Uldren Sov: Difference between revisions

===Meeting The Guardian===

{{Quote|My motive is simply loyalty, to a people, a Queen and a sister.|Uldren, explaining his hostility to the Guardian}}

While tasking his Crows, Uldren ordered one to watch the entrance of the [[Black Garden]] and to follow any who passed through its gate. As the Crow left to set about its task, Uldren noticed one of the drones flying to avoid him and swiftly caught it in his grasp. Questioning it, he learned it was tasked by the Queen and forced it to state its task by reminding the Crow that it served him. It revealed that it was monitoring the Black Garden and that the [[Black Heart]] and the [[Sol Progeny]] which guarded it were growing stronger. After a brief moment of contemplation, Uldren brought the Crow with him to his sister's throne room and presented it to her, while noting that he believed he had earned the right to share this news.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/The_Queen#Ghost_Fragment:_Queen.27s_Brother|Ghost Fragment: Queen's Brother]]''</ref>

===Search for the Queen===

{{Quote|Now his Crows are dead and the fighter is probably beyond repair. And his sister is gone. His sister is GONE. And he followed her and all his people followed her because he and they were sure she had a PLAN she always had a PLAN something better than DYING BY THE THOUSANDS FOR A CITY THAT DOES NOT CARE.|[[Lore:The Forsaken Prince#After the Fall|The Forsaken Prince, After the Fall]]}}

He participated in the [[Battle of Saturn]] and was the only known survivor at the time, as his ship crashed on [[Athabasca]], Mars. However, his survival was unknown at the time, as control of the Crows passed to Variks; griefstricken Awoken even comissioned [[Black Talon|a sword]] in his honor. Uldren suspected that his sister survived the battle, as he could still sense her.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/The_Queen#Ghost_Fragment:_The_Queen_2|Ghost Fragment: The Queen 2]]''</ref> A group of Crow drones found him and repaired his ship, but when he tried to break the atmosphere, he was shot down by Cabal and crashed in [[Hellas Basin]]. With all his Crows destroyed, his ship wrecked beyond repair, he treks across Mars looking for a way to get off-world. It is in these moments that the grief of losing to Oryx wears him down, causing his faith in her plans to fade at the same time his feel for her presence fades. However, when the sensation of her survival returns, he spends the rest of the Taken War and the [[SIVA Crisis]] searching for her, evading everyone including his own followers. His last known report indicated he allowed himself to be captured in order to find the [[Kell of Kings]], to raise an army via some unclear means. He also indicated that his sister approved of his actions.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/28/3)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Age of Triumph]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Legends_%26_Mysteries#Ghost_Fragment:_The_Reef_4|Ghost Fragment: The Reef 4]]''</ref> Eventually, he is brought before the King's Kell, who submits to him and asks for his help in uniting the Fallen. Hoping to use their resources to search for Mara, he agrees.

===Forsaken===

====Escape From the Prison of Elders====

{{Quote|Shh, shh, shh, shh… This is going to hurt… A lot. Any last words?"<br>"How's your sister?|Uldren and Cayde, before the Prince executed the Hunter Vanguard}}

A year following the Red War, he and Fikrul took advantage of the Warden [[Variks, the Loyal|Variks]]' wavering loyalty and tricked him into releasing the prison's inmates, causing the Scorn to breakout out en-masse. In the depths of the prison the Barons were confronted by Cayde-6, but [[Pirrha, the Rifleman|Pirrha]] was able to shoot and kill his [[Ghost]] [[Sundance]], depriving the Hunter of his Light. After [[Reksis Vahn, the Hangman|Reksis Vahn]] smashed Cayde through a nearby wall, Uldren retrieved the Guardian's custom [[Hand Cannon]], the [[Ace of Spades]], and began approaching the badly wounded Exo. Cayde asked if the Prince might have a gun he could borrow, amusing Uldren, who told him that he did not but did have a bullet with Cayde's name on it. The Hunter Vanguard threatened that his partner, the Young Wolf, would arrive to kill Uldren and the Barons at any moment, but Uldren shushed his threats and pointed the Ace at Cayde, vowing that his death would hurt and asking for his last words. Cayde inquired how Uldren's sister was, causing the Prince to take a deep breath and close his eyes before shooting Cayde in the chest. As he prepared to leave out of the airlock with the Barons, the Young Wolf arrived, and Uldren mockingly told them that the dying Cayde had not felt a thing before escaping.<ref name="LC">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Activision Blizzard - [[Missions|Mission]]: [[Last Call]]''</ref>

