Editing Draksis, Winter Kell

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|name= Draksis, Winter Kell
|image= [[File:Draksis-winter-kell-image.png|center|300px]]
|species= [[Fallen]]
|faction= [[House of Winter]]
|rank= [[Kell]] <br> [[Ultra]]
|class= [[Captain]]
|mission= [[Scourge of Winter]]
|gender= Male
|weapon= {{Icon|Solar}} [[Shrapnel Launcher]]
|ability= Teleportation <br> High Durability <br> Rapid Movement <br> Summon Fallen <br> {{Icon|Kinetic}} Ultra Smash <br> Brief Immunity
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{{Quote|The architect of Winter's strategy. And he still shows his strength on the front line.|[[Commander Zavala]]}}
'''Draksis, Winter Kell''' was the [[Kell]] to the [[Fallen]] [[House of Winter]]. Draksis was a prime target for the [[Vanguard]], after raiding jumpship reclamation convoys, which caused [[Hunter]] Vanguard [[Cayde-6]] to increase the [[Bounties|Bounty]] on him, alerting [[Guardian]]s to look for the Kell.

==Biography==
When [[Craask]], the [[Kell]] of the [[House of Kings]] called for a united [[Fallen]] attack against [[The Last City]] on [[Earth]] to take back [[Traveler|The Great Machine]], Draksis agreed to join the assault and led the [[House of Winter]] alongside the Kings and [[House of Devils]] forces. The [[Battle of the Twilight Gap]] ensued, but despite pushing to the City's walls, the Fallen failed due to the [[Guardian]]s' determination and powers, along with the [[House of Wolves]] being unable to join the assault as they were forced into the [[Reef Wars]]. Draksis would become a prime target for the [[Vanguard]] in the aftermath of the battle, as he continued raiding [[Jumpship]] reclamation convoys. This led [[Hunter]] Vanguard [[Cayde-6]] to quickly up the bounty on him, alerting Guardians to look for the Kell of Winter.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Enemies|Enemies]]/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership|Fallen Leadership]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen Leadership#Draksis, Winter Kell|Draksis, Winter Kell]]''</ref>

Following the Fallen's defeat at [[Twilight Gap]], Draksis eventually relocated Winter to the [[Ishtar Sink]] on [[Venus]] and began plundering the secrets of the [[Ishtar Collective]]. Draksis established a stronghold within the caves of Venus known as [[Winter's Lair]], with his House's [[Ketch]], the [[Wintership Simiks-Fel]] at its heart. After [[Grayliks, Winter Baron|Grayliks]]'s failed mission into [[The Archive (location)|The Archive]] and death, The Vanguard located Draksis' forces and [[The Guardian]] fought through his [[Kell's Guard|Guard]]s and onto the Fallen Ketch. The Guardian would confront the Kell within his throne room and kill him thereafter, leaving the House leaderless.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]] - [[Scourge of Winter]]''</ref>

Later, the House of Wolves, led by [[Skolas, Kell of Kells|Skolas]], attacked the House of Winter, causing Skolas to gain control of the Winter Fallen and declare himself the '''Kell of Kells'''.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] - [[A Kell Rising]]''</ref> However, his rebellion would fail and be put down as he was captured and later executed by the same Guardian who killed Draksis.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] - [[Prison_of_Elders/Strategy#Skolas, Kell of Kells|Skolas's Revenge]]''</ref>

==Gameplay==
Draksis is the primary target in the "[[Scourge of Winter]]" [[Story]] mission. Upon entering the throne room, he will stand in-front of his throne with two of his [[Kell's Guard]] and remain idle until disturbed or all of the combatants are killed and will begin engaging the player. He is armed with a [[Shrapnel Launcher]] for ranged combat and can teleport across the room to evade enemy fire. As with any [[Ultra]], melee combat is ill-advised, because he will perform an Ultra Smash that can heavily damage or outright kill the player. Once his health lowers, he will summon [[Shank]]s, [[Dreg]]s and [[Stealth Vandal]]s to his aid. Equipping a high blast radius [[Rocket launcher|rocket launcher]] with Tracking is recommended because it can reliably damage Draksis from long range, even when he teleports away from the rocket. Due to this, the player is more likely to land a direct hit and stagger him, allowing the player to freely damage him for a moment.

==Trivia==
*Despite being the Kell of the House of Winter, Draksis wears armor with [[House of Devils]] colors and iconography.
**This is due to Draksis reuses the model of [[Riksis, Devil Archon]], with no significant changes. Whether this is a developer oversight or not is unknown.
*Draksis is the first Kell ever encountered in [[Destiny]].
*Draksis's Grimoire card has him preparing to do a Fallen melee attack despite him being unable to preform this animation as his melee attack is an Ultra Smash. This trait is only shared by [[Qodron, Gate Lord]].

==Gallery==
<Gallery>
File:DraksisKell.png| Draksis challenging Guardians
File:DraksisWinterKell.jpg|300px|thumb|Draksis in his Throne Room
</Gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[The Dark Below]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]]'' {{Mo}}

==References==
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[[Category:Enemies]]
[[Category:Fallen characters]]