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|species= [[Hive]] | |species= [[Hive]] | ||
|faction= [[Blood of Oryx]] (inferred, formerly) | |faction= [[Blood of Oryx]] (inferred, formerly) | ||
|rank= | |rank= [[Ultra]] | ||
|class= [[Darkblade]] [[Knight]] | |class= [[Darkblade]] [[Knight]] | ||
|mission= [[The Sunless Cell]] | |mission= [[The Sunless Cell]] | ||
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|height= | |height= | ||
|mass= | |mass= | ||
|weapon= | |weapon= [[Hive axe|Axe]] | ||
|ability= Temporary Vanish <br> Teleportation <br> Rapid Movement <br> High Durability <br> Summon Hive | |ability= Temporary Vanish <br> Teleportation <br> Rapid Movement <br> High Durability <br> Summon Hive | ||
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|title2= Lightblade | |title2= Lightblade | ||
|content2= | |content2= {{Boss infobox | ||
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|name= Alak-Hul, the Lightblade | |name= Alak-Hul, the Lightblade | ||
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|species= [[Hive]] | |species= [[Hive]] | ||
|faction= [[Lucent Brood]] | |faction= [[Lucent Brood]] | ||
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|mission= [[The Lightblade]] | |mission= [[The Lightblade]] | ||
|gender= Male | |gender= Male | ||
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|ability= Teleportation <br> Rapid Movement <br> High Durability <br> Summon Hive <br> Summon [[Lightblade's Warrior| | |mass= | ||
|weapon= [[Hive axe|Axe]] | |||
|ability= Teleportation <br> Rapid Movement <br> High Durability <br> Summon Hive <br> Summon [[Lightblade's Warrior|Warrior]] <br> Summon [[Lightblade's Disciple|Disciple]] <br> Temporary Immunity <br> [[Arc]] blasts | |||
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{{quote|Oryx gave me no task. Therefore I must task myself, with Oryx's ending.|Alak-Hul<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Alak-Hul, the Darkblade|Alak-Hul, the Darkblade]]'' </ref>}} | {{quote|Oryx gave me no task. Therefore I must task myself, with Oryx's ending.|Alak-Hul<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Alak-Hul, the Darkblade|Alak-Hul, the Darkblade]]'' </ref>}} | ||
'''Alak-Hul, the Darkblade''' is a [[Hive]] [[Darkblade]] [[Knight]], foster son of [[Oryx | '''Alak-Hul, the Darkblade''' is a [[Hive]] [[Darkblade]] [[Knight]], foster son of [[Oryx]], and the boss of [[The Sunless Cell]] [[Strike]], as well as the [[The Lightblade]] Strike after his resurrection as '''Alak-Hul, the Lightblade''', thanks to a Hive [[Ghost]] under the [[Lucent Brood]]. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
{{quote|[[Eris Morn|Eris]], why did the [[Darkblade]] rise against [[Oryx]]?" <br> "The [[Wizard]] [[Verok]] was his mate. He slew a legion of [[Thrall]]s in her name. Marched on the King's throne at the head of an army built on hate and pain | {{quote|[[Eris Morn|Eris]], why did the [[Darkblade]] rise against [[Oryx]]?" <br> "The [[Wizard]] [[Verok]] was his mate. He slew a legion of [[Thrall]]s in her name. Marched on the King's throne at the head of an army built on hate and pain" <br> "How... romantic.|[[The Ghost]] and [[Eris Morn]]<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Sunless Cell]]''</ref>}} | ||
Alak-Hul and his consort, [[Verok]], were present at the [[Hellmouth]] when [[Eris Morn]] and [[Eriana-3]] led their fireteam to assassinate [[Crota, Son of Oryx]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Sunless Cell]]'' </ref> It was Alak-Hul and Verok's spawn that killed the [[Titan (class)|Titan]] [[Vell Tarlowe]],<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Enemy of My Enemy]]''</ref> with the former delivering the killing blow upon his axe. | Alak-Hul and his consort, [[Verok]], were present at the [[Hellmouth]] when [[Eris Morn]] and [[Eriana-3]] led their fireteam to assassinate [[Crota, Son of Oryx]].<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Sunless Cell]]'' </ref> It was Alak-Hul and Verok's spawn that killed the [[Titan (class)|Titan]] [[Vell Tarlowe]],<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Enemy of My Enemy]]''</ref> with the former delivering the killing blow upon his axe. | ||
