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|name= Pirrha, the Rifleman
|name= Pirrha, the Rifleman
|othernames= The Rifleman <br> Pirrha, the Phantom <br> Pirrha, the Blind <br> The Ghost of Hellrise Canyon
|othernames= The Rifleman <br> Pirrha, the Phantom <br> Pirrha, the Blind<br>The Ghost of Hellrise Canyon
|image= [[File:Rifleman.jpg|300px]]
|image= [[File:Rifleman.jpg|300px]]
|homeworld= [[Eliksni homeworld|Eliksni Homeworld]]
|birth=
|death=
|species= [[Fallen]]
|species= [[Fallen]]
|race= [[Scorn]]
|faction= [[Scorn]]
|faction= [[House of Exile]] {{c|formerly}}
|rank= [[Baron]]
|rank= [[Baron]] <br> [[Ultra]]
|class= [[Ultra]] [[Raider]]
|class= [[Raider]]
|gender= Male
|gender= Male
|mission= [[Scorned]] {{c|briefly}} <br> [[Target: The Rifleman]] <br> [[Tomb of Elders]]
|height= 12'
|weapon= {{Icon|Void}} [[Scorn Crossbow]]
|mass=
|ability= [[Ether]] Smoke Dash <br> Summon Scorn <br> Summon Decoys <br> High Durability <br> Rapid Movement <br> Teleportation <br> {{Icon|Kinetic}} Ultra Smash
|mission= [[Scorned]] <br> [[Target: The Rifleman]]
|weapon= [[Scorn Crossbow]]
|ability= Teleportation <br> [[Ether]] Smoke Dash <br> Brief Immunity <br> Activate Decoys <br> Rapid Movement <br> High Durability <br> Summon Scorn <br> Ultra Smash
}}
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{{Quote|Trust me, kids: Keep your eyes open, head down... and your Ghost close.|Cayde-6 <ref name="GIBarons">[https://web.archive.org/web/20230309143734/https://www.gameinformer.com/2018/07/05/these-are-the-eight-barons-who-helped-kill-cayde-6-in-destiny-2-forsaken '''Game Informer''': ''These Are The Eight Barons Who Helped Kill Cayde-6 In Destiny 2: Forsaken'']</ref>}}
{{Quote|Trust me, kids: Keep your eyes open, head down …and your Ghost close.|Cayde-6 <ref name="GIBarons">[https://www.gameinformer.com/2018/07/05/these-are-the-eight-barons-who-helped-kill-cayde-6-in-destiny-2-forsaken '''Game Informer''': ''These Are The Eight Barons Who Helped Kill Cayde-6 In Destiny 2: Forsaken'']</ref>}}


'''Pirrha, the Rifleman''' is a [[Baron]] of the [[Scorn]] who specialized in long-range combat.
'''Pirrha, the Rifleman'''<ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken (expansion)|Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore entry]]'', [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/a-blind-eye-toward-tomorrow A Blind Eye Toward Tomorrow]</ref> is a [[Scorn]] [[Baron]] specialising in long-range combat. Responsible for the deaths of [[Awoken]] [[Paladin]]s [[Tellos Cir]], [[Loris Pol]], and [[Hollis Eso]] at Pallas Falls, Pirrha is also known to have destroyed multiple [[Ghosts]]. After being imprisoned deep within the [[Prison of Elders]] alongside his fellow Barons, he was freed by [[Uldren Sov]] and was later present at the murder of [[Cayde-6]], where he shot the [[Hunter]] [[Vanguard|Vanguard's]] Ghost [[Sundance]]. The Rifleman lurks in the [[Hellrise Canyon]], where he lures unwary travelers into an impenetrable security network before eliminating them from afar.<ref name="GIBarons"/> He is a [[Raider]] class Scorn leader.


