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The '''Hive''', formerly known as the '''Krill'''<ref name="KrillHive">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXcW1SeqwfE&ab_channel=GeneralHay] '''Youtube''': ''Vow of the Disciple Lore Book dialogue(3:01)]''</ref>, are a macabre, incredibly ancient species of arthropod aliens hailing from the world of [[Fundament]] and aligned with [[The Witness|the Witness]] and the [[Black Fleet]]. Their entire culture is based around the [[Sword Logic]]: a supernatural, thanatological study of competitive survivalism which dictates that they must destroy other civilizations in order to accrue [[Paracausality|paracausal]] power and feed the [[Worm]]s that live within their bodies. Along with the Witness, they are led by a pantheon of dark gods, who derive power and sustenance from the destruction wrought by the Hive.
The '''Hive''', formerly known as the '''Krill'''<ref name="KrillHive">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zXcW1SeqwfE&ab_channel=GeneralHay] '''Youtube''': ''Vow of the Disciple Lore Book dialogue(3:01)]''</ref>, are a macabre, incredibly ancient species of arthropod aliens hailing from the world of [[Fundament]] and aligned with [[The Witness|the Witness]] and the [[Black Fleet]]. Their entire culture is based around the [[Sword Logic]]: a supernatural, thanatological study of competitive survivalism which dictates that they must destroy other civilizations in order to accrue [[Paracausality|paracausal]] power and feed the [[Worm]]s that live within their bodies. Along with the Witness, they are led by a pantheon of dark gods, who derive power and sustenance from the destruction wrought by the Hive.


In [[Sol]], they have a significant presence on the [[Moon]], where they have built the [[Hellmouth]] and [[Scarlet Keep]], as well as having a presence on certain regions of [[Earth]],<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible_Arenas#The_Rusted_Lands|The Rusted Lands]]''</ref> around [[Saturn]], where the massive [[Dreadnaught]] orbits, the icy regions of [[Mars]] and on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], where they infest the ruined arcologies.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Hive_Arsenal#Dreadnaught|Dreadnaught]]''</ref> They also have a strong presence in the [[Dreaming City]] and [[Tangled Shore]].  
In [[Sol]], they have a significant presence on the [[Moon]], where they have built the [[Hellmouth]] and [[Scarlet Keep]], as well as having a presence on certain regions of [[Earth]],<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible_Arenas#The_Rusted_Lands|The Rusted Lands]]''</ref> around [[Saturn]], where the massive [[Dreadnaught]] orbits, <ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Hive_Arsenal#Dreadnaught|Dreadnaught]]''</ref> the icy regions of [[Mars]] and on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], where they infest the ruined arcologies and regions within the [[Reef]] like the [[Tangled Shore]] and the [[Dreaming City]].  


==Overview==
==Overview==
The Hive are an "impossibly ancient" race born from a pact with the [[Worm Gods]]. Hive structures delve deep into wherever they lay claim to, unheeding of the damage done in the process, crafting linked caverns and gothicesque columns; these underground spaces resemble a dungeon recently pulled up after an extended period underwater.<ref name = "GIJ2014">[http://www.gameinformer.com/games/destiny/b/playstation4/archive/2014/04/04/a-player-39-s-journey.aspx?PostPageIndex=4 '''Game Informer January 2014''', ''page 55'']</ref> They are able to manipulate the physical world in ways humanity can only begin to imagine,<ref>[http://www.destinythegame.com/au/en/game/enemies/hive '''Bungie''': ''Hive'']</ref> and have witnessed the [[Darkness]] consume countless worlds in the past.<ref name = "Destiny">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref>
The Hive are an "impossibly ancient" race born from a pact with the [[Worm|Worm Gods]]. Hive structures delve deep into wherever they lay claim to, unheeding of the damage done in the process, crafting linked caverns and gothicesque columns; these underground spaces resemble a dungeon recently pulled up after an extended period underwater.<ref name = "GIJ2014">[http://www.gameinformer.com/games/destiny/b/playstation4/archive/2014/04/04/a-player-39-s-journey.aspx?PostPageIndex=4 '''Game Informer January 2014''', ''page 55'']</ref> They are able to manipulate the physical world in ways humanity can only begin to imagine,<ref>[http://www.destinythegame.com/au/en/game/enemies/hive '''Bungie''': ''Hive'']</ref> and have witnessed the [[Darkness]] consume countless worlds in the past.<ref name = "Destiny">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref>


