Sleeper Simulant

"Subroutine IKELOS: Status=complete. MIDNIGHT EXIGENT: Status=still in progress."

- Weapon Description

Sleeper Simulant is an exotic Heavy-slot Fusion Rifle acquired in The Taken King. The weapon is based on a Dark Age weapon, the DVALIN Fusion Rifles, but with much more power behind it. The weapon over-penetrates enemies and bounces off walls.

Acquisition
The weapon's quest line is started by a relic hunt throughout the destiny universe. Enemies will randomly drop an item with "DVALIN" in the name. Players will bring these relics back to Banshee-44, which will trigger his memories and help him to reconstruct the weapon. Upon obtaining all four relics, the mission The First Firewall is open. Upon reaching the bunker where Rasputin is located, several waves of Knights and Taken Knights appear. The order in which they appear is an important clue for later. At the final wave, an Ultra Knight will appear. Kill him to obtain the Curious Transciever. Input the correct code using the order that the Knights appeared (Hive representing the top row, and Taken representing the bottom row).

After correctly entering all four codes, the next mission, Shadow Call, becomes available. The player has four minutes to reach the top of the Devils' Spire and kill the three Taken Wizards there. They will drop the IKELOS fusion core. To repair the core, the player needs to dismantle a legendary heavy weapon, complete The Archive on any difficulty, and complete a warsat event on Earth, the Moon, and Mars. Turn the fusion core in to Banshee, and he will have you wait until Armsday.

Intrinsic properties:

 * Projectile over-penetrates enemies and will ricochet once. Projectile capable of dealing precision damage

Barrel column upgrades

 * CQB Ballistics - Bonus to Stability
 * Linear Compensator - Bonus to Range, straighter recoil, bonus to Impact. Reduced Stability.
 * Accurized Ballistics - Bonus to Range, bonus to Impact. Better Target Acquisition. Reduced Stability.

Support Perk:

 * Just a Scratch - Reduces aim deflection on incoming rounds while you're aiming with the weapon. Helps the wielder stay on target during the long charge up.

Stat upgrades:

 * Speed Reload - faster reload speed
 * Perfect Balance - Better Stability
 * Single Point Sling - Ready the weapon faster, and faster move speed while aiming.

Exotic Perk:

 * [Final name TBD] - Increases bounce count of projectile to 5.

Trivia

 * The weapon's magazine bears the same symbol used on Rasputin's Grimoire card.
 * The inspiration behind the weapon was the F117 Nighthawk, both visually and symbolically, as an advanced technological prototype with a rough, geometric appearance.

List of appearances

 * The Taken King