| Araskes, the Trickster
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| Biographical Information
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Other Names:
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Araskes, the Wit
Butcher of Bamberga
Slayer of the Psyche Hordes
Terminus of the Gray Legion
Sliver of the Shadowed Veil
Bandit of Old Bassa
Dire Siren of Valian's Reprieve
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Homeworld:
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Riis
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Species:
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Fallen
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Faction:
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House of Exile (formerly)
Scorn
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Rank:
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Baron
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Class:
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Ultra Raider
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Gender:
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Female [1]
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Height:
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12'
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| Combat Information
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Mission:
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Target: The Trickster
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Weapon(s):
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Scorn Rifle
Web Mines
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Abilities:
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Teleportation
Ether Smoke Dash
Brief Immunity
Rapid Movement
High Durability
Summon Scorn
Ultra Smash
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- "Whatever you do, don’t trust anything she touches. I promise you, it’ll bite."
- — Cayde-6.[2]
Araskes, the Trickster, is a Baron of the Scorn. It seems that the Trickster takes on the form of a Raider, as she is able to use an Ether Smoke Dash to escape the player.
Biography[edit]
Little is known about her beyond legends of her own creation. As the spokesman and envoy of the Scorn, she is often the first to strike. Utilizing cloaking technology and leaving traps for unsuspecting enemies, Araskes has little skill in all-out battle beyond her ability to avoid it.[2]
She bartered with the Spider, and nearly cost him his life, she swindled numerous Hunter Bounties and profited off of them, she won battles where there is none, killed more rivals than could become one. At one point, she is known for her gambling habits in the Tangled Shore, it wasn't until the Cayde's Six came along to eliminate her, though she managed to get away, unbenounced to her, Cayde left a tracking device that would lead them to the other Barons.
She was captured later alongside the other Scorn Barons and imprisoned within the Prison of Elders. A year after the events of the Red War she was freed by Uldren Sov and was witness to the murder of Cayde-6 at his hand.[2] She established herself in Diaviks Mine afterward, attempting a shipment of rigged engrams to The Last City, but was stopped by the Guardian.
When returning to the Prison of Elders, The Guardian team sent there failed to realize that the Warden Servitor was tampered by the Trickster herself.
Personality[edit]
- "A liar and a schemer. Friendly advice: Trust nothing that she touches."
- — The Spider
Araskes has demonstrated herself to be quite sadistic, as she seems to take perverse joy in duping the Guardian and cackling insanely whenever they fall for one of her traps. She also seems to be quite unhinged, frequently laughing in her dialogue, speaking in a maniacal, almost sing-song voice, and calling herself pronouns such as "our" or "we" rather than "me" or "I". She also seems to be quite overconfident, as she lured the Guardian directly into her lair in the hopes that the Guardian would fall at the hands of another trap, which ultimately lead to her death.
Her greatest weapon is the dissolution of truth, she gives people certainty, only to reshuffle the deck, she grants us desire only to come to regret it. She is described as the "first among devils to gods", where she is unknowable, unpure and her tongue would cut down anyone before their body fell, makes you question your own actions and the depths of her deceit, whether or not if we really killed the Trickster or if her trap is set.[3]
Gameplay[edit]
True to her nature, Araskes engages in little direct combat, preferring to use her smoke dash ability to escape trouble. She will also deploy Web Mines disguised as loot as well as bombs made to resemble Exotic Engrams, both as a means to distract and trick Guardians as she is chased down. When cornered, she will chip away at The Guardian's health from a distance with her Scorn Rifle, stomp the ground when faced at close range, teleport to evade or flank her opponent, and call for aid from lesser Scorn units. Due to her tendency to slip away from an engagement, it is best to keep watch of her by following her smoke trails. Once spotted again, one must keep the attack on her as to not let her escape.
- [laughs] Oh no... it found our factory of delights. If only we planned for this... [laughs]
- [laughs] Welcome, minion of Cayde-6. [laughs]
- [laughs] It wants revenge? Yes, we deserve it. Here is some ammo for you. [laughs]
Gallery[edit]
Close up of the Trickster
- Araskes is the second shortest member of the Scorn Barons.
- Araskes is the First Female Fallen to be seen Speaking English Second being Elykris, the Machinist.
- According to dialogue from the Warden of Nothing strike, The Drifter had some relation with Araskes.
