Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness

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==Summary==
Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness is a powerful follower of the Witness. He's a former inhabitant of planet Lubrae, where society was split into two sides after the Traveler uplifted and left the Lubraeans: the Regime and the Wanderers. Rhulk belonged to the former group, which was hunted down by the Regime's military forces, the Stalkers. He was angry at the world and had a thirst for blood, unable to comprehend his clan's passivity. After his father, Rhelik, had been captured by the Regime, Rhulk set out to find him. Upon being apprehended himself, his father, having joined the Regime, saved him and had him join the Stalkers. Rhulk's quality of life had significantly improved and he found himself in an environment where his violent tendencies were encouraged. However, his world was once again turned upside down when he found out that his father meant to smuggle their family into the Regime's city. Enraged by his father's perceived lack of honesty and cowardice, Rhulk would pursue his family to edge of a ravine, the Abyss. During a moment of confusion, where his family's pleas caused Rhulk to spare them, he fell. And when he did, he saw only relief on his family's faces.
But Rhulk survived the initial fall. His body was broken and he was surrounded by darkness. Here the Witness bestowed power upon him and told him what he was to do. Ruin. With Darkness and glaive in hand, Rhulk climbed out of the Abyss and massacred all who crossed his path. Eventually he tampered with the technology used to siphon energy from the Sapphiric Sun, reversing the flow of power and shattering Lubrae and its star.
Now the first Disciple of the Witness, Rhulk would go on to be the driving force behind the creation of the Hive. Later on he was given the task of mentoring and overseeing Savathûn within her Throne World. Rhulk regarded Savathûn's deceptive and independent nature with disdain. And in turn, she was most displeased with Rhulk's infringement on her domain and his role in chaining her down to a life of Darkness. After becoming a Lightbearer, Savathûn's first course of action, was to fill her Throne World with Light and to seal Rhulk within his own Pyramid. As his imprisonment became undone after Savathûn's defeat, Rhulk went on to face the Guardian and their raid team. In the end the Guardians emerged victorious, felling the Disciple, whose arrogance was his downfall.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At least | At least , likely 
Key: Material Space | Outside of Material Space
Name: 'Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness',Destiny 2: The Witch Queen: Vow of the Disciple The First Disciple,Destiny 2: The Witch Queen Original Soundtrack - Track 31 - The First Disciple Worm-father, Subjugator,Resonant Fury Gauntlets UpenderThe Cave
Origin: Destiny
Gender: Male
Age: Billions of years old
Classification: Lubraean, Darkness-Wielding Being, Disciple of the Witness
Powers and Abilities:
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Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Large Size (Type 0), Enhanced Senses (Has six eyes), Self-Sustenance (Type 1; Rhulk was fine staying within the oceanic depths of a gas giantResonant Fury HelmPreservation | Rhulk: "The Creature Known to Some as the Leviathan" | Witch Queen), Supernatural Willpower (To ferry one's form between the Material Universe and the Ascendant Plane requires an indominable willMore Than a Weapon | Heist Battleground: Moon (First Run) | Season of the Seraph), Genius Intelligence, Martial Arts (A young Rhulk was able to best multiple armed soldiers, while he was unarmedEndangered), Master Glavier (Before gaining his powers, Rhulk killed many soldiers with his glaiveNepotistic), Stealth Mastery (Stalked, tested and killed members of the Ashlid species for many years, to the point a planetary war broke out, with his presence never becoming knownResonant Fury GripsResonant Fury VestResonant Fury StridesResonant Fury Cloak), Vehicular