Pretender to the Throne

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Pretender to the Throne
Game:	The Taken King
Player(s):	1-3
Location:	Dreadnaught, Rings of Saturn
Objective(s):	Stop Malok from rallying the Taken under his leadership
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Pretender to the Throne is a story mission in The Taken King available in the April Update. Guardians are sent to confront the Taken Prince Malok, Pride of Oryx, who is attempting to seize the Osmium Throne.

Objectives

• Investigate The Taken Threat
• Eliminate Taken
• Subdue the Taken

Transcript

"And my vanquisher will read that book, seeking the weapon, and they will come to understand me, where I have been and where I was going."The following is a verbatim transcription of an official document for archival reasons. As the original content is transcribed word-for-word, any possible discrepancies and/or errors are included.

{Transcript}

• VARIKS: Oryx is dead. Taken, unleased. Many seek to claim the throne.

• GHOST: I though that killing would have ended the threat. Instead, we created a power vacuum

{Gameplay}

Guardian arrives in the Mausoleum in the Dreadnaught

• VARIKS: Taken power strong here. New leader rises. He hungers for Oryx’s power.

• GHOST: One Taken King was enough, thank you.

• VARIKS: Taken are cautious. Hiding.

• GHOST: I don’t think it will be a problem.

Gameplay

Guardian arrives in The Founts and is confronted by Taken Phalanx’s

• GHOST: And here we go.

Gameplay

Guardian defeats Taken

• GHOST: No sign of a new Taken prince yet…

• VARIKS: He is close.

Gameplay

Malok, Pride of Oryx appears and confronts the Guardian

• VARIKS: Malok. Capture him, Guardian. Bring him to Prison of Elders.

Gameplay

Malok summons minions to his aid

• GHOST: You want him alive? Whatever happened to “kill them back”?

Gameplay

Malok summons minions to his aid

Malok summons minions to his aid

Gameplay

Malok escapes

• GHOST: He’s getting away!

• VARIKS: Bah. Malok delays judgement. Cannot escape it.

• VARIKS: Prey wants to run. We follow. Taken will hold his Echo. Find it and follow Malok.

Mission Ends

Enemies

Taken

• Taken Thrall
• Taken Psion
• Taken Hobgoblin
• Taken Phalanx
• Taken Captain
• Taken Centurion

Bosses

• Malok, Pride of Oryx

List of appearances

• Destiny
  • April Update (First appearance)