The Hive are not an enemy military so much as a rising force.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/6/12)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#Acolyte|Acolyte]]''</ref> They base their entire existence around the extermination of other forms of life, especially those that follow the way of Light and the Traveler, and approach their task with religious fervor. To the Hive, killing and conquest are not merely acts of war, but of worship.
The Hive are not an enemy military so much as a rising force.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/6/12)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#Acolyte|Acolyte]]''</ref> They base their entire existence around the extermination of other forms of life, especially those that follow the way of Light and the Traveler, and approach their task with religious fervor. To the Hive, killing and conquest are not merely acts of war, but of worship.
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[[File:Destiny-2-Artwork-Grimoire-Anthology-Piotr-Jablonski-The-Three-Sisters.jpg|thumb|The three princesses of the Osmium Court.]]
[[File:Destiny-2-Artwork-Grimoire-Anthology-Piotr-Jablonski-The-Three-Sisters.jpg|thumb|The three princesses of the Osmium Court.]]
{{quote|The Fundament is very large. We are the smallest things in it. If you don't understand something, it will probably kill you. My teacher [[Taox]] says this is why we have such short lives. So we can breed and adapt quickly.|[[Xivu Arath|Xi Ro]]<ref name="Predators">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#I:_Predators|I: Predators]]''</ref>}}
{{quote|The Fundament is very large. We are the smallest things in it. If you don't understand something, it will probably kill you. My teacher [[Taox]] says this is why we have such short lives. So we can breed and adapt quickly.|[[Xivu Arath|Xi Ro]]<ref name="Predators">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#I:_Predators|I: Predators]]''</ref>}}
The Hive trace their origins to a gas giant named [[Fundament]].


Long ago their [[Krill homeworld|homeworld]] crashed into Fundament, ostensibly to hide from something unknown. The shards of this homeworld became a number of continents that floated upon a sea called the Fundament Ocean within a layer of the gas giant's atmosphere, and the Krill eventually built a meager civilization upon them and forgot their old history. In addition to the Krill, Fundament was home to hundreds of other intelligent species, and Fundament's fifty-two moons were inhabited by a space-faring species called the [[Ammonite]]s who were overseen by [[The Traveler|the Traveler]].<ref name="Curiosity">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Darkness#Calcified_Fragments:_Curiosity|Calcified Fragments: Curiosity]]''</ref><ref name="Syzgy">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#IV:_Syzygy|IV: Syzgy]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XIV:_52_and_One|XIV: 52 and One]]''</ref>
Long ago their [[Krill homeworld|homeworld]] crashed into [[Fundament]], ostensibly to hide from something unknown. The shards of this homeworld became a number of continents that floated upon a sea called the Fundament Ocean within a layer of the gas giant's atmosphere, and the Krill eventually built a meager civilization upon them and forgot their old history. In addition to the Krill, Fundament was home to hundreds of other intelligent species, and Fundament's fifty-two moons were inhabited by a space-faring species called the [[Ammonite]]s who were overseen by [[The Traveler|the Traveler]].<ref name="Curiosity">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Darkness#Calcified_Fragments:_Curiosity|Calcified Fragments: Curiosity]]''</ref><ref name="Syzgy">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#IV:_Syzygy|IV: Syzgy]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XIV:_52_and_One|XIV: 52 and One]]''</ref>


