Editing Randal, the Vandal

|image = [[File:RandalInfobox1.jpg|300px]]

|affiliation = [[House of Devils]] <br> [[House of Exile]] <br> [[House of Dusk]] <br> [[Devil Splicers]]

|title2 = Crimson

|image = [[File:RandalInfobox3.jpg|300px]]

|mission = [[Patrol]] the [[Forgotten Shore]]  

|weapon = {{Icon|Solar}} [[Shrapnel Launcher]]

|ability = High Durability <br> Rapid Movement <br> Summon Shank <br> {{Icon|Kinetic}} Fallen Melee  

|title3 = Lime

|rank = [[Elite]]

|mission = [[Patrol]] the [[Sunken Isles]]

|rank = [[Ultra]]

|mission = [[Patrol]] the [[Sorrow's Harbor]]

|weapon = {{Icon|Solar}} [[Molten Welder]]

|ability = High Durability <br> Rapid Movement <br> {{Icon|Kinetic}} Fallen Melee <br> Vandal Dash

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|weapon = {{Icon|Arc}} [[Shock Rifle]] <br> {{Icon|Arc}} [[Wire Rifle]] <br> {{Icon|Solar}} [[Molten Welder]]

|ability = High Durability <br> Summon Shank <br> Rapid Movement <br> {{Icon|Kinetic}} Fallen Melee

|ability = High Durability <br> Rapid Movement <br> {{Icon|Kinetic}} Fallen Melee

He has since gone on to become the longest running Easter egg within the ''Destiny'' series due to his ongoing reemergence.

===The Original Vandal===

The humble origins of Randal the Vandal can be traced back to the ''[[Destiny Alpha]]'' edition of the game where he is first seen idling near the northern cave of the [[Forgotten Shore]] alongside his trusted [[Shank]]. In the Alpha version, he appeared as a Level 8 "Elder Vandal" with a significantly high health bar in comparison to the other enemies in the area.<ref name= "Alpha">'''YouTube (2014/6/17):''' ''[https://youtu.be/ktbZiKKTgJY?t=1385 Destiny Alpha Gamplay – Timestamp 23:05s]''</ref> However he was seen as an afterthought as [[Guardian]]s were power capped to Level 8 and stronger Level 11 enemies existed in the region and took no incoming damage.<ref name= "Alpha"/>

Following the release of the ''[[Destiny Beta]]'', the Elder Vandal was replaced with a Level 8 [[Reaver Vandal]]. Some [[Patrol]] missions led Guardians into vicinity of the Vandal and the cave near him would frequently spawn a chest which attracted players who wanted to farm [[Glimmer]].<ref>'''YouTube (2014/6/25):''' ''[https://youtu.be/QSJj_vpEfSI?t=225 Destiny Beta Chest Hunt – Timestamp 03:45s]''</ref> During that time, the Reaver Vandal was an ordinary enemy with regular health stat.<ref>'''YouTube (2014/9/1):''' ''[https://youtu.be/WlHE4Z7_VzU?t=130 Destiny Beta Explore Gameplay – Timestamp 02:10s]''</ref> He was defeated with great ease and instead a Level 5 [[Reaver Captain]] who appeared in the "Eliminate the Target" [[Public Event]] proved to be a tougher challenge and required multiple players working together to defeat the [[Captain]].<ref>'''YouTube (2014/6/30):''' ''[https://youtu.be/O3q61AKvzTI?t=30 Destiny Beta Random Event – Timestamp 00:30s]''</ref>

===The Crimson Vandal===

[[File:RandalVandal1.jpg|thumb|300px|Randal, the Vandal in Destiny 1]]

With the release of ''[[Destiny]]'', the Reaver Vandal continued to patrol the Forgotten Shore. Due to an unknown glitch, the Reaver Vandal had a higher health stat in comparison to its Beta counterpart and began killing many unsuspecting players. His disproportionate stat soon caught the attention of Level 20 players who documented his strength by uploading videos onto YouTube titled "Level 8 Reaver Vandal" and "Randal the Vandal".<ref>'''YouTube (2014/10/31):''' ''[https://youtube.com/watch?v=ORgWPlnFlME Randal the Vandal in action]''</ref> The Vandal quickly gained infamy among the ''Destiny'' community for his notorious ability to withstand damage from the greatest of weapons such as the [[Gjallarhorn]] and [[Vex Mythoclast]].<ref>'''YouTube (2014/10/17):''' ''[https://youtu.be/BYhMc_Q_2UU?t=78 Mythoclast vs Lv 8 Vandal – Timestamp 01:18s]''</ref><ref>'''YouTube (2014/12/21):''' ''[https://youtu.be/1T2lmWb_cW0 Randal vs Gjallarhorn]''</ref> He was described as a "juggernaut" and a "tank" and regarded to be one of the toughest enemies of ''Destiny'' even though he was a Level 8 Vandal.<ref>'''YouTube (2014/10/19):''' ''[https://youtube.com/watch?v=Yezo1ZeOMgY Toughest Enemies in Destiny]''</ref><ref name="Poll">'''Twitter (2019/5/15):''' ''[https://twitter.com/Cozmo23/status/1128719323868962816 Most powerful enemy in Destiny history?]''</ref> Players wondered why the Vandal had the health bar of [[Valus Ta'aurc]], another enemy infamous being a bullet sponge.

Randal reached the status of a memetic Badass within the community and tales of his encounters spread throughout the Internet.<ref>'''Reddit (2014/12/5):''' ''[https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/2odzu6/too_much_epic_for_one_forgotten_shore/ Too much epic for one Forgotten Shore]''</ref> Becoming one of the first memes within ''Destiny'', players created meme images of Randal, most notably an image of Randal wielding a Gjallarhorn with two health bars. The Shank accompanying him also became a meme and nicknamed "Hank the Shank" and "Frank the Shank".

In 2014, [[Bungie]] first acknowledged the presence of Randal the Vandal in their year end update.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/10/19):''' ''[https://www.bungie.net/en/News/Article/12472/7_Bungie-End-of-Year-Update---2014 Bungie End of Year Update – 2014]''</ref> They quickly responded to the meme by secretly having more powerful Reaver Vandals spawn in other events such as VIP Kill Target. Randal was notably spotted on the moon with the [[House of Exile]] where he spawns in the final wave of the Glimmer Extraction Public Event.<ref>'''YouTube (2015/2/2):''' ''[https://youtube.com/watch?v=6Rp48x6puZk House of Exile Randal]''</ref> As more new weapons were released, Randal became a litmus test to see how powerful the weapons were. Randal was even capable of withstanding a high impact attack from the [[Celestial Nighthawk]].<ref>'''YouTube (2015/2/2):''' ''[https://youtube.com/watch?v=OC71KMwrTKk Randal vs Celestial Nighthawk]''</ref>

===The Perfected Vandal===

The release of ''[[Rise of Iron]]'' saw the [[Devil Splicers]] gain prominence by augmenting themselves with the ancient [[Golden Age]] technology of [[SIVA]].<ref>'''Bungie (2016/9/20)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, [https://youtu.be/mcywb8QTl5I Rise of Iron Opening]''</ref> While Randal continued to be a permanent feature of the Forgotten Shore, Bungie secretly paid homage to the easter egg in the [[Wrath of the Machine]] [[Raid]].

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

With the enemies of Humanity [[Onslaught|assaulting]] on the home fronts of the [[Last City]], Cosmodrome and [[Iron Temple]], the robotic dog named [[Archangel|Archie]] would journey to Old Russia to discover the ancient Golden Age secrets that could be found. Traveling across the Cosmodrome to many locales like the Loot Cave, [[Terrestrial Complex]] and the Warmind Bunker deep below the [[Grottos]], Randal would make his return as he hunted Archie with the Guardian in tow.  

Randal would be one step ahead of the Guardians as they tracked Archie's footprints across the Cosmodrome, eventually reaching the [[Dock 13|old lair]] of the [[Riksis, Devil Archon|Devil Archon]] and containing the robotic dog within an Ether barrier. The Guardian would reach Archie's location along with Randal and his vast reinforcements, including [[Servitor]]s and a [[Brig]]. After a gruesome struggle, Randal would flee the scene before the Guardian would end the undying Vandal and free Archie from his captor.

==Trivia==

Randal Grasp spot.jpg|Randal's spot in [[Grasp of Avarice]]