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Cayde-5 was known to be a very quiet individual, and a great thinker. His file at Clovis Bray described him as "Silent, but worth listening to when he isn't". His previous reset was the exact opposite, described as a "Total and complete prick".
The Human body of Cayde was very unfit. He had difficulty walking up stairs, and according to the medical records, suffered from arthritis at a young age. He also suffered from repeated migraines, which were described as "Like having a horn sticking out of my head". It is thought these problems were exacerbated due to his tenure as a soldier, and the Exo program offer must have secretly been a blessing to him.
Sundance was very talkative, often whispering in Cayde's ear during important meetings. During one very tense meeting regarding Oryx, Zavala said "We need to get ourselves deep into Oryx's Dreadnaught and destroy everything we can." Sundance whispered "If you know what I mean" into Cayde's ear, who burst into laughter.
The Ace of Spades is very, very old. Dating performed by Banshee date it as at least 300 years older than the No Land Beyond, one of the oldest known weapons. Yet is is perfectly made to fit the hand of Cayde, possibly meaning it could well have been the weapon Cayde had as a Human.
Cayde's Horn is made of a mix of Titanium, Platinum, and Iron. Ripping it from his head would have been very difficult, despite that being Cayde's biggest fear. In one particularly difficult battle against the Fallen, the rain began to pour down heavily, the storm cracking around them. Cayde leapt into the air to unleash a Golden Gun, but was struck by lightning directly onto his horn, and his Golden Gun shots fired pure arc light for a few minutes. Cayde also spoke with a stutter for a full week because of the experience.
The Guardian really was his favourite Guardian. He often talked of us in bars about how he knew us, and would embellish our victories in an increasingly grandiose fashion, from eating the Heart of the Black Garden with tenderstem broccoli to tearing Oryx's arm off and beating him to death with it.
Cayde was a welcome sight in the City bars, as he normally had an entourage of young Hunters and curious Warlocks with him. They would drink a bar dry and move on to the next one, laughing and being a bit of a nuisance as they went.
Cayde was very close with Amanda, but not in a sexual way. He knew her since she was very young, and has kept an eye out for her ever since. He gave her her first wrench, and her first sparrow to work on. That sparrow was Cayde's personal sparrow from the moment it was completed.
Cayde at one point considered Hawthorne to be a worthy successor despite not being a Guardian. In his own words, "She looks like a Hunter, acts like a Hunter and definitely drinks like a Hunter. Lets hope she kills me, eh? I get the feeling she could do it too, she just never quits."
Cayde's last thoughts were of Ikora and Zavala. He desperately wished they were there with him, but knew the Guardian would bring him to them. He wished he could give Ikora a big hug one last time, and Zavala a friendly punch on the arm.
Cayde and Sundance played pranks on Ikora for years. The exploding engram was the last straw however, and she said that if she gets pranked again, she would drag him to the Crucible. He stopped.
Cayde and Banshee were close drinking buddies. When Cayde would drink too much, he would forget what he was saying, and Banshee doesn't really need drink for that. The two of them would discuss the exact same topic for hours on end, not realising the other had just made the exact same point not moments before.
Cayde and Albios were very close, to the point where the two would actually exchange notes and scout together. It was Albios who told Cayde all he knew about the Ahamkara, and even showed one to Cayde prior to the Great Ahamkara Hunt. Cayde made a wish, but to this day the only person to hear it was Albios, who tragically passed. Albios was not a serious or solemn person, and Cayde decided to cheer up his funeral by breaking both of his own legs leaping from a mesa on Io while Banshee laughed.
Cayde and Shaxx were close, and Shaxx mourned Cayde the best way he knew how. He placed Arcite in charge of the games for a full hour, and released his pent up rage on some fallen in the cosmodrome that had remained behind. In his hour, he tore apart 7000 individual Fallen, including a particularly fearsome Captain. He raised it high above his head, and brought its back to his knee, snapping it like a twig. When he returned, he was overjoyed to see Guardians using Cayde's Hand Cannon in his Crucible.
Cayde died doing what he loved. Having an adventure with a good friend with high stakes. He wouldn't have had it any other way.
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