Ecthar, Sword of Oryx

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Sword of Oryx
Ecthar, Sword of Oryx
Ecthar.jpg
Biographical information

Species:

Hive

Faction:

Blood of Oryx

Rank:

Ultra

Class:

Knight

Gender:

Male

Combat information

Mission:

A Sword Reforged

Weapon(s):

Cleaver

Abilities:

Protective Shield
High Durability
Rapid Movement
Summon Hive
Melee

 
Shield of Savathûn
Ecthar, the Shield of Savathûn
EctharLight1.jpg
Biographical information

Species:

Hive

Faction:

Lucent Brood

Rank:

Ultra

Class:

Lightbearer Knight

Gender:

Male

Combat information

Mission:

Ghosts of the Deep

Weapon(s):

Boomer
Suppressor Grenade

Abilities:

Summon Hive
High Durability
Rapid Movement
Light Shield
Sentinel Shield
Pressure Immunity
Teleportation
Towering Barricade
Ritual Backlash

 

"Their leaders belong to you. The rest await extermination."
— Ecthar, Sword of Oryx[1]

Ecthar, Sword of Oryx is a Ascendant Hive Knight that appears as a boss during the Quest A Sword Reforged.[2] Once a confidante and a high ranking member in Oryx's court,[1], he was killed by the Guardian aboard Oryx's Dreadnaught.

He would later be revived as a Lightbearer and joined Savathûn's Lucent Brood, becoming Ecthar, the Shield of Savathûn.

Gameplay

A Sword Reforged

Ecthar is encountered in The Asylum while on Patrol during the Quest A Sword Reforged, with Guardians attempting to draw out their Sword's full potential. He possess an invincible shield that can only be broken and taken down by the player's Sword, but while his shield is down he is vulnerable to all forms of damage. He is assisted by the Silent Brood along with the unique Cursed Thrall variant, the Dredge Exploder.[2] He can be identified by his glowing white shield and unique Cleaver.

Ghosts of the Deep

Gallery

Sword of Oryx

Shield of Savathûn

Trivia

  • Ecthar is the third Hive to speak English in-game, after Crota and Oryx, respectively.
  • Ecthar is unique among the Hive in that he possesses five eyes and not the normal three. In addition, his eyes are white instead of green. This detail was not carried over into his Lightbearer design shown in Ghosts of the Deep.
  • Although seen in cutscenes as the usual Ultra Knight size, being comparable to enemies like Alak-Hul, he is actually the size of a normal Knight in-game.
    • Ecthar also is seen with light grey armor in these cutscenes, while in game he has slate blue colored armor.
  • Ecthar's mechanic was later adopted by Kathok, Roar of Xol in Destiny 2's Warmind expansion.
  • If the player dies to Ecthar, he has no sect listed under his name, although he would logically belong to the Blood of Oryx.
  • Ecthar has a unique sword design compared to other Knights, with an ethereal blue blade with white streak down it emerging from a chitin hilt.

List of appearances

References

  1. ^ a b Bungie (2015/9/15), Destiny: The Taken King Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, The Coming War
  2. ^ a b Bungie (2015/9/15), Destiny: The Taken King, Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, A Sword Reforged