Servitors destroyed by [[Reksis Vahn, the Hangman]]
|<center>[[File:Lobo.png|100px]]</center> || '''[[House of Wolves]]''' || A noble House once conquered by [[Mara Sov]]; partially subsumed by the [[House of Dusk]]; remaining Servitors destroyed by [[Reksis Vahn, the Hangman]]
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| <center>[[File:Scorn Banner.png|100px]]</center> || '''[[Scorn]]''' || A horde of undead Fallen spawned by [[Dark Ether|Darkness-tainted Ether]].
| <center>[[File:KellScourge.jpg|100px]]</center> || '''[[Kell's Scourge]]''' || A crime syndicate of anarchist Fallen led by [[Siviks, Lost to None]].
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| <center>[[File:Spider Symbol.jpg|100px]]</center> || '''[[House of Spider]]''' || A Fallen criminal enterprise led by [[The Spider]] that operates on the [[Tangled Shore]].
| <center>[[File:PirateKetch0.jpg|100px]]</center> || '''Pirate Crews''' || Called ''Ketchkillers'' and ''Skiffblades'' by other Fallen, pirate crews have existed since the [[Long Drift]].<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/ketchkillers-gauntlets?highlight=ketchkiller</ref> Many make their lairs in the asteroids of the [[Themis Cluster]].
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| <center>[[File:KellScourge.jpg|100px]]</center> || '''[[Kell's Scourge]]''' || A crime syndicate of anarchist Fallen led by [[Siviks, Lost to None]].
| <center>[[File:Scorn Banner.png|100px]]</center> || '''[[Scorn]]''' || A horde of undead Fallen spawned by [[Dark Ether|Darkness-tainted Ether]].
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| <center>[[File:Salvation Banner.png|100px]]</center> || '''[[House of Salvation]]''' || A House founded by [[Eramis, Kell of Darkness]] to bring about a new Eliksni Golden Age.  
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| <center>[[File:Taniks the Scarred.jpg|100px]]</center> || '''[[Taniks' Crew]]''' || An unaffiliated gang of Fallen loyal to the mercenary [[Taniks, the Scarred]].
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==Technology==
==Technology==
Fallen are adept at scrapworking, and where others see piles of useless scraps, they can pull out powerful technological marvels. They also frequently coopt the technologies of other races, particularly [[Golden Age]] humanity, and use it to enhance themselves and their weaponry. However, despite the poor origin of their equipment, they still maintain a cohesive slick aesthetic, and don't disdain ornaments for their higher ranking members. Though their weapons and vehicles are mostly standardizes, each House equips its members with unique designs of armor, clothing and equipments.
===Automata===
===Automata===
*[[Security Turret]]—unique Fallen stationary gun seen at the end of the [[Zero Hour]] Mission.
*[[Shank]]—robotic drones that scout and patrol territory.
*[[Shank]]—robotic drones that scout and patrol territory.
**[[Heavy Shank]]—heavily upgraded Shanks and a recent addition to the Fallen arsenal.
**[[Heavy Shank]]—heavily upgraded Shanks and a recent addition to the Fallen arsenal.
*[[Servitor]]—spherical machines that supply Fallen with ether. Have their own directed [[Void]] energy weapon and can teleport.
*[[Servitor]]—spherical machines that supply Fallen with Ether. Have their own directed [[Void]] energy weapon and can teleport.
*[[Fallen Walker]]—spider-like assault tank used to guard key Fallen assets. Armed with a wide variety of weapons, including a main cannon that fires laser-guided explosive rounds at high velocity.
*[[Fallen Walker]]—spider-like assault tank used to guard key Fallen assets. Armed with a wide variety of weapons, including a main cannon that fires laser-guided explosive rounds at high velocity.
*[[Brig]]—bipedal war machine, sometimes piloted by a Prime Servitor.
*[[Security Turret]]—Fallen stationary gun used to defend key installations.


===Vehicles===
===Vehicles===
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**[[Heavy Pike]]
**[[Heavy Pike]]
*[[Siege Engine]]—heavy demolition platform twisted with Human and Fallen military technologies.
*[[Siege Engine]]—heavy demolition platform twisted with Human and Fallen military technologies.
*[[Brig]]—gigantic robotic war machine usually piloted by a Prime Servitor.


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===Weaponry===
===Weaponry===
*[[Arc Spear]]
*[[Arc Spear]]
*[[Fallen Mace]]
*[[Fallen Shield]]
*[[Fanatic's Staff]]
*[[Flame Censer]]
*[[Flame Torch]]
*[[Molten Welder]]
*[[Molten Welder]]
*[[Null Cannon]]
*[[Null Cannon]]
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*[[Shrapnel Launcher]]
*[[Shrapnel Launcher]]
*[[SIVA Charge]]  
*[[SIVA Charge]]  
*[[Scorn Cannon]]
*[[Scorn Repeater Pistol]]
*[[Scorn Mine Launcher]]
*[[Scorn Pistol]]
*[[Scorn Rifle]]
*[[Trip Mine]]
*[[Trip Mine]]
*[[Web Mine]]
*[[Web Mine]]
*[[Wire Rifle]]
*[[Wire Rifle]]
*[[Scorn Grenade]]
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===Other===
===Other===
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*Ether Drops
*Ether Drops
*[[Ether Seeds]]
*[[Ether Seeds]]
*[[Transmat]]
*[[Enhanced SIVA Offering]]
*[[Enhanced SIVA Offering]]
*[[Fused SIVA Offering]]
*[[Fused SIVA Offering]]
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*[[Splicer Key]]
*[[Splicer Key]]
*[[Splicer Intel Relay]]
*[[Splicer Intel Relay]]
*[[Treasure Haul]]
*[[Jammer]]
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==Gameplay==
The Fallen mostly fight by employing hit and run tactics. A Fallen will always try to flank the player or seek cover, and they will frequently change positions when fired upon. They are fast, but don't have particularly high healh. Fallen are the main employers of invisibility, with Stealth Vandals or Marauders using it to blend into the background and strike at unsuspecting players. They are also the main users of aerial forces, with Shanks and Servitors both capable of flight, thus massively increasing their ability to flank enemies. Fallen also employ numerous vehicles, with Walkers and Brigs being fairly common.
