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|name= Grasp of Nokris
|name= Grasp of Nokris
|purpose= Servants of [[Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn]] <br> Servants of [[Xol, Will of the Thousands]] <small>(formerly)</small><br>
|purpose= Serve [[Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn]] <br> Serve [[Xol, Will of the Thousands]] <small>(formerly)</small><br>
|champion(s)= [[Xol, Will of the Thousands]] {{c|formerly}}<br>[[Nokris, Herald of Xol]]<br>[[Nur Abath, Crest of Xol]]<br>[[Kathok, Roar of Xol]] <br>[[Damkath, the Mask]]<br>[[Naksud, the Famine]]<br>[[Bok Litur, Hunger of Xol]]
|champion(s)= Xol, Will of the Thousands {{c|formerly}}<br>Nokris, Herald of Xol<br>[[Nur Abath, Crest of Xol]]<br>[[Kathok, Roar of Xol]] <br>[[Damkath, the Mask]]<br>[[Naksud, the Famine]]<br>[[Bok Litur, Hunger of Xol]]
|realm= [[Hellas Basin]] <br> [[European Aerial Zone]] {{c|temporary}}
|realm= [[Hellas Basin]] <br> [[European Aerial Zone]] {{c|temporary}}
|war= [[Vanguard]] <br> [[Rasputin]] <br> [[Red Legion]]
|ally= [[Savathûn's Brood]] <br> [[Taken]] {{C|briefly}} <br> [[Lucent Brood]] {{C|absorbed into}}
|encountered= [[Red War]] <br> [[Arrival of the Black Fleet]]
}}
}}
{{Quote|The Hive who follow Nokris are fanatically loyal. Stupid, too. But really loyal. You've gotta give them at least a little credit.|[[Ana Bray]]}}
{{Quote|The Hive who follow Nokris are fanatically loyal. Stupid, too. But really loyal. You've gotta give them at least a little credit.|[[Ana Bray]]<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/defrosted</ref>}}
The '''Grasp of Nokris''' was a [[Hive]] brood centered in the [[Hellas Basin]] in the polar ice caps of [[Mars]]. Dormant for centuries after the Collapse, they were awoken and acted in the name of their leader, [[Nokris, Herald of Xol]] and their Worm God [[Xol, Will of the Thousands]]. After Xol's death and [[Whisper of the Worm|defection]] to their killers, they began making desperate attempts to summon [[Savathûn's Brood]] to their aid.<ref name="Deathly Tremors>'''Bungie (2018/6/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]], Adventure: [[Deathly Tremors]]''</ref> Eventually Nokris pledged his allegiance to the Witch-Queen as her Supplicant, allying his revenant brood with hers.
 
The '''Grasp of Nokris''' was a [[Hive]] brood centered in the [[Hellas Basin]] in the polar ice caps of [[Mars]]. Dormant for centuries after the Collapse, they were awoken and acted in the name of their leader, [[Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn|Nokris, Herald of Xol]] and their Worm God [[Xol, Will of the Thousands]]. After Xol's death and [[Whisper of the Worm|defection]] to their killers, they began making desperate attempts to summon [[Savathûn's Brood]] to their aid.<ref name="Deathly Tremors>'''Bungie (2018/6/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]], Adventure: [[Deathly Tremors]]''</ref> Eventually, Nokris pledged his allegiance to the Witch-Queen as her Supplicant, allying his revenant brood with hers.


==History==
==History==
After [[Oryx]] excommunicated his son [[Nokris]] for making a heretical bargain with [[Xol]], Nokris took his followers, the Grasp of Nokris, and set out to conquer a new world in the name of his patron [[Worm|Worm God]]. Nokris chose to invade [[Mars]], and arrived at some point shortly before or during the [[Collapse]].
After [[Oryx]] excommunicated his son [[Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn|Nokris]] for making a heretical bargain with [[Xol, Will of the Thousands|Xol]], Nokris took his followers, the Grasp of Nokris, and set out to conquer a new world in the name of his patron [[Worm|Worm God]]. Nokris chose to invade [[Mars]] and arrived at some point shortly before or during the [[Collapse]].
 
