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Ikora and the Vanguard eventually determined that the [[Ahamkara]] on [[Venus]] had grown too powerful from the wishes they granted to Guardians, as they had gained the strength to create paracausal rifts in space and time on the planet. They initiated the [[Great Ahamkara Hunt]] to drive the Wish-Dragons into extinction and end their threat to humanity. At one point during the Hunt, Ikora teamed with the Hunter [[Eris Morn]] to fight an entire army of Ahamkara. After an hour-long battle they left a mile long path of corpses behind them. Ikora utilized the Light to float above her fallen foes to think clearer due to the whispers of the Ahamkara bones. Eris questioned what they had offered her, and Ikora told the Hunter that she suspected it was much the same as what had been offered to her. She grew concerned when Eris commented that everything the Ahamkara said was true and that they showed her life before she was a Guardian. Ikora cautioned Eris that such thoughts led to morbid places and asked her to focus on gathering Light to destroy the bones. The two summoned a storm of [[Arc]] energy to finish their foes, which caused the whispers to grow louder until they could hear them even over the storm.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Activision Blizzard - [[Armor_of_the_Great_Hunt_(Hunter)#Strides_of_the_Great_Hunt|Strides of the Great Hunt]]''</ref> | Ikora and the Vanguard eventually determined that the [[Ahamkara]] on [[Venus]] had grown too powerful from the wishes they granted to Guardians, as they had gained the strength to create paracausal rifts in space and time on the planet. They initiated the [[Great Ahamkara Hunt]] to drive the Wish-Dragons into extinction and end their threat to humanity. At one point during the Hunt, Ikora teamed with the Hunter [[Eris Morn]] to fight an entire army of Ahamkara. After an hour-long battle they left a mile long path of corpses behind them. Ikora utilized the Light to float above her fallen foes to think clearer due to the whispers of the Ahamkara bones. Eris questioned what they had offered her, and Ikora told the Hunter that she suspected it was much the same as what had been offered to her. She grew concerned when Eris commented that everything the Ahamkara said was true and that they showed her life before she was a Guardian. Ikora cautioned Eris that such thoughts led to morbid places and asked her to focus on gathering Light to destroy the bones. The two summoned a storm of [[Arc]] energy to finish their foes, which caused the whispers to grow louder until they could hear them even over the storm.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Activision Blizzard - [[Armor_of_the_Great_Hunt_(Hunter)#Strides_of_the_Great_Hunt|Strides of the Great Hunt]]''</ref> | ||
After the murder of Hunter Vanguard [[Andal Brask]] at the hands of the notorious | After the murder of Hunter Vanguard [[Andal Brask]] at the hands of the notorious Fallen mercenary [[Taniks, the Scarred]], Ikora attended a parade thrown in celebration of [[Cayde-6]] killing Taniks in retribution. She stood by Zavala as Cayde was carried away by the crowd, and the Vanguard Commander commented that Taniks had been believed dead before. Ikora recommended that Zavala let the new Hunter Vanguard bask in his victory and that he had earned it.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]] - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The_Dark_Future#Chapter_9:_The_Return|The Dark Future - Chapter 9: The Return]]''</ref> | ||
===The Rising Darkness=== | ===The Rising Darkness=== | ||
====Contact With Rasputin==== | ====Contact With Rasputin==== | ||
[[File:Ikoravanguard.jpg|thumb | [[File:Ikoravanguard.jpg|thumb|350px|Ikora carrying out Vanguard duties]] | ||
Ikora welcomed a [[The Guardian|newly risen Guardian]] from the [[Cosmodrome]] in [[Old Russia]] to the Tower and provided them with basic supplies and [[Glimmer]]. She also directed them to speak with [[Banshee-44]] to get an upgrade for their weapon.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], Activision Blizzard - [[Quest]]: [[A Warlock Rises]]''</ref> This new Warlock eventually discovered evidence in the Cosmodrome that the [[Warmind]] [[Rasputin]] was still alive and active in Old Russia. Ikora was elated by this discovery and declared that nothing in the Cosmodrome mattered more than the Warmind.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], Activision Blizzard - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Story:_Earth,_Old_Russia#The_Warmind|The Warmind]]''</ref> Ikora met with the new Guardian again and asked them to investigate the Warmind network's communication arrays in the Cosmodrome. She warned them that [[Dead Orbit]] had sent scouts there to investigate but that they had never returned, and she wished to know their fate as well as what Rasputin might be planning. The Guardian succeeded in reactivating the arrays, but the three Dead Orbit Guardians were found dead and Rasputin took control of the array and locked the Vanguard out. Ikora was fascinated that the Guardian had made contact with the Warmind, and directed them to report back to Zavala, who had another mission for them.