Most Fallen light and melee weapons deal Arc damage, while their heavy and explosive weapons deal Solar damge. Void damge is rare, relegated to Servitor blasts and Heavy Shank turrets.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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*According to GameInformer, The Fallen cooperate with both Cabal and Vex forces, who are in fact enemies with one another as seen on Mars.<ref>'''Game Informer January 2014''', ''page 52''</ref> This has yet to be shown in-game, as the Fallen House of Winter is at war with the Vex on Venus, and the House of Wolves later came into conflict with the Cabal.
*According to GameInformer, The Fallen cooperate with both Cabal and Vex forces, who are in fact enemies with one another as seen on Mars.<ref>'''Game Informer January 2014''', ''page 52''</ref> This has yet to be shown in-game, as the Fallen House of Winter is at war with the Vex on Venus, and the House of Wolves later came into conflict with the Cabal.
**Ironically, the first ever race to ally with a Fallen was [[Guardian|Guardians]] when [[Mithrax, Kell of Light]] abandoned the [[House of Dusk]] to ally with Guardians.
**Ironically, the first ever race to ally with a Fallen was [[Guardian|Guardians]] when [[Mithrax, Kell of Light]] abandoned the [[House of Dusk]] to ally with Guardians.
**Fallen and Cabal would finally be seen collaborating in gameplay during [[Season of Plunder]].
*A T-shirt, featuring a Fallen Glyph with various examples of Fallen script in the background, was previously available in the Bungie Store prior to the game's launch. This shirt was also made available at PAX 2013 where its creator, Bungie graphic designer Elliot Gray, gave a little insight into the story behind its creation to a fan who asked him the meaning of the symbols. He indicated that he had used the names of several of the game's developers for the background, then pointed to one name in the corner and indicated that it translated into "Ondarius", which he stated was the name by which one of the Great Houses referred to themselves, although he didn't elaborate on which House it was.
*A T-shirt, featuring a Fallen Glyph with various examples of Fallen script in the background, was previously available in the Bungie Store prior to the game's launch. This shirt was also made available at PAX 2013 where its creator, Bungie graphic designer Elliot Gray, gave a little insight into the story behind its creation to a fan who asked him the meaning of the symbols. He indicated that he had used the names of several of the game's developers for the background, then pointed to one name in the corner and indicated that it translated into "Ondarius", which he stated was the name by which one of the Great Houses referred to themselves, although he didn't elaborate on which House it was.
*The Fallen's history with the Traveler is very much similar to Humanity's, as the Traveler arrived and brought in a Golden Age for both, only for it to be taken away by the Darkness. However, unlike with the Fallen, the Traveler stayed and defended Humanity when the Darkness arrived. The Fallen are likely a prime example of what Humanity would have become if the Traveler had not stayed and created the Ghosts to find and raise the Guardians.
*The Fallen's history with the Traveler is very much similar to Humanity's, as the Traveler arrived and brought in a Golden Age for both, only for it to be taken away by the Darkness. However, unlike with the Fallen, the Traveler stayed and defended Humanity when the Darkness arrived. The Fallen are likely a prime example of what Humanity would have become if the Traveler had not stayed and created the Ghosts to find and raise the Guardians.
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**''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]''
**''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]''
**''[[Forsaken]]''
**''[[Forsaken]]''
**''[[Black Armory (expansion)|Black Armory]]''
***''[[Black Armory (expansion)|Black Armory]]''
**''[[Joker's Wild]]''
***''[[Joker's Wild]]''
**''[[Season of Opulence]]''
***''[[Season of Opulence]]''
**''[[Shadowkeep]]''
**''[[Shadowkeep]]''
**''[[Season of Dawn]]''
***''[[Season of Dawn]]''
**''[[Season of the Worthy]]''
***''[[Season of the Worthy]]''
**''[[Season of Arrivals]]''
***''[[Season of Arrivals]]''
**''[[Beyond Light]]''
**''[[Beyond Light]]''
**''[[Season of the Hunt]]''
***''[[Season of the Hunt]]''
**''[[Season of the Splicer]]''
***''[[Season of the Splicer]]''
**''[[Season of the Lost]]''
***''[[Season of the Lost]]''
**''[[The Witch Queen]]''
**''[[The Witch Queen]]''
**''[[Season of the Haunted]]''
***''[[Season of the Haunted]]''
***''[[Season of Plunder]]''
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