Editing Fikrul, the Fanatic

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{{about|the Fallen [[Archon]]|the [[Vex]] unit|Fanatic}}
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|name= Fikrul, the Fanatic
|othernames= The Fanatic <br>Fikrul, Master of Souls<br>Fikrul, Shadow Priest<br>The Heretic<br>VIP #4503
|image= [[File:Fikrulthefanatic1.png|300px]]
|homeworld= [[Riis]]
|birth=
|death=
|species= [[Fallen]] {{c|formerly}} <br> [[Scorn]]
|faction= [[House of Wolves]] {{c|formerly}} <br> [[House of Exile]] {{c|formerly}}
|rank= [[Archon]] <br> [[Ultra]]
|class= [[Chieftain]]
|gender= Male<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore:The Lawless Frontier#An Evolution of Faith|An Evolution of Faith]]''</ref>
|mission= [[Scorned]] <br> [[Nothing Left to Say]] <br> [[The Hollowed Lair]]
|weapon= {{icon|Arc}} [[Fanatic's Staff]]
|ability= {{icon|Arc}} Wrath of the Scorned <br> {{icon|Arc}} Shocking Effect <br> Ether Immunity Shield <br> Displacement <br> Tethered Debuff <br> Summon Scorn <br> High Durability <br> Teleportation <br> Temporary [[Absorption Shield]] {{c|{{icon|Solar}} or {{icon|Void}} or {{icon|Arc}}}} <br> {{icon|Kinetic}} Ultra Smash
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{{Quote|I will pay any price... to be there when you die!|Fikrul.<ref name=GIBarons>[https://www.gameinformer.com/video-feature/2018/07/16/new-gameplay-today-destiny-2-forsakens-second '''Game Informer''': ''New Gameplay Today - Destiny 2: Forsaken's Second Campaign Mission'']</ref>}}

'''Fikrul, the Fanatic''' is the leader of the [[Scorn|Scorned Baron]]s, and the [[Archon]] of the [[Scorn]]. As the only member of the group to escape capture, he fled into hiding while his comrades were imprisoned within the [[Prison of Elders]]. Fikrul believes that the Scorn are the natural evolution of the [[Eliksni]], and that through his leadership, the race can find immortality. He is a [[Chieftain]] class Scorn leader, and the boss of the [[Nothing Left to Say]] [[Story Mission]] as well as the [[The Hollowed Lair|Hollowed Lair]] [[Strike]].

Due to the nature of his resurrection abilities, Fikrul can seemingly never truly be killed, and has retorted that he will continue to return to seek vengeance upon the [[The Guardian|Guardian]]. Fikrul has the ability to corrupt the ether inside [[Eliksni]], turning them into [[Scorn]].

==Biography==
Fikrul was once a well-regarded Archon Priest of [[Kaliks Prime]] within the [[House of Wolves]], but was soon cast out after speaking against the [[Great Machine]] and lamenting his species' dependence on [[Servitors]] for survival and would be replaced by [[Aksor, Archon Priest]]. His words would later influence others like the techno-deviant [[Devil Splicers]] of the [[Plaguelands]], while Fikrul himself explored his own darker interpretations of faith.

Following the [[Taken War]], Fikrul would go on to lead a group of lowly [[Dreg]]s cast out from the [[House of Exile]], who collectively titled themselves the Scorned Barons. Together they unleashed havoc amongst the Reefborn [[Awoken]] and various Fallen Houses in the [[Reef]], ultimately leading to the demise of the [[House of Wolves]] through the destruction of all their Servitors. They would later become captured in a final standoff between [[Cayde-6]], [[Petra Venj]], and their posse of [[Guardian]]s; leaving only Fikrul as their Archon to evade capture. 

