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Vandal
Biographical information
Species:	Fallen
House:	Devil Splicers ; House of Devils ; House of Dusk ; House of Exile ; House of Judgment ; House of Kings ; House of Light ; House of Rain ; House of Salvation ; House of Winter ; House of Wolves ; Kell's Scourge
Purpose:	Scout
Combat information
Weapon(s):	Molten Welder (very rare) ; Scorch Cannon (specific variants) ; Shrapnel Launcher (rare) ; Shock Blades (uncommon) ; Shock Rifle (common) ; Wire Rifle (common)
Abilities:	Rapid Movement ; Fallen Melee ; Dodge ; Vandal Dash

Latest revision as of 23:49, April 12, 2024

"The truths about the Fallen chain-of-command are still making themselves known, but Vandals appear to hold a higher ranking than the Dregs, and deadlier weapons, too. They often have long range capability, but, lucky for us, their weapons take time to charge."

— Bungie.net description.^[1]

Vandals are a class of Fallen warrior. They appear to be superior to Dregs, but subordinate to Captains. Their shock rifles have longer range than shock pistols used by Dregs, but take time to charge.^[1] They are occasionally armed with a Shrapnel Launcher, and at certain times, a Wire Rifle for long range shooting.

Overview[edit]

"You could drown the City in the blood they've spilt."

— Grimoire description.

Savage pirates, Vandals take pride in every world they pillage and every body they drop. Soldiers, brawlers, assassins, and scouts, Vandals serve many roles within a Fallen crew. And whether from distance or up close and personal, they are seasoned, efficient killers, with an arsenal of weaponry and tech to match their bloodlust.^[2]

Gameplay[edit]

Vandals are proper troops, more resilient than the cannon fodder Dregs, as well wielding more effective weapons. They are very agile, and will dodge from side to side to avoid incoming fire. They are commonly equipped with Shock Rifles, which they use at medium range while darting from cover to cover, or Wire Rifles, which they use from afar to snipe targets. Rarely they wield Shock Blades, and though they are weaker than Captains wielding them, they usually use them in teams. In Destiny 2 they gained the ability to use their lower arms to scuttle along the ground, moving quickly while also providing a harder target to shoot, though their ability to use Shock Blades has been passed to Marauders. That said, Vandals are still not very tough, and will die in just a few more shots than a Dreg.

Known Vandals[edit]

Randal, the Vandal - Infamous Vandal and meme within the community of Destiny, appeared in both D1 and D2.
- Rahndel, the Perfected - SIVA perfected version of Randal, encountered in Wrath of the Machine.
- Nightmare Reaver Vandal - The Nightmare version of Randal the Vandal, encountered on the Patrol of the Moon during Shadowkeep.

House of Devils Vandals[edit]

House of Exile Vandals[edit]

Elyksis, Wolf Rebel

House of Wolves Vandals[edit]

House of Dusk Vandals[edit]

Yalsis, the Igniter

House of Spider Vandals[edit]

Variants[edit]

Notable Variants

Spider's Associate — Allied House of Spider Vandals
Splicer Vandal — Devil Splicers Vandal
Stealth Vandal — Vandal using invisibility tech
Vandal, Kell's Scourge — Kell's Scourge Vandal
Wrathborn Vandal — Vandal turned into a Wrathborn

Common Variants

Elder Vandal — Heroic Difficulty
Noble Vandal — Epic Difficulty
Reaver Vandal — Major
Resilient Vandal — Elite Vandal
Resilient Vandal, Kell's Scourge — Elite Kell's Scourge Vandal

Specific Variants

Trivia[edit]

Vandals of the five old houses have different and distinct armor variations. House of Devils Vandals have curved horns on the sides of their helmets, as well as small square hooks on top. Those in the House of Kings have flat horns and a trio of bolt-shaped studs on the top. Exiles have their left horn broken off, no decoration on their helmet, as well as a two-pronged shoulder guard. The House of Winter possesses the most baseline vandals, with no decoration or additional armor and with flat horns. However, the decoration on the Kell's Guard appears to be a mix of both that of the Devils and Kings, and they do bare the shoulder guard. Wolves look identical to those of Winter, though the colored sections of their armor are switched, as well as having fur-like scarfs and pelts.
In Destiny, Minor Vandals with Shock Blades wield the left one in reverse grip, while Major non-Stealth ones wield both of them upright.

