Spawn of Crota: Difference between revisions

|purpose= Serve [[Crota, Son of Oryx]]

|champion(s)= [[Omnigul, Will of Crota]]  <br> [[Sardon, Fist of Crota]] <br> [[Ir Yût, the Deathsinger]] <br> [[Phogoth, the Untamed]]  

The '''Spawn of Crota''' are the direct servants of [[Crota, Son of Oryx]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#Spawn_Of_Crota|Spawn of Crota]]''</ref> They are distinguishable by their yellow and brown coloring.  

[[File:Crota.png|300px|thumb|Crota, the God-Knight and Hope-Eater]]

According to the [[Books of Sorrow]], [[Oryx, the Taken King]] had raised [[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]] to be his champion, naming him his Eater of Hope with the mission to help pursue the [[Traveler]] and the civilzations it uplifted.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: ''[[The Taken King]]'', Blizzard Activision, Grimoire: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books of Sorrow#XXXVI Eater of Hope|XXXVI: Eater of Hope]]''</ref> However, when Crota was exiled from his father's court for unleashing the [[Vex]],<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: ''[[The Taken King]]'', Blizzard Activision, Grimoire: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XL:_An_Emperor_For_All_Outcomes|XL: An Emperor For All Outcomes]]''</ref> Crota progenated his own brood which were to serve as his direct disciples, with Omnigul as his consort and acting will.<ref name="Disciples">'''Bungie (2015/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]], Blizzard Activision, Grimoire: [[Grimoire:Activities/The_Dark_Below#Disciples_of_Crota|Disciples of Crota]]''</ref> At some point Omnigul became the target of an unnamed [[Lokaar|Wizard]] seeking her death to fill her tithe; only for that Wizard to escaped Crota's wrath and raised into Oryx's own [[Court of Oryx|court]].<ref>'''Bungie ((2015/9/14)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Blizzard Activision, Grimoire: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive#Lokaar|Lokaar]]''</ref> Omnigul is also protected by the [[Might of Crota]],<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 that is deemed to be unstoppable even by the likes of the [[Taken Wizard]] [[Kagoor]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]]'', ''Blizzard Activision, Grimoire: [[Grimoire:Enemies/The Taken#Kagoor|Kagoor]]''</ref>

[[Sardon, Fist of Crota]] became the first spawn of the Hope-Eater's disciples and thus served as the general of his armies for millenia,<ref name= "FoC">'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Fist of Crota]]''</ref> including command over four [[Swarm Princes]]; Banuk, Dakoor, Garok, and Merok, that forged Crota a great sword to destroy his foes with.<ref name="SP">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Swarm_Princes|Swarm Princes]]''</ref>  

Among his servants was the esteemed Deathsinger [[Ir Yût, the Deathsinger|Ir Yût]], one of Crota's most cherished, who attempted to rebuild the Choir who sang the original [[Deathsong]] and the Song of Life, but had long since given up.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Inquisition_of_the_Damned#IX.II:_The_Unmaking|IX.II: The Unmaking]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Inquisition_of_the_Damned#IX.I:_The_Unmaking|IX.I: The Unmaking]]''</ref> She later became an acclaimed singer of the Deathsong and managed to sing it without dying. It was speculated that she made herself part of the song, and became death incarnate.<ref name="Ir Yut">'''Bungie (2016/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive#Ir Yût, the Deathsinger|Ir Yut, the Deathsinger]]''</ref>

One of Crota's spawn was a [[Thrall]] whose strength rivalled that of the Hope-Eater's Knights. Acknowledging her exceptional power, Crota named her [[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota|Hashladûn]] and saw her power as a detriment to her strength. He then took his daughter out of his throne world and into the chaotic shores of the [[Ascendant realm|Sea of Screams]], where he left her to be inundated five times by its paracausal but caustic waves. Having barely surviving her ordeal, Crota proudly explained that the parts of Hashladûn that were his were flooded away and only the parts of his father remained; making her [[Ascendant Hive|Ascendant]] to the Taken King himself. For this reason, Crota sent Hashladûn on her way to his father's [[Court of Oryx|court]], knowing he can never see her again.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Weblore]]: [[Weblore#Hope|Hope]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2015/15/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XXIX:_Carved_in_Ruin|XXIX: Carved in Ruin]]''</ref>

[[File:Sardonsummon.jpg|thumb|300px|Crota summons his army.]]

