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==History== | ==History== | ||
Oryx decided to construct the Dreadnaught to house the High War, his [[Ascendant Realm]], after a [[Vex]] incursion demonstrated its vulnerability.<ref name="Shadows">[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/books-of-sorrow '''Destiny Tracker''' - ''Grimoire: Books of Sorrow'']</ref> Once it was completed, his first act with it was to attack the [[Nicha Thought-ship]] and the [[Harmonious Flotilla Invincible]] that defended it. While the Harmonious Flotilla Invincible was easily destroyed by the Dreadnaught's death impulse weapon, the Nicha Thought-ship proved to be a trap set by [[Quria, Blade Transform]], who launched a second invasion of Oryx's throne and was quickly defeated.<ref name="Shadows"/> | |||
The Dreadnaught has a massive parabolic dish built into its side nearest the bow, which appears to be the emitter of some sort of super-weapon, capable of decimating fleets and even destroying a portion of Saturn's rings. As the weapon charges, energy travels laterally along the Dreadnaught's hull from each end until it reaches the dish, where it is collected and released in a devastating spherical pulse that expands outward from the ship, destroying or severely damaging anything in its path.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=jnTYt_lu4CE '''YouTube''': ''Official Destiny: The Taken King We Are Guardians Trailer'']</ref> This weapon is essentially the same as an [[Oversoul]] death impulse; because the Dreadnaught itself is Oryx's Ascendant Realm, it is capable of lashing out in the physical realm using a paracausal blast. | According to an analysis by [[Ghost]], the Dreadnaught may pre-date the formation of the [[Earth]], making it at least 4.54 billion years old.<ref name="Regicide">'''Bungie (2015-9-18)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Activision Blizzard, [[Story]] mission: [[Regicide]]''</ref> | ||
==Design== | |||
Part of the Dreadnaught's construction is made from the corpse of the [[Worm]] god [[Akka, the Worm of Secrets|Akka]], whom Oryx had previously slain in order to learn the power to [[Taken|Take]]. Oryx turned the High War "inside out" by tying it into the structure of the Dreadnaught. In effect, his Ascendant Realm is located within the Dreadnaught itself, making his Ascendant Realm physically mobile and thus more difficult to attack.<ref name="Shadows"/> | |||
The Dreadnaught has a massive parabolic dish built into its side nearest the bow, which appears to be the emitter of some sort of super-weapon, capable of decimating fleets and even destroying a portion of Saturn's rings. As the weapon charges, energy travels laterally along the Dreadnaught's hull from each end until it reaches the dish, where it is collected and released in a devastating spherical pulse that expands outward from the ship, destroying or severely damaging anything in its path.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=jnTYt_lu4CE '''YouTube''': ''Official Destiny: The Taken King We Are Guardians Trailer'']</ref> This weapon is essentially the same as an [[Oversoul]] death impulse; because the Dreadnaught itself is Oryx's Ascendant Realm, it is capable of lashing out in the physical realm using a paracausal blast. | |||
Aside from this weapon, the Dreadnaught was also capable of remotely generating "eversive breach events," creating interdimensional rifts either to Take nearby organisms or to attack a given area with a short-lived stream of energy. <ref name="Dreadnaught">[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/hive-arsenal/dreadnaught '''Destiny Tracker''' - ''Grimoire: Dreadnaught'']</ref> | |||
As effectively a mobile Ascendant Realm, the Dreadnaught was capable of maneuvering in ways impossible for conventional spacecraft. Furthermore, it continuously emitted exotic radiation in the form of sterile neutrinos, phaetons, mass growl, gravity waves, and axions, with significant spikes in this radiation being correlated with the breach events taking place across the solar system at the onset of the [[Taken War]]. <ref name="Dreadnaught"/> | |||
The Dreadnaught is a massive destination with its own [[Patrol]] mode and other activities. The Dreadnaught includes many raid-like secret locations and puzzles that players can revisit and solve to earn special rewards. Players will not only have to find a way inside the Dreadnaught in story missions, but also plant the beacons to be used later in patrol.<ref name = "PD"/> Though it is a Hive ship, it is defended primarily by Oryx's personal army of [[Taken]]. In addition, a [[Cabal]] strike force has breached the interior and can be encountered engaging both the Hive and Taken.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/08/12/new-details-revealed-in-our-exclusive-destiny-the-taken-king-hands-on-impressions.aspx '''Gameinformer''': ''New Details Revealed In Our Exclusive Destiny: The Taken King Hands-On Impressions'']</ref> | The Dreadnaught is a massive destination with its own [[Patrol]] mode and other activities. The Dreadnaught includes many raid-like secret locations and puzzles that players can revisit and solve to earn special rewards. Players will not only have to find a way inside the Dreadnaught in story missions, but also plant the beacons to be used later in patrol.<ref name = "PD"/> Though it is a Hive ship, it is defended primarily by Oryx's personal army of [[Taken]]. In addition, a [[Cabal]] strike force has breached the interior and can be encountered engaging both the Hive and Taken.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/08/12/new-details-revealed-in-our-exclusive-destiny-the-taken-king-hands-on-impressions.aspx '''Gameinformer''': ''New Details Revealed In Our Exclusive Destiny: The Taken King Hands-On Impressions'']</ref> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Fan theories abound as to the actual size of the Dreadnaught. Recently, a devoted fan used known data about Saturn's rings and recently investigated comet [https://www.wikiwand.com/en/67P/Churyumov%E2%80%93Gerasimenko 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko]'s size to estimate that the Dreadnaught is approximately between 3444 to 3500 kilometers (2140.002 to 2174.799 miles) long. To put that in perspective, that is equivalent to the width of the continental United States, or the size of Earth's [http://www.space.com/18135-how-big-is-the-moon.html Moon],<ref>'''reddit''': ''[https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/3o43ky/a_mathematical_analysis_of_the_dreadnaughts_size/ A mathematical analysis of the Dreadnaught's size.]''</ref><ref>'''YouTube''': ''[https://youtu.be/DAbFWg9uVfc How Big is The Dreadnaught? (Thats No Moon!)]''</ref> making it the largest | *Fan theories abound as to the actual size of the Dreadnaught. Recently, a devoted fan used known data about Saturn's rings and recently investigated comet [https://www.wikiwand.com/en/67P/Churyumov%E2%80%93Gerasimenko 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko]'s size to estimate that the Dreadnaught is approximately between 3444 to 3500 kilometers (2140.002 to 2174.799 miles) long. To put that in perspective, that is equivalent to the width of the continental United States, or the size of Earth's [http://www.space.com/18135-how-big-is-the-moon.html Moon],<ref>'''reddit''': ''[https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/3o43ky/a_mathematical_analysis_of_the_dreadnaughts_size/ A mathematical analysis of the Dreadnaught's size.]''</ref><ref>'''YouTube''': ''[https://youtu.be/DAbFWg9uVfc How Big is The Dreadnaught? (Thats No Moon!)]''</ref> making it one of the largest ships to appear in science fiction, surpassing even the 160 kilometer [http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Death_Star_II Death Star II] of Star Wars. | ||
*Sterile neutrinos, phaetons (or dark photons), and axions are all hypothetical particles proposed in connection to dark matter. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
