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'''Ether''' is a white, gaseous substance that [[Fallen]] depend on to survive,<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref> and which only [[Servitors]] can currently produce.<ref name="Servitor">'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Servitor|Servitor]]''</ref> | |||
==Overview== | |||
Once freely available on the Fallen homeworld, it is now strictly rationed according to rank<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Captain|Captain]]''</ref>, limiting the strength and possibly the size<ref group="note">The size of Fallen ether rations increases the further up one goes in the hierarchy of their House. Larger quantities of ether are known to increase a Fallen's strength; considering the size of Kells and Archons, it seems likely that this increases their height as well.</ref> of contemporary Fallen.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Hunted#WANTED:_Wolves.27_Guard|WANTED: Wolves' Guard]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Leadership#Skolas:_Captured|Skolas: Captured]]''</ref> It is absorbed by breathing<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Ghost Fragment: Fallen 3|Ghost Fragment: Fallen 3]]''</ref> and appears to run through Fallen bodies like blood.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian/Classes#Ghost_Fragment:_Hunter|Ghost Fragment: Hunter]]''</ref> Servitors convert scavenged matter and energy, particularly organic compounds, directly into Ether via an unknown process.<ref name="Servitor"/><ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Hunted#WANTED:_Beltrik.2C_the_Veiled|WANTED: Beltrik, the Veiled]]''</ref> [[Ether Seeds]] may be processed Ether for later usage or storage. Killing Fallen with headshots causes a torrent of ether to erupt from their heads. In ''[[Destiny 2]]'', this takes the form of a momentary, ghostly silhouette of the dead Fallen. | |||
==Enhanced Ether== | ==Enhanced Ether== | ||
During the [[Red War]], the Fallen [[House of Dusk]] was able to utilize stolen [[Cabal]] technology and the Servitor [[Serkuleks, the Fount]] to create a modified, more effective form of Ether known as "Enhanced Ether".<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard [[World Quests#European Dead Zone|World Quest: Enhance!]]''</ref> Those who took this Ether substance would become Empyrean Fallen, exhibiting several effects including increased strength and health, and the side-effect of glowing blue. [[Raksil, Archon Priest]] would head this operation before being [[Experimental Treatment|killed]]. The project would later be put to a complete end following the destruction of Serkuleks at the Guardians hands. | During the [[Red War]], the Fallen [[House of Dusk]] was able to utilize stolen [[Cabal]] technology and the Servitor [[Serkuleks, the Fount]] to create a modified, more effective form of Ether known as "Enhanced Ether".<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard [[World Quests#European Dead Zone|World Quest: Enhance!]]''</ref> Those who took this Ether substance would become Empyrean Fallen, exhibiting several effects including increased strength and health, and the side-effect of glowing blue. [[Raksil, Archon Priest]] would head this operation before being [[Experimental Treatment|killed]]. The project would later be put to a complete end following the destruction of Serkuleks at the Guardians hands. | ||
==Notes== | |||
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==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Destiny]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Destiny]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Destiny 2]]'' | *''[[Destiny 2]]'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
