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===Fall of the Archon===
===Fall of the Archon===
[[File:Riksis2.gif|thumb|right|300px|The Devil's Archon, Riksis]]
[[File:Riksis2.gif|thumb|300px|The Devil's Archon, Riksis]]
{{quote|Taking down an Archon is no easy task. With the master of the Fallen servitors gone, the House of Devils will scramble to protect their Prime Servitor.|[[Commander Zavala]].}}<ref name="Res S">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire:Activities/Story:_Earth,_Old_Russia#Restoration|Restoration]]''</ref>
{{quote|Taking down an Archon is no easy task. With the master of the Fallen servitors gone, the House of Devils will scramble to protect their Prime Servitor.|[[Commander Zavala]].}}<ref name="Res S">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire:Activities/Story:_Earth,_Old_Russia#Restoration|Restoration]]''</ref>


Their dominance was uncontested for years until a newly risen [[Guardian]] was sighted attempting to escape the Fallen's territory. The Devils alerted their presence to Riksis after they had killed [[Rahn, Devil Captain]] and stole a [[Jumpship]] meant for scrap in [[Dock 13]]. The young Guardian quickly escapes the [[Cosmodrome]] and the Archon's reach just as his troops fire their [[Wire Rifle]]s at them and miss.<ref name="Rises">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]'', ''PlayStation 4'', ''Activision Blizzard'', ''[[A Guardian Rises]]''</ref> Later, Riksis acquires an [[NLS Drive]] to bait the Guardian's return and engages them in battle as they try to secure it. He summons reinforcements to ambush the Guardian and shoots them with his [[Shrapnel Launcher]], but is killed in the end.<ref name="Res">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]'', ''PlayStation 4'', ''Activision Blizzard'', ''[[Restoration]]''</ref>
Their dominance was uncontested for years until a newly risen [[Guardian]] was sighted attempting to escape the Fallen's territory. The Devils alerted their presence to Riksis after they had killed [[Rahn, Devil Captain]] and stole a [[Jumpship]] meant for scrap in [[Dock 13]]. The young Guardian quickly escapes the [[Cosmodrome]] and the Archon's reach just as his troops fire their [[Wire Rifle]]s at them and miss.<ref name="Rises">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]'', ''PlayStation 4'', ''Activision Blizzard'', ''[[A Guardian Rises]]''</ref> Later, Riksis acquires an [[NLS Drive]] to bait the Guardian's return and engages them in battle as they try to secure it. He summons reinforcements to ambush the Guardian and shoots them with his [[Shrapnel Launcher]], but is killed in the end.<ref name="Res">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]'', ''PlayStation 4'', ''Activision Blizzard'', ''[[Restoration]]''</ref>


The death of the Archon was celebrated by the [[Last City]] and the Devils quickly heightened their security for Sepiks as the absence of Riksis left it vulnerable for attack.<ref name="Res"/> Soon enough, the [[Vanguard]] immediately issued a [[Strike]] operation and the Prime Servitor was destroyed by a fireteam of Guardians. This left the Devils' leadership with a power vacuum that many rising Archons attempt to fill,<ref name="Saber2">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership#S.A.B.E.R.-2|S.A.B.E.R.-2]]''</ref> including [[Karrhis, Archon Rising]]. Two years later, [[Aksis, Archon Prime|Aksis]], a former disgraced Devil priest, would become Riksis’ successor and soon introduced the Fallen House to [[SIVA]].
The death of the Archon was celebrated by the [[Last City]] and the Devils quickly heightened their security for Sepiks as the absence of Riksis left it vulnerable for attack.<ref name="Res"/> Soon enough, the [[Vanguard]] immediately issued a [[Strike]] operation and the Prime Servitor was destroyed by a fireteam of Guardians. This left the Devils' leadership with a power vacuum that many rising Archons attempt to fill,<ref name="Saber2">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership#S.A.B.E.R.-2|S.A.B.E.R.-2]]''</ref> including [[Karrhis, Archon Rising]]. Two years later, [[Aksis, Archon Prime|Aksis]], a former disgraced Devil [[Splicer]], would become Riksis' successor by rebuilding their Prime Servitor into [[Sepiks Perfected]] and soon introduced the Fallen House to [[SIVA]].


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
[[File:Riksis.gif|thumb|right|300px|Riksis unleashing a Ultra Smash]]
[[File:Riksis.gif|thumb|300px|Riksis unleashing a Ultra Smash]]


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>  
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>  
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