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|mission= [[Fist of Crota]] <br> [[Siege of the Warmind]] <br> [[The Will of Crota]] | |mission= [[Fist of Crota]] <br> [[Siege of the Warmind]] <br> [[The Will of Crota]] | ||
|gender= Female | |gender= Female | ||
|ability= Darkness Blast <br> High Durability <br> Rapid Flight <br> | |ability= {{icon|Arc}} Darkness Blast <br> High Durability <br> Rapid Flight <br> {{icon|Kinetic}} Poison Cloud <br> {{icon|Arc}} [[Absorption Shield]] <br> Summon Hive <br> Teleportation <br> Slowness Gas <br> Door Lockdown | ||
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{{Quote|That shriek, that wicked laugh. If you listen closely, you can hear power in its song.|Grimoire description.}} | {{Quote|That shriek, that wicked laugh. If you listen closely, you can hear power in its song.|Grimoire description.}} | ||
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As the consort of the Hope-Eater, Omnigul served as the brood mother of Crota's spawn through their progenation, acting as keeper of the brood's [[worm]]s and his chosen Will.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]], Blizzard Activision, Grimoire: [[Grimoire:Activities/The_Dark_Below#Disciples_of_Crota|Disciples of Crota]]''</ref> Through their conception, Omnigul is also the mother of four daughters of Crota's direct lineage: [[Hashladûn]], [[Besurith]], [[Kinox]], and [[Voshyr]]. | As the consort of the Hope-Eater, Omnigul served as the brood mother of Crota's spawn through their progenation, acting as keeper of the brood's [[worm]]s and his chosen Will.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]], Blizzard Activision, Grimoire: [[Grimoire:Activities/The_Dark_Below#Disciples_of_Crota|Disciples of Crota]]''</ref> Through their conception, Omnigul is also the mother of four daughters of Crota's direct lineage: [[Hashladûn]], [[Besurith]], [[Kinox]], and [[Voshyr]]. | ||
At one point she was the target of a then-unnamed [[ | At one point she was the target of a then-unnamed [[Wizard]] to feed her starving worm using her death as a tithe; an act which instantly invokes Crota's wrath only for her to escaped him and then rewarded by his [[Oryx, the Taken King|father]] whom named her [[Lokaar]] and elevated her to his [[Court of Oryx|court]].<ref>'''Bungie ((2015/9/14)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Blizzard Activision, Grimoire: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive#Lokaar|Lokaar]]''</ref> | ||
According to [[Toland]], Omnigul | According to [[Toland]], Omnigul would be given command of the [[Might of Crota]] to be her bulwark,<ref name="Might">'''Bungie (2015/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]]'', ''Blizzard Activision, Grimoire: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive#Might of Crota|Might of Crota]]''</ref> an [[Ogre]] of Crota's design deemed to be untamable by the likes of [[Kagoor|Kagoor, World-Renderer]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]]'', ''Blizzard Activision, Grimoire: [[Grimoire:Enemies/The Taken#Kagoor|Kagoor]]''</ref> | ||
===The First Crota Fireteam=== | ===The First Crota Fireteam=== | ||
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Following the discovery of the [[Pyramid]] beneath Luna's surface, the Hive under [[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota|Hashladûn]], a daughter of Omnigul and Crota, use its strange energies to create phantasm-like [[Nightmares]]. Constructing the eerie [[Scarlet Keep]] fortress near the Pyramid, Hashladûn aimed to use the Pyramid's power to exact her revenge against the Guardians for destroying her lineage. However, like her mother and father before her, Hashladûn would be defeated by the Guardians at the Scarlet Keep's highest tower. | Following the discovery of the [[Pyramid]] beneath Luna's surface, the Hive under [[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota|Hashladûn]], a daughter of Omnigul and Crota, use its strange energies to create phantasm-like [[Nightmares]]. Constructing the eerie [[Scarlet Keep]] fortress near the Pyramid, Hashladûn aimed to use the Pyramid's power to exact her revenge against the Guardians for destroying her lineage. However, like her mother and father before her, Hashladûn would be defeated by the Guardians at the Scarlet Keep's highest tower. | ||
