Blades of Crota

==Summary==
The Blades of Crota are a group of elite Hive Knights that accompanied Crota during the Great Disaster. During this war they slew thousands of Guardians with their Ascendant Swords. During the events of The Dark Below the Blades started to become active again, invading Earth from the Ascendant Plane through summoning rituals that were conducted by their subordinates.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: At least , likely 
Name: The Blades of Crota
Origin: Destiny
Gender: Usually male
Age: At least centuriesKnight
Classification: Elite Hive
Powers and Abilities:
<tabber>
|-|Abilities=
Sword Logic, Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Large Size (Type 0), Bodily Weaponry, Enhanced Senses (Hive can smell invisible enemiesLast Rites), Shapeshifting (Hive can shapeshift into a different class with enough tithes), Self-Sustenance (Types 1 and 2. Can do battle in outer space and subsist on tithes of death alone), Weapon Mastery, Magic, Immortality (Types 1 and 7; Hive won't die of age and are kept alive even when decayingIX: The BargainGhost Fragment: HiveDestiny: Warmind (comic)), Clairvoyance (The Sword Logic finds the weakest point in a structure and destroys itHidden Dossier), Empowerment and Reactive Power Level (Like all Hive, they grow stronger by killingXVI: The Sword LogicXXVI: star by star by starXXVIII: King of ShapesXXXIX: open your eye : go into it), Non-Physical Interaction (Can consume the Light, destroy Vex energy/data constructs and Light and Dark can interact with ontology), Quantum Manipulation (Darkness manipulates reality at the quantum levelCodes & Procedures Handbook), Adaptation (Hive can quickly develop adaptationsAdventure: Bug in the SystemKrill), Corruption (The Hive corrupt their surroundingsStrange Terrain Strike), Corrosion Inducement (Hive corruption involves the corrosion of materials it comes into contact withGhost Scan: Siren's Watch, titan, #3), Fungus Manipulation (Hive corruption involves the growth of Hive fungusTitan Treasure Map 10), Organic Manipulation (Much of the Hive's technologies and structures are organicThe Wretched EyeVanguard Communications, Season of the Hunt), Reality Warping and Law Manipulation (Through their WormsA Thousand WingsasudeM and the Sword Logicreact|choose|act they can alter reality and warp lawsXIII: Into the Sky), Conceptual Manipulation (Type 2; 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), Teleportation (Most Hive are capable of teleportation, though it doesn't seem to be combat-applicable), Absorption (Can absorb tithes of death and the LightHeart of CrotaXenophageThe Journey | Step 4 | ShadowkeepEris Morn - Memory of Vell TarloweLuna's Lost | Ghost Fragment: Vell Tarlowe's Ghost | ShadowkeepGhost Fragment: Cabal 4XLVI: The Gift MastSavathûn's Song StrikeXXIX: Carved in RuinSylok, the Defiled), Forcefield Creation with Arc Absorption Shield and Wall of Darkness, Fire Manipulation and Explosion Manipulation with Acolyte Grenade, Electricity Manipulation and Magnetism Manipulation with Claws, Spatial Manipulation and Portal Creation (Can cut through reality and space and create wounds through which they can travelTomb ShipXII: Out of the Deep), Immortality (Types 1, 3, 7 and 8) and Regeneration (Low-Godly) Negation (Hive can permanently kill Guardians by devouring their Light. The Blades of Crota seem to be capable of doing this with their Ascendant Swords aloneBlades of Crota), Invulnerability and Resistance Negation with their Ascendant SwordDestiny: The Dark Below 2014Destiny 2: ShadowkeepDestiny 2: Season of Opulence: The MenagerieDestiny 2: Season of the Risen: PsiOps Battleground: EDZDestiny 2: Season of the Risen: PsiOps Battleground: Cosmodrome
|-|Resistances=
Resistance to Power Modification and Power Absorption (As a significant amount of a Knight's power comes from the Sword Logic it's difficult to affect their abilities without affecting the Sword Logic itself. Paracausal powers in general have proven difficult to steal), Mind Manipulation and Madness Manipulation (Types 2 and 3; They're 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 They're also unaffected by its brain stain, infection by a contagious ideaOn the Hunt), Existence Erasure (Can maintain their existence within the Ascendant PlaneDarkhollow Mantle), Conceptual Manipulation (Type 2; the Sea of Screams erodes one's 'shape', threatening their very being), Fusionism (Can maintain their 'shape' within the Ascendant PlaneDust), Poison Manipulation (Hive regularly drink poisonXX: Hive and only a special sort of poison affects themEight Million Tales in the City: Florescent Canal, Chamber), Pain Manipulation (The Hive feed on pain, including their own), Matter Manipulation (Macro-Quantum), Energy Manipulation, Quantum Manipulation, Explosion Manipulation, Temperature Manipulation, Fire Manipulation, Light Manipulation, Radiation Manipulation, Magma Manipulation, Plasma Manipulation, Electricity Manipulation, Magnetism Manipulation, Gravity Manipulation, Physics Manipulation, and Absolute Zero (Blades of Crota are resistant to attacks commonly used by Guardians, including Warlocks)
