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Hoyden fighting Felix Swoop and other Adepts: | Hoyden fighting Felix Swoop and other Adepts: | ||
Drone 23.1 said: | Drone 23.1 said: | ||
I woke Hoyden instead.<br><br> | I woke Hoyden instead.<br/><br/> | ||
I wasn’t making friends or allies here, I suspected.<br><br> | I wasn’t making friends or allies here, I suspected.<br/><br/> | ||
Hoyden strode forward, coughing and wiping at her mouth. A flaming bird soared at her face. In the instant it made contact, it detonated in a ball of flame and unburned feathers. She was thrown backwards.<br><br> | Hoyden strode forward, coughing and wiping at her mouth. A flaming bird soared at her face. In the instant it made contact, it detonated in a ball of flame and unburned feathers. She was thrown backwards.<br/><br/> | ||
Another homed in on me. I wasn’t durable, like Hoyden. I shielded my face with my arms.<br><br> | Another homed in on me. I wasn’t durable, like Hoyden. I shielded my face with my arms.<br/><br/> | ||
The armor protected me, the cloth didn’t. I could feel it as though something scraped against my flesh, felt the hot prickle that promised future pain. A burn.<br><br> | The armor protected me, the cloth didn’t. I could feel it as though something scraped against my flesh, felt the hot prickle that promised future pain. A burn.<br/><br/> | ||
“Stop,” the cape with the hallucination power said. He made a sign with his hands, extending his rod at me.<br><br> | “Stop,” the cape with the hallucination power said. He made a sign with his hands, extending his rod at me.<br/><br/> | ||
Again, I felt the sensation of things distorting.<br><br> | Again, I felt the sensation of things distorting.<br/><br/> | ||
I was free of Thirteenth Hour’s power, though, and my bugs were winding silk around his arm and face. He clawed at it, to little effect, and the more butterflies that settled on his face, the less effective he seemed to get.<br><br> | I was free of Thirteenth Hour’s power, though, and my bugs were winding silk around his arm and face. He clawed at it, to little effect, and the more butterflies that settled on his face, the less effective he seemed to get.<br/><br/> | ||
Hoyden had returned, and endured a barrage of more flaming birds. The larger birds weren’t obliterated as they exploded, and circled around to strike her again. I ducked below one I could sense only by the bugs it burned along its path, then backed away.<br><br> | Hoyden had returned, and endured a barrage of more flaming birds. The larger birds weren’t obliterated as they exploded, and circled around to strike her again. I ducked below one I could sense only by the bugs it burned along its path, then backed away.<br/><br/> | ||
The one with the knife. I tied some silk around the knife handle, connecting to the silk between Swoop’s leg and the table.<br><br> | The one with the knife. I tied some silk around the knife handle, connecting to the silk between Swoop’s leg and the table.<br/><br/> | ||
She tried to bring the knife down to cut something, and the cord went taut, pulling it from her hand. She tried to bend over to pick it up, and the thread between her throat and the light fixture pulled taut.<br><br> | She tried to bring the knife down to cut something, and the cord went taut, pulling it from her hand. She tried to bend over to pick it up, and the thread between her throat and the light fixture pulled taut.<br/><br/> | ||
What was her power, even?<br><br> | What was her power, even?<br/><br/> | ||
I wasn’t interested in finding out. I navigated the threads by using the bugs to track their placement. The armor Dragon had fashioned didn’t have compartments inside the armor panel at the back, but I had a taser dangling from my belt. Before she could figure out a way to break a thread, arm herself or use her power, I jabbed her with the taser.<br><br> | I wasn’t interested in finding out. I navigated the threads by using the bugs to track their placement. The armor Dragon had fashioned didn’t have compartments inside the armor panel at the back, but I had a taser dangling from my belt. Before she could figure out a way to break a thread, arm herself or use her power, I jabbed her with the taser.<br/><br/> | ||
She fell, momentarily suspended by the threads. I had the bugs near the light fixture manually break the thread before she strangled.<br><br> | She fell, momentarily suspended by the threads. I had the bugs near the light fixture manually break the thread before she strangled.<br/><br/> | ||
That left Swoop and Mr. Hallucination, who was apparently suffering for not having removed more threads from himself earlier. He swatted at the butterflies.<br><br> | That left Swoop and Mr. Hallucination, who was apparently suffering for not having removed more threads from himself earlier. He swatted at the butterflies.<br/><br/> | ||
I reached Jouster, shaking him. When he didn’t rouse, I shook him harder.<br><br> | I reached Jouster, shaking him. When he didn’t rouse, I shook him harder.<br/><br/> | ||
Nothing. Not jarring enough.<br><br> | Nothing. Not jarring enough.<br/><br/> | ||
I kicked his leg out from under him, and he sprawled.<br><br> | I kicked his leg out from under him, and he sprawled.<br/><br/> | ||
“Fuck you,” he mumbled, as he began to climb to his feet.<br><br> | “Fuck you,” he mumbled, as he began to climb to his feet.<br/><br/> | ||
