Thalnok, Fanatic of Crota
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Biographical information
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Species:
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Hive
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Faction:
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Blood of Oryx
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Rank:
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Ultra
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Class:
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Knight
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Gender:
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Male
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Combat information
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Mission:
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Court of Oryx
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Weapon(s):
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Cleaver
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Abilities:
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Resistant Shield Darkness Blast Rapid Movement Weapon Immunity High Durability Summon Taken Summon Hive
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- "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.
Biography
When Crota was exiled for inadvertedly unleashing the Vex aboard his father's throne world,[1] 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 raised him to his court; serving as a proxy to observe his absent son.[2]
Thalnok would be one of several Ascendant Hive in Oryx's court that engaged the Guardians in battle aboard the Dreadnaught, similarly ending him to the God-Knight with the Hive's own Cleavers turned against him.[3]
Gameplay
Thalnok is reminiscent of Crota in terms of both appearance and battle techniques. He wields a gigantic Cleaver that can 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 to pick up the sword relic. 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.
Appearance
Reference
Bosses
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Destiny
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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
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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
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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
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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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