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A loyal member of "The Baxter Society", an international order of monster hunters, Shiv travels across North America looking to put down creatures that prey on the living.
While his less polished nature and criminal past make some of the more traditional members of the Society wary, no one can deny his effectiveness.
Overview
Shiv is fighting in the ritual on behalf of the Baxter Society.[1][2] His wish is unknown, but Shiv's motivation is to prove his worth to 
Grey Talon and the Baxter Society.[3][4][5]
Biography
Not much is known about Shiv's criminal past from before he joined the Baxter Society. 
The Hidden King calls Shiv's past "bloody",[6] 
Paige calls Shiv a "man with a tortured past",[7] and the Venators of St. Benedict are keeping an eye on Shiv in case he strays from the path of redemption.[8] Shiv's claims that the Baxter Society "saved his life",[9] and his change of heart seems to be genuine.[10]Shiv was chosen by Grey Talon as his replacement in the Baxter Society.[11][12][13] He has been in the Society for "a few years" and says he is not respected by the other members.[14] Shiv worries that the Baxter Society would eventually turn on him,[15][16] as they still doubt that he's changed from his past.[17] It's implied that Shiv feels lonely.[18]
Shiv allegedly "took something that doesn't belong to him".[19]
Personality
Shiv takes pride in his appearance, and claims that he doesn't need to do his pompadour.[20]
Shiv likes to go bowling and drink bourbon.[21][22] He is also referred to as a biker.[23]
Shiv hates cats.[24]
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Character Relationships
Grey Talon has high hopes for Shiv, despite his criminal past, and holds him in high regard, placing Shiv in the top 8 of people he'd want fighting alongside him.[17][25] While the conversations are unfinished, Grey Talon seems to defend Shiv's change of heart from 
Silver and 
Venator's doubts.[26][8]
Drifter knew Shiv before he joined the Baxter Society.[27] If he kills Shiv, he calls him a "disappointment" and mentions that killing him feels "Shakespearean".[28][29][30] He also mentions that, had Shiv not "put himself in a muzzle, maybe he'd be worried".[31] When hunting Shiv, he refers to himself as an "old friend".[32] How Shiv and Drifter met each other is unknown.
Silver loathes Shiv with a passion and refuses to believe he could change from his criminal past.[33][34] She believes he deserves a fate worse than death.[35] How Silver and Shiv met each other and why Silver hates Shiv is currently unknown.
Character Interactions
- Multiple characters compliment Shiv's appearance, calling him "pretty boy",[36] "handsome bastard",[37] "impossibly handsome asshole",[38] and a "shampoo ad with knives".[39]
- Shiv respects
Holliday and offers her a place at the Baxter Society.[40] If they're on opposing teams, Shiv promises to kill the Troubadour on Holliday's behalf.[41] Shiv loves Holliday's hat.[42] - Shiv respects
Lash's moxie.[43] - Venator doesn't believe in Shiv's change of heart, waiting for him to slip up and ruin his "charade".[44][45]
Lady Geist calls Shiv attractive and asks to have a drink with him after the ritual.[46]
Ivy expresses admiration for Shiv.[47] 
McGinnis wants to talk to Shiv and "fix him".[48][49] 
Yamato will simply remark "nice hair".[50]
Haze and 
Vyper respect Shiv's taste in knives.[51][52]
Celeste "doesn't get the appeal" of Shiv and says he has "ruined a lot of lives".[53][54]- Paige thinks Shiv pulls off the "bad boy thing" better than Lash does.[55] Paige likes Shiv, although she prefers
Mirage.[56]
Removed Lore
In removed voice lines, the Patrons said that Shiv "had been" a father[57] and had a "monster inside him" called "The Beast".[58] These lines were removed in the Old Gods, New Blood update.
References
- ↑
Archmother's in-game voice line (Shiv start): "The Baxter Society is counting on you, Shiv. Don't fail your brothers."
- ↑
Shiv's in-game voice line (select): "The Baxter Society sent me."
- ↑ Shiv's in-game voice line (Pre-Game Ping): "I'll prove to the old man that I'm worthy."
- ↑ Shiv's in-game voice line (Post-Game Ping): "Think the Baxter Society's gonna be lookin' at me different, now!"
- ↑ Shiv's in-game voice line (Post-Game Ping): "I proved my worth."
