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Hoyden fighting an Adept: | Hoyden fighting an Adept: | ||
Drone 23.1 said: | Drone 23.1 said: | ||
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> | 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. | ||
“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. | |||
Weaver thinking about Hoyden: | Weaver thinking about Hoyden: | ||
Drone 23.1 said: | Drone 23.1 said: | ||
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. | 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. | ||
Hoyden fighting Felix Swoop and other Adepts: | Hoyden fighting Felix Swoop and other Adepts: | ||
Drone 23.1 said: | Drone 23.1 said: | ||
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“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. | “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 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: | ||
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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> | ||
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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> | 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> | ||
Fighting side by side. I used my knife to impale one creature in the neck, then kicked it back down the half-ruined ramp | |||
“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> | ||
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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. In seconds, we cleared the few that had survived from the Pendragon’s cabin. | 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. In seconds, we cleared the few that had survived from the Pendragon’s cabin. | ||
Hoyden and Tecton fighting Harbringers: | Hoyden and Tecton fighting Harbringers: | ||
Interlude 26.a said: | Interlude 26.a said: | ||
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He stared at Hoyden and Tecton, surrounded by the eight Harbingers. | He stared at Hoyden and Tecton, surrounded by the eight Harbingers. | ||
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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. --> | 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. -->{{Template: Worm Wiki: Character Template | ||
| image =Hoyden2.png | |||
| name = | |||
|alias = Hoyden | |||
| gender = Female | |||
| age = | |||
| alignment= Hero | |||
| occupation = | |||
| team = [[Protectorate]] | |||
| previous team = [[Wards]] | |||
| base of operations = [[Austin]] | |||
| classification = [[Striker]], [[Brute]] | |||
| web serial = [[Drone 23.1]] | |||
| family = | |||
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'''Hoyden''' is the team leader for the Austin Wards. | |||
==Personality== | |||
Her personality is vary 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="26a">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? - [https://parahumans.wordpress.com/2013/08/06/interlude-26a/ Excerpt] from [[Interlude 26a]]</ref> | |||
==Appearance== | |||
Hoyden's theme was one that looked like a desperado. Her mask was a kerchief with eye-holes that covered her face, allowing for her blond curls to tumble from behind. Her costume were 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>[...]<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== | |||
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. | |||
Hoyden also has basic strength and durability increases, classifying her as a brute. <ref name="23.1" /> | |||
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"/> | |||
==History== | |||
===Background=== | |||
Hoyden triggered as part of a [[Grab-Bag Cape|multi-trigger event]].<ref>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://www.reddit.com/r/Parahumans/comments/3k4ddl/wildbows_lausanne_rp_details_sessions_0012/cuupedc Comment by Wildbow on Reddit]</ref> | |||
She would eventually join the [[Wards]]. | |||
=== 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> | |||
===Post-[[Echidna]]=== | |||
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]]=== | |||
Hoyden participated in the fight against the [[Slaughterhouse 9000]]. The first group she encountered consisted of two [[Nyx]], four [[Night Hag|Night Hags]] and three [[Psychosoma|Psychosomas]]. 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]]. | |||
===[[Gold Morning]]=== | |||
As part of Khepri's swarm she fought against [[Scion]] 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> | |||
== Trivia == | |||
*Hoyden, or Hoiden, is a dated term with dutch roots, it refers to a boisterous girl<ref>[http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hoyden dictionary definiton of hoyden]</ref>. | |||
==Fanart Gallery== | |||
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Hoyden.png|Image by [[User:MugaSofer|Mugasofer]] | |||
</gallery> | |||
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<label>Status</label><format><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
Her personality is vary 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="26a">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
Hoyden's theme was one that looked like a desperado. Her mask was a kerchief with eye-holes that covered her face, allowing for her blond curls to tumble from behind. Her costume were 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
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.
Hoyden also has basic strength and durability increases, classifying her as a brute. <ref name="23.1" />
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"/>
History
Background
Hoyden triggered as part of a multi-trigger event.<ref>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. - Comment by Wildbow on Reddit</ref>
She would eventually join the Wards.
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.”
“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
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
Hoyden participated in the fight against the Slaughterhouse 9000. The first group she encountered consisted of two Nyx, four Night Hags and three Psychosomas. 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.
Gold Morning
As part of Khepri's swarm she fought against Scion 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>
Trivia
- Hoyden, or Hoiden, is a dated term with dutch roots, it refers to a boisterous girl<ref>dictionary definiton of hoyden</ref>.
Fanart Gallery
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Image by Mugasofer
References
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