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|species= [[Hive]]
|species= [[Hive]]
|faction= [[Blood of Oryx]] {{c|formerly}} <br> [[Grasp of Nokris]]
|faction= [[Blood of Oryx]] {{c|formerly}} <br> [[Grasp of Nokris]]
|rank= [[Prince]] <br> [[Ultra]]
|rank= [[Prince]] {{c|formerly}} <br> [[Ultra]]
|class= [[Wizard]]
|class= [[Wizard]]
|mission= [[Strange Terrain]]
|mission= [[Strange Terrain]]
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|species= [[Hive]]
|species= [[Hive]]
|faction= [[Grasp of Nokris]] <br> [[Savathûn's Brood]]
|faction= [[Grasp of Nokris]] <br> [[Savathûn's Brood]]
|rank= [[Prince]] <br> [[Ultra]]
|rank= [[Prince]] {{c|formerly}} <br> [[Ultra]]
|class= [[Wizard]]
|class= [[Wizard]]
|mission= [[Interference]]
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{{Quote|Hear me, o dreadful worm. We will raise an [[Grasp of Nokris|army]]. We will die and be reborn in your name, feed you the souls of our enemies."<br>"State your claim."<br>"We take Mars. |[[Nokris]] to [[Xol]]}}
{{Quote|Hear me, o dreadful worm. We will raise an [[Grasp of Nokris|army]]. We will die and be reborn in your name, feed you the souls of our enemies."<br>"State your claim."<br>"We take Mars. |[[Nokris]] to [[Xol]]}}


'''Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn''', previously known as '''Nokris, Herald of Xol''', is a [[Hive]] God<ref name="GhostScan">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Ghost]]: [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/ghost-scan-nokris Ishtar Collective - Ghost Scan: Nokris]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]]''</ref>, the estranged second son of [[Oryx, the Taken King]]<ref name="NarPre">[https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/46779 '''Bungie''' - ''Destiny 2 Narrative Preview'']</ref> and the former herald of the [[Worm]] God, [[Xol, Will of the Thousands]]. Exiled by Oryx for his heresies, Nokris later traveled to [[Mars]] and was imprisoned in the polar ice by the [[Warmind]] [[Rasputin]]. <ref>[https://www.destinythegame.com/expansion2 '''Destiny the Game''' - ''Expansion Pass 2'']</ref> Following Xol abandoning Nokris in favor of the [[Guardian]]s, the former herald pledged his allegiance to his aunt [[Savathûn, the Witch-Queen]] in a bid to end the Hive's reliance on the Worms and the [[Darkness]]. He served as the final antagonist of the [[Season of Arrivals]], working for Savathûn to subvert [[The Witness|the Witness]]'s [[Interference|messages]] until he met his potential end by the [[Guardian]]s.
'''Nokris, Supplicant to Savathûn''', previously known as '''Nokris, Herald of Xol''', is a [[Hive]] God<ref name="GhostScan">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], [[Ghost]]: [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/ghost-scan-nokris Ishtar Collective - Ghost Scan: Nokris]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]]''</ref>, the estranged second son of [[Oryx, the Taken King]]<ref name="NarPre">[https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/46779 '''Bungie''' - ''Destiny 2 Narrative Preview'']</ref> and the former herald of the [[Worm]] God, [[Xol, Will of the Thousands]]. Exiled by Oryx for his heresies, Nokris later traveled to [[Mars]] and was imprisoned in the polar ice by the [[Warmind]] [[Rasputin]]. <ref>[https://www.destinythegame.com/expansion2 '''Destiny the Game''' - ''Expansion Pass 2'']</ref> Following Xol abandoning Nokris in favor of the [[Guardian]]s, the former herald pledged his allegiance to his aunt [[Savathûn, the Witch-Queen]] in a bid to end the Hive's pact to the Worms and the [[The Witness|Witness]]. He served as the final antagonist of the [[Season of Arrivals]], working for Savathûn to subvert the Witness's [[Interference|messages]] until he met his end by the [[Guardian]]s.


