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{{Quote|We speak now of other things... of formless devourers made of dream, who sleep in burning prisons. The shapeshifters sated by the cascading imaginings of primitive sentience. Omnivores of intellect and the energies of waking life [...] Before time, they wordlessly spoke the universe into existence.|Unidentified spiritual leader}}<ref>''Marathon'' (2026), Codex, Confiscated Colonial Folklore: STRANGE SERMON</ref>

The '''W'rkncacnter''' are believed to be mythical chaotic entities or entity, that are described as ancient as the universe and of unimaginable power. 

Its existence is hinted at in the storyline of ''[[Marathon 2: Durandal]]'', and its release from [[Lh'owon|Lh'owon's]] star becomes a major plot point during [[Marathon Infinity]]. 

== S'pht mythology ==
The W'rkncacnter is a central part of the [[S'pht|S'pht's]] founding mythology. According to terminals found in the bunkers under the Citadel, the spread of the  W'rknacacnter caused Lh'owon's founders, [[Yrro]] and [[Pthia]], to colonize the planet. After the W'rkncacnter's arrival and murder of Pthia, Yrro trapped the creature in Lh'owon's sun and gave Lh'owon to the S'pht.<ref name = "sixthousandterm4">[https://marathon.bungie.org/story/citadel.html#M2.13.4.1 ''Marathon 2: Durandal'', '''Six Thousand Feet Under''', Terminal 4]</ref>

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In primordial space, timeless creatures made waves. These waves created us and the others. Waves were the battles, and the battles were waves.

Fleeing all W'rkncacnter, Yrro and Pthia settled upon Lh'owon. They brought the S'pht, servants who began to shape the deserts of Lh'owon into marsh and sea, rivers and forests. They made sisters for Lh'owon to protect and maintain the paradise.

When the W'rkncacnter came, Pthia was killed, and Yrro in anger, flung the W'rkncacnter into the sun. The sun burned them, but they swam on its surface.

– Six Thousand Feet Under, Terminal 4
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== ''Marathon Infinity'' ==
[[Marathon Infinity]] describes the W'rkncacnter as a race of beings who "live in chaos, creating it around them." Over time, they have become imprisoned in the more "chaotic" aspects of the universe: stars, storms and black holes are all named as prisons. Freeing a W'rkncacnter is possible, but very difficult given the nature of their prisons. Their capabilites are only stated vaguely as chaotic beings impossible to calculate or control, obeying rules different to those ruling the universe.<ref>[https://marathon.bungie.org/story/necedemalis_reordered.html#M3.01.0.1 ''Marathon Infinity'', '''Ne Cede Malis''', Terminal 0]</ref>

The W'rkncacnter are present in the myths of thousands of worlds, most of which are now uninhabitable, and tales of their destructive power have survived all over the galaxy for over 60 million years.<ref name = "bigtimeterm1">[https://marathon.bungie.org/story/bigtime.html#M3.24.1.1 ''Marathon Infinity'', '''You Think You're Big Time? You're Gonna Die Big Time!''' Terminal 1]</ref>

When the [[Pfhor]] uses the [[trih xeem]] device to send the star into an early nova, the creature is released to the horror and destruction of both the Pfhor under [[Tfear]],<ref>[https://marathon.bungie.org/story/manuali.html ''Marathon Infinity'', Manual, page 4 - 5]</ref><ref>[https://marathon.bungie.org/story/aiemaksicur.html#M3.28.0.1 ''Marathon Infinity'', '''Aie Mak Sicur''', Terminal 0]</ref> and [[Durandal]].<ref>[https://marathon.bungie.org/story/necedemalis_reordered.html#M3.01.0.1 ''Marathon Infinity'', '''Ne Cede Malis''', Terminal 0]</ref>

== Uncertainties and speculation ==
Whether W'rkncacnter is a singular entity or an alien race is unclear. It is speculated that the W'rkncacnter are a race that is represented as a singular entity in the S'pht mythos, much like their mythological character Yrro has been speculated to be a singularization of the Jjaro. [[Durandal]]/[[Thoth]] in Marathon Infinity describes the legendary W'rkncacnter as having distinct identities and any theories trying to shed light on their nature rely heavily on speculation.

== Trivia ==
*In [[Bungie]]'s [[Wikipedia:Halo (franchise)|Halo series]], the [https://www.halopedia.org/Precursor Precursors] fill the same role as the W'rkncacnter as primordial beings responsible for creating much of the known universe.

== Trivia ==

*There is evidence to suggest that the 'Dreaming God' in Pathways Into Darkness may, in fact, have been a W'rkncacnter. This would be consistent with the fact that the Jjaro also appeared in Pathways Into Darkness (albeit only in the manual). Also their method of "proper disposal" was going to be the tried and true method of trapping them in the sun or another nearby star.
*In Destiny, the Deep is described as "the waves, which are battles, and the battles are the waves." It is [https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/14tg4mm/is_the_traveler_from_destiny_a_wrkncacnter/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3 theorized] that the Traveler is a W'rkncacnter or Dreaming God.

== References ==
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