“Wake up Clockblocker and Vantage,” I said.<br><br> | “Wake up Clockblocker and Vantage,” I said.<br/><br/> | ||
“You don’t give me orders,” he said. He approached Swoop. The man smacked Hoyden with one more bird, whirling around to face Jouster, and then got slammed in the chest with the fattest part of the lance. The third tier Adept flew into a wall and went limp. | “You don’t give me orders,” he said. He approached Swoop. The man smacked Hoyden with one more bird, whirling around to face Jouster, and then got slammed in the chest with the fattest part of the lance. The third tier Adept flew into a wall and went limp. | ||
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Hoyden helping D.T. soldiers and Wards fight Slaughterhouse Nine clones: | Hoyden helping D.T. soldiers and Wards fight Slaughterhouse Nine clones: | ||
Sting 26.5 said: | Sting 26.5 said: | ||
The Nyx clones and Psychosomas ran for cover. The Night Hags were the cover. D.T. soldiers and Wards opened fire. Hoyden struck a car with literal explosive force, and sent it flying. Ninety percent of the offense was directed at the Night Hags.<br><br>The women practically disintegrated as the bullets, flames and other projectiles made contact. Their bodies shattered into thousands of black shards.<br><br>Moments later, they emerged from the landscape. One park bench distorted and reconfigured into a new Night Hag. That Night Hag was summarily slain, and reformed herself out of a nearby patch of grass. | The Nyx clones and Psychosomas ran for cover. The Night Hags were the cover. D.T. soldiers and Wards opened fire. Hoyden struck a car with literal explosive force, and sent it flying. Ninety percent of the offense was directed at the Night Hags.<br/><br/>The women practically disintegrated as the bullets, flames and other projectiles made contact. Their bodies shattered into thousands of black shards.<br/><br/>Moments later, they emerged from the landscape. One park bench distorted and reconfigured into a new Night Hag. That Night Hag was summarily slain, and reformed herself out of a nearby patch of grass. | ||
Hoyden fighting Nilbog's creations: | Hoyden fighting Nilbog's creations: | ||
Sting 26.6 said: | Sting 26.6 said: | ||
I moved bugs to the fray while Hoyden and Defiant advanced on the ramp.<br><br> | I moved bugs to the fray while Hoyden and Defiant advanced on the ramp.<br/><br/> | ||
The creatures came in as a singular mass. Dozens at once, practically crawling over one another. A spine glanced off of Defiant’s armor and came within inches of striking the decoder. Foil swatted it out of the air.<br><br> | The creatures came in as a singular mass. Dozens at once, practically crawling over one another. A spine glanced off of Defiant’s armor and came within inches of striking the decoder. Foil swatted it out of the air.<br/><br/> | ||
Parian’s first doll joined Rachel’s dogs in reinforcing the space behind Hoyden and Defiant. Hoyden kicked and punched at the creatures, and small explosions tore through their ranks. One punch, two or three creatures dead. One landed on her, claws extended, and then promptly flew away as another detonation of flame and smoke flared from the point of contact. She was barely scratched.<br><br> | Parian’s first doll joined Rachel’s dogs in reinforcing the space behind Hoyden and Defiant. Hoyden kicked and punched at the creatures, and small explosions tore through their ranks. One punch, two or three creatures dead. One landed on her, claws extended, and then promptly flew away as another detonation of flame and smoke flared from the point of contact. She was barely scratched.<br/><br/> | ||
If those claws were poisonous, though…<br><br> | If those claws were poisonous, though…<br/><br/> | ||
Still, she made for a competent front line, beside Defiant with his disintegrating spear. Every movement of the spear was as precise as Hoyden’s explosions were erratic. The blur effect cut through the enemy like butter, and in the rare occasions where the target did slip away or dodge the attack, Defiant followed up with jolts of electricity and darts. | Still, she made for a competent front line, beside Defiant with his disintegrating spear. Every movement of the spear was as precise as Hoyden’s explosions were erratic. The blur effect cut through the enemy like butter, and in the rare occasions where the target did slip away or dodge the attack, Defiant followed up with jolts of electricity and darts. | ||
Sting 26.6 said: | Sting 26.6 said: | ||
Defiant didn’t respond. Hoyden had made her way down the ramp and was dishing out the hurt close-range. She was keeping the melee threats on their heels with a constant, aggressive offense, while her secondary powers rendered her resistant to the damage that came from a distance. Defiant was left to defend the opening himself.<br><br> | Defiant didn’t respond. Hoyden had made her way down the ramp and was dishing out the hurt close-range. She was keeping the melee threats on their heels with a constant, aggressive offense, while her secondary powers rendered her resistant to the damage that came from a distance. Defiant was left to defend the opening himself.<br/><br/> | ||
I drew my knife and my handgun and advanced until I was just behind and to the left of Defiant. He shifted position a fraction, allowing for the extra assistance.<br><br> | I drew my knife and my handgun and advanced until I was just behind and to the left of Defiant. He shifted position a fraction, allowing for the extra assistance.<br/><br/> | ||
