Riksis, Devil Archon: Difference between revisions

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'''Riksis, Devil King'''<ref>[http://www.ign.com/videos/2014/07/04/the-ign-first-game-for-july-is-destiny '''IGN''' - ''First Game for July is...Destiny'']</ref> is the [[Fallen]] [[Archon]] of [[Sepiks Prime]] and a leader of the [[House of Devils]] in the [[Cosmodrome]] in [[Old Russia]], known for collecting the skulls of dead [[Guardians]] as offerings to Sepiks Prime itself.<ref name = "Transcript">[http://destiny.bungie.org/forum/index.php?id=13568 '''Destiny.bungie.org''': ''Transcript of the official English version of the cards'']</ref>

Riksis is a boss in the [[Restoration]] [[story mission]]. He is armed with a Shrapnel Launcher for ranged combat, and has higher health and attack strength than normal Fallen, and drops an [[NLS Drive]].<ref name="E3 2013 Demo">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cXTXPe7JIUk '''YouTube''': ''E3 2013 Destiny Gameplay Demo'']</ref> It is recommended that [[Guardians]] keep their distance from him, as once stirred he is unpredictably elusive and quick with a wave of power called the "Ultra Smash"<ref name="Gameplay commentary">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3G3V5PCJbk '''YouTube''': ''Building the Destiny E3 Reveal - Bungie Commentary'']</ref>, an extremely powerful area-of-effect melee attack that causes Guardians to experience tremendous knockback, unless the attack kills them instantly. Guardians should rely on their class abilities such as grenades and Supers when fighting him, or just avoid him if they want to wait for a later battle. <ref name = "Transcript"/>