This post will outline the possible ways in which an artificial intelligence(in this case servitors)is capable of being taken. They are listed in order going from least to most complicated. Possibility 1: The servitor itself is not taken, but rather the ether within. The tannish organic substance emanating from the eye may be a byproduct of this taken ether. This is a stretch considering the closest comparison would be taken Vex, especially when ether is not as complex and does not have a mind or a “will” like radiolaria does. Possibility 2: the actual servitor is taken in the same way that weapons are taken, and the organic compound is either an ether byproduct, or a microorganism controlling the shell, but that’s unlikely Possibility 3: Possibility 2 but the the organic substance is just hive chitin and the servitor itself is controlled remotely. Possibility 4: It’s a fusion. The taken servitor can summon taken vex parts that shield it. The tentacles on the back of the servitor are actually vex tentacles, and the ether in the servitor was replaced by taken radiolaria. This allows it to summon taken vex eyes to shield itself. This is the most likely theory. Possibility 5: It’s 4 but with more. I’m a poet and you didn’t know it. Anyway, possibility 4 does not explain that organic substance. This one does. It’s Cabal skin. Thanks to Uldren’s magical adventures in the black garden, we now know that radiolaria has “interesting” effects on Cabal skin. It won’t be much of a stretch to say that taken radiolaria causes some swelling. This would also explain why the axion darts the servitor shoots out are swollen as well. I would hate to have written all of this just to find out that there is no reason and it’s just a taken servitor. Seriously. Bungie. I just gave you like 4 free explanations. Use em.