<ref name="NLBTF">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], Activision Blizzard - [[Quest]]: [[Nothing Left But The Fall]]''</ref> | Ikora welcomed a [[The Guardian|newly risen Guardian]] from the [[Cosmodrome]] in [[Old Russia]] to the Tower and provided them with basic supplies and [[Glimmer]]. She also directed them to speak with [[Banshee-44]] to get an upgrade for their weapon.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], Activision Blizzard - [[Quest]]: [[A Warlock Rises]]''</ref> This new Warlock eventually discovered evidence in the Cosmodrome that the [[Warmind]] [[Rasputin]] was still alive and active in Old Russia. Ikora was elated by this discovery and declared that nothing in the Cosmodrome mattered more than the Warmind.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], Activision Blizzard - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Story:_Earth,_Old_Russia#The_Warmind|The Warmind]]''</ref> Ikora met with the new Guardian again and asked them to investigate the Warmind network's communication arrays in the Cosmodrome. She warned them that [[Dead Orbit]] had sent scouts there to investigate but that they had never returned, and she wished to know their fate as well as what Rasputin might be planning. The Guardian succeeded in reactivating the arrays, but the three Dead Orbit Guardians were found dead and Rasputin took control of the array and locked the Vanguard out. Ikora was fascinated that the Guardian had made contact with the Warmind, and directed them to report back to Zavala, who had another mission for them.<ref name="NLBTF">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], Activision Blizzard - [[Quest]]: [[Nothing Left But The Fall]]''</ref> | ||
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===The Calm Before=== | ===The Calm Before=== | ||
[[File:TakenKingZavala.jpg|thumb | [[File:TakenKingZavala.jpg|thumb|350px|Ikora, Zavala and Cayde planning the incoming threat of the Oryx]] | ||
Ikora was apprised of a group calling themselves the [[Shadows of Yor]] who were using copies of [[Thorn]], the infamous weapon of the murderous Guardian known as [[Dredgen Yor]]. Concerned about their ruthless behavior in the Crucible after the results of a match on [[Blind Watch]], Ikora approached Lord Shaxx and informed him of her worries that the Shadows could be following too closely in Yor's footsteps and that they should be watched. Shaxx agreed, but believed that [[Dredgen Vale|Zyre Orsa]], one of the leaders of the Shadows, had managed to contain the Darkness where Yor had failed. Ikora believed that a dangerous assumption and noted that the Thorn's presence in the Crucible was becoming ever more widespread.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], Activision Blizzard - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible_Arenas#Ghost_Fragment:_Blind_Watch|Ghost Fragment: Blind Watch]]''</ref> Ikora later met with [[Shin Malphur]], Dredgen Yor's killer, after he saw footage of the Shadows of Yor in a match at [[Widow's Court]]. He was worried Ikora and the Vanguard were not taking the threat the Shadows represented seriously enough, and she attempted to reassure him that she shared his concerns and was monitoring the situation, but that given his past with Yor and all that he had lost to the killer and his Thorn, he might not be unbiased in how he viewed the Shadows' actions. Shin refuted that assertion and told Ikora that the Shadows were playing with death.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], Activision Blizzard - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible_Arenas#Ghost_Fragment:_Widow.27s_Court|Ghost Fragment: Widow's Court]]''</ref> | Ikora was apprised of a group calling themselves the [[Shadows of Yor]] who were using copies of [[Thorn]], the infamous weapon of the murderous Guardian known as [[Dredgen Yor]]. Concerned about their ruthless behavior in the Crucible after the results of a match on [[Blind Watch]], Ikora approached Lord Shaxx and informed him of her worries that the Shadows could be following too closely in Yor's footsteps and that they should be watched. Shaxx agreed, but believed that [[Dredgen Vale|Zyre Orsa]], one of the leaders of the Shadows, had managed to contain the Darkness where Yor had failed. Ikora believed that a dangerous assumption and noted that the Thorn's presence in the Crucible was becoming ever more widespread.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], Activision Blizzard - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible_Arenas#Ghost_Fragment:_Blind_Watch|Ghost Fragment: Blind Watch]]''</ref> Ikora later met with [[Shin Malphur]], Dredgen Yor's killer, after he saw footage of the Shadows of Yor in a match at [[Widow's Court]]. He was worried Ikora and the Vanguard were not taking the threat the Shadows represented seriously enough, and she attempted to reassure him that she shared his concerns and was monitoring the situation, but that given his past with Yor and all that he had lost to the killer and his Thorn, he might not be unbiased in how he viewed the Shadows' actions. Shin refuted that assertion and told Ikora that the Shadows were playing with death.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]], Activision Blizzard - [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible_Arenas#Ghost_Fragment:_Widow.27s_Court|Ghost Fragment: Widow's Court]]''</ref> | ||
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===The Red War=== | ===The Red War=== | ||
====Fall of the Last City==== | ====Fall of the Last City==== | ||
