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|name= Nixis, Hunger of Oryx
|name= Nixis, Hunger of Oryx
|image= [[File:NixisInfoboxSis.jpg|300px]]
|image= [[File:Nixis Hunger of Oryx.jpg|260px]]
|species= [[Taken]]
|species= [[Taken]]
|faction= [[House of Winter]] {{c|formerly}}
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|rank= [[Ultra]]
|rank= Hunger of Oryx
|class= [[Taken Captain]]
|class= [[Taken Captain]]
|mission= [[Winter's Run]] (Taken version)
|mission= [[Winter's Run]] (Taken version)
|gender=
|gender= Male
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|mass=  
|weapon= {{icon|Arc}} [[Shrapnel Launcher]]
|weapon= [[Arc]] [[Shrapnel Launcher]]
|ability= Teleportation <br> {{icon|Kinetic}} Ultra Smash <br> High Durability <br> Rapid Movement <br> Summon Taken <br> Summon [[Taken Blight|Blight]]s <br> {{icon|Arc}} [[Darkness]] Bolt
|ability= Rapid Teleport <br> Ultra Smash <br> Summon [[Taken Blight]]s <br> [[Darkness]] Bolt
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{{quote|The [[Fallen]] found the [[Prison of Elders]], but then the [[Taken]] found the Fallen. Too bad for them. The [[Archon]] Priest was better off in the Prison.|[[Ghost]]}}<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Winter's Run]]'', [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/winters-run-taken Winter's Run (Taken)]</ref>


'''Nixis, Hunger of Oryx''' is a [[Taken]] [[Captain]] who serves as the main boss of the [[Taken]] version of the [[Winter's Run]] [[Strike]] introduced in the ''[[April Update]]''.
'''Nixis, Hunger of Oryx''' is a [[Taken Captain]] who serves as the main boss of the [[Taken]] version of the [[Winter's Run]] [[strike]] introduced in the ''[[April Update]]''.


==Gameplay==
==Gameplay==
Nixis is more dangerous than his Fallen counterpart due to additional abilities. For ranged combat, he uses an [[Arc]] [[Shrapnel Launcher]] with great accuracy and stopping power over long distances. Guardians that get too close will either be knocked back or killed by his Ultra Smash, in which Nixis performs a ground stomp that creates a large area-of-effect shockwave. If so willing to close the gap and use this attack, or wanting to make a withdrawal, he can rapidly teleport in unpredictable directions, throwing off the player's aim. This can make it very difficult for a Guardian to keep him pinned down in one spot.


In addition, like [[Taken Captain]]s, Nixis can send out a Darkness Bolt that will blind and deafen Guardians that he hits, and he will summon [[Taken Blight]]s throughout the battle to get support from his minions. These blights will also disable agility and recovery for Guardians who step in them. However, like [[Aksor]], Nixis can be temporarily stunned by hard-hitting headshots from weapons like [[1000 Yard Stare]] and the [[Sleeper Simulant]], allowing the player the opportunity for a series of follow-up shots that can help whittle away at his health until he is killed.
Nixis is more dangerous than his Fallen counterpart due to additional abilities. For ranged combat, he uses an [[Arc]] [[Shrapnel Launcher]] with great accuracy and stopping power over long distances. Guardian that gets too close will either get knocked back or killed by his Ultra Smash, in which Nixis performs a ground stomp that creates a large area-of-effect shockwave. If so willing to close the gap and use this attack, or wanting to make a withdrawal, he can rapidly teleport in unpredictable directions, throwing off the player's aim. This can make it very difficult for a Guardian to keep him pinned down in one spot.
 
In addition, like [[Taken Captain]]s, Nixis can send out a Darkness Bolt that will blind and deafen Guardians that they hit, and he will summon [[Taken Blight]]s throughout the battle to get support from his minions. These blights will also disable agility and recovery for Guardians who step in them. However, like [[Aksor]], Nixis can be temporarily stunned by hard-hitting headshots from weapons like [[1000 Yard Stare]] and the [[Sleeper Simulant]], allowing the player the opportunity for a series of follow-up shots that can help whittle away at his health until he is killed.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Nixis is the first of the two Taken bosses to replace the usual final boss (in the case of Winter's Run, [[Aksor, Archon Priest]]) at the end of a Taken version of a strike. Other strikes with Taken versions, including [[Dust Palace (strike)|Dust Palace]], [[The Undying Mind (strike)|The Undying Mind]], and [[Cerberus Vae III]], replace most standard enemy encounters with Taken, but retain the same boss. The second boss to do so was [[Sekrion, Subverted Mind]] in [[The Nexus]] redux.
Nixis is thus far the only Taken to replace the usual final boss (in the case of Winter's Run, [[Aksor, Archon Priest]]) at the end of a Taken version of a strike. Other strikes with Taken versions, including [[Dust Palace (strike)|Dust Palace]], [[The Undying Mind (strike)|The Undying Mind]], and [[Cerberus Vae III]], replace most standard enemy encounters with Taken, but retain the same boss.
*Nixis's presence indicates the [[House of Winter]] tried to break out a second Archon Priest after both Draksis's and Aksor's deaths, as well as [[Skolas]]'s defeat. This makes them the only recorded House to ever attempt a break in twice, meaning the Prison's security is less than adequate.
*Nixis's House is unknown. However, it can be inferred that they likely were once a [[House of Wolves|Wolf]] noble from their incarceration in the Prison of Elders.
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny]]''
**''[[The Taken King]]''
***''[[April Update]]'' {{1st}}


==References==
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