===Clash of the Chosen===

====Gathering Intelligence====

After arriving in the Last City, Crow was gifted a new suit of armor that was paid for by Osiris, although Glint chose the material it was made from. He also took to wearing a mask to hide his face for his own safety. He was asked by Osiris to join a task force put together by Commander [[Zavala]] as a reconnaissance expert. The task force was dedicated to preventing [[Empress Caiatl]] of the [[Cabal]] from reuniting the Cabal Empire with the remnants of the [[Red Legion]]. Crow agreed to join and took up residence in the [[H.E.L.M.]], where the task force was running its operations from.<ref name="CPISI">'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Quests (Destiny 2)|Quest]]: [[Challenger's Proving]] - [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/while-the-iron-is-hot While the Iron is Hot]''</ref>

====Zavala's Guardian====

{{Quote|Zavala looks at me, and I feel like he really sees me. Who I am, not who I was.|Crow, after saving Zavala's life and the Commander learned his former identity.}}

Crow accompanied Zavala to the sealing of an armistice between the Vanguard and the Cabal Empire on Nessus after the Young Wolf led a strike team in defeating Caiatl's chosen champion [[Ignovun, Chosen of Caiatl|Ignovun]] in a final Rite of Choosing. As the ceremony progressed, the participants were caught off-guard when Zavala's Ghost Targe was suddenly imprisoned in a Light-draining cage. As Zavala collapsed, disoriented and Lightless, the Psion attendant [[Valir]] charged the Commander with the ceremonial blade being used to ritually seal the armistice. Crow moved to stop the Psion but failed to stab him, only intercepting the first blow and fell to the ground injured and maskless. However, Caiatl personally intervened and killed Valir before sending off one of her bodyguards to find the [[Qalec|sniper]] who imprisoned Targe. Crow reached out to Targe and broke the cage off of him, restoring the Light to Zavala. The Commander inquired if he was alright and Crow stated that he was alive, but reluctantly turned to face Zavala without his mask. Although Zavala was shocked to see his face, Crow was equally surprised when he reached out and offered him a hand up, which Crow happily took.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Strike]]: [[Proving Ground]]''</ref>

{{Quote|I had hoped you'd find your way back."<br>"I'm a bit lost, actually... but this feels familiar. Do I know you?|Mara and the Crow meet in the Dreaming City}}

Following the lifting of the Endless Night and Lakshmi-2's failed conspiracy to oust the Vanguard and expel the House of Light, rumors surround the Tower speaking of Osiris' supposed role in the plot. Crow receives a message from his mentor asking him for help in the Dreaming City. Upon his arrival, Crow discovers the Young Wolf and Saint-14 are also on Osiris's trail. Revealing that Osiris had contacted him, Saint-14 becomes angry and orders him to leave and that Osiris is his responsibility, and he will be the one to bring him back. Crow refuses to back down and instead suggests that they bypass [[Xivu Arath, God of War|Xivu Arath]]'s forces by utilizing an [[Awoken Beacon]] to enter the [[Ascendant Plane]]. He warns them that the Taken within are rattled and that he believes them to no longer be under the control of [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen]] since [[Quria, Blade Transform]]'s destruction. After warning the Young Wolf of [[Kelgorath, Risen from Bones]]'s approach, Crow was the first of the three Guardians to reach Osiris's location.<ref name="Cocoon">'''Bungie (2021/8/25)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Lost]] - [[Mission]]: [[Cocoon]]''</ref>

Crow entered a chamber and discovered Osiris was with [[Queen]] [[Mara Sov]]. The Queen remarked that she had hoped he would find his way back there, but Crow noted he was lost, although the room did feel somewhat familiar. Looking at Mara in confusion, Crow questioned if he knew her, but before she could respond the Guardian and Saint-14 arrived. Confronting Osiris, the Warlock began mocking the idea of the Vanguard's mercy, and Crow told him that it was not too late for forgiveness. In response, Osiris began backing away and stated he might hold him to that, but his voice changed into that of Savathûn as "Osiris" began transforming. Crow and the other Guardians watched in horror, but the transformation was halted by Mara's power, who froze the creature into a crystal. Mara reassured them that the true Osiris still lived and that she and Savathûn had come to an agreement. Crow asked about Osiris, and Savathûn noted that it was sweet he cared since had never truly met him, and that it was her who had guided him since their meeting on the Moon. The Hive Goddess promised to return Osiris safely if they helped extract her [[Worm]]. Saint-14 departed to inform the Vanguard, leaving Crow to stare at Mara and Savathûn and contemplate these revelations.<ref name="Cocoon"/>

