Editing Ta'aun, Hand of Oryx

{{Quote|You will not need these things any more: duty, camaraderie, pride. You will not need an Emperor or a Bond Brother or any other code. You will not need anything at all. You will be your own whole purpose, a beautiful final purpose, everlasting. Cut away these useless things.|Grimoire description}}
{{Boss infobox
|name= Ta'aun, Hand of Oryx <br> (Primus Ta'aun)
|image= [[File:Grimoire Primus Ta'aun.jpg|260px]]
|species= [[Cabal]] (formerly) <br> [[Taken]]
|faction= [[Skyburners]] (formerly)
|rank= [[Ultra]]
|class= [[Colossus]]
|mission= [[Enemy of My Enemy]] <br> [[Last Rites]] <sup>(briefly)</sup> <br> [[Regicide]]
|gender= Male
|height= 
|mass= 
|weapon= "[[Hive]]" [[Heavy Slug Thrower]] <br> Missile Swarms (formerly)
|ability= Quake Attack <br> Berserk Mode <br> High Durability <br> Rapid Movement <br> Summon Taken <br> Guard Portal
}}
'''Ta'aun, Hand of Oryx''' was once '''Primus Ta'aun''', the commander of the [[Cabal]] [[Skyburners]], and bonded with the [[Shield Brothers]] [[Valus Tlu'urn]] and [[Valus Mau'ual]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YClPCoRGeL8 '''Youtube''': Destiny The Taken King Reveal Livestream Tower Tour]</ref> Later he was killed along with [[Baxx, Hand of Oryx]] while defending [[Oryx, the Taken King]].

==Biography==
{{Quote|You are Ta’aun. Primus of the Skyburners. Veteran of star-shaking campaigns. Bond brother to Tlu’urn and Mau’ual: your beloved comrades. Your faithful friends. For a while you were the mightiest Cabal soldier in the system.|Grimoire description.}}
When the [[Taken]] first arrived at [[Phobos]], Ta'aun gave the order to evacuate [[Fleetbase Korus]]. He filed a report on the ineffectiveness of his forces against the [[Guardian]]s, and suggested that the technology aboard Oryx's [[Dreadnaught]] might be co-opted by the Cabal to nullify Guardian [[Ghost]] regeneration.<ref>[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/cabal/ghost-fragment-cabal-4 '''Destiny Tracker''' - ''Grimoire: Ghost Fragment: Cabal 4]''</ref> This report was sent up the chain of command to the [[Emperor]] himself, who ordered Ta'aun to personally board and capture the Dreadnaught by any means necessary.<ref>[http://db.destinytracker.com/grimoire/enemies/cabal/ghost-fragment-cabal-3 '''Destiny Tracker''' - ''Grimoire: Ghost Fragment: Cabal 3]''</ref> After the [[Awoken]] armada was destroyed by the Dreadnaught's main weapon in the Battle of [[Saturn]], Ta'aun rammed his [[Cabal warship|warship]], [[Dantalion Exodus VI]], into the Hive vessel to land his troops. In the [[Story]] mission [[Enemy of My Enemy]], Ta'aun was Taken while attempting to reach the rupture in [[Mausoleum]] that led to the realm of Oryx, and was turned into [[Ta'aun, Hand of Oryx]] Ta'aun returns in the mission [[Regicide]] alongside Baxx, Hand of Oryx to bar the [[Guardian]]'s path to Oryx himself.

Despite Ta'aun's strength and Taken powers, the Guardians defeat and kill him, freeing him of the Taken King's control and allowing them to reach Oryx. However, Ta'aun's fate would anger his Bond Brothers, Valus Mau'ual and Valus Tlu'urn, who would attempt to detonate the Dreadnaught's power core to either avenge Ta'uan or force the Hive to surrender. This plan would fail as the Guardians who killed Ta'uan would defeat the Bond Brothers.

==Gameplay==
Primus Ta'aun is first seen in the story mission [[Enemy of My Enemy]], where he is seen leading his attack force in a battle against the [[Hive]] to get to the rupture. He tries to mow down incoming foes with his heavy weapons, but becomes Taken and turns into Ta'aun, Hand of Oryx. 

In [[Last Rites]] he appears with Baxx to avenge [[Crota]] before [[Eris Morn]] teleports the Guardian away. He can be damaged but has the durability of a [[The Gorgons|Gorgon]].

Returning in [[Regicide]], he fights alongside Baxx to keep the Guardian out of the portal that leads to Oryx's altar. In battle, his Heavy Slug Thrower retains the deadly power and accuracy of those of regular Colossi, and although he cannot fire missile swarms, he can still hammer the player with long range suppressive fire. If Baxx is killed first, Ta'aun will go "berserk" and chase the Guardian until he can either land a hit with his ground smash or is killed himself.

==Trivia==
*[[Ghost]] and [[Cayde-6]] refer to Primus Ta'aun as a "[[Centurion]]" during [[Enemy of My Enemy]], but Ta'aun is clearly a [[Colossus]] as he wields a Heavy Slug Thrower, a Cabal weapon used exclusively by Colossi. As Ta'aun, Hand of Oryx in [[Regicide]], his weapon still functions identically to a Heavy Slug Thrower despite its visibly different Hive design. "Centurion" may simply be the catch-all term for a Cabal commander, with Colossi simply being larger, more heavily-armed Centurions. It could be that since his armor has no missile launchers and that the spikes on his armor looks like wings, he could be a [[Centurion]] armed with a Heavy Slug Thrower.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Destiny The Taken King Concept-Art RD01.jpg|Concept art of a [[Taken Ogre]], Ta'aun, and a Taken [[Dreg]].
File:Conceptart taken gladiator major.jpg|Concept art of Ta'aun.
File:Primus Ta'aun.jpg|Primus Ta'aun, before being taken.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny]]''
**''[[The Taken King]]'' {{1st}}

==References==
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