Life was quick and harsh for the krill. Their natural lifespan rarely exceeded ten Fundament-years, though females who ate "mother jelly" became able to spawn and live longer. In terms of environmental hazards, Fundament was almost inhospitable. The Fundament Ocean was toxic, the skies were eternally stormy, the rain poisonous and sometimes corrosive, lightning had enough power to vaporize anyone it struck, "living clouds" called [[Stormjoy]]s would prey on the populace, and the Krill frequently warred with each other.<ref name="Curiosity"/><ref name="Predators"/>
Life was quick and harsh for the krill. Their natural lifespan rarely exceeded ten Fundament-years, though females who ate "mother jelly" became able to spawn and live longer. In terms of environmental hazards, Fundament was almost inhospitable. The Fundament Ocean was toxic, the skies were eternally stormy, the rain poisonous and sometimes corrosive, lightning had enough power to vaporize anyone it struck, "living clouds" called [[Stormjoy]]s would prey on the populace, and the Krill frequently warred with each other.<ref name="Curiosity"/><ref name="Predators"/>
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The progenitors of the contemporary Hive were [[Xi Ro]], [[Sathona]], and [[Aurash]], the three daughters of the [[Osmium King]] who ruled the continent called the Osmium Court.<ref name="Predators"/> When the Osmium King was ten years old, he fell to madness, fearing an event called the Syzygy wherein Fundament's fifty-two moons would align and create a massive tidal wave, the God-Wave, that would destroy Fundament's civilizations.<ref name="Syzgy"/> [[Taox]], a sterile mother who served as the teacher to the King's daughters, feared the King's daughters were too weak to succeed the King and invited a rival kingdom, the [[Helium Drinkers]] of the Helium Court, to invade the Osmium Court, kill the royal family, and allow Taox to rule the Osmium Court as their regent.<ref name="Hate">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#II:_The_Hateful_Verse|II: The Hateful Verse]]''</ref> The Helium Drinkers invaded and slew the Osmium King, but the three sisters, two years old at the time, escaped on a ship and vowed to take their revenge against the Helium King and Taox.<ref name="Oath">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#III:_The_Oath|III: The Oath]]''</ref>
The progenitors of the contemporary Hive were [[Xi Ro]], [[Sathona]], and [[Aurash]], the three daughters of the [[Osmium King]] who ruled the continent called the Osmium Court.<ref name="Predators"/> When the Osmium King was ten years old, he fell to madness, fearing an event called the Syzygy wherein Fundament's fifty-two moons would align and create a massive tidal wave, the God-Wave, that would destroy Fundament's civilizations.<ref name="Syzgy"/> [[Taox]], a sterile mother who served as the teacher to the King's daughters, feared the King's daughters were too weak to succeed the King and invited a rival kingdom, the [[Helium Drinkers]] of the Helium Court, to invade the Osmium Court, kill the royal family, and allow Taox to rule the Osmium Court as their regent.<ref name="Hate">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#II:_The_Hateful_Verse|II: The Hateful Verse]]''</ref> The Helium Drinkers invaded and slew the Osmium King, but the three sisters, two years old at the time, escaped on a ship and vowed to take their revenge against the Helium King and Taox.<ref name="Oath">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#III:_The_Oath|III: The Oath]]''</ref>


After a year of traveling the sea, the sisters salvaged an ancient, high-tech ship they called "The Needle" from the Shvubi Maelstrom. Xi Ro wanted to sell it at the Kaharn Atoll, a gathering place of Fundament's many species, in order to raise enough money to hire a mercenary army, but Aurash wanted to take command of the ship. Sathona sided with Aurash, goaded on by a worm that their father had kept; the worm had washed up on the Osmium Court's shores and was seemingly dead, but Sathona could hear it speak.<ref name="Needle Worm">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#V:_Needle_and_Worm|V: Needle and Worm]]''</ref> Unbeknownst to Sathona, the voice she was hearing was in fact that of the [[The Witness|the Witness]], a paracausal entity who sought to claim the Krill away from the Traveler; in truth, there was no imminent danger from a "god-wave" or the syzygy that would supposedly cause it.{{Citation needed}}
After a year of traveling the sea, the sisters salvaged an ancient, high-tech ship they called "The Needle" from the Shvubi Maelstrom. Xi Ro wanted to sell it at the Kaharn Atoll, a gathering place of Fundament's many species, in order to raise enough money to hire a mercenary army, but Aurash wanted to take command of the ship. Sathona sided with Aurash, goaded on by a worm that their father had kept; the worm had washed up on the Osmium Court's shores and was seemingly dead, but Sathona could hear it speak.<ref name="Needle Worm">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#V:_Needle_and_Worm|V: Needle and Worm]]''</ref> Unbeknownst to Sathona, the voice she was hearing was in fact that of the [[The Witness|the Witness]], a paracausal entity who sought to claim the Krill away from the Traveler; in truth, there was no imminent danger from a "god-wave" or the syzygy that would supposedly cause it.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/2/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[The Witch Queen]] - Armor lore: [[Resonant Fury Suit (Titan)#Resonant Fury Plate|Resonant Fury Plate]]''</ref>


