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Taken Hobgoblin
Biographical information
Species:	Taken
Rank:	Long-Range Support
Class:	Hobgoblin
Combat information
Weapon(s):	Taken Line Rifle ; Taken Slap Rifle
Abilities:	Retaliation Swarm ; Teleportation ; Melee

Latest revision as of 20:00, July 26, 2024

"You are a Hobgoblin. A particle fountain. Your first purpose is to provide energy — to channel power where it is needed for thought. Your second purpose is to eliminate threats to that thought. [...] Your function makes you a priority target. You will be equipped for retaliation. Accept the changing blade."

— Grimoire description

The Taken Hobgoblin is a type of Taken Vex.

Gameplay[edit]

Taken Hobgoblins maintain the same role, being used as snipers by the forces of the Taken. They have lost their Stasis Shield, and in its place gained the Retaliation Swarm. This ability generates three bolts that circle around the Hobgoblin, and fly towards the first enemy that hits them, moving incredibly fast, with tracking abilities, and dealing high Void damage. Taken Hobgoblins have one Retaliation Swarm charge, but if left alone, they will reactivate it. They are almost always equipped with with a Void Line Rifle, and usually positioned in elevated or far-away areas so as to more easily snipe at targets. Unlike their non-Taken counterparts, their weak point is the head like other enemies.

Known Taken Hobgoblins[edit]

Tacharion the Blighted

Variants[edit]

Common Variants

Consumed Hobgoblin - Heroic difficulty
Devoured Hobgoblin - Epic difficulty
Overload Taken Hobgoblin - Champion
Ravenous Taken Hobgoblin - Elite and Major
Servile Hobgoblin - Major (Destiny 2)
Tortured Hobgoblin - Major (Destiny)

Specific Variants

Trivia[edit]

The Retaliation Swarm of Ultra Taken Hobgoblins is named Pulverizing Stomp, though it has no special properties beyond its damage scaling due to rank.

List of appearances[edit]

Destiny: The Taken King (First appearance)
Destiny 2
- Warmind
- Forsaken
- Season of the Drifter
- Season of Arrivals
- Season of the Lost
- Season of Defiance
- Season of the Deep
- Season of the Wish
- The Final Shape

References[edit]

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-{{quote|You are a Hobgoblin. A particle fountain. Your first purpose is to provide energy — to channel power where it is needed for thought. Your second purpose is to eliminate threats to that thought. ''[...]'' Your function makes you a priority target. You will be equipped for retaliation. Accept the changing blade.|[[Grimoire]] description}}
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-The '''Taken Hobgoblin''' is a type of [[Taken]] [[Vex]] which fires [[Shrieker]]-like fast-moving projectiles when hit as a defensive measure. They are equipped with a [[Void]] [[Line Rifle]]. Unlike their non-Taken counterparts, their weak point is the head like other enemies.
+{{quote|You are a Hobgoblin. A particle fountain. Your first purpose is to provide energy — to channel power where it is needed for thought. Your second purpose is to eliminate threats to that thought. ''[...]'' Your function makes you a priority target. You will be equipped for retaliation. Accept the changing blade.|[[Grimoire]] description}}
+The '''Taken Hobgoblin''' is a type of [[Taken]] [[Vex]].
+==Gameplay==
+Taken Hobgoblins maintain the same role, being used as snipers by the forces of the Taken. They have lost their Stasis Shield, and in its place gained the Retaliation Swarm. This ability generates three bolts that circle around the Hobgoblin, and fly towards the first enemy that hits them, moving incredibly fast, with tracking abilities, and dealing high [[Void]] damage. Taken Hobgoblins have one Retaliation Swarm charge, but if left alone, they will reactivate it. They are almost always equipped with with a [[Void]] [[Line Rifle]], and usually positioned in elevated or far-away areas so as to more easily snipe at targets. Unlike their non-Taken counterparts, their weak point is the head like other enemies.
 ==Known Taken Hobgoblins==
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 ==Variants==
-*Consumed Hobgoblin
+;Common Variants
+*Consumed Hobgoblin - Heroic difficulty
+*Devoured Hobgoblin - Epic difficulty
+*[[Overload Taken Hobgoblin]] - [[Champion]]
+*[[Ravenous Taken Hobgoblin]] - [[Elite]] and [[Major]]
+*[[Servile Hobgoblin]] - Major {{C|''Destiny 2''}}
+*Tortured Hobgoblin - Major {{C|''Destiny''}}
+;Specific Variants
 *[[Deceived Hobgoblin]]
-*Devoured Hobgoblin
+*[[Envoy of Savathûn]]
-*[[Envoy of Savathûn (Minotaur)|Envoy of Savathûn]]
 *[[Labyrinth Architect]]
-*[[Overload Taken Hobgoblin]]
+*[[Pressurized Saboteur]]
-*[[Primeval (Taken)|Primeval Hobgoblin]]
+*[[Primeval Hobgoblin]]
-*[[Ravenous Taken Hobgoblin]]
+*[[Wrathful Predator]]
-*Tortured Hobgoblin
+==Trivia==
+*The Retaliation Swarm of [[Ultra]] Taken Hobgoblins is named Pulverizing Stomp, though it has no special properties beyond its damage scaling due to rank.
 ==List of appearances==
-*''[[Destiny]]''
+*''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]]'' {{1st}}
-**''[[The Taken King]]'' {{1st}}
 *''[[Destiny 2]]''
+**''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]''
+**''[[Forsaken]]''
+**''[[Season of the Drifter]]''
+**''[[Season of Arrivals]]''
+**''[[Season of the Lost]]''
+**''[[Season of Defiance]]''
+**''[[Season of the Deep]]''
+**''[[Season of the Wish]]''
+**''[[The Final Shape]]''
 ==References==