Under the orders of Oryx, Crota and his spawn conquered many worlds as they pursued the Traveler to destroy it. Eventually they arrived in the [[Solar System]] before the [[Golden Age]] and quickly embedded themselves deep within the crust of the [[Moon]]. [[Sardon, Fist of Crota|Sardon]] was largely responsible for his part in leading Crota's army of [[Blades of Crota|Blades]] in conquering [[Luna]]. Crota's spawn then formed their military foothold near the inactive [[Pyramid (Luna)|Pyramid]] found beneath the surface.<ref> '''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities#Rise_Of_Crota|Rise of Crota]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities#MUrns_of_Sacrifice|Urns of Sacrifice]]''</ref>  

Their presence was first discovered by [[Humanity]] during the late [[Golden Age]], where they slaughtered a [[Human]] [[K1|mining expedition]] for intruding into their territory.<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> Crota also became interested in the space station [[Cocytus]], which contained experimental gates from the Golden Age of Humanity. He established his hold over those gates and made them lead to his realm for unknown reasons.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/3/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Joker's Wild]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Stolen_Intelligence#Cocytus|Cocytus]]''</ref> Eventually Omnigul's brood geo-engineered the entire interior of the Moon from the bottom up to create an impregnable fortress called the [[Hellmouth]], with a gateway into Crota's [[Oversoul Throne|throne world]] at the very bottom of its abyss.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], Blizzard Activision, Grimoire: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Hive#Ghost Fragment: Hive|Ghost Fragment: Hive]]''</ref><ref name="Crota">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive#Crota,_Son_of_Oryx|Crota, Son of Oryx]]''</ref> Crota also had his Swarm Princes command the [[Hidden Swarm]], a numberless legion of Hive to serve as their frontline military and auxilliary force while also being the [[Hellmouth]]'s outermost line of defense.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''Destiny, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#The_Hidden_Swarm|The Hidden Swarm]]''</ref>

During the early [[City Age]], the [[Hidden Swarm]], acting as the Spawn's vanguard, launched several of their [[Seeder Ship]]s throughout [[Earth]] and engaged the [[Light]]-bearing [[Guardian]]s at the [[Rusted Lands]] in the Eastern Flooded Zone; only one surviving [[Hunter]] returned to warn the City of the imminent threat.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], Blizzard Activision, Grimoire:[[Grimoire:Activities/Crucible_Arenas#The_Rusted_Lands|Rusted Lands]]''</ref> Against overwhelming odds, the Guardians barely succeeded in repealing the Hive at the [[Battle of Burning Lake]], only to fail at their counteroffensive at the [[Great Disaster]] on the Moon led by Sardon and his Blades.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire:Inventory/Heavy_Weapons#Raze-Lighter|Raze-Lighter]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Weblore]]: [[Weblore#Cryptarch|Cryptarch]]''</ref> The [[Sword Logic]] proved to be too much for the Guardians as countless heroes fell before Crota's [[Blades of Crota|Blades]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive#Blades of Crota|Blades of Crota]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Fist of Crota]]''</ref>

[[File:IrYut.jpg|thumb|300px|Wizard of the Spawn]]

[[Eriana-3]], a survivor of [[The Great Disaster]], sought to end to the Hive Prince after he slain the Warlock's girlfriend [[Wei Ning]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Guardian/Classes#Ghost_Fragment:_Warlock_2|Ghost Fragment: Warlock 2]]''</ref> She searched for an means to enact her revenge along with Eris Morn and found possible answers in an unlikely guardian named [[Toland, the Shattered]]. The exiled Warlock had insights into the Hive and convinced Eriana to recruit [[Sai Mota]], [[Omar Agah]], and [[Vell Tarlowe]] in an bid to raid the Hellmouth and kill Crota.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Raids#Crota's_End|Crota's End]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Wakening]]'' </ref>