Who knew we’d get to this point, Armsmaster? I thought.<br><br>Fighting side by side. I used my knife to impale one creature in the neck, then kicked it back down the half-ruined ramp.<br><br> | Who knew we’d get to this point, Armsmaster? I thought.<br/><br/>Fighting side by side. I used my knife to impale one creature in the neck, then kicked it back down the half-ruined ramp.<br/><br/> | ||
Two of the countdown clocks had hit zero. The one clock remained. The high end of Defiant’s estimation on the decoder’s progress.<br><br>“One minute,” I said.<br><br>“Maybe,” Defiant said.<br><br>“Maybe?”<br><br> | Two of the countdown clocks had hit zero. The one clock remained. The high end of Defiant’s estimation on the decoder’s progress.<br><br>“One minute,” I said.<br><br>“Maybe,” Defiant said.<br/><br/>“Maybe?”<br/><br/> | ||
“We took the time this past year to find Dodge’s old exit points, talking to ex-customers of the-” he stopped, grunting as he swept the spear at one persistent spine-spitter, “-Toybox group. Used it to get readings, test the decoder. But this portal has different metrics, updated technology. More recent tech.”<br><br> | “We took the time this past year to find Dodge’s old exit points, talking to ex-customers of the-” he stopped, grunting as he swept the spear at one persistent spine-spitter, “-Toybox group. Used it to get readings, test the decoder. But this portal has different metrics, updated technology. More recent tech.”<br/><br/> | ||
“It’s not a guarantee?” Hoyden shouted the words, as explosions continued to rip out around her, tearing through the assembled creatures. They were keeping a healthy distance, now, which meant her very presence was keeping a whole area clear of the blighters.<br><br> | “It’s not a guarantee?” Hoyden shouted the words, as explosions continued to rip out around her, tearing through the assembled creatures. They were keeping a healthy distance, now, which meant her very presence was keeping a whole area clear of the blighters.<br/><br/> | ||
Nothing’s a guarantee, I thought.<br><br>“I never guarantee anything,” Defiant grunted, echoing my thoughts. “Except for a select few promises I make to people I love and people I hate.”<br><br> | Nothing’s a guarantee, I thought.<br/><br/>“I never guarantee anything,” Defiant grunted, echoing my thoughts. “Except for a select few promises I make to people I love and people I hate.”<br/><br/> | ||
Rachel’s dogs were tearing into the goblins as they made their way through the gap beneath the charger that had wedged into the gap, each dog biting their mouths down once or twice in quick succession before flinging the things away just so they could have their mouths free to bite others. Their paws swept out to club and claw at the creatures. Tecton and Foil guarded the space between dogs, striking out to catch the ones which slipped between the dog’s legs.<br><br> | Rachel’s dogs were tearing into the goblins as they made their way through the gap beneath the charger that had wedged into the gap, each dog biting their mouths down once or twice in quick succession before flinging the things away just so they could have their mouths free to bite others. Their paws swept out to club and claw at the creatures. Tecton and Foil guarded the space between dogs, striking out to catch the ones which slipped between the dog’s legs.<br/><br/> | ||
I plunged my knife down to stab one of the softer looking targets, then danced back to avoid the spatter of acid that flowed from the wound.<br><br> | I plunged my knife down to stab one of the softer looking targets, then danced back to avoid the spatter of acid that flowed from the wound.<br/><br/> | ||
“I’m getting buried!” Hoyden shrieked. She’d been targeted by some critters that were dissolving into a slurry as they burned, with tendrils extending out to draw in the wounded and dead.<br><br> | “I’m getting buried!” Hoyden shrieked. She’d been targeted by some critters that were dissolving into a slurry as they burned, with tendrils extending out to draw in the wounded and dead.<br/><br/> | ||
They’re reincarnating, feeding on themselves to make more.<br><br> | They’re reincarnating, feeding on themselves to make more.<br/><br/> | ||
“Stop using your power!” Defiant ordered. | “Stop using your power!” Defiant ordered. | ||
“I can’t! They’ll kill me!” --> | “I can’t! They’ll kill me!” --> | ||
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|classification = [[Striker]], [[Brute]] | |classification = [[Striker]], [[Brute]] | ||
|web serial = [[Drone 23.1]] | |web serial = [[Drone 23.1]] | ||
|family = }}'''Hoyden''' is the team leader for the Austin Wards. | |family = }} | ||
'''Hoyden''' is the team leader for the Austin Wards. | |||
==Personality== | ==Personality== | ||
Her personality is very inline with her cape name.<ref name="23.1 e2" /> | Her personality is very inline with her cape name.<ref name="23.1 e2" /> | ||
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==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
