'The Taken King:' Why A New Enemy Type Is Just What 'Destiny' Needs

The leaks just keep coming. Bungie's big expansion for 'Destiny' has come to us in chunks over the course of the past few months, first when we thought it was called "Comet," then when we learned it would be called "The Taken King," and now via some marketing materials leaked to Kotaku just a few days before the official reveal at E3. Here's the thrust: it's a big one. We'll be getting a raft of story missions, new strikes, new character subclasses and a new raid pitting us against Oryx, the father of Uroxx and Crota, major bosses in the previous two expansions. This will likely all take place on a new planet, probably Mercury. What I'm most interested in, however, is the possibility that the Taken King will introduce a brand new enemy type to stand alongside The Fallen, The Cabal, The Vex and The Hive: The Taken. It's still informed speculation, of course, but I'd be willing to bet that if we don't get an entire new class of enemies, we'll at least get enough additions to The Hive to make them feel new. And that would be a very good thing.