Despite Hashladûn's death, Nightmares continued to appear across the system, with the stronger ones forming into some of the Guardians' deadliest foes, Omnigul among them. The newly formed [[Nightmare of Omnigul, Will of Crota]], representing the Essence of Anguish, would become a target in the Guardians' [[Nightmare | Despite Hashladûn's death, Nightmares continued to appear across the system, with the stronger ones forming into some of the Guardians' deadliest foes, Omnigul among them. The newly formed [[Nightmare of Omnigul, Will of Crota]], representing the Essence of Anguish, would become a target in the Guardians' [[Nightmare Hunt]]s to contain the Pyramid's influences. | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The prefix "Omni" is Latin for "all" or "every", while the suffix "gul" stands for ''rose'' in Persian and Turkish languages.<ref>'''Behind the Name''', ''[http://www.behindthename.com/name/gu12l Gül]''</ref> Gul in Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian also means ''yellow''.<ref>'''Google Translate''', ''[https://translate.google.com/#da/en/Gul Gul]''</ref> Essentially, Omnigul is the "All-yellow/All-rose". The implications this has for [[Thorn]] and [[Necrochasm]] are enormous, as [[Xyor, the Unwed]] is a [[Wizard]] belonging to the [[ | *The prefix "Omni" is Latin for "all" or "every", while the suffix "gul" stands for ''rose'' in Persian and Turkish languages.<ref>'''Behind the Name''', ''[http://www.behindthename.com/name/gu12l Gül]''</ref> Gul in Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian also means ''yellow''.<ref>'''Google Translate''', ''[https://translate.google.com/#da/en/Gul Gul]''</ref> Essentially, Omnigul is the "All-yellow/All-rose". The implications this has for [[Thorn]] and [[Necrochasm]] are enormous, as [[Xyor, the Unwed]] is a [[Wizard]] belonging to the [[Hidden Swarm]]. | ||
**"Ġūl" is also Arabic for "ghoul," thus "Omnigul" may be interpreted as "all-ghoul" or "over-ghoul". | **"Ġūl" is also Arabic for "ghoul," thus "Omnigul" may be interpreted as "all-ghoul" or "over-ghoul". | ||
*The voice actor for [[Eris Morn]] also did Omnigul, in addition to generic Hive.<ref>'''Develop''', ''[http://www.develop-online.net/interview/meet-the-voice-behind-destiny-s-eris-morn/0201775 Meet the voice behind Destiny's Eris Morn]''</ref> | *The voice actor for [[Eris Morn]] also did Omnigul, in addition to generic Hive.<ref>'''Develop''', ''[http://www.develop-online.net/interview/meet-the-voice-behind-destiny-s-eris-morn/0201775 Meet the voice behind Destiny's Eris Morn]''</ref> | ||
*Omnigul is known as the "Old Witch of Cuba" by the Destiny community due to a misname which quickly became a memetic joke.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/4br6h9/new_player_and_im_a_little_lost/ '''reddit''' - ''New player and I'm a little lost'']</ref><ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/61accr/the_old_witch_of_cuba_born_this_day/ '''reddit''' - ''"The Old Witch of Cuba" Born This Day'']</ref> | *Omnigul is known as the "Old Witch of Cuba" by the Destiny community due to a misname which quickly became a memetic joke.<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/4br6h9/new_player_and_im_a_little_lost/ '''reddit''' - ''New player and I'm a little lost'']</ref><ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/61accr/the_old_witch_of_cuba_born_this_day/ '''reddit''' - ''"The Old Witch of Cuba" Born This Day'']</ref> | ||
*Omnigul is the only [[Major]] in the game that is a Strike boss, as she can be blinded by Flashbangs, Suppressors, Envenomed Smoke bombs, Saint-14-empowered Defender shields, Eidolon Ally, Abyss Defiant and other disorientation or crowd-control Guardian gear. | *Omnigul is the only [[Major]] in the game that is a Strike boss, as she can be blinded by Flashbangs, Suppressors, Envenomed Smoke bombs, Saint-14-empowered Defender shields, Eidolon Ally, Abyss Defiant and other disorientation or crowd-control Guardian gear. | ||
*During development of [[The Dark Below]], Omnigul was known as Omnigul, the Adjunct <ref name="Planet Destiny">'''Planet Destiny''', ''[http://planetdestiny.com/dark-below-boss/ The Dark Below BOSSES?]''</ref> | |||
**An adjunct is something added to a whole that does not serve a necessary purpose. Being that in the final release of The Dark Below, Omnigul is Crota's most powerful and loyal lieutenant and is the mother to his swarm, this name is quite ironic. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||