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{{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.

==History==

===Dark Below===

Unopposed after their victory at Luna, the Hidden Swarm continued to seed their brood in secret beneath [[Old Russia]] for years, until [[Fallen]] from the [[House of Devils]] stirred them up at [[Skywatch]] much to the discovery of a newly-Risen [[The Guardian|Guardian]].  

===Shadowkeep===

{{Quote|Crota's minions emerge once more. The Hidden Swarm that previously served Crota has banded together once again, leaderless but not purposeless.|[[Eris Morn]]}}

Over the course of months, the Hidden Swarm constructed a massive crimson fortress, the [[Scarlet Keep]], before the [[Pyramid]] that would act as an amplifier for their magics and to immunize themselves of the Pyramid's trauma-inducing influence.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Eris Morn]]: [[Eris Morn#Quotes|The energy spilling from the tower suggests another purpose: I believe it amplifies Hive magic. This may be where the Hive achieve their immunity to the Pyramid's influences]]''</ref> By then, the whole Swarm were fully radicalized under the Daughters' heretical belief in the Taken King's return and the complete disavowal of the [[Sword Logic]].<ref name="Poison">'''Bungie (2019/10/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]]'', ''[[Weblore]]: [[Weblore:Shadowkeep#Poison|Poison]]''</ref> However, it would later be revealed to every event that happened prior was all part of a massive plot orchestrated by [[Savathûn, the Witch-Queen]], with the goal to wipe the remaining heirs of her late brother's lineage at the [[Guardians]]' hands. <ref name="Apocrypha pt.XI.X">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Inquisition of the Damned#XI.X: Apocrypha|XI.X: Apocrypha]]''</ref> She would in turn manipulate [[Eris Morn]] of her curiosity into uncovering the Lunar Pyramid hidden beneath the surface.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/09/16)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]]'', ''[[Weblore]]: [[Weblore:Shadowkeep#THE BLACK NEEDLE|THE BLACK NEEDLE]]''</ref>  

Eventually, the discovery of the [[Pyramid]] by [[Eris Morn]] unleashed phantasmal [[Nightmares]] based on the Guardians' traumas that the Swarm could exploit. Within hours, seismic activity erupted across the Moon, cracking its surface at the [[Ocean of Storms]] and driving the Hive into a frenzy; to which the [[Vanguard]] would deploy a massive siege operation upon the gates of the Keep and secure ground at [[Sorrow's Harbor]].<ref name="A Mysterious Disturbance">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[A Mysterious Disturbance]]''</ref>

====Pit of Heresy====

{{Quote|If all are unworthy, all will seek to subvert the tenets of logic in ways grand and infinitesimal, because all will revert to their truest form—all will become survivors.|Kinox}} <ref name="Apostate">'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Item Description: [[Apostate#Lore|Apostate]]''</ref>

For several weeks after their sisters' deaths, [[Voshyr]] and [[Kinox]] would remain in hiding in the Pit to continue their heretical work; going against the Sword Logic for the sake of survival. Having learned from Hashladûn's failed attempt to preserve their family's past glory, Kinox took the opportunity to make use of Zulmak as their champion to rally the failing Swarm.<ref name="Heretic"/> <ref name="Apostate"/> Using demented rituals that involved sacrificing Nightmares into a crystal, the surviving daughters of Crota enacted a dark yet desperate ritual to commune with the [[Voice in the Darkness]]. However, as their [[Altars of Sorrow|rituals]] caused seismic disturbances, Eris and the Guardians were alerted to their activities.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/29)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Transcript:[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hev8IF4neTw The Deepening Wake]''</ref>

===Lucent Feud===

==Notable members==

===Leadership===

*'''[[Swarm Princes]]''' {{c|pre-''The Dark Below''}}

**[[Garok, Xol Prince]]

**[[Merok, Eir Prince]]

**[[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota]]

**[[Besurith, Daughter of Crota]]

**[[Voshyr|Voshyr, Daughter of Crota]]

**[[Kinox|Kinox, Daughter of Crota]]

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===Hive Champions===

*[[Blade of the Monarch]]

*[[Malura, the Fated]]

*[[Mormu, Xol Spawn]]

*[[Räkta, the Mournful]]

*[[Sullied Ogre]]

*[[Volmâr, the Tempted]]

*[[Vurok, Eir Spawn]]

*[[Xyor, the Unwed]]

*[[Zulmak, Instrument of Torment]]

===Mentioned Characters===

*[[Akrazul, the Severed]]

*[[Malkanth, the Deceiver]]

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==Unique forces==

==Gallery==

HiddenSwarmWitch.jpg|Another view of Hashladûn  

File:E3 Hive Ogre.jpg|A Hidden Swarm Ogre

File:Knight.jpg|A Hidden Swarm Acolyte

Swarm Princes D2.jpg|The Swarm Princes in ''Forsaken''.

==Trivia==

*In the Cryptoglyphs given in the physical Shadowkeep Collector's Edition, it is revealed that the Hidden Swarm believes that Oryx is still alive in a spiritual sense. Their basis for this belief is in the [[Books of Sorrow]] describing Oryx killing his sisters in their throne worlds and later bringing them back after gaining the power to [[Taken|Take]].

==List of Appearances==