[[File:Nokris.gif|thumb|300px|The Herald of Xol, Nokris]]


[[File:Nokris.gif|thumb|right|300px|The Herald of Xol, Nokris]]
In defense, the [[Warmind]] [[Rasputin]] executed the SIBERIAN ENTROPY protocol, flash-freezing the entire Hive army along with Nokris and Xol. They would remain entombed within the ice of Hellas Basin for centuries, until the pulse of Light emitted by the Traveler at the conclusion of the [[Red War]] caused the ice caps to thaw. With the thawing of the Ice caps, the Grasp emerged with the goal of continuing their reason for arriving on Mars which would be to claim it - Rasputin on top of that. Over a period of weeks, the Grasp engaged Guardians, repeatedly being cut down, eventually culminating in the slaying of both their leadership and their Worm God. Despite the loss of their leaders, the Grasp would continue to be of nuisance to Hellas Basin with many of their champions frequently returning, being challenged by Rasputin's Escalation Protocol.


In defense, the [[Warmind]] [[Rasputin]] executed the SIBERIAN ENTROPY protocol, flash-freezing the entire Hive army along with Nokris and Xol. They would remain entombed within the ice of Hellas Basin for centuries, until the pulse of Light emitted by the Traveler at the conclusion of the [[Red War]] caused the ice caps to thaw. With the thawing of the Ice caps, the Grasp emerged with the goal of continuing their reason for arriving on Mars which would be to claim it - Rasputin on top of that. Over a period of weeks as the Grasp engaged Guardians as they would cut down, eventually slaying both their leadership and their Worm God. Despite the loss of their leaders, the Grasp would continue to be of nuisance to Hellas Basin with many champions and bosses in Escalation Protocoll frequently returning.
With Xol having abandoned them for the [[Guardian]]s and Nokris leaving Mars for Savathûn's [[Court of Savathûn|court]], the brood of undead Hive had quieted their activity with the [[Pyramid (Mars)|Pyramid's]] arrival.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/6/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Arrivals]], Lore: [[Lore:Duress and Egress#Ana: Black Box|Ana: Black Box]]''</ref>


With Xol having abandoned them for the [[Guardian]]s and Nokris left Mars for Savathûn's [[High Coven|court]], the brood of undead Hive had quieted their activity with the [[Pyramid (Mars)|Pyramid's]] arrival.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/6/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Arrivals]], Lore: [[Lore:Duress and Egress#Ana: Black Box|Ana: Black Box]]''</ref> The grasp allied with Savathun's brood and most likely  went extinct following Mars's disappearance due to the Pyramids.
Osiris, after an operation to recover the submind [[Charlemagne]], located in an alternate version of the [[BrayTech Futurescape]] inside one of the time wounds found on Mars after Savathûn returned it to the solar system, finally addresses the fate of the brood, stating that since the Pyramids' arrival, the remainder of Nokris' forces had joined Savathûn's [[Lucent Brood]] against [[Xivu Arath, God of War|Xivu Arath]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhwWmzxHB_s&pp=ygUGbm9rcmlz'''Destiny Lore Vault - Youtube''']</ref>


==Structure==
==Structure==
[[File:Xol.gif|thumb|right|300px|Xol, Will of the Thousands]]
[[File:Xol.gif|thumb|300px|Xol, Will of the Thousands]]
{{Quote|I've never seen Hive like this before.|[[Ghost]]}}
{{Quote|I've never seen Hive like this before.|[[Ghost]]}}


The Grasp of Nokris were the only known brood composed entirely of reanimated Hive with their leaders possessing the heretical secret of [[necromancy]], giving them power to continuously raise their deceased in endless cycles of death and rebirth. The majority of these undead Hive all had ice and rime fused to their chitin after centuries of being frozen cryogenically, which caused them to shatter upon being killed rather than combust into flames or disintegrate like the other Hive broods. They were found exclusively at the polar icecaps of [[Mars]], specifically having their breeding grounds located in the [[Penumbral Depths]] buried beneath Hellas Basin.
The Grasp of Nokris were the only known brood composed entirely of reanimated Hive with their leaders possessing the heretical secret of [[necromancy]], giving them the power to continuously raise their deceased in endless cycles of death and rebirth. The majority of these undead Hive all had ice and rime fused to their chitin after centuries of being frozen cryogenically, which caused them to shatter upon being killed rather than combust into flames or disintegrate like the other Hive broods. They were found exclusively at the polar icecaps of [[Mars]], specifically having their breeding grounds located in the [[Penumbral Depths]] buried beneath Hellas Basin.


It is unknown if any of the Grasp of Nokris are left after Mars was taken by [[The Witness|the Witness]], and then later returned for as a mean to further Savathûn's plans. However due to Nokris supposedly suffering his final death in the ending events of [[Season of Arrivals]] and [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen]] abandoning the Darkness; it is likely the brood was either wiped out when Mars was stolen, withered away without any leadership, or fully consolidated into Savathûn's Brood after allying with them.
Since Savathûn's defection to the Light, what remained of the Grasp of Nokris joined her and were consolidated into her [[Lucent Brood]], sharing their secrets of necromancy with the brood. Such secrets would go on to be an [[Ghosts of the Deep|invaluable]] boon.


