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'''Chimeras''' are [[Taken]] entities that appear to be former [[Fallen]] [[Servitor]]s fused with living flesh. They appear in the [[Dreaming City]], [[Gambit]], and [[The Reckoning]].
'''Chimeras''' are [[Taken]] entities created from [[Fallen]] [[Servitor]]s.


==Overview==
==Overview==
Chimeras appear to be horrific amalgamations of Fallen Servitor components and living flesh. In place of the central "eye" of a Servitor is a gaping maw, lined with rows of fangs. The exterior of the creature is covered with numerous translucent tentacles reminiscent of the appearance of other Taken.
Chimeras appear to be horrific amalgamations of Fallen Servitor components and living flesh. In place of the central "eye" of a Servitor is a gaping maw, lined with rows of fangs. The exterior of the creature is covered with numerous translucent tentacles reminiscent of the appearance of other Taken.  


It is currently unknown how Chimeras are created, although the existence of [[Ascendant Primeval Servitor]]s suggest they have existed among the Taken for quite some time.
It is currently unknown how Chimeras are created, although the existence of [[Ascendant Primeval Servitor]]s suggest they have existed among the Taken for quite some time.


To finish the campaign Forsaken - you must defeat a chimera named [[Voice of Riven]] which has been summoned by [[Uldren Sov]].
==Gameplay==
Chimeras are massive targets that are always the focus of combat whenever they appear. Their main attack option consists in an amplified version of the Servitor Eye, a slow traveling explosive called Eversion that deals devastating [[Void]] damage. Their secondary attack consists in a swarm of Axion Dart-like projectiles called Seeker Burst. These seekers are much larger and more resilient that Axion Darts, are fired in groups of three or four, and deal considerable [[Kinetic]] damage with high knockback. Some Chimeras fire them freely, while others open their shells awaiting to be struck before unleashing their Seekers. To anyone foolish enough to move close to them, Chimeras can deliver a melee ground blast with high damage and knockback.


==Abilities==
Chimeras float around slowly, relying on the impenetrable thickness of most of their shell to protect them from damage. Their weak spot is their central eye-mouth, with the flesh around it taking reduced damage, and the rest of the body mitigating it even more. Being [[Ultra]] enemies, Chimeras can also summon hordes of combatants, usually other Taken, as support. In addition, they often have other defensive or offensive abilities, such as creating immunity Blights, or controlling pools of damaging liquid matter.
Chimeras generally possess variations of the same abilities Servitors use, such as an eye blast, melee and flight. They also have two new powers. The first launches a burst of three to four Axion Darts like [[Taken Centurion]]s, only the Darts are larger. The second has them spawn numerous miniature Taken [[Blight]]s, either a single one or up to four at a time, that shield the Chimera and makes them immune to damage until the Blights are destroyed.


They do not possess the ability to teleport or buff nearby enemies like regular Servitors, with the exceptions of [[Inomina, Plague of the Well|Inomina]] in the [[Blind Well]] who can teleport, and the Ascendant Primeval Servitor in [[Gambit]] whose Blights can make other [[Primeval (Taken)|Primevals]] immune at the same time as itself.
==Notable Chimera==
*[[Baimogg, Unchained Wrath]]
*[[Exomida, Taken of the Witness]]
*[[Hefnd's Vengeance, Blighted Chimaera]]
*[[Inomina, Plague of the Well]]
*[[Voice of Riven]]
*[[Xaras, Greed of Xivu Arath]]
 
==Variants==
*[[Ascendant Primeval Servitor]]
*[[Counterfeit Servitor]]
 
==Gallery==
'''Voice of Riven'''
<gallery perrow=3>
VoR1.jpg|The Voice of Riven
VoR5.jpg|Another view of the Chimera
VoR4.jpg|Side view of the Chimera
 
VoR2.jpg|Blight Seeker Burst
VoR3.jpg|Void Eversion Blast
VoR6.jpg|The Chimera within the Watchtower
</gallery>
 
'''Xaras, Greed of Xivu Arath'''
<gallery perrow=3>
Xaras6.jpg|Xaras, Greed of Xivu Arath
Xaras5.jpg|Xaras spawning in
Xaras2.jpg|Side view of Xaras
 
Xaras3.jpg|Xaras Blight burst attack
Xaras4.jpg|Another view of Xaras
Xaras.jpg|Xaras within the Harbinger's Seclude
</gallery>
 