Mastery (Is the master of his own Pyramid), Hacking (Rhulk hacked the raid team's communicationsVow of the Disciple | Queen Mara Sov: "A Dark Entity, Unknown In Power" | Witch Queen), Free Movement (Capable of walking on air), Acausality (Type 4; Rhulk is a being of Darkness, which is a paracausal force, allowing him to act outside of the constraints of cause and effectXVI: The Sword LogicPreservation | Rhulk: "Control Over the Universal Strings of Fate" | Witch QueenXL: An Emperor For All Outcomesreact|choose|act"Creation's Wind"Viper Spine IVIII - Cold Forging), Immortality (Type 1; Rhulk is still in his physical prime after having lived for several billion years and eternal life is made possible by the Darkness and the LightIX: The BargainDuality | Sixth Repressed Memory: "Dance Into the Grave of Creation" | Season of the Haunted), Transformation (Can transform into a combat form), Non-Physical Interaction (Light and Darkness can interact with ontologyHidden Dossier), Mathematics Manipulation (Paracausal entities are capable of manipulating mathematics to change reality), Statistics Amplification, Subjective Reality (The Light and Darkness are ontological forces that grant power over that which is real, and that which isn’t, allowing their users to enforce their will upon realityQuest: The Other Side, SpellboundDestiny 2: Season of Arrivals: The ReckoningLeviathan: Blazing Reaper), Reality Warping and Law Manipulation (As an immensely powerful Darkness wielder, Rhulk is capable of warping reality and its laws like Worms and users of the Sword Logic can.A Thousand WingsasudeMXXXIX: open your eye : go into itKairos Function GripsFeedXIII: Into the Sky He causes his environment to become red, merely by powering up), Conceptual Manipulation (Type 1; Rhulk uses the Darkness, which is an ontological force and he can use it to kill his enemies through Pervading Darkness. Possesses power over the Darkness superior to that of Deathsongs, which can reify death, describing it in its totality, made autonomous and universal, separate from any context or condition.Ir Yût, the Deathsinger Learned to use Hive magic, based on the runes used by the Hive.Report: Pyramid-Inspect | Preservation | Witch Queen When the barrier between the material universe and the ascendant plane is eroded, there’s no difference between the words on Hive runes and their meaning. A rune for ‘death’ brings literal deathGhost Scan: Festering Halls, Titan, #3Savathûn's Spire | Labyrinth: "You Some Kind of Expert on Hive Runes?" | Season of the Witch), Quantum Manipulation (Darkness manipulates reality at the quantum levelCodes & Procedures Handbook), Vibration Manipulation (The core principle behind Rhulk's Darkness powers is resonance, allowing him to manipulate waves for various purposesEidolon Pursuant GreavesClark, T. (2023, 02, 07). It was going to transform into a giant spider that launched eggs and had babies running around!' Bungie devs discuss Destiny 2's next classThe Dark Below), Energy Manipulation, Temperature Manipulation (Rhulk's Resonance attacks are of the Solar element. His power can melt the flesh off of others and vaporize themProvokedLamentedResonant Fury Mask), Matter Manipulation (Resonance was able to mend Rhulk's broken glaive), Forcefield Creation (Rhulk can create powerful barriers to physically impede others or to block their attacks), Healing (Mid-Low; healed his broken body), Weapon Creation and Weapon Control (Can create and levitate glaives), Technology Manipulation (Was able to turn the technology used to siphon energy from the Sapphiric Sun into a weapon that destroyed planet LubraeLiberatedPreservation | Rhulk: "That Which Turns Worlds Upside Down" | Witch Queen), Levitation, Teleportation, Attack Reflection (Rhulk passively reflects nearly all attacks and abilities of the Guardian), Invulnerability (Rhulk is completely immune to the Guardian's weapons and abilities. He was considered 'unbreakable' by the Worm Gods), Summoning (Can summon Scorn and Taken), Aura (Rhulk has an aura of Resonance), Magic (Learned to use Hive magic based on the runes used by the