==Biography==
==Gameplay==
===Early campaigns===
Pirrha's main weapon of choice is a [[Scorn Crossbow]], which fires powerful charged [[Void]] arrows from long range that can easily hit their mark; their high damage can crack a [[Guardian]]'s shield in an instant. When faced at closer ranges, he will teleport or smoke dash to evade and flank the player, and if cornered, he will stomp the ground to knock them back. His most devastating ability, however, is the use of decoys. The decoys can easily distract unprepared Guardians and overwhelm them with constant crossbow fire, although they are easily destroyed. If his use of numerous simultaneous decoys proves bothersome, one can deactivate them en masse with a few shots each from a high ammo capacity weapon capable of automatic fire, before focusing their firepower on Pirrha himself.
{{quote|He was unseen during the Wolves uprising, but many credit him with the assassination of the Queen's palace guard.|The Lawless Frontier}}
The Rifleman was once discarded by his House for his blindness, only for him to cure his disability by implanting a cybernetic eye linked to the tracking system in his [[Scorn Crossbow|Crossbow]].<ref name="Lawless Frontier">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Lore:The Lawless Frontier|The Lawless Frontier]]: [[Lore:The Lawless Frontier#A Blind Eye Towards Tomorrow|A Blind Eye Toward Tomorrow]]''</ref>


He quickly developed proficiency with it and became capable of crack-shoting with his all-seeing eye. Due to his dependence on machinery, he is similar to other infamous Fallen who infused themselves with robotics such as [[Taniks, the Scarred]] and [[House of Devils]] [[Devil Splicers|Splicers]] with [[SIVA]].<ref name="Lawless Frontier" />
==Personality==
Pirrha seems to look down on the Guardian, as well as Guardians as a whole (presumably due to having killed many of them), calling them things such as "target practice". He also seems to have quite an ego, as he frequently taunts the Guardian in what one could assume is an attempt to make them paranoid enough to leave the safety of cover, and continuously boasting about his kill count, Cayde-6 in particular; the Guardian's Ghost even remarks on how Cayde's Ghost was similar to him in demeanor. He also appears to see Ghosts as trophies, as he remarks on how he'll either sell the Ghost's shell to the Spider or keep it mounted on his wall, not unlike an actual hunter's behavior involving prey they have killed.


Known as the "Ghost of the [[Hellrise Canyon]]", he lured unsuspecting travelers into an impenetrable security network before eliminating them from afar, while also removing any threats such as [[Corsair]]s to let his fellow Barons plan their next move. He was noted for the deaths of many Palace Guards during the [[House of Wolves]] [[Wolf Rebellion|uprising]]<ref name="Lawless Frontier"/> and took part in the shootout at [[Pallas Falls]] where three [[Awoken]] [[Paladin]]s lost their lives.<ref name="GIBarons"/><ref name="Lawless Frontier" /> Pirrha was also known to have destroyed multiple [[Ghost]]s.<ref name="Target"/>
Though a skilled hunter and assassin, Pirrha's overconfidence in his ability to kill the Guardian led to his death.


[[File:Scorn1.gif|thumb|300px|Pirrha shooting down Cayde's Ghost]]
==Quotes==
*"Go on, take out your Ghost. I need the target practice."
*"Every shot I take adds another soldier to the Scorn army."
*"Ah... Target practice."
*"You... missed... hahaha..."
*"King Uldren wants you dead. [laughs]"
*I bring him your body... keep your Ghost. [laughs]"
*Sell it's shell to Spider. [laughs]"
*...Or I mount your Ghost on my wall... next to Cayde's... [laughs]"
*I... seeeee... you..."


After being imprisoned deep within the [[Prison of Elders]] alongside his fellow Barons, he was freed by [[Uldren Sov]] and was present at the murder of [[Cayde-6]] - he shot the [[Hunter]] [[Vanguard|Vanguard's]] Ghost [[Sundance]] with a specialized Devourer Bullet that operated on an ontological level similar to the [[Weapons of Sorrow]].<ref>'''Bungie (2019/2/28)''', ''[[Weblore:Season of the Drifter]] - [[Weblore:Season of the Drifter#The Murder of Cayde-6|The Murder of Cayde-6]]''</ref> He would return to Hellrise Canyon spreading his tyranny as a phantom.
==Adventure (Heroic) Guide==
In the adventure where the Guardian chases and eventually defeats the Rifleman in Hellrise Canyon, the Guardian must damage the Rifleman or shoot his decoys first in [[Sorik's Cut]] and then [[Jetsam of Saturn]] before entering Hellrise Canyon to defeat the Rifleman.


===Hunt for the Rifleman===
Until the player meets the Rifleman at the end inside of Hellrise Canyon, the final area where the adventure takes place, the player is unable to deal meaningful damage to the rifleman as the rifleman will leave and progress to the next area after taking enough damage. It is not currently known if player(s) with enough damage can one-phase the real Rifleman without needing to progress the adventure all the way into Hellrise canyon.
{{quote|Or I mount your Ghost on my wall… next to Cayde's… [laughs]|Pirrha}}
In search of the Baron who murdered the Ghost of [[Cayde-6]] and led to the eventual death of Cayde, the Guardian traced the Rifleman to [[Sorik's Cut]]. There they located his sniper's nest above a tower with an abandoned [[Queenbreakers' Bow]]. The Baron interfered with their radio comms and mocked the Guardian by saying they are "good target practice".<ref name="Target">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Target: The Rifleman]]''</ref>


By tracking his signal, he was located in the middle of Sorik's Cut and proceeded to battle the Guardian by teleporting to different positions. As he was about to be defeated the Baron made a quick escape by activating his cloaking device and leaving behind a shadowy blue trail of [[Dark Ether]]. Ghost then tracked his position to [[Jetsam of Saturn]], where the Guardians eliminated the Rifleman, only to be mocked by him as it was a Decoy of him. After fighting through the Hive, the Guardians retrieved the item dropped by his Decoy and learned that the Rifleman employs lightweight simulation tech to project his decoys.<ref name="Target"/>
The player begins in a sniper's outlook and must traverse into the open area of Sorik's Cut. The player must deal enough damage to the Rifleman two or three times before he leaves the area for good. The damage the player deals is not permanent. The player can snipe the Rifleman from the sniper's nest in the immediate starting area.


[[File:Pirrha.gif|thumb|300px|Pirrha shooting his rifle]]
Chasing the Rifleman to Jetsam of Saturn, after shooting the Rifleman and making him run away, the player discovers that the Rifleman he/she shoots afterwards are decoys which look similar to the Rifleman however are destroyed in a single hit. The player's ghost suggests that the decoy's technology could be used in the future, after which the player must shoot and collect five decoys. If the player has a hard time finding the Rifleman's decoys, when the decoys aim at the player, a thin purple line will emanate in the decoy's direction of aim.


As more of his decoys fell at the hand of the Guardian, he continued mocking them by saying [[Uldren]] wants them dead and he will personally deliver their bodies to Uldren while keeping their Ghost. He further ridiculed them by saying he would sell their Ghost to the [[Spider]] or mount it on his wall next to Cayde's fallen Ghost. The Guardian retaliated, only for him to escape again and be cornered within the deepest caverns of the [[Hellrise Canyon]]. There, he engages the Guardian in a full-scale assault by summoning waves of Scorn and an army of his Decoys. His efforts to repel the Guardian would be in vain as they overcame his trickery and avenged the death of Cayde by killing him.<ref name="Target"/>


==Personality==
After defeating and collecting five copies, the player pursues the Rifleman to Hellrise canyon, where the player will spot the Rifleman on top of a bridge fighting hive. The hive in this adventure do not need to be killed in order to further progression. Only at the end of this section where the caves are closed off by scorn does the player need to kill the scorn to progress. After this, the Rifleman will remark how he would mount the player's ghost on his own wall.
Pirrha is known for his mocking antics as he belittles the Guardian by calling them things such as "target practice" and holds them in low regard. He also has a large ego, as he frequently taunts the Guardian and continuously boasts about his kill count, Cayde-6 in particular. He also appears to see Ghosts as trophies, as he remarks on how he'll either sell the Ghost's shell to the Spider, a keen collector or mount them on his wall as decoration.<ref name="Target"/><ref>'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]] - [[Scorned]]''</ref>
 
It is after this section that the player arrives in the final cave, where the damage done to the rifleman becomes permanent. The player enters the cave, and the first two Riflemen the player will shoot turn out to be decoys. After this, the Rifleman exposes himself for a certain amount of damage. Following this phase where the player can easily deal a third of his health, the rifleman sets up a large number of decoys in a ring around the player, only one of which is the real Rifleman.


Though a skilled hunter and assassin, Pirrha's overconfidence in his ability to kill the Guardian led to his death.
The sequence will repeat itself until the Rifleman is dead.


==Gameplay==
By using Celestial Nighthawk, hunters can defeat the Rifleman in the final encounter in one shot. Outside the tunnel of the final boss encounter area, the player should save up and kill scorn with precision hits to stack Knock 'em Down before heading inside to face the Rifleman. After entering the center of the final encounter, two decoys of the Rifleman can provide an additional 5 seconds each of Knock 'em Down. With 20 seconds remaining, the player can cast Celestial Nighthawk to shoot the Rifleman in one shot. Be aware that while the true Rifleman spawns immediately where the second decoy is killed, the Rifleman can still choose to disappear to a nearby location to the left before taking damage.
[[File:ShadowCloneJutsu.jpg|thumb|300px|Pirrha's holographic Decoys]]
Pirrha's main weapon of choice is a [[Scorn Crossbow]], which fires powerful charged [[Void]] arrows from long range that can easily hit their mark; their high damage can crack a [[Guardian]]'s shield in an instant. When faced at closer ranges, he will teleport or smoke dash to evade and flank the player, and if cornered, he will stomp the ground to knock them back. His most devastating ability, however, is the use of solid-light decoys. The decoys can easily distract unprepared Guardians and overwhelm them with constant crossbow fire, although they are easily destroyed. If his use of numerous simultaneous decoys proves bothersome, one can deactivate them en masse with a few shots each from a high ammo capacity weapon capable of automatic fire, before focusing their firepower on Pirrha himself.


==Quotes==
==Trivia==
*"Go on, take out your Ghost. I need the target practice."
*Pirrha is the fourth English-speaking [[Fallen]] observed in the ''[[Destiny]]'' series, behind [[Variks, the Loyal]], [[The Spider|the Spider]], and [[Fikrul, the Fanatic]].
*"Every shot I take adds another soldier to the Scorn army."
*He wears the pelt of a [[Cabal]] [[War Beast]], as well as its mask.
*"Ah… Target practice."
*In the Forsaken-themed playing cards pre-order bonus, Pirrha is erroneously named as "[[Sekris]], the Blind", however this name belongs to [[Sekris|another Fallen]].
*"You… missed… hahaha…"
**It’s possible that Sekris would've made an appearance as the rifleman, but the idea was scrapped.
*"King Uldren wants you dead. [laughs]"
*Notably, Pirrha sounds much more human when compared to the other English-speaking [[Fallen]] or [[Scorn]]*Pirrha and [[Yaviks, the Rider|Yaviks]] are the only Barons who can have a different death animation depending on what element was used to kill them, including kinetic.
*I bring him your body… keep your Ghost. [laughs]"
*Strangly, it is observed in some lore cards that scorn weapons can't kill a ghost but Pirrhia use a hive shadow bolt, or a bullet from a weapon of sorrow.
*Sell its shell to Spider. [laughs]"
*…Or I mount your Ghost on my wall… next to Cayde's… [laughs]"
*I… seeeee… you…"


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Pirrha.jpg|Pirrha taking aim
File:Pirrha.jpg|Pirrha taking aim
Pirrha1.jpg|A close up of Pirrha's gun
PirrhaWeapon1.jpg|Pirrha's Scorn Crossbow
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Trivia==
*Pirrha is the fourth English-speaking [[Fallen]] observed in the ''[[Destiny]]'' series, behind [[Variks, the Loyal]], [[The Spider|the Spider]], and [[Fikrul, the Fanatic]].
*Notably, Pirrha sounds more human when compared to the other English-speaking [[Fallen]] or [[Scorn]].
*He wears the pelt of a [[Cabal]] [[War Beast]], as well as its mask.
*Pirrha and [[Yaviks, the Rider|Yaviks]] are the only Barons who can have a different death animation depending on what element was used to kill them, including kinetic.
*In the Forsaken-themed playing cards pre-order bonus, Pirrha is erroneously named "Sekris, the Blind", however, this name belongs to [[Sekris|another Fallen]], who is also highly skilled in cybernetics and [[Servitor]] mechanics and inspired generations of Fallen.{{Citation needed}}
**It's possible that Sekris would've made an appearance as the Rifleman, but the idea was scrapped.


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Destiny 2]]''
**''[[Season of the Drifter]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Forsaken]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[The Final Shape]]'' {{Ia}}
**''[[Episode: Revenant]]''
*''[[Destiny: Cayde's Six]]''


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