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*The "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordian%20Knot Gordian knot]" was an Ancient Greek legend of a complex knot tethering an oxcart; whoever was able to untie it would be fated to rule all of Asia. Alexander the Great "untied" the knot by cutting it in half with his sword, and the knot has since become a metaphor for any sufficiently advanced problem that a disproportionately simple solution can solve. | *The "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gordian%20Knot Gordian knot]" was an Ancient Greek legend of a complex knot tethering an oxcart; whoever was able to untie it would be fated to rule all of Asia. Alexander the Great "untied" the knot by cutting it in half with his sword, and the knot has since become a metaphor for any sufficiently advanced problem that a disproportionately simple solution can solve. | ||
**The use of this term for the catalyst's name is likely in reference to the Navigator's offensive capabilities, which focus on Tangle/grapple Tangle generation (a "knot" of Strand matter) and the application of Sever (the "cleaving" of targets from Strand's psychic matrix.) | **The use of this term for the catalyst's name is likely in reference to the Navigator's offensive capabilities, which focus on Tangle/grapple Tangle generation (a "knot" of Strand matter) and the application of Sever (the "cleaving" of targets from Strand's psychic matrix.) | ||
**Alternatively, it may also reference the contrast between [[Xivu Arath, God of War]] and her siblings, applying the [[Sword Logic]] through brute force in comparison to [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn's]] cunning and [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx's]] | **Alternatively, it may also reference the contrast between [[Xivu Arath, God of War]] and her siblings, applying the [[Sword Logic]] through brute force in comparison to [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Savathûn's]] cunning and [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx's]] navigation. | ||
*Gordian Knot's icon was originally different, but was changed in update 7.1.0.2 after it was discovered to have possible associations with musician Lorin "Bassnectar" Ashton due to the similar appearance of his personal logo.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/13vxgqt/lil_graphic_design_quirk_on_the_new_dungeon_exotic/</ref> The patch notes for this change erroneously state that Protective Weave's icon had been changed; this is untrue. | *Gordian Knot's icon was originally different, but was changed in update 7.1.0.2 after it was discovered to have possible associations with musician Lorin "Bassnectar" Ashton due to the similar appearance of his personal logo.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/13vxgqt/lil_graphic_design_quirk_on_the_new_dungeon_exotic/</ref> The patch notes for this change erroneously state that Protective Weave's icon had been changed; this is untrue. | ||