Crota, Son of Oryx

“	He hides in the dark below: the monster of Luna, the titanic god-Knight who walked the regolith beneath a sky of green fire and butchered the greatest army of Guardians ever assembled. We abandoned the Moon rather than face him.	„
	~ Description of Crota

Summary

Crota, Son of Oryx, also known as the "God-Knight", “Light-Destroyer” and the "Eater of Hope", is an ancient and powerful Hive Prince who infamously wielded the Sword of Crota and killed countless Guardians during the City's ill-fated campaign to reclaim the Moon.

Powers and Stats

Tier: 6-A | Low 2-C, possibly 2-C

Key: Material Space | Ascendant Plane

Name: Crota, Son of Oryx, The Hope-Eater, Son of Navigation, Eater of Hope, The God-Knight, Light-Destroyer, Worldbreaker, Breaker of Worlds, Prince of Annihilation, Sword of Pits

Origin: Destiny

Gender: Male

Age: Likely billions of years

Classification: Ascendant Hive, Heir to the Osmium Throne, Son of Oryx

Power and Abilities:

• Material Space
• Ascendant Plane

• Powers and Ablities
• Resistances

Sword Logic, Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Self-Sustenance (Types 1 and 2. Hive can do battle in outer space and subsist on tithes of death alone), Large Size (Type 0), Immortality (Types 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9; Hive won't die of age. Crota has a Throne World that allows him to come back even after complete physical erasure), Regeneration (At least Low-Godly, Crota can reform himself from his Oversoul), Acausality (Type 4), Non-Physical Interaction (Can consume the Light, destroy Vex energy/data constructs, interact with other Ascendants and Light and Dark can interact with ontology), Magic, Clairvoyance (The Sword Logic finds the weakest point in a structure and destroys it Powerful Hive also use Shriekers to survey their territory or remote locations), Mathematics Manipulation, Quantum Manipulation (Darkness manipulates reality at the quantum level), Adaptation (Hive can quickly develop adaptations. A Knight of Oryx adapted to the fighting style of a Knight of Xivu Arath by following Oryx's way), Corruption (The Hive corrupt their surroundings), Aura (All Ascendant Hive have an aura), Earth Manipulation, Illusion Creation, Telepathy (Should at least be capable of the same as Wizards and Knights), Organic Manipulation (Much of the Hive's technologies and structures are organic), Invulnerability (As a powerful Ascendant Hive, Crota is invulnerable even in the material universe. The weaker Thalnok, Fanatic of Crota, also became invulnerable in his attempt to emulate Crota), Death Manipulation and Conceptual Manipulation (Type 1; 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 death. Crota can use the power of Deathsongs, which reify death, describing it in its totality, made autonomous and universal, separate from any context or condition. They can invoke the ending of anything), Information Manipulation (Necrochasm, which was made from Crota's power, is an ontological weapon. Crota can sing Deathsongs), Biological Manipulation, Mind Manipulation and Pain Manipulation (Deathsongs can shred the flesh of their targets and cause them to bubble and burst apart. They can destroy the mind and inflict extreme pain), Subjective Reality (The Light and Darkness are ontological forces that grant power over that which is real, and that which isn’t), Reality Warping and Law Manipulation (Every demiurge, of every race, is a rulemaker, which changes reality to their power/will. As a powerful and high ranking Ascendant hive, Crota holds considerable sway over the Sword Logic), Fire Manipulation, Forcefield Creation (Crota is surrounded by a protective force field), Negation of Resurrection, Immortality, and Regeneration (At least Low-Godly by devouring the Light of their victim, the Hive can deny Guardian resurrection, and the Sword of Crota does this automatically), Resistance Negation (The Sword of Crota is an extremely powerful Ascendant Sword, which can override resistances through the Sword Logic), Absorption (The Sword of Crota is capable of tearing the Light from Guardians it touches, rendering them powerless), Reactive Power Level (Like all Hive, grows stronger when killing), Weapon Mastery (Crota has been fighting and killing with his sword for billions of years), space-Time Manipulation and Portal Creation (Powerful Knights such as Crota can cut portals through space and time), Dimensional Travel, and Summoning (Crota can summon Hive such as Wizards and Knights to aid him in battle)

