Cayde-6

Cayde-6 Former Hunter Vanguard
Species	Exo
Gender	Male
Vendor?	Yes
Actor	Nathan Fillion Nolan North (Forsaken)
Appearance(s)	Destiny Destiny 2

Saddled with Tower duty, Cayde-6 dutifully advised and armed Hunters who sought him out.

― Destiny in-game description

Cayde-6 was the Hunter Vanguard in the Tower. Cayde-6 sold a variety of Hunter armor (including Vanguard armor) and emblems. All Guardians could purchase and own these items regardless of their class, but only Hunters can equip Hunter armor.

Biography

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 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 hid away was a preserved 1883 copy of Treasure Island. The book was hidden in the Speaker's personal library and has drawings and notes from Cayde within the book.

In Forsaken, it is revealed that Cayde hid 10 caches all throughout the moon Titan with pre-recorded messages for the people whom he believed had subsequently murdered him or knew on a personal level. These people included Eris Morn, Taniks, the Scarred, the Drifter, Petra Venj, Suraya Hawthorne, any Hunter who killed him, Zavala, Ikora Rey, and the playable Guardian.

Death

Cayde's Ghost was killed by the Scorn in the Forsaken expansion of Destiny 2 and Cayde was subsequently killed by Uldren Sov who shot him in the chest with his own hand cannon, the Ace of Spades.

Personality

Despite his diligence to his work, he longed for the opportunity to get back into combat. After speaking with Cayde-6 in Destiny, he would sometimes whisper, "Hey, take me with you," or, "I need to get back in the field," further reinforcing this idea. He was also a gambler, placing bets on the outcome of several events.

Dialogue

Main article: Cayde-6/Dialogue

Quotes

• "Need destruction at a distance? Nightstalkers are gonna need support against heavy armor while Bladedancers want it up close and personal. Find a Gunslinger. They'll know what to do."
• "A Hunter back from a quest? Now that's the best storyteller in the galaxy."
• "Sure, it was cold. But I'm an Exo. We keep going."
• "The Vanguard was the best bet I ever lost."

Trivia

• Cayde-6 is voiced by Canadian actor Nathan Fillion, who had previously lent his voice to other Bungie games, Halo 3, Halo 3: ODST, Halo: Reach, and Halo 5: Guardians.
  • On July 17th, 2018, IGN announced that voice actor Nolan North would be replacing Nathan Fillion as the voice of Cayde-6 in Forsaken due to Fillion being unavailable at the time to voice the role. In the announcement, Fillion expressed doubt over his character being dead despite Bungie’s previous statements over Cayde-6’s official death.

Gallery

Cayde-6 in the Tower.

Cayde-6 in the ending of The Coming War.

Cayde-6 in the ending of Cayde's Stash.