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{{quote|The shipwrights of the Tower repair and recommission the ships of the City's Guardians.|In-game description}} | {{quote|The shipwrights of the Tower repair and recommission the ships of the City's Guardians.|In-game description}} | ||
'''Amanda Holliday''' | '''Amanda Holliday''' was a [[human]] shipwright and pilot found in the [[Tower]]'s hangar. She repairs [[Guardian]]s' [[personal spaceship]]s, as well as sells new ships and [[Sparrow]]s. Amanda is also involved in organizing the [[Sparrow Racing League]] and works closely with the SRL pilots to upgrade their Sparrows and experiment with new designs. During times of war Amanda also provides air support for [[Vanguard]] operations by bombing enemy positions and dropping off Guardians and supplies to the front lines. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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{{Quote|We were some of the last refugees to make it to the City. Yeah, yeah, I've heard all the jokes. Know what? We did get lost. Many times. It wasn't all that funny at the time. My mama's shotgun, The Chaperone, was the only reason I made it here.|Amanda}}<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Jolly Holliday]]''</ref> | {{Quote|We were some of the last refugees to make it to the City. Yeah, yeah, I've heard all the jokes. Know what? We did get lost. Many times. It wasn't all that funny at the time. My mama's shotgun, The Chaperone, was the only reason I made it here.|Amanda}}<ref>'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Jolly Holliday]]''</ref> | ||
Amanda was born on the road to a refugee family travelling towards the [[Last City]]. Her people were scavengers, and her childhood was spent fixing up | Amanda was born on the road to a refugee family travelling towards the [[Last City]]. Her people were scavengers, and her childhood was spent fixing up vehicles that helped her family survive.<ref name="Shipwright">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard. [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Allies/Tower_Allies#Shipwright|Shipwright]]''</ref> Her mother [[Nora Holliday|Nora]] carried a weapon named [[The Chaperone]], a finely decorated shotgun that she used to protect the refugee group.<ref name="GC">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard. [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Inventory/Special_Weapons#The_Chaperone|The Chaperone]]''</ref> | ||
While travelling with another family who had a young daughter named [[Lucia]], the band was forced to take shelter | While travelling with another family who had a young daughter named [[Lucia]], the refugee band was forced to take shelter within a crashed dropship in a forest due to bad weather. While the adults scavenged food, water, and supplies nearby, Amanda and Lucia were bored and began making decorations to brighten their refuge at Nora's suggestion. Amanda was shown by Lucia how to work with the electronic components they scavenged form the dropship which they used to create small lights all around the ship. Once they finished decorating, the families made up songs to sing together to celebrate and pass the time. Not long after this Amanda and her family became separated from Lucia's family, and she never learned the fate of her friend.<ref name="DBtD">'''Bungie (2018/12/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Black Armory]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Dawning_Delights#Dawning_Before_the_Dawning|Dawning Before the Dawning]]''</ref> | ||
Amanda's mother died while defending her family on the road as they were crossing the Panama Ravine.<ref name="LC">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Last Call]] post-mission dialogue''</ref> She and her father buried Nora with the Chaperone before carrying on their journey towards the Last City.<ref name="GC"/> Sadly, when they were only a half-day's walk away from the gates of the City, Amanda's father also perished, leaving her the only survivor of her family and refugee group to reach the last safe haven for humanity under the [[Traveler]].<ref name="LC"/> A young Amanda stood in the Tower with [[Commander Zavala]], watching a ship flying in the sky with wonder.<ref> '''Destiny 2: Zavala Trailer | [[File:ZavalaCity.gif|thumb|350px|A young Amanda in the Tower.]] | ||