Resistance to Information Analysis, Analytical Prediction, Duplication, Precognition, Power Mimicry (The Vex can't simulate paracausal entities), Power Absorption, Power Modification, Power Nullification (Nothing happens when he is hit by Suppression Grenades, which prevent the victim from using their abilities. As most of Crota's power comes from the Sword Logic it's difficult to affect his abilities without affecting the Sword Logic itself. Paracausal powers in general have proven difficult to steal), Subjective Reality, Reality Warping, Law Manipulation, Mathematics Manipulation, Information Manipulation, Conceptual Manipulation (Type 1), Statistics Reduction, Corruption, Existence Erasure, Void Manipulation, Possession (Crota is unaffected by the Taken Blight and Hive corruption. Deathsongs from his sisters and most Hive runes do not affect him and ontological weapons aren't any more effective againt him than other powerful weapons), Corrosion Inducement, Smoke Manipulation, Quantum Manipulation, Space-Time Manipulation, Gravity Manipulation, Black Hole Creation, Life and Energy-Absorption, Matter Manipulation (Macro-Quantum), Fire Manipulation, Temperature Manipulation, Radiation Manipulation, Light Manipulation, Magma Manipulation, Plasma Manipulation, Energy Manipulation, Electricity Manipulation, Magnetism Manipulation, Paralysis Inducement, Explosion Manipulation, Physics Manipulation, Absolute Zero, Crystal Manipulation, Vibration Manipulation, Resistance Negation, Status Effect Inducement, Telekinesis, Nanotechnology, Transmutation, Sound Manipulation, Curse Manipulation, Disease Manipulation, (Resists all Guardian abilities and can take many hits from their arsenal of weapons), Poison Manipulation, (Crota is unaffected by the various poisons the Guardian can use. Hive regularly drink poison and only a special sort of poison affects them), Biological Manipulation, Regeneration (At least Low-Godly, up to High-Godly) and Immortality (Types 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9) Negation (Unaffected by Deathsongs and weapons such as the Thorn, which can permanently kill Guardians), Sense Manipulation (Should not be affected by the whispers of Oversouls or the Helm of Saint-14), Pain Manipulation (The Hive feed on pain, including their own and Crota is unaffected by Deathsongs), Sealing (With powerful enough Sword Logic one can escape sealing that was previously effective), Soul Manipulation (His soul is not in his own body), Death Manipulation (His death is not in his own body, instead being stored in his Oversoul), Mind Manipulation and Madness Manipulation (Types 2 and 3; Crota is 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. He's also unaffected by its brain stain, infection by a contagious idea), and Fusionism (Crota can maintain his 'shape' within the Ascendant Plane)

• Powers and Abilities
• Resistances

All previous abilities to a much greater degree in addition to Abstract Existence (Type 1; residents of the Ascendant Realm exist as 'shapes', the immaterial foundation of their being, rather than being made out of matter), Dimensional Manipulation (Dûl Incaru, a weaker Hive God, can manifest a 4D waveform), Invulnerability (Through Crota's Sword Logic and the rules of his throne world, those without proper power in the Sword Logic are incapable of damaging him), Sense Manipulation (The whispers from Oversouls can cause one to go deaf), Death Manipulation and Conceptual Manipulation (Type 1; Crota killed death with his word and should be capable of similar feats as his sisters. The act of creating an Oversoul entails moving one's death away from themselves, resulting in them being unbound by death unless they are in the presence of their Oversoul), Subjective Reality (Those with power inside of the Ascendant Plane determine reality), Healing Negation (Crota's presence prevents healing), Negation of Resurrection, Immortality, and Regeneration (High-Godly; through the Oversoul's paracausal death impulse, as it is able to prevent Sunsinger resurrection as well as being extremely similar to the Deathsongs sung by Deathsingers), Existence Erasure and Soul Manipulation (Capable of obliterating foes using his Oversoul), Rage Power and Berserk Mode (After a period of ten minutes of fighting, Crota will become enraged. Once enraged, Crota will not stop activating his Oversoul until the offending being is destroyed)

