Dire Knight

Dire Knight
Biographical information
Species:	Taken
Faction:	Dire Taken
Rank:	Minor
Class:	Taken Knight
Combat information
Weapon(s):	Cleaver Taken Boomer
Abilities:	Rapid Movement Teleportation Strafe Roll Taken Burn Transverse Reed (Cleaver variant)

The Dire Knight is a type of Taken Knight which has been granted new offensive capabilities.

Gameplay

Dire Knights that use the Boomer do not possess any differences to normal Taken Knights in combat. The sword wielding variant has the Transverse Reed ability used by Dread Weavers and can pull opponents towards itself and strike at them with its Cleaver.

Known Dire Knights

• Mirmo
• Vorok, Excise Eternal

Variants

• Ravenous Dire Knight
• Servile Knight

Trivia

• Dire Knights are the only Dire Taken enemy type who did not have a change in their Taken ability.

Appearance

• Destiny: Episode: Heresy (First appearance)