The sisters spent the next two years reactivating the ship, until Aurash decided to use it to fulfill its intended purpose: she wanted to dive to Fundament's core in the hopes of learning a secret that would prevent the Syzygy.<ref name="Sisters">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#VI:_Sisters|VI: Sisters]]''</ref>
The sisters spent the next two years reactivating the ship, until Aurash decided to use it to fulfill its intended purpose: she wanted to dive to Fundament's core in the hopes of learning a secret that would prevent the Syzygy.<ref name="Sisters">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#VI:_Sisters|VI: Sisters]]''</ref>
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During the [[Hive-Harmony war|Hive's campaign]] against the [[Harmony]] and the Vex, [[Quria, Blade Transform]] presented Oryx with a simulation of his former self, Aurash. Oryx looked upon the simulation with amusement, while Aurash looked upon Oryx in horror, demanding to know what he had done to her sisters and her people.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XLII:_.3C.3E.7C.3C.3E.7C.3C.3E|XLII: XLII: <>|<>|<>]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XLIII:_End_of_Failed_Timeline|XLIII: End of Failed Timeline]]''</ref> In the end, Oryx Took Quira, and presented the Vex to Savathûn as a gift. When she asked him what proof they had that what they were doing was right, Oryx simply replied that the Hive's existence was proof enough in their convictions to live eternal by the Sword-Logic.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XLIV:_strict_proof_eternal|XLIV: strict proof eternal]]''</ref> Following the war with the Harmony, Savathûn decided that her fleets would enter the black hole that the Harmony lived around, claiming that they would become stronger for it, while Xivu Arath took her fleets away from Oryx's as she felt he constrained her too much.<ref>Bungie (2015/9/15), [[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XLVI:_The_Gift_Mast|XLVI: The Gift Mast]]</ref> Oryx continued his crusade alone,<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XLVII:_Apocalypse_Refrains|XLVII: Apocalypse Refrains]]''</ref> and ruminated on the future.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XLIX:_Forever_And_A_Blade|XLIX: Forever And A Blade]]''</ref>
During the [[Hive-Harmony war|Hive's campaign]] against the [[Harmony]] and the Vex, [[Quria, Blade Transform]] presented Oryx with a simulation of his former self, Aurash. Oryx looked upon the simulation with amusement, while Aurash looked upon Oryx in horror, demanding to know what he had done to her sisters and her people.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XLII:_.3C.3E.7C.3C.3E.7C.3C.3E|XLII: XLII: <>|<>|<>]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XLIII:_End_of_Failed_Timeline|XLIII: End of Failed Timeline]]''</ref> In the end, Oryx Took Quira, and presented the Vex to Savathûn as a gift. When she asked him what proof they had that what they were doing was right, Oryx simply replied that the Hive's existence was proof enough in their convictions to live eternal by the Sword-Logic.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XLIV:_strict_proof_eternal|XLIV: strict proof eternal]]''</ref> Following the war with the Harmony, Savathûn decided that her fleets would enter the black hole that the Harmony lived around, claiming that they would become stronger for it, while Xivu Arath took her fleets away from Oryx's as she felt he constrained her too much.<ref>Bungie (2015/9/15), [[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XLVI:_The_Gift_Mast|XLVI: The Gift Mast]]</ref> Oryx continued his crusade alone,<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XLVII:_Apocalypse_Refrains|XLVII: Apocalypse Refrains]]''</ref> and ruminated on the future.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XLIX:_Forever_And_A_Blade|XLIX: Forever And A Blade]]''</ref>


