The other day, I was playing King's Fall with my raid team. As I played, I was listening to [i]Sound of Silence[/i], Disturbed's version of course, and it got me thinking. The whole song is dark and somber, quite fitting for Oryx, or so I thought. I thought the line, "And in the naked light I saw, ten thousand people maybe more." Would be like the guardians that kill Oryx were remembering all the guardians that were killed by Oryx. Here's the kicker. Lore wise, we are the first guardians that fought Oryx. And we kill him in both realms on the first run. So, I started thinking. Who is the deadliest endgame boss? Atheon? Crota? Skolas(h*** no)? Oryx? Here's what I got. [u]Atheon[/u]- Three guardians, Kabr, Praedith, and Pahanin, went into the Vault of Glass. This was supposed to be just another strike. They were confident and strong, but they were no match for what hid inside. The Templar and the oracles erased the fireteam from existence, one by one. When Kabr's team never returned, the Vanguard sent more teams to either rescue them and/or complete the mission, kill Atheon. Many guardians died in the Vault. Hundreds. Thousands. It wasn't until about a decade later when six powerful guardians (us) were brought back and sent into the Vault of Glass. With the help of the Aegis built by Kabr, we killed Atheon. His reign was over. Do you want the proof that thousands of guardians were killed in the Vault? Go to the chamber just outside of Atheon's room and look around. Those white specs flying around are ghost cores lost. [u]Crota[/u]- On the moon, a great war raged. Ten thousand guardians fought the invading Hive on the cratered surface of Luna. The battle lasted for years and neither side was gaining ground. Where the guardians wielded Light, the Hive wielded Darkness. The knight, Crota son of Oryx, joined the front lines and slayed many guardians. It was that knight that conquered the moon and reduced the guardians' strength to a tenth of what it was. The battle was known as the Great Disaster. When Crota hid in the core of the moon, he became a legend in his own right. Years later, Hive activity increased. It was Eriana-3 that led a six member raid team into the Oversoul Throne. They attempted to kill Crota, but were killed instead. Adding five more kills to Crota's toll. Eris, the only survivor of Eriana's team, was lucky to find the guardians responsible for Atheon. It was them (us) that went into the pit and ended Crota's killing spree. (He almost beat the Architect's kill streak). [u]Skolas[/u]- Skolas was responsible for the Cybel Uprising. Many Awoken were killed, but they did succeed in capturing the House of Wolves. When the guardian visited the Queen while seeking for the Black Garden, the House of Wolves were serving as the Queen's personal guard as punishment. Skolas also led the second rebellion against the Awoken. This second battle led to even more Awoken deaths. The Queen asked for many guardians to assist in the hunt of the House of Wolves. Several guardians died, but three guardians (us) captured Skolas. In the Prison of Elders, more guardians were killed. Skolas fended himself off of many assassination attempts. It was the three guardians that imprisoned Skolas (*sighs* us) that killed him. [u]Oryx[/u]- When Oryx arrived, the Awoken fleet engaged him above Saturn. The battle was short lived, ending when Oryx unleashed his super weaopn. His Oversoul turned into the primary cannon of the Dreadnought. Oryx Took Cabal stationed on Phobos. The base was destroyed. When three guardians (us once again) arrived, the Taken had already overrun the base. Cabal and Hive were fighting alongside each other as Taken, servants of Oryx. The three guardians of legend found Oryx's ascendant realm hidden inside the Dreadnought. They fought Oryx and banished him from the material realm. Oryx Took himself before he was killed. It wasn't long until the guardians formed a raid team and fought Oryx again. This time, Oryx was killed and knocked into Saturn's gravity. Oryx killed many Awoken and Took legions of other species. Unlike his son and many other beings of high importance, no guardians were killed by Oryx. The six guardians (us) were the first guardians to engage him, and we succeeded. Out of all the endgame bosses, Oryx was the only one who had no guardian kills. Even his son did, yet he still calls himself King. Hmm. Tell me what y'all think. [i]Keep fighting, Guardians [/i] My Library: https://www.bungie.net/en/Clan/Post/1371758/179573899/0/0