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[[File:Blast zone.jpg|300px|thumbnail|The Dreadnaught's superweapon, dealing the decisive blow on the Awoken fleet]]
The '''Battle of Saturn''' was the first conflict of [[the Taken War]], the invasion of the [[Solar System]] by [[Oryx, the Taken King]].

==Belligerents==
*[[The Reef]]
:*[[Mara Sov]], Queen of the Awoken
:*[[Prince Uldren Sov]], Master of Crows
:*[[Paladin]]s [[Leona Bryl]], [[Abra Zire]], [[Pavel Nolg]]
:*[[Techeun]]s [[Shuro Chi]], [[Sedia]], [[Kalli]]

*The [[Hive]]
:*[[Oryx, the Taken King]]

==The Battle==
Leading a massive fleet of [[Hive warship]]s and [[Tombship]]s with his [[Dreadnaught]], Oryx had come to destroy humanity in retribution for the death of his son, [[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]]. Oryx halted his fleet over [[Saturn]], and it was here that the [[Awoken]], led by their Queen [[Mara Sov]] and her brother [[Uldren Sov|Uldren]], attacked. The Awoken Fleet, consisting of multiple captured [[Fallen]] [[Ketch|Ketches]] and Awoken fighters, attacked Oryx's fleet by flying through Saturn's rings to take them by surprise. The space around the Hive armada quickly became filled with weapon discharges and explosions as furious combat erupted. The battle seemed relatively even, with the Hive suffering heavy losses among their warships and Tombships despite the destruction of many Awoken fighters.

From her flagship on one of the Ketches, Mara Sov stood with her [[Techeun|Techeuns]], working with them in order to conjure [[Harbinger]]s, massive homing energy projectiles that were then fired at the Hive fleet. The projectiles proved to be quite powerful, smashing through multiple Hive cruisers without slowing down, but when they impacted upon the hull of Oryx's Dreadnaught they simply faded away, leaving it undamaged. With the Queen's power useless, Oryx (who had been watching the battle from a room on his Dreadnaught) countered with a display of his own might. Using the Dreadnaught's primary weapon, Oryx sent out a massive shockwave that not only destroyed both the remainder of his own fleet and that of the Awoken, but also created a massive hole in Saturn's rings. As the weapon fired, many Awoken ships attempted to escape the blast, but were unsuccessful.

Though the battle ended in a devastating defeat for the Awoken, their attack had succeeded in damaging the Hive fleet to such an extent that Oryx was forced to keep his Dreadnaught in orbit over Saturn and send the Taken ahead to lay the groundwork for the invasion, rather than immediately advance on the inner worlds.

==Aftermath==
With the Awoken dealt with, Oryx turned his attention to the inner system, sending his Taken army to assault [[Cabal]] positions and facilities across Mars, which dealt massive casualties to the [[Dust Giants]], [[Blind Legion]], and [[Sand Eaters]] legions on the planet. During one of these attacks on a base on [[Phobos]], the Cabal were able to send a distress signal. [[Commander Zavala]] sent a [[Guardian]] in response, and the [[Last City]] learned of the threat of Oryx.

Meanwhile, the Awoken took stock of their losses. [[Paladin]] [[Kamala Rior]], one of only three surviving Paladins, conducted a search-and-rescue survey around Saturn and its moons, but failed to find any other survivors. The Reef leaders who had participated in the battle, including Paladin [[Yasmin Eld]], Paladin [[Leona Bryl]], Paladin [[Abra Zire]], Paladin [[Pavel Nolg]], [[Techeun]] [[Shuro Chi]], Techeun [[Sedia]], Techeun [[Kalli]]<ref>[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/allies/the-queen/the-coven '''Destiny Tracker''' - ''Grimoire: The Coven'']</ref>, and Queen Mara Sov, were officially declared deceased. With the Queen gone, [[Petra Venj]] was appointed acting regent-commander of the Reef.<ref>[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/inventory/special-weapons/telesto '''Destiny Tracker''' - ''Grimoire: Telesto'']</ref>

Uldren Sov, whose ship was specially shielded, survived the blast; his ship later crash-landed on [[Mars]]. As his [[Crow (device)|Crows]] repaired his ship, Uldren resolved to begin a search for his sister, sensing that she may still be alive.<ref name="The Aftermath">[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/allies/the-queen/the-aftermath '''Destiny Tracker''': ''Grimoire: Allies: The Queen: The Aftermath'']</ref>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny]]''
**''[[The Taken King]]'' {{1st}}