===Events of the Collapse and City Age===
===Early Campaigns in Sol===
{{Quote|For millennia, humanity gazed at the Moon and envisioned visiting it. Yet, no one dreamed it a trespass. The Hive is not a welcoming host, as you well know.|[[Toland, the Shattered]].}}
{{Quote|For millennia, humanity gazed at the Moon and envisioned visiting it. Yet, no one dreamed it a trespass. The Hive is not a welcoming host, as you well know.|[[Toland, the Shattered]].}}
Prior to the events of [[Human]]ity's [[Golden Age]], the Hive had secretly seeded themselves deep below the depths of the Moon before Humanity had colonized its surface.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Patrol]]: [https://youtu.be/fBQiXy50qsM?si=c2tCRLhJNY7HrWiB Toland Patrols]''</ref> Eventually they would completely terraform the entire interior of the planetoid from the bottom up into what would become an impregnable fortress called the [[Hellmouth]].<ref name= "Hellmouth">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], Blizzard Activision, Grimoire: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Hive#Ghost Fragment: Hive|Ghost Fragment: Hive]]''</ref> Traces of their presence was first uncovered by human scientists shortly before the [[Collapse]], where they had slaughtered the inhabitants of the [[First Light Lunar Installation]] and the [[K1]] [[The Anomaly|Project site]].<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Lore: [[Lore:Revelation#Downfall|Downfall]]''</ref> <ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], Blizzard Activision, Grimoire: [[Grimoire:Places/Moon#Ghost_Fragment:_The_Ocean_of_Storms_2|Ghost Fragment: The Ocean of Storms 2]]''</ref> After claiming their stake on the moon, they laid in dormancy and continued to built their strength for centuries until the threat of their existence faded to myth by the time of the City Age.<ref name="Moon">'''Bungie (2016/4/15)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Rezyl Azzir - Before These Walls|Rezyl Azzir - Before These Walls]]''</ref>  
At some point before the dawn of [[Human]]ity on [[Earth]], the Hive had secretly seeded themselves deep below the depths of Luna.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Patrol]]: [https://youtu.be/fBQiXy50qsM?si=c2tCRLhJNY7HrWiB Toland Patrols]''</ref> It is there that they would completely terraform the entire interior of the moon from the bottom up into an impregnable fortress called the [[Hellmouth]].<ref name= "Hellmouth">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], Blizzard Activision, Grimoire: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Hive#Ghost Fragment: Hive|Ghost Fragment: Hive]]''</ref> Traces of their presence was first uncovered by human scientists sometime during the [[Golden Age]], where they uncovered an [[Anomaly (artifact)|artifact]] that established contact with the [[The Witness|Witness]].<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Lore:[[Lore:Revelation|Revelation]] - [[Lore:Revelation#The Discovery|The Discovery]]''</ref>  The Hive would emerge during the [[Collapse]], where they slaughtered the inhabitants of the [[First Light Lunar Installation]] and the [[K1]] [[The Anomaly|Project site]].<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Lore:[[Lore:Revelation|Revelation]] - [[Lore:Revelation#Downfall|Downfall]]''</ref> <ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], Blizzard Activision, Grimoire: [[Grimoire:Places/Moon#Ghost_Fragment:_The_Ocean_of_Storms_2|Ghost Fragment: The Ocean of Storms 2]]''</ref> After claiming their stake on the moon, they continued to lay in dormancy and built their strength for centuries until the threat of their existence faded to myth by the time of the City Age.<ref name="Moon">'''Bungie (2016/4/15)''', ''Destiny, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends & Mysteries#Rezyl Azzir - Before These Walls|Rezyl Azzir - Before These Walls]]''</ref>  