Hoyden's theme was one that looked like a desperado. Her mask was a cloth with eye-holes that covered her head but allowed for her blond curls to tumble from behind. Her costume was made up of what appeared to be black chain-mail, but designed to look like a jacket and jeans.<ref name="23.1e1">“You may recognize some of the captains of the respective Wards teams. Jouster from New York, Vantage from Los Angeles, Tecton from Chicago and Hoyden from Austin. You know Clockblocker.”<br>[...]<br>Hoyden looked more like a desperado than a superhero, with a costume that incorporated a kerchief with eyeholes over the upper half of her face, her blond curls tumbling behind, and a jacket and jeans in what looked like black-painted chainmail. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.1]]</ref> | Hoyden's theme was one that looked like a desperado. Her mask was a cloth with eye-holes that covered her head but allowed for her blond curls to tumble from behind. Her costume was made up of what appeared to be black chain-mail, but designed to look like a jacket and jeans.<ref name="23.1e1">“You may recognize some of the captains of the respective Wards teams. Jouster from New York, Vantage from Los Angeles, Tecton from Chicago and Hoyden from Austin. You know Clockblocker.”<br/>[...]<br/>Hoyden looked more like a desperado than a superhero, with a costume that incorporated a kerchief with eyeholes over the upper half of her face, her blond curls tumbling behind, and a jacket and jeans in what looked like black-painted chainmail. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.1]]</ref> | ||
==Abilities and Powers== | ==Abilities and Powers== | ||
Hoyden was a cape with multiple powers. As a [[striker]], anything she hits will explode, while an attacker would also suffer a retaliatory explosion should she be hit. This is in combination with a resistance to damage from other powers, one that becomes better the further the distance from her target. Combined with basic strength and durability increases, classifies her as a [[brute]].<ref name="23.1 | Hoyden was a cape with multiple powers. As a [[striker]], anything she hits will explode, while an attacker would also suffer a retaliatory explosion should she be hit. This is in combination with a resistance to damage from other powers, one that becomes better the further the distance from her target. Combined with basic strength and durability increases, classifies her as a [[brute]].<ref name="23.1 e1">Hoyden was one of the capes with a mess of powers. Things she hit exploded, things that hit her suffered a retaliatory explosion. She was stronger, more durable, and to top it all off, she had a peculiar resistance to damage and powers that improved as she got further from her target. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.1]]</ref> This let her survive things like falls from great heights;<ref name=I26ae1/> indirect force could still affect her though.<ref>Defiant used a grappling hook from his glove to try to catch Hoyden, only for it to fly off in another blast of flame.<br/><br/>He tried again, but this time, he whipped the chain, so the length of it wound around her, then yanked her inside. He signaled, and the forcefield went on. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/03 Excerpt] from [[Sting 26.6]]</ref> | ||
Combined, these powers allowed her to take lightning strikes from [[Behemoth]]<ref name="24.3 e1">I waited and watched as Behemoth engaged the other capes, tracking what powers he was using and when. He was presently staggering forward when he could, otherwise holding his ground, deflecting and redirecting attacks. When he was free to do so, he reached out with his claws, and lightning lanced out to tear through the assembled capes.<br><br>Golem, to his credit, was going all out. Hands of stone and metal rose from the ground to shield defending capes and balk Behemoth’s progress. I could make out Hoyden, leader or second in command of the Austin Wards. She wasn’t on the front lines, but was defending the mid-line capes. It made sense with how her power worked, as her defensive powers provided more cover from attacks at greater ranges. She threw herself in the way of lightning bolts and stood between Behemoth and the wounded. When lightning struck her, detonations ripped out from the point of impact, seeming almost to short out the currents. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]</ref> and fight hand-to-hand with [[Scion]].<ref name="30.5 e1"/> She also has some resistance to mind effecting powers.<ref name="23.1e3">The other man raised a hand at Hoyden, and she stopped in her tracks. He almost leisurely stood, taking the hand of the girl beside him, then reached down to collect his robe, and recoiled in horror at the bugs that festooned it. He couldn’t get to the rod, whatever it was supposed to do.<br><br>“Heads up, Hoyden’s ensorcelled or something,” I said, communicating through the earbuds.<br><br>“Nuh uh,” I could hear her speak through the earbud. She caught the cape from behind, then hurled him through the doorway, at Clockblocker. He stepped on the man’s bare back, and the man was frozen.<br><br>“Cape two captured,” Clockblocker said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.1]]</ref> | Combined, these powers allowed her to take lightning strikes from [[Behemoth]]<ref name="24.3 e1">I waited and watched as Behemoth engaged the other capes, tracking what powers he was using and when. He was presently staggering forward when he could, otherwise holding his ground, deflecting and redirecting attacks. When he was free to do so, he reached out with his claws, and lightning lanced out to tear through the assembled capes.