Gallery[edit]

Concept art of a Vandal.
A House of Devils Vandal.
A House of Kings Vandal.
A House of Exile Vandal.
A House of Winter Vandal.
A House of Wolves Vandal.
A House of Dusk Vandal.
Render of a Vandal belonging to the House of Dusk.
A Dusk Vandal on Nessus.
Kell's Guard
Splicer Vandal
A House of Salvation Vandal.
A Vandal in the background of a Shadebinder.

List of appearances[edit]

Destiny (First appearance)
Destiny 2

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Bungie.net, The Fallen Vandal
^ Bungie (2014-6-12), Destiny, Grimoire: Vandal

[frontier-1] Bungie.net, The Fallen Vandal

[GrimoireVandal-2] Bungie (2014-6-12), Destiny, Grimoire: Vandal

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-{{quote|The truths about the Fallen chain-of-command are still making themselves known, but Vandals appear to hold a higher ranking than the Dregs, and deadlier weapons, too. They often have long range capability, but, lucky for us, their weapons take time to charge.|Bungie.net description.}}<ref name=frontier>[http://www.bungie.net/en-us/Destiny#page=enemies&panel=enemies-The-Fallen&sub=enemies-The-Fallen-Vandal '''Bungie.net''', ''The Fallen Vandal'']</ref>
 {{Fallen infobox
-|image= [[File:Pirate.jpg|325px]]
+|image= [[File:D2 Vandal Screenshot.jpg|360px]]
 |name= Vandal
 |species= [[Fallen]]
-|type=
+|purpose= Scout
-|house= [[House of Devils]] <br> [[House of Kings]] <br> [[House of Exile]] <br> [[House of Winter]] <br> [[House of Wolves]]
+|house= [[Devil Splicers]] <br> [[House of Devils]] <br> [[House of Dusk]] <br> [[House of Exile]] <br> [[House of Judgment]] <br> [[House of Kings]] <br> [[House of Light]] <br> [[House of Rain]] <br> [[House of Salvation]] <br> [[House of Winter]] <br> [[House of Wolves]] <br> [[Kell's Scourge]]
-|gender=
+|weapon(s)= {{icon|Solar}} [[Molten Welder]] {{c|very rare}} <br> {{icon|Solar}} [[Scorch Cannon]] {{c|specific variants}} <br> {{icon|Solar}} [[Shrapnel Launcher]] {{c|rare}} <br> {{icon|Arc}} [[Shock Blade]]s {{c|uncommon}} <br> {{icon|Arc}} [[Shock Rifle]] {{c|common}} <br> {{icon|Arc}} [[Wire Rifle]] {{c|common}}
-|rank=
+|abilities= Rapid Movement <br> {{icon|Kinetic}} Fallen Melee <br> Dodge <br> Vandal Dash
-|mission=
-|height=
-|weight=
-|weapon(s)= [[Shock Rifle]] (common) <br> [[Wire Rifle]] (uncommon) <br> [[Shock Blade]]s (uncommon) <br> [[Shrapnel Launcher]] (rare)
-|abilities= Rapid Movement <br> Fallen Melee
 }}
+{{quote|The truths about the Fallen chain-of-command are still making themselves known, but Vandals appear to hold a higher ranking than the Dregs, and deadlier weapons, too. They often have long range capability, but, lucky for us, their weapons take time to charge.|Bungie.net description.}}<ref name=frontier>[http://www.bungie.net/en-us/Destiny#page=enemies&panel=enemies-The-Fallen&sub=enemies-The-Fallen-Vandal '''Bungie.net''', ''The Fallen Vandal'']</ref>
-'''Vandals''' are a class of [[Fallen]] warrior. They appear to be superior to [[Fallen Dreg|Dregs]], but subordinate to [[Fallen Captain|Captains]]. Their shock rifles have longer range than shock pistols used by Dregs, but take time to charge.<ref name=frontier/> They occasionally armed with a shrapnel launcher, and at certain times, a wire rifle for long range shooting.
+'''Vandals''' are a class of [[Fallen]] warrior. They appear to be superior to [[Fallen Dreg|Dregs]], but subordinate to [[Fallen Captain|Captains]]. Their shock rifles have longer range than shock pistols used by Dregs, but take time to charge.<ref name=frontier/> They are occasionally armed with a [[Shrapnel Launcher]], and at certain times, a [[Wire Rifle]] for long range shooting.
-== Overview ==
+==Overview==
