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{{About|the flagship|the [[Story]] mission|The Dreadnaught}}

|image = [[File:Grimoire The Dreadnaught.jpg|300px]]

|location = [[Saturn]]'s Rings<br>[[Ascendant Realm]]

|hostile races = [[Cabal]] {{c|[[Skyburners]]}}<br>[[Hive]] {{c|[[Blood of Oryx]], [[The Silent Brood]]}} <br> [[Taken]]

|accessibility = Complete [[Dread Patrol]]

|landing zones = [[Hull Breach]]

}} }}

The '''Dreadnaught''' is a massive [[Hive]] spaceship, which serves as a mobile [[Ascendant Realm|Throne World]] for [[Oryx, the Taken King]], who came to the [[Sol System]] to enact his revenge against the [[Guardian]]s for killing his [[Crota, Son of Oryx|son]].<ref name = "PD">[http://planetdestiny.com/taken-king-analysis/ '''Planet Destiny''': ''The Taken King Trailer Analysis'']</ref> Initially accompanied by an escort of lesser [[Hive warship]]s and the smaller [[tombship]]s, the Dreadnaught entered [[Saturn]]'s orbit after being [[Battle of Saturn|stalled]] by the [[Awoken]], and would remain there for the rest of the [[Taken War]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref>

 

According to an analysis by [[Ghost]], the Dreadnaught may pre-date the formation of the [[Earth]], making it at least 4.54 billion years old.<ref name="Regicide">'''Bungie (2015-9-18)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Activision Blizzard, [[Story]] mission: [[Regicide]]''</ref><ref>[http://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/ghost-scan-oryx '''Ishtar Collective''' - ''Ghost Scan: Oryx'']</ref><ref group="note">It should be noted that Ghost may have been dating Akka's corpse instead, as the Worm gods have mentioned they were imprisoned upon [[Fundament]] by the [[Traveler]] and the [[Leviathan (Fundament)|Leviathan]] for millions of years, and that they self-describe themselves as massive creatures symbiotic with thousands of living beings. If this is the case then the true age of the Dreadnaught, and by extension Oryx himself, is in doubt.</ref>

Oryx decided to construct the Dreadnaught to house his throne world from beyond the [[Ascendant Realm]] after a [[Vex]] incursion accidentally caused by his son, [[Crota]], demonstrated its vulnerability. In doing so, he evaded an ambush from [[Xivu Arath]].<ref name="XL"/><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXXVIII:_The_partition_of_death|XXXVIII: The partition of death]]''</ref> He carved it from a piece of Akka and crafted armor for it using the Hammer of Xivu Arath and the Scalpel of [[Savathûn]], both stolen. Finally, he everted his world into the ship's interior in an act that required a verse from the Tablets of Ruin and the combined efforts of his entire [[Court of Oryx|Court]]. Once it was completed, his first act with it was to attack the [[Nicha Thought-ship]] and the [[Harmonious Flotilla Invincible]] that defended it.<ref name="XLI"/> While the Flotilla was easily destroyed by the Dreadnaught's death impulse weapon, the Thought-ship proved to be a trap set by [[Quria, Blade Transform]], who launched a second invasion of Oryx's throne, but was quickly defeated.<ref name="XL"/>

The Cabal uncharacteristically sent out a distress call from [[Phobos]], which was answered by none other than Crota's killer, who barely escaped with their life when Oryx discovered them.<ref name="War"/> Back on the Dreadnaught Oryx and his lieutenant, [[Ecthar, Sword of Oryx]] conversed about his captives.<ref name="War"/> Later, the Guardian approached in [[Eris Morn]]'s [[jumpship]] equipped with modified stealth tech, attempting to infiltrate the Dreadnaught; unfortunately, the cloak fell away and the Dreadnaught detected them anyway. Nonetheless, as their ship was destroyed, the Guardian entered the Dreadnaught. After disabling its superweapons and encountering an entrenched Cabal force,<ref name="TheDread"/> the Guardian tracked a Cabal [[Primus Ta'aun|Commander]] and his men to an active rupture portal; after the Cabal were destroyed, along with attacking Thrall, the Guardian unsuccessfully tried to enter the portal, and then departed, denying Oryx his vengeance a little longer.<ref name="Enemy"/>

Returning again, this time armed with Crota's vestige, the Guardian entered the rupture portal into Oryx's sanctum and faced him directly. After a pitched battle, Oryx was nearly beaten and he was forced to retreat into the Ascendant Plane using his Taken powers, abandoning his position to recuperate from his injuries. Eris Morn later approached the left behind [[Willbreaker]] and retrieved a crystal to construct a weapon, seemingly following a plan she and Mara Sov had created earlier.<ref name="Regicide"/> This crystal was incorporated into [[Raze-Lighter|one]] [[Bolt-Caster|of]] [[Dark-Drinker|the]] three swords Shaxx constructed for the Guardian's usage, purified of its Darkness.

