Fanatic

This article is about the Vex unit. For the Scorn Archon, see Fikrul, the Fanatic.

Fanatic
Statistics
Species:	Vex
Collectives:	Hezen Protective Aphix Invasive Sol Imminent Sol Primeval
Functions:	Mark Guardians for negation (Vault of Glass only) Kamikaze Unit
Mission:	Vault of Glass The Inverted Spire Six The Pyramidion
Height:	N/A
Weight:	N/A
Combat information
Weapon(s):	Slap Rifle (common) Detonation
Abilities:	Berserker Rage Radiolarian Fluid Solar Detonation

Fanatics are a Vex unit found in the Vault of Glass and on Vex machine worlds such as Nessus. In Destiny, they are headless Goblins that glow green, and carry a debuff called the "Mark of Negation". If the Fanatic touches a player, or a player steps in a green pool left behind by a Fanatic, they will have a few seconds to cleanse themselves or else they will be killed. In Destiny 2, they appear as standard Vex enemies, where they have a modified appearance and abilities, acting as bombers that charge toward Guardians in an attempt to kill them through an explosion, while emitting a loud, glitched Vex scream. They also have a white glow, damaged appearance, and do not carry the "Mark of Negation" debuff, but can still infect Guardians.

Overview

Fanatics are glitched Vex units that seek to infect their opponents with their viscous radiolarian fluid. As they charge toward opponents, they emit loud, glitched screams from their chassis. They resemble normal Vex Goblins, but they move in a jerky, unfocused manner, possess a strange stub-like head and are missing their left arm, with wires coming out of the place where an arm would be. They will move toward guardians and fire their Slap Rifle, then glow blue and explode if they get too close.

Gameplay

Fanatics serve a purpose as cannon-fodder Vex enemies, seeking to explode upon contact with enemy forces. In the Vault of Glass Raid they glow green with the Mark of Negation and attempt to infect Guardians by either exploding upon contact or leaving numerous pools of green for the unwary to step in.

Variations

• Descendant Axis Fanatic
• Disintegrator
• Finalizer

Trivia

• In Destiny 2, they serve a similar purpose to Cursed Thrall, such as exploding when a Guardian gets too close. This makes the fanatic the third kamikaze unit to appear in the Destiny series, following the Cursed Thrall and Exploder Shank.
• Their first and only appearance in the original destiny series was in the Vault of Glass (Raid) during the fight with the Templar.
• If a fanatic is wounded but not killed, Finishers can be used on them. As with Cursed Thralls and Exploder Shanks, Most finishers will send the fanatic flying with a delayed detonation. This means that fanatics can be used as a sort of makeshift bomb, launched backwards into the ranks of their allies and used to destroy other Vex.

Gallery

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  A Sol Primeval Fanatic.

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  A Sol Imminent Fanatic.

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  A Vex Sol Collective Fanatic.

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  A Fanatic attempting to kill a Guardian within The Inverted Spire.

List of appearances

• Destiny (First appearance)
• Destiny 2