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===Rebirth as the Lightblade=== | ===Rebirth as the Lightblade=== | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
===The Sunless Cell=== | ===The Sunless Cell=== | ||
{{quote|The Darkblade is formidable. And left unchecked, a worthy successor to lead the Hive.|Eris Morn}} | {{quote|The Darkblade is formidable. And left unchecked, a worthy successor to lead the Hive.|Eris Morn}} | ||
The fight with Alak-Hul will be deep in his cell, so it will be almost pitch black, limiting one's field of vision. He is armed with an axe. He will appear to vanish from existence only to teleport to another position of the arena after taking a certain amount of damage from ranged weapons; if attacked with a [[Super]] or a [[Sword]] he will not vanish or teleport. He will summon waves of | The fight with Alak-Hul will be deep in his cell, so it will be almost pitch black, limiting one's field of vision. He is armed with an axe. He will appear to vanish from existence only to teleport to another position of the arena after taking a certain amount of damage from ranged weapons; if attacked with a [[Super]] or a [[Sword]] he will not vanish or teleport. He will summon waves of Thrall at 25% health intervals, with Cursed Thrall being mixed in at the lower amounts. When on low health, Alak-Hul will become enraged and charge his foes down to cut them to bits. | ||
===The Lightblade=== | ===The Lightblade=== | ||
TBA | |||
Alak-Hul | ==Trivia== | ||
*Alak-Hul's name can be considered a portmanteau of two Sindarin words<ref>'''reddit''', ''[https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/4k1kez/til_alakhuls_name_is_elvish/d3ci0gi/ TIL Alak-Hul's name is elvish]''</ref> from J.R.R. Tolkien's fictitious Elvish languages, specifically the root "alak-" (''rushing'')<ref>'''The One Wiki To Rule Them All''', ''[http://lotr.wikia.com/wiki/Ancalagon#Etymology Ancalagon]''</ref><ref>'''Tolkien Gateway''', ''[http://tolkiengateway.net/wiki/Alak LAK]''</ref> and "hûl" (''cry of encouragement in battle'').<ref>'''Parf Edhellen''', ''[https://www.elfdict.com/w/hul hûl]''</ref> This is illustrated by the fact when he is on low health and the screen text says "Alak-Hul charges his foes". | |||
*After dealing enough damage, bringing him to low health, Alak-Hul's helmet will break, revealing a disfigured oval-shaped head. | |||
*In ''[[Destiny 2]]'', a new class of Hive enemy called [[Darkblade]] was introduced, which feature characters that resemble Alak-Hul in both appearance and abilities. | |||
**It's possible that Alak-Hul was the first of the Darkblade subtype since they all bear similarities to him. | |||
*Unlike most [[Hive]] [[Knight]] bosses, Alak-Hul is shown to have the same sounds as a [[Taken]] boss would have. | |||
*Aside from [[Oryx, the Taken King|Oryx]], Alak-Hul is the only Hive in [[Destiny|Destiny 1]] that can teleport without a portal. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:DarkBladefull.jpg|An early teaser image of Alak-Hul. | File:DarkBladefull.jpg|An early teaser image of Alak-Hul. | ||
File:Alakhul.jpg|Alak-Hul stalking in his cell. | File:Alakhul.jpg|Alak-Hul stalking in his cell. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Destiny]]'' | *''[[Destiny]]:'' ''[[The Taken King]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Destiny 2]] | *''[[Destiny 2]] | ||
**''[[The Witch Queen]]'' | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Characters]] | [[Category:Characters]] | ||
