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(Adherents are not Acolytes.)
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(Changing to past tense as all adherents, including Enkaar, have been sunset. Also I don't think those is misnamed Adherents, I think those are just Acolytes with rifles. Are wire rifle vandals named "Wrecker"s or something? Nah, they just have a different weapon.)
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'''Adherents''' are a subvariant of [[Acolyte]] that serves as dedicated [[Hive]] snipers which engage adversaries at an extended range, firing powerful charged shots using their signature weapon: the [[Soulfire Rifle]].
'''Adherents''' were a subvariant of [[Acolyte]] that was mostly exclusive to the [[Grasp of Nokris]] that served as dedicated [[Hive]] snipers which engaged adversaries at an extended range, firing powerful charged shots using their signature weapon: the [[Soulfire Rifle]].


==Known Adherents==
==Known Adherents==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The Adherent's role and abilities in battle is similar, if not the same, as the [[Red Legion]] [[Psion]] as well as the [[Vex]] [[Hobgoblin]] and the [[Fallen]] [[Vandal]].
*The Adherent's role and abilities in battle was similar, if not the same, as the [[Red Legion]] [[Psion]] as well as the [[Vex]] [[Hobgoblin]] and the [[Fallen]] [[Vandal]].
*Adherents are noticeably rarer than other Hive units and the snipers of other factions, generally only appearing in small numbers on specific missions and are rarely seen in the open world.
*Adherents were noticeably rarer than other Hive units and the snipers of other factions, generally only appearing in small numbers on specific missions and were rarely seen in the open world.
*The Adherent is the first Hive soldier that functions as a sniper.  
*The Adherent was the first Hive soldier that functioned exclusively as a sniper.  
**Besides the Cabal, before the Red Legion's appearance, all other factions had snipers.
**Besides the Cabal, before the Red Legion's appearance, all other factions had snipers.
* Adherents seen in the Tangled Shore and on the Moon are named as Acolytes rather than Adherents.
*Adherents that were seen in the Tangled Shore and on the Moon were named as Acolytes rather than Adherents.


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==

Revision as of 10:37, August 10, 2022

Adherent
Grasp of Nokris.jpg
Biographical information

Species:

Hive

Type:

Acolyte

Sect:

Grasp of Nokris
Savathûn's Hive

Purpose:

Marksman

Combat information

Weapon(s):

Soulfire Rifle
Acolyte Grenade

Abilities:

Burning Effect
Rapid Movement
Hive Melee

 

Adherents were a subvariant of Acolyte that was mostly exclusive to the Grasp of Nokris that served as dedicated Hive snipers which engaged adversaries at an extended range, firing powerful charged shots using their signature weapon: the Soulfire Rifle.

Known Adherents

Variants

Trivia

  • The Adherent's role and abilities in battle was similar, if not the same, as the Red Legion Psion as well as the Vex Hobgoblin and the Fallen Vandal.
  • Adherents were noticeably rarer than other Hive units and the snipers of other factions, generally only appearing in small numbers on specific missions and were rarely seen in the open world.
  • The Adherent was the first Hive soldier that functioned exclusively as a sniper.
    • Besides the Cabal, before the Red Legion's appearance, all other factions had snipers.
  • Adherents that were seen in the Tangled Shore and on the Moon were named as Acolytes rather than Adherents.

List of appearances