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Thalnok, Fanatic of Crota

Biographical information
Species:	Hive
Faction:	Blood of Oryx
Rank:	Ultra
Class:	Knight
Gender:	Male
Combat information
Mission:	Court of Oryx
Weapon(s):	Cleaver
Abilities:	Resistant Shield Darkness Blast Rapid Movement Weapon Immunity High Durability Summon Taken Summon Hive

"I create Thalnok to My Court / So that I may observe my son / by faithful, foolish proxy / Listen — The last true shape depends on, asks for, venerates nothing."

— Oryx, the Taken King

Thalnok, Fanatic of Crota is a Hive Knight that appears as a boss in the Court of Oryx. Like Crota, Thalnok can only be killed using a sword that appears in the middle of the arena.^[1]

Biography

When Crota was exiled for inadvertedly unleashing the Vex aboard his father's throne world,^[2] Thalnok attempted to impersonate Crota in order to gain favor with Oryx, the Taken King. Amused at Thalnok's attempts to mantle his son, Oryx played along and had raised him to his court; serving as a proxy to observe his absent son.^[3]

Thalnok would be one of serveral Ascendant Hive in Oryx's court that engaged the Guardians in battle aboard the Dreadnaught, ending him in a similar fashion to the God-Knight with the Hive's own Cleavers turned against him.

Gameplay

Thalnok is reminiscent of Crota in terms of both appearance and battle techniques. He wields a gigantic Cleaver that is able to kill any Guardians in one hit, so keep your distance. He will also summon both Hive and Taken throughout the fight and support them by pelting Darkness Blasts from afar. There will be a sword-bearing Knight named Hagrist, Blade's Edge, who must be killed in order to pick up the sword relic. In order to attack him with the sword, Thalnok's shield must be broken down, which will take quite a bit of firepower to do, but once it happens, he will fall to his knees, allowing the Guardian who picked up the sword to rush in and slash him until either his shield recharges or he is killed. Multiple sword runs may be required to defeat Thalnok.

Trivia

Thalnok is the only character in the Taken King expansion to have a title that refers to Crota.
Thalnok can be seen briefly in the mission, The Dreadnaught at the Court of Oryx after you disable the Dreadnaught Weapon. You don't get any chance to fight him as he immediately leaves after you spot him.
There was a near unavoidable bug when Thalnok was first released where no enemies would spawn after the sword was used for the first time, leaving Thalnok unbeatable until the timer ran out. This was later patched however the bug can still rarely occur if enough particle effects crowd the arena while the sword is being used.

List of appearances

Destiny
- The Taken King (First appearance)

Reference

^ Bungie (2015/9/15), Destiny: The Taken King, Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Court of Oryx
^ Bungie (2015/9/15), Destiny: The Taken King, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: XL: An Emperor For All Outcomes
^ Bungie (2015/9/15), Destiny: The Taken King Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: Thalnok, Fanatic of Crota

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Bosses

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Story missions	Agrax, the Rotted • Baxx, Hand of Oryx • Bracus Sho'ogurn • Bracus Tha'aurn • Bracus Tho'ourg • Corrective Mind • Draksis, Winter Kell • Driviks, the Chosen • Echo of Oryx • Frigoris, Exiled Baron • Grayliks, Winter Baron • Kranox, the Graven • Kell's Guard • Malok, Pride of Oryx • Might of Crota • Morphon, Blighted Mind • Mar-Zik, the Blightcaller • Omnigul, Will of Crota • Orbiks Prime • Oryx, the Taken King • Paskin, King Baron • Perfected Walker • Primus Sha'aull • Prohibitive Mind • Rahn, Devil Captain • Räkta, the Mournful • Remnant Iron Lords (Remnant of Felwinter • Remnant of Gheleon • Remnant of Jolder) • Riksis, Devil Archon • Riliks, Devil Claw • Sardok, Eye of Oryx • Sardon, Fist of Crota • Sarkoor • Sepiks Perfected • Silent Fang • Simiks-3 • Skolas, Kell of Kells • Sol Progeny (Eschaton Mind • Imminent Mind • Primeval Mind) • Soul of Crota • Swarm Princes • Syrok, Word of Oryx • Ta'aun, Hand of Oryx • Telthor, Unborn • The Infantine • Tsugoth, Gauntlet of Oryx • Vekis, King Baron • Vro'ourn, Fist of Oryx • Yavek, Wolf Baron • Zydron, Gate Lord

Quests	Balvog, Shield of Oryx • Ecthar, Sword of Oryx • Eyes of Crota • Hand of Crota • Heart of Crota • Iliksis, Light Stalker • Kandorak • Kaviss, Splicer Captain • Skoriks, Archon-Slayer • The Forsaken • The Groundskeeper • Urzok, the Hated • Vekron, the Conductive Mind

