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At some point Taniks would join the [[Reef Wars]] and kill many [[Awoken]]. Later, [[Draksis, Winter Kell]] of the [[House of Winter]] would hire Taniks to free [[Aksor, Archon Priest]] from the [[Prison of Elders]], who was captured during the Reef Wars.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/05/19)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Leadership#Taniks, the Scarred|Taniks, the Scarred]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen_Leadership#Aksor, Archon Priest|Aksor, Archon Priest]]''</ref> Taniks at first recollected how the Winter Kell once called him a self-serving scum who spat at his banner-less armor, but had to refrain himself from ripping out his arms and legs as he believed Draksis would seek his services later on.  

During the aftermath of the [[SIVA Crisis]], the leaderless [[Devil Splicers]] form an alliance with [[Taniks' Crew]] and rebuild the Fallen mercenary. Enhanced with SIVA, Taniks becomes [[Taniks Perfected]] and seeks to reclaim his old territory.<ref>'''Bungie (2016/20/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[Rise of Iron]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Strikes#The_Shadow_Thief:_Revisited|The Shadow Thief: Revisited]]''</ref> Variks quickly informs [[Ikora]] and [[Zavala]] of his return and the Vanguard enlist the Guardians who fought with [[Saladin]] to hunt him down.  

On arrival, Zavala notes how the Splicers are experimenting on nearby [[Hive]] and asks the Guardians to end this quickly before another SIVA outbreak occurs. As they approach the Dusk Warrens, Taniks encounters them near the lift to his Ketch but is forced to retreat. Zavala is shocked that Taniks is able to talk since they believed the Splicers were only reanimating his body with SIVA. Ikora comments how Taniks may be more machine than Fallen and perhaps he was never alive to begin with. With his Ketch still intact, a jamming field disrupts the Vanguard communications.

After fighting through the Splicers, Hive and a [[Perfected Walker]], the Guardians manage to corner Taniks by his command bridge. Taniks is armed with his signature [[Scorch Cannon]] which is modified to allow [[Shock Cannon|Shock]] and [[Null Cannon|Void]] blasts. His SIVA abilities also generate an immunity shield where nearby SIVA crystals need to be destroyed in order to disable the shield. The Guardians prevent SIVA from restarting Taniks' mercenary operations and slew him.

Having deactivated the nuclear protocol merely moments before orbital re-entry, the Guardians quickly retreated to shelter in the lower deck of the station. Taniks mercilessly pursues them while firing his Molten Weldar only to be locked out of the blast doors seconds before collusion. He seemingly perished when the station into Europa, but was found to have survived the impact.

He re-emerges from the debris as '''Taniks, the Abomination'''; his lower body having been merged with a [[Heavy Shank]] powered by the station's nuclear cores. Facing the Guardians once more, Taniks goes on the offensive with his newfound abilities such as [[Void]]-powered Turbulent Barrages and Detain bubbles, as well as the annihilating force of his Turbulent Detonation. The fireteam staggers the abominable Taniks long enough for them to collect and disarm his cores piece by piece to prevent his nuclear-fueled powers to wipe them in an instant, leading him to create a defensive Shock Field to force the Guardians to enter it in order to deal damage against him. As the Guardians begin to take down the Mercenary, Taniks teleports around the [[Restricted]] crash site to evade the shots, however, he would finally fall to the fireteam, seemingly ending him for good.

Taniks can be found on the Moon leading a group of Wolf Pack to steal from the Dark. His Ketch, [[Kaliks-Syn]] is seen above the [[Temple of Crota]] and makes his first appearance near the Fallen lift in the Dusk Warrens. Taniks is supported by Wolf reinforcements who aid him to combat the Guardians. He is a Fallen commander armed with a [[Scorch Cannon]] and capable of unleashing devastating Solar blasts from any range and effectively hold down an area.  

By approaching or shooting the wreckage, Taniks will re-emerge as a powerful monstrosity merged with a Heavy Shank and now known as Taniks, the Abomination. He is capable of flight and immune to damage which allows him to relentlessly blast players with its [[Molten Welder]] and summon Fallen reinforcements in the form of [[Dark Council Guard]]s and [[Vandal]]s that have the Scanner, Suppressor and Operator augments.

After a short while, Taniks will position himself near one of the three major areas; the spawn area, a site with orange lighting, and another site with blue lighting. There Taniks will expose four nuclear cores from its Shank haul and unleash a purple wave attack called Turbulent Barrage. Players are required to shoot two to four nuclear cores to stop his attack. Failure to shoot the cores will result in instant death as Taniks will unleash his devastating Turbulent Detonation blast to everyone.

While approaching the deposit bins, Taniks is capable of turning them offline similar to the previous Descent encounter. Players with the Suppressor augment need to stun Taniks as he glows blue. To gain this, they are required to defeat a [[Suppressor Vandal]] located near the orange site. However, this time, there are three security drones located by blue, orange, and spawn areas, with nine drones total. The Suppressor needs to pass through three of the drones in any given area. If they suppress Taniks too quickly, a player with a augment such as an Operator can become deactivated. It is recommended for the Suppressor to slow down their gameplay and wait for Taniks to encase players twice before stunning Taniks a final third time. If any players were to have their Augments deactivated, they can transfer it to another player by going to one of the three augment terminals.

*Upon completion of the Raid, players are rewarded with Taniks's armor fragment and are able to display his Helmet as a trophy in the campsite at [[Beyond]].