==Notable members==
==Notable members==
===Hive Pantheon===
===Hive Pantheon===
*'''[[Xol, Will of the Thousands]]''' {{c|formerly}}
*'''[[Xol, Will of the Thousands]]''' {{c|''Warmind''}}
*'''[[Nokris, Herald of Xol]]'''
*'''[[Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn|Nokris, Herald of Xol]]''' {{c|''Warmind'' and post-''Warmind''}}
*'''[[Savathûn, the Witch Queen]]''' {{c|post-''Warmind''}}


===Major Hive Champions===
===Major Hive Champions===
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===Minor Hive Champions===
===Minor Hive Champions===
{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
*[[Al-Gul, Eater of Light]]
*[[Al-Gul, Eater of Light]]
*[[Asbel, Far from Home]]
*[[Asbel, Far from Home]]
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*[[Kamus Vanquisher Vakeldu]]
*[[Kamus Vanquisher Vakeldu]]
*[[Keresh, Champion of Xol]]
*[[Keresh, Champion of Xol]]
{{Col-2}}
*[[Kvada ur-Nokru]]
*[[Kvada ur-Nokru]]
*[[Šimmumah ur-Nokru]]
*[[Šimmumah ur-Nokru]]
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*[[Ultorg, Breath of Xol]]
*[[Ultorg, Breath of Xol]]
*[[Urrot, Hammer of Nokris]]
*[[Urrot, Hammer of Nokris]]
*[[Vengulhur Xolborne]]
*[[Yer'ot the Forgotten]]
*[[Yer'ot the Forgotten]]
{{Col-end}}


==Unique forces==
==Unique forces==
*'''[[Thrall]]''' variants
{{Col-begin}}
**[[Unhallowed Thrall]]
{{col-2}}
*'''[[Cursed Thrall]]'''—A unique variant that inflicts a "Chilled" debuff on all targets within range.
;[[Thrall]] variants
**[[Unhallowed Cursed Thrall]]
*[[Unhallowed Thrall]]
***[[The Wormcursed]]—A variant unique to the [[WANTED: Eye in the Dark]] [[Adventure]].
;[[Cursed Thrall]]
*'''[[Acolyte]]''' variants
*[[Kamus Cursed Thrall]]
**[[Adherent]]—A sniper Acolyte variant that is exclusively armed with [[Soulfire Rifle]]s.
*[[Unhallowed Cursed Thrall]]
***[[Unhallowed Adherent]]
*[[The Wormcursed]]
***[[Dread Unhallowed Adherent]]
;[[Acolyte]] variants
**[[Battery Acolyte]]
*[[Battery Acolyte]]
**[[Kamus Acolyte]]
*[[Dread Unhallowed Acolyte]]
**[[Namuš Acolyte]]
*[[Kamus Acolyte]]
**[[Unhallowed Acolyte]]
*[[Namuš Acolyte]]
***[[Dread Unhallowed Acolyte]]
*[[Unhallowed Acolyte]]
*'''[[Wizard]]''' variants
;[[Adherent]] variants
**[[Kamus Wizard]]
*[[Dread Unhallowed Adherent]]
**[[Namuš Wizard]]
*[[Unhallowed Adherent]]
**[[Renewal Wizard]]
;[[Knight]] variants
**[[Soaring Keen]]
*[[Deafening Blast]]
**[[Ugul Gar Wizard]]
*[[Dread Unhallowed Knight]]
**[[Unhallowed Wizard]]
*[[Kamus Knight]]
***[[Dread Unhallowed Wizard]]
*[[Namuš Knight]]
**[[Visage of Xol]]
*[[Šuluh Knight]]
*'''[[Knight]]''' variants
*[[Šuluh-teth Knight]]
**[[Deafening Blast]]
*[[Ugul Gar Knight]]
**[[Kamus Knight]]
*[[Unhallowed Knight]]
**[[Namuš Knight]]
{{Col-2}}
**[[Šuluh Knight]]
;[[Vanquisher]] variants
**[[Šuluh-teth Knight]]
*[[Choking Blade]]
**[[Ugul Gar Knight]]
*[[Dread Unhallowed Vanquisher]]
**[[Unhallowed Knight]]
*[[Kamus Vanquisher]]
***[[Dread Unhallowed Knight]]
*[[Namuš Vanquisher]]
*'''[[Vanquisher]]''' variants—A guardsman Knight variant armed exclusively with a [[Cleaver]] and a [[Hive Shield]].
*[[Severing Knight]]
**[[Choking Blade]]
*[[Unhallowed Vanquisher]]
**[[Kamus Vanquisher]]
;[[Wizard]] variants
**[[Namuš Vanquisher]]
*[[Dread Unhallowed Wizard]]
**[[Severing Knight]]
*[[Kamus Wizard]]
**[[Unhallowed Vanquisher]]
*[[Namuš Wizard]]
***[[Dread Unhallowed Vanquisher]]
*[[Renewal Wizard]]
*'''[[Ogre]]''' variants
*[[Soaring Keen]]
**[[Kamus Ogre]]
*[[Ugul Gar Wizard]]
**[[Shambling Torrent]]
*[[Unhallowed Wizard]]
**[[Unhallowed Ogre]]
*[[Visage of Xol]]
***[[Dread Unhallowed Ogre]]
;[[Ogre]] variants
*[[Dread Unhallowed Ogre]]
*[[Kamus Ogre]]
*[[Shambling Torrent]]
*[[Unhallowed Ogre]]
;[[Shrieker]] variants
*[[Unhallowed Shrieker]]
{{Col-end}}


