Xir-Kuur, Not-Taken

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Not-Taken

Xir-Kuur, Not-Taken
Biographical information
Species:	Hive
Faction:	Xivu Arath's Horde (formerly)
Rank:	Ultra
Class:	Knight
Combat information
Mission:	Exotic Mission: Derealize
Weapon(s):	Boomer
Abilities:	Summon Taken Summon Blights Immunity Shield High Durability

Taken

Xir-Kuur, Taken
Biographical information
Species:	Taken
Faction:	Dire Taken
Rank:	Ultra
Class:	Taken Knight
Combat information
Mission:	Exotic Mission: Derealize
Weapon(s):	Taken Boomer
Abilities:	Summon Taken Summon Blights Immunity Shield High Durability

Xir-Kuur, Not Taken, is a Hive Knight of Xivu Arath's Horde. His identity would become splintered between being a Hive and a Taken by Oryx, the Taken King after rejecting the process.

Biography

Hailing from the brood of Xivu Arath, God of War, Xir-Kuur would challenge Oryx through right of the Sword Logic following his communion with the Deep and the construction of his Dreadnaught from the remains of Akka, the Worm of Secrets. In the wake of his confrontation against the Taken King, Xir-Kuur would be defeated by Oryx and offered the opportunity to become Taken with the promise of him obtaining unprecedented triumph. Driven by his devotion to the Sword Logic, Xir-Kuur rejects the offer as he viewed himself as unworthy of this power due to his failure to defeat his foe. As a consequence of his refusal, Xir-Kuur's identify would become splintered between both a Hive and a Taken where he would remain within the Dreadnaught for an unprecedented period of time.

Innumerable years later, Xir-Kuur's splintering identities would generate a signal with two distinct energy signatures located within an Anteroom. This signal would attract the attention of the Dire Taken and the Dread who would pursue his location. Unaware of the nature behind the origin's signal, Sloane triangulates Xir-Kuur's location and dispatches the Guardian to investigate. After their acquisition of the Barrow-Dyad in the Anteroom, the two identities of Xir-Kuur would ambush the Guardian along with forces of the Dire Taken. Although Xir-Kuur's Hive identity would be slain, his Taken identity would be consumed in a Taken Blight and would re-emerge augmented in strength. Despite his enhanced power, Xir-Kuur, Taken would be unable to vanquish the Guardian as he would be sealed away in the Anteroom to prevent his escape.

Gameplay

The Not-Taken and Taken variants of Xir-Kuur will materialize within the Core of Corruption after the Guardian has destroyed the small Blights around the room where they serve as the final bosses of Exotic Mission: Derealize. The Not-Taken variant will materialize on the lower floor where he will be susceptible to damage, while the Taken variant will be located on the higher floor bearing an Immunity Shield for protection. Additionally, the differing forms of Xir-Kuur will be assisted by hordes of Dire Taken as well as large eyes that will give the Guardian the Suffocating Terror debuff that will eliminate them if it reaches 20x.

When the Guardian has eliminated one third of the Not-Taken variant's health, they will gain the buff known as Torn in Dimensions. Additionally, the Not-Taken variant will evoke an Immunity Shield and retreat to the higher floor in contrast to his Taken counterpart who will be deprived of its immunity and jump down to the lower floor. In a corresponding fashion, the Guardian must eliminate one third of the Taken variant's health until he restores his Immunity Shield to manifest small Blights around the room. Destroying the Blights will cleanse the Guardian of the Torn in Dimensions buff and dispel the Immunity Shield of the Not-Taken variant. This process must be repeated until Xir-Kuur's Not-Taken identity is slain.

In response to the death of its Hive counterpart, Xir-Kuur, Taken will drop down to the lower floor where he will be submerged in a Taken Blight. The Blight will then dissipate as Xir-Kuur -re-emerges larger in size and immune to any damage. To end the final encounter of the mission, the Guardian must exit the room and step on the Hive plate to seal the door to contain Xir-Kuur, Taken within the room. Once the door is sealed the final encounter of the Exotic Mission is complete and the Guardian can claim their rewards.

Appearance

• Destiny 2: Episode: Heresy (First appearance)