<br/><br/>Golem, to his credit, was going all out. Hands of stone and metal rose from the ground to shield defending capes and balk Behemoth’s progress. I could make out Hoyden, leader or second in command of the Austin Wards. She wasn’t on the front lines, but was defending the mid-line capes. It made sense with how her power worked, as her defensive powers provided more cover from attacks at greater ranges. She threw herself in the way of lightning bolts and stood between Behemoth and the wounded. When lightning struck her, detonations ripped out from the point of impact, seeming almost to short out the currents. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/crushed-24-3/ Excerpt] from [[Crushed 24.3]]</ref> and fight hand-to-hand with [[Scion]].<ref name="30.5 e1"/> She also has some resistance to mind effecting powers.<ref name="23.1e3">The other man raised a hand at Hoyden, and she stopped in her tracks. He almost leisurely stood, taking the hand of the girl beside him, then reached down to collect his robe, and recoiled in horror at the bugs that festooned it. He couldn’t get to the rod, whatever it was supposed to do.<br/><br/>“Heads up, Hoyden’s ensorcelled or something,” I said, communicating through the earbuds.<br/><br/>“Nuh uh,” I could hear her speak through the earbud. She caught the cape from behind, then hurled him through the doorway, at Clockblocker. He stepped on the man’s bare back, and the man was frozen.<br/><br/>“Cape two captured,” Clockblocker said. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25 Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.1]]</ref> | ||
Her power was under conscious control, she could suppress it. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Background=== | ===Background=== | ||
Hoyden triggered as part of a [[Grab-Bag Cape|multi-trigger event]].<ref name=>On the rare occasion regular people get Eden shards with all of the drawbacks of a Cauldron vial.<br>I saw Abattoir's power as a kind of failing of the system, really. If I did anything, I'd retcon it as a multi-trigger somehow. A Flechette-like/Hoyden-like scenario. - [https://redd.it/3k4ddl Wildbow's Lausanne RP, Details & Sessions 0.0-1.2]</ref> | Hoyden triggered as part of a [[Grab-Bag Cape|multi-trigger event]].<ref name=>On the rare occasion regular people get Eden shards with all of the drawbacks of a Cauldron vial.<br/>I saw Abattoir's power as a kind of failing of the system, really. If I did anything, I'd retcon it as a multi-trigger somehow. A Flechette-like/Hoyden-like scenario. - [https://redd.it/3k4ddl Wildbow's Lausanne RP, Details & Sessions 0.0-1.2]</ref> | ||
She would eventually join the [[Wards]]. | She would eventually join the [[Wards]]. | ||
===Story Start=== | ===Story Start=== | ||
Needed the services of [[Glenn Chambers]] more then any other Ward.<ref name="23.1 e2">“Serious as cancer,” Hoyden mimicked her superior. “All Glenn cares about is the image, the PR. Up to you to figure out how to hold yourself like a ‘lady’ while you’re dealing with street thugs with guns.”<br><br>''“You would know, Hoyden,”'' Glenn said. ''“I’d hoped something would sink in for you, with you having more meetings with me than anyone has in the past year.”'' - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.1]]</ref> | Needed the services of [[Glenn Chambers]] more then any other Ward.<ref name="23.1 e2">“Serious as cancer,” Hoyden mimicked her superior. “All Glenn cares about is the image, the PR. Up to you to figure out how to hold yourself like a ‘lady’ while you’re dealing with street thugs with guns.”<br/><br/>''“You would know, Hoyden,”'' Glenn said. ''“I’d hoped something would sink in for you, with you having more meetings with me than anyone has in the past year.”'' - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/05/25/drone-23-1/ Excerpt] from [[Drone 23.1]]</ref> | ||
===Post-[[Echidna]]=== | ===Post-[[Echidna]]=== | ||
Was part of the action against [[The Adepts]] and the evaluation of [[Weaver]]. | Was part of the action against [[The Adepts]] and the evaluation of [[Weaver]]. | ||
Fought during the [[Behemoth]] attack on New Delhi, India. Hoyden was able to sustain direct lightning strikes from Behemoth, acting as a lightning rod to protect other capes during the battle. | Fought during the [[Behemoth]] attack on New Delhi, India. Hoyden was able to sustain direct lightning strikes from Behemoth, acting as a lightning rod to protect other capes during the battle. | ||
===Post-[[Timeskip]]=== | ===Post-[[Timeskip]]=== | ||
Hoyden participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]]. The first group she encountered consisted of two [[Nyx]], four [[Night Hag|Night Hag's]] and three [[Psychosoma|Psychosoma's]]. The group was dispatched when [[Number Man]] and [[Contessa]] came to the aid of the heroes present. | Hoyden participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]]. The first group she encountered consisted of two [[Nyx]], four [[Night Hag|Night Hag's]] and three [[Psychosoma|Psychosoma's]]. The group was dispatched when [[Number Man]] and [[Contessa]] came to the aid of the heroes present. | ||
When an expeditionary force revisited [[Ellisburg]], Hoyden served as suppressing fire for the remaining creations [[Nilbog]] had left behind. She was eventually buried in the sludge they left behind and had to be rescued by [[Defiant]]. | When an expeditionary force revisited [[Ellisburg]], Hoyden served as suppressing fire for the remaining creations [[Nilbog]] had left behind. She was eventually buried in the sludge they left behind and had to be rescued by [[Colin Wallis|Defiant]]. | ||