</tabber>
Attack Potency: At least City Block level, likely Small Town level (The Blades of Crota are an elite order of Hive Knights, considered incomparable to normal Knights.Rise of Crota They killed countless Guardians during the Great Disaster and were considered a threat to the First Crota Fireteam, which includes Eris Morn who created a small storm together with Ikora ReyStrides of the Great Hunt)
Speed: At least Subsonic (They should be faster than normal Knights), likely Supersonic (Comparable to, if not faster than, Saladin when he caught a bulletIII - Plea Deal)
Lifting Strength: At least Class 5 (Physically superior to Titans. Titan helmets are heavy enough to snap a human neckDestiny 2 2017 and other armor pieces are heavy enough to break skullsKnight Type 1 and rocksFieldplate through sheer mass. A Titan knocked down a weakened Ogre,Wild Hunt Plate which are roughly the size of an elephant), likely Class M (Physically comparable to Lady Efrideet, who threw Saladin from a mountain, hitting a Fallen Walker twenty miles awayMark of Remembrance)
Striking Strength: At least City Block level, likely Small Town level (Comparable to their AP as they are physical fighters)
Durability: At least City Block level (Can take hits from Guardian super abilities and heavy weaponry, which can destroy Goliath Tanks), likely Small Town level (Comparable to their AP as they are physical fighters)
Stamina: Superhuman (Hive Knights can fight for many years at a time.XXX: a golden amputation Hive can replenish their strength with tithes of powerVII - Ripe)
Range: Several Meters, up to Tens of Meters with magic, at least Kilometers with portals
Standard Equipment:
File:AscendantSword.jpg
* Ascendant Sword: Powerful Cleavers made of neither bone nor steel. Despite their mass, they swing easily, eager to tear into the Light. Through eons of slaughter they have grown sharp and hungry. These swords can cut through nearly all defenses.
Intelligence: Gifted (Even basic Knights will take command positions among groups and will have had hundreds of years experience. As powerful Knights, the Blades of Crota have eons of experience and they serve as Crota's vanguard.Ascendant Sword Every Hive has to maintain a careful balance of taking enough tithes to grow stronger, without dying in battle or being killed by other Hive for getting too greedy. As such it takes considerable cunning to become a Blade of Crota)
Weaknesses: A Blade of Crota's Arc Absorption Shield is vulnerable to attacks that fall under the Arc element. Failing to uphold their tithe of death to their Worm will result in their eventual consumption.
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
* Arc Absorption Shield: The Blades of Crota have a personal regenerating barrier with no openings that protects them from attacks.
* Wall of Darkness: The Blades of Crota can conjure a shield made of shadows that is impervious to harm in front of them.
*Acolyte Grenade: The Blades of Crota can conjure and throw a Solar explosive that leaves behind a pool of fire where it exploded.
*Claws: The Blades of Crota can cloak their claws in Arc energy to enhance their attacks.
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive:
Category:Destiny
Category:Science Fantasy Characters
Category:Game Characters
Category:Male Characters
Category:Evil Characters
Category:Antagonists
Category:Aliens
Category:Immortals
Category:Sword Logic Users
Category:Large Sized Characters
Category:Enhanced Senses Users
Category:Bodily Weaponry Users
Category:Self-Sustenance Users
Category:Weapon Masters
Category:Sword Users
Category:Magic Users
Category:Clairvoyance Users
Category:Empowerment Users
Category:Reactive Power Level Users
Category:Non-Physical Interaction Users
Category:Quantum Users
Category:Adaptation Users
Category:Corruption Users
Category:Corrosion Users
Category:Fungus Users
Category:Organic Users
Category:Reality Warpers
Category:Law Users
Category:Concept Users
Category:Teleportation Users
Category:Absorption Users
Category:Forcefield Users
Category:Fire Users
Category:Explosion Users
Category:Electricity Users
Category:Magnetism Users
Category:Space Users
Category:Portal Users
Category:Immortality Negation Users
Category:Regeneration Negation Users
Category:Resistance Negation Users
Category:Teams