[[File:FikrulUldren.jpg|thumb|300px|Fikrul alongside Uldren, his "kindred spirit"]]

At some point following the Taken War, [[Prince Uldren]] formed an alliance with the [[House of Kings]], and in his search for [[Mara Sov]] he discovered a mortally wounded Fikrul. Uldren wished that he could save the dying Fallen; his wish was heard by [[Riven]], the [[Taken]] [[Ahamkara]] residing in the [[Dreaming City]], who Uldren had long ago brought to the Reef as a hatchling. Riven granted Uldren's wish by infusing some of Uldren's [[Darkness]] into Fikrul's [[Ether]], creating [[Dark Ether]] and raising him as the first Scorn. Fikrul thereafter treated Uldren with devotion and reverence, calling him "Father" and believing that Uldren had granted him his new life and powers.

In gratitude, Fikrul would assist Uldren in taking out the [[House of Kings]], usurping [[Craask, Kell of Kings]] whom conflicted with his ambitions. In a grand betrayal, Uldren summoned Fikrul to dock Craask of all four of his arms and reduce the former Kell to the rank of a Dreg. Rumors later circulated among the Fallen that Uldren and Fikrul had slain Craask outright, along with the entire House which Fikrul then raised as the first undead [[Scorn]] with his Dark Ether.

A year after the Red War, both Uldren and Fikrul were caught by [[Cayde-6]] and taken to the [[Prison of Elders]]. When [[Variks, the Loyal]]; an old friend, imprisoned Fikrul, he asked about the whereabouts of Kaliks Prime. Variks asked him if he betrayed the last Prime to the Taken and if that is the source of his corrupted ether. Fikrul replied that Kaliks has actually abandoned the Eliksni altogether. Following Riven's machination, Uldren took advantage of [[Variks]]'s waivering loyalty and tricked him into releasing the prison's inmates, causing the Scorn to breakout out en-masse and killing Cayde in the process.

===Forsaken===
[[File:FikrulNothingLeft.jpg|thumb|300px|Fikrul the Fanatic fighting in the Awoken Watchtower]]
{{Quote|Kill a Fallen, I claim it as Scorn. Kill a Scorn, I raise ten more!|Fikrul, the Fanatic}}

With the Scorned Barons now freed, Fikrul and the other Barons were offered the bounty of the [[Tangled Shore]] by [[Uldren]] as reward for their loyalty, bringing chaos to the local [[Spider's Syndicate|Fallen]] under [[The Spider]]'s command. As a result, their hideout was tipped off to a vengeance-seeking [[The Guardian|Guardian]] causing the Barons to flee whilst Fikrul raises a powerful [[Scorn of the Fanatic|undead Scorn]] to face the Guardian, all while mocking them over his necromantic mastery of [[Dark Ether]] before fleeing.

When the Guardian finished [[The Machinist]] and the other six Scorned Barons, Fikrul and the remaining [[Scorn]] accompanied Uldren on his travels to unseal the [[Dreaming City]], warning him of the immediate [[Taken|danger]] that posed beyond the point of entry. Fikrul offered to go into [[The Watchtower]] in Uldren's stead, but was told to defend it from the Guardian. Accepting his orders, Fikrul challenges the Guardian themselves to avenge his Scorned brethren only to die by their hands instead, avenging [[Cayde-6]] of the Barons who slew him.

Unlike the other [[Scorn]] that died to the Guardian however, Fikrul is able to resurrect himself thanks to the [[Dark Ether]] within. Recognizing his resurrecting abilities were similar to that of a [[Guardian]], the [[Vanguard]] assigned multiple [[Strike]] teams to continuously put him down as to suppress the Fanatic and putting a stop to his plans to resurrect the other Barons, while the [[Praxic Order]] reached out to [[Cryptarch]]s and [[Gensym Scribes]] for ways to make his destruction permanent.