[[File:Ikoravoid.gif|thumb | [[File:Ikoravoid.gif|thumb|350px|Ikora taking down a Cabal ship]] | ||
{{Quote|Red Legion, you will take no more from us. And you will find no mercy in me!|Ikora before destroying a [[Cabal]] [[Thresher]] with a [[Nova Bomb]]}} | {{Quote|Red Legion, you will take no more from us. And you will find no mercy in me!|Ikora before destroying a [[Cabal]] [[Thresher]] with a [[Nova Bomb]]}} | ||
On the anniversary of the [[Battle of Six Fronts]], the Last City and its Guardians were preparing to celebrate the unity of the City and foundation of the Vanguard.<ref>'''Bungie:''' ''[https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/47017 Solstice of Heroes development update]'', 7/17/2018</ref> Instead of preparing for the celebrations, Ikora met with Zavala and Cayde in the Hall of Guardians and reported to them that all of the Skyline Defense Systems had been sabotaged, while Cayde noted that their comms network had been spotty for several hours. While attempting to get more information from the Last City's orbital satellites, Ikora realized that they were no longer there, and Zavala ordered everyone to battle stations as Cabal warships suddenly emerged from the storm clouds around the Last City. As the Tower came under heavy missile bombardment, Ikora grabbed Cayde and teleported him to safety inside Zavala's [[Ward of Dawn]] just before he was crushed by falling debris. Surviving the bombardment, Ikora, Zavala, and Cayde spread out through the Tower to defend it from assault. The Young Wolf soon joined the battle, and Ikora informed the defending Guardians that the Cabal they were facing were the [[Red Legion]], which according to her sources had never known defeat. Zavala ordered all Guardians to rally in the plaza, but Ikora protested that the Red Legion were assaulting the Traveler with an [[Traveler Cage|unknown device]]. She was told by the Commander that they had to defend the City and its people first.<ref name="HC">'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], Activision Blizzard - [[Missions|Mission]]: [[Homecoming]]''</ref> | On the anniversary of the [[Battle of Six Fronts]], the Last City and its Guardians were preparing to celebrate the unity of the City and foundation of the Vanguard.<ref>'''Bungie:''' ''[https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/47017 Solstice of Heroes development update]'', 7/17/2018</ref> Instead of preparing for the celebrations, Ikora met with Zavala and Cayde in the Hall of Guardians and reported to them that all of the Skyline Defense Systems had been sabotaged, while Cayde noted that their comms network had been spotty for several hours. While attempting to get more information from the Last City's orbital satellites, Ikora realized that they were no longer there, and Zavala ordered everyone to battle stations as Cabal warships suddenly emerged from the storm clouds around the Last City. As the Tower came under heavy missile bombardment, Ikora grabbed Cayde and teleported him to safety inside Zavala's [[Ward of Dawn]] just before he was crushed by falling debris. Surviving the bombardment, Ikora, Zavala, and Cayde spread out through the Tower to defend it from assault. The Young Wolf soon joined the battle, and Ikora informed the defending Guardians that the Cabal they were facing were the [[Red Legion]], which according to her sources had never known defeat. Zavala ordered all Guardians to rally in the plaza, but Ikora protested that the Red Legion were assaulting the Traveler with an [[Traveler Cage|unknown device]]. She was told by the Commander that they had to defend the City and its people first.<ref name="HC">'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], Activision Blizzard - [[Missions|Mission]]: [[Homecoming]]''</ref> | ||
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====Search for Answers==== | ====Search for Answers==== | ||
{{quote|I am more than just my Light! I could have tried! I should have tried. But… after all these years dying, being reborn, dying again… The Traveler has left me with one life, and I am afraid to lose it.|Ikora}} | {{quote|I am more than just my Light! I could have tried! I should have tried. But… after all these years dying, being reborn, dying again… The Traveler has left me with one life, and I am afraid to lose it.|Ikora}} | ||
[[File:IkoraIO.jpg|thumb | [[File:IkoraIO.jpg|thumb|350px|Ikora on Io.]] | ||
Ikora managed to escape from the occupied Last City, but did not join Zavala in his retreat to [[Titan (moon)|Titan]]. Her first act was to send a message to all of her Hidden agents, instructing them to go into hiding at their safehouses and wait for the Red Legion to become complacent before conducting operations against them, as they could not afford to risk their lives now on foolhardy missions without Light to resurrect themselves. She included two direct messages for specific agents into her missive, with the first telling [[Chalco Yong]] that she had been right about the Guardians losing sight of keeping an eye out for unknown threats and reassured her it would not happen again. Her second message was to Eris, hoping that she was still alive on her quest for information about the Hive and reassuring her that there would be a home for her to return to when she came back. She ended the message with another general order to all of the Hidden to wait for her word, and that they all knew what to do should it never come.