I love how brilliant people hone their intelligence on such minor matters. It honestly impresses me. (This is positive) 😅

It wasn't emotional attachment to crota that brought oryx, you are using our human concept of love. Hive religion is extreme survival of the fittest, the best killer wins. Not only do they seek to survive, they actively seek out to eliminate the weak, and they actively seek out the strong to test their own strength against (why they spend 20,000 yrs killing each other, to become better killers). Oryx tossed crota to the vex and could have cared less if he died. He only "loved" crota once crota became an excellent killer. So when we killed crota, we elevated ourselves up the chain of command of killers. We were better killers than crota (because we defeated crota), and thus we were sought out as challengers. Last few verses of the book of sorrows. Oryx sought us out because we were good killers. Either oryx would become a better killer by defeating us, or oryx would lose and we would rightfully replace oryx as the superior killers. Which in a weird way, satisfies oryx desires. Whether him or someone else, he wants the best killer to win.

No, Oryx only personally came because we killed Crota. The Hive had already attacked Earth. Regardless, Oryx's nature demands that he seek out to eradicate all life in the universe that cannot defeat him. He was always coming for us, it's just a matter of when.

I didn't mean the Hive wouldn't be wrecking our shit otherwise. I mean Oryx clearly has a personal beef with us over the death of his son that goes beyond just ethos. Its the general theme of the narrative. Practically everyone from Eris to Zavala reminds you at least once that he's after you specifically because you killed Crota. Its even the basis of the commercial. It is an emotional attachment. The Book of Sorrows is fairly clear that the Hive have emotional attachments even if they express them in bizarre and horrific ways. I mean: [quote]For twenty thousand years they fought across the moons and they fought in the abyssal plains and lightning palaces of each other's sword spaces. And they killed each other again and again, so that they could practice death. Such was their love.[/quote] [quote]Oryx was glad, for he loved Xivu Arath. The Ecumene wailed in grief.[/quote] [quote]Oryx was glad, for he loved Savathûn. The Ecumene fled into the void.[/quote] [quote]I think that Savathûn and Xivu Arath are trying to steal the tablets from me. They must have cut off my tribute while I was away communing with the Deep. I love them so dearly. No one else is clever or strong enough to try to break me. No one else can give me this gift.[/quote] [quote]I love mighty Xivu more than a moon loves the tide. I’ll kill her for this. Over and over, forever and ever. When I get home from my wanderings in the Deep, and I take back my throne, I’m going to have children. That’s what I need. Sons and daughters to love and kill.[/quote] I mean, he described his daughters murdering each other over and over as "adorable" at one point. >.> The Hive are a dark mirror to us with their own morality and emotions. Which strike as alien and "evil". While they must likewise view Guardians as the -blam!-ed up ones.

I guess I misunderstood your initial post. I think we actually agree with each other.

Seems that way. Two people agreeing? +1 Forum Miracles.

Yeah I got more of an impression that he came because we were strong enough to defeat Crota. He seeks out those who are able to defeat him as part of his philosophy. I agree with you, I'm not sure it was as much of an emotional attachment as it was part of his ethos.