List of appearances[edit]
References[edit]
Bosses in Destiny 2
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| Story Missions
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Acanthos, Gate Lord • Agoros, Gatekeeper • Besurith, Daughter of Crota • Brann, the Unbent Blade • Bruiser Thurn • Dominus Ghaul • Elykris, the Machinist • Enforcer Rusk • Entangled Mind • Erruk, the Taken • Eye of the Swarm • Fikrul, the Fanatic • Final Guard Straff • Garmurg • Gothrax, Protector of the Swarm • Hapax, the Convergent Mind • Irausk, Herald of Savathûn • Jaliks, Fallen Captain • Khartion, Archival Mind • Kiriks-16 • Kreth, the Living Skyfire • Mahesh, the Bitter • Maksor, Starving Scavenger • Methodios, Module Proxy • Modular Sigma • Modular Upsilon • Network Protector • Nokris, Herald of Xol • Norr, the Taken • Panoptes, Infinite Mind • Pashk, the Searing Will • Purifier Vurst • Scorn of the Fanatic • Scorn Walker • Skriviks, the Sharp-Eyed • Teleks-5 • Telksis the Pillager, Kell's Scourge • Thumos, the Unbroken • Tikkis, Diminished Scrapper • Tyranos, Gatekeeper • Ubara, Hive Prince • Voice of Riven • Wyr, the Taken • Xol, Will of the Thousands • Phylaks, the Warrior • Praksis, the Technocrat • Eramis, Kell of Darkness • Kridis, Dark Priestess
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| Strikes
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Baurisk, Envoy of Savathûn • Belmon, Transcendent Mind • Bracus Zahn • Brakion, Genesis Mind • Dendron, Root Mind • Fikrul, the Fanatic • Grask, the Consumed • Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota • In Anânh, Brood Queen • Ignovun, Chosen of Caiatl • Kargen, the Technocrat • Navôta, Eir Spawn • Nokris, Herald of Xol • Protheon, Modular Mind • Savathûn's Song • Sedia, the Corrupted • Thaviks, the Depraved • The Mad Warden • Valus Thuun • Xol, Will of the Thousands
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| Raids
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Royal Beasts • Emperor Calus • Shuro Chi, the Corrupted • Kalli, the Corrupted • Morgeth, the Spirekeeper • Riven of a Thousand Voices • Ablazed Glory, Kell's Scourge • Insurrection Prime, Kell's Scourge • Gahlran's Deception • Gahlran, the Sorrow-Bearer • Consecrated Mind, Sol Inherent • Sanctified Mind, Sol Inherent • Crypt Security • Atraks-1, Fallen Exo • Taniks, the Abomination
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| Raid Lairs
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| Dungeons
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| Adventures
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Araskes, the Trickster • Azyrax, Exalted Conjurer • Blood Cleaver • Curator Arrox • Cyronax • Defender Born • Defender Hahn • Drusk, the Crushing Fist • Elyksul, Assault Leader • Enforcer Karch • Herald of Savathûn, Proxy • Hiraks, the Mindbender • Investigator Prurg • Investigator Tosusk • Iraz, Eye of Savathûn • Jagad, the Overwhelming Surge • Kagathos, Empathic Mind • Kaniks, the Mad Bomber • Merix-5 • Nalcthor, the Crystaline • Network Minotaur • Ordnance Keeper Tulg • Pirrha, the Rifleman • Prusk, the Unequaled Maul • Raktar, the Unrelenting • Relentless Grak • Reksis Vahn, the Hangman • S.A.B.E.R.-0.6 • Security Chief Kolg • Skexsis, Outcast Captain • Spekkis, Pike Captain • Taksor, Scavenger Raider • Taskmaster Vazar • Teliks, Bandit Captain • Tekton, Constructive Mind • Valus Traud, Proxy • Vex Warden • Viadon, Inquisitor Mind • Warden Derg • Yaviks, the Rider
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| Lost Sectors
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Azilis, Dusk Marauder • Calzar, Scarred Captain • Devourer Darg • Drekthas, Metal Captain • Dust-Choked Thrag • Fortifier Yann • Garut Gra'am • Golmuut • Graxus, Blind Captain • Inkasi, Disciple of Quria • Kalsis, Sunless Captain • Karugul • Keldrik, Drained Captain • Kurg, the All-Seeing Force • Mazan, Lost Captain • Nariks Reborn • Nightmare of Arguth, the Tormented • Nightmare of Kelnix Reborn • Nightmare of Reyiks, Actuator • Nightmare of Rizaahn, the Lost • Pakrion • Pandrok, Pillar of Nothing • Phyzann, Drowned Captain • Primus Cal'aug • Qeldron, Keeper • Rannix, Drenched Captain • Ruined Mind • Segrex, the Tainted • Talas, Dusk Captain • Thaan'Hul • Thyrdron • Ur Haraak, Disciple of Quria • Varghul, Fragment of Oryx • Vendraxis, Shadow of Oryx • Vilzii, Scorn Chieftain • Yirksii, Subversive Chieftain • Zerz, the Unstoppable Weight • Zetix-7
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| Patrol
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Abyssal Champion • Abyssal Sorcerer • Arsenal Walker • Barit, Imprisoned Flayer • Blightmaker • Choking Blade • Demented Abomination • Elite Mercury Defender • Empathic Sentinel • Ereshkel, Insight of Savathûn • Excavator Valus • Falysion, Frenzied Mind • Fanatic's Chosen • Ghalsis, Pilferer Captain • Glomus, the Severing Slash • Hemolymph Repair Shank • Infiltrator Valus • Integration Mind • Kashur, the Infinite Blaze • Kathok, Roar of Xol • Kiphoris, the Eclipsed • Kudazad, Binder of Savathûn • Lurg, the Burning Shield • Mercury Conqueror • Mercury Defender • Moag, the Deafening Volley • Naktal, Fury of Savathûn • Nur Abath, Crest of Xol • Prime Ether Servitor • Rudoc, Imprisoned Flayer • Salvaged Walker • Shambling Torrent • Soaring Keen • Subterranean Mind • Terminus Keeper • Thox, the Smoldering Wasp • Vanbaluk, Trusted of Savathûn • Vex Gate Lord • Viadion, Cleansing Mind • Viadion, Transformed Mind • War Hound • Watchful Harpy • Vrees, Imprisoned Flayer • Wretch Captain • Xegonion, Warped Mind • Yalsis, the Igniter
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| World Quests
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Brandaks Prime • Commander Truvul • Drensik, Venom of Oryx • Elatiox, Beloved of Quria • Hagios, Reverent Mind • Haraal, Venom of Oryx • Ir Arok, Tongue of Quria • Kraug, the Undeterred • Mithrax, the Forsaken • Raksil, Archon Priest • Serkuleks, the Fount • Val Bulgur • Val Garurc• Zarik, the Booming Voice
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| Escalation Protocol
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| Lost Forges
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| The Menagerie
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| Nightmare
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| The Sundial
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| Battlegrounds
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