 {{Quote|You could drown the City in the blood they've spilt.|[[Grimoire]] description.}}
-Savage pirates, Vandals take pride in every world they pillage and every body they drop. Soldiers, brawlers, assassins, and scouts, Vandals serve many roles within a Fallen crew. And whether from distance or up close and personal, they are seasoned, efficient killers, with an arsenal of weaponry and tech to match their bloodlust.<ref name = "GrimoireVandal">'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny: Alpha PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#Vandal|Vandal]]''</ref>
+Savage pirates, Vandals take pride in every world they pillage and every body they drop. Soldiers, brawlers, assassins, and scouts, Vandals serve many roles within a Fallen crew. And whether from distance or up close and personal, they are seasoned, efficient killers, with an arsenal of weaponry and tech to match their bloodlust.<ref name = "GrimoireVandal">'''Bungie (2014-6-12)''', ''Destiny, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Vandal|Vandal]]''</ref>
-===Armamanet===
+==Gameplay==
-*[[Shock Rifle]] (common)
+Vandals are proper troops, more resilient than the cannon fodder [[Dreg]]s, as well wielding more effective weapons. They are very agile, and will dodge from side to side to avoid incoming fire. They are commonly equipped with [[Shock Rifle]]s, which they use at medium range while darting from cover to cover, or [[Wire Rifle]]s, which they use from afar to snipe targets. Rarely they wield [[Shock Blade]]s, and though they are weaker than [[Captain]]s wielding them, they usually use them in teams. In ''[[Destiny 2]]'' they gained the ability to use their lower arms to scuttle along the ground, moving quickly while also providing a harder target to shoot, though their ability to use Shock Blades has been passed to [[Marauder]]s. That said, Vandals are still not very tough, and will die in just a few more shots than a Dreg.
-*[[Wire Rifle]] (uncommon)
-*[[Shrapnel Launcher]] (rare)
-*Two [[Shock Blade]]s (rare)
+==Known Vandals==
+*''[[Randal, the Vandal]]'' - Infamous Vandal and meme within the community of [[Destiny]], appeared in both D1 and [[Destiny 2|D2]].
+**[[Rahndel, the Perfected]] - [[SIVA]] perfected version of Randal, encountered in [[Wrath of the Machine]].
+**[[Nightmare Reaver Vandal]] - The [[Nightmare]] version of Randal the Vandal, encountered on the [[Patrol]] of the [[Moon]] during [[Shadowkeep]].
-===Variants===
+{{Col-begin}}
-**Elder Vandal—Heroic Difficulty
+{{Col-2}}
-**[[Enhanced Vandal]]
+===[[House of Devils]] Vandals===
-**[[Kell's Guard]]—Major Vandal, appears in [[Scourge of Winter]]
+*[[Greksis, Devil Claw]]
-**Noble Vandal—Epic Difficulty
+*[[Kariks, Devil Claw]]
-**[[Perfected Vandal]]
+*[[Loksis, Devil Claw]]
-**[[Stealth Vandal]] (invisible)
+*[[Nulsis, Lost to Winter]]
-***Stealth Elite Vandal
+*[[Riliks, Devil Claw]]
-***Wolf Stealth Vandal
+*[[Yalsis, Devil Claw]]
-**Salvage Boss
-**[[Splicer Vandal]]
-***Splicer Reaver Vandal
-**Splicer Scout
-**Survey Boss
-**Twisted Claw
-**Queenbreaker Vandal
-**Reaver Vandal—Major
-**Wolf Melee Vandal
-**Wolf Vandal—[[House of Wolves]] Vandal
-==Gameplay==
+===[[House of Exile]] Vandals===
-A Vandal can usually overcome a [[Hive]] [[Acolyte]], depending on opposing levels. They can withstand a [[Titan]]'s uncharged punch once, even on the lowest level, but a punch to the head usually ends them.
+*[[Elyksis, Wolf Rebel]]
+===[[House of Wolves]] Vandals===
+*[[Grayor, Wolf Assassin]]
+*[[Pilxis, Wolf Claw]]
+*[[Veliniks, the Ravenous]]
+{{Col-2}}
+===[[House of Dusk]] Vandals===
+*[[Yalsis, the Igniter]]
+===[[House of Spider]] Vandals===