Hive), Space-Time Manipulation, Portal Creation and Dimensional Travel (Can travel into the Ascendant Plane and into Throne Worlds, which requires rupturing reality and space-time.Resonant Fury CowlResonant Fury RobesPathfinder's RobesWayfinder's Voyage I | The Plan | Season of the LostDefiant Battleground: EDZ | Ascendant Plane: "Why Not Use It More Often?" | Season of DefiancePathfinder's BondXXI: an incisionXII: Out of the DeepTomb ShipDark Ether Ritual | Ikora: "Using Pyramid Tech to Drag Something Big Into the Throne" | Witch Queen Even while sealed, Rhulk was able to continuously bring Scorn forces into Savathûn's Throne World, despite it being protected by the LightThe Ghosts | Search For Sagira | Witch Queen), Perception Manipulation and Death Manipulation with Pervading Darkness, Limited Plant Manipulation (When Rhulk dies, plant-like growths burst from his body), Limited Pain Manipulation and Limited Possession (The plant-like growths from Rhulk's body can replace pain with euphoria and potentially take over the bodies of othersGouging Light), Immortality (Types 1, 3, 4, 7 and 8) and Regeneration (Low-Godly, up to High-Godly) Negation (Similarly to Oryx, Rhulk produces his own Darkness Zone.Hood of the Great Hunt Guardians can't be healed or resurrected within Darkness Zones.Ghost Fragment: Cabal 4Ancient Apocalypse RobesAncient Apocalypse GlovesAncient Apocalypse BootsImperial Needle Pervading Darkness uses pure Darkness, capable of permanently killing and snuffing out the Light of even the most powerful Guardians, including WarlocksDownfall | Destroy the Radial Mast | Lightfall), and is in possession of a Pyramid
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Resistance to Information Analysis, Analytical Prediction, Duplication, Precognition and Power Mimicry (The Vex can't simulate paracausal entities and those of the Black Fleet in particular are inscrutableOsirisAdventure: Deep ConversationOmega Mechanos BootsExpunge: Styx (Corrupted) | All Dialogue from Multiple Characters | Season of the SplicerXLII: <>|<>|<>XLIII: End of Failed TimelineLegendary Quest: Shaping: Extraction - Step 1The City Is My Weapon | Typhon Imperator, Neomuna: "A Black Hole of Intel" | LightfallFragment), Power Absorption, Power Modification and Power Nullification (Nothing happens when he is hit by Suppression Grenades, which prevent the victim from using their abilities. Paracausal powers have proven difficult to steal and modify), Mind Manipulation and Madness Manipulation (Types 2 and 3; Rhulk is unaffected by the psychic abilities of the Worm Gods.Resonant Fury Greaves He's fine within the Sea of Screams, which is hostile to the psyche and indirect exposure to the Ascendant Plane is enough to drive people mad.Reverie Dawn GauntletsThe Gate Rhulk is also unaffected by its brain stain, infection by a contagious ideaOn the Hunt), BFR (Even an inert fragment of a Pyramid can't be contained and transmatted), Fusionism (Rhulk can maintain his 'shape' within the Ascendant PlaneDust), Existence Erasure and Void Manipulation (Can maintain his existence within the Ascendant Plane.Darkhollow Mantle Rhulk is unaffected by Taken corruption, which erases parts of realityThe Taken), Transmutation and Corruption (Types 1 and 2; unaffected by Taken corruption. And as a powerful Darkness entity Rhulk is naturally resistant to Vex corruption.Clovis Bray's Logbook — Missing Pages He's also unaffected by the Ruinous EffigyRuinous Effigy), Sound Manipulation (Unaffected by Taken screams and the BRONTIOS TYPE 0 helmetReport: Taken PowerBRONTIOS Type 0), Sealing (Savathûn was only capable of sealing Rhulk with a curse of Light after empowering said curse with the Wellspring, with Rhulk quickly regaining his influence once the Wellspring started getting damagedThe Wellspring: Attack | Mission Complete: "A Pretty Hefty Light Curse On It" | Witch Queen), Reality Warping, Law Manipulation, Mathematics Manipulation, Information Manipulation (Type 2), Conceptual Manipulation (Type 1), Matter Manipulation (Macro-Quantum), Space-Time Manipulation and Possession (Rhulk is unaffected by the