Elena Dixon (Raider: Last Blood)

== Elena Dixon ==
Elena Dixon, also referred to as just Lena, is a main character and a minor antagonist in the "Raider: Last Blood" series.
As the tertiary antagonist of the 4th chapter and the deuteragonist in the 5th and 6th chapters, Elena is a high-ranking member of the Ghosts, serving as Connors' right-hand woman and the group's second-in-command. After Connors' retirement and Adler's death, Elena took control of the remaining Ghosts and after a change of heart, she renounced her antagonistic ways to aid Jay.
== Background ==
== Biography ==
== Personality ==
Elena is a stoic, hardened, but deeply traumatized woman. When she first meets Jay upon his recruitment in the Ghosts, she is initially cautious and cold to him. Over the next few months, she slowly begins to trust Jay, eventually revealing the trauma and hardship she went through in WW3, and also the loss of her son. After some time of working together, Jay and Elena became romantically involved, however, she becomes frustrated with Jay's stubbornness and willingness to leave the life of a mercenary, but understands since they suffered similar circumstances. When she sees Jay again, she is initially unhappy with him for leaving the group, though he tries to tell her he never stopped looking for her and still has feelings for her. It becomes apparent that she still has deep feelings and care for him and tries to convince Connors that Jay would be an asset to the Ghosts again. 
Elena's main defining trait is the bonds she makes with the people around her, whether with Jay or her fellow Ghosts. As the war between Jay (who they think is a traitor and mole for RSC) and the Ghosts escalates, she is very troubled by the deaths of her fellow soldiers, whom she described as the "little brothers and sisters she never had." She has also stated that she sees Connors as a father figure, and Connors himself has stated he trusts Elena more than the others.
Like her fellow Ghosts, Elena doesn't seem to have a problem with her group slaughtering innocent people and soldiers. When Jay asks why the Ghosts work for people who could start wars, even though they know that they could be expendable assets soon to be killed, she says it's so they can get paid a higher amount for riskier jobs and begins to defend her group's actions by justifying that they're nothing more than common killers working for whoever paid them the best, showing that she's well-aware of the fact that she's a mercenary and is apparent that she's having second thoughts about her job, having deep remorse and resentment for her actions. However, she still seems to retain most of her humanity, such as being unable to kill a man after being pressured by Adler to do so, and allowing him to leave with his family when Adler goes out to call someone.
When Jay begins to get some of the Ghosts killed by withholding information and telling her that Connors was working with RSC to transport salted bombs, she feels hurt and betrayed and ultimately decides to remain with the Ghosts to save what's left of her family rather than join Jay, as seen when she knocks Connors out and blames Jay for it and even gave him a head-start to run away out of pity. During her hunt for Jay, she shows her ruthlessness and tries to make sure that Jay or Sharpe's men don't make it out alive. Despite this, she is shown to be honorable, as shown when she allows Jay to leave and gives him 2 hours to leave Mississippi, even though she was willing to kill him moments ago. It's implied that Elena still cared about him and wanted him to live, so she gave him a head-start and a chance rather than killing him in cold blood. 
In the 5th chapter, she is shown to become more sadistic, cruel, and cunning when she takes over the Ghosts and is hired by the Green Hive, as shown when she tells Jay she wants him to suffer as much as she has after having him at her mercy. However, Elena ultimately chooses to spare Jay upon knowing that she will be killed as soon as the job is done (later revealed that Trevor knew about her relationship with Jay and blackmailed her into doing his bidding) and that she knew that Jay killed a few Ghosts out of self-defense and never wanted to harm them personally, showing that she still cares for Jay and that she hasn't lost her humanity upon forgiving his actions. Because of her strong feelings for him, the two reconcile and make love. Like Connors and the remaining Ghosts, Elena sides with Jay and fights against Harrison's men upon hearing that Jay has saved Connors' life and fights with Jay to defeat the Hive and Adler's Ghosts to survive, redeeming herself in the process.
In the 6th chapter, Elena is shown to be more compassionate and true to herself, having stayed with Jay and tried her hardest to convince Jay to leave the Ghosts, revealing that she is still haunted by the group's past actions and wants out to both herself and Jay to start a new life. However, when the Ghosts turn against Jay by planning to bomb the country with Amberwood, Elena sides with Jay and the loyalists and fights hard, showing strong bravery and defiance against the traitors. As Jay is going to be killed by Damien, Elena suddenly pushes Jay and takes the bullet for him to save him, losing her own life in the process. This act of self-sacrifice shows that Elena deeply loves Jay and that she would do anything to protect him.
In short, Elena is a traumatized woman who became a mercenary to cope with the trauma but ultimately chooses to redeem herself and stay with Jay out of love and protection.
== Appearance ==
Elena is an American woman, standing at 5'8. She had long brown hair, blue eyes, and tanned skin and was often described by some of her fellow Ghosts as a fairly attractive woman.
She wore a dark gray outfit with olive tactical gear in her times with the Ghosts. 
After her take-over of the Ghosts, she switched to a black t-shirt, fitted jeans, and black boots that emphasized her figure. 
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