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History
Heavy Shanks were first created by the rising Archons of the House of Devils from Cosmodrome debris and cannibalised Servitor parts to infiltrate the vault of the Warmind Rasputin during the Taken War.[1]
A year later, amidst the SIVA Crisis, the Devil Splicers created a variant called Voltage Eaters to defend Vosik, the Archpriest in their lair.[2] By the time of the Red War the following year, the House of Dusk began mass-producing Heavy Shanks to provide fire support for scavenger crews. These Heavy Shanks use the same model as S.A.B.E.R.-2, but are armed only with void turrets. Since then, Heavy Shanks have appeared across many Houses and other Fallen syndacates.
Gameplay
Heavy Shanks are heavyweight units on par with Captains and Servitors. Like their smaller counterparts, Heavy Shanks are fully capable of flight, allowing them to attack from unexpected directions. Although they have a weak spot, the vent on their front, they posses very high health. Their armament consists of a pair of heavy turrets mounted under their chassis that inflict Void damage. These turrets can fire independently of the direction the Heavy Shank is turned towards, allowing them to shoot at targers behind themselves, or fire at two foes simultaneously. On top of that, Heavy Shanks always gain Solar Absorption Shields with the default Shielded Foes Modifier, independently of the Hot Knife modifier that specifically shields Shanks.
On the other hand, Heavy Shanks are much slower and noisier than their smaller counterparts, allowing players to detect and evade them more easily. They also lack any sort of melee attack.
Named Heavy Shanks
S.A.B.E.R. Units
Notable Heavy Shanks
Variants
- Notable Variants
- Wrathborn Heavy Shank - A Heavy Shank turned into a Wrathborn
- Common Variants
- Resilient Heavy Shank - Elite Heavy Shank
- Resilient Heavy Shank, Kell's Scourge - Elite Heavy Shank of the Kell's Scourge
- Resolute Heavy Shank - Major Heavy Shank
- Specific Variants
Gallery
The prototype Heavy Shank, S.A.B.E.R.-2.
Another view of S.A.B.E.R.–2
A House of Salvation Heavy Shank
Another view of Salvation Heavy Shank in the background.
S.A.B.E.R.-0.6, A more durable Heavy Shank belonging to the House of Dusk.
A Voltage Eater.
Trivia
- Despite S.A.B.E.R.-2 originally being the first of its kind, multiple Heavy Shanks belonging to the House of Rain appeared during the Corridors of Time Part 1 Mission in Season of Dawn, which takes place during the Dark Age.[3]
List of appearances
References
- ^ Bungie (2015/9/15), Destiny, The Taken King PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Grimoire: S.A.B.E.R.-2
- ^ Bungie (2016/9/20), Destiny, Rise of Iron PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Wrath of the Machine
- ^ Bungie (2019/12/10), Destiny 2: Season of Dawn, Playstation 4, Corridors of Time Part 1
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