Shank

"Death flies on tarnished wings."

- Grimoire description

Shanks are small flying robotic drones used by the Fallen.

Overview
Shanks are small floating drones employed by the Fallen as scouts, fire support or to serve as a distraction. They are propelled by a pair of vertical jet engines which allow them to both fly and hover in the air. Standard shanks are only equipped with a weak Arc-based weapon and are rather fragile in that they can be destroyed in only a few shots. Although, during Nightfall Strikes and certain Public Events, Shanks can have a Solar shield making them more difficult to dispatch. Individually they are little more than a nuisance, but they are often found in swarms or as part of a larger group of Fallen which makes them considerably more dangerous. They can also be spawned during battles with Fallen Walkers.

In addition to the standard Shanks, some Fallen Houses also employ different varieties which possess different characteristics. For example, the House of Wolves utilize Repeater Shanks, which act as fire support, Exploder Shanks, which act as a kamikaze unit, and Tracer Shanks, which act as snipers.

Variants

 * Repeater Shank—also known as a Turret Shank, it has a larger weapon and a higher rate of fire.
 * Exploder Shank—Shank that rushes Guardians and detonates when in close proximity.
 * Tracer Shank—Shank armed with a Wire Rifle. Employed frequently by House of Wolves and House of Dusk.
 * Heavy Shank—Large, heavily armored Shank equipped with dual machine guns. Mainly employed by House of Dusk.
 * Voltage Eater
 * Resilient Heavy Shank
 * Vendetta Shank
 * Hemolymph Repair Shank
 * Pit Shank
 * Elite Pit Shank
 * Elder Pit Shank—Heroic Difficulty
 * Noble Pit Shank
 * Noble Shank—Epic Difficulty (Solar Shield)
 * Splicer Shank
 * Splicer Reaver Shank—Major
 * Fused Shank
 * Enhanced Shank
 * Perfected Shank
 * Splicer Repeater Shank
 * Splicer Turret Shank—Major
 * Splicer Tracer Shank
 * Splicer Sniper Shank—Major
 * Splicer Exploder Shank
 * Reaver Shank—Major
 * Sensor Shank
 * Sniper Shank
 * Surveillance Shank
 * Resilient Shank
 * Scavenged Shank

Known Shanks

 * S.A.B.E.R.-2
 * S.A.B.E.R.-0.6

Trivia

 * Baring Dregs and Servitors, Shanks are the only enemy type to not get a Taken version.
 * Sekris, Baron of Shanks given his unique title might be the creator of Shanks.
 * The word "Shank" is a term used for a homemade knife made out of scrap of metal or glass found anywhere and sharpened like a knife.

Gallery
 File: Destiny-FallenShank.jpg|A House of Devils Shank. File:Shank (HoK).jpg|A House of Kings Shank. File:Shank (HoE).jpg|A House of Exile Shank. File:Shank (Winter).jpg|A House of Winter Shank. File:Shank (Wolves).jpg|A House of Wolves Shank. File:Roderick-weise-shank-1.jpg|A House of Dusk Shank. File:Shank sketches 02 by alex chin yu chu.jpg|Concept art of Shank. File:Destiny E3 2013 Demo, Close up on Fallen Shanks.png|A pair of Shanks. File:Destiny E3 2013 Demo, Fallen Shank.png|A Guardian is engaged by a Shank. File:Destiny-DevilWalker-FallenShanks.jpg|Fallen Shanks being deployed from a Devil Walker. File:Fallen troops.jpg|A Shank with Devil Fallen troops. File:Shank Red.png| File:Destiny-ExploderShank-Screen.jpg|Screenshot of an Exploder Shank. File:Destiny-RepeaterShank-Screen.jpg|Screenshot of a Repeater Shank. File:Destiny-TracerShank-Screen.jpg|Screenshot of a Tracer Shank. File:Fallen Shank.jpg|A Dusk Shank on Nessus. 

List of appearances

 * Destiny
 * Destiny 2
 * Curse of Osiris
 * Forsaken