===Combating the Lucent Brood===

Sometime after the Guardian succeeded in holding the line in the Reef, the planet Mars would mysteriously return, leading them to take part in a Hidden investigation on the planet but also handle the appearance of a disturbing new enemy: the [[Lucent Brood]], Lightbearing Hive of Savathûn, the Witch Queen. However, as the Guardian worked on boarding the Witch Queen's ship, [[The Lure]], to enter Savathûn's Throne World, they had inadvertently clashed with Caiatl's Red Legion, technically breaching the armistice with the Cabal. After leaving the throne world to report their findings and being informed of the situation with the Cabal from Ikora, Zavala managing to set up a meeting with Caiatl, the Guardian returned to the Last City to meet with the empress to prevent another conflict with the Cabal from starting. Crow would also partake in this meeting and while he snickered at the situation, earning himself a glare from Lord Saladin, the meeting nonetheless ended favorably, as Zavala was able to convince Caiatl to forgive the Guardian for what happened on Mars and agree to an alliance against the Lucent Hive.

In his role as a go-between for Caiatl`s Empire and the Vanguard, Crow worked to observe and disrupt Lucent Hive activity with both Guardian and Cabal forces. Over time, his understanding of the Cabal technology used in [[Operation Elbrus]] would cause conflict inside Crow, as he considered it cruel punishment that the Lucent Hive didn't deserve, a kind of feeling he knew all too well from his experience with Savathûn. They may be killers, which he considered thanks to the large amounts of Light-drained Guardians discovered during Psiops missions, but to put them into torpor and raze their minds for information was too far. This boyish naivete about the circumstances of war, and Crow regaining his memories of being Uldren Sov in his past life, would cause Saladin to be concerned for his involvement in operations. Zavala encouraged the Iron Lord to guide Crow, make sure he doesn't make mistakes, and make him into a Guardian worthy of the Vanguard. Saladin would meet with Crow in the [[Psisorium]] upon the [[H.E.L.M.]], and in an attempt to blunt his feelings towards the Lucent Hive, give him a lesson in how mercy towards an enemy can lead to further misery<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7HsIXlVK6iE</ref>. Throughout the weeks of Psiops strikes upon Lucent Hive activity, Crow continued to express his feelings about the path taken being wrong. This would eventually come to a head as Crow went missing during the Scarlet Keep offensive. Instead of being present during the invasion pushback, Crow went to the Psisorium and attempted to shut down the machinery holding the Lucent Hive catatonic and subject to mind-probing. In his foolishness, instead of ensuring a safe shutdown, he ended up inadvertently causing the death of the Psion working on the Lucent Hive in a botched attempt to close the system down<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/iv-shutdown</ref>.

===Haunted by Uldren Sov===

Following the Vanguard-Cabal Coalition holding back against the Lucent Brood, they would face the surprise return of [[The Leviathan]], the personal vessel of the former emperor of the Cabal, [[Calus]], hanging derelict near [[Luna]]. Worse, it appeared to be broadcasting a call towards the [[Lunar Pyramid]] beneath the moon's surface, leading the Nightmare phantoms to resurge, swarm the massive ship and torment anyone that gets too close. [[Eris Morn]], placed in charge of [[Operation Midas]], developed a method to give the Guardians the means to safely traverse the Leviathan and sever the connections Calus was looking to make with the Pyramid but it required a ritual for its members to offer their most painful memories to the [[Crown of Sorrow]]. Crow took part in the ritual with Zavala, offering his "memories", the cloth that covered his body when he was first risen, to the crown. The ritual succeeds but Crow would now be actively tormented by the [[Nightmare of Uldren]], his former identity.

Becoming the first to partake in the Severance Ritual to break the first connection Calus was forging with the Pyramid, Crow would constantly be taunted by the Nightmare of his former self, making remarks on the decisions he had made that ended in tragedy, combating that Scorn to even having the knowledge that Mara Sov is his sister. These taunts enrage Crow immensely, rejecting that he is like Uldren and causing him to lash out at the Scorn with his [[Golden Gun]]. Yet, as the ritual commences, the [[Nightmare of the Fanatic]] emerges, forcing the Guardian to fight it. Despite his best efforts, Crow breaks down, causing the ritual to fail. Upon his knees, sobbing, Crow denounces everything Uldren is and has done but despite Eris's efforts to comfort him, Crow remains depressed, returning to the Tower in shame. It only gets worse upon returning as Crow was contacted by an angry [[Amanda Holliday]], who demands answers for him not telling her the truth of his identity as the murderer of her friend Cayde-6. Though Crow weakly tried to state that the situation isn't the right time he tried to reassure her that he was still her friend. Amanda only got more angry, denouncing him for his lies, stating that Cayde was her friend and that he, as Uldren, had killed him, which all but breaks off their friendship leaving Crow broken hearted.