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{{Boss infobox | {{Boss infobox | ||
|name= Nixis, Hunger of Oryx | |name= Nixis, Hunger of Oryx | ||
|image= [[File: | |image= [[File:Nixis Hunger of Oryx.jpg|260px]] | ||
|species= [[Taken]] | |species= [[Taken]] | ||
|faction= | |faction= | ||
|rank= [[Ultra]] | |rank= [[Ultra]] | ||
|class= [[Taken Captain]] | |class= [[Taken Captain]] | ||
|mission= [[Winter's Run]] (Taken version) | |mission= [[Winter's Run]] (Taken version) | ||
|gender= | |gender= Unknown | ||
|height= | |height= | ||
|mass= | |mass= | ||
|weapon= | |weapon= [[Arc]] [[Shrapnel Launcher]] | ||
|ability= Teleportation <br> | |ability= Teleportation <br> Ultra Smash <br> High Durability <br> Rapid Movement <br> Summon Taken <br> Summon [[Taken Blight|Blight]]s <br> [[Darkness]] Bolt | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{quote|The [[Fallen]] found the [[Prison of Elders]], but then the [[Taken]] found the Fallen. Too bad for them. The [[Archon]] Priest was better off in the Prison.|[[Ghost]]}}<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Winter's Run]]'', [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/winters-run-taken Winter's Run (Taken)]</ref> | {{quote|The [[Fallen]] found the [[Prison of Elders]], but then the [[Taken]] found the Fallen. Too bad for them. The [[Archon]] Priest was better off in the Prison.|[[Ghost]]}}<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Winter's Run]]'', [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/transcripts/winters-run-taken Winter's Run (Taken)]</ref> | ||
'''Nixis, Hunger of Oryx''' is a [[Taken]] [[Captain]] who serves as the main boss of the [[Taken]] version of the [[Winter's Run]] [[Strike]] introduced in the ''[[April Update]]''. | '''Nixis, Hunger of Oryx''' is a [[Taken]] [[Captain]] who serves as the main boss of the [[Taken]] version of the [[Winter's Run]] [[Strike]] introduced in the ''[[April Update]]''. | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
Nixis is more dangerous than | Nixis is more dangerous than their Fallen counterpart due to additional abilities. For ranged combat, they use an [[Arc]] [[Shrapnel Launcher]] with great accuracy and stopping power over long distances. Guardians that get too close will either be knocked back or killed by their Ultra Smash, in which Nixis performs a ground stomp that creates a large area-of-effect shockwave. If so willing to close the gap and use this attack, or wanting to make a withdrawal, they can rapidly teleport in unpredictable directions, throwing off the player's aim. This can make it very difficult for a Guardian to keep them pinned down in one spot. | ||
In addition, like [[Taken Captain]]s, Nixis can send out a Darkness Bolt that will blind and deafen Guardians that | In addition, like [[Taken Captain]]s, Nixis can send out a Darkness Bolt that will blind and deafen Guardians that they hit, and they will summon [[Taken Blight]]s throughout the battle to get support from their minions. These blights will also disable agility and recovery for Guardians who step in them. However, like [[Aksor]], Nixis can be temporarily stunned by hard-hitting headshots from weapons like [[1000 Yard Stare]] and the [[Sleeper Simulant]], allowing the player the opportunity for a series of follow-up shots that can help whittle away at their health until they are killed. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Nixis is the | *Nixis is thus far the only Taken to replace the usual final boss (in the case of Winter's Run, [[Aksor, Archon Priest]]) at the end of a Taken version of a strike. Other strikes with Taken versions, including [[Dust Palace (strike)|Dust Palace]], [[The Undying Mind (strike)|The Undying Mind]], and [[Cerberus Vae III]], replace most standard enemy encounters with Taken, but retain the same boss. | ||
*Nixis's presence indicates the [[House of Winter]] tried to break out a second Archon Priest after | *Nixis is the Taken version of [[Aksor, Archon Priest]]. | ||
*Nixis's presence indicates the [[House of Winter]] tried to break out a second Archon Priest after Aksor's death and [[Skolas]]'s defeat. This makes them the only recorded House to ever attempt a break in twice, meaning the Prison's security is less than adequate. | |||
*Nixis's House is unknown. However, it can be inferred that they likely were once a [[House of Wolves|Wolf]] noble from their incarceration in the Prison of Elders. | *Nixis's House is unknown. However, it can be inferred that they likely were once a [[House of Wolves|Wolf]] noble from their incarceration in the Prison of Elders. | ||
== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Destiny]] | *''[[Destiny]]'' | ||
**''[[The Taken King]]'' | |||
***''[[April Update]]'' {{1st}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Taken]] | [[Category:Taken]] | ||
[[Category:Fallen]] | [[Category:Fallen]] | ||
[[Category:Enemies]] | [[Category:Enemies]] | ||