As they approached the [[Temple of Crota]], they were confronted by Crota's foster brother, [[Alak-Hul]] and his consort [[Verok]] who killed Tarlowe  after inundated him with waves of their Thralls.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [http://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/the-sunless-cell The Sunless Cell]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Enemy of My Enemy]]'' </ref> The remaining five then followed the screams of [[Omnigul]] deeper into the Hive stronghold only for the group to be split up and encounter the [[Hand of Crota]] and [[Eyes of Crota]].<ref name="Will">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Omnigul,_Will_of_Crota|Omnigul, Will of Crota]]''</ref><ref name="Hand">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Hand_of_Crota|Hand of Crota]]''</ref><ref name="Eyes">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Eyes_of_Crota|Eyes of Crota]]''</ref> In hopes of learning the secrets of the [[Deathsong]], Toland sought out [[Ir Yût, the Deathsinger]] only to be killed by the Song which detached his soul from his body and sent it to the [[Ascendant Plane]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Moon#Ghost_Fragment:_The_Hellmouth_1|Ghost Fragment: Hellmouth 1]]''</ref>

Shortly after the [[Heart of Crota]] captured a injured Omar and stripped his [[Light]] to feed unborn Hive. Helpless, Eris watched the torture only for the ritual to fail, allowing Omar to survive.<ref name="Heart">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Heart_of_Crota|Heart of Crota]]''</ref> Omnigul then challenged Eriana and Sai at the [[The World's Grave|World's Grave]]. With their [[Light]] siphoned and losing her knives to the [[Hand of Crota]], Sai engaged the Hive matron armed with only the bones of fallen [[Acolytes]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]], Item Description: [[Acolyte Rung]]''</ref> Omnigul tore the Hunter apart forty four times until only wormrot was left on her corpse to devour what remained of the latter's Light and [[Ghost]].<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Luna's Lost#Ghost Fragment: Sai Mota's Ghost|Sai Mota's Ghost]]''</ref>

Eriana escaped and made it to the bottom of the Hellmouth, remorseful the death she caused, she valiantly fought the Spawn's of Crota with the little Light that remained.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Places/Moon#Ghost_Fragment:_The_Hellmouth_2|Ghost Fragment: Hellmouth 2]]''</ref>  While Eris, clinging onto Toland's Journal, survived after losing her eyes and her Ghost by hiding in the dark tunnels of the Hive.<ref name= "Crota's Bane">'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Tower_Allies#Crota.27s_Bane|Crota's Bane]]''</ref> She studied the Hive's dark secrets and emerge from the pit years later as a changed person and sought vengeance for her fallen friends.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lost to Light]]''</ref>

[[File:Destiny 0016.jpg|thumb|300px|Hive Abomination, Phogoth the Untamed]]

Victorious in surging out the Luna incursions, the Hive were left undisturbed as [[Sardon, Fist of Crota|Sardon]] and his [[Hidden Swarm|troops]] hid beneath the [[Cosmodrome]] to prepare another invasion against Earth and coordinate their masters return.<ref name="DW"/>

Their presence soon came to light when a group of [[Fallen]] from the [[House of Devils]] clashed against them at [[Skywatch]]. A newly risen Guardian informed the [[Speaker]] of the new resurgence of Hive activity. A scout was sent to investigate the [[Hellmouth]] for answers, only for him to be killed. The Guardian would trace the deceased scout's whereabouts to the front of the [[Temple of Crota]] and recover his dead Ghost. From probing its memories, they soon got confirmation that the Hive were indeed preparing a second attack on Earth.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]; PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Hive#Ghost Fragment: Hive 2|Ghost Fragment: Hive 2]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''' ''[[Destiny]]; PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Dark Beyond]]''</ref> Upon further investigation at [[The World's Grave]], the Guardian would fully realize the scope of the Hive's plans of seeding the Earth for centuries which they would warn the City of the impending danger.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The World's Grave (mission)|The World's Grave]]''</ref>  

Through the ritualistic machination of the Hive Wizard [[Mormu, Xol Spawn]], the Hive would unleash a calamity bred since the days of the [[Great Disaster]]: [[Phogoth, the Untamed]], a massive [[Ogre]] made for destruction. Because of his savage nature, Phogoth was kept alive through foul rituals of rebirth and chained up in the Summoning Pits. However, their activity quickly alerted the [[Vanguard]] who called a [[The Summoning Pits|strike]] team to action, destroying the massive [[Ogre]] before the Hive could unleash it upon Earth.<ref name="Phogoth">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive#Phogoth,_the_Untamed|Phogoth, the Untamed]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire:Activities/Strikes#The_Summoning_Pits|The Summoning Pits]]''</ref>

