Taniks, the Scarred: Difference between revisions

|variant= Fallen

|othernames= Taniks Perfected <br> Taniks, Reborn <br> Taniks, The Abomination

|class= [[Captain]]

|sn=

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{{Quote|Taniks has no House. He kneels before no banner, owes allegiance to no Kell.|[[Variks, The Loyal]].}}<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Variks, The Loyal]]: [[Variks,_The_Loyal#Shadow_Thief_Quotes|Quotes]]''</ref>

==Biography==

{{Quote|A Kell cut off his arms. He built himself new ones. Then he killed the Kell with them.|[[Does Not Bow]]}}

Later, Taniks proceeded to murder Andal in cold blood and forced Cayde to replace his old friend as Hunter Vanguard.<ref name="Hunter">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Tower_Allies#Hunter_Vanguard|Hunter Vanguard]]''</ref>

{{quote|And still you wonder why I refuse my house-pledge. You could conquer the system, but you'd rather adhere to these arbitrary customs. Aksor belongs to Winter, and Eramis does not.|Taniks, the Scarred.}}<ref name="Scarred"/>

In the aftermath, if Guardians were to die from his nuclear radiating corpse, it will trigger Taniks to laugh and suggests that the Fallen cyborg may still be alive in death.

[[File:TaniksCloseUp.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A close-up of Taniks]]

{{Quote|He is a murderer...and very good at what he does.|Variks, the Loyal.}}<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Variks, The Loyal]]: [[Variks,_The_Loyal#Shadow_Thief_Quotes|Quotes]]''</ref>

==Gameplay==

Taniks can be found on the Moon leading a group of Wolf Pack to steal from the Dark. His Ketch, [[Kaliks-Syn]] is seen above the [[Temple of Crota]] and makes his first appearance near the Fallen lift in the Dusk Warrens. Taniks is supported by Wolf reinforcements who aid him to combat the Guardians. He is a Fallen commander armed with a [[Scorch Cannon]] and capable of unleashing devastating Solar blasts from any range and effectively hold down an area.  

He then retreats and summons a [[Wolf Walker]] to confront the Guardian and then later seen by the corridors of his Ketch. He is cornered by his command station and reappears with half his health depleted. Taniks continues to laugh maniacally as he teleports around the area while blasting projectiles from his signature cannon and recruits more Wolf reinforcements such as [[Wolf Captain]]s and [[Shank|Noble Shanks]]. After defeating Taniks, he drops his Scorch Cannon which can be picked up by the Guardians and used to defeat the waves of [[Dreg]]s who spawn trying to avenge Taniks.

Taniks reappears as a Taniks Perfected, enhanced by [[SIVA]] and serves as the final boss [[The Shadow Thief]] revisited. Similar to the first Strike, Taniks confronts the Guardians with blasts from his cannon in the Dusk Warrens. He then will retreat to his Ketch after dealing damage against him.

In the final encounter, Taniks is armed with his signature Scorch Cannon which is modified to allow Shock and Void blasts and supported by waves of Splicer reinforcements. He also gains a special immunity shield where [[SIVA Node]]s need to be destroyed to remove his shield. This shield will regenerate until he is finally killed.

After navigating through the Morning Star, Taniks can be found by the command deck of Rapture. If approached or shot, Taniks will begin the encounter and be immune to all damage.