Ta'aun, Hand of Oryx: Difference between revisions

|weapon= "[[Hive]]" [[Heavy Slug Thrower]] <br> Missile Swarms (formerly)

|ability= Quake <br> "Berserk" Mode <br> Summon Taken

'''Ta'aun, Hand of Oryx''' was once '''Primus Ta'aun''', the commander of the [[Cabal]] [[Sky Burners]], and bonded with the [[Shield Brothers]] [[Valus Tlu'urn]] and [[Valus Mau'ual]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YClPCoRGeL8 '''Youtube''': Destiny The Taken King Reveal Livestream Tower Tour]</ref> When the [[Taken]] first arrived at [[Phobos]], Ta'aun gave the order to evacuate [[Fleetbase Korus]]. He filed a report on the ineffectiveness of his forces against the [[Guardian]]s, and suggested that the technology aboard [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx's]] [[Dreadnaught]] might be co-opted by the Cabal to nullify Guardian [[Ghost]] regeneration.<ref>[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/cabal/ghost-fragment-cabal-4 '''Destiny Tracker''' - ''Grimoire: Ghost Fragment: Cabal 4]''</ref> This report was sent up the chain of command to the [[Emperor]] himself, who ordered Ta'aun to personally board and capture the Dreadnaught by any means necessary.<ref>[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/cabal/ghost-fragment-cabal-3 '''Destiny Tracker''' - ''Grimoire: Ghost Fragment: Cabal 3]''</ref> After the [[Awoken]] armada was destroyed by the Dreadnaught's main weapon in the Battle of [[Saturn]], Ta'aun rammed his [[Cabal warship|warship]], [[Dantalion Exodus VI]], into the Hive vessel to land his troops. In the [[Story]] mission [[Enemy of My Enemy]], Ta'aun was Taken while attempting to reach the rupture in [[Mausoleum]] that led to the realm of Oryx, and was turned into [[Ta'aun, Hand of Oryx]] Ta'aun returns in the mission [[Regicide]] alongside [[Baxx, Hand of Oryx]] to bar the [[Guardian]]'s path to Oryx himself.