[[File:Omnigul.gif|thumb|300px|The Will of Crota, Omnigul]]

To commence the second invasion, [[Omnigul, Will of Crota]] departs from the Hellmouth with a plot to sabotage [[Rasputin]] and his [[Warsat]] defenses at the [[Seraphim Vault]] in the [[Cosmodrome]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard,[[Grimoire:Enemies/Hive#Ghost_Fragment:_Hive 3|Ghost Fragment: Hive 3]]''</ref> No longer hiding in the shadows, she encounters the Guardians twice before fleeing; first during the hunt for [[Sardon, Fist of Crota]] and second during the [[Siege of the Warmind|breach]] in Rasputin's bunker, which she failed to destroy.<ref name= "FoC">'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Fist of Crota]]''</ref><ref name= "SotW">'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire:Activities/The_Dark_Below#Siege_of_the_Warmind|Siege of the Warmind]]''</ref>

Guided by the former Lightbearer [[Eris Morn]], The Guardians began to disrupt the Spawn's invasion by killing the [[Blades of Crota]] which were summoned across the Moon and Cosmodrome. Additionally, the Swarm Princes were killed with Crota's own sword and their general Sardon fell at [[The Grottos]].<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]; Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Sword of Crota]]''</ref><ref name = "FoC"/> Omnigul's attempt to destroy Rasputin was also thwarted despite the presence of the [[Might of Crota]] that was killed during the assault.<ref name = "SotW"/>  

All of it would prelude for the coming return of the World-Eater himself as his [[Waker of Crota|Wakers]] attempt to bring him back through a summoning ritual of Omnigul's craft in the [[Chamber of Night]]. The Guardians prevent this by killing his Wakers and sending the crystal tethered to his Ascendant soul back to his throne world, banishing him from the physical world and thereby preventing his corporeal return.<ref name="The Wakening">'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard,[[Grimoire:Activities/The_Dark_Below#The_Wakening|The Wakening]]''</ref>

[[File:SoC1.jpg|thumb|300px|The Wakening]]

[[File:Crota.gif|thumb|300px|Crota emerges]]

Later the Guardians summon Crota from his crystal to engage him at his throne world. While in the past conventional means failed to end Crota, the Guardians turned his own [[Sword Logic]] against him with the [[Cleaver]]s dropped from his [[Swordbearer]]s. Despite the Hive God's formidable powers and his [[Oversoul]], the battle ended with Crota being slain by the Guardians with his own sword.<ref name="Crota's End">'''Bungie (2014/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard [[Crota's End]]''</ref>  

Crota's death was felt by the higher echelons of the Hive Pantheon and even by [[Oryx|Oryx, the Taken King]] himself. The Hive were dealt with their first real defeat in the Solar System and the aftermath saw his father seek revenge against the Guardians by unleashing his [[Taken]] army and the esteemed [[Blood of Oryx]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Coming War]]''</ref>

[[File:Hashladûn Scarlet Keep.jpg|thumb|300px|Daughter of Crota, Hashladûn.]]

Years after the deaths of Crota and Oryx, Crota's remaining spawn consolidated the various broods of the Moon into the [[Hidden Swarm]], becoming the ''de facto'' Hive power.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Toland, the Shattered#Quotes]]''</ref> Rallying under [[Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota]] and her three sisters [[Besurith, Daughter of Crota|Besurith]], [[Kinox]], and [[Voshyr]], the Hidden Swarm sought to reclaim their lost power with the last surviving remnants of Crota and Oryx's lineage.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Inquisition_of_the_Damned#X:_Faith_in_Bone|X: Faith in Bone]]''</ref>

Hashladûn and her sisters aspired to use the Luna [[Pyramid (Luna)|Pyramid]]'s power for its connection to the [[Darkness]] to enact vengeance against the Guardians for murdering their lineage. They built the massive [[Scarlet Keep]] atop of, and utilized forbidden Hive magics to control the Nightmares radiating out from, the Pyramid.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Heretic]]''</ref> However, their resurgence caught the attention of [[Eris Morn]] and the [[Vanguard]] who sent the Guardians to push back the Hive.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Scarlet Keep]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/1)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Shadowkeep]], Transcript: [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/lingering-torment Lingering Torment]''</ref>

