Taniks Perfected

Taniks Perfected
Biographical information
Species:	Fallen
Faction:	Devil Splicers
Rank:	Ultra
Class:	Splicer Captain
Gender:	Male
Combat information
Mission:	The Shadow Thief: Revisited
Weapon(s):	Scorch Cannon Shock Cannon Null Cannon
Abilities:	High Durability Rapid Movement SIVA Teleport Ultra Smash Temporary Immunity Summon Splicers Summon Hive Summon Walker Summon SIVA Nodes Guard Door SIVA Shield

"He talks. How is that possible?"
"Maybe Taniks was more machine than we thought. He's not alive: perhaps he never was."

— Commander Zavala and Ikora Rey

Taniks Perfected is the remastered variant of Taniks, the Scarred. He was resurrected by the Devil Splicers and both his mind and body have been overtaken by SIVA.

Gameplay

Taniks Perfected is the final boss of the Revisited version of The Shadow Thief Strike. He will already be waiting near the rift to his Ketch fending off Hive reinforcements with his cannon. Damaging him will force him to enter the rift.

Once onboard his Ketch, he will pound Guardians from afar with his cannon while teleporting around the arena to throw the player's aim off. Once he sustains enough damage, he will teleport away from the arena and summon a Perfected Walker in the next room.

After defeating the Walker, Taniks will reappear and lock down the hallway with his cannon to prevent Guardians from passing through. Damaging him will force him to teleport into the final room. Guardians cannot go back through the door where they came from; they are confined to this room. This is where he gains his special mechanic: a SIVA Node-powered immunity shield. Destroying all the SIVA Nodes will remove this shield, allowing Guardians to continue shooting him. This repeats until he is killed.

Trivia

• The element of Taniks' cannon will change at random every time he is fought.
• Most of Taniks' fighting style and dialog is mainly the same as his former self.
• Unlike Sepiks Perfected, Taniks Perfected doesn't have a Grimoire card of his own.