She and [[Tecton]] ended up holding off a group [[Harbinger]]s but were quickly relieved.<ref name=I26ae1>Hoyden exploded, but the Harbingers didn’t get hurt. They spun, spreading the damage around like a person might roll to absorb a fall, ducking and sidestepping to put themselves at the periphery of the effect.<br>[...]<br>Tecton glanced at Hoyden. A communication seemed to pass between them.<br><br>They struck the palm of the hand, and the entire thing shattered.<br><br>Hoyden, Tecton and five of the Harbingers descended with a shower of rubble.<br><br>Hoyden and Tecton broke their fall with uses of their respective powers. Hoyden hit the ground to generate an explosion. Tecton punched the earth with his piledriver in the instant he reached solid ground.<br><br>The Harbingers didn’t have that ability. A five-story drop. People had died or been seriously hurt after a three-story drop.<br><br>Nobody told them that. In the midst of the thin cloud of dust and the chunks of debris, the Harbingers moved without wincing or giving any sign of pain, their black-clothed forms rising from the ground like spectres.<br>[...]<br>He stared at Hoyden and Tecton, surrounded by the eight Harbingers.<br>[...]<br>Golem tore his eyes away from the scene. He glanced down at the street, where Bitch, Parian and Foil were reinforcing Tecton and Hoyden, backing them up as the Harbingers approached. One Harbinger threw something, and a dog dropped like its heart had stopped. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/06 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 26a]]</ref> | She and [[Tecton]] ended up holding off a group [[Harbinger]]s but were quickly relieved.<ref name=I26ae1>Hoyden exploded, but the Harbingers didn’t get hurt. They spun, spreading the damage around like a person might roll to absorb a fall, ducking and sidestepping to put themselves at the periphery of the effect.<br/>[...]<br/>Tecton glanced at Hoyden. A communication seemed to pass between them.<br/><br/>They struck the palm of the hand, and the entire thing shattered.<br/><br/>Hoyden, Tecton and five of the Harbingers descended with a shower of rubble.<br/><br/>Hoyden and Tecton broke their fall with uses of their respective powers. Hoyden hit the ground to generate an explosion. Tecton punched the earth with his piledriver in the instant he reached solid ground.<br/><br/>The Harbingers didn’t have that ability. A five-story drop. People had died or been seriously hurt after a three-story drop.<br/><br/>Nobody told them that. In the midst of the thin cloud of dust and the chunks of debris, the Harbingers moved without wincing or giving any sign of pain, their black-clothed forms rising from the ground like spectres.<br/>[...]<br/>He stared at Hoyden and Tecton, surrounded by the eight Harbingers.<br/>[...]<br/>Golem tore his eyes away from the scene. He glanced down at the street, where Bitch, Parian and Foil were reinforcing Tecton and Hoyden, backing them up as the Harbingers approached. One Harbinger threw something, and a dog dropped like its heart had stopped. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/06 Excerpt] from [[Interlude 26a]]</ref> | ||
===[[Gold Morning]]=== | ===[[Gold Morning]]=== | ||
As part of Khepri's swarm she fought against [[ | As part of Khepri's swarm she fought against [[Zion]] hand-to-hand, able to resist the creature's defensive measures. She was, however, frightened the entire time. <ref name="30.5 e1">I could feel the fear of the people I was sending into the fray. Hoyden’s fear was like the scared-little-girl fear I’d experienced while concussed, wracked with pain and helpless at Bakuda’s feet.<br/><br/>But she could hit Scion, and I needed people who could hit him. I needed every iota of strength I could squeeze out of these capes. - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/10/24/speck-30-5/ Excerpt] from [[Speck 30.5]]</ref> | ||
==Chapter Appearances== | |||
{{Appearance/Hoyden Worm}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*As with many Worm cape names 'Hoyden', or 'Hoiden', is a somewhat dated term. Originating from Dutch, it refers to a boisterous girl.<ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoyden dictionary definition of hoyden]</ref> | *As with many Worm cape names 'Hoyden', or 'Hoiden', is a somewhat dated term. Originating from Dutch, it refers to a boisterous girl.<ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoyden dictionary definition of hoyden]</ref> | ||
==Fanart Gallery== | ==Fanart Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery hideaddbutton=true> | ||
Hoyden - ughzubat.png|Art by [https://www.reddit.com/user/ughzubat Ughzubat] | |||
Hoyden2.png|Image by [[User:MugaSofer|Mugasofer]] | Hoyden2.png|Image by [[User:MugaSofer|Mugasofer]] | ||
Hoyden.png|Image by [[User:MugaSofer|Mugasofer]] | Hoyden.png|Image by [[User:MugaSofer|Mugasofer]] | ||
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<label>Location</label> <label>Teams</label> <label>Previous Team(s)</label> <label>Base of Operations</label></group> <group><header>First Appearance</header> <label>Worm Debut</label> <label>Ward Debut</label></group> </infobox> Hoyden is the team leader for the Austin Wards.
