Riksis, Devil Archon

Riksis, Devil Archon
Biographical information
Species:	Fallen
Faction:	House of Devils
Rank:	Ultra Major
Class:	Archon
Gender:	Male
Height:	12'
Combat information
Mission:	Restoration
Weapon(s):	Shrapnel Launcher
Abilities:	Brief Immunity High Durability Rapid Movement Summon Fallen Teleportation Ultra Smash

"Die!"

— Riksis

Riksis, Devil Archon is a Fallen Archon of the House of Devils.

He served his Prime Servitor, Sepiks Prime and was a key leader for the Devils in the Cosmodrome regions of Old Russia. He is also known for collecting the skulls of dead Guardians to present as offerings to Sepiks.

Biography

"The Archons are the links between the Fallen and their Servitors. We break those links, we break the Fallen."

— Grimoire

Following the death of Solkis, Devil Kell, the House of Devils established a stronghold within the Cosmodrome of Russia. Absent of their Kell and political leader, Riksis, gained prominence within the House as its Archon and helped rule the Devils alongside Sepiks Prime by serving it as a caretaker and arbiter of its will.

They established the Devils' Lair as stronghold for their operations and Riksis, alongside his zealous worshippers, offered tribute to their machine god in the form of skulls from dead Guardians.

Fall of the Archon

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The Devil's Archon, Riksis

"Taking down an Archon is no easy task. With the master of the Fallen servitors gone, the House of Devils will scramble to protect their Prime Servitor."

— Commander Zavala.

Their dominance was uncontested for centuries until a newly risen Guardian rose to challenge them. Riksis attempts to challenge them by Dock 13, however they quickly escape with a Jumpship. Later, Riksis engages into battle against them as they try to secure the NLS Drive. He summons reinforcements to tackle the Guardians and shoots them with his Shrapnel Launcher, however is defeated by them.

The death of the Archon was celebrated by the Last City and the Devils quickly heightened their security for Sepiks as the absence of an Archon left it vulnerable. Later, the Prime Servitor also fell to the Guardians and the Devils attempted to replace Riksis with a Rising Archon named Karrhis in hopes of reviving Sepiks, but is also slew.

Gameplay

Riksis serves as the 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.

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", an extremely powerful area-of-effect melee attack that causes Guardians to suffer significant damage as well as tremendous knockback, unless the attack kills them instantly, in which it often does.

He will also get support from other Fallen, as they will continuously drop from the ceiling after each wave of adds is killed. Guardians should use their class abilities such as grenades and Supers when fighting him, or just avoid him if they want to wait for a later battle.

Gallery

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  Riksis, Devil Archon

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  A side view of Riksis.

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  A half-body view of Riksis.

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  Guardians battle Riksis.

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  A Guardian fighting Riksis in the Destiny Pre-Alpha

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  The House of Dusk leader, seen in D2: New Light, wearing armor just like Riksis

Renders of Riksis

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  Close up of Riksis

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  Updated look of Riksis

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  Front profile of Riksis

Browse more images on this article's gallery page.

Trivia

• He originally appeared inside The Breach before being moved to Dock 13 in the Restoration mission. There he was called "Rixis, Archon Slayer" in the early game builds.
• During the Destiny Demo presentation, the player was rewarded with the weapon Thunderlord after killing Rixis, Archon Slayer.
• Karrhis, Archon Rising replaces Riksis's original location by The Breach in the "eliminate the target" mission found in Patrol.
• Riksis's render model is the most commonly used model for Ultra Fallen enemies in Destiny and Destiny 2. A notable example is Draksis, Winter Kell who shares the same design as Riksis.
• In the Restoration mission, Riksis will first appear as a Ultra, however will become a Major if players have a higher Light level.
• In the New Light rendition of Destiny 2, a Fallen leader is seen wearing the same armor of Riksis, but wear with purple garments. It is unknown if this is Riksis, or another Dusk leader, however developer renders uploaded to the site ArtStation suggests it is Riksis.

List of appearances

• Destiny (First appearance)