During the early [[City Age]], [[Rezyl Azzir]] became the first [[Guardian]] to reach the Moon in centuries. Pursuing ancient mysteries regarding the existence of the Hive, Rezyl made first contact with [[Xyor, the Unwed|Xyor, the Blessed]] and her betrothed [[Knight]].<ref name="Xyor">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_%26_Mysteries#Legends_and_Mysteries:_Rezyl_Azzir|Legends and Mysteries: Rezyl Azzir]]''</ref> Faced off with Xyor's consort and the witch's magic, Rezyl emerged victorious against the Knight and escaped to warn the [[Last City|City]] of the imposing threat.<ref name="Fall">'''Bungie (2017/28/3)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Age of Triumph]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_%26_Mysteries#Legend:_Rezyl_Azzir_-_The_Triumphant_Fall|Legend: Rezyl Azzir - The Triumphant Fall]]''</ref> However, the magic that affected Rezyl during the battle with Xyor and her Knight would slowly corrupt him into the hated Guardian killer, [[Dredgen Yor]] and create the most infamous [[Weapons of Sorrow|Weapon of Sorrow]]: [[Thorn]].
During the early [[City Age]], [[Rezyl Azzir]] became the first [[Guardian]] to reach the Moon in centuries. Pursuing ancient mysteries regarding the existence of the Hive, Rezyl made first contact with [[Xyor, the Unwed|Xyor, the Blessed]] and her betrothed [[Knight]].<ref name="Xyor">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_%26_Mysteries#Legends_and_Mysteries:_Rezyl_Azzir|Legends and Mysteries: Rezyl Azzir]]''</ref> Faced off with Xyor's consort and the witch's magic, Rezyl emerged victorious against the Knight and escaped to warn the [[Last City|City]] of the imposing threat.<ref name="Fall">'''Bungie (2017/28/3)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Age of Triumph]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_%26_Mysteries#Legend:_Rezyl_Azzir_-_The_Triumphant_Fall|Legend: Rezyl Azzir - The Triumphant Fall]]''</ref> However, the magic that affected Rezyl during the battle with Xyor and her Knight would slowly corrupt him into the hated Guardian killer, [[Dredgen Yor]] and create the most infamous [[Weapons of Sorrow|Weapon of Sorrow]]: [[Thorn]].
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Female Krill would consume a substance called "mother jelly", similar to Earth bees, in order to reproduce, between the age of four and five Fundament years.<ref name="Predators"/><ref name="Sisters"/> Additionally, female Krill who consumed this jelly were capable of flight. Hive Wizards are the only fertile females, and are capable of either self-fertilization or being with a mate,<ref name="Hive">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XX:_Hive|XX: Hive]]''</ref> likely a holdover from their Krill past.
Female Krill would consume a substance called "mother jelly", similar to Earth bees, in order to reproduce, between the age of four and five Fundament years.<ref name="Predators"/><ref name="Sisters"/> Additionally, female Krill who consumed this jelly were capable of flight. Hive Wizards are the only fertile females, and are capable of either self-fertilization or being with a mate,<ref name="Hive">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XX:_Hive|XX: Hive]]''</ref> likely a holdover from their Krill past.


Hive originate as eggs or cocoons<ref name="Heart"/> laid by a special caste of Wizard known as a Brood Queen. Upon hatching, newborn Hive swallow a Worm larva whole, becoming symbiotic with the Worm inside them.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''' m ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Hive#Ghost_Fragment:_Hive_2|Ghost Fragment: Hive 2]]''</ref> These newborn Hive grow into Thrall, and Thrall that survive into maturity become Acolytes. Acolytes who have proven themselves can become Knights, who in turn may become Princes leading their own broods.<ref name="Hive"/>  
Hive originate as eggs or cocoons<ref name="Heart"/>. Upon hatching, newborn Hive swallow a Worm larva whole, becoming symbiotic with the Worm inside them.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''' m ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Hive#Ghost_Fragment:_Hive_2|Ghost Fragment: Hive 2]]''</ref> These newborn Hive grow into Thrall, and Thrall that survive into maturity become Acolytes. Acolytes who have proven themselves can become Knights, who in turn may become Princes leading their own broods.<ref name="Hive"/>  


