1,772
edits
Dreadnaught: Difference between revisions
no edit summary
(username removed) No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 20: | Line 20: | ||
When Crota was killed by Guardians in [[Crota's End|revenge]] for the [[Great Disaster]],<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Crota's End]]''</ref> Oryx was wroth with fury. Setting everything he had planned aside, he brought his fleet to the Solar system to exact retribution upon the Guardians—specifically [[the Guardian|the one]] who struck the killing blow. When he arrived at the Solar system, in the vicinity of Saturn, Oryx and his ships were met by the Awoken. After a fierce battle he ended it by obliterating both sides.<ref name="War">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Coming War]]''</ref> Without a fleet to continue his crusade Oryx turned his attention to the Martian [[Cabal]], who were already aware of him,<ref>[http://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/ghost-scan-trans-jovian-threat '''Ishtar Collective''' - ''Ghost Scan: trans-Jovian threat'']</ref> and halved their forces to build his Taken army.<ref name="War"/><ref>[http://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/ghost-scan-cabal-losses '''Ishtar Collective''' - ''Ghost Scan: Cabal losses'']</ref> | When Crota was killed by Guardians in [[Crota's End|revenge]] for the [[Great Disaster]],<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Crota's End]]''</ref> Oryx was wroth with fury. Setting everything he had planned aside, he brought his fleet to the Solar system to exact retribution upon the Guardians—specifically [[the Guardian|the one]] who struck the killing blow. When he arrived at the Solar system, in the vicinity of Saturn, Oryx and his ships were met by the Awoken. After a fierce battle he ended it by obliterating both sides.<ref name="War">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Coming War]]''</ref> Without a fleet to continue his crusade Oryx turned his attention to the Martian [[Cabal]], who were already aware of him,<ref>[http://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/ghost-scan-trans-jovian-threat '''Ishtar Collective''' - ''Ghost Scan: trans-Jovian threat'']</ref> and halved their forces to build his Taken army.<ref name="War"/><ref>[http://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/ghost-scan-cabal-losses '''Ishtar Collective''' - ''Ghost Scan: Cabal losses'']</ref> | ||
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 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"/> | 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 | 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 realm, abandoning his . 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, penetrated into the | 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 at his full power, 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> | 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> | ||