Hecate

Hecate is a Warlock and a major character of Iteration-8646. She was corrupted by the Darkness and killed her Ghost, Faye, before abandoning the City entirely, but after the Traveler's ascension, she returned to the Vanguard to rejoin its ranks.

Hecate is a primary member of Fireteam Apex, and was its second official member after Polaris.

## Appearance

Hecate is an Awoken woman with pale blue skin, violet eyes, black facial markings and lipstick, and shoulder-length white hair.

Her usual gear during her corrupted period consisted of the Nezarec's Sin helmet, the Robes of Nezarec, the Majestic Gloves from the third Solstice event, the Majestic Celestine boots, and the Elect of the Empty Bond, all with the Metro Shift shader.

Since returning to the City, Hecate has considerably downgraded her gear, putting her main set in storage for the time being. She's resolved to prove herself worthy of it once again, but until then, she won't use it.

## Personality

Hecate is a woman with an indomitable will, who refuses to back down once she sets her mind to a goal. She can be sadistic against her enemies, enjoying the pain she inflicts in them and having an intense desire to see her foes made extinct. She has a well-documented silver tongue and can be unfathomably convincing when she needs to be. When angered, Hecate quickly loses her eloquent and put-together composure, devolving into violent yells and profanity.

Prior to her corruption, Hecate was a much kinder person. She was always willing to extend a helping hand and her thirst for genocide was greatly tempered as simply a strong aggression toward the enemies of humanity. She loved her friends more than anything in the world, and would do anything for them. However, after falling to Darkness, Hecate only cared about herself and in a dark, warped way, the City and its people. She believed it was her duty to eradicate the species that have arrived in Sol since the Collapse, including those that have allied themselves with the Last City and its people. She trusted no one and wanted nothing more than to see humanity, in her own words, "saved."

Hecate has never held the reverence for the Traveler that other Guardians sometimes do, but since her fall, she has grown to detest it, especially after the rise of the Lucent Hive. She doesn't care about what happens to the Traveler, only focusing on protecting humanity regardless of what power she needs to use to achieve that.

After returning to the City, Hecate's personality has largely returned to how it was before her corruption. However, she's now plagued by regret over her actions and seeks to make up for them in any way she possibly can. She's also much less aggressive against her enemies, but still more than willing to do what needs to be done.

## History

Nothing is known about Hecate's first life, but she was risen by her Ghost, Faye, very shortly before the Battle of Twilight Gap. She arrived in the City just as the battle was starting, and provided support to Lord Shaxx and his fireteam after they disobeyed Lord Saladin's order to fall back. Following that battle, she dutifully served the Vanguard for almost twenty years before being recruited to the Hidden and being mentored by Aunor Mahal, who quickly grew into a best friend and sister-like figure. Many more years later, she would meet Polaris before he was known as Polaris when the two of them were assigned to work on the Crota crisis together alongside Eris Morn.

## Powers and Abilities

**Tainted Light:** Despite no longer having a Ghost, Hecate has found a way to gain access to the tainted form of Light used by the likes of Sola Scath. She primarily uses Void Light, and was the inventor of the Nova Warp technique.

**Darkness:** Hecate is extremely adept at wielding Stasis, almost prodigiously so. She has also learned to harness Deepsight and is gradually improving with Strand.

**Pulse Rifle Mastery:** Pulse Rifles are Hecate's main weapon of choice, specifically often wielding Graviton Lance. She is a master of wielding such weapons, including unconventional frames like the 4-shot burst rifles and Vigilance Wing.

**Miscellaneous Weapon Expertise:** Over her years as a Guardian, Hecate has picked up expertise with just about every type of weapon typically used by the Guardians.

## Equipment

Hecate possesses a wide arsenal of weapons that she took with her after abandoning the City, as well as those she's taken from her victims.

**Graviton Lance:** A 2-burst pulse rifle that fires miniature black holes, Graviton Lance is a very powerful weapon in trained hands- and Hecate's are more than trained.

**Nezarec's Whisper:** Claimed from the Derelict Leviathan, Hecate now wields the glaive once belonging to Nezarec, Disciple of the Witness.

**Ascendancy:** Stolen from a dead Guardian, Hecate wields this rocket launcher when she needs a ranged heavy weapon.

**The Other Half:** Somehow claimed from the paraverse, Hecate wields this half of a once-mythical sword.

## Free Use Guidelines

The only rules for using Hecate are that she not be killed, captured, or otherwise incapacitated. Also, do not redeem her/bring her back to the Light. But aside from that, she is completely free to use.

## Trivia

* Hecate is 5'6 (1.67 m).
* Hecate weighs 122 lbs (55 kg).
* Hecate's favorite color is green, surprisingly.
* Hecate leaves a calling card at each of her murders: a Stasis spear stuck through the chest of the victim, even if they were killed in a different way. If the body is too damaged to stab, she leaves it stabbed straight into the ground.