Hive are capable of [[wikipedia:sequential hermaphroditism|sequential hermaphroditism]]; Oryx, born the female Aurash, became the male Auryx after assuming the unique "king morph",<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XV:_Born_As_Prey|XV: Born As Prey]]''</ref> while Knights are capable of either sex as evidenced by Xivu Arath remaining female despite being a Knight.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XII:_Out_of_the_Deep|XII: Out of the Deep]]''</ref> Ogres, meanwhile, appear to be not a stage of growth in the Hive life cycle, but a mutation brought upon Thrall by Wizard rituals.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Hive#Orge|Orge]]''</ref>
Hive are capable of [[wikipedia:sequential hermaphroditism|sequential hermaphroditism]]; Oryx, born the female Aurash, became the male Auryx after assuming the unique "king morph",<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XV:_Born_As_Prey|XV: Born As Prey]]''</ref> while Knights are capable of either sex as evidenced by Xivu Arath remaining female despite being a Knight.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XII:_Out_of_the_Deep|XII: Out of the Deep]]''</ref> Ogres, meanwhile, appear to be not a stage of growth in the Hive life cycle, but a mutation brought upon Thrall by Wizard rituals.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Hive#Orge|Orge]]''</ref>
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*[[Hiraks's Familiar]]
*[[Hiraks's Familiar]]
*[[Ir Abassin, Broodlost]]
*[[Ir Abassin, Broodlost]]
*[[Lightslayer]]
*[[Korgath]]
*[[Korgath]]
*[[Osmium Traitor]]
*[[Osmium Traitor]]
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*[[Fang of Xivu Arath]]
*[[Fang of Xivu Arath]]
*[[Tablets of Ruin]]
*[[Tablets of Ruin]]
*[[Weapons of Sorrow]]


===Weaponry===
===Weaponry===
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**[[Sword of Crota]]
**[[Sword of Crota]]
**[[Willbreaker]]
**[[Willbreaker]]
*[[Hive Axe]]
*[[Hive Shield]]
*[[Hive Shield]]
*[[Shredder]]
*[[Shredder]]
*[[Soulfire Rifle]]
*[[Soulfire Rifle]]
*[[Splinter]]
*[[Splinter]]
*[[Hive Axe]]
*[[Weapons of Sorrow]]


===Vehicles===
===Vehicles===
*[[Dreadnaught]]
*[[Hive warship]]
**[[Dreadnaught]]
*[[Karve Scoutship]]
*[[Seeder Ship]]
*[[The Lure]]
*[[The Lure]]
*[[Tomb Carrier]]
*[[Tombship]]
*[[War moon|War Moon]]
*[[War moon|War Moon]]
*[[Tomb Carrier]]<ref>'''Bungie (2021/8/22)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Lost]] - [[Lore:_Ripples#Ambush|Lore: Ripples - Ambush]]''</ref>
*[[Hive warship]]
*[[Tombship]]
*[[Seeder Ship]]
*[[Karve Scoutship]]


===Structures===
===Structures===
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**[[Unhallowed Shrieker]]
**[[Unhallowed Shrieker]]
*[[Vestige]]
*[[Vestige]]
===Guardian's Arsenal===
Exotic Weaponry:
*[[Bad Juju]] - {{icon|Kinetic}} Pulse Rifle
*[[Deathbringer]] - {{icon|Void}} Rocket Launcher
*[[Ex Diris]] - {{icon|Arc}} Grenade Launcher
*[[Necrochasm]] - {{icon|Kinetic}} Auto Rifle
*[[Osteo Striga]] - {{icon|Kinetic}} Submachine Gun
*[[Parasite]] - {{icon|Solar}} Heavy Grenade Launcher
*[[The Navigator]] – {{icon|Strand}} Trace Rifle
*[[Thorn]] - {{icon|Kinetic}} Hand Cannon
*[[Touch of Malice]] - {{icon|Kinetic}} Scout Rifle
*[[Whisper of the Worm]] - {{icon|Solar}} Heavy Sniper Rifle
*[[Wicked Implement]] - {{icon|Stasis}} Scout Rifle
Exotic Armor:
*[[Mask of the Third Man]] – Hunter Helmet
*[[Mothkeeper's Wraps]] - Hunter Gauntlets
*[[Necrotic Grip]] - Warlock Gauntlets
*[[Verity's Brow]] - Warlock Helmet
*[[Wormgod Caress]] - Titan Gauntlets
*[[Wormhusk Crown]] - Hunter Helmet
Legendary Armor:
*[[Crota's End]] Set
*[[King's Fall]] Set
*[[Ghosts of the Deep]] Set
*Veiled Tithes Set
Legendary Weapons:
*[[Eidolon Ally]] - {{icon|Kinetic}} Auto Rifle
*[[Fang of Ir Yût]] - {{icon|Strand}} Scout Rifle
*[[Swordbreaker]] - {{icon|Strand}} Shotgun
*[[Abyss Defiant]] - {{icon|Solar}} Auto Rifle
*[[Word of Crota]] - {{icon|Void}} Hand Cannon
*[[Oversoul Edict]] - {{icon|Arc}} Pulse Rifle
*[[Song of Ir Yût]] - {{icon|Arc}} Machine Gun
*[[Husk of the Pit]] - {{icon|Kinetic}} Auto Rifle
*[[Smite of Merain]] - {{icon|Kinetic}} Pulse Rifle
*[[Defiance of Yasmin]] - {{icon|Kinetic}} Sniper Rifle
*[[Midha's Reckoning]] - {{icon|Arc}} Fusion Rifle
*[[Zaouli's Bane]] - {{icon|Solar}} Hand Cannon
*[[Doom of Chelchis]] - {{icon|Void}} Scout Rifle
*[[Qullim's Terminus]] - {{icon|Stasis}} Machine Gun
*[[Blasphemer]] - {{icon|Kinetic}} Shotgun
*[[Apostate]] - {{icon|Arc}} Sniper Rifle
*[[Heretic]] - {{icon|Arc}} Rocket Launcher