Amanda's mother died while defending her family on the road as they were crossing the Panama Ravine.<ref name="LC">'''Bungie (2018/9/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Forsaken]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Last Call]] post-mission dialogue''</ref> She and her father buried Nora with the Chaperone before carrying on their journey towards the Last City.<ref name="GC"/> Sadly, when they were only a half-day's walk away from the gates of the City, Amanda's father also perished, leaving her the only survivor of her family and refugee group to reach the last safe haven for humanity under the [[Traveler]].<ref name="LC"/> A young Amanda stood in the [[Tower]] with [[Commander Zavala]], watching a ship flying in the sky with wonder.<ref>['''Destiny 2: Zavala Trailer''' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxRFbg8NaCs]</ref> Her love of flight and a knack for working with [[Golden Age]] tech gained from her time on the road enabled Amanda to become a leader of the Tower's Shipwrights when she grew up.<ref name="Shipwright"/> Amanda also began to celebrate [[The Dawning]] and would decorate her workspace in the Tower hanger with lights, just as she had done with Lucia when she was younger.<ref name="DBtD"/> | |||
===Tower Shipwright=== | ===Tower Shipwright=== | ||
{{Quote|Interesting tech, Cayde. Isn't this Eris Morn's ship?|Amanda, questioning Cayde-6 about the stealth drive}} | {{Quote|Interesting tech, Cayde. Isn't this Eris Morn's ship?|Amanda, questioning Cayde-6 about the stealth drive}} | ||
When a [[The Guardian|newly risen Guardian]] from the [[Cosmodrome]] in [[Old Russia]] arrived at the Tower, Amanda inspected the ''[[Arcadia-class Jumpship|Arcadia]]''-class [[Jumpship]] they had used to escape the [[Fallen]]. After finishing her repairs to the ship she informed the Guardian that the warp drive was missing and that they were lucky to not have exploded upon takeoff.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[A Hunter Rises]] / [[A Titan Rises]] / [[A Warlock Rises]]''</ref> | When a [[The Guardian|newly risen Guardian]] from the [[Cosmodrome]] in [[Old Russia]] arrived at the Tower, Amanda inspected the ''[[Arcadia-class Jumpship|Arcadia]]''-class [[Jumpship]] they had used to escape the [[Fallen]]. After finishing her repairs to the ship she informed the Guardian that the [[NLS Drive|NLS]] warp drive was missing and that they were lucky to not have exploded upon takeoff.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[A Hunter Rises]] / [[A Titan Rises]] / [[A Warlock Rises]]''</ref> | ||
[[File:Destiny-Cayde6-AmandaHolliday.jpg|thumb| | [[File:Destiny-Cayde6-AmandaHolliday.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Cayde-6]] looking over Amanda's work on the stealth-drive equipped Guardian ship.]] | ||
Amanda was responsible for outfitting [[Eris Morn]]'s ship with stealth technology, at the behest of [[Cayde-6]]. As she oversaw the maintenance [[Frame]]s installation of the last stealth drive, she told Cayde that it was interesting technology and questioned why they were modifying Eris' ship, but he dodged the question. She then noted that Zavala had sign-off on all launches and that she needed to know what was going on. She did not believe his lie that it was for a stargazing tour, he told her the truth about his plan to use in for an unsanctioned mission to board the [[Dreadnaught]]. Amanda chose to log it as a "test flight" and stated that it would be ready for him to depart soon, but he protested that he would not be the one flying it.<ref name="CS">'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard. [[Cayde's Stash]]''</ref> | Amanda was responsible for outfitting [[Eris Morn]]'s ship with stealth technology, presumably stolen from [[Rasputin]], at the behest of [[Cayde-6]]. As she oversaw the maintenance [[Frame]]s installation of the last stealth drive, she told Cayde that it was interesting technology and questioned why they were modifying Eris' ship, but he dodged the question. She then noted that Zavala had sign-off on all launches and that she needed to know what was going on. She did not believe his lie that it was for a stargazing tour, he told her the truth about his plan to use in for an unsanctioned mission to board the [[Dreadnaught]]. Amanda chose to log it as a "test flight" and stated that it would be ready for him to depart soon, but he protested that he would not be the one flying it.<ref name="CS">'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard. [[Cayde's Stash]]''</ref> | ||
Amanda worked with [[Tex Mechanica]] to recreate her mother's shotgun, the Chaperone, and award a copy of it to the winner of a [[Crucible]] contest. She created an exact replica of the weapon her mother used, down to it tracery, although it was far more powerful due to Tex Mechanica's engineering. Amanda hoped that whichever Guardian won the shotgun would live up to her mother's heroism.<ref name="GC"/> She also helped bring the [[Sparrow Racing League]] to the mainstream, acting as host for the races, and assisting Guardians in obtaining Licenses.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard. [[Sparrow Racing League]]''</ref> | Amanda worked with [[Tex Mechanica]] to recreate her mother's shotgun, the Chaperone, and award a copy of it to the winner of a [[Crucible]] contest. She created an exact replica of the weapon her mother used, down to it tracery, although it was far more powerful due to Tex Mechanica's engineering. Amanda hoped that whichever Guardian won the shotgun would live up to her mother's heroism.<ref name="GC"/> She also helped bring the [[Sparrow Racing League]] to the mainstream, acting as host for the races, and assisting Guardians in obtaining Licenses.<ref>'''Bungie (2015-9-15)''', ''[[Destiny]], [[The Taken King]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard. [[Sparrow Racing League]]''</ref> | ||
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===The Red War=== | ===The Red War=== | ||
====Fall of the Last City==== | ====Fall of the Last City==== | ||
[[File:Amanda Holliday Fall of the Last City.jpg|thumb| | [[File:Amanda Holliday Fall of the Last City.jpg|thumb|350px|Amanda flying a Hawk during the Fall of the Last City]] | ||
{{Quote|Come on, big guy. Do something.|Amanda, wishing for the Traveler to awaken}} | {{Quote|Come on, big guy. Do something.|Amanda, wishing for the Traveler to awaken}} | ||
When the [[Red Legion]] invaded [[The Last City]], Amanda was ordered by Commander [[Zavala]] to pick up [[The Guardian]] from the [[Tower]] in her [[Hawk]] and aid them in reaching [[Dominus Ghaul]]'s flagship, the ''[[The Immortal|Immortal]]''. As she dodged through the aerial battle above the city, destroying several Cabal ships along the way, Amanda looked at the Traveler as the Cabal attached a [[Traveler Cage|cage]] to it. Amanda quietly whispered a plea to the Traveler to help them before executing a risky maneuver to deposit the Guardian aboard the ''Immortal'' so they could disable it. She told the Guardian to contact her when they were ready for extraction, but Amanda soon lost contact with them as the Cabal's cage on the Traveler activated and stripped the Guardians of the [[Light]].<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Homecoming]]''</ref> | When the [[Red Legion]] invaded [[The Last City]], Amanda was ordered by Commander [[Zavala]] to pick up [[The Guardian]] from the [[Tower]] in her [[Hawk]] and aid them in reaching [[Dominus Ghaul]]'s flagship, the ''[[The Immortal|Immortal]]''. As she dodged through the aerial battle above the city, destroying several Cabal ships along the way, Amanda looked at the Traveler as the Cabal attached a [[Traveler Cage|cage]] to it. Amanda quietly whispered a plea to the Traveler to help them before executing a risky maneuver to deposit the Guardian aboard the ''Immortal'' so they could disable it. She told the Guardian to contact her when they were ready for extraction, but Amanda soon lost contact with them as the Cabal's cage on the Traveler activated and stripped the Guardians of the [[Light]].<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Homecoming]]''</ref> | ||
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====Retaking the City==== | ====Retaking the City==== | ||
After the Vanguard was reunited and gathered on Earth with the rest of the resistance, Amanda provided aerial support for their operations against the Red Legion | {{Quote|Haha! You better run! Don't leave the door open if you don't want me coming in!|Amanda as she bombed the hangar of the ''Echion Vae''}} | ||
After the Vanguard was reunited and gathered on Earth with the rest of the resistance, Amanda provided aerial support for their operations against the Red Legion in the [[European Dead Zone]]. She began working with [[Devrim Kay]] to steal supplies from the Cabal to support their war efforts and civilians at [[The Farm]]. The two asked for the Young Wolf's aid in stealing a supply cache by transmatting it to her, but found the Fallen attempting to steal the same supplies and were only able to recover a single crate. However, Amanda and Devrim located another Fallen cache nearby in [[Maevic Square]]. Doing a quick flyover, Amanda warned the Young Wolf that the Cabal had [[Scorpius]] turrets defending the cache as they fought to take it from the Fallen. The Young Wolf emerged victorious and sent her the crates, but Amanda was outraged to discover that there were stolen supplies from the Farm in another nearby Fallen supply depot. Amanda was unable to provide air support due to the heavy resistance there, but the Young Wolf secured the area and allowed Amanda to pick up the supplies. She thanked the Guardian and their Ghost for the aid and noted the supplies would help a lot of people at the Farm.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Supply and Demand]]''</ref> | |||
The Young Wolf successfully infiltrated the '' | When the Young Wolf was selected to lead an assault a Cabal carrier, the ''[[Echion Vae]]'', outside of [[Firebase Hades]] in the EDZ. The goal of the mission was to eliminate [[Thumos, the Unbroken]] and steal his ship codes so that they could infiltrate the ''Almighty'' and sabotage its weapon. Amanda used her Hawk to drop off a [[Drake Tank]] for the Young Wolf to utilize, prompting [[Cayde-6]] to question why he never got a tank. She joked that the Hunter would just break it and told the Young Wolf that if they needed another Drake to just contact her. As she flew away, Amanda did a pass by on the ''Echion Vae'' and noticed that its engines were beginning to start up and informed the Guardian.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Payback]]''</ref> | ||
The Young Wolf successfully infiltrated the ''Echion Vae'', but Amanda had caught the attention of several Cabal [[Thresher]]s. As she fought them off, Zavala asked if she could provide assistance to the Young Wolf as they assaulted the carrier's hanger, and Amanda informed him she just needed to finish off two more of the Cabal fighters. After doing so, she flew to the open hangers of the carrier and opened fire on the Cabal security forces inside as the Young Wolf entered. Using her Hawk's loudspeakers, Amanda taunted the Cabal for leaving their hanger bay doors open and allowing her to assault them. After the last of the Cabal in the hanger were killed, Amanda informed the Young Wolf she could not offer any more help and wished them luck in eliminating Thumos.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Unbroken]]''</ref> | |||
The Vanguard and resistance's campaign against the Red Legion succeeded, with the ''Almighty'' being sabotaged and Ghaul being killed by the Young Wolf and a reawakened Traveler. The Vanguard established their operations in a [[Tower (Destiny 2)|section of the City wall]] next to the ruined Tower. Amanda took over the hanger bay of the new Tower and was visited by the Young Wolf in the aftermath of the battle. She asked what they thought of her new setup and wistfully noted that she kept expecting to look around and see the old Tower's hanger. However, she noted it was not the first time she had to start over and commented that forward momentum was a beautiful thing. Amanda also provided a new Sparrow to the Young Wolf in thanks for their efforts against the Red Legion and encouraged them to go take it for a spin.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Chosen]] post-mission dialogue''</ref> | The Vanguard and resistance's campaign against the Red Legion succeeded, with the ''Almighty'' being sabotaged and Ghaul being killed by the Young Wolf and a reawakened Traveler. The Vanguard established their operations in a [[Tower (Destiny 2)|section of the City wall]] next to the ruined Tower. Amanda took over the hanger bay of the new Tower and was visited by the Young Wolf in the aftermath of the battle. She asked what they thought of her new setup and wistfully noted that she kept expecting to look around and see the old Tower's hanger. However, she noted it was not the first time she had to start over and commented that forward momentum was a beautiful thing. Amanda also provided a new Sparrow to the Young Wolf in thanks for their efforts against the Red Legion and encouraged them to go take it for a spin.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Chosen]] post-mission dialogue''</ref> | ||
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Zavala approached Amanda to help him set up the [[Guardian Games]], a competition between each of the three Guardian classes, which she was happy to provide. She helped to set up decorations around the Tower. When the Young Wolf visited her during the games, Amanda discussed the event with them and suspected that they would be someone good to bet on in the [[Crucible]] when she watched matches with Lord [[Shaxx]].<ref>'''Bungie (2020/3/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Worthy]] - [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/interactions/amanda-holliday-the-guardian-games The Guardian Games]''</ref> | Zavala approached Amanda to help him set up the [[Guardian Games]], a competition between each of the three Guardian classes, which she was happy to provide. She helped to set up decorations around the Tower. When the Young Wolf visited her during the games, Amanda discussed the event with them and suspected that they would be someone good to bet on in the [[Crucible]] when she watched matches with Lord [[Shaxx]].<ref>'''Bungie (2020/3/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Worthy]] - [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/interactions/amanda-holliday-the-guardian-games The Guardian Games]''</ref> | ||
Amanda was later asked by the Young Wolf to inspect the ''[[Radiant Accipiter]]'', a paracausal jumpship created by the [[Traveler]] and granted to them. She was fascinated by the vessel and how it functioned, as it had no controls, screens, or navigation systems as it respond directly to the pilots thoughts. However, she was saddened by the fact that she could not tinker with the ship as it had no | Following the [[Arrival of the Black Fleet|Arrival]] of the [[Black Fleet]] in the system, Amanda was contacted by Sloane for advice on stabilizing the rigs after most of her work crews had evacuated due to the presence of a [[Pyramid (Titan)|Pyramid]] on Titan. She advised putting together a box girder to reinforce the struts, but Sloane reminded her that she did not have the expertise for that. Slurping down a bowl of ramen, Amanda questioned how long Sloane needed the reinforcement to last. The Deputy-Commander only needed it for a little while but noted that she had not even been able to worry about the Pyramids since the shaking started. Amanda thought that was a positive and pointed out that there had to be something useful in a [[Engram]] somewhere on Titan that could be used to reinforce the rigs. Seeing her friend's look, she switched suggestions and recommended making a wavebreaker to stop the waves before they hit and shook the rig. She attempted to demonstrate with her hands but spilled her ramen onto her desk. As she laughed at herself Sloane declared she was hanging up, causing Amanda to put on a melodramatic pout, but Sloane waved cheerfully before leaving.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/6/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Arrivals]] - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Duress_and_Egress#Sloane:_Wavebreaker|Wavebreaker]]''</ref> | ||
Amanda was later asked by the Young Wolf to inspect the ''[[Radiant Accipiter]]'', a paracausal jumpship created by the [[Traveler]] and granted to them. She was fascinated by the vessel and how it functioned, as it had no controls, screens, or navigation systems as it respond directly to the pilots thoughts. However, she was saddened by the fact that she could not tinker with the ship as it had no technology for her to modify and did not even have a hood for her to open and inspect a engine.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/11/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Beyond Light]] - [[Radiant Accipiter]]''</ref> | |||
===Clash of the Chosen=== | ===Clash of the Chosen=== | ||
After [[Empress Caiatl]] arrived in the [[Sol System]] to reclaim the Red Legion and sought to bring humanity into the Cabal Empire, Amanda was assigned to provide aerial support to a task force led by Lord [[Saladin Forge]] that was dedicated to eliminating Cabal officers seeking to join her [[War Council]].<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Quests (Destiny 2)|Quest]]: [[A Challenger Rises]] - [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/items/the-war-table The War Table]''</ref> Among the other members of the task force was a new Hunter called [[The Crow]] whom Amanda began working with on several missions. Following one mission on [[Nessus]], Crow questioned why the Cabal had deployed the [[Imperial Land Tank]] ''[[Halphas Electus]]'' on the rogue planetoid. Amanda told him that the Cabal only ever solved problems with brute force and further explained her experience against the Cabal during the Red War, recalling the burning of the City and the civilians slaughtered by the Red Legion. Crow was unaware of those events, surprising Amanda, and she told him how the Traveler defeated Dominus Ghaul but that they still were fighting them because it was all the Cabal knew how to do.<ref name="Behemoth">'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Battlegrounds]]: [[Behemoth (Battleground)|Behemoth]]''</ref> | |||
[[File:amandaHELM.jpg|thumb|350px|Amanda in the H.E.L.M.]] | |||
When the Cabal sent a force to assault the Hive in the ruins of the [[Cosmodrome]], Amanda was dispatched on a mission to scout their positions. She spotted a Cabal base being set up on the bluffs in the [[Mothyards]] and saw the Hive assaulting their position hard, although they remained dug in. The nearby Cabal frigates did not fire on her, as the Cabal remained entirely focused on the Hive. Returning to the Last City, Amanda filed a report on what she saw and also noted that she had not seen any Cabal civilians, speculating that they were being kept safe on carriers in deep space. She also stated her belief that the Cabal had little interest in conflict with humanity and were instead focused on gaining revenge against the Hive for the [[Fall of Torobatl|fall]] of their [[Torobatl|homeworld]], a sentiment she understood well from the Red War.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[H.E.L.M.]] Radio Message: [[H.E.L.M.#Amanda's_Cosmodrome_Report|Amanda's Cosmodrome Report]]''</ref> During a subsequent engagement between Vanguard forces led by [[Shaw Han]] and the Cabal in the Cosmodrome, Amanda was sent to drop the [[Praxic Order|Praxic]] Titan [[Siegfried]] from her jumpship straight onto an entrenched Cabal position.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[THE SWARM]]''</ref> | |||
Amanda was infuriated when a lone Cabal [[Psion]] attempted to assassinate Zavala within the walls of the Last City. Crow noted her agitation and increased aggression against the Cabal after another operation on Nessus and attempted to calm her down. Amanda remained angry, declaring that Zavala was the glue holding the City and Vanguard together and that losing him would be the end of their struggle. Crow asked if she was close to the Commander, and Amanda told him that Zavala and Ikora were like family to her, and that Cayde had been as well and that she still missed him. The new Hunter wished he could have met Cayde, and Amanda reassured him that his killer had got what was coming to them. She asked Crow if he wanted to get drinks when they returned to the City and was surprised to learn that he had never done so before. Amanda became excited about taking Crow out drinking for the first time and warned him to buckle up for a wild time.<ref name="Behemoth"/> | |||
When returning to the Tower from another mission with Crow, Amanda docked next to Saint-14's [[Saint-14's Gray Pigeon|Gray Pigeon]] and explained to Crow why she sang a jingle while landing. However, she cut off her explanation when Crow pulled her behind a landing gear and pointed out Saint-14 and "[[Savathûn, the Witch Queen|Osiris]]" arguing, which ended with "Osiris" yelling at Saint to never mention [[Sagira]] again and storming off. Amanda winced at the harshness that "Osiris" treated Saint with, and upon noticing a questioning look from Crow about the situation she promised to explain later. She approached Saint and offered to help him with rebuilding his relationship with Osiris, which had been difficult since Sagira's death. The Titan thanked her, and Amanda then introduced him to Crow and explained to the Hunter that Saint ran the [[Trials of Osiris]] alongside many other duties. Saint tried to brush off her praise of him, but Amanda insisted that Osiris owed him for the work he did with the Trials and should be equal work into their relationship. Saint disagreed, noting that if a comrade was wounded you must help them, even if hurt yourself, a sentiment that persuaded Amanda.<ref name="WoC">'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Winds of Change]]''</ref> Saint then bid his farewells to the two, and Amanda laughed as Crow, distracted by his own thoughts, belatedly said farewell after the Titan had left. Crow looked at her once more for explanation, and she told him it was a long story that she would tell over a round of drinks that he would buy.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Paradigm Shift]]''</ref> | |||
===The Endless Night=== | |||
Following the successful armistice with the Cabal Empire, the Last City would find itself trapped in an [[Endless Night]], the result of a powerful Vex simulation, that has begun to drain the city of its power. Requiring aid from the one individual who has the knowledge to breach into the Vex's domain, the Vanguard reaches out to [[Mithrax]], Kell of the [[House of Light]]. After saving his people from a Vex attack, Mithrax agrees to lend his aid with Ikora offering his House shelter within the walls of the Last City, to which the Light Kell gratefully accepts. However, while many accepted the Vanguard's alliance with the Eliksni House of Light, others saw them as painful reminders of the bloodshed that has been committed for centuries between them, leading to paranoia and suspicion. Amanda Holliday however, was optimistic of the alliance with the House of Light, lending her mechanical expertise in helping the Eliksni set up their homes in the [[Botza Ruins]] and their Ether production. She would even attempts to learn the Eliksni language to help bridge the gap between humanity and Eliksni but also try to assuage the discomfort Saint-14 had with the Eliksni presence, even as he managed to reach an understanding with Mithrax. | |||
Amanda would also conduct various projects, specifically with an Eliksni named [[Niik]], creating a new sparrow in the process. Unfortunately, the Consensus Factions had grown increasingly wary of the House of Light, even as they succeeded in not only aiding the Guardians in locating the architect of the Endless Night, [[Quria, the Dreaming Mind]] but also managed to fully lift the veil and return daylight. It all came to a head when [[Lakshmi-2]], leader of the [[Future War Cult]], conducted a conspiracy with the other factions in using Vex portal tech to forcefully remove the Eliksni from the Last City and oust the Vanguard's current leadership. However, the coup ended disastrously when the portal allowed Vex to pour into the City, killing Lakshmi and anyone else. Racing to close the portal, the Guardians stormed the Vex realm and destroyed the Vex mind in control, stopping the Vex from entering the city, but enough of the machines remained and they were closing in on the Eliksni. Gathering her shotgun, Amanda Holliday entered the fray to defend the House of Light alongside Mithrax, Saint-14, Zavala and Ikora, removing the Vex and saving the Eliksni. | |||
After the coup was exposed, leading the factions to flee, the Vanguard reaffirmed their alliance with the House of Light. Amanda once again lent her mechanical skills to help the Eliksni rebuild, with Mithrax offering the shipwright his thanks and was surprised that she wasn't a Lightbearer and yet still risked her life to defend his people. | |||
===Painful Truths=== | |||
Sometime after the Endless Night and the appearance of the [[Lucent Brood]], which included its own Lightbearers, the Vanguard entered into a coalition with the Cabal to combat this Hive threat. Amanda welcomed this alliance, actually lending air support for the Guardian by piloting a [[Hawk]] and dropping a Drake tanks against Cabal insurgents dissatisfied with Empress Caiatl. | |||
However, prior to this, Amanda had learned Crow's former identity as Cayde's murderer, Uldren Sov, leading the shipwright to reject him, acting cold and distant towards Crow, much to his discomfort. Amanda was ultimately frustrated that the friend she had made was originally the one she had despised. These tumultuous feelings would come to a head as even after Crow was able to figure out why Amanda had been acting cold towards him, he wasn't sure how to approach her anymore, leading him to refrain in interacting with her for weeks. Furious, Amanda finally confronted Crow over the coms, where she would denounce Crow as no different than Uldren, hurting the Lightbearer as he weakly attempted to apologize. Despite Crow's remorse, Amanda remained unmoved and angry, resulting in her cutting off Crow altogether. | |||
However, in time, Amanda would calm down and realize that her outburst was not what she should've said to Crow, something she would confide in Zavala as he struggled against his own nightmare. | |||
==Personality and traits== | |||
{{Quote|Home again, home again, jiggity jig.|Amanda's father's jingle that she sang whenever returning to the Tower}} | |||
Amanda is typically very jovial and sarcastic. During the [[Red War]], Amanda's personality seems to undergo a slight change as she appears somewhat subdued and even reluctant to take part in missions. This may be due to shock at having lost the City, and having seen so many Lightless Guardians fall.<ref name="Utopia"/> She recovers following the reclamation of the Last City from the Red Legion, although she maintains a grudge against the Cabal.<ref name="Behemoth"/> | |||
The trauma from her childhood journey to the Last City and loss of her mother and father gives her frequent nightmares.<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore]]: [[Lore:From_the_Front#III._Amanda_Dreams|From the Front III. Amanda Dreams]]''</ref> During her childhood, her father sang a jingle that she believed was from before the [[Collapse]] as a way of saying they were home whenever they bedded down somewhere on the way to the Last City. It become a ritual for Amanda to sing that jingle to herself whenever returning home to the Tower from a successful mission.<ref name="WoC"/> | |||
Amanda has shown and proven herself to be welcoming and open-minded, as she welcomed the Eliksni of the House of Light to the Last City, lending what aid she could to them. Further, she was cautiously optimistic of the armitice with the Cabal Empire, believing it help end the fighting and ultimately lent enthusiatic support to the Vanguard-Cabal Coalition against the insurgents to Caiatl's rule. | |||
Amanda had a close working relationship with all three members of the Vanguard and considered them family. She was particularly close to Cayde-6, as both were willing to bend or break the Vanguard's rules to get tasks done.<ref name="CS"/> The loss of Cayde-6 deeply affected her and Amanda supported the Young Wolf's execution of Uldren, believing that he got what was coming to him.<ref name="Behemoth"/> Ironically, she developed a friendship with Crow, Uldren Sov's new Lightbearer identity, but was unaware of this, due to Crow keeping his face hidden. Upon learning Crow's original identity, she basically rejected him, acting cold and snapping at him, calling the whole situation between them as a horrible twist of fate. | |||
==Quotes== | |||
== | ===Tower Hangar, The Last City, Earth (Destiny 2) <ref "YouTube">[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLS2hBTtCDufTBbUJ_HY7UWL-HiAbX0aRB YouTube - Idle Dialogue — Beyond Light Vendor Updates Playlist]</ref>=== | ||
====Idle dialogue from Beyond Light==== | |||
*"''You here for some Clovis ships?''" | |||
*"''Got some Bray refits. Might catch your eye, Guardian.''" | |||
====Idle dialogue from Season of the Chosen (before the ceasefire)==== | |||
*"''Caiatl says she's not a conqueror? She's just serving salt and calling it sugar.''" | |||
*"''Those space hogs think we're just gonna lay down after everything. Makes me mad as hell!''" | |||
====Idle dialogue from Season of the Chosen (after the ceasefire)==== | |||
*"''This that all Caiatl can muster? Nothing a hammer and some polish won't fix.''" | |||
*"''I can't excuse what Caiatl did, but I know how hard it is to be on the run without a home.''" | |||
*"''Caiatl stands tall, but you can bet she signed that ceasefire with her tail hangin' low.''" | |||
*"''I don't mind a ceasefire so long as it means I never see another Cabal set foot in this City. We'll see if that holds.''" | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
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*Prior to ''[[Destiny]]'' patch 2.0.0, she appeared cross-eyed in her vendor menu. | *Prior to ''[[Destiny]]'' patch 2.0.0, she appeared cross-eyed in her vendor menu. | ||
*Amanda's appearance changed following ''[[Destiny]]'' patch 2.0.0. Her face was updated with greater detail, and she received a new outfit and a mechanical right leg. Her personality changed from serious to jokey, matching well with Cayde-6 as seen in multiple conversations between the two. | *Amanda's appearance changed following ''[[Destiny]]'' patch 2.0.0. Her face was updated with greater detail, and she received a new outfit and a mechanical right leg. Her personality changed from serious to jokey, matching well with Cayde-6 as seen in multiple conversations between the two. | ||
*She also | *She also gave the possibility to get and replay former campaigns. [[The Red War]] campaign, as well as the [[Curse of Osiris]] and [[Warmind]] expansion. They were later put into the Destiny Content Vault after [[Season of Arrivals]]. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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File:Grimoire Amanda Holliday.jpg|Amanda's old look | File:Grimoire Amanda Holliday.jpg|Amanda's old look | ||
File:NewAmandaHolliday.png|Amanda's new look | File:NewAmandaHolliday.png|Amanda's new look | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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***''[[Season of the Hunt]]'' {{Mo}} | ***''[[Season of the Hunt]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
***''[[Season of the Chosen]]'' | ***''[[Season of the Chosen]]'' | ||
***''[[Season of the Splicer]]'' | |||
***''[[Season of the Lost]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
**''[[The Witch Queen]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
***''[[Season of the Risen]]'' | |||
***''[[Season of the Haunted]]'' | |||
**''[[Lightfall]]'' | |||
***''[[Season of Defiance]]'' | |||
***''[[Season of the Deep]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
***''[[Season of the Witch]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Characters]] | [[Category:Characters]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Humans]] | ||
[[Category:Vendors]] | [[Category:Vendors]] | ||