==Technology==
==Technology==
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===Structures===
===Structures===
*[[Shrieker]]
*[[Shadowrift]]
*[[Shadowrift]]


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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The Grasp of Nokris had a unique faction insignia distinct from the general [[Savathûn's Hive|Hive]] in-game. The symbol resembled the central "eye" of [[Xol, Will of the Thousands]]. Another symbol of this faction bore the head shape and eyes of Nokris.
*The Grasp of Nokris had a unique faction insignia distinct from the general [[Savathûn's Brood|Hive]] in-game. The symbol resembled the central "eye" of [[Xol, Will of the Thousands]]. Another symbol of this faction bore the head shape and eyes of Nokris.
*Many of the Hive within the Grasp of Nokris had distinctive titles in what is implied to be a Hive dialect; these titles have been identified by fans as originating from several ancient real-world languages.<ref>https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/244977779</ref>
*The Cursed Thralls in the brood are a unique variant that inflicts a "Chilled" debuff on all targets within range, severely decreasing their mobility for ten seconds.
*Many of the Hive within the Grasp of Nokris had distinctive titles in what is implied to be a Hive dialect; fans have identified these titles as originating from several ancient real-world languages.<ref>https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/244977779</ref>
*The units of the Grasp of Nokris had slightly different sounds than Hive from other sects, sounding far more guttural.
*The units of the Grasp of Nokris had slightly different sounds than Hive from other sects, sounding far more guttural.
*Due to Mars' disappearance and Nokris abandoning the Grasp of Nokris for [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn]], the Grasp of Nokris may be the first enemy faction introduced in Destiny 2 to go extinct.
*Due to Mars' disappearance and Nokris abandoning the Grasp of Nokris for [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn]], the Grasp of Nokris may be the first enemy faction introduced in Destiny 2 to go extinct.
*The Grasp of Nokris is the only faction so far so have [[Vanquisher]]s.
**In ''[[Season of the Seraph]],'' the Brood was stated to have been consolidated into the [[Lucent Brood]].
*The Grasp of Nokris was the only faction so far to have [[Vanquisher]]s until ones from [[Xivu Arath's Horde]] appeared in ''[[Season of the Seraph]]''.
*The Grasp of Nokris has never been mentioned by name in-game. They have only been referred to as such once on Bungie.net when Warmind was initially released.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20180426092418/https://www.destinythegame.com/ca/en/expansion2</ref>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny 2]]:'' ''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Destiny 2]]:''
**''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Season of Arrivals]]''
**''[[Season of the Lost]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Seraph]]'' {{Mo}}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 12:57, February 29, 2024

Grasp of Nokris
GraspofNokrisInfobox.jpg

Purpose:

Serve Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn
Serve Xol, Will of the Thousands (formerly)

Champion(s):

Xol, Will of the Thousands (formerly)
Nokris, Herald of Xol
Nur Abath, Crest of Xol
Kathok, Roar of Xol
Damkath, the Mask
Naksud, the Famine
Bok Litur, Hunger of Xol

Realm:

Hellas Basin
European Aerial Zone (temporary)

At war with:

Vanguard
Rasputin
Red Legion

Allied with:

Savathûn's Brood
Taken (briefly)
Lucent Brood (absorbed into)

Encountered:

Red War
Arrival of the Black Fleet

 

"The Hive who follow Nokris are fanatically loyal. Stupid, too. But really loyal. You've gotta give them at least a little credit."
Ana Bray[1]

The Grasp of Nokris was a Hive brood centered in the Hellas Basin in the polar ice caps of Mars. Dormant for centuries after the Collapse, they were awoken and acted in the name of their leader, Nokris, Herald of Xol and their Worm God Xol, Will of the Thousands. After Xol's death and defection to their killers, they began making desperate attempts to summon Savathûn's Brood to their aid.[2] Eventually, Nokris pledged his allegiance to the Witch-Queen as her Supplicant, allying his revenant brood with hers.