Guardians later began mapping the Dreadnaught to patrol and keep in check the Hive and Taken, and discovered the Court of Oryx in the process.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Dread Patrol]]''</ref> At the urging of Eris<ref>[http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/talk-to-eris-7 '''Ishtar Collective''' - ''Talk to Eris'']</ref><ref>[http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/depose-the-court '''Ishtar Collective''' - ''Depose the Court'']</ref> and the Vanguard they challenged the Court and slew them all.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Court of Oryx]]''</ref> [[Shaxx]]'s [[Redjacks]] also secured a training ground aboard the ship at this time.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible_Arenas#Cathedral_of_Dusk|Cathedral of Dusk]]''</ref> In addition, following [[Dead Orbit]]'s report, Guardians stopped a Cabal team from destroying the Dreadnaught core,<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Shield Brothers]]''</ref> and later on, a distress signal from within the Dantalion Exodus VI.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Outbound Signal]]''</ref> Alak-Hul, a Darkblade present during the first failed attempt on Crota's life, is located and murdered in the ship's depths;<ref name="Cell"/> a Hive ritual to infuse an Ogre with Taken power is stopped as well.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Summoner's Circle]]''</ref> Finally, a Guardian [[Raid]] team, led by Crota's killer, used the rupture to penetrated deeper into the Dreadnaught and slew the remainder of the Ascendant Hive including Oryx's daughters. They were met again by Oryx in his fully Ascendant form, only to triumph and slay the Taken King once and for all.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[King's Fall]]''</ref>

Without Oryx and his family, the Dreadnaught remains in orbit about Saturn. Malok, Oryx's nephew, attempted to seize control but was driven away to the [[Moon]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Pretender to the Throne]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Blighted Chalice]]''</ref>

The Dreadnaught remained present in Saturn's rings during the [[Red War]]. Its circle of destruction can be seen from the Saturnian moon [[Titan (moon)|Titan]].<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] skybox''</ref>

 

 

 

Shortly after the reappearance of [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], and failing to [[Taken|Take]] [[Ahsa]], [[Xivu Arath, God of War|Xivu Arath]] upon the Dreadnaught would commune with [[The Witness]]. It expressed its disappointment in the God of War's failure, but would tell her to prepare for the battle against the [[Vanguard]] and [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn]] <ref>'''Bungie (2023/6/27)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Deep]] - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Purpose#VI._Conviction|Purpose VI. Conviction]]''</ref>.

The Dreadnaught's hull is carved out of a segment from the corpse of the [[Worm]] god [[Akka, the Worm of Secrets|Akka]],<ref name="XLI"/> whom Oryx had previously slain in order to learn the power to Take.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXVIII:_King_of_Shapes|XXVIII: King of Shapes]]''</ref> Oryx turned the High War "inside out" by tying it into the structure of the Dreadnaught.<ref name="XLI"/> In effect, his throne world has become the Dreadnaught and vice versa, becoming physically mobile and thus more difficult to attack.<ref name="XLI"/><ref>[http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/harrowed-darkhollow-mask-2 '''Ishtar Collective''' - ''Harrowed Darkhollow Mask'']</ref>  

One of the Dreadnaught's most notable features is a massive parabolic twin-mounted dish built into its side nearest the aft, which is the emitter for a paracausal superweapon capable of decimating fleets<ref name="XL"/> and even destroying a portion of Saturn's rings.<ref name="War"/> As the weapon charges, energy travels laterally along the Dreadnaught's waist from each end until it reaches the dish, where it is collected and released in a devastating spherical pulse that expands outward from the ship, destroying or severely damaging anything in its path.<ref name="Trailer"/><ref name="Prologue"/> Designed by [[Ir Halak]] and [[Ir Anûk]], the weapon draws on Oryx's power to briefly evert the influence of his throne world within the Dreadnaught out into the surrounding physical space.<ref name="Dreadnaught"/> This is essentially the same principle as an [[Oversoul]] death impulse. When deployed against the Awoken, it was described as testing individual molecular bonds with the sword logic and finding them "inessential", causing spontaneous fission.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The_Awoken_of_the_Reef#Tyrannocide_V|Tyrannocide V]]''</ref> The blast radius created by the weapon is approximately fifteen thousand kilometers in diameter.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Saturn#Trivia|Saturn]]''</ref>