{{Quote|They are all here, on Earth, I can feel them. His Eyes, who watch our worlds for him; the Hand whose grasp on Earth must be unbound; the Heart who ceases at nothing to bring Crota back. And Omnigul, his vile Will, the keeper of the worms, the mother of his spawn. Find them, defeat them all—as long as even one of these monsters walks the Earth, the threat of Crota will never fade.|[[Eris Morn]]}}<ref name="Disciples"/>

The Spawn of Crota is primarily made up of spawns created by their matron, [[Omnigul, Will of Crota]], to serve their Hive God, [[Crota, Son of Oryx]]. Only their daughters, [[Hashladûn]], [[Besurith]], [[Kinox]], and [[Voshyr]], were born of direct royal lineage to Crota and by extension, their grandfather and God-King [[Oryx]].

The most powerful of the spawn are known as disciples of Crota, which make up the brood's inner circle with Omnigul serving as their leader.<ref name="Disciples"/> The first-born of the disciples is [[Sardon, Fist of Crota]], serving as the general of Crota's Blades and the legion of broods, including the [[Swarm Princes]] of the [[Hidden Swarm]] as their acting commander.<ref name="Fist">'''Bungie (2015/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]]'', ''Blizzard Activision, Grimoire: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive#Sardok, Fist of Crota|Sardok, Fist of Crota]]''</ref> Among the higher echelons of the disciples is the [[Deathsinger]] [[Ir Yût, the Deathsinger|Ir Yût]]; one of Crota's most cherished [[Wizard]]s in his court.<ref name="Ir Yut"/> Others included that act in Crota's name, the Eyes serve as his spies,<ref name="Eyes"/> the Hand as his chief enforcer,<ref name="Hand"/> and the Heart as the nurser of Omnigul's newborn Hive.<ref name="Heart"/>

A [[Knight]] known as [[Urzok, the Hated]] acts as the Chief tributary for Crota by ritualistically sacrificing [[Ogre]]s deemed [[The Forsaken]] to fuel his tribute.<ref name="Urzok">'''Bungie (2015/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]]'', ''Blizzard Activision, Grimoire: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive#Urzok, the Hated|Urzok, the Hated]]''</ref> <ref>'''Bungie (2015/12/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Dark Below]]'', ''Blizzard Activision, Grimoire: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted Hive#The Forsaken|The Forsaken]]''</ref>

Omnigul leads her own coven of [[Wizards]] who fulfill the roles of [[Watcher of Crota|Watchers]] and the [[Waker of Crota|Wakers]] capable of summoning [[Vestige]]s as traps. When Crota's soul became tethered to a [[Soul of Crota|crystal]] described as a material cask, it is their duty to perform the former's ritual to summon the Hope-Eater back into the physical plane from his [[Ascendant Realm]].<ref>'''Bungie (2019/10/11)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]'', ''[[Weblore]]: [[Weblore#Dust|Dust]]''</ref><ref name="The Wakening"/>

 

 

==Notable members==

===Disciples of Crota===

*[[Voshyr]] {{C|formerly}}

==Unique forces==

*'''[[Thrall]]''' variants

*'''[[Acolyte]]''' variants

*'''[[Wizard]]''' variants

**[[Watcher of Crota]]

 

*[[Boomer]]

*[[Cleaver]]

**[[Cleaver#Ascendant Sword|Ascendant Sword]]

 

*[[Seeder Ship]]

*[[Tombship]]

 

*[[Soul of Crota]]

*[[Vestige]]

*The Spawn of Crota is the first known [[Hive]] sect to go extinct as they consolidated into the [[Hidden Swarm]] and lack the [[Omnigul, Will of Crota|matron]] to rebuild their force.

SoC4.jpg|A Spawn of Crota Knights

SoC5.jpg|Thralls encountered in Crota's End

SoC2.jpg|A [[Bladedancer]] battling the Spawn of Crota

SoC3.jpg|Thrall battling the Guardians in Crota's End

{{Enemy factions}}

[[Category:Hive broods]]