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== Gameplay ==
== Gameplay ==
Riksis is a boss in the [[Restoration]], [[story mission]], the second mission in the game. He is armed with a Shrapnel Launcher for ranged combat, and has higher health and attack strength than normal Fallen, and drops an [[NLS Drive]].<ref name="E3 2013 Demo">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXTXPe7JIUk '''YouTube''': ''E3 2013 Destiny Gameplay Demo'']</ref> It is recommended that [[Guardians]] keep their distance from him, as once stirred he is unpredictably elusive and quick with a wave of power called the "Ultra Smash"<ref name="Gameplay commentary">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3G3V5PCJbk '''YouTube''': ''Building the Destiny E3 Reveal - Bungie Commentary'']</ref>, an extremely powerful area-of-effect melee attack that causes Guardians to experience tremendous knockback, unless the attack kills them instantly. Guardians should rely on their class abilities such as grenades and Supers when fighting him, or just avoid him if they want to wait for a later battle. Riksis will sometimes hide behind the supports in the area you fight him, forcing you to always find new ways of attack.<ref name = "Transcript"/>
Riksis serves as the boss in the [[Restoration]] [[story mission]]. He is armed with a Shrapnel Launcher for ranged combat, and has higher health and attack strength than normal Fallen, and drops an [[NLS Drive]].<ref name="E3 2013 Demo">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXTXPe7JIUk '''YouTube''': ''E3 2013 Destiny Gameplay Demo'']</ref> It is recommended that [[Guardians]] keep their distance from him, as once stirred he is unpredictably elusive and quick with a wave of power called the "Ultra Smash"<ref name="Gameplay commentary">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3G3V5PCJbk '''YouTube''': ''Building the Destiny E3 Reveal - Bungie Commentary'']</ref>, an extremely powerful area-of-effect melee attack that causes Guardians to suffer significant damage as well as tremendous knockback, unless the attack kills them instantly, in which it often does. He will also get support from other Fallen, as they will continuously drop from the ceiling after each wave of adds is killed. Guardians should use their class abilities such as grenades and Supers when fighting him, or just avoid him if they want to wait for a later battle. <ref name = "Transcript"/>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==

Revision as of 20:38, June 16, 2016

"Die!"
— Riksis[1]
Riksis, Devil Archon
Fallen rixis render.png
Biographical information

Species:

Fallen

Faction:

House of Devils

Rank:

Archon

Class:

Captain

Gender:

Male

Combat information

Mission:

Restoration

Weapon(s):

Shrapnel Launcher

Abilities:

Teleport
Ultra Smash
Summon Fallen

 

Riksis, Devil Archon[2] is the Fallen Archon of Sepiks Prime and a leader of the House of Devils in the Cosmodrome in Old Russia, known for collecting the skulls of dead Guardians as offerings to Sepiks Prime itself.[3]

Gameplay

Riksis serves as the boss in the Restoration story mission. He is armed with a Shrapnel Launcher for ranged combat, and has higher health and attack strength than normal Fallen, and drops an NLS Drive.[1] It is recommended that Guardians keep their distance from him, as once stirred he is unpredictably elusive and quick with a wave of power called the "Ultra Smash"[4], an extremely powerful area-of-effect melee attack that causes Guardians to suffer significant damage as well as tremendous knockback, unless the attack kills them instantly, in which it often does. He will also get support from other Fallen, as they will continuously drop from the ceiling after each wave of adds is killed. Guardians should use their class abilities such as grenades and Supers when fighting him, or just avoid him if they want to wait for a later battle. [3]

Trivia

He was called "Rixis, Archon Slayer" in early builds. [3]He originally appeared inside The Breach before being moved to the Restoration mission.[1]

Gallery

List of appearances

References

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