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|name= Hidden Swarm | |name= Hidden Swarm | ||
|purpose= Frontline Military | |purpose= Frontline Military | ||
|champion(s)= [[Swarm Princes]] <br> [[Xyor, the Unwed]] <br> [[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota]] <br> | |champion(s)= [[Swarm Princes]] <br> [[Xyor, the Unwed]] <br> [[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota]] <br> [[Zulmak, Instrument of Torment]] | ||
|realm= [[Cosmodrome]] <br> [[Hellmouth]] <br> [[Scarlet Keep]] <br> [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] | |realm= [[Cosmodrome]] <br> [[Hellmouth]] <br> [[Scarlet Keep]] <br> [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] | ||
|war= [[Vanguard]] <br> [[House of Exile]] <br> [[House of | |war= [[Vanguard]] <br> [[House of Exile]] <br> [[Taniks' Crew]] <br> [[House of Devils]] <br> [[Devil Splicers]] <br> [[House of Dusk]] <br> [[Sol Divisive]] <br> [[Lucent Brood]] <br> [[Imperial Cabal]] | ||
|ally= [[Spawn of Crota]] {{C|absorbed}} <br> [[Taken]] <br> [[Nightmare]]s <br> Most other [[Hive#Sects and broods|Broods]] | |ally= [[Spawn of Crota]] {{C|absorbed}} <br> [[Xivu Arath's Horde]] <br> [[Taken]] <br> [[Nightmare]]s <br> Most other [[Hive#Sects and broods|Broods]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|Mind the cracks and crevices of the Moon. There is an army in their shadows.|[[Ikora Rey]]}} | {{Quote|Mind the cracks and crevices of the Moon. There is an army in their shadows.|[[Ikora Rey]]}} | ||
The '''Hidden Swarm''' are a brood of the [[Hive]] previously under the command of the Hive god [[Crota]] and his [[Spawn of Crota|disciples]], led by the [[Swarm Princes]] under their commander [[Sardon, Fist of Crota]]. Since Crota's [[Crota's End|demise]] and the genocide of his spawn, the Swarm became the de facto Hive power on the Moon; succeeded by Crota's own daughters. | The '''Hidden Swarm''' are a brood of the [[Hive]] previously under the command of the Hive god [[Crota]] and his [[Spawn of Crota|disciples]], led by the [[Swarm Princes]] under their commander [[Sardon, Fist of Crota]]. Since Crota's [[Crota's End|demise]] and the genocide of his spawn, the Swarm became the de facto Hive power on the Moon; succeeded by Crota's own daughters. | ||
The Hidden Swarm are the first Hive encountered in [[The Dark Within]]. On the [[Moon]], they're the outermost defensive line, warding off anyone attempting to enter the [[Hellmouth]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny | The Hidden Swarm are the first Hive encountered in [[The Dark Within]]. On the [[Moon]], they're the outermost defensive line, warding off anyone attempting to enter the [[Hellmouth]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#The_Hidden_Swarm|The Hidden Swarm]]''</ref> They are identified by their red-orange coloring and the large nails driven through their arms and bodies. This sect of Hive is encountered once more on Luna in ''[[Shadowkeep]]''; their general look is similar to before, but they now seem to have some form of spiked growth all over their bodies. | ||
Following their repeated defeats and setbacks, they are now fully under the sway of [[Xivu Arath, God of War]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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===Lucent Feud=== | ===Lucent Feud=== | ||
Following the loss of the Scarlet Court, the Hidden Swarm would fully pledge themselves to Xivu Arath, countinuing to maintain a foothold in the Scarlet Keep in her name. However, the Hidden Swarm would come into conflict with the [[Lucent Brood]], the servants of Savathûn who abandoned their worms and now use the Light. The Lucent Brood intended to claim the Keep, planning on making it the center of a massive ritual using stolen Light to open a portal large enough to launch an invasion of Earth. The Hidden Swarm would fight to keep their holdings on the Moon but would also clash with the Guardians and their new [[Cabal]] allies in their efforts to stop the Lucent Brood's invasion.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Risen]] - [[PsiOps Battlegrounds|PsiOps Battleground]]: [[PsiOps Battleground: Moon|Moon]]''</ref> | |||
===Battle Above and Below the Waves=== | ===Battle Above and Below the Waves=== | ||
The Hidden Swarm would | The Hidden Swarm would continue to assist Xivu Arath and her brood alongside the [[Taken]] on the moon of [[Titan (moon)|Titan]] to stop [[The Coalition]] from assisting [[Sloane]] and [[Ahsa]] in finding out the secrets of [[The Witness]]. Their particular role would serve as front line skirmishers and reinforcements while Xivu Arath's brood and her Wrathborn would handle the more imperative objectives. | ||
==Notable members== | ==Notable members== | ||
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*[[Lunar Scavenger]] | *[[Lunar Scavenger]] | ||
;[[Acolyte]] variants | ;[[Acolyte]] variants | ||
*[[Blistered Acolyte]] | |||
*[[Lunar Scavenger]] | *[[Lunar Scavenger]] | ||
*[[Revenant Acolyte]] | *[[Revenant Acolyte]] | ||