Randal The Vandal

About

With the release of Destiny, the Reaver Vandal continued to patrol the Forgotten Shore. Due to an unknown glitch, the Reaver Vandal had a higher health stat in comparison to its Beta counterpart and began killing many unsuspecting players. His disproportionate stat soon caught the attention of Level 20 players who documented his strength by uploading videos onto YouTube titled "Level 8 Reaver Vandal" and "Randal the Vandal".The Vandal quickly gained infamy among the Destiny community for his notorious ability to withstand damage from the greatest of weapons such as the Gjallarhorn and Vex Mythoclast. He was described as a "juggernaut" and a "tank" and regarded as one of the toughest enemies of Destiny even though he was a Level 8 Vandal. Players wondered why the Vandal had the health bar of Valus Ta'aurc, another enemy infamous for being a bullet sponge. Randal reached the status of a memetic Badass within the community and tales of his encounters spread throughout the Internet. Becoming one of the first memes within Destiny, players created meme images of Randal, most notably an image of Randal wielding a Gjallarhorn with two health bars. The Shank accompanying him also became a meme and was nicknamed "Hank the Shank" and "Frank the Shank". In 2014, Bungie first acknowledged the presence of Randal the Vandal in their year-end update. They quickly responded to the meme by secretly having more powerful Reaver Vandals spawn in other events such as VIP Kill Target. Randal was notably spotted on the moon with the House of Exile where he spawns in the final wave of the Glimmer Extraction Public Event. As more new weapons were released, Randal became a litmus test to see how powerful the weapons were. Randal was even capable of withstanding a high-impact attack from the Celestial Nighthawk. The release of The Taken King expansion saw Randal get nerfed in his stats. This was quickly reverted by Bungie when community outcry denounced the change and Randal returned to his former strength and continued to terrorise the Shore with his mighty presence. The Perfected Vandal Edit The release of Rise of Iron saw the Devil Splicers gain prominence by augmenting themselves with the ancient Golden Age technology of SIVA. While Randal continued to be a permanent feature of the Forgotten Shore, Bungie secretly paid homage to the easter egg in the Wrath of the Machine Raid. As players defeated the Vosik, the Archpriest and Siege Engine encounters and traversed into the Server Farm, unsuspecting players were greeted by Rahndel, the Perfected and his trusted Shank, now a Splicer Repeater Shank. The Level 42 Vandal quickly proved to be a formidable foe as he was empowered with SIVA and gifted with an unusually high durability and health stat. He was stronger than his original counterpart and it took a whole fireteam to defeat him. News of his reemergence quickly spread and various articles documented the Easter egg. However, the spawn rate for Rahndel was so low that only a few have witnessed the glory of the perfect Vandal. Bungie also decided to fix the bug for the original Randal the Vandal. The Violet Vandal Prior to the release of Destiny 2, the Old Houses including the House of Devils, abandoned their old loyalties and formed a new House for the sake of survival. As the Red Legion invaded the Last City and began the Red War, the newly formed House of Dusk also emerged from the shadows and quickly spread itself across the Sol System. They established a stronghold on the European Dead Zone and clashed with the Red Legion over territory. The Sunken Isles was a major military beachhead for the Cabal and only the bravest of Fallen ventured into their territory to face them head-on. An island near the Echion Vae featured one Reaver Vandal who along with his trusted Shank started killing many unsuspecting Cabal with his Wire Rifle. The Vandal also guarded a regional chest nearby and killed many players who attempted to collect its loot or partake in the Public Event near him. As players retaliated against the Vandal, they soon found trouble defeating him as he was incredibly durable. Randal the Vandal had returned with the House of Dusk. Bungie had yet again paid homage to the original Randal. News of his reemergence quickly spread as many articles documented the Easter egg. In some instances, Randal would spawn with a Shock Rifle and his gameplay became more evasive and proved to be tougher to defeat. Many players used their new super abilities and weapons against him, but Randal still proved to be a challenge and required an intense amount of firepower to defeat. The Nightmare Vandal The Shadowkeep expansion saw a narrative where a Pyramid on the Moon created apparitions of past figures and enemies to exploit the trauma of Guardians as psychological warfare.[24] These figures appeared as Nightmares and notable examples include Skolas and Taniks, but the Pyramid also exploited the Guardians' greatest nightmare. A cave in Sorrow's Harbour would occasionally manifest a rare nightmare named Nightmare Reaver Vandal. Randal the Vandal, the Fallen boogeyman had returned in nightmare form. The Cosmodrome Vandal Prior to the release of Beyond Light, Bungie had announced plans to vault some of its content to improve the game. With the launch of the expansion, the past Destiny 2 iterations of Randal such as the violet and nightmare Vandals were also vaulted to the great disappointment of the community. However, the past nightmares were just a bedtime story, as Bungie announced the return of real Randal the Vandal with the return of the Cosmodrome. The Avaricious Vandal With the rediscovery of the legendary Loot Cave came the joyful news of Randal the Vandal being found within its depths, tormenting both ambitious Guardians as well as the Hive. According to the messages left behind by Wilhelm-7, Randal had lured his fireteam into the cave. There he would also be spotted several times throughout the Grasp of Avarice Dungeon, dropping fake Engrams (which could then be used to open loot chests to acquire the Gjallarhorn Catalyst) upon being harmed. He was, however, unable to be killed, vanishing when his health dropped critically low. The Thieving Vandal With the enemies of Humanity assaulting the home fronts of the Last City, Cosmodrome and Iron Temple, the robotic dog named Archie would journey to Old Russia to discover the ancient Golden Age secrets that could be found. Travelling across the Cosmodrome to many locales like the Loot Cave, Terrestrial Complex and the Warmind Bunker deep below the Grottos, Randal would make his return as he hunted Archie with the Guardian in tow. Randal would be one step ahead of the Guardians as they tracked Archie's footprints across the Cosmodrome, eventually reaching the old lair of the Devil Archon and containing the robotic dog within an Ether barrier. The Guardian would reach Archie's location along with Randal and his vast reinforcements, including Servitors and a Brig. After a gruesome struggle, Randal would flee the scene before the Guardian would end the undying Vandal and free Archie from his captor. The Triumphant Vandal Randal would reappear once again, where one triumph in the Patrol section named "Handle Randal The Vandal" indicates that the player Guardian must take down Randal. Legends never die. All Guardians fear him. His species Elkinsi

Personality

The Accidental Boss: Originally a normal major-rank Fallen Vandal in the Cosmodrome in Destiny, a glitch gave him a health pool larger than actual strike bosses. Fearless Resilience: He earned a reputation for calmly standing his ground and eating multiple Gjallarhorn rockets without flinching. Community Legend: Players joked that he possessed an unbothered, ruthless personality, treating high-level Guardian weaponry like a minor annoyance.

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