'''Inomina, Plague of the Well'''
<gallery perrow=3>
Inomina1.jpg|Inomina, Plague of the Well
Inomina2.jpg|Inomina blasting a Void attack
Inomina3.jpg|Inomina shielded by Blights
</gallery>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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*The term "Chimera" refers to a beast from Greek mythology, which had the head of a lion, the body of a goat and tail of a serpent. The term is also used in biology, to refer to an organism containing cells with different DNA. Both meanings are relevant in describing the Chimera in ''Destiny,'' as it appears to be a monstrous hybrid of multiple different types of being.
*The term "Chimera" refers to a beast from Greek mythology, which had the head of a lion, the body of a goat and tail of a serpent. The term is also used in biology, to refer to an organism containing cells with different DNA. Both meanings are relevant in describing the Chimera in ''Destiny,'' as it appears to be a monstrous hybrid of multiple different types of being.
*Chimeras vaguely resemble Cacodemons from the 2016 first-person shooter [[wikipedia:Doom (2016 video game)|Doom]], both in appearance and abilities.
*Chimeras vaguely resemble Cacodemons from the 2016 first-person shooter [[wikipedia:Doom (2016 video game)|Doom]], both in appearance and abilities.
*The organic tissue of Chimeras resemble that of the [[Achlyophage Symbiote]]; it is unknown whether there is a connection between the two.


==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Chimera.jpg
</gallery>
==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny 2]]''
*''[[Destiny 2]]''
**''[[Forsaken]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Forsaken]]'' {{1st}}
***''[[Season of the Drifter]]''
**''[[Lightfall]]''
***''[[Season of Defiance]]''
***''[[Season of the Wish]]''


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 14:48, December 4, 2023

Chimera
Abraham-valdez-servitor-ingame.jpg
Overview

Goals:

Spread Taken corruption

At war with:

The City
The Reef
Cabal
Fallen
Vex

Distinctions:

Masses of flesh and Taken tentacles seemingly fused with Servitors

Average lifespan:

Indefinite

Notable individuals:

Voice of Riven
Xaras, Greed of Xivu Arath
Inomina, Plague of the Well
Ascendant Primeval Servitor

 

Chimeras are Taken entities created from Fallen Servitors.

Overview[edit]

Chimeras appear to be horrific amalgamations of Fallen Servitor components and living flesh. In place of the central "eye" of a Servitor is a gaping maw, lined with rows of fangs. The exterior of the creature is covered with numerous translucent tentacles reminiscent of the appearance of other Taken.

It is currently unknown how Chimeras are created, although the existence of Ascendant Primeval Servitors suggest they have existed among the Taken for quite some time.

Gameplay[edit]

Chimeras are massive targets that are always the focus of combat whenever they appear. Their main attack option consists in an amplified version of the Servitor Eye, a slow traveling explosive called Eversion that deals devastating Void damage. Their secondary attack consists in a swarm of Axion Dart-like projectiles called Seeker Burst. These seekers are much larger and more resilient that Axion Darts, are fired in groups of three or four, and deal considerable Kinetic damage with high knockback. Some Chimeras fire them freely, while others open their shells awaiting to be struck before unleashing their Seekers. To anyone foolish enough to move close to them, Chimeras can deliver a melee ground blast with high damage and knockback.

Chimeras float around slowly, relying on the impenetrable thickness of most of their shell to protect them from damage. Their weak spot is their central eye-mouth, with the flesh around it taking reduced damage, and the rest of the body mitigating it even more. Being Ultra enemies, Chimeras can also summon hordes of combatants, usually other Taken, as support. In addition, they often have other defensive or offensive abilities, such as creating immunity Blights, or controlling pools of damaging liquid matter.

Notable Chimera[edit]

Variants[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Voice of Riven

  • The Voice of Riven

    The Voice of Riven

  • Another view of the Chimera

    Another view of the Chimera

  • Side view of the Chimera

    Side view of the Chimera

  • Blight Seeker Burst

    Blight Seeker Burst

  • Void Eversion Blast

    Void Eversion Blast

  • The Chimera within the Watchtower

    The Chimera within the Watchtower

Xaras, Greed of Xivu Arath

  • Xaras, Greed of Xivu Arath

    Xaras, Greed of Xivu Arath

  • Xaras spawning in

    Xaras spawning in

  • Side view of Xaras

    Side view of Xaras

  • Xaras Blight burst attack

    Xaras Blight burst attack

  • Another view of Xaras

    Another view of Xaras

  • Xaras within the Harbinger's Seclude

    Xaras within the Harbinger's Seclude

Inomina, Plague of the Well

  • Inomina, Plague of the Well

    Inomina, Plague of the Well

  • Inomina blasting a Void attack

    Inomina blasting a Void attack

  • Inomina shielded by Blights

    Inomina shielded by Blights

Trivia[edit]

  • The Legendary Emblem Primeval Prime suggests that these Chimeras might have been former Prime Servitors.
    • This would be further supported by Variks' question to Fikrul, if the latter had betrayed Kaliks Prime to the Taken, which went missing during the Reef Wars.
  • The term "Chimera" refers to a beast from Greek mythology, which had the head of a lion, the body of a goat and tail of a serpent. The term is also used in biology, to refer to an organism containing cells with different DNA. Both meanings are relevant in describing the Chimera in Destiny, as it appears to be a monstrous hybrid of multiple different types of being.
  • Chimeras vaguely resemble Cacodemons from the 2016 first-person shooter Doom, both in appearance and abilities.

List of appearances[edit]

References[edit]


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