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/7/31)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Solstice of Heroes]], Activision Blizzard - [[Rekindled_Solstice_Armor_(Warlock)#Solstice_Gloves_(Rekindled)|Solstice Gloves (Rekindled)]]''</ref> | Ikora managed to escape from the occupied Last City, but did not join Zavala in his retreat to [[Titan (moon)|Titan]]. Her first act was to send a message to all of her Hidden agents, instructing them to go into hiding at their safehouses and wait for the Red Legion to become complacent before conducting operations against them, as they could not afford to risk their lives now on foolhardy missions without Light to resurrect themselves. She included two direct messages for specific agents into her missive, with the first telling [[Chalco Yong]] that she had been right about the Guardians losing sight of keeping an eye out for unknown threats and reassured her it would not happen again. Her second message was to Eris, hoping that she was still alive on her quest for information about the Hive and reassuring her that there would be a home for her to return to when she came back. She ended the message with another general order to all of the Hidden to wait for her word, and that they all knew what to do should it never come.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/7/31)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Solstice of Heroes]], Activision Blizzard - [[Rekindled_Solstice_Armor_(Warlock)#Solstice_Gloves_(Rekindled)|Solstice Gloves (Rekindled)]]''</ref> | ||
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{{Quote|If my journey ends today, then I will face it gladly.|Ikora before the battle}} | {{Quote|If my journey ends today, then I will face it gladly.|Ikora before the battle}} | ||
[[File:Ikorasparrow.gif|thumb | [[File:Ikorasparrow.gif|thumb|350px|Ikora battling the Cabal on her sparrow]] | ||
During the attack, Ikora led a unit using sparrows to confound troops and create an opening for the other teams to enter the City. Once the attack began, she regroupped with Cayde and Zavala to teleport to [[Dominus Ghaul]]'s location. Unfortunately, the Vanguard was too badly wounded to go themselves, and the Guardian was sent in their place. Once Ghaul was defeated and the Traveler reawakened, Ikora returned to work leading the guardians and watching over the recovering City. | During the attack, Ikora led a unit using sparrows to confound troops and create an opening for the other teams to enter the City. Once the attack began, she regroupped with Cayde and Zavala to teleport to [[Dominus Ghaul]]'s location. Unfortunately, the Vanguard was too badly wounded to go themselves, and the Guardian was sent in their place. Once Ghaul was defeated and the Traveler reawakened, Ikora returned to work leading the guardians and watching over the recovering City. | ||
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====Governing the Last City==== | ====Governing the Last City==== | ||
[[File:Ikoracity.gif|thumb | [[File:Ikoracity.gif|thumb|350px|Ikora watching over the Traveler]] | ||
{{Quote|When the Red Legion attacked, it almost cost us everything. It took a miracle to save us… the awakening of the Traveler. This is our new beginning. The maps are blank. The rules are gone. All we know is we must become more than what we were. This small corner of the cosmos is the only place that is forever ours. And the universe watches us with envious eyes. We've proven we can fight threats from beyond the stars. But now there are things stirring beneath our feet… provoked by the Traveler's Light. Our war… is just beginning.|Ikora, near the start of the new Golden Age}}<ref name="The Gateway">'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]], Activision Blizzard - [[Missions|Mission]]: [[The Gateway]]''</ref> | {{Quote|When the Red Legion attacked, it almost cost us everything. It took a miracle to save us… the awakening of the Traveler. This is our new beginning. The maps are blank. The rules are gone. All we know is we must become more than what we were. This small corner of the cosmos is the only place that is forever ours. And the universe watches us with envious eyes. We've proven we can fight threats from beyond the stars. But now there are things stirring beneath our feet… provoked by the Traveler's Light. Our war… is just beginning.|Ikora, near the start of the new Golden Age}}<ref name="The Gateway">'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]], Activision Blizzard - [[Missions|Mission]]: [[The Gateway]]''</ref> | ||
As the City began to rebuild under the awakened Traveler, Ikora met with the other members of the [[Consensus]] to discuss the governing of the City. When Executor [[Hideo]] objected that they could not be called to order without a Speaker, Ikora prevented Cayde-6 from escaping the meeting and declared that they had to meet despite what the bylaws said. [[Lakshmi-2]] asked if there was a protocol for choosing a new Speaker, and after Zavala revealed that there was not one, Ikora advocated amending the bylaws to create such a process. Zavala declared that until they had a new Speaker, they would all govern together and forge their own consensus without a Speaker's aid.<ref name="PBC">'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]], Activision Blizzard - Item Description, [[Peace by Consensus]]''</ref> | As the City began to rebuild under the awakened Traveler, Ikora met with the other members of the [[Consensus]] to discuss the governing of the City. When Executor [[Hideo]] objected that they could not be called to order without a Speaker, Ikora prevented Cayde-6 from escaping the meeting and declared that they had to meet despite what the bylaws said. [[Lakshmi-2]] asked if there was a protocol for choosing a new Speaker, and after Zavala revealed that there was not one, Ikora advocated amending the bylaws to create such a process. Zavala declared that until they had a new Speaker, they would all govern together and forge their own consensus without a Speaker's aid.<ref name="PBC">'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]], Activision Blizzard - Item Description, [[Peace by Consensus]]''</ref> | ||
