Dares Champion
Valus Ta'aurc, Dares Champion
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Biographical information
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Species:
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Cabal
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Rank:
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Valus
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Class:
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Ultra Colossus
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Gender:
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Male
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Combat information
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Mission:
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Dares of Eternity
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Weapon(s):
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Heavy Slug Thrower Cabal Cluster Missiles
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Abilities:
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Summon Cabal Blinding Effect Slowness Debuff High Durability Immunity Shield Limited Flight Quake Burning Effect
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- "The last sounds to reach their ears were the creak of tank tread and the battle-cry of Ta'aurc."
- — Grimoire description
Valus Ta'aurc is the Fleet Commander of the Siege Dancers, although he remains a member of the Dust Giants. From his Imperial Land Tank, the Cerberus Vae III, Ta'aurc is infamous for conquering more land than any other commander in the Cabal Exclusion Zone on Mars, which encompasses the entire city of Freehold in their territory.
Biography[edit]
- "Find the source! Rouse the Flayers and find the source!"
- — Valus Ta'aurc after Rasputin's orbital bombardment
After the death of their former unnamed Primus, Ta'aurc became the acting commander of the Siege Dancers.[1] Under his authority, Ta'aurc led the Cabal in on-going attrition to secure Meridian Bay against the Virgo Prohibition Vex. During a pitched battle against the machines, both sides suffered heavy casualties when a orbital bombardment directed by the Warmind Rasputin struck the battlefield. Outraged by the unexpected assault, Ta'aurc roared orders to his soldiers to have the Ice Reapers deployed and locate the entity behind the orbital strike.[2]
Resurrection[edit]
Five years after his death at the hands of the Guardians, Valus Ta'aurc was risen by the necromantic powers of the Worm God Xol, Will of the Thousands, whose lingering will persisted amongst the Taken on Io following his own death. Ta'aurc was then Taken, and became Ta'aurc, Aspect of War.
Gameplay[edit]
- "Whether we wanted it or not, we've stepped into a war with the Cabal on Mars. So let's get to taking out their command, one by one. Valus Ta'aurc. From what I can gather he commands the Siege Dancers from an Imperial Land Tank outside of Rubicon. He's well protected, but with the right team, we can punch through those defenses, take this beast out, and break their grip on Freehold."
- — Commander Zavala
Cerberus Vae III[edit]
He is the final boss for the Cerberus Vae III Strike, where the Guardians battle against him within his base of operations, an Imperial Land Tank. He is armed with a Heavy Slug Thrower and Rocket Pods, and is supported by Skyburners Legionaries, Phalanxes and Psions. [3] His Heavy Slug Thrower fires faster and has higher accuracy than those of standard Colossi, allowing him to suppress Guardians with ease, even at long range. He will continuously fire this weapon to prevent them from moving out of cover. On top of that, he can launch bigger barrages of missiles than a normal Colossus can (up to eleven), and is thus capable of swiftly destroying his targets. Getting too close to Valus Ta'aurc will trigger his "Quake" ability, where he performs a ground stomp that creates a massive shockwave, which is, more often than not, an instant kill.
Strategy[edit]
When fighting Valus Ta'aurc, it's of the best interest to stay on the high ground as much as possible, that way you have easy access to cover and you have to force Ta'aurc and his legion to come to you and has no chance to use his ground slam. Valus Ta'aurc is stubborn and tends to keep his fire on a target even if they're behind cover. If someone wants to remove his lock on their teammate, a headshot with a sniper is the best, most reliable way to draw his attention. If Ta'aurc roars, get behind cover as that is his call for his missile barrage and it will guarantee a death if it's not blocked with cover, however be aware that he can do up to three barrages in a row. A missile barrage is often also his announcement that he is moving to a new location. Valus Ta'aurc tends to have five locations. Back middle where he arrives, top right and left which is where the team should be stationed most of the fight unless he moves there, directly in the middle of the room, and front middle where the fireteam arrived in the room. Valus Ta'aurc moves often and tends to reach a spot only to instantly move to another unless he locks onto a Guardian.
Valus Ta'aurc is infamous for his high health pool, making him a damage sponge even after his Taken King health nerf. It's best to take the fight slow and clear out the ads that spawn on the higher levels from behind cover from the Valus to make sure that there is as little of a threat while fighting him as possible. If Valus Ta'aurc is nearing death, he will almost perpetually be using his missile barrage, however due to his stubbornness this can be used against him by drawing his attention, then hide behind cover while the missiles hit the terrain while the other teammates finish him off, however be aware he can often change targets mid missile barrage so be near cover just in case along with the fact that the missiles do splash damage, so being right next to the terrain the missiles are hitting is ill-advised. It's best to stay behind it, but a fair distance away just in case.
