Cayde is dead. Uldren killed him, but he didn’t do it alone. He had help. Secreted away to the deepest parts of the Prison of Elders, Uldren allied himself with eight Barons, powerful and and unique Scorn. The hunt for the Barons will make up most of Destiny 2: Forsaken’s campaign, a new non-linear story path.
As the story goes, Cayde-6 originally helped to lock the Barons away in the Prison of Elders before Uldren broke them out, so they had a clear motive to see him killed. Well, now we have a clear motive to see each of them ended, but the road is not going to be an easy one. Once lowly Dregs, the Barons rose to power after being cast out from one of the Fallen houses. After the Taken War, the Reef was left vulnerable. They overtook the Tangled Shore, once home to the Awoken, and became its outlaw-like leaders, to be feared in this lawless corner of the galaxy.
Described as “forsaken and scorned” by Game Informer, we can see how the expansion and enemy race got their names. Each of the Barons will present a unique and dangerous challenge to the player as they hunt them down, working their way up the food chain to Uldren himself. Leading the Scorn–Fallen that have been twisted and raised from the dead–the Barons espouse various Western themes in both name and style.
Meet the Destiny 2: Forsaken Barons
We’ve learned a lot about Forsaken recently, and with less than two months to go until its release, we’re bound to learn more soon. All nine of the new Supers have been detailed, we’ve talked about Cayde-6’s death and how Uldren is a perfect villain, and we even got our hands on Gambit, the exciting new PvP/PvE hybrid mode. We also know more about Collections coming with Destiny 2: Forsaken, and learned details about Bungie raising the Power level cap to 400 this summer ahead of Forsaken’s release.
Which Baron are you must eager to face? What do you think of Bungie’s unique new direction with the Destiny 2: Forsaken Barons and their unique challenges? Let us know in the comments below.
[Source: Game Informer]
Destiny 2: Forsaken Barons
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Meet the Destiny 2 Forsaken Barons
These eight leaders of the undead Fallen are the latest challenges that Guardians will face. Here's what makes each of them unique.
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The Rider
Real Name: Yaviks
Yaviks is the leader of a gang of fiercely loyal pike riders. She rides a custom heavy pike that leaves a wake of fire behind it. Players will have to meet her on that battlefield under equal footing, riding a pike themselves.
Yaviks has terrorized Awoken and Fallen outposts across the reef, with hundreds of kills notched on her belt.
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The Rifleman
Real Name: Pirrha
This Baron has a record of taking out Gaurdian's Ghosts at a distance before killing the Guardians themselves. Word is Pirrha never misses a shot.
Pirrha has a cybernetic eye that keeps overwatch on his fellow Barons. Good luck getting close to this sharpshooter. Most are dead before they even know they are close.
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The Mad Bomber
Real Name: Kaniks
What else would you expect from an actor known as The Mad Bomber? Kaniks loves to blow stuff up. Being close to so many explosions has driven the Mad Bomber, well, mad.
Keep aware of your surroundings. Kaniks doesn't mind leveling an entire area just to kill his target.
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The Hangman
Real Name: Reksis Vahn
Reksis is a sadist. He will torture Servitors with his bare hands. Torture always precludes the death of his victims. He tears apart Servitors because of their representation of the Traveler and order with the Fallen houses. Using their ether, he keeps his followers in a mad craze.
He swings a flaming spike ball around that can leave a trail of fire on the ground.
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The Trickster
Real Name: Araskes
Araskes would rather not be seen. She prefers to work in the shadows and behind the scenes, assisting the Barons in their operations from the dark places of the Reef.
Very little skill in battle, Araskes has honed her mind to play a masterful game of chess, manipulating her enemies before they can ever get close to her. Watch out for her cloaking teach and deadly surprises.
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The Mindbender
Real Name: Hiraks
Hiraks was once a Dreg runt who fell into the Hellmouth on the moon. His obsession with the Hive led to him carving out his own little throne world in a pocket of the Ascendant realm, where he commands Hive and has even become part Hive himself.
He likes to unravel the minds of his enemies, and even brainwashed Uldren's Crows to fuel tensions between Earth and the Reef.
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The Machinist
Real Name: Elykris
Elykris is the second-in-command of the Barons, under The Fanatic. She's a hoarder and a thief with an insane arsenal. She'll throw everything she's got at you in battle.
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The Fanatic
Real Name: Fikrul
The leader of the Barons and second only to Uldren, The Fanatic was not one of the Barons that Cayde was able to return to the Prison of Elders. Fikrul sees the Scorn as the ultimate evolution of the Fallen.
Fikrul sowed discontent among the other Barons when he was outcast from an ancient house, eventually becoming their leader. He's said to have power only found in the European Dead Zone. Could they mean that The Fanatic is imbued with the Traveler's Light?