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===The Murder of Cayde-6=== | ===The Murder of Cayde-6=== | ||
[[File:IkoraCayde.jpg|thumb | [[File:IkoraCayde.jpg|thumb|350px|Ikora grieves over the loss of Cayde]] | ||
{{quote|But Cayde was just… my friend. My ridiculous, funny, constant friend. If we don't fight for our friends, what are we fighting for?|Ikora to the Guardian after Uldren's death}} | {{quote|But Cayde was just… my friend. My ridiculous, funny, constant friend. If we don't fight for our friends, what are we fighting for?|Ikora to the Guardian after Uldren's death}} | ||
Ikora would suffer a personal loss after Cayde-6, her friend and fireteam comrade, was murdered by the formerly missing Awoken Prince, [[Uldren Sov]] and the [[Scorn]], an army of morbid and grotesque [[Fallen]] under his command and that of seven Barons. Cayde and the Guardian arrived in the Reef to aid the Awoken in containing the chaos that engulfed the [[Prison of Elders]] but as the Scorn escaped their cells, Cayde found himself surrounded and beaten. Worse, his Ghost [[Sundance]] was destroyed and his personal weapon, the [[Ace of Spades]], stolen by Uldren. Within his final moments, the Hunter Vanguard was killed by Uldren who then departed to spread chaos throughout the [[Reef]].<ref name="LC">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Activision Blizzard - [[Missions|Mission]]: [[Last Call]]''</ref> | Ikora would suffer a personal loss after Cayde-6, her friend and fireteam comrade, was murdered by the formerly missing Awoken Prince, [[Uldren Sov]] and the [[Scorn]], an army of morbid and grotesque [[Fallen]] under his command and that of seven Barons. Cayde and the Guardian arrived in the Reef to aid the Awoken in containing the chaos that engulfed the [[Prison of Elders]] but as the Scorn escaped their cells, Cayde found himself surrounded and beaten. Worse, his Ghost [[Sundance]] was destroyed and his personal weapon, the [[Ace of Spades]], stolen by Uldren. Within his final moments, the Hunter Vanguard was killed by Uldren who then departed to spread chaos throughout the [[Reef]].<ref name="LC">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Activision Blizzard - [[Missions|Mission]]: [[Last Call]]''</ref> | ||
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===Nightmares Awaken=== | ===Nightmares Awaken=== | ||
{{quote|I warned of a storm. Can't you hear the thunder?|Eris to Ikora}} | {{quote|I warned of a storm. Can't you hear the thunder?|Eris to Ikora}} | ||
[[File:Ikorapyramid.gif||thumb | [[File:Ikorapyramid.gif||thumb|350px|Ikora looking at the Luna Pyramid]] | ||
Sometime after the Guardians began associating with Emperor Calus, the Vanguard heard reports of seismic activity and of a renewed Hive aggression on [[Luna]] and of a strange yet eerie crimson fortress, the [[Scarlet Keep]]. More strange occurrences were reported as scouts reported "phantoms" appearing near the fortress. Despite this, the Vanguard sent in its forces to repel the Hive. Ikora, however, had a foreboding feeling that [[Eris Morn]] may be related. | Sometime after the Guardians began associating with Emperor Calus, the Vanguard heard reports of seismic activity and of a renewed Hive aggression on [[Luna]] and of a strange yet eerie crimson fortress, the [[Scarlet Keep]]. More strange occurrences were reported as scouts reported "phantoms" appearing near the fortress. Despite this, the Vanguard sent in its forces to repel the Hive. Ikora, however, had a foreboding feeling that [[Eris Morn]] may be related. | ||
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===The Witch Queen Revealed=== | ===The Witch Queen Revealed=== | ||
Not long after Savathûn's escape from the Reef, the Vanguard would receive word that Mars had suddenly returned after the Pyramid's arrival led to it's disappearance. Ikora immediately had her Hidden head to the red planet and begin an investigation on the planet's condition. They discover that the planet is afflicted by some form of "temporal distortion", wounds of time that allow viewers to see Mars as it was during the Golden Age. Further, the Hidden discovered a structure that bears a resemblance to the Pyramids, something they call [[The Enclave]]. Ikora called Eris Morn to Mars to confirm this as she also traveled to Mars to see it for herself and to warn her team that the Cabal are mobilizing to reclaim lost territory. | |||