Taken Blight and likely by Taking, which he wrote off as a 'plaything', as a whole.Resonant Fury Boots Immune to the Guardian's abilities and weapons, including DeathbringerDeathbringer), Biological Manipulation and Pain Manipulation (Unaffected by Deathsongs. Immune to the Guardian's Arc Light), Temperature Manipulation (Unaffected by temperatures of the depths of Fundament. Immune to the Guardian's Solar Light), Radiation Manipulation (Descended upon the Ashlid's world not long after its surface had been wiped out by a nuclear war. Immune to the Guardian's Solar Light), Subjective Reality, Energy Manipulation, Quantum Manipulation, Explosion Manipulation, Fire Manipulation, Light Manipulation, Magma Manipulation, Plasma Manipulation, Electricity Manipulation, Magnetism Manipulation, Paralysis Inducement, Gravity Manipulation, Black Hole Creation, Statistics Reduction, Soul Manipulation, Life and Energy-Absorption, Corrosion Inducement, Physics Manipulation, Absolute Zero, Crystal Manipulation, Status Effect Inducement, Sense Manipulation,Helm of Saint-14 Poison Manipulation, Smoke Manipulation, Nanotechnology, Disease Manipulation, Resistance Negation, Curse Manipulation, Healing (High-Godly) and Immortality (Types 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9) Negation, Telekinesis and Vibration Manipulation (Rhulk is entirely immune to all abilities and weapons of the Guardian and their raid team, which includes Warlocks)
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Attack Potency: At least Continent level (Stomped the Leviathan, who was capable of keeping the six Worm Gods in check.XI: Conquerors The Worm Gods cowered before him and described him as unstoppable.Preservation | Rhulk: "Chattel For Our Greater Purpose: Absolute Finality" | Witch Queen Rhulk is stronger than Savathûn and viewed the powers of her and Oryx as little more than 'playthings'.Resonant Fury GlovesIdle Dialogue, Throne World | Fynch: "Not Much on This Rhulk Guy" | Witch Queen Considered the Ashlid's weapons, which could 'crack their world apart', to be little more than hurled rocks standing in the long shadow the Darkness casts. Shattered an orbital structure, the vaulted ring that surrounded planet Kalarahnda, into countless pieces) | At least Universe level+, likely Low Multiverse level (Stronger than Savathûn and Oryx. Even after she gained the Light, Savathûn could only defeat Rhulk by sealing him with a curse of Light that was empowered by the Wellspring, making him more powerful than Pyramids.Resonant Fury Bond The Guardian's raid team barely managed to beat him.Destiny 2: The Witch Queen Regarded as unkillable among Savathûn's HiveVow of the Disciple | Fynch: "The Unkillable... Is Dead" | Witch Queen)
Speed: At least Massively Hypersonic+ (Blitzed the Leviathan, making him much faster than the Stormherd, who can catch lightning mid-descend.Cloudstrike Faster than the Guardian) | Unknown
Lifting Strength: At least Class P (Stronger than the likes of Savathûn, Oryx and Xol. Casually lifted Xita, a mountain-sized Worm God, with one hand while on a gas giant) | Immeasurable (Stronger than Savathûn, Oryx and their Courts, who can physically turn an infinitely sized Throne World inside outXLI: DreadnaughtThank you)
Striking Strength: At least Continent level (Comparable to his AP) | At least Universe level+, likely Low Multiverse level (Comparable to his AP)
Durability: At least Continent level (Comparable to his AP as he can fight in close quarters) | At least Universe level+, likely Low Multiverse level (Even after she gained the Light, Savathûn could only defeat Rhulk by sealing him with a curse of Light that was empowered by the Wellspring, making him more powerful than Pyramids. Regarded as unkillable among Savathûn's Hive. The Guardian's raid team barely managed to beat him, with Rhulk being capable of tanking many of their attacks even after all his defenses had been neutralized)
Stamina: Superhuman (Swam to the core of the gas giant, Fundament, beat up the Leviathan on the way there and then dragged Xita, the Nurturing Worm back with him to the surface. When he was far weaker, Rhulk climbed out of a chasm that was miles deep, going on a rampage immediately afterwards)