Containing the entirety of Oryx's throne world, the inside of the Dreadnaught is vast and dangerous.<ref>[http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/dreadnaught-veteran '''Ishtar Collective''' - ''Dreadnaught Veteran'']</ref> Reports indicate the ship is host to numerous biomes hostile to all life except the Hive<ref>[http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/dreadnaught-reconnaissance '''Ishtar Collective''' - ''Dreadnaught Reconnaissance'']</ref> and [[Worms]].<ref>[http://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/ghost-scan-worm '''Ishtar Collective''' - ''Ghost Scan: Worm'']</ref> [[Hadium]]<ref>[http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/reforging-the-blade '''Ishtar Collective''' - ''Reforging the Blade'']</ref><ref>[http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/hadium-flake '''Ishtar Collective''' - ''Hadium Flake'']</ref> and [[Wormspore]]<ref>[http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/wormspore '''Ishtar Collective''' - ''Wormspore'']</ref> litter the ground in many areas, including beautiful orbs called sootpearls buried inside the rot.<ref>[http://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/sootpearl '''Ishtar Collective''' - ''Sootpearl'']</ref> Sacrificial stones entombed with the souls of lesser Hive dot the place in strange nooks and crannies<ref>[http://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/ghost-scan-sacrificial-stone '''Ishtar Collective''' - ''Ghost Scan: Sacrifial Stone'']</ref> while prisons to torture the Hive's captives are found deeper inside.<ref name="Cell"/>

*[[Hull Breach]] {{C|Public Space}}

**[[Dantalion Exodus VI]]

***[[The Bridge]]

***[[The Narthex]]

*[[Mausoleum]] {{C|Public Space}}

**[[The Founts]]

***[[The Asylum]]

***[[The Hanging Crypts]]

*[[Hall of Souls]] {{C|Public Space}}

**[[Trenchway]]

***[[Altar of Oryx]]

===Secret chests===

 

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*Fan theories abound as to the actual size of the Dreadnaught. Fans used known data about Saturn's rings and the size of recently investigated comet {{Plain|[https://www.wikiwand.com/en/67P/Churyumov%E2%80%93Gerasimenko 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko]}} (based on the comet from the initial trailer cinematic<ref name="Prologue"/>) to estimate that the Dreadnaught is approximately between 3444 to 3500 kilometers (2140.002 to 2174.799 miles) long.<ref name="math">'''reddit''': ''[https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/3o43ky/a_mathematical_analysis_of_the_dreadnaughts_size/ A mathematical analysis of the Dreadnaught's size.]''</ref> To put that in perspective, that is equivalent to the width of the continental United States, or the size of Earth's {{Plain|[http://www.space.com/18135-how-big-is-the-moon.html Moon]}},<ref name="BigDread">'''YouTube''': ''[https://youtu.be/DAbFWg9uVfc How Big is The Dreadnaught? (Thats No Moon!)]''</ref> making it one of the largest ships to appear in science fiction, surpassing even the 160 kilometer {{Plain|[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Death_Star_II Death Star II]}} of ''{{Plain|[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page Star Wars]}}'' or the 385 kilometer [[halopedia:High Charity|High Charity]] of ''[[halopedia:Halo universe|Halo]]''. This might not be the intended size of the Dreadnaught however, as the ship appears much smaller in relation to Saturn's rings when seen from [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] in Destiny 2; and from later in The Coming War cinematic, where the Dreadnaught is shown in profile alongside the much smaller Ketches.

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File:Battle on Saturn.jpg|Concept Art of the battle between Awoken fleet and the Dreadnaught

File:Saturn orbit screen.png|The Dreadnaught Ring.

File:Dreadnaught Ring.jpg|Dreadnaught Ring seen from Titan.

 

File:Dreadnaught concept art inside.jpg|Concept art of the inside of the ship.

 

File:Dreadnaught - Umbral Causeway.jpg|Court of Oryx

 

File:Dreadnaught Cabal ship breach.jpg|Hull Breach

File:blast_zone.jpg|The energy pulse from the Dreadnaught's main weapon destroying everything in its path, including a pair of smaller Hive ships that were caught in its radius.

 

File:Destiny-TTK-HiveDreadnaught-Weapon-Render.jpg|Render of the Dreadnought's main cannon.

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