All previous resistances to a far greater degree in addition to Resistance to Conceptual Manipulation (Type 1; unaffected by his sisters' Deathsongs)

Attack Potency: Continent level (Crota stomped an army of thousands of Guardians, including the likes of Ikora, to the point that they abandoned the Moon and made it a restriction zone. This makes him at least as strong as Inotam, Oblivion's Triune) | Universe level+ (Crota has created his own Throne World, an isolated reality within the Ascendant Plane, which is called a universe. Helped turn Oryx' Throne World inside out, with this Throne World having been described as infinite. Comparable to his sisters), possibly Low Multiverse level (Poses an immense threat to the same Guardian who defeated Atheon, Time's Conflux, though the Guardian's power outside of material space varies greatly), Durability Negation through a variety of powers and abilities

Speed: Massively Hypersonic+ (Comparable to powerful Guardians such as Warlocks. Faster than The Stormherd, who can hook lightning from the sky) | Unknown

Lifting Strength: Likely Class P (As a powerful Ascendant Hive he can physically match even the most powerful Guardians, such as Saint-14) | Immeasurable (Helped turn Oryx' Throne World, which is an infinite space-time continuum, inside out)

Striking Strength: Continent level | Universe level+, possibly Low Multiverse level

Durability: Continent level (Should be at least as durable as Inotam, Oblivion's Triune) | Universe level+, possibly Low Multiverse level (Can take hits from those comparable to him)

Stamina: Superhuman (Fought the Vex incursion to a stalemate for 100 years of local time until Oryx returned)

Range: Interdimensional, Several Meters with his sword, at least Kilometers with abilities | At least Multiversal (He can reach Interdimensional range with wounds created by their Sword Logic)

Standard Equipment:

• Sword of Crota: Crota's personal blade, the Sword of Crota is an extremely powerful Ascendant Blade and is capable of draining the Light from Guardians upon touch, as well as cutting holes through reality and into other spaces.
• Annihilator Totem: Annihilator Totems are Hive constructs found in Crota's netherworld that act as security measures, releasing blasts of energy that are capable of permanently killing Guardians, which are triggered by Crota at will.
• Oversoul: Ascendant Hive detach their souls from their physical bodies and contain them within Oversouls, which are then kept within that Hive's personal throne world. Oversouls enhance an Ascendant Hive's ability to survive death, as they protect that Hive's soul upon the loss of its physical body, and generate a paracausal death impulse, similar to the lethal ability of Hive Deathsingers, to eliminate any immediate threats.

Intelligence: Extraordinary genius (One of Oryx's oldest and mightiest champions. Has billions of years experience. Should be comparable to The Warpriest. As one of the Hive Gods he has in-depth knowledge of the universe's workings and he holds far more wisdom than avarage Wizards)

Weaknesses: If Crota is killed in his Throne World then he is killed permanently. If all his minions are all killed and his tithes of death are cut off, then his Worm will eventually consume him.

Notable Attacks/Techniques:

• Bane of the Swordless: Those without sufficient strength in the Sword Logic who attempt to enter certain parts of Crota's Throne World will be obliterated by Crota's Sword Logic.
• Presence of Crota: The presence of Crota stops all regeneration and/or healing abilities
• Darkness Blast: Crota can fire energy balls from his hands to attack enemies at range
• Oversoul's Gaze: Crota can activate his Oversoul at will, triggering the paracausal death impulse and conceptually killing anything in his throne world.

Notable Matchups

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