Ikora arrived and met with Eris who confirmed the Enclave and the [[Relic]] within are related to the Pyramids but their attention is taken away when they notice the Cabal setting up a massive cannon nearby the Cradle but Eris Morn clarifies that the Cabal are not targeting them but Savathûn, her capital ship [[The Lure]] appearing. Almost immediately, Ikora called in the Young Wolf to lead the investigation on The Witch Queen's return. Though the Guardian ended up engaging the Red Legion, technically breaching the Vanguard's armistice with Empress Caiatl, they used their cannon to get themselves onto The Lure and from their make a disturbing discovery, Hive using the Light in some capacity. However, as they pursued Savathûn into her Throne World, they found something worse, a Hive Knight wielding Void Light and having their own Ghosts. As they traversed the Throne World, they confronted the Witch Queen who also wielded the Light and forces them out of her realm. Ikora calls in on the Young Wolf who reveals what they had encountered: a Lightbering Hive, leaving Ikora stunned that the Witch Queen managed to steal the Light. | |||
The Guardian continued on in their investigations within the Throne World, discovering the Scorn also in the Witch Queen's domain trying to claim it for themselves, they encountered a renegade Hive Ghost named [[Fynch]] who informs them that before Savathûn resurfaced, she and her own Ghost, [[Immaru]], convinced a number of Guardian-less Ghosts to join her following, the [[Lucent Brood]], and that the Hive were more worthy to wield the Light, leading them to raise her Hive as Lightbearers. Fynch, however, had grown doubtful after she had her Lightbearers fight the Guardians, leading him to refrain from resurrecting his Lightbearer after he had grown suspicious. Fynch would lead the Guardians to find two areas that may possess vital intel for their mission, temples dedicated to Savathûn's siblings, the [[Temple of the Wrathful]] and the [[Temple of the Navigator]]. In both, they found Sagira's shell and a piece of the Tablets of Ruin. From both they hear a memory of the Witch Queen's. Taking each to a special place within the Throne World, the [[Altar of Reflection]], the Guardian learned of an entity that Savathûn called [[The Witness]], that supposedly leads the Black Fleet, her refusal to take Oryx's place as the master of the Taken, how she learned secrets of the Light from her time disguised as Osiris and of her intent on taking the Traveler and sealing it away within her Throne world to protect it from the Witness. Ikora was quiet during these encounters, until Fynch proved himself as a reliable informant and ally but would be left angered that she may have told the Witch Queen something about the Light that may have allowed her to steal it yet admits that she suspected her plan about sealing away the Traveler. | |||
To further help the Guardian in traversing the Throne World and learn more from the Witch Queen's memories, Ikora allows them to strengthen and hone their [[Deepsight]] abilities, guided by Eris. After Eris had guided them to the [[Europan Pyramid]] and strengthened their abilities, the Guardian would be contacted by Fynch informing them on another lead; another temple hidden beneath the outskirts of the Throne World, dedicated to Savathûn's past self, Sathona, the [[Temple of the Cunning]]. Ikora would introduce herself to Fynch at this time, much to the renegade's excitement. Fynch would explain that within the temple lies something of great importance to the Witch Queen nearby a statue of Sathona. The Guardian managed to infiltrate the temple despite the heavy Scorn presence and the illusionary tricks impeding them. At the statue, they find a calcified worm, the same one that Sathona had carried with her when she guided her siblings through the oceans of Fundament, the Hive's original homeworld. However, the Guardian would nearly be killed by a powerful illusion of an Ahamkara and a poisoning in the air, leading the Guardian to make a hasty escape. Though Ikora would find the mission too much of a risk to put the Young Wolf's life on the line, she was nonetheless glad they gained something of value. | |||
As the Guardian made their way back to Mars to discuss their next move with Ikora, since they couldn't enter the Altar of Reflection with the worm, they find her getting into an argument with Zavala. The Vanguard Commander felt out of the loop as the Guardian investigated the Witch Queen, leading him to believe Ikora was keeping things from him. Ikora defended herself saying that she didn't keep anything from him intentionally and that she couldn't inform Zavala on every little detail but Zavala counters that when it comes to Savathûn, no detail is too small and they can't rely on her instincts alone, that they must operate as a team. Ikora ultimately believes that she may be unable to trust her own instincts, given how the investigation is going, Ikora feels her judgement may be compromised, allowing Eris and Zavala to pick things up form there. Eris defends Ikora, stating that Ikora's instincts is what allowed to get so close to the truth, convincing Zavala to allow them to proceed in their investigation. | |||
With Eris's guidance, informed by Mara Sov, the Guardian returned to the Throne World and would enter a fortified location, the [[Apothecary]] and locate a crystal. A piece of her prison during her time with the Awoken. Taking the crystal to the Altar of Reflection, the Guardian learns the full truth on how the Witch Queen gained control over the Light: she never stole it to begin with. After escaping the Reef, critically injured, Savathûn approached the Traveler on the outskirts of the Last City as a supplicant. From their, the Witch Queen actually died from her wounds but not long after, the Traveler allowed a Ghost to revive her as a Lightbearer, same as any Guardian. The memory ends and Savathûn herself enters, thanking the Guardians for helping her remember, proving that she never stole the Light as her memory showed. Forced to escape before the Witch Queen attacked, the Young Wolf would take this awful truth to the Vanguard. | |||
At an emergency meeting in Zavala's office, Ikora was present as the Guardian informed all present about the Traveler granted the Witch Queen the Light. Ikora and everyone else was silent but Zavala was left incredulous and refusing to believe that the Traveler would resurrect and grant one of humanity's most devious foes the Light. Eris Morn would mention the Traveler's past approach of uplifting civilizations then abandoning them as stated in the Books of Sorrow. Zavala would attempt to deny this as mere Hive propaganda but Eris would counter that the Fallen themselves tell a similar tale of the Great Machine visiting their world and then leave as the Whirlwind came and ravaged their civilization. Zavala, still unable to accept this, reminds all present that when the Collapse come to the Sol System, the Traveler sacrificed itself to save humanity, from forces that include the Hive. Even so, Zavala is left unable to grasp the Traveler's motives. Ikora, however, states that regardless of the Traveler's motives, whether it was having second thoughts about Guardians, doesn't matter. What matters is that she is present to protect humanity and if Savathûn succeeds in her plan, then the Guardians will be cut off from the Light and humanity won't be able to survive the Witness's return. All present agree, with Ikora taking the worm familiar with her to the Relic on Mars. Though she knows it's a long shot, she believes the worm may possess something that could help them defeat the Witch Queen. | |||
With Eris's guidance, Ikora uses the Relic to pierce into the worm's memory and see's a shocking revelation: the worm familiar was never the one whispering to her about a world ending event and leading her siblings to salvation. Those whispers were from the Witness itself as it was aware the Traveler was near and would soon uplift the Krill but seeking to claim them first, the Witness lied to Sathona about the "Syzygy", feeding her fear and pride. Thus would Sathona lead her siblings into the Deep and make the pact with the Worm Gods, creating the Hive. Ikora was left stunned that the Hive were tricked but found some irony in that the Hive God of Lies was lied to at the very beginning. With this knowledge, Ikora tasks the Guardian to head to the Witch Queen's domain, use the truth to destabilize her and undo her spell. However, as the Guardian journeyed to the Throne World, they discovered that the Traveler was already within, forcing the Guardian to race towards the ritual's center point. However, as the Guardian reached Savathûn's fortress, they were barred by a large force of Hive and a sealed gate. Ikora would lend aid directly, destroying an empowered Ogre and opening the way for the Young Wolf to confront the Witch Queen. | |||
After a grueling battle with the Light empowered Savathûn, the Guardian succeeded in revealing the truth to the Witch Queen, leading her to lose composure and control over her spell. With her spell broken, the Guardian succeed in laying the Witch Queen low, but she left them with a smug warning that the Witness is coming and now they have to contend with that before dying. Savathûn's ghost, [[Immaru]] was near, with the Guardian ready to execute him but as the Traveler returned to the Last City in a large flash of Light, Immaru managed to escape. Ikora nonetheless took it as a victory, authorizing a team to collect the Witch Queens' remains and agrees with the Young Wolf's assertion that humanity was now prepare themselves for the Witness's arrival and stop another Collapse. | |||
With Savathûn defeated yet still much work to do, Ikora receives word of Mara Sov requiring the Young Wolf's assistance. Though wary of having the Guardian work alongside someone as unpredictable as the Awoken Queen, she agreed, having them meet at the Enclave. Together, they managed to gain valuable intel regarding Savathûn's connection to the Witness and of her involvement in the Collapse from [[Savathûn's Worm]]. | |||
She would later present the Guardian with a Synaptic Spear, informing them of the tensions with Empress Caiatl over the initial engagement the Guardian had with the Red Legion on Mars. Fortunately, Zavala was able to set up a meeting with the Empress, get her to not only forgive the Guardian and agree to a formal alliance against the Lucent Brood. The Vanguard's alliance with the Cabal would lead to the thwarting of a Lucent Brood invasion from the Scarlet Keep. | |||
