House of Devils: Difference between revisions

|Nobility= Unnamed [[Kell]], killed by [[Rezyl Azzir]] <ref name = 'RAWWE>'''Bungie (2016/4/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Rezyl Azzir - War Without End|Rezyl Azzir - War Without End]]''</ref> <br> [[Solkis, Kell of Devils]] (deceased) <br> [[Riksis, Devil Archon]] (deceased) <br> [[Aksis, Archon Prime]] (deceased)  <br> [[Eramis, the Shipstealer]]

{{Quote|The Devils take whatever nature has yet to claim.|[[Master Rahool]]<ref name = 'GrimHOD'/>}}

Prior to arriving in the Solar System, the House of Devils was one of many Fallen Houses struggling to survive in the wake of a cataclysmic event known as The [[Whirlwind]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/The_Queen#Variks,_The_Loyal|Variks, The Loyal]]''</ref> Years later, after arriving into the Sol system, the Devils moved in on Earth. They were present during the Fall of London.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lakshmi-2]]: [[Lakshmi-2#Quotes|Quotes]]''</ref> During this time, the Devils would start leading raids against humanity, attacking human settlements wherever they found them.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/4/15)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Rezyl Azzir - Before These Walls|Rezyl Azzir - Before These Walls]]''</ref> At some point, a [[Guardian]] by the name of [[Rezyl Azzir]] killed a [[Kell]] belonging to the House of Devils, after allowing the Fallen to take his body to him.<ref name = 'RAWWE'/>

The [[Kell of Kings]], manipulating the other Houses, pushed for a united effort against [[The City]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Leadership#Paskin,_King_Baron|Paskin, King Baron]]''</ref> [[Solkis, Kell of Devils]] answered their request. Uniting with Kings and Winter, they  stood together against The City, with the [[House of Wolves]] being the only major House unable to join because of [[The Reef]] stopping them on route.<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> The three Houses fought against The City and it's [[Guardians]] in what would later be known as the [[Battle of Twilight Gap]], with the Devils leading the charge.<ref name = 'GrimHOD'>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#House_of_Devils|House of Devils]]''</ref> The City managed to push back the united Fallen, with [[Lord Shaxx]] leading a counter attack that defeated the united Houses.<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Tower_Allies#Crucible_Handler|Crucible Handler]]''</ref> At the end of the war, the legendary Titan Saint-14 fought against Solkis, killing him with a headbutt and bringing the Fallen offensive to a close.<ref name = 'Grim14'>'''Bungie (2016/4/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Lengend:_Saint-14|Legend: Saint-14]]''</ref>

Since Twilight Gap, the Devils have established a Lair in the Cosmodrome, close to The City, and been lead by [[Riksis, Devil Archon]]. While in the Cosmodrome, the Devils pillaged [[Golden Age]] technology, seeking to find something to use to their advantage.<ref name = 'GrimHOD'/> A newly risen Guardian killed Riksis while attempting to track down a missing warp drive.<ref name = 'Restoration'>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Restoration]]''</ref> With the Devils Archon dead, this opened up the way for a [[fireteam]] of Guardians to attack the [[The Devils' Lair (location)|The Devils' Lair]] and destroy their [[Prime Servitor]], [[Sepiks Prime]]. With Sepiks' destruction, the Devils were now effectively leaderless.<ref name = 'Restoration'/>

Under the leadership of a new Archon, [[Aksis, Archon Prime|Aksis]], the Devils attempts to find Golden Age technology bore fruit in the form of [[SIVA]] deep in a quarantined area of the Cosmodrome called [[The Plaguelands]]. A subsect of the House, the [[Devil Splicers]], infused themselves with SIVA making themselves stronger, with Aksis himself converting completely into a machine.<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Leadership#Aksis,_Archon_Prime|Aksis, Archon Prime]]''</ref> This caused a rift in the House, as the techno-religious nature of the Fallen was unsure on how to react to the promises of SIVA.<ref name = 'GrimDS'>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Devil_Splicers|Devil Splicers]]''</ref> In an effort to placate the opposition, the Splicer sect used SIVA to resurrect Sepiks Prime as [[Sepiks Perfected]], giving the rest of the House their Prime back, and giving them a measure of control.<ref name = 'SPerfected'>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Sepiks Perfected]]''</ref>

The Devils, along with Sepiks, attacked the [[Iron Temple]], attempting to steal information about SIVA to further their understanding of it. They were stopped by a Guardian and [[Lord Saladin]], the last [[Iron Lord]].<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[King of the Mountain]]''</ref> The Guardian ventured deep into Splicer territory to the SIVA replication chamber called [[Site 6]], destroying the source of the SIVA and cutting off the Splicers from their SIVA supply.<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Iron Tomb]]''</ref> Afterwards, Sepiks Perfected was tracked back to it's former lair, and was hunted down by a fireteam of Guardians. Sepiks was cornered unable to escape like it did at the Iron Temple, and was destroyed once more.<ref name = 'SPerfected'/> A fireteam of Guardians was dispatched to stop a Splicer priest named [[Kovik, Splicer Priest|Kovik]] who was experimenting on the [[Hive]] along with SIVA. The Guardians descended into his lair and killed Kovik, along with a Hive [[Ogre]] he was vivisecting.<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Wretched Eye]]''</ref> Afterward, another fireteam stopped a Splicer attempt to keep Kovik's experiments alive by invading the [[Hellmouth]] and capture more Ogres to experiment on.<ref>'''Bungie (2016-9-20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Abomination Heist]]''</ref>  

The House of Devils have undergone dramatic changes in leadership over the years they have spent in the Sol System. After the death of Solkis at the hands of Saint-14, the Devils did not gain a new Kell in over one hundred years, with Riksis and Sepiks acting as their sole leadership.<ref name = 'Grim14'/><ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Leadership#Sepiks_Prime|Sepiks Prime]]''</ref> Why they did not replace him is unknown, but the Devils being a more religiously driven House compared to the others may have allowed the religious leadership to keep the House together.<ref name = 'GrimDS'/><ref name = 'SPerfected'/> The death of Riksis and destruction of Sepiks Prime did not break the House, showing a level of uniformity that other Houses do not display.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Wolves of Mars]]''</ref>