Personality[edit]
Her personality is very inline with her cape name.<ref name="23.1 e2" />
Golem noted that Hoyden lived with layers of defenses around herself - bravado, sarcasm, aggression, and so on. He suspect that "there were very few things that really got to the heart of Hoyden. When they did, they hurt."<ref name=I26ae2>Hoyden? Hard to say. She lived with this wall that she’d erected around herself. Layers of defenses, in bravado or being snarky or being sarcastic or aggressive or avoiding the situation. In combat situations or real life, Theo suspected there were very few things that really got to the heart of Hoyden. When they did, they hurt. How would she react to someone being vulnerable? - Excerpt from Interlude 26a</ref>
Appearance[edit]
Hoyden's theme was one that looked like a desperado. Her mask was a cloth with eye-holes that covered her head but allowed for her blond curls to tumble from behind. Her costume was made up of what appeared to be black chain-mail, but designed to look like a jacket and jeans.<ref name="23.1e1">“You may recognize some of the captains of the respective Wards teams. Jouster from New York, Vantage from Los Angeles, Tecton from Chicago and Hoyden from Austin. You know Clockblocker.”
[...]
Hoyden looked more like a desperado than a superhero, with a costume that incorporated a kerchief with eyeholes over the upper half of her face, her blond curls tumbling behind, and a jacket and jeans in what looked like black-painted chainmail. - Excerpt from Drone 23.1</ref>
Abilities and Powers[edit]
Hoyden was a cape with multiple powers. As a striker, anything she hits will explode, while an attacker would also suffer a retaliatory explosion should she be hit. This is in combination with a resistance to damage from other powers, one that becomes better the further the distance from her target. Combined with basic strength and durability increases, classifies her as a brute.<ref name="23.1 e1">Hoyden was one of the capes with a mess of powers. Things she hit exploded, things that hit her suffered a retaliatory explosion. She was stronger, more durable, and to top it all off, she had a peculiar resistance to damage and powers that improved as she got further from her target. - Excerpt from Drone 23.1</ref> This let her survive things like falls from great heights;<ref name=I26ae1/> indirect force could still affect her though.<ref>Defiant used a grappling hook from his glove to try to catch Hoyden, only for it to fly off in another blast of flame.
He tried again, but this time, he whipped the chain, so the length of it wound around her, then yanked her inside. He signaled, and the forcefield went on. - Excerpt from Sting 26.6</ref>
Combined, these powers allowed her to take lightning strikes from Behemoth<ref name="24.3 e1">I waited and watched as Behemoth engaged the other capes, tracking what powers he was using and when. He was presently staggering forward when he could, otherwise holding his ground, deflecting and redirecting attacks. When he was free to do so, he reached out with his claws, and lightning lanced out to tear through the assembled capes.
Golem, to his credit, was going all out. Hands of stone and metal rose from the ground to shield defending capes and balk Behemoth’s progress. I could make out Hoyden, leader or second in command of the Austin Wards. She wasn’t on the front lines, but was defending the mid-line capes. It made sense with how her power worked, as her defensive powers provided more cover from attacks at greater ranges. She threw herself in the way of lightning bolts and stood between Behemoth and the wounded. When lightning struck her, detonations ripped out from the point of impact, seeming almost to short out the currents. - Excerpt from Crushed 24.3</ref> and fight hand-to-hand with Scion.<ref name="30.5 e1"/> She also has some resistance to mind effecting powers.<ref name="23.1e3">The other man raised a hand at Hoyden, and she stopped in her tracks. He almost leisurely stood, taking the hand of the girl beside him, then reached down to collect his robe, and recoiled in horror at the bugs that festooned it. He couldn’t get to the rod, whatever it was supposed to do.
“Heads up, Hoyden’s ensorcelled or something,” I said, communicating through the earbuds.
“Nuh uh,” I could hear her speak through the earbud. She caught the cape from behind, then hurled him through the doorway, at Clockblocker. He stepped on the man’s bare back, and the man was frozen.
“Cape two captured,” Clockblocker said. - Excerpt from Drone 23.1</ref>
Her power was under conscious control, she could suppress it.
History[edit]
Background[edit]
Hoyden triggered as part of a multi-trigger event.<ref name=>On the rare occasion regular people get Eden shards with all of the drawbacks of a Cauldron vial.
I saw Abattoir's power as a kind of failing of the system, really. If I did anything, I'd retcon it as a multi-trigger somehow. A Flechette-like/Hoyden-like scenario. - Wildbow's Lausanne RP, Details & Sessions 0.0-1.2</ref>
She would eventually join the Wards.
Story Start[edit]
Needed the services of Glenn Chambers more then any other Ward.<ref name="23.1 e2">“Serious as cancer,” Hoyden mimicked her superior. “All Glenn cares about is the image, the PR. Up to you to figure out how to hold yourself like a ‘lady’ while you’re dealing with street thugs with guns.”
“You would know, Hoyden,” Glenn said. “I’d hoped something would sink in for you, with you having more meetings with me than anyone has in the past year.” - Excerpt from Drone 23.1</ref>
Post-Echidna[edit]
Was part of the action against The Adepts and the evaluation of Weaver.
Fought during the Behemoth attack on New Delhi, India. Hoyden was able to sustain direct lightning strikes from Behemoth, acting as a lightning rod to protect other capes during the battle.