History[edit]

After Oryx excommunicated his son Nokris for making a heretical bargain with Xol, Nokris took his followers, the Grasp of Nokris, and set out to conquer a new world in the name of his patron Worm God. Nokris chose to invade Mars and arrived at some point shortly before or during the Collapse.

The Herald of Xol, Nokris

In defense, the Warmind Rasputin executed the SIBERIAN ENTROPY protocol, flash-freezing the entire Hive army along with Nokris and Xol. They would remain entombed within the ice of Hellas Basin for centuries, until the pulse of Light emitted by the Traveler at the conclusion of the Red War caused the ice caps to thaw. With the thawing of the Ice caps, the Grasp emerged with the goal of continuing their reason for arriving on Mars which would be to claim it - Rasputin on top of that. Over a period of weeks, the Grasp engaged Guardians, repeatedly being cut down, eventually culminating in the slaying of both their leadership and their Worm God. Despite the loss of their leaders, the Grasp would continue to be of nuisance to Hellas Basin with many of their champions frequently returning, being challenged by Rasputin's Escalation Protocol.

With Xol having abandoned them for the Guardians and Nokris leaving Mars for Savathûn's court, the brood of undead Hive had quieted their activity with the Pyramid's arrival.[3]

Osiris, after an operation to recover the submind Charlemagne, located in an alternate version of the BrayTech Futurescape inside one of the time wounds found on Mars after Savathûn returned it to the solar system, finally addresses the fate of the brood, stating that since the Pyramids' arrival, the remainder of Nokris' forces had joined Savathûn's Lucent Brood against Xivu Arath.[4]

Structure[edit]

Xol, Will of the Thousands

"I've never seen Hive like this before."
Ghost

The Grasp of Nokris were the only known brood composed entirely of reanimated Hive with their leaders possessing the heretical secret of necromancy, giving them the power to continuously raise their deceased in endless cycles of death and rebirth. The majority of these undead Hive all had ice and rime fused to their chitin after centuries of being frozen cryogenically, which caused them to shatter upon being killed rather than combust into flames or disintegrate like the other Hive broods. They were found exclusively at the polar icecaps of Mars, specifically having their breeding grounds located in the Penumbral Depths buried beneath Hellas Basin.

Since Savathûn's defection to the Light, what remained of the Grasp of Nokris joined her and were consolidated into her Lucent Brood, sharing their secrets of necromancy with the brood. Such secrets would go on to be an invaluable boon.

Notable members[edit]

Hive Pantheon[edit]

Major Hive Champions[edit]

Minor Hive Champions[edit]

Unique forces[edit]

Thrall variants
Cursed Thrall
Acolyte variants
Adherent variants
Knight variants
Vanquisher variants
Wizard variants
Ogre variants
Shrieker variants

Technology[edit]

Weapons[edit]

Vehicles[edit]

Structures[edit]

Gallery[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • The Grasp of Nokris had a unique faction insignia distinct from the general Hive in-game. The symbol resembled the central "eye" of Xol, Will of the Thousands. Another symbol of this faction bore the head shape and eyes of Nokris.
  • The Cursed Thralls in the brood are a unique variant that inflicts a "Chilled" debuff on all targets within range, severely decreasing their mobility for ten seconds.
  • Many of the Hive within the Grasp of Nokris had distinctive titles in what is implied to be a Hive dialect; fans have identified these titles as originating from several ancient real-world languages.[5]
  • The units of the Grasp of Nokris had slightly different sounds than Hive from other sects, sounding far more guttural.
  • Due to Mars' disappearance and Nokris abandoning the Grasp of Nokris for Savathûn, the Grasp of Nokris may be the first enemy faction introduced in Destiny 2 to go extinct.
  • The Grasp of Nokris was the only faction so far to have Vanquishers until ones from Xivu Arath's Horde appeared in Season of the Seraph.
  • The Grasp of Nokris has never been mentioned by name in-game. They have only been referred to as such once on Bungie.net when Warmind was initially released.[6]

List of appearances[edit]

References[edit]