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The Hive are an impossibly ancient race that has kept themselves alive on sarcophagus-like | The Hive are an impossibly ancient race that has kept themselves alive on sarcophagus-like [[Tombship]]s. The Hive delve deep into a planetoid, unheeding of the damage they do in the process, crafting linked caverns and gothic-resembling columns. Their underground spaces are like a dungeon that has only recently been pulled up from too long underwater.<ref name = "GIJ2014">'''Game Informer January 2014''', ''page 55''</ref> They are able to manipulate the physical world in ways humanity can only begin to imagine,<ref>[http://www.destinythegame.com/au/en/game/enemies/hive '''Bungie''': ''Hive'']</ref> and have witnessed the [[Darkness]] consume countless worlds in the past.<ref name = "Destiny">'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard</ref> | ||
The Hive are not an enemy military, so much as rising force.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#Acolyte|Acolyte]]''</ref | The Hive are not an enemy military, so much as rising force.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#Acolyte|Acolyte]]''</ref> | ||
At the time of the game they have burrowed deep into the [[Moon]], staying there for centuries while growing stronger.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=eAbpZfqE8r4 '''YouTube''': ''Official Destiny Gameplay Trailer: The Moon'']</ref>The [[Guardian]]'s [[Ghost]] states that he believed the Hive to be contained on the Moon for centuries, but the player first encounters them in [[Old Russia]] underneath the [[Skywatch]], where the [[Fallen]] have attempted to seal them away.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvIZUrB92fI '''Youtube''': ''Destiny Gameplay Walkthrough - Alpha Part 1'']</ref> The Guardians eventually discover that this is just the beginning; the Hive have been building an army and intend to invade Earth en masse.<ref name = "Beta">'''Bungie (2014-7-17)''', ''Destiny: Beta PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard</ref> | At the time of the game they have burrowed deep into the [[Moon]], staying there for centuries while growing stronger.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=eAbpZfqE8r4 '''YouTube''': ''Official Destiny Gameplay Trailer: The Moon'']</ref>The [[Guardian]]'s [[Ghost]] states that he believed the Hive to be contained on the Moon for centuries, but the player first encounters them in [[Old Russia]] underneath the [[Skywatch]], where the [[Fallen]] have attempted to seal them away.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvIZUrB92fI '''Youtube''': ''Destiny Gameplay Walkthrough - Alpha Part 1'']</ref> The Guardians eventually discover that this is just the beginning; the Hive have been building an army and intend to invade Earth en masse.<ref name = "Beta">'''Bungie (2014-7-17)''', ''Destiny: Beta PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard</ref> | ||
=== | ===Culture=== | ||
The Hive apparently have a writing system that is glyph-based.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 3, Activision Blizzard, [[Silken Codex]]''</ref> | |||
The Hive have great hatred for the [[Light]], and to them, the eternal struggle between light and dark is not only a war, it is a crusade; all Light must be devoured so Darkness can reclaim the universe.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#The Hive|The Hive]]''</ref> They have even attempted to attack the [[Traveler]] directly, through a ritual in which they drained its light through a fragment that they captured in the [[Chamber of Night]].<ref name = "Destiny"/> | |||
The Hive have a complex religious system based around profane rituals and the worship of a pantheon of dark gods. These gods exist on "a higher plane of misery" and are always hungry for the suffering of others. At least one, [[Crota]], lives in a realm outside of physical reality, not unlike the [[Vex]] realms locked out of time.<ref>Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#Crota,_Son_of_Oryx|Crota, Son of Oryx]]</ref> The Hive have sacrificial altars, which Warlocks have attempted to study to no avail.<ref name="Planetview">[https://www.destinyplanetview.com/en/home '''Destiny Planet View''']</ref> Sacrifice plays an important part in the hive religion, as after the weakening of Crota's army, the Hive attempted direct contact with [[Oryx]] by sacrificing the [[The Forsaken|two Forsaken Ogres]]. <ref>'''Bungie (2014-12-9)''', ''Destiny: The Dark Below, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#The_Forsaken|The Forsaken]]''</ref> | The Hive have a complex religious system based around profane rituals and the worship of a pantheon of dark gods. These gods exist on "a higher plane of misery" and are always hungry for the suffering of others. At least one, [[Crota]], lives in a realm outside of physical reality, not unlike the [[Vex]] realms locked out of time.<ref>Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#Crota,_Son_of_Oryx|Crota, Son of Oryx]]</ref> The Hive have sacrificial altars, which Warlocks have attempted to study to no avail.<ref name="Planetview">[https://www.destinyplanetview.com/en/home '''Destiny Planet View''']</ref> Sacrifice plays an important part in the hive religion, as after the weakening of Crota's army, the Hive attempted direct contact with [[Oryx]] by sacrificing the [[The Forsaken|two Forsaken Ogres]]. <ref>'''Bungie (2014-12-9)''', ''Destiny: The Dark Below, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#The_Forsaken|The Forsaken]]''</ref> | ||