==Biography==
==Biography==
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Nokris managed to evade permanent death following Xol's defeat, only to be left abandoned within the crust of Mars. His attempts to reconnect with the Worm God were rebuffed, as it had already found more worth in [[Whisper of the Worm|his slayers]]. Dejected, Nokris sought entry into the [[Ascendant Plane]], which was previously denied to him due to his rejection of the Sword Logic, using a fragment of Xol's remains to force open a gate. He lured fireteams of Guardians under the pretense of resurrecting Xol into slaughtering him and his revenant Hive, gaining enough power from their acts of violence to feed Xol's remains enough to use it to pierce a tiny hole into the Sea of Screams through which his soul could slip into.
Nokris managed to evade permanent death following Xol's defeat, only to be left abandoned within the crust of Mars. His attempts to reconnect with the Worm God were rebuffed, as it had already found more worth in [[Whisper of the Worm|his slayers]]. Dejected, Nokris sought entry into the [[Ascendant Plane]], which was previously denied to him due to his rejection of the Sword Logic, using a fragment of Xol's remains to force open a gate. He lured fireteams of Guardians under the pretense of resurrecting Xol into slaughtering him and his revenant Hive, gaining enough power from their acts of violence to feed Xol's remains enough to use it to pierce a tiny hole into the Sea of Screams through which his soul could slip into.


However, the trickery he used attracted the attention of his his aunt, Savathûn. Although expecting to be used as nothing more than a simple pawn, Nokris struck a bargain with her after Savathûn offered him a place in her Court and acknowledged his value in being able to overturn the Sword Logic and those bound by it. As Savathûn sought to elevate herself from the Witness to whom her whole being was tethered to by her pact with the Worms, she desired Nokris's knowledge of Necromancy. In exchange for his secrets, she would grant him access to [[Quria, Blade Transform|the Dreaming Mind]] so that he could learn how to [[Taken|Take]]. Savathûn also foresaw the arrival of the Black Fleet in Sol, and so she instructed him to interfere in any of their attempts to communicate with the Guardians.<ref name="FALSE IDOLS"/>
However, the trickery he used attracted the attention of his his aunt, Savathûn. Although expecting to be used as nothing more than a simple pawn, Nokris struck a bargain with her after Savathûn offered him a place in her Court and acknowledged his value in being able to overturn the Sword Logic and those bound by it. As Savathûn sought to free herself from the Witness to whom was bound in servitude to by her pact with the Worms, she desired Nokris's knowledge of Necromancy. In exchange for his secrets, she would grant him access to [[Quria, Blade Transform|the Dreaming Mind]] so that he could learn how to [[Taken|Take]]. Savathûn also foresaw the arrival of the Black Fleet in Sol, and so she instructed him to interfere in any of their attempts to communicate with the Guardians.<ref name="FALSE IDOLS"/>


===Interference===
===Interference===
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The name "Nokris" might be derived from "Noctuidae", which is a [https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Noctuidae family] of moth, the wing patterns of which resemble the [[Shroud of Flies]] [[Hunter]] Cloak pattern.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]], Item Description, [https://www.bungie.net/en/armory/Detail?type=item&item=4253790216&itemname=Shroud%20of%20Flies Shroud of Flies]''</ref> Similarly, "Nokri" is a Hebrew word for "alien" or "adulteress".<ref>'''Bible Hub''', ''[http://biblehub.com/hebrew/5237.htm Strong's Hebrew: 5237. נָכְרִי (nokri) -- foreign, alien]''</ref> Relatedly, the prefix "Nok" could be a derivation of "Noc", or "Nocturnal", the Greek Goddess of the night; similarly, the Roman translation is "Nox".
*The name "Nokris" might be derived from "Noctuidae", which is a [https://www.wikiwand.com/en/Noctuidae family] of moth, the wing patterns of which resemble the [[Shroud of Flies]] [[Hunter]] Cloak pattern.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]], Item Description, [https://www.bungie.net/en/armory/Detail?type=item&item=4253790216&itemname=Shroud%20of%20Flies Shroud of Flies]''</ref> Similarly, "Nokri" is a Hebrew word for "alien" or "adulteress".<ref>'''Bible Hub''', ''[http://biblehub.com/hebrew/5237.htm Strong's Hebrew: 5237. נָכְרִי (nokri) -- foreign, alien]''</ref> Relatedly, the prefix "Nok" could be a derivation of "Noc", or "Nocturnal", the Greek Goddess of the night; similarly, the Roman translation is "Nox".
*Nokris is the very first wizard to be a male.
*Nokris is the very first wizard to be a male, followed by the Wizard mentioned in [[Cold Denial]] and [[Ubartu-ana]]
*Nokris bears a stronger resemblance to his father Oryx than Crota.   
*Nokris bears a stronger resemblance to his father Oryx than Crota.   
*Nokris's dying star attack bears a resemblance to the Acolyte's grenade attack.
*Nokris's dying star attack bears a resemblance to the Acolyte's grenade attack.