Minotaur

"I thought it was at a safe distance. I was wrong."

- Grimoire description.

Minotaurs are heavy Vex units and are the main builders of the Vex collective.

Overview
Minotaurs are one of the deadliest Vex troops Guardians will encounter due to their explosive weaponry, unpredictable teleportation, and aggressive movements, but aside from combat most of their processing power is devoted to planning and building massive Vex structures suspected to span multiple dimensions. Minotaurs are equipped with Torch Hammers, a devastating heavy weapon that fires projectiles of strange matter and mauls targets with exotic particle decay and deadly radiation.

Gameplay
In combat, Minotaurs are fearless Vex that will always charge their targets while firing their Torch Hammers. They will also teleport erratically while flanking Guardians at different angles, making them a difficult target to pin down. To reinforce their armor, they are also equipped with a Void shield. One important thing to note about Vex Minotaurs is that unlike Vex Goblins and Hobgoblins, they lack an abdominal weak spot and although shooting a Minotaur's head off will disable its teleportation ability as well as its shield, it will only become even more dangerous - going berserk and firing their Torch Hammers in rapid succession while charging Guardians. In this state, they can punch through a Guardian's shield in seconds.

In Destiny 2, Minotaurs now additionally employ the usage of the Vex Laser Rifle, which can melt through Guardian shields in mere seconds, making them even more dangerous than their first iterations. Though they appear more armored, their weak spots are now visible.

Sol Progeny Minotaurs

 * Eschaton Mind
 * Imminent Mind
 * Primeval Mind
 * The Groundskeeper

Hezen Corrective Minotaurs

 * Corrective Permutation

Hezen Protective Minotaurs

 * Zydron, Gate Lord

Virgo Prohibition Minotaurs

 * Prohibitive Mind
 * Prohibitive Permutation

Aphix Invasive Minotaurs

 * Aphix Penultima Alpha
 * Qodron, Gate Lord

Sol Divisive Minotaurs

 * Crotheon, Gate Keeper
 * Sanctified Mind, Sol Inherent
 * Zeteon, Redemptive Mind

Sol Imminent Minotaurs

 * Methodios, Module Proxy
 * Hagios, Reverent Mind
 * Tyranos, Gatekeeper

Proxy Minotaurs

 * Achronos, Infinite Proxy

Nightmare Minotaurs

 * Nightmare of Zydron, Gate Lord

Unknown affiliation

 * Atheon, Time's Conflux
 * Simulated Gatelord

Sol Collective Minotaurs

 * Acanthos, Gate Lord
 * Accumulative Mind
 * Alkestis, Sacrificial Mind
 * Apaktos, Oxidizing Mind
 * Arcadian Chord
 * Edyx, Exothermic Mind
 * Falysion, Frenzied Mind
 * Fantis, Oppressive Mind
 * Haliekron, Nexus Overlord
 * Hasapiko, Beloved by Calus
 * Igneous Mind
 * Inquisitor Mind
 * Ioneion, System Control Flow
 * Kagathos, Empathic Mind
 * Khartion, Archival Mind
 * Liquid Mind
 * Minotaur Accompli
 * Minotaur Harpax
 * Network Minotaur
 * Nucleative Mind
 * Outopos, Stranded
 * Protheon, Modular Mind
 * Protometon, Nexial Hijacker
 * Proto-Sentinel Galedrix, Forge Saboteur
 * Portunos, Subjugated Mind
 * Qeldron, Keeper
 * Ropymion, Delirious Mind
 * Siege Minotaur
 * Spaelosus, Buried Mind
 * Splendid Mind
 * Subjugated Curator
 * Subterranean Mind
 * The Fragment
 * Thyrdron
 * Viadion, Cleansing Mind
 * Vortex Mind
 * Voxon, Respite Mind

Variants

 * Notable Variations
 * Descendant Minotaur - Minotaur of the Descendants
 * Gate Lord - Massive Minotaurs that keep Vex realms locked out of time
 * Precursor Minotaur - Minotaur of the Precursors
 * Common Variants
 * Axis Minotaur - Major Minotaur
 * Descendant Axis Minotaur - Elite Minotaur of the Descendants
 * Minotaur Disciple - Heroic Difficulty
 * Minotaur Zealot - Epic Difficulty
 * Malignant Minotaur - Major Minotaur
 * Overload Minotaur - Champion
 * Precursor Axis Minotaur - Elite Minotaur of the Precursors
 * Quantum Minotaur - Common Elite Minotaur
 * Specific Variants


 * Abstract Gate Lord
 * Architector Minotaur
 * Chord Minotaur
 * Conduit Minotaur
 * Corroded Minotaur
 * Councilor's Minotaur
 * Deceived Minotaur
 * Derelict Minotaur
 * Elite Mercury Defender
 * Empathic Minotaur
 * Empathic Sentinel
 * Empowered Minotaur
 * Epoc-Hunter Minotaur
 * Headless Praetorian
 * Integrator Minotaur
 * Intrusion Detector
 * Iso Minotaur
 * Gatekeeper Minotaur


 * Gatekeeper of Eternity
 * Keeper of Ages Present
 * Lamplighter Minotaur
 * Mercury Defender
 * Minotaur Supernumeros
 * Overmind Minotaur
 * Paraversal Contender
 * Phased Minotaur
 * Point Minotaur
 * Praetorian
 * Prosperous Minotaur
 * Scytale
 * Shielded Minotaur
 * Sol Divisive Gate Lord
 * Soterian
 * Storm Minotaur
 * Time-locked Mind
 * Vex Gate Lord

Trivia

 * Alongside the Hive Shrieker and Fallen Shank, Minotaurs were one of the few enemy types in Destiny to lack a critical spot that could be exploited. In Destiny 2 this was changed, however, as they now harbor critical spots which make for easy targets.
 * Minotaurs are the only Vex units who have more than one eye as two more are located on it's shoulders.

List of appearances

 * Destiny
 * Destiny 2
 * Curse of Osiris
 * Forsaken
 * Season of the Forge
 * Season of the Drifter
 * Season of Opulence
 * Shadowkeep
 * Season of the Undying
 * Season of Dawn
 * Season of Arrivals
 * Beyond Light
 * Season of the Chosen
 * Season of the Splicer
 * Season of Plunder