Strikes	Adleg, Warden of Oryx • Aksor, Archon Priest • Alak-Hul, the Darkblade • Basoriks, Wolves' Guard • Bracus Dra'ang • Bracus Thra'aurg • Bracus Ma'aulh • Bracus Mu'urrn • Drarok, the Watching • Dresiks, Splicer Baron • Flayer Guard • Gamoth, the Consumed • Heolstor, Warden of Oryx • Hephone, Corruption Mind • Kariks, Devil Claw • Khendiss, World Corruptor • Kiphoris, Devil Captain • Kolar, Psion Flayer • Kophoris • Kovik, Splicer Priest • Kovik's Monster • Malok, Pride of Oryx • Morgath, Lore-Keeper • Mormu, Xol Spawn • Naksis, Devil Baron • Nixis, Hunger of Oryx • Nolthok, the Withering • Numoc, Psion Flayer • Omnigul, Will of Crota • Phogoth, the Untamed • Phyksin, King Baron • Pilxis, Wolf Claw • Protector of the Will • Riliks, Devil Claw • S.A.B.E.R.-2 • Sekrion, Nexus Mind • Sekrion, Subverted Mind • Sepiks Prime • Sepiks Perfected • Sepiks-23 • Splicer Operative • Splicer Scorch Captain • Taniks Perfected • Taniks, the Scarred • Theosyion, the Restorative Mind • Thracu, Warden of Oryx • The Undying Mind • Umra, Xol Spawn • Val Bou'urc • Val Ma'aurg • Val Zu'uarc • Valus Gho'ourn • Valus Mau'ual • Valus Ta'aurc • Valus Tlu'urn • Vatch, Psion Flayer • Urlot, the Trampler • Yalsis, Devil Claw • Xarthra • Xyor, the Unwed

Raids	Aksis, Archon Prime • Atheon, Time's Conflux • Crota, Son of Oryx • Golgoroth • Ir Anûk, Deathsinger • Ir Halak, Deathsinger • Ir Yût, the Deathsinger • Meksis, Siege Engineer • Null Servitor • Oryx, the Taken King • Rahndel, the Perfected • Siege Engine • Scorch Servitor • Shock Servitor • The Gorgons • The Templar • Vosik, the Archpriest • Voltage Eater • The Warpriest

Arenas	Archon Servant • Enhanced Captain • Enhanced Dreg • Enhanced Servitor • Enhanced Shank Runner • Enhanced Vandal • Fused Captain • Fused Dreg • Fused Servitor • Fused Shank • Fused Shank Master • Fused Vandal • Gulrot, Unclean • Kaliks Reborn • Keksis, the Betrayed • Noru'usk, Servant of Oryx • Overmind Minotaur • Perfected Captain • Perfected Dreg • Perfected Servitor • Perfected Shank • Perfected Vandal • Pilot Servitor • Qodron's Eye • Qodron, Gate Lord • Seditious Mind • Skolas, Kell of Kells • Splicer Shank Master • Sylok, the Defiled • Urrox, Flame Prince • Val Aru'un • Valus Trau'ug • Wretched Knight • Worm Keeper

Court of Oryx	Alzok Däl • Balwûr • Bracus Horu'usk • Cra'adug • Gornuk Däl • Kagoor • Krughor • Lokaar • Mengoor • Thalnok, Fanatic of Crota • Vorlog • Zyrok Däl

Patrols	Aarta • Beltrik, the Veiled • Blighted Chord • Blighted Descendant • Bracus Dru'urng • Commander Edru'us • Conflux Watch • Dakkadi • Darnu, Horn of Oryx • Devils' High Emissary • Disrok • Drevis, Wolf Baroness • Dumuzod • Dumuz-Nuna • Elyksis, Wolf Rebel • Ether Runner • Falsek, Lost to Oryx • Grayris, Baroness • Greksis, Devil Claw • Gornith • Gurroth • Howling Raider • Irxori, Lost to Oryx • Kaliks-12 • Keldar, Archon Priest • Kilulu • Krathoor • Lhoks, Exile Baron • Loksis, Devil Claw • Maniphage • Minotaur Tracker • Mishkara • Nulsis, Lost to Winter • Ordnance Geologist • Peekis, the Disavowed • Phikk, Exile Lost • Pilot Servitor • Pirsis, Pallas-Bane • Purtra, the False Tongue • Queenbreaker Captain • Queenbreaker Vandal • Repeater Shank • Saviks, Queenbreaker • Sho'oulth, Horror of Oryx • Siege Engineer • Splicer Emissary • Splicer Priest • Spy Servitor • Stirok, Banner of Oryx • Sullied Ogre • Surnon, Darksong • Survey Boss • Tracer Shank • Twisted Claw • Ultra Captain • Ultra Knight • Valus Tau'ugh • Ve'ength • Veliniks, the Ravenous • Warden's Knight • Weksis, the Meek • Wolf Enforcer • Wolf High Servitor • Wolf Scavenger

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 ==Biography==
-When [[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]] was exiled from the [[Dreadnaught]] for inadvertedly unleashing the [[Vex]] aboard his father's throne world,<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XL:_An_Emperor_For_All_Outcomes|XL: An Emperor For All Outcomes]]''</ref> Thalnok attempted to impersonate [[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]] in order to gain favor with [[Oryx, the Taken King]]. Amused at Thalnok's attempts to mantle his son, Oryx played along and had raised him to his [[Court of Oryx|court]]; serving as a proxy to observe his absent son.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Thalnok, Fanatic of Crota|Thalnok, Fanatic of Crota]]''</ref>
+When [[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]] was exiled for inadvertedly unleashing the [[Vex]] aboard his father's [[Dreadnaught|throne world]],<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]], Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Books_of_Sorrow#XL:_An_Emperor_For_All_Outcomes|XL: An Emperor For All Outcomes]]''</ref> Thalnok attempted to impersonate [[Crota, Son of Oryx|Crota]] in order to gain favor with [[Oryx, the Taken King]]. Amused at Thalnok's attempts to mantle his son, Oryx played along and had raised him to his [[Court of Oryx|court]]; serving as a proxy to observe his absent son.<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Exalted_Hive#Thalnok, Fanatic of Crota|Thalnok, Fanatic of Crota]]''</ref>
 Thalnok would be one of serveral [[Ascendant Hive]] in Oryx's court that engaged the [[Guardians]] in battle aboard the Dreadnaught, ending him in a similar fashion to the God-Knight with the Hive's own [[Cleaver]]s turned against him.