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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[http://www.bungie.net/7_Bungie-at-GDC-2013/en-us/News/News?aid=10378 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie at GDC 2013'']</ref>
[http://www.bungie.net/7_Bungie-at-GDC-2013/en-us/News/News?aid=10378 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie at GDC 2013'']</ref>
*The Hive and the Taken are the first races to work together within the ''Destiny'' series.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Dreadnaught]]''</ref>
*The Hive and the Taken are the first races to work together within the ''Destiny'' series.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Dreadnaught]]''</ref>
*The official ''Destiny'' guide mentioned an additional Hive sect, The Scarlet Brood, but this sect never appeared in the game.{{Citation needed}}
*Artwork showing the Krill sisters depict them as having four fingers, while all current Hive possess only three. This could be the result of mutations performed across millions of years of evolution, or potentially due to the corruption of the Darkness alongside their pact with the worms.
*In early concept art of the Hive, the orientation of their eyes were flipped, with one eye in the center of their head accompanied with two eyes diagonally above it.
*A number of additional named Hive enemies were datamined from Bungie's files as possible bosses for the original ''The Dark Below'' Raid, which was believed to have taken place on a Hive warship at the time.<ref name="Planet Destiny">'''Planet Destiny''', ''[http://planetdestiny.com/dark-below-boss/ The Dark Below BOSSES?]''</ref> These enemies do not appear in the game.
*A number of additional named Hive enemies were datamined from Bungie's files as possible bosses for the original ''The Dark Below'' Raid, which was believed to have taken place on a Hive warship at the time.<ref name="Planet Destiny">'''Planet Destiny''', ''[http://planetdestiny.com/dark-below-boss/ The Dark Below BOSSES?]''</ref> These enemies do not appear in the game.
**Gnath, the Diviner—'''Raid'''Hiveship0'''Major'''0<ref name="Planet Destiny"/>
**Gnath, the Diviner—'''Raid'''Hiveship0'''Major'''0<ref name="Planet Destiny"/>
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**Dredge Exploder—'''Raid'''Hiveship0'''Major'''6<ref name="Planet Destiny"/>
**Dredge Exploder—'''Raid'''Hiveship0'''Major'''6<ref name="Planet Destiny"/>
**The Oversoul—'''Raid'''Hiveship0'''Ultra'''2<ref name="Planet Destiny"/>
**The Oversoul—'''Raid'''Hiveship0'''Ultra'''2<ref name="Planet Destiny"/>
*Artwork showing the Krill sisters depict them as having four fingers, while all current Hive possess only three. This could be the result of mutations performed across millions of years of evolution, or potentially due to the corruption of the Darkness alongside their pact with the worms.
***The Dredge Exploder was later used during the [[Ecthar, Sword of Oryx]] encounter in [[The Taken King]], being a high durability [[Cursed Thrall]],<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v-ctrb350s</ref>, the [[Oversoul]] became a mechanic in the [[Crota's End]] [[Raid]] and a construct ascendant Hive create to cheat death, and [[The Veil]] went on to become something entirely independent of the Hive in [[Lightfall]].


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