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==Biography==
==Biography==
===Early History===
{{Quote|He is a murderer...and very good at what he does.|Variks, the Loyal.}}<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Variks, The Loyal]]: [[Variks,_The_Loyal#Shadow_Thief_Quotes|Quotes]]''</ref>
{{Quote|He is a murderer...and very good at what he does.|Variks, the Loyal.}}<ref>'''Bungie (2014/5/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Variks, The Loyal]]: [[Variks,_The_Loyal#Shadow_Thief_Quotes|Quotes]]''</ref>


Taniks was once a [[Dreg]] in service to a [[Kell]] who docked his arms on a regular basis. Having built himself prosthetic arms he would kill the Kell with his own bare hands.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/05/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]'', ''Item Description: [[Does Not Bow]]''</ref> Renouncing his House and their bygone traditions, Taniks had since garnered himself a reputation as an undying huntsman among the Eliksni.<ref name="Grimoire">'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#Taniks, the Scarred|Taniks, the Scarred]]''</ref> His physical body would become further augmented by a mixture of technologies pilfered from legendary treasure troves to the extent he was considered more machine than Fallen.<ref name="Grimoire"/> <ref name="A Blind Eye">'''Bungie (2018/08/29)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]]'', ''[[Lore]]: [[Lore:The Lawless Frontier|The Lawless Frontier]] - [[Lore:The Lawless Frontier#A Blind Eye Towards Tomorrow|A Blind Eye Towards Tomorrow]]''</ref>
Taniks was once loyal to an unknown House, but docked into subservience by his [[Kell]]. He then built himself new prosthetic arms and killed his former Kell out of revenge.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/05/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[House of Wolves (expansion)|House of Wolves]]'', ''Item Description: [[Does Not Bow]]''</ref> Taniks later renounced his pledge to any House and refused to adhere to their arbitrary customs and traditions.


Taniks became inspired as a Fallen mercenary after the accomplishments of [[Sekris, Baron of Shanks]], whom he modeled his own brutality after.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/5/12)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Armor_of_Sekris#Mask_of_Sekris|Mask of Sekris]]''</ref>
Inspired by [[Sekris, Baron of Shanks]], who prolonged his lifespan through cybernetics, Taniks was among a new generation of Fallen mercenaries who modelled their brutality and cybernetics after Sekris.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/5/12)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Armor_of_Sekris#Mask_of_Sekris|Mask of Sekris]]''</ref> He built a reputation among the Eliksni as an undying huntsman and infused his physical body with mixtures of technologies pilfered from legendary treasure troves. This continued to the extent where he was considered more machine than Fallen.<ref name="Grimoire">'''Bungie (2015/5/19)''', ''Destiny: House of Wolves, PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies#Taniks, the Scarred|Taniks, the Scarred]]''</ref><ref name="A Blind Eye">'''Bungie (2018/08/29)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]]'', ''[[Lore]]: [[Lore:The Lawless Frontier|The Lawless Frontier]] - [[Lore:The Lawless Frontier#A Blind Eye Towards Tomorrow|A Blind Eye Towards Tomorrow]]''</ref>
 
He would later become acquainted with the infamous [[Eramis, the Shipstealer]] at some point and even presumably follow her to battle at [[Battle of the Twilight Gap|Twilight Gap]].


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