Biography
The Man They Called Cayde once had a wife and son before he became a Guardian of the Light, which was the driving force that kept him going, building him into a beloved hero who ultimately became the top Guardian of the Hunter Class. The Death of Cayde came as a shock when his ghost was suddenly destroyed by Pirrha, the Rifleman, a Scorn soldier under the influence of Uldren Sov, the misguided prince of the Awoken. Uldren Sov stood over Cayde as he regained consciousness from the devastating blow delivered by Pirrha and ultimately dealt the final blow to Cayde with Cayde's own hand cannon, the Ace of Spades
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During the initial attempt by Guardians to retake the Moon from the Hive, Cayde-6 ended up in a most peculiar situation. Falling back from overwhelming Hive forces, he took cover behind a crashed jumpship, only to discover that a Fallen Baroness was there as well. As they both had a common enemy, the two opted not to kill each other and continued to fight the Hive. After most of the Hive were killed, Cayde returned to the crashed ship, only to find the Baroness mortally wounded. In the end, he was forced to kill her.
After the death of his friend, Andal Brask, at the hands of Taniks, the Scarred, Cayde took on the Vanguard Dare. To his regret, he lost the bet and was forced to accept the challenge of becoming the new Hunter Vanguard.
At some point in the past, Cayde became acquainted with and was owed a large amount of Glimmer by Tevis, one of the few remaining Nightstalkers, before Oryx's arrival in the Solar System.
During some of Cayde's travels, he hid away stashes of information, clues to the past, and leads on rare and exotic weapons. One of the items he had hidden away was a preserved 1883 copy of Treasure Island. The book was hidden in the Speaker's personal library and contains drawings and notes from Cayde within the book.
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Personality
Despite his diligence to his work, Cayde longed for the opportunity to get back into combat (The cause of how he died, as he was murdered during a mission at the Prison of Elders, the event which started Destiny 2: Forsaken). After speaking with Cayde-6 in Destiny, he would sometimes say things like “I need to get back in the field.” or even whisper “Hey, take me with you.” which further reinforced this idea. He was also a gambler, placing bets on the outcome of several events. Despite being a skilled Hunter, Cayde is often facetious and makes flippant remarks, even in the face of his own demise. However, when aggravated, he abandons his carefree demeanor and becomes more thoughtful and even vengeful. He remembers that when he was resurrected as a Guardian, he awoke to nothing but sadness, loneliness, and pain; the destroyed journal he kept of his life before becoming a Guardian is the only hint as to who he was.
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