Dares of Eternity[edit]
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Gallery[edit]
Cerberus Vae III
Concept art of Valus Ta'aurc.
Conceopt art of Valus Ta'aurc and his legions fighting a fireteam of Guardians.
Valus Ta'aurc's ground slam attack.
Dares of Eternity
- Zavala's introduction to the Strike mission where Ta'aurc is fought, "Whether we wanted it or not, we've stepped into a war with the Cabal on Mars," has also become a popular meme within the community as a copypasta. In Dares of Eternity, Xur repeats this line as a nod to the meme in Ta'aurc's introduction.
- Upon entering the room, Valus Ta'aurc is fully immune to all damage until the doors behind him are fully closed.
- This was fixed in Rise of Iron, but he still can occasionally be invulnerable for longer periods of time than usual even after the door is closed.
- When he returned in Destiny 2 as a Taken on Io, he appeared as a Centurion rather than a Colossus.
- Valus Ta'aurc's cluster missiles and his ground slam are both named Quake in his kill-cam. It is unknown if this was intended, a bug, or an oversight and was never patched.
- He returned in the 30th Anniversary Pack as one of the bosses in Dares of Eternity.
List of appearances[edit]
References[edit]
Bosses in Destiny
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Agrax, the Rotted • Baxx, Hand of Oryx • Bracus Sho'ogurn • Bracus Tha'aurn • Bracus Tho'ourg • Corrective Mind • Devils' High Emissary • Draksis, Winter Kell • Driviks, the Chosen • Echo of Oryx • Frigoris, Exiled Baron • Grayliks, Winter Baron • Kranox, the Graven • Kell's Guard • Malok, Pride of Oryx • Might of Crota • Morphon, Blighted Mind • Mar-Zik, the Blightcaller • Omnigul, Will of Crota • Orbiks Prime • Oryx, the Taken King • Paskin, King Baron • Perfected Walker • Primus Sha'aul • Prohibitive Mind • Rahn, Devil Captain • Rakta, the Mournful • Remnant Iron Lords ( Remnant of Felwinter • Remnant of Gheleon • Remnant of Jolder) • Riksis, Devil Archon • Riliks, Devil Claw • Sardok, Eye of Oryx • Sardon, Fist of Crota • Sarkoor • Sepiks Perfected • Silent Fang • Simiks-3 • Skolas, Kell of Kells • Sol Progeny ( Eschaton Mind • Imminent Mind • Primeval Mind) • Swarm Princes • Syrok, Word of Oryx • Ta'aun, Hand of Oryx • Telthor, Unborn • The Infantine • Tsugoth, Gauntlet of Oryx • Vekis, King Baron • Vro'ourn, Fist of Oryx • Yavek, Wolf Baron • Zydron, Gate Lord
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Adleg, Warden of Oryx • Aksor, Archon Priest • Alak-Hul, the Darkblade • Basoriks, Wolves' Guard • Bracus Dra'ang • Bracus Thra'aurg • Bracus Ma'aulh • Bracus Mu'urrn • Drarok, the Watching • Dresiks, Splicer Baron • Flayer Guard • Gamoth, the Consumed • Heolstor, Warden of Oryx • Hephone, Corruption Mind • Khendiss, World Corruptor • Kiphoris, Devil Captain • Kophoris • Kovik, Splicer Priest • Kovik's Monster • Malok, Pride of Oryx • Morgath, Lore-Keeper • Mormu, Xol Spawn • Naksis, Devil Baron • Nixis, Hunger of Oryx • Nolthok, the Withering • Null Captain • Omnigul, Will of Crota • Phogoth, the Untamed • Physkin, King Baron • Pilxis, Wolf Claw • Psion Flayers • S.A.B.E.R.-2 • Sekrion, Nexus Mind • Sekrion, Subverted Mind • Sepiks Prime • Sepiks Perfected • Sepiks-23 • Shock Captain • Splicer Operative • Splicer Scorch Captain • Taniks Perfected • Taniks, the Scarred • Theosyion, the Restorative Mind • Thracu, Warden of Oryx • The Undying Mind • Umra, Xol Spawn • Val Bou'urc • Val Ma'aurg • Val Zu'uarc • Valus Gho'ourn • Valus Mau'ual • Valus Ta'aurc • Valus Tlu'urn • Urlot, the Trampler • Wolf Captain • Xarthra • Xyor, the Unwed
