Oryx

Oryx, the Taken King, born Aurash and formerly known as Auryx, was a Hive king that the Hive worshipped as a god.Sardok, Eye of Oryx Grimoire card He is the main antagonist of The Taken King and the final boss of the story mission Regicide and the raid King's Fall. He was the father of Crota, and Nokris.
== Biography==
===Aurash===
Oryx was born as Aurash, a proto-Hive female,on the gas giant known as Fundament. She was one of three surviving daughters of the Osmium King. Her two sisters were Sathona and Xi Ro.II: The Hateful Verse Grimoire card
Taox, the instructor of the three sisters, sent a message to the rival Helium Court. She detailed that she wanted them to attack the Osmium kingdom and kill the king and his daughters.
=== The Voyage ===
Aurash and her sisters survived the attack, but their father did not. The sisters decided to make oaths, and while Xi Ro and Sathona made an oath to take back the Osmium throne, Aurash declared she would understand the nature of the end of the world.III: The Oath Grimoire card
=== Kingship ===
Upon becoming King, Aurash changed her name to Auryx, which means "Long Thought."X: Immortals Grimoire card
===The Taken King===
After Guardians killed his son Crota, Oryx traveled to the Solar System on his massive Dreadnaught ship to exact his revenge. Using the power of the Darkness, he created a new army called the Taken by changing and corrupting members of the Fallen, Hive, Vex, and Cabal species. He was assassinated by a team of Guardians during a mission deep within his throne world inside the Dreadnaught, ending his existence forever.Destiny: The Taken King: King's Fall raid
After his death, body drifted to one of Saturn's moons, Titan, where he was attempted to be resurrected by the Lucent Hive.
==Quotes==
*"What you call darkness is the end of your evoulution."Destiny: The Taken King: Regicide story mission
==Trivia==
*There are many Hive shrines across the solar system that are dedicated to Oryx.
*Oryx was the second Hive witnessed speaking English, and he does so fluently.
==Gallery==
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Oryx4.jpg|Oryx at the beginning of The Taken King.
Oryx5.jpg|Orxy in the ending cutscene for The Coming War.
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==References==
Category:Hive Ultras
Category:Hive Characters