Heavy Shank

Heavy Shanks are a Shank variant belonging to the Fallen.

History
Heavy Shanks were first created by the rising Archons of the House of Devils from Cosmodrome debris and cannibalised Servitor parts to infiltrate the vault of the Warmind Rasputin during the Taken War.

A year later, amidst the SIVA Crisis, the Devil Splicers created a variant called Voltage Eaters to defend Vosik, the Archpriest in their lair. By the time of the Red War the following year, the House of Dusk began mass-producing Heavy Shanks to provide fire support for scavenger crews. These Heavy Shanks use the same model as S.A.B.E.R.-2, but are armed only with void turrets. Since then, Heavy Shanks have appeared across many Houses and other Fallen syndacates.

Gameplay
Heavy Shanks are heavyweight units on par with Captains and Servitors. Like their smaller counterparts, Heavy Shanks are fully capable of flight, allowing them to attack from unexpected directions. Although they have a weak spot, the vent on their front, they posses very high health. Their armament consists of a pair of heavy turrets mounted under their chassis that inflict Void damage. These turrets can fire independently of the direction the Heavy Shank is turned towards, allowing them to shoot at targers behind themselves, or fire at two foes simultaneously. On top of that, Heavy Shanks always gain Solar Absorption Shields with the default Shielded Foes Modifier, independently of the Hot Knife modifier that specifically shields Shanks.

On the other hand, Heavy Shanks are much slower and noisier than their smaller counterparts, allowing players to detect and evade them more easily. They also lack any sort of melee attack.

S.A.B.E.R. Units

 * S.A.B.E.R.-0.1, House Salvation
 * S.A.B.E.R.-2
 * S.A.B.E.R.-0.6
 * S.A.B.E.R.-X, House Salvation

Notable Heavy Shanks

 * Aye-I, Privateer
 * Galagos, Kell's Scourge
 * HKD-1, Instrument of Xivu Arath
 * Irradiated Shank
 * Nightmare of Reyiks, Actuator
 * Pthasos, Kell's Scourge
 * Taniks, the Abomination
 * Xronos, Kell's Scourge

Variants

 * Enhanced Shank, House Salvation
 * Fallen Rear Guard
 * Golden Age Looter
 * Graviton Burner
 * Gunnery Mate
 * Heavy Shank, House Salvation
 * Hemolymph Repair Shank
 * Phased Heavy Shank, Kell's Scourge
 * Ransack Shank
 * Resilient Heavy Shank
 * Resilient Heavy Shank, Kell's Scourge
 * Resolute Heavy Shank
 * Uprooted Shank
 * Vendetta Shank
 * Voltage Eater
 * Wrathborn Heavy Shank

Trivia

 * Despite S.A.B.E.R.-2 originally being the first of its kind, multiple Heavy Shanks belonging to the House of Rain appeared during the Corridors of Time Part 1 Mission in Season of Dawn, which takes place during the Dark Age.

List of appearances

 * Destiny
 * The Taken King
 * Rise of Iron
 * Destiny 2
 * Curse of Osiris
 * Forsaken
 * Season of the Forge
 * Season of the Drifter
 * Shadowkeep
 * Season of Dawn
 * Beyond Light
 * Season of the Hunt
 * Season of the Chosen
 * Season of the Lost
 * Season of Plunder
 * Season of the Seraph