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Aksis, Archon Prime • Atheon, Time's Conflux • Crota, Son of Oryx • Golgoroth • Ir Anûk, Deathsinger • Ir Halak, Deathsinger • Ir Yût, the Deathsinger • Meksis, Siege Engineer • Null Servitor • Oryx, the Taken King • Rahndel, the Perfected • Siege Engine • Scorch Servitor • Shock Servitor • The Gorgons • The Templar • Vosik, the Archpriest • Voltage Eater • The Warpriest
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Aarta • Beltrik, the Veiled • Blighted Chord • Blighted Descendant • Bracus Dru'urng • Commander Edru'us • Conflux Watch • Dakkadi • Darnu, Horn of Oryx • Disrok • Drevis, Wolf Baroness • Dumuzod • Dumuz-Nuna • Elyksis, Wolf Rebel • Ether Runner • Falsek, Lost to Oryx • Grayris, Baroness • Greksis, Devil Claw • Gornith • Gurroth • Howling Raider • Irxori, Lost to Oryx • Kaliks-12 • Keldar, Archon Priest • Kilulu • Krathoor • Lhoks, Exile Baron • Loksis, Devil Claw • Maniphage • Minotaur Tracker • Mishkara • Nulsis, Lost to Winter • Ordnance Geologist • Peekis, the Disavowed • Phikk, Exile Lost • Pirsis, Pallas-Bane • Purtra, the False Tongue • Queenbreaker Captain • Queenbreaker Vandal • Repeater Shank • Saviks, Queenbreaker • Sho'oulth, Horror of Oryx • Siege Engineer • Splicer Emissary • Splicer Priest • Spy Servitor • Stirok, Banner of Oryx • Surnon, Darksong • Survey Boss • Tracer Shank • Twisted Claw • Ultra Captain • Valus Tau'ugh • Ve'ength • Veliniks, the Ravenous • Warden's Knight • Weksis, the Meek • Wolf Enforcer • Wolf High Servitor • Wolf Scavenger
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Bosses in Destiny 2
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Acanthos, Gate Lord • Agoros, Gatekeeper • Besurith, Daughter of Crota • Brann, the Unbent Blade • Bruiser Thurn • Dominus Ghaul • Elykris, the Machinist • Enforcer Rusk • Entangled Mind • Erruk, the Taken • Eye of the Swarm • Fikrul, the Fanatic • Final Guard Straff • Garmurg • Gothrax, Protector of the Swarm • Hapax, the Convergent Mind • Irausk, Herald of Savathûn • Jaliks, Fallen Captain • Khartion, Archival Mind • Kiriks-16 • Kreth, the Living Skyfire • Mahesh, the Bitter • Maksor, Starving Scavenger • Methodios, Module Proxy • Modular Sigma • Modular Upsilon • Network Protector • Nokris, Herald of Xol • Norr, the Taken • Panoptes, Infinite Mind • Pashk, the Searing Will • Purifier Vurst • Scorn of the Fanatic • Scorn Walker • Skriviks, the Sharp-Eyed • Teleks-5 • Telksis the Pillager, Kell's Scourge • Thumos, the Unbroken • Tikkis, Diminished Scrapper • Tyranos, Gatekeeper • Ubara, Hive Prince • Voice of Riven • Wyr, the Taken • Xol, Will of the Thousands • Phylaks, the Warrior • Praksis, the Technocrat • Eramis, Kell of Darkness • Kridis, Dark Priestess • Brutiks, Lightbane • Imperial Deserter • Valus Dralgur, the Exiled • Termiiks, Invasive Warrant • Ahamkara Illusion • Savathûn, the Witch Queen
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Baurisk, Envoy of Savathûn • Belmon, Transcendent Mind • Bracus Zahn • Brakion, Genesis Mind • Dendron, Root Mind • Fikrul, the Fanatic • Grask, the Consumed • Hashladûn, Daughter of Crota • In Anânh, Brood Queen • Ignovun, Chosen of Caiatl • Kargen, the Technocrat • Navôta, Eir Spawn • Nokris, Herald of Xol • Protheon, Modular Mind • Savathûn's Song • Sedia, the Corrupted • Thaviks, the Depraved • The Mad Warden • Valus Thuun • Xol, Will of the Thousands • Alak-Hul, the Lightblade • Heimiks, Warden of the Harvest
