Taken (Destiny)

The Taken are an army that feature in Destiny.

History

The Taken was an army that was created by the power of the Darkness who bestowed the ability to transform any living being into an ethereal creature to the Hive King Oryx. He first gained the power when he was still Auryx where he sought power to help defeat the Ecumene. This led to him killing his two sisters in order to gain an audience with the Worm God Akka who was the Worm of Secrets. During this encounter, he slayed the Worm and stole the secrets from its flesh that he wrote onto a set of tablets that became the Tablets of Ruin. This allowed him to commune with the Deep directly and when he returned he was transformed into Oryx who became the Taken King. With his new power, he waged war against the Ecumene in a conflict that lasted over 1140 years where he defeated his foes utterly after which he used his abilities to restore his sisters. Thus, from that point onwards, the Taken served Oryx as he continued his war across the universe with him adding many races into the ranks of the Taken.

With the Taken King defeated, it was believed that the Taken lacked a leader and thus were no longer a threat. However, during the Red War, there was an increased spike of Taken activity who were shown to be more coordinated. This led to Ikora Rey theorising that the Taken had come under the control of a new leader.

Overview

In appearance, the ranks of the Taken consisted of a wide number of races that went through the Taking process where they were transformed into ethereal beings coated in darkness with an unnatural negative light emitting from their core. Those that accepted to be Taken were ripped from the normal dimension and then sent back where they were transformed as they had become wholly possessed by the Darkness who had corrupted their minds and bodies. The process of Taking involved an aperture forming that swallowed a living being which passed to the otherside.

Members

• Baxx : Hand of Oryx
• Malok : Pride of Oryx
• Syrok :Word of Oryx
• Ta'aun : Hand of Oryx
• Grask : the Consumed
• Quria : Blade Transform
• Perfect Raven :
• Voice of Riven :
• Morgeth : the Spirekeeper
• Riven of a Thousand Voices :

Notes

• The Taken were created by Bungie where they featured in the setting of Destiny.

Appearances

• Destiny:
• Destiny 2:

External Links

• Destinypedia Wiki Entry

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