Post-Timeskip[edit]
Hoyden participated in the fight against the Slaughterhouse 9000. The first group she encountered consisted of two Nyx, four Night Hag's and three Psychosoma's. The group was dispatched when Number Man and Contessa came to the aid of the heroes present.
When an expeditionary force revisited Ellisburg, Hoyden served as suppressing fire for the remaining creations Nilbog had left behind. She was eventually buried in the sludge they left behind and had to be rescued by Defiant.
She and Tecton ended up holding off a group Harbingers but were quickly relieved.<ref name=I26ae1>Hoyden exploded, but the Harbingers didn’t get hurt. They spun, spreading the damage around like a person might roll to absorb a fall, ducking and sidestepping to put themselves at the periphery of the effect.
[...]
Tecton glanced at Hoyden. A communication seemed to pass between them.
They struck the palm of the hand, and the entire thing shattered.
Hoyden, Tecton and five of the Harbingers descended with a shower of rubble.
Hoyden and Tecton broke their fall with uses of their respective powers. Hoyden hit the ground to generate an explosion. Tecton punched the earth with his piledriver in the instant he reached solid ground.
The Harbingers didn’t have that ability. A five-story drop. People had died or been seriously hurt after a three-story drop.
Nobody told them that. In the midst of the thin cloud of dust and the chunks of debris, the Harbingers moved without wincing or giving any sign of pain, their black-clothed forms rising from the ground like spectres.
[...]
He stared at Hoyden and Tecton, surrounded by the eight Harbingers.
[...]
Golem tore his eyes away from the scene. He glanced down at the street, where Bitch, Parian and Foil were reinforcing Tecton and Hoyden, backing them up as the Harbingers approached. One Harbinger threw something, and a dog dropped like its heart had stopped. - Excerpt from Interlude 26a</ref>
Gold Morning[edit]
As part of Khepri's swarm she fought against Zion hand-to-hand, able to resist the creature's defensive measures. She was, however, frightened the entire time. <ref name="30.5 e1">I could feel the fear of the people I was sending into the fray. Hoyden’s fear was like the scared-little-girl fear I’d experienced while concussed, wracked with pain and helpless at Bakuda’s feet.
But she could hit Scion, and I needed people who could hit him. I needed every iota of strength I could squeeze out of these capes. - Excerpt from Speck 30.5</ref>
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Trivia[edit]
- As with many Worm cape names 'Hoyden', or 'Hoiden', is a somewhat dated term. Originating from Dutch, it refers to a boisterous girl.<ref>dictionary definition of hoyden</ref>
Fanart Gallery[edit]
References[edit]
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| Subway Cluster | Flechette • March {{#switch: deceased | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Homer {{#switch: deceased |
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| Mall Cluster | Snag {{#switch: deceased | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT= | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT= | ||||||||||
| Smugglers Cluster | Goddess {{#switch: deceased | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Tori Heflin {{#switch: deceased |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Megan • Jace {{#switch: deceased |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Ysmine • Bill {{#switch: deceased |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} |
| The Stable | Oxfair • Ramfair • Foulcock • Foulpig | ||||||||||||||||||||
| The Graeae | Dino • Enyo • Pephredo | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Unknown Clusters | Circus • Grace • Hoyden • Ixnay • Jotun • Mouse Protector {{#switch: deceased | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT= | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Watch | ||||||||||
| Anchorage | Auroch • Feint • Roulette • Vellum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Austin | Hoyden | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Baltimore | Houndstooth • Avenguard • Avian • Stungun • Keychain • Blush • 10-59 • Pigeonhole • Optics {{#switch: former | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston | Hunch • Reynard • Roulette {{#switch: former | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Weld {{#switch: former |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brockton Bay | Aegis {{#switch: deceased | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT= | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Chariot • Clockblocker {{#switch: deceased |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT= | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Gallant {{#switch: deceased |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Glory Girl {{#switch: former |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Kid Win {{#switch: deceased |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Shadow Stalker {{#switch: former |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT= |
| Chicago | Annex • Bearach • Cuff • Garnett • Golem • Grace • Raymancer {{#switch: deceased | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT= | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | Gentle Giant {{#switch: former | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Chronicler • Young Buck | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Los Angeles | Arbiter • Auroch • Flambé • Leister • Vantage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New York | Flechette {{#switch: former | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Jouster • Shelter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Raleigh | Cask {{#switch: former | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Diego | Gully {{#switch: former | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Scapegoat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Francisco | Trapper {{#switch: former | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas | Chronicler • Intrepid • Strapping Lad • Young Buck | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unknown Location | Eviction • Fisherboy • Greenhorn • Hype • Sunflower | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inaugural Wards Team | Chevalier {{#switch: former | deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Miss Militia {{#switch: former |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Mouse Protector {{#switch: former |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} • Reed {{#switch: former |
deceased=† | noncanon=≠ | former=‡ | unknown=* | #DEFAULT=
}} | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team Captain | Hoyden |
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