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Royal Beasts • Emperor Calus • Shuro Chi, the Corrupted • Kalli, the Corrupted • Morgeth, the Spirekeeper • Riven of a Thousand Voices • Ablazed Glory, Kell's Scourge • Insurrection Prime, Kell's Scourge • Gahlran's Deception • Gahlran, the Sorrow-Bearer • Consecrated Mind, Sol Inherent • Sanctified Mind, Sol Inherent • Crypt Security • Atraks-1, Fallen Exo • Taniks, the Abomination • The Caretaker • Rhulk, Disciple of the Witness
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Araskes, the Trickster • Azyrax, Exalted Conjurer • Blood Cleaver • Curator Arrox • Cyronax • Defender Born • Defender Hahn • Drusk, the Crushing Fist • Elyksul, Assault Leader • Enforcer Karch • Herald of Savathûn, Proxy • Hiraks, the Mindbender • Investigator Prurg • Investigator Tosusk • Iraz, Eye of Savathûn • Jagad, the Overwhelming Surge • Kagathos, Empathic Mind • Kaniks, the Mad Bomber • Merix-5 • Nalcthor, the Crystaline • Network Minotaur • Ordnance Keeper Tulg • Pirrha, the Rifleman • Prusk, the Unequaled Maul • Raktar, the Unrelenting • Relentless Grak • Reksis Vahn, the Hangman • S.A.B.E.R.-0.6 • Security Chief Kolg • Skexsis, Outcast Captain • Spekkis, Pike Captain • Taksor, Scavenger Raider • Taskmaster Vazar • Teliks, Bandit Captain • Tekton, Constructive Mind • Valus Traud, Proxy • Vex Warden • Viadon, Inquisitor Mind • Warden Derg • Yaviks, the Rider
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Azilis, Dusk Marauder • Calzar, Scarred Captain • Devourer Darg • Drekthas, Metal Captain • Dust-Choked Thrag • Fortifier Yann • Garut Gra'am • Golmuut • Graxus, Blind Captain • Inkasi, Disciple of Quria • Kalsis, Sunless Captain • Karugul • Keldrik, Drained Captain • Kurg, the All-Seeing Force • Mazan, Lost Captain • Nariks Reborn • Nightmare of Arguth, the Tormented • Nightmare of Kelnix Reborn • Nightmare of Reyiks, Actuator • Nightmare of Rizaahn, the Lost • Pakrion • Pandrok, Pillar of Nothing • Phyzann, Drowned Captain • Primus Cal'aug • Qeldron, Keeper • Rannix, Drenched Captain • Ruined Mind • Segrex, the Tainted • Talas, Dusk Captain • Thaan'Hul • Thyrdron • Ur Haraak, Disciple of Quria • Varghul, Fragment of Oryx • Vendraxis, Shadow of Oryx • Vilzii, Scorn Chieftain • Yirksii, Subversive Chieftain • Zerz, the Unstoppable Weight • Zetix-7
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Abyssal Champion • Abyssal Sorcerer • Arsenal Walker • Barit, Imprisoned Flayer • Blightmaker • Choking Blade • Demented Abomination • Elite Mercury Defender • Empathic Sentinel • Ereshkel, Insight of Savathûn • Excavator Valus • Falysion, Frenzied Mind • Fanatic's Chosen • Ghalsis, Pilferer Captain • Glomus, the Severing Slash • Hemolymph Repair Shank • Infiltrator Valus • Integration Mind • Kashur, the Infinite Blaze • Kathok, Roar of Xol • Kiphoris, the Eclipsed • Kudazad, Binder of Savathûn • Lurg, the Burning Shield • Mercury Conqueror • Mercury Defender • Moag, the Deafening Volley • Naktal, Fury of Savathûn • Nur Abath, Crest of Xol • Prime Ether Servitor • Rudoc, Imprisoned Flayer • Salvaged Walker • Shambling Torrent • Soaring Keen • Subterranean Mind • Terminus Keeper • Thox, the Smoldering Wasp • Vanbaluk, Trusted of Savathûn • Vex Gate Lord • Viadion, Cleansing Mind • Viadion, Transformed Mind • War Hound • Watchful Harpy • Vrees, Imprisoned Flayer • Wretch Captain • Xegonion, Warped Mind • Yalsis, the Igniter
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Brandaks Prime • Commander Truvul • Drensik, Venom of Oryx • Elatiox, Beloved of Quria • Hagios, Reverent Mind • Haraal, Venom of Oryx • Ir Arok, Tongue of Quria • Kraug, the Undeterred • Mithrax, the Forsaken • Raksil, Archon Priest • Serkuleks, the Fount • Val Bulgur • Val Garurc• Zarik, the Booming Voice
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