Hive: Difference between revisions
From Destinypedia, the Destiny wiki
SPARTAN-347 (talk | contribs) No edit summary |
|||
| Line 26: | Line 26: | ||
===Biology=== | ===Biology=== | ||
Members of the Hive | Members of the Hive are pale, sinewy and vaguely humanoid, with varying levels of musculature and armor. All castes lack visible eyes, although some have been seen with glowing patterns that resemble eyes. The ancient armor many of them wear has fused with their skin, becoming part of it.<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2013/12/16/the-enemies-of-destiny.aspx?PostPageIndex=2 '''Game Informer''': ''The Enemies of Destiny'']</ref> When they are killed, they ignite in a shower of dust and embers.<ref name = "GIJ2014"/> | ||
Several varieties exist: a roughly human-sized variant, known as a [[Thrall]], a somewhat larger version known as [[Acolyte]] and [[Knight]] and a larger, | Several varieties exist: a roughly human-sized variant, known as a [[Thrall]], a somewhat larger version known as [[Acolyte]] and [[Knight]] and a larger, airborne [[Wizard]] with elaborate armor and ornamentation.<ref name="Out Here In The Wild">[http://www.bungie.net/7_Out-Here-in-the-Wild/en/News/News?aid=11009 '''Bungie.net''': ''Destiny ViDoc 2: Out Here In The Wild'']</ref> | ||
Hive are born from pupae, much like colonial insects. | |||
==Sects== | ==Sects== | ||
Revision as of 04:18, September 12, 2014
- "That shiver you feel up your spine is truth. There are nightmares rising from the shadows, and they hunger for our dying hope."
- — Grimoire entry
Template:Species Infobox The Hive is one of the races encountered among the ruins of humanity's Golden Age.
Overview
The Hive are an impossibly ancient race that has kept themselves alive on sarcophagus-like Tombships. The Hive delve deep into a planetoid, unheeding of the damage they do in the process, crafting linked caverns and gothic-inspired columns. Their underground spaces are like a dungeon that has only recently been pulled up from too long underwater.[1] They are able to manipulate the physical world in ways humanity can only begin to imagine,[2] and have witnessed the Darkness consume countless worlds in the past.[3]
The Hive are not an enemy military, so much as rising force.[4] The Hive have great hatred for the Light, and to them, the eternal struggle between light and dark is not only a war, it is a crusade; all Light must be devoured so Darkness can reclaim the universe.[5] They have even attempted to attack the Traveler directly, through a ritual in which they drained it's light through a fragment that they captured in the Chamber of Night.[citation needed]
At the time of the game they have burrowed deep into the Moon, staying there for centuries while growing stronger.[6]The Guardian's Ghost states that he believed the Hive to be contained on the Moon for centuries, but the player first encounters them in Old Russia underneath the Skywatch, where the Fallen have attempted to seal them away.[7] The Guardians eventually discover that this is just the beginning; the Hive have been building an army and intend to invade Earth en masse.[8]
The Hive have sacrificial altars, which Warlocks have attempted to study to no avail.[9]
In past conflicts, the Hive were lead by their king Crota, who wielded the Sword of Crota to slay Guardians and steal their light. He has since disappeared, but the Hive, particularly the Spawn of Crota, await his return.[10] Even more enigmatic is the Hive figure named Oryx; it is unclear if he is another ruler or some deity, as his name constantly appears in Hive rituals and cyphers,[11] and through his shrine communicate with some dark power across the universe.[3]
Biology
Members of the Hive are pale, sinewy and vaguely humanoid, with varying levels of musculature and armor. All castes lack visible eyes, although some have been seen with glowing patterns that resemble eyes. The ancient armor many of them wear has fused with their skin, becoming part of it.[12] When they are killed, they ignite in a shower of dust and embers.[1]
Several varieties exist: a roughly human-sized variant, known as a Thrall, a somewhat larger version known as Acolyte and Knight and a larger, airborne Wizard with elaborate armor and ornamentation.[13]
Hive are born from pupae, much like colonial insects.
Sects
Command Structure
Named Individuals and Mini-bosses
- Crota
- Gotra, Eir Spawn
- Kranox, The Graven
- Mormu, Xol Spawn
- Oryx
- Phogoth
- Sardok, Eye of Oryx
- Swarm Princes
- Telthor, Unborn
- Xyor, the Unwed
- Vurok, Eir Spawn
Technology
Weaponry
- Arc Rifle
- Hive Shredder
- Hive Boomer
- Unknown sword
- Sword of Crota
Vehicles
Structure
Trivia
- Prior to their name being officially announced at the 2013 GDC, they were referred to as "evil space zombies".[14]
Gallery
Concept art of Hive Thrall and Acolyte.
Hive Thrall.
- HiveKnight.jpg
Screenshot of a Hive Acolyte.
Note the additional mouths on its midsection.
Hive fortress.
Hive Tombships.
![Hive Ogre.[13]](/File:Phog2.jpg)
![An Hive ogre,named Phogoth, and Hive Miniboss/mission objective.[13]](/File:PhogofWar.jpg)
|
Browse more images on this article's gallery page. |
List of appearances
- Destiny (First appearance)
References
- ^ a b Game Informer January 2014, page 55
- ^ Bungie: Hive
- ^ a b Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard
- ^ Bungie (2014-6-12), Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Acolyte
- ^ Bungie (2014-6-12), Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: The Hive
- ^ YouTube: Official Destiny Gameplay Trailer: The Moon
- ^ Youtube: Destiny Gameplay Walkthrough - Alpha Part 1
- ^ Bungie (2014-7-17), Destiny: Beta PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard
- ^ Destiny Planet View
- ^ Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Spawn of Crota
- ^ Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Blood of Oryx
- ^ Game Informer: The Enemies of Destiny
- ^ a b c Bungie.net: Destiny ViDoc 2: Out Here In The Wild
- ^ Bungie.net: Bungie at GDC 2013