===Nightmare Legacy===
[[File:Nightmare Fikrul.jpg|thumb|300px|The Nightmare of Fikrul]] 
{{Quote|In the depths of the Prison of Elders, the Fanatic found his calling. With his fellow Barons by his side, the Fanatic murdered Cayde-6 on the orders of former Prince of the Reef, Uldren Sov. The Fanatic was able to resurrect the dead. It's only fitting the Pyramid would do the same for him.|[[Eris Morn]], speaking of Fikrul.}}

Following over a year since the Scorn's fall, whether Fikrul has been permanently killed or not, the Guardian encounters a Darkness-created phantom, a [[Nightmare]], that bears the Fanatic's form as the Guardian attempts to enter the [[Pyramid]] structure beneath the Moon's surface. Though their initial battle had the Guardian forced to retreat, being nearly overwhelmed by Nightmares of [[Crota]] and [[Dominus Ghaul]] that joined the Nightmare of Fikrul, the Guardian returns after gaining knowledge and armor needed to combat the Nightmares. After entering the Pyramid, the Guardian battles with the Darkness-fueled image of Fikrul but the Nightmare of one of the Guardians more personal foes is defeated, the Guardian overcoming the Darkness's attempts at tormenting them.

At a later date, the Guardians conduct Nightmare Hunts to push back the Pyramid's influence which often results in the creations of more nightmares. One said hunt has Guardians face the [[Nightmare of Fikrul, the Fanatic]], representing the Essence of Insanity. After a struggle that leads the Guardians to the ruined Shrine of Oryx, the Guardians succeed in putting the Nightmare down.

===Post-Exorcism===

Sometime after the [[Exorcism]] of [[Savathûn's Worm]] from the [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Witch Queen]]'s body, but before the appearence of [[The Lure]] over the returned [[Mars]], the Fanatic was said to have been driven from the Tangled Shore, though his current whereabouts are unknown.

==Personality and traits==
[[File:Scorn Gathering.jpg|thumb|300px|Fikrul alongside his Scorned Baron]]

Like all Scorn, Fikrul displays a degree of insanity, though he is more coherent than many of his Scorn underlings or some of the other Barons. Fikrul appears to see the Scorn as a family, as he refers to Uldren as "Father", calls the other Scorn Barons his siblings, and calls his Scorn underlings his children. This is further supported by his genuine outrage at the other Barons' death at the hand of The Guardian, as well as his willingness to resurrect his inferiors, as well as any deceased Fallen as Scorn (although the latter could easily be more driven by his goals and his need of an army to complete them). He also doesn't believe in killing without purpose (he only kills to "immortalize" an Eliksni or further his sense of righteousness), and as such berates The Guardian for murdering the Scorn Barons just to pursue revenge. It also seems that he genuinely cares for the Eliksni species, as he howls at The Guardian for murdering countless Fallen, who have done nothing but try to survive. Overall, it seems Fikrul is more of an anti-villain; he has sympathetic intentions and is far from truly evil or immoral, but he is still willing to commit dark acts to carry out what he perceives as good or just.

==Gameplay==
Fikrul engages the player with his [[Fanatic's Staff|signature lightning staff]], which fires charged [[Arc]] projectiles that can break a [[Guardian]]'s shield in just a few hits, akin to a [[Wire Rifle]]. He will also use his staff to summon large electric circles known as Wrath of the Scorned, which can summon lesser Scorn units; these circles take up a large space and can deal heavy shocking damage over time to anyone that stands within it. Occasionally, whenever his health reaches a certain threshold, Fikrul will surround himself with [[Void]] energy to render him immune to all damage shortly before teleporting the player into the air, surrounding himself with a random elemental shield, and tethering them to his staff, dragging them towards him so he can smash the ground to break their shields and knock them back. To keep up his attack, he will teleport towards the player and overwhelm them with high-impact electric staff projectiles. Fikrul's powerful attacks and tether ability make him quite possibly the most dangerous Scorn Baron to engage, for the only safe way to engage him is keeping as much distance between him and oneself as possible.