- ↑ Hidden King's in-game voice line (Shiv start): "Yours is a bloody past, Shiv. But there is a life beyond it. Let the Hidden King show you the path forward."
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line (pass Shiv on zipline): "I'm a sucker for a man with a tortured past."
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Venator And Grey Talon Conversation 3
- ↑ Shiv's in-game voice line (select): "The Baxter Society saved my life, and now I'm gonna save yours."
- ↑ Hidden King's in-game voice line (Shiv start): "Some doubt your commitment to your new life, but the Hidden King's faith in you does not waver. Make him proud. Complete the ritual."
- ↑ Grey Talon's in-game voice line - "There goes my protegé."
- ↑ Shiv And Holliday Conversation 1 - "So you're with the Baxter Society?" - "Hand picked by the old man himself."
- ↑ Grey Talon's in-game voice line (killed Shiv): "It seems I chose my replacement poorly."
- ↑ Shiv And Abrams Conversation 1
- ↑ Archmother's in-game voice line (Shiv start): "You found a new family in the Baxter Society, and now you fear them turning on you. But if you complete the ritual, the Archmother can ensure that never happens."
- ↑
The Doorman's in-game voice line (taunt Shiv): "The Baxter Society will turn on you, Shiv. It's only a matter of time."
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Shiv And Grey Talon Conversation 1
- ↑
Rem's in-game voice line (Naptime taunt): "It's okay, Shiv. You're not alone."
- ↑
Graves's in-game voice line - "You took something that doesn't belong to you, Shiv."
- ↑ Shiv And Abrams Conversation 2 -
"And how long did it take you to do your hair?" - "Please, I wake up looking this pretty."
- ↑ Shiv's in-game voice line (Unselect) - "Sorry friend, today is my day off and I'm going bowling."
- ↑ Shiv's in-game voice line (Unselect) - "Looks like I'll be hanging out with my good friend 'Bourbon' today."
- ↑ Holliday's in-game voice line (killed Shiv) - "You're not above the law Shiv, you're just a shitty biker."
- ↑ Shiv's in-game voice line (killed Calico): "I hate cats."
- ↑ Grey Talon And Shiv Conversation 2
- ↑ Silver And Grey Talon Conversation 3 - "I can't believe you took up for a man like him. <-> Yeah. But you're gonna reap what you sow."
- ↑
Drifter's in-game voice line (Killed Shiv): "The Baxter Society made you soft!"
- ↑ Drifter's in-game voice line (Killed Shiv): "You're such a disappointment, Shiv."
- ↑ Drifter's in-game voice line (Killed Shiv): "You're not the man I thought you were, Shiv."
- ↑ Drifter's in-game voice line (Killed Shiv): "Feels Shakespearean, don't it, Shiv?"
- ↑ Drifter's in-game voice line (Killed Shiv): "If you hadn't put yourself in a muzzle, maybe I'd be worried."
- ↑ Drifter's in-game voice line (Bloodscent Hunting): "Why you hidin', Shiv? Don't want to say hello to an old friend?"
- ↑ Silver's in-game voice line (killed Shiv): "The Baxter Society can't protect you from me!"
- ↑ Silver's in-game voice line (killed Shiv): "I don't give a shit what the Baxter Society says, people don't change!"
- ↑ Silver's in-game voice line (killed Shiv): "He deserved worse."
- ↑
Infernus' in-game voice line (ping see Shiv) - "I see that pretty boy."
- ↑
Pocket's in-game voice line (ping see Shiv) - "I see that handsome bastard."
- ↑ Lash's in-game voice line (killed Shiv) - "There's only room for one impossibly handsome asshole."
- ↑ Ivy's in-game voice line (ally Shiv unkillable) - "He's like a shampoo ad with knives!"
- ↑ Shiv And Holliday Conversation 3 - "You're the one looking to kill the Troubadour, right?" - "Yeah." - "You make it out alive, you should look up the Baxter Society. We could use someone like you."
- ↑ Shiv's in-game voice line (killed Holliday): "Don't worry Holliday, when this is over I'll kill the Troubadour in your behalf."
- ↑ Shiv's in-game voice line (killed Holliday): "Love the hat, though."
- ↑ Shiv's in-game voice line (killed Lash): "You got moxie, Lash, I'll give ya that."
- ↑ Venator's in-game voice line (killed Shiv) - "There is no redeