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Reksis Vahn, the Hangman

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This article is about the Baron. For the Adventure, see Target: The Hangman.
Forsaken
The Hangman
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Biographical information

Other name(s):

The Hangman
Reksis, the Scathe
The Godslayer

Species:

Fallen

Race:

Scorn

Faction:

House of Exile (formerly)

Rank:

Baron
Ultra

Class:

Ravager

Gender:

Male

Combat information

Mission:

Scorned (briefly)
Target: The Hangman

Weapon(s):

Solar Flame Censer

Abilities:

Solar Censer Burn
Solar Flaming Vents
Teleportation
Rapid Movement
High Durability
Summon Scorn
Kinetic Ultra Smash

 

"He likes it. Too much."
— Cayde-6[1]

Reksis Vahn, the Hangman is a Scorn Baron with a murderous hate for Servitors.

Biography[edit]

Reksis had a tragic upbringing as he was abandoned at birth. Due to this, he became very depraved and a twisted executioner who developed a strong hatred of Servitors and their esteemed role in Fallen culture. He denounced the worship of Servitors after watching his superiors grow in strength while he and his siblings starved. In his suffering, he found clarity, as he sought to bring the destruction of Servitors as others were driven to insanity due to their poverty of Ether. He quickly gained a reputation as a heretic and was even ousted from the House of Exiles.[1]

The outcast Dreg found refuge within the Tangled Shore as the harsh land shaped him, and set up a base in the Quitter's Well. Later the Hangman carried out what he intended to do by siphoning Ether from Servitors and used it to feed his fellow Barons, creating a joyous frenzy.[2]

His obsessive hate did not stop there, as Vahn gained even more notoriety by exterminating the last remaining Servitors from the House of Wolves, dooming the House to extinction. His anger did not stop there as it lingered and festered until others felt his pain.[3] He also became for docking Dreg arms with his bare hands.[4]

With his twisted ambition and persona, he found a new purpose to release his wrath. At one point, he came into conflict with Elykris, the Machinist, who hoarded Servitors from her raids. The Hangman had different ambitions as he sought to torture and kill them. As tension grew between the two, Fikrul, the Fanatic stepped in and saw a new means of motivation. He would gently caress a Servitor, only to brutally kill it to show their intent to kill all those bound to a Fallen House.[5]

Later, he would be imprisoned deep within the Prison of Elders alongside his fellow Barons, but freed by Uldren Sov. He was present at the murder of Cayde-6 and inflicted a crucial blow that allowed Cayde to die at Sov's hand.[1] The Guardians in vengeance would track him down and kill him with his own fire.[6]

During the Revenant Uprising he was resurrected by Fikrul, who now wielded the Echo of Riis. Alongside the Revenant Scorn and Fikrul, he fought the Guardian within Fikrul's throne room, but was ultimately defeated by them once more.[7]

Personality[edit]

The Hangman battling the Guardians

Reksis was a deranged, belligerent and sadistic psychopath who enjoyed causing pain and suffering, especially to Servitors. He was ruthless in his ambitions to destroy Servitors as he believed this would be his method of destroying Fallen culture. His twisted ambitions saw him brutally murder countless Servitors at the point of exhausting the House of Wolves of their ether supply. His tyranny did not stop there as he came to an ideological clash with the second in command of Scorn, Elykris, the Machinist. The Hangman wanted nothing but destruction, while the Machinist sought to preserve Fallen technology.

This however would be detrimental to the Hangman as his siphoning of the Spider's Servitors gained the attention of the Spider's Syndicate and the Guardians who brought his demise.

Gameplay[edit]

Target: the Hangman[edit]

Reksis Vahn was an aggressive melee combatant. He preferred to charge into battle directly with his large Flame Cauldron, swinging it around and dishing out high amounts of damage with each strike. When at farther ranges, he would smash his censer on the ground to create a large, wide line of flames which quickly burnt away at a Guardian's shield and health, and if at point-blank range, he would slam his censer on the floor, creating a shockwave which knocked Guardians around and dealt massive damage if it hit directly. Vents would also emit flames throughout the arena for area denial. Occasionally, Reksis Vahn would teleport away from the arena and summon lesser Scorn units for reinforcements, but soon afterwards, he would reappear and continue his assault. The small circular arena made ranged combat difficult. Therefore, one would find turning to their grenades, Supers, or high-impact weapons as a reliable method of damaging Reksis Vahn safely.

Kell's Fall: Reflection[edit]

Reksis Vahn, the Hangman will be encountered within the Throne Room where he will serve as the final boss of Kell's Fall: Reflection. Prior to the encounter against the Hangman, the Guardian will first engage against Fikrul, the Fanatic as he summons multitudes of Scorn units to the battle. When a large potion of the Scorn units are slain, Fikrul will begin an attack that will cause a wipe if the Guardian remains within the material plane. To avoid this attack, the Guardian must enter the mirror into the Revenant Plane. Upon arriving into the Revenant Plane, the Guardian will acquire the Refracting buff that lasts for 2 minutes and 10 seconds. When the timer expires, they will acquire the Shattering debuff that will damage and overtime kill them if they continue to remain within the Revenant Plane.

To acquire the Revenant Empowerment buff required to damage Reksis Vahn, the Guardian must kill a Pit Boss to summon two Revenant Essentias that will each drop three stacks of Revenant Essence upon being killed which will last for 45 seconds. Acquiring 10 stacks of Revenant Essence will allow them to acquire the Revenant Empowerment buff that will cancel out the Refracting buff without becoming the Shattering debuff. With the buff acquired, the Guardian must return to the material plane where Fikrul will bring forth Reksis Vahn and teleport away. The Hangman fights identically to how he did in Forsaken and his Immunity can be dispelled by the Guardian damaging the Scorn Baron with their weapons. Once Reksis Vahn is slain the final encounter of the Reflection variant of Kell's Fall is complete, allowing the Guardian to claim Slayer's Fang.

Gallery[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • One of Reksis Vahn's titles, "The Godslayer," is also possessed by the Guardian, except in a different context.
    • The Guardian possesses the title mainly for slaying Hive deities, whereas Reksis Vahn has earned the title by killing Servitors, which used to be viewed as gods in Fallen religion.
  • The Hangman is the third largest of the Barons, towering near the height of a Hive Ogre.
  • Reksis Vahn shares his design with the Locus of Communion.
  • In Kell's Fall, Reksis Vahn uses the same model as the Ether-Gorged Ravager boss in Onslaught: Salvation.
  • Fikrul and Reksis Vahn are the only revived Scorn Baron to use a different design than their Forsaken appearance beyond the usual revenant changes.

List of appearances[edit]

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