Daemon

Daemons are a variant of Proxies found in the Infinite Forest on Mercury. They are Major enemies that act as passage keepers for the Sol Collective (Gatekeepers). When a Daemon spawns, the door to the next area turns red instead of white and stays locked until every Daemon spawned for that gate is defeated. A 'Forest Pathway Cleared' message then confirms the gate is open. Several Daemons can spawn at once.

Daemons are variants of enemies from the Fallen, Hive, Vex and Cabal factions, such as Shank, Acolyte, Harpy and Scorpius variants. The Encryption Daemon is a Hydra variant. Daemons first appeared in Destiny 2: Curse of Osiris. The name is taken from the computing term 'daemon'.