Malok, Pride of Oryx

"Dutiful Malok. Many offerings of Light did he make at the Shrines of Oryx."

- Eris Morn

Malok, Pride of Oryx is a Taken Knight who rises to power in the aftermath of the defeat of Oryx, the Taken King, becoming a prime candidate to seize Oryx's vacant throne. He is first encountered in the story Mission Pretender to the Throne, where the Guardian tries to stop Malok from occupying the throne. He is met again in the The Blighted Chalice Strike, where he plans to roost a nest of Taken and lead them on a full-scale assault on The Last City. Upon defeat, he is sent to the Prison of Elders, where a fireteam of Guardians finish him off for good. Malok is the main antagonist of the April Update.

Gameplay
Like the majority of Taken Knights, Malok is armed with a Void Boomer that fires fast-traveling, straight-flying bolts that explode on impact.

Trivia
Malok was first identified by two items added to Destiny's database by The Taken King: the pulse rifle Grasp of Malok, which drops from the Will of Crota strike, and the currently inaccessible Hunter helmet Hood of Malok.