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[[File:Cabal Phalanx.jpg|thumb|Two Phalax with a Legionnaire.]]
[[File:Destiny-CabalPhalanx.jpg|thumb|Two Phalax with a Legionnaire.]]
'''Phalanx''' are a type of [[Cabal]] military rank. They are similar to [[Legionnaire]]s and carry big tactical shields,<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIxxsw7TNd4 '''YouTube''': ''Destiny: Official E3 Gameplay Experience Trailer'']</ref> acting as a mobile defensive front, holding their ground or pushing forward at will. The shields they wield can withstand most conventional firearms. It is recommended that [[Guardian]]s flank them, throw a grenade behind them, or shoot their exposed arm.<ref name="Planetview">[https://www.destinyplanetview.com/en/home '''Destiny Planet View''']</ref> A phalanx is otherwise exactly like a Legionnaire, except they normally don't jump-jet.<ref name = "Destiny">'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref>
'''Phalanx''' are a type of [[Cabal]] military rank. They are similar to [[Legionnaire]]s and carry big tactical shields,<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIxxsw7TNd4 '''YouTube''': ''Destiny: Official E3 Gameplay Experience Trailer'']</ref> acting as a mobile defensive front, holding their ground or pushing forward at will. The shields they wield can withstand most conventional firearms. It is recommended that [[Guardian]]s flank them, throw a grenade behind them, or shoot their exposed arm.<ref name="Planetview">[https://www.destinyplanetview.com/en/home '''Destiny Planet View''']</ref> A phalanx is otherwise exactly like a Legionnaire, except they normally don't jump-jet.<ref name = "Destiny">'''Bungie (2014-9-9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref>
==Known Phalanx==
==Known Phalanx==
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*[[Val Ma`aurg]]
*[[Val Ma`aurg]]
*[[Val Zu`uarc]]
*[[Val Zu`uarc]]
==Trivia==
*A [[wikipedia:Phalanx|phalanx]] is a type of Greek shield formation.
*They bear resemblance to the [http://www.halopedia.org/Hunter Hunters] of the ''[[Halo]]'' shields, as per their shared use of shields.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Cabal Phalanx.jpg|Two Phalanxes with a Legionnaire.
File:Cabal shield.jpg|A Phalanx holding a tactical shield.
File:Cabal shield.jpg|A Phalanx holding a tactical shield.
File:Law of the Jungle, Make like a Jackal.png|Phalanxs crouching behind their shields on [[The Law Of The Jungle]].
File:Law of the Jungle, Make like a Jackal.png|Phalanxs crouching behind their shields on [[The Law Of The Jungle]].
File:Destiny-TLOTJ-CabalTroops-02.jpg|Phalanxs being eliminated by [[hunter]]`s [[Golden Gun]].
File:Destiny-TLOTJ-CabalTroops-02.jpg|Phalanxs being eliminated by [[hunter]]`s [[Golden Gun]].
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Trivia==
*A [[wikipedia:Phalanx|phalanx]] is a type of Greek shield formation.
*They bear resemblance to the [http://www.halopedia.org/Hunter Hunters] of the ''[[Halo]]'' shields, as per their shared use of shields.


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==

Revision as of 18:28, October 18, 2014

Two Phalax with a Legionnaire.

Phalanx are a type of Cabal military rank. They are similar to Legionnaires and carry big tactical shields,[1] acting as a mobile defensive front, holding their ground or pushing forward at will. The shields they wield can withstand most conventional firearms. It is recommended that Guardians flank them, throw a grenade behind them, or shoot their exposed arm.[2] A phalanx is otherwise exactly like a Legionnaire, except they normally don't jump-jet.[3]

Known Phalanx

Trivia

  • A phalanx is a type of Greek shield formation.
  • They bear resemblance to the Hunters of the Halo shields, as per their shared use of shields.

Gallery

List of appearances

References

  1. ^ YouTube: Destiny: Official E3 Gameplay Experience Trailer
  2. ^ Destiny Planet View
  3. ^ Bungie (2014-9-9), Destiny: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard