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{{Quote|Every story has an end. This is mine.|Cayde-6}}

As the Hunter Vanguard, Cayde often looked the other way or facilitated Guardians who operated outside of normal operating procedures. Despite this, he became a close friend of both his fellow Vanguards, Commander [[Zavala]] and [[Ikora Rey]]. During the [[Taken War]] he assisted [[The Guardian]] in infiltrating the [[Dreadnaught]] to defeat [[Oryx, the Taken King]] and later fought beside them on the frontlines of the [[Red War]]. His experiences in the Red War led Cayde to leave his duties in [[The Last City]] frequently to return to field missions, leading to his demise in the [[Prison of Elders]] at the hands of [[Uldren Sov]] and the [[Scorn]] [[Baron]]s.

He apparently tried to get into [[Mara Sov]]'s good graces and learn some answers from her, though to what questions remains unclear; the [[Queen]] ordered him to search for the [[Vault of Glass (location)|Vault of Glass]], most likely before the Guardians even learned what it was.<ref>'''Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/records/mementos-from-the-wild-2620832878 Mementos from the Wild]''</ref>

While searching for a [[Hive]] Shrine on the [[Moon]], Cayde found a [[Hive]] structure and entered it. Inside, he encountered a huge horde of Hive consisting of [[Thrall]]s, [[Knight]]s, and [[Wizard]]s and promptly retreated. The Hive pursued him to the surface, and Cayde cut down many Thrall before running out of ammo for his [[Machine Gun]]. Taking cover behind a crashed Phaeton, Cayde spotted a [[Fallen]] [[Exile Baroness|Baroness]] of the [[House of Exile]] fighting the Hive as well. The Hive pushed back both Cayde and the Baroness onto a hill with an old interferometry array on top of it. Fighting together, the two killed most of the Hive and Cayde eventually climbed the array to get an angle on the Wizards and saw the Baroness kill a Knight but lose her blades in the process. From his perch, Cayde exhausted the rest of his ammo, but only one Wizard and a line of Thral remained. After climbing back down, Cayde saw the Baroness was badly wounded and he wondered how many people she had murdered. The Baroness then tossed her last [[Shock Pistol]] to Cayde, but when he went to grab it she attempted to stab him. However, she was slow and Cayde easily dodged her, and he proceeded to break her arms and slit her throat. Cayde wondered if the Baroness had truly wanted to kill him or if she did that to make his choice about ending her easier. Cayde proceeded to use the [[Shock Pistol]] to kill the remaining Hive.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Enemies/Fallen#Ghost_Fragment:_Fallen|Ghost Fragment: Fallen]]''</ref>

===The Rising Darkness===

{{Quote|I sense a pattern here - a connection between this Vex outbreak, the Black Garden, and the Vault of Glass...I need to know more.|Cayde-6}}

Cayde was approached by [[The Guardian]] who was recently risen in the [[Cosmodrome]] in [[Old Russia]]. He welcomed them to the Tower, provided them with [[Glimmer]], basic provisions, and advice before suggesting that they get a new weapon from [[Banshee-44]], although he was impressed that they had escaped from the [[Cosmodrome]] using the [[Khvostov 7G-02]].<ref>''' Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[A Hunter Rises]]''</ref> When he learned that the new [[Guardian]] had found the Hive within the [[Cosmodrome]], Cayde knew the only response would be to strike at their strongholds on the Moon. While speaking with the Guardian, he mused that most new Guardians never returned from the moon, before remembering that they were also new and quickly reassuring them he was sure they would be fine.<ref>'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Grimoire]]: [[Grimoire:Activities/Story:_Earth,_Old_Russia#The_Dark_Within|The Dark Within]]''</ref>

===The Taken War===

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Cayde-6 plays a very important role in ''[[The Taken King]]'', aiding the Guardians by forming a plan to infiltrate the [[Dreadnaught]].<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/08/10/destiny-the-taken-king-39-s-new-approach-to-storytelling.aspx '''GameInformer''': Destiny: The Taken King's New Approach To Storytelling]</ref> He worked behind [[Zavala]] and [[Ikora]]'s backs to help the Guardian recover a stealth drive he stole from [[Rasputin]], and then sneak aboard the Dreadnaught using a ship he "borrowed" from [[Eris Morn]]. For the remainder of the war, he worked with Eris, much to their mutual distaste but nonetheless cooperated to bring down Oryx. By the next [[Festival of the Lost]], Eris still holds a grudge against Cayde for losing her ship, for which he tries to make it up to her. However, she won't accept his apology unless Cayde finds her a new ship.

===The Red War===

====Fall of the Last City====

{{Quote|Zavala's doing the hero act in the Plaza. Me? I've got a date with whoever's behind this. It'll be a short date.|Cayde}}

====Trapped on Nessus====

{{Quote|You're an Exo. Human brain in a robot body. Weird mouth lights.|Failsafe to Cayde}}

He eventually fled [[Earth]] and crash-landed on [[Nessus]], where he met a Golden Age AI named [[Failsafe]] and found a Vex teleporter. Despite Failsafe's warnings, Cayde activated the device, causing him to become trapped in an endless teleportation loop.<ref>''' Bungie (2018/5/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Solstice Strides (Rekindled)]]''</ref>The Guardian traveled to Nessus to find Cayde to reunite the Vanguard on Zavala's orders and discovered Cayde trapped within the continuous teleportation loop caused by the Vex teleporter, and worked with Failsafe to free him. Succeeding in doing so, Cayde ended up on [[Exodus Black]], but a large Fallen force was enclosing on their position. Thankfully, the Guardian arrived and routed the Fallen, meeting up with Cayde and providing him with the device he sought. Cayde is, at first, only interested in doing his sole mission of killing Ghaul but quickly changes his mind after hearing that Zavala "needed" him. Before departing, Cayde gives the Guardian a lead on where to find Ikora Ray; he states that they should head to [[Io]], as he believes she would travel there for answers.

====Retaking Earth====

{{Quote|Ah, who needs the Light when you've got a [[Colonel|fine feathered friend]] by your side!|Cayde-6}}

Meeting up with his comrades on Earth at [[The Farm]], they discuss a strategy in liberating their home and taking down [[The Almighty]] warship that will destroy their system's sun if not stopped. Zavala plans to have the Guardian infiltrate the Almighty to permanently disable the warship while the Vanguard forces sneak into the Last City as Cayde mentions the Vex teleporter. They would use the device to quickly travel to the Cage to free the Traveler. Despite the appearance that an all-out attack is doomed to fail, Cayde states that it's worth it no matter what. [[Suraya Hawthorne]] enters and provides both the means to get into the City undetected and how to get the Guardian to the Almighty. The Guardian would steal the security pass and ship of Thumos, the Unbroken. Cayde and Zavala guide the Guardian in breaching Thumos' defenses but gets a little jealous that the Guardian gets to use a [[Drake Tank]]. Regardless, the Guardian succeeds in breaching the Cabal's defenses and takes down Thumos. With his ship, the Guardian reaches the Almighty and disables it for good. On that cue, the Vanguard initiates their attack to liberate the Last City. Cayde uses a pet chicken to stage seven ambushes and later travels past a Cabal checkpoint to set up the Vex teleporter. Cayde encounters trouble while he sets up the device. As the Guardian returns and races to the Vanguards position, Cayde successfully sets up the device but loses an arm in the process. The Guardian succeeds in using the device to reach Ghaul's command ship, the Almighty, near the Cage and battles with the Dominus. The Guardian defeats the Cabal dictator and in the chaos, the Traveler awakens who destroys Ghaul forever. In a massive flash, the Light is restored to all Guardians, driving the leaderless Red Legion from the City. With their home reclaimed and the Traveler awake, the Vanguard regroup near the ruins of the Tower. Congratulating the Guardian, Cayde and his comrades begin their work in rebuilding the City and dealing with the present threats that continue to linger in the System.

===A New Golden Age===

{{Quote|Andal and I used to run with one heck of a crew. This was before he got himself roped into fireteaming up with the top brass. Oh, we were legendary. Ran scouting parties looking for survivors to lead back City-side. Mapped lost sites where old tech or supplies might still be worth the salvage. Hunted plenty of Fallen. Never an easy task.|Cayde-6 recalling the old times}}

Taking residence at the new Vanguard hangar, Cayde provided patrol and Flashpoint missions to the Guardians while offering treasure maps to some of his stashes. At times, Cayde grew increasingly bored with the paperwork he was given and even some of the adventure and Strike missions, often attempting to delegate such tasks to Hawthorne or [[Devrim Kay]], annoying them.

At a later meeting of the Consensus, [[Ariadne Gris]] was summoned before them to answer questions about why her [[Sparrow]], the ''[[Dinas Emrys]]'', had a dragon painted on it, as some suspected it was a sign of [[Ahamkara]] contact. Cayde advised Ariadne to play nice with Hideo after the New Monarchy representative grew angry with her sarcastic responses, causing her to insist that she just thought dragons were cool and that not all of them were Ahamkara. Cayde was amused when Ikora interjected that Ariadne obviously could not have come into contact with an Ahamkara due to her poor win/loss record in the [[Sparrow Racing League]], and the meeting ended with the Consensus agreeing that the dragon symbol was indeed cool.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Dinas Emrys]]''</ref>

Cayde eventually grew bored in the Tower and ventured out into the Solar system to hunt enemies of the Vanguard. He captured many threats and put them into the [[Prison of Elders]]. Eventually, he gathered six of his most trusted friends in restoring order to the Reef, which had fallen into chaos after the events of [[The Taken War]] and the Red Legion's invasion. This campaign culminated in a battle against the [[Scorn]], a powerful faction of Fallen outlaws. During the battle, most of the Scorn's Barons were killed, but Cayde and his team captured seven of them and sent them to the Prison of Elders. Despite this victory, Cayde's efforts against the Scorn were incomplete due to the escape of their leader [[Fikrul, the Fanatic]].<ref name="GIBarons">[https://www.gameinformer.com/2018/07/05/these-are-the-eight-barons-who-helped-kill-cayde-6-in-destiny-2-forsaken '''Game Informer''': ''These Are The Eight Barons Who Helped Kill Cayde-6 In Destiny 2: Forsaken'']</ref> Even after the campaign against the Scorn ended, a restless Cayde would occasionally ask Petra to call for his help to create an excuse to leave.<ref>[[https://www.bungie.net/en/Explore/Detail/News/47166|Letter From Cayde]]</ref>

===Forsaken===

{{quote|You tell Zavala and Ikora...the Vanguard...is the best bet...I've ever...lost...|Cayde-6's final words.}}

The Guardian arrives too late, unable to save him or stop Uldren. Cayde uses his last moments to make sure The Guardian does not blame themselves and asks them to relay his last words to Ikora and Zavala before he dies his final death stating "This was the best bet he ever lost". Taking justice into their own hands, the Guardian set out to claim revenge.<ref>''Game Informer #104: At the Crossroads''</ref>

===Legacy===

{{quote|To whomst it may concern: <br/>I, Cayde-6, being of sound(ish) mind and body, do hereby and henceforth and heretofore leave all my possessions to the person, alien, animal, or natural phenomenon what kills me. Aforesaid possessions include, but are not limited to:<br/>—The Ace of Spades<br/>—Any and all stashes I've hidden throughout the system<br/>—The Colonel, my faithful friend<br/>—My debts, which follow:<br/><br/>THE ATTACHED FILE IS TOO BIG TO DOWNLOAD|The Last Will and Testament of Cayde-6}}

Both Zavala and Ikora are saddened and enraged at the loss of their fireteam comrade and friend. Ikora swears that Uldren Sov must pay for his crimes and proposes the plan to storm the Reef to kill Uldren. Zavala, however, while equal in his grief, feel that Last City and the Guardians do not have the strength to conduct such an assault. Thus, the Titan Vanguard believes that they must focus on their people and not on vengeance, thereby declaring the Reef off-limits, despite the Warlock Vanguard's objections. Against Zavala's wishes, however, the Guardian vows to go to the Reef and kill Uldren on their own.

After Cayde's death in Forsaken's campaign, a small memorial plaque featuring a golden spade and a golden replica of [[Ace of Spades]] was installed on the floor near Zavala's location in the Tower and his photo was hung in his favourite spicy ramen shop.

==Personality and traits==

{{Quote|That's a good job, Colonel.|Cayde-6}}

Laid-back, carefree, down-to-earth, reckless, and adventurous are among the best words to describe Cayde-6. Though Cayde can appear to be lazy and bored with his duties as Hunter Vanguard, he actually takes his role seriously, more so than he would admit. Originally, Cayde wanted to continue his solo Guardian career but after his friend [[Andal Brask]] was murdered, he put that aside and assumed his place to honor his friend. Despite this, he longs to get back into the field. Regardless, while he may appear to put Guardians on dangerous paths, deep down he cares about their safety and even calls them his "greatest success story". In addition, he was saddened at the loss of another one of his friends, the Nightstalker [[Tevis Larsen]]. As Hunter Vanguard, his carefree attitude and playing loose with the rules annoys if not aggravates his fellow teammates, [[Zavala]] and [[Ikora]], but he is loyal to them and would support them no matter what. Though Zavala finds Cayde to be unorthodox, he respects him and admits that if there was anything he learned from Cayde it's the tactical benefit of a grand entrance. With Ikora, she at times retaliates against Cayde's jokes with witty jests of her own. In the rare moments when Cayde is serious, the situation really is dire.

*''"Wait... '''Zavala''' said he needs me?"''

*''"Okay. This is Cayde's riff in 6, watch me for the changes and uh, try to keep up. Now, let's go to Prison!"  

===Destiny 2 Forsaken Stashes===

*Cayde-6 is voiced by [[Wikipedia:Nathan Fillion|Nathan Fillion]]. He has previously voiced characters from [[Bungie]]'s ''[[Halopedia:Halo universe|Halo]]'' series, as well as appearing in ''[[Wikipedia:Firefly (TV Series)|Firefly]]''.

*In ''[[Forsaken]]'', Cayde-6 is voiced by [[Wikipedia:Nolan North|Nolan North]] rather than Nathan Fillion. North has also voiced [[the Guardian]]'s [[The Ghost|Ghost]] since shortly before the release of ''The Taken King''.

*Cayde's role in ''[[The Taken King]]'' was originally possessed by [[Uldren Sov]] in the original story of ''[[Destiny]]''. Cayde's personality is how Sov (known then as "the Crow") would have been portrayed.<ref name = "Messy">[http://kotaku.com/the-messy-true-story-behind-the-making-of-destiny-1737556731 '''Kotaku''' - ''The Messy, True Story Behind The Making Of Destiny'']</ref>

**In the ''[[Forsaken]]'' expansion trailer, Uldren kills Cayde with his own weapon, the [[Ace of Spades]]. Bungie had erased the original story of Prince Uldren and replaced him with Cayde, killing the character off in a way. Now, the opposite has happened.

*Cayde appears to not given up his gambling ways, even after he lost the Vanguard Dare, as he kept his own custom gambling cards and he was impressed with [[Eva Levante]]'s Dawning gift of gambling dice that rolled the same numbers after every roll.

*In Destiny 2, it is revealed that Cayde is a [[Gunslinger]], a proficient user of the [[Golden Gun]] in battle, and his choice of weapon is the exotic Hand Cannon [[Ace of Spades]].<ref name = "Destiny 2: Homecoming">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaAgKqTOCY4 Destiny 2 - Homecoming Story Campaign Gameplay Reveal]</ref>

***In the "Last Stand of the Gunslinger" cutscene, he is also seen using a modified version of Blade Barrage, throwing both barrages at the same time rather than one after another.

*Strangely, while Cayde's Grimoire card has him appear with red eyes, his in-game appearance has him with blue eyes. This may be a development oversight.

*In Cayde's third stash, he quotes that he ran with the Drifter in some sort of group thought to be the Dredgens, however no evidence of this can be found.

**He also mentions Shin Malphur a.k.a The Man with the Golden Gun.

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