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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Origins=== | ===Origins=== | ||
{{quote|I am Aurash, first daughter of the dead king. I will chase my father’s last screamed warning. I will know what changed the motion of our moons. If the end of the world is coming, I will understand why.On my center eye I swear it. I will understand.|Aurash}} | |||
Oryx, the Taken King traces his origins to a gas giant named [[Fundament]], where the proto-Hive eked out a harsh existence on floating "continents" comprised of the shards of their shattered homeworld. Oryx was born as Aurash, a proto-Hive female and one of three surviving daughters of the [[Osmium King]], ruler of the continent called the Osmium Court. Aurash's sisters were [[Xivu Arath|Xi Ro]] and [[Savathûn|Sathona]], who together made up the final brood sired by the Osmium King.<ref name="Curiosity">[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/darkness/calcified-fragments-curiosity '''Destiny Tracker''' - ''Grimoire: Calcified Fragments: Curiosity'']</ref><ref name="Shadows">[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/books-of-sorrow '''Destiny Tracker''' - ''Grimoire: Books of Sorrow'']</ref> | Oryx, the Taken King traces his origins to a gas giant named [[Fundament]], where the proto-Hive eked out a harsh existence on floating "continents" comprised of the shards of their shattered homeworld. Oryx was born as Aurash, a proto-Hive female and one of three surviving daughters of the [[Osmium King]], ruler of the continent called the Osmium Court. Aurash's sisters were [[Xivu Arath|Xi Ro]] and [[Savathûn|Sathona]], who together made up the final brood sired by the Osmium King.<ref name="Curiosity">[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/darkness/calcified-fragments-curiosity '''Destiny Tracker''' - ''Grimoire: Calcified Fragments: Curiosity'']</ref><ref name="Shadows">[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/books-of-sorrow '''Destiny Tracker''' - ''Grimoire: Books of Sorrow'']</ref> | ||
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===Campaign of Destruction=== | ===Campaign of Destruction=== | ||
{{quote|Sometimes I wonder if I’m a nihilist. I don’t do much except break things.[...]The only way to make something good is to make something that can’t be broken. And the only way to do that is to try to break everything.I’m glad I learned that the universe runs on death. It’s more beautiful to know.|Oryx, the Taken King}} | |||
As Auryx and his sisters forced an ultimatum on the remaining proto-Hive to accept the worms or perish, Auryx turned his attention to Fundament's moons, and the [[Ammonite]]s there who had allied with the [[Traveler]] and gave asylum to Taox. Initially he was willing to negotiate with the Ammonites, but his sister Savathûn, under pressure from the Worms, killed Auryx as punishment. Rather than dying, Auryx's soul instead passed to his [[Ascendant realm]], or throne world, where his soul resided until he returned to the mortal realm. Rebuked, Auryx purged what sympathy and goodwill he had left, becoming a merciless tyrant. He and his sisters warred with and killed one another on a regular basis after the defeat of the Ammonites, as part of their worship of the Sword-Logic and their attempt to become the sharpest blades in the universe, heading to their Ascendant realms when defeated. Their war of revenge against Taox had transformed into a campaign of genocide, when they slew the Ammonites and other interstellar civilizations to feed their worms. The lords of the Hive also established their Ascendant realms, with Auryx naming his the High War.<ref name="Shadows"/> | As Auryx and his sisters forced an ultimatum on the remaining proto-Hive to accept the worms or perish, Auryx turned his attention to Fundament's moons, and the [[Ammonite]]s there who had allied with the [[Traveler]] and gave asylum to Taox. Initially he was willing to negotiate with the Ammonites, but his sister Savathûn, under pressure from the Worms, killed Auryx as punishment. Rather than dying, Auryx's soul instead passed to his [[Ascendant realm]], or throne world, where his soul resided until he returned to the mortal realm. Rebuked, Auryx purged what sympathy and goodwill he had left, becoming a merciless tyrant. He and his sisters warred with and killed one another on a regular basis after the defeat of the Ammonites, as part of their worship of the Sword-Logic and their attempt to become the sharpest blades in the universe, heading to their Ascendant realms when defeated. Their war of revenge against Taox had transformed into a campaign of genocide, when they slew the Ammonites and other interstellar civilizations to feed their worms. The lords of the Hive also established their Ascendant realms, with Auryx naming his the High War.<ref name="Shadows"/> | ||
