Editing Alak-Hul, the Darkblade

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|weapon= [[Hive axe|Axe]]
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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>}}
'''Alak-Hul, the Darkblade''' is a [[Hive]] [[Darkblade]] [[Knight]], foster son of [[Oryx]], and the boss of [[The Sunless Cell]] [[Strike]]. After being killed by the Guardians, he was resurrected years later as '''Alak-Hul, the Lightblade''' by a [[Hive]] [[Ghost]] of the [[Lucent Brood]], and became the boss of [[The Lightblade]] Strike.

==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." <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.

Following the failed [[raid]], Alak-Hul and Verok instigated a rebellion against [[Oryx]], but the rebellion was put down. Alak-Hul's motivation was twofold: first, because he felt neglected by Oryx (which was deliberate, as Oryx wanted Alak-Hul to become a "hungering blade"),<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> and second, to appraise himself in the eyes of Verok.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Sunless Cell]]''</ref> Alak-Hul was captured by Oryx's warriors, and the Taken King decreed that Alak-Hul be imprisoned aboard the [[Dreadnaught]], never to see the light again. But after Oryx retreated from the material realm, Eris wanted to make sure Alak-Hul couldn't take over as the "King of the Hive" and to avenge Tarlowe, ordered for his elimination, and so a fireteam went down into his dark cell and killed him.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[The Sunless Cell]]''</ref>

===Rebirth as the Lightblade===

At some unknown point, Several years later after the Darkblade’s Death, a Hive Ghost would come across and resurrect Alak-Hul, becoming the '''Lightblade'''. Alak-Hul would then join forces with the [[Lucent Brood]] and became a formidable ally, he was then tasked by [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen]] to guard a temple monumenting Oryx that had housed a piece of the Tablets of Ruin. 

Assistance by Lightbearing [[Lightblade's Warrior|Warriors]] and normal Knight [[Lightblade's Disciple|Disciples]] as his personal guards. The Temple was well defended up until a [[Fireteam]] of Guardians, following a lead by [[Fynch]] about a potential clue from the temple, would run into Alak-Hul whom was away from his post before fleeing back to the Temple. Facing off against his Warriors and Disciples, along with hitching a ride on a ferry, and evading Scorn to reach to the temple, the Fireteam would enter the monument while being catched by surprise of the Lightblade’s Arrival. Gifted with [[Arc]] light powers and guardd at his disposal, the Lightblade tried to defend the temple from the Guardians but was slain as a result. However, Alak-Hul’s Ghost would escape out of the temple, leaving his body before the Fireteam could grab a clue they were searching for.

==Gameplay==
===The Sunless Cell===
{{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 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===
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==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:DarkBladefull.jpg|An early teaser image of Alak-Hul.
File:Alakhul.jpg|Alak-Hul stalking in his cell.
</gallery>

==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.

==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny]]:'' ''[[The Taken King]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Destiny 2]]:'' ''[[The Witch Queen]]''

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