Range: Several Meters melee range, Planetary and Interdimensional with abilities (Shattered an orbital structure, the vaulted ring that surrounded planet Kalarahnda, into countless pieces. Can rupture reality, creating wounds into other planes of existences), Interplanetary with his Pyramid | At least Universal+, likely Low Multiversal (Far superior to the Taken Mind, imbued with a fraction of Oryx's power, which was threatening to corrupt the Vault of GlassParadox Daily), at least Universal+ with the Upended (The Upended is capable of destroying Savathûn's Throne WorldVow of the Disciple | Rhulk: "This World Will Be Sealed From the Light" | Witch QueenResonant Fury Mark)
Standard Equipment: His glaive: Lubrae's Ruin, his Pyramid, the Upended and Xita, the Nurturing Worm
LubraeRuin.jpg|Lubrae's Ruin
SunkenPyramid.jpg|The Sunken Pyramid
XitaUpended.jpg|The Upended and Xita, the Nurturing Worm
Intelligence: Genius (Rhulk is a prodigy in combat, able to defeat multiple Lubraean soldiers, while unarmed and at a young age. After acquiring a glaive of his own, he went on to kill many more soldiers. Was able to manipulate and mold a civilization from behind the scenes with only one person ever becoming aware of his existence. Appropriated the Lucent Hive's runes, learning their magic and using it for his own experiments, successfully merging a Scorn and a Worm)
Weaknesses: Rhulk is very arrogant and will underestimate those he deems as lesser than him.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
*Resonance: Also referred to as 'Luster' by Rhulk, it's a very pure form of Darkness. It manipulates oscillations to various effects. Though its exact mechanics are unknown, Rhulk has demonstrated numerous uses, including: walking on air, firing beams of energy, (presumably) amplifying the vibrations of particles to the point of vaporizing objects and people, creating various force fields, amplifying his attacks, high-speed dashes, forming weapons from Darkness, distorting space-time, creating portals, teleportation, manipulating technology, mending broken objects and healing himself.
**Suns of Lubrae: Rhulk emits beams of light, followed by an oscillating, double helix manifesting along each beam. These attacks deal Solar damage and inflict the Pervading Darkness debuff.
**Savage Strike: Rhulk performs a physical strike, imbued with Resonance, capable of killing even the most powerful Guardians in one hit. This attack deals Solar damage and inflicts the Pervading Darkness debuff.
**Pervading Darkness: A debuff that obscures the target's perception with darkness and eventually kills them through Umbral Suffocation, permanently snuffing out the Light of even the most powerful Guardians. Rhulk can apply this debuff through attacks, by creating Resonant spikes that apply it over a large area, or simply as a side-effect of fighting at full power.
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File:RhulkIntro.gif|Rhulk's introduction
File:RhulkCloseUp.jpg|A close up of Rhulk
File:RhulkLevitate.jpg|Rhulk watching the Guardians fight his minions
File:RhulkSpike.jpg|Rhulk creates a spike of Darkness
File:RhulkRaidTeam.jpg|Rhulk has a standoff with the Guardian's raid team
File:RhulkSavageKick.gif|Rhulk kicks a Guardian
File:RhulkPowerUp2.png|Rhulk goes into his combat form
File:RhulkDead.jpg|The unkillable is dead
File:RhulkCutscene.jpg|Rhulk in the post-raid cutscene
File:RhulkFightsGuardians.jpg|Rhulk fighting the Guardian's raid team
File:RhulkCombatConcept.jpg|Concept art of Rhulk fighting Guardians
File:RhulkDarknessConcept.jpg|Concept art of Rhulk's Darkness powers
File:RhulkResonanceConcept.jpg|Concept art Rhulk using Resonance to form weapons
File:RhulkDesignConcept.jpg|Concept art of Rhulk's final design
File:RhulkFrontConcept.jpg|Concept depicting Rhulk from the front
File:RhulkPhase1Concept.jpg|Concept art of Rhulk's first phase
File:RhulkPhase3Concept.jpg|Concept art of Rhulk's third phase
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