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At some point in time of the [[Collapse]], Crota and his spawn came to the [[Sol System]] in his everlasting pursuit of [[The Traveler]] and to wipe the last [[Last City|bastion]] of [[humanity]] it had protected. | At some point in time of the [[Collapse]], Crota and his spawn came to the [[Sol System]] in his everlasting pursuit of [[The Traveler]] and to wipe the last [[Last City|bastion]] of [[humanity]] it had protected. | ||
Crota would also lead the Hive in conquering [[Moon|Luna]], which held the [[Pyramid (Luna)|Pyramid]] of the [[Disciples of the Witness|Disciple]] [[Nezarec]] buried beneath the surface since the [[Traveler]]'s final attack. His spawn hollowed out the planetoid into a [[war moon]] where they laid dormant until they launched their own invasion of Earth during the early [[City Age]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Hive#Ghost_Fragment:_Hive|Ghost Fragment: Hive]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2016/4/15)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_&_Mysteries#Rezyl_Azzir_-_Before_These_Walls|Rezyl Azzir - Before These Walls]]''</ref> In addition to Luna and the former disciple’s Pyramid, Crota became interested in the space station [[Cocytus]], which contained experimental gates from the [[Golden Age]] of [[Humanity]]. He established his hold over those gates and | Crota would also lead the Hive in conquering [[Moon|Luna]], which held the [[Pyramid (Luna)|Pyramid]] of the [[Disciples of the Witness|Disciple]] [[Nezarec]] buried beneath the surface since the [[Traveler]]'s final attack. His spawn hollowed out the planetoid into a [[war moon]] where they laid dormant until they launched their own invasion of Earth during the early [[City Age]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Hive#Ghost_Fragment:_Hive|Ghost Fragment: Hive]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2016/4/15)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_&_Mysteries#Rezyl_Azzir_-_Before_These_Walls|Rezyl Azzir - Before These Walls]]''</ref> In addition to Luna and the former disciple’s Pyramid, Crota became interested in the space station [[Cocytus]], which contained experimental gates from the [[Golden Age]] of [[Humanity]]. He established his hold over those gates and created a manifold into his throne realm<ref name = "SIC">'''Bungie (2019/3/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Joker's Wild]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Stolen_Intelligence#Cocytus|Cocytus]]''</ref> From there, Crota and his brood could commune with whispers echoed by the [[The Witness|Witness]] itself, learning to create the [[Necrochasm|first]] [[Weapons of Sorrow|Weapon of Sorrow]] from its design.<ref name = "Necrocasm">'''Bungie (2022/8/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Witch]] - Item Description: [[Necrochasm]]''</ref> | ||
The [[Guardian]]s barely repelled the Hive offense at the [[Battle of Burning Lake]]; not realizing the true threat the Hive posed, they launched a counterattack on the moon, which was later called the Great Disaster.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Inventory/Heavy_Weapons#Raze-Lighter|Raze-Lighter]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Weblore]]: [[Weblore#Cryptarch|Cryptarch]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2016/4/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard [[Fist of Crota]]''</ref> The Sword-Logic proved to be too much for the Guardians, as countless heroes fell before Crota's [[Blades of Crota|Blades]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive#Blades of Crota|Blades of Crota]]''</ref> The God-Knight himself would emerge from the abyss as he cracked Luna's surface with every stroke of his [[Cleaver#Sword of Crota|sword]] and took the Light of every Guardian life that it fell.<ref name="RoC">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/The_Dark_Below#Rise of Crota|Rise of Crota]]''</ref> [[Gunnvor|Gunnvor, the Dawncaller]] would rally the remaining [[Titan (class)|Titan]]s from the [[First Pillar Order]] in a desperate charge against Crota, sacrificing themselves to the Eater of Hope in a futile bid for time.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Luna%27s_Lost#Ghost_Fragment:_Gunnvor.27s_Ghost|Ghost Fragment: Gunnvor's Ghost]]''</ref> Soon he would face the legendary [[Titan (class)|Titan]] [[Wei Ning]], overwhelming the [[Striker]] with the paracausal might of the sword logic as he impaled her upon his Cleaver. As a further show of dominance over his foes and their [[Light]], Crota took the life of a Guardian using their own [[Ghost]] whose shell was hammered into a knife. His leadership and the power of his sword led the Hive's hordes to victory during the battle, slaying thousands of Guardians and driving them away from the moon for more than a century out of fear of Crota's power.<ref name="W2">'''Bungie (2015/1/23)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian/Classes#Ghost_Fragment:_Warlock_2|Ghost Fragment: Warlock 2]]''</ref> | The [[Guardian]]s barely repelled the Hive offense at the [[Battle of Burning Lake]]; not realizing the true threat the Hive posed, they launched a counterattack on the moon, which was later called the Great Disaster.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Inventory/Heavy_Weapons#Raze-Lighter|Raze-Lighter]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Weblore]]: [[Weblore#Cryptarch|Cryptarch]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2016/4/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard [[Fist of Crota]]''</ref> The Sword-Logic proved to be too much for the Guardians, as countless heroes fell before Crota's [[Blades of Crota|Blades]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive#Blades of Crota|Blades of Crota]]''</ref> The God-Knight himself would emerge from the abyss as he cracked Luna's surface with every stroke of his [[Cleaver#Sword of Crota|sword]] and took the Light of every Guardian life that it fell.<ref name="RoC">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/The_Dark_Below#Rise of Crota|Rise of Crota]]''</ref> [[Gunnvor|Gunnvor, the Dawncaller]] would rally the remaining [[Titan (class)|Titan]]s from the [[First Pillar Order]] in a desperate charge against Crota, sacrificing themselves to the Eater of Hope in a futile bid for time.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Luna%27s_Lost#Ghost_Fragment:_Gunnvor.27s_Ghost|Ghost Fragment: Gunnvor's Ghost]]''</ref> Soon he would face the legendary [[Titan (class)|Titan]] [[Wei Ning]], overwhelming the [[Striker]] with the paracausal might of the sword logic as he impaled her upon his Cleaver. As a further show of dominance over his foes and their [[Light]], Crota took the life of a Guardian using their own [[Ghost]] whose shell was hammered into a knife. His leadership and the power of his sword led the Hive's hordes to victory during the battle, slaying thousands of Guardians and driving them away from the moon for more than a century out of fear of Crota's power.<ref name="W2">'''Bungie (2015/1/23)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian/Classes#Ghost_Fragment:_Warlock_2|Ghost Fragment: Warlock 2]]''</ref> | ||