+*[[Arrha, Spider's Associate]]
+*[[Avrok, Spider's Associate]]
+*[[Halsiks]]
+*[[Kosis]]
+===[[Nightmare]] Vandals===
+*[[Nightmare of Seresis, Council Hand]]
+===[[House of Salvation]] Vandals===
+*[[Deniks, House Salvation]]
+===[[House of Light]] Vandals===
+*[[Niik]]
+{{Col-end}}
+==Variants==
+;Notable Variants
+*[[Spider's Associate]] — Allied [[House of Spider]] Vandals
+*[[Splicer Vandal]] — [[Devil Splicers]] Vandal
+*[[Stealth Vandal]] — Vandal using invisibility tech
+*Vandal, Kell's Scourge — [[Kell's Scourge]] Vandal
+*[[Wrathborn Vandal]] — Vandal turned into a [[Wrathborn]]
+;Common Variants
+*Elder Vandal — Heroic Difficulty
+*Noble Vandal — Epic Difficulty
+*[[Reaver Vandal]] — Major
+*[[Resilient Vandal]] — [[Elite]] Vandal
+*[[Resilient Vandal|Resilient Vandal, Kell's Scourge]] — [[Elite]] [[Kell's Scourge]] Vandal
+;Specific Variants
+{{Col-begin}}
+{{Col-2}}
+*[[A-Block Scar Vandal]]
+*[[Assault Demolitionist]]
+*[[Assault Vandal]]
+*[[Coerced Salvation Technician]]
+*[[Empyrean Vandal]]
+*[[Ether Claw]]
+*[[Fallen Extractor]]
+*[[Fallen Rear Guard]]
+*[[Fallen Sapper]]
+*[[Hacker Vandal]]
+*[[Highguard, Salvation Elite]]
+*[[Howling Raider]]
+*[[Kell's Guard]]
+*[[Lunar Scavenger]]
+*[[Operator Splicer]]
+*[[Operator Vandal]]
+{{Col-2}}
+*[[Pike Gang Enforcer]]
+*[[Queenbreaker Vandal]]
+*[[Ransack Vandal]]
+*[[Rearguard Commander]]
+*[[Salvage Boss]]
+*[[Scanner Splicer]]
+*[[Scorch Vandal, Gunner of Avarokk]]
+*[[Signal Engineer Vandal|Signal Engineer]]
+*[[Suppressor Splicer]]
+*[[Suppressor Vandal]]
+*[[Survey Boss]]
+*[[Twisted Claw]]
+*[[Unstable Vandal]]
+*[[Wolf Stealth Vandal]]
+*[[Wolf Vandal]]
+*[[Zealous Vandal]]
+{{Col-end}}
+==Trivia==
+*Vandals of the five old houses have different and distinct armor variations. [[House of Devils]] Vandals have curved horns on the sides of their helmets, as well as small square hooks on top. Those in the [[House of Kings]] have flat horns and a trio of bolt-shaped studs on the top. [[House of Exile|Exiles]] have their left horn broken off, no decoration on their helmet, as well as a two-pronged shoulder guard. The [[House of Winter]] possesses the most baseline vandals, with no decoration or additional armor and with flat horns. However, the decoration on the Kell's Guard appears to be a mix of both that of the Devils and Kings, and they do bare the shoulder guard. [[House of Wolves|Wolves]] look identical to those of Winter, though the colored sections of their armor are switched, as well as having fur-like scarfs and pelts.
+*In ''Destiny'', [[Minor]] Vandals with Shock Blades wield the left one in reverse grip, while [[Major]] non-Stealth ones wield both of them upright.
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
 File:Grimoire Vandal.jpg
-File:Fallen Vandal.png
+File:Reaver Alex Chin Yu Chu.png|Concept art of a Vandal.
-File:Reaver Alex Chin Yu Chu.png|Concept art of Vandal.
+File:Destiny-FallenVandal.jpg|A [[House of Devils]] Vandal.
-File:Vandal.jpg|A Vandal holding his wire rifle.
+File:Vandal (HoK).jpg|A [[House of Kings]] Vandal.
-File:Vandal 1.jpg
+File:Vandal (HoE).jpg|A [[House of Exile]] Vandal.
+File:Vandal (Winter).jpg|A [[House of Winter]] Vandal.
+File:Vandal (Wolves).jpg|A [[House of Wolves]] Vandal.
+File:D2 Vandal Screenshot.jpg|A [[House of Dusk]] Vandal.
+File:Roderick-weise-vandal-view.jpg|Render of a Vandal belonging to the [[House of Dusk]].
+File:Nessus Vandal.jpg|A Dusk Vandal on [[Nessus]].
+File:Kellguard1.png| [[Kell's Guard]]
+File:Splicer_Vandal_and_Captain.jpg|Splicer Vandal
+File:Vandal (Sa).png|A [[House of Salvation]] Vandal.
+File:Shadebinder and Vandals.jpg|A Vandal in the background of a [[Shadebinder]].
 </gallery>