Kargen, the Technocrat

Kargen, the Technocrat
Main Data Artifact
Biographical information
Species:	Psion
Faction:	Red Legion Psion Conclave (Clone)
Rank:	Ultra
Class:	Psion Flayer
Gender:	Male
Combat information
Mission:	The Insight Terminus
Weapon(s):	Projection Rifle
Abilities:	Psionic Quake Burn Nova Rupture Wave Immunity Link Limited Flight Strafe Thrusters High Durability Rapid Movement Summon Cabal

"That Commander was Kargen, an elite Cabal psion who has caused significant damage to the Vex collective in this timestream."

— Failsafe

Kargen, the Technocrat is a high-ranking Psion Flayer and one of the Red Legion's foremost experts on Vex technology. He and his team pillaged countless Vex sites and later attempted to hack the Insight Terminus on Nessus.

Biography

During the Red War Kargen led numerous raids on Vex installations across the Sol System. Following the defeat of Dominus Ghaul, Kargen turned his attention to the Insight Terminus on Nessus, from which he evidently sought to obtain information regarding the OXA machine.

As Kargen's forces stormed the Insight Terminus, he encountered a strike team of Guardians while accessing a Vex Conflux. Kargen quickly used the Conflux to access the local Vex gate network and escape the Guardians while also granting his forces access to more of the Insight Terminus. He attempted to stay one step ahead of the Guardians who pursued him through the Vex complex, swiftly slaughtering his way through dozens of Vex to reach the core of the Insight Terminus before them. With the access granted to him by the Conflux he manipulated, Kargen was able to bring in more Cabal reinforcements to slow the Guardians and gained nearly complete control of the local gate network. After sealing a door behind him with another Conflux, Kargen left several of his lieutenants to eliminate the Guardians, but they were all killed.

Upon reaching the Quiet Epiphany, Kargen was confronted by several Minotaurs and a Hydra, which he dispatched with a massive blast of Void energy. With his path now clear, Kargen began accessing the Insight Terminus, but the strike team of Guardians interrupted his interaction by taking control of several Vex plates in the area and creating firewalls to block his progress. Summoning more Red Legion troops through the nearby Vex gates, Kargen and his forces fought against the Guardian strike team, but they were ultimately overpowered and struck down.

"Resurrection"

Following the Guardians' foray into the Pale Heart in pursuit of the Witness, a group of defectors within the Shadow Legion secretly commanded by Freeborn Otzot cloned Kargen and apparently restored his mind, after which he was tasked with infiltrating the Insight Terminus once again. He attempted to retrieve information about the OXA Machine and the Sol Divisive's research into the Veil, but his efforts were thwarted by Maya Sundaresh, who had identified herself as "Msund12", and another Guardian strike team, who killed him a second time.

Gameplay

Kargen is armed with a Projection Rifle for ranged combat, allowing him to rapidly bombard a player's position on the battlefield. He will quickly maneuver around the arena with thrusters on his back as well as run to different locations to confuse the player, and also packs a high total health to boot. Kargen's unique trait is that he can produce multiple Psionic Blasts at once, spreading numerous Void ruptures and fire hazards across the area, and when faced at point blank, he will psionically smash the ground to create a shockwave that will knock Guardians off of the combat space entirely, sending them falling to their death. When at 50% health, he will reach upward and suspend himself in a Vex cage. To release him, one must stand on the Sync Plates for long enough; when he drops back down, he will produce even more psionic blasts than before. Kargen's sustained firepower, deadly psionic attacks, erratic movements, and unusual resilience make him a troublesome foe to overcome.

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Trivia

• Kargen is seen wearing a mantle that drapes on his back, possibly indicating his rank as a Psion Flayer.
• Kargen is the only Psion Strike boss in Destiny 2, and the fourth overall after the Psion Flayers seen in the Dust Palace Strike.
• Kargen was the largest Psion by far until Inotam was released. Now his size is common place for Ultra Psions.
• Kargen shares the same title as Praksis, the Technocrat.

List of appearances

• Destiny 2: Warmind (First appearance)
  • The Final Shape