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===The Taken War=== | ===The Taken War=== | ||
{{quote|What Crota began, I complete. My will... conquers all!|Oryx,the Taken King}} | |||
The exact nature of Oryx was once unknown to the Guardians, but the name Oryx appeared often enough in Hive rituals that it could not be ignored. [[Shrine of Oryx|Shrines]] dedicated to Oryx, used by the Hive to communicate with Oryx across the universe, were known to exist throughout the Solar System. [[Osiris]] studied the Hive extensively and foretold that the [[Spawn of Crota]] would one day pave the way for Oryx's coming by "snuffing out the worlds of [[Light]]".<ref>'''Bungie (2015-2-26)''', ''Destiny'', Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#Spawn of Crota|Spawn of Crota]]</ref> Members of the [[Blood of Oryx]] Hive sect are thought to be the direct servants of Oryx himself, though it is speculated that he is the master of all other Hive sects as well.<ref name="Grimoire">'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#Blood of Oryx|Blood of Oryx]]''</ref><ref name = "PD">[http://planetdestiny.com/taken-king-analysis/ '''Planet Destiny''': The Taken King Trailer Analysis]</ref> | The exact nature of Oryx was once unknown to the Guardians, but the name Oryx appeared often enough in Hive rituals that it could not be ignored. [[Shrine of Oryx|Shrines]] dedicated to Oryx, used by the Hive to communicate with Oryx across the universe, were known to exist throughout the Solar System. [[Osiris]] studied the Hive extensively and foretold that the [[Spawn of Crota]] would one day pave the way for Oryx's coming by "snuffing out the worlds of [[Light]]".<ref>'''Bungie (2015-2-26)''', ''Destiny'', Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#Spawn of Crota|Spawn of Crota]]</ref> Members of the [[Blood of Oryx]] Hive sect are thought to be the direct servants of Oryx himself, though it is speculated that he is the master of all other Hive sects as well.<ref name="Grimoire">'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire/Enemies#Blood of Oryx|Blood of Oryx]]''</ref><ref name = "PD">[http://planetdestiny.com/taken-king-analysis/ '''Planet Destiny''': The Taken King Trailer Analysis]</ref> | ||
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==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
{{quote|Oryx is the wielder and the servant of a terrible truth. He has predicated Himself on it, He has pursued across thousands of cairn worlds His quest to embody it, and you have seen the force of that truth expended to create these Taken. He is not a simple thing to kill.|[[Toland, the Shattered]]}} | |||
Outside of the Dreadnaught, Oryx appears as a shadow known as an [[Echo of Oryx]]. This form attacks primarily by using Darkness Blasts, which are rapid-fire balls of Arc energy, and summoning groups of Taken | Outside of the Dreadnaught, Oryx appears as a shadow known as an [[Echo of Oryx]]. This form attacks primarily by using Darkness Blasts, which are rapid-fire balls of Arc energy, and summoning groups of Taken | ||
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*"''The Darkness is a gift! Let my will set you free!''"<ref name="TitanSolo"/> | *"''The Darkness is a gift! Let my will set you free!''"<ref name="TitanSolo"/> | ||
*"''Your Traveler's Light cannot reach you here!''" | *"''Your Traveler's Light cannot reach you here!''" | ||
*"''In World the stars never shone, The worm never bred in our flesh, We lived for a day. Our teeth were too short. We were hungry for things we could not eat.''" | *"''In World the stars never shone, The worm never bred in our flesh, We lived for a day. Our teeth were too short. We were hungry for things we could not eat.''" | ||