Former Hunter Vanguard
Cayde-6
Cayde used to be a human soldier with a large debt over his head, when he was approached by Clovis Bray to
have his debt removed. The job offer itself isn't explicitly stated, but what Cayde remembers next is coming
to Europa where he was converted into an Exo. Upon becoming an Exo, Cayde spent some amount of time in the Eventide
colony on Europa, at one point coming across Micah Abram as the boy tried to sneak into Bray Exoscience; Cayde had
flashbacks of the encounter even after his five subsequent resets. Cayde witnessed the Collapse, remembering being
restrained by a shadowy creature on a destroyed world.
Cayde was found with a journal containing Ace's name on his person after being revived by his Ghost, Sundance.
He reportedly freaked out right after the resurrection, smacking the Ghost and ran off a cliff. Despite not remembering
a thing about Ace other than what the journal had told him, Cayde continued to address subsequent entries to the boy. The
memory of him and his mother, whom Cayde dubbed "his Queen", was what helped Cayde through the toughest times and "made him
a better man".
While searching for a Hive Shrine on the Moon, Cayde found a Hive structure and entered it. Inside, he encountered a huge horde
of Hive consisting of Thralls, Knights, and Wizards and promptly retreated. The Hive pursued him to the surface, and Cayde cut
down many Thrall before running out of ammo for his Machine Gun. Taking cover behind a crashed Phaeton, Cayde spotted a Fallen
Baroness of the House of Exile fighting the Hive as well. The Hive pushed back both Cayde and the Baroness onto a hill with an
old interferometry array on top of it. Fighting together, the two killed most of the Hive and Cayde eventually climbed the array
to get an angle on the Wizards and saw the Baroness kill a Knight but lose her blades in the process. From his perch, Cayde exhausted
the rest of his ammo, but only one Wizard and a line of Thral remained. After climbing back down, Cayde saw the Baroness was badly wounded
and he wondered how many people she had murdered. The Baroness then tossed her last Shock Pistol to Cayde, but when he went to grab it she
attempted to stab him. However, she was slow and Cayde easily dodged her, and he proceeded to break her arms and slit her throat. Cayde wondered
if the Baroness had truly wanted to kill him or if she did that to make his choice about ending her easier. Cayde proceeded to use the Shock Pistol
to kill the remaining Hive.