Ikora would later make a gamble to draw Immaru out, as he had been in hiding and leading the Lucent Brood in his Lightbearer's stead, upon discovering that the Hive Ghost was attempting to manufacture new [[Glaive]] weapons for the Lucent Hive. Ikora speculated that the initial Glaive piece the Guardian found on The Lure was used by the Witch Queen to draw them into her Throne World but beyond that, she had no other use for it. Immaru however, believed the Glaive weapons would give the Lucent Brood the firepower they needed to fight back against the Vanguard and drive out the Scorn. Ikora had the Guardians gather the necessary materials Immaru was looking for and use them as bait to lure Immaru out into the open so they can take him and thereby not only deprive the Lucent Brood of leadership but also remove any chance of Savathûn being raised again. Though the plan succeeded in drawing Immaru out, the Hive Ghost nonetheless escaped when the Guardians sprung their ambush. Despite this missed opportunity, Ikora nonetheless found the silver lining in that they prevented Immaru from claiming the enhanced weaponry he was looking for and decides that they will maintain their vigilance within the Throne World until Immaru makes a reappearance. | |||
====Haunted by Cayde and Searching for Eramis==== | |||
Following the Guardian's victory over the Lucent Brood and the toppling of [[Rhulk]], Disciple of the Witness, the Vanguard would face the surprise return of The Leviathan, the personal vessel of Calus. Worse, the vessel was sending out a signal directed towards the Lunar Pyramid, causing the Nightmare Phantoms to resurge, swarming the massive vessel as it hung derelict near Luna, tormenting all who got too close. Eris Morn was placed in charge of the operation, seeking a way to sever the connection Calus was attempting to make with the Pyramid, as it was discovered that Calus was seeking to become The Witness's newest Disciple. While Ikora didn't partake in the operation, she was nonetheless haunted by the Nightmare of her fallen friend, Cayde-6, who expressed scorn for her decision to welcome his murderer within the Vanguard's halls. | |||
Though Calus succeeded in giving himself over to the Witness, becoming the herald of the Second Collapse, the Guardians pushed the former emperor back, preventing him from claiming the Lunar Pyramid's power. However, the Guardians would face another returned foe, [[Eramis]], Kell of the House Salvation. Having been freed by the Witness and rallying what's left of her House, the Shipstealer was tasked with collecting relics from the Dark Age, gathering the pirates of the Old Crews to do so. Ikora tasked her Hidden to look for Eramis directly from the shadows, though they had little luck, forcing Drifter, Mithrax and the Guardian to confront the Old Crews directly. Aiding them was the Spider, the presence of which Ikora objected to, though was convinced by Zavala to tolerate him being provided sanctuary in the Eliksni Quarter. | |||
====The Seraph Tower==== | |||
Following the Guardians besting Eramis in claiming the Relics, which contained pieces of a dead Disciple of the Witness, [[Nezarec]], Mithrax was able to transform their contents into a benign substance which was given to Osiris. The brew succeeded in bringing Osiris out of his coma, finally waking him. However, Osiris claimed to see visions from the Witch Queen's memories, regarding a city on Neptune. Ikora had her Hidden search the planet for the city Osiris spoke of but found nothing, leading Ikora to believe her former mentor may be compromised as a result of his possession from the Witch Queen. Angered, Osiris worked with Ana in repairing Rasputin so he could ask the Warmind of the city on Neptune. | |||
As the Guardian worked with Ana and Osiris in restoring the Warmind, Ikora discovered a facility called the Spire of the Watcher on Mars, which had a power surge for the first time since the Collapse. Osiris wished to search the facility but found Vex of the Sol Divisive assaulting it. Not wanting her mentor to go through with the mission alone, Ikora called in the Guardian to aid Osiris. This led to combat with the Vex collective, ending in the prevention of the destruction of the facility. The Vanguard now had another source of Golden Age intelligence to use in their search for Neomuna. | |||
==Personality and traits== | ==Personality and traits== | ||
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*''[[Destiny: Fall of Osiris]]'' | *''[[Destiny: Fall of Osiris]]'' | ||
*''[[Destiny: Warmind (comic)]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Destiny: Warmind (comic)]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Hidden Dossier]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Breakdown]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Entelechy]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
*''[[Destiny]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Destiny]]'' {{1st}} | ||
**''[[The Dark Below]]'' | **''[[The Dark Below]]'' | ||
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***''[[Season of the Lost]]'' | ***''[[Season of the Lost]]'' | ||
**''[[The Witch Queen]]'' | **''[[The Witch Queen]]'' | ||
***''[[Season of the Risen]]'' | |||
***''[[Season of the Haunted]]'' {{Mo}} | ***''[[Season of the Haunted]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
***''[[Season of Plunder]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
***''[[Season of the Seraph]]'' | |||
**''[[Lightfall]]'' | |||
***''[[Season of the Deep]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
***''[[Season of the Witch]]'' | |||
***''[[Season of the Wish]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
**''[[Into the Light (update)|Into the Light]]'' | |||
**''[[The Final Shape]] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||