==Quotes==
*''"Kill a [[Fallen]], I claim it as Scorn. Kill a [[Scorn]] I raise ''ten more''!"''
*''"I hope you give [[Scorn|my children]] a better fight than your friend [[Cayde-6|Cayde]]..."''
*''"Yes yes yes! Killing is what [[The Guardian|you]] do! Killing is ALL you do!"''
*''"You enjoyed killing them? You enjoyed putting them in dirt - where you belong? Did it make you feel good? Kaniks... Reksis Vahn... Yaviks... Pirrha... Araskes... Hiraks... [[Elykris]]... Tell me that killing my friends made you feel good. TELL ME!"''
*''"Tell me... I wish to know how I feel when I kill ''you.''"''
*''"I will pay any price... to be there when you die!"''
*''"The Scorn... are... forever..."''
*''"Hello, dead thing. Come to slaughter MY children? Perhaps you die in exchange!"''
*''"It brought pleasure, killing my friends, I'm sure! Uncontrollable bloodlust, taken out on all held dear..."''
*''You die, the Scorn Barons rise again! Take back the [[Tangled Shore|Shore]]..."''
*''"Face me! Show me what you are..."''
*''"Dead thing... Murderer... Killer... Come, killer! I return the favor..."''
*''"We... are alike. Trapped in death... a never-ending dance."''
*''"You lack purpose, dead thing. Killing just to kill. I will show you your end when I return..."''

==Gallery==
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==Trivia==
*Fikrul is voiced by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Mercer Matthew Mercer].<ref>'''[https://twitter.com/matthewmercer/status/1037180161978851328 Matthew Mercer tweet] (2018/9/4)'''</ref>
*Fikrul is the third English-speaking [[Fallen]] observed, behind [[Variks, The Loyal]] and [[the Spider]], but is the first Fallen antagonist to speak the language.
*Fikrul refers to Uldren Sov as Father, likely out of gratitude under the belief that Uldren gifted him with his powers.
*Fikrul's helmet design bears a strong resemblance to the Scorn's faction symbol.
*For some reason, he appears to not be able to just revive all his brothers and sisters. Only Elykris has returned as the heroic public event boss.
**It could be that some of the Scorns bodies were destroyed by the Guardians leaving nothing to resurrect. An example of this would be [[Reksis Vahn, the Hangman]] whose body was incinerated after he was killed and [[Hiraks, the Mindbender]] whose body was lost when his [[Ascendant Realm]] collapsed after he died. However, resurrecting them all at once is still possible, as in the Strike, he said that the "Scorn Barons Rise Again" implying he was attempting to do just that.
*In his dialogue, Fikrul will often refer to the Guardian as "dead thing". This is most likely a reference to the Grimoire card Legend: The Black Garden, in which the [[Thanatonaut]] [[Pujari]] is called this by a flower in the shape of a Ghost within his vision of the [[Black Garden]].
**Fikrul's statements of "Killing is ALL you do!" and "Killing just to kill" are also similar to this.
*Fikrul's rebellion against the Traveler could be the reason why [[Kaliks Prime]] abandoned the [[Fallen|Eliksni]].
*While it is currently unknown if this trick works in the Nothing Left to Say mission, breaking Fikrul's elemental shield while being tethered in the Hollowed Lair strike causes Fikrul to be momentarily staggered, negating his Ultra Smash and granting you a few-second window to do free damage. Whether this is a bug or an intentional weakness is unknown.
**However, if the strike modifier, "Iron" is on, he can not be staggered, and will still swing.

==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny 2]]'' 
**''[[Forsaken]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Season of the Drifter]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Shadowkeep]]'' {{c|[[Nightmare of the Fanatic|Nightmare]]}}
**''[[Season of the Chosen]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Splicer]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[The Witch Queen]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Haunted]]'' {{c|[[Nightmare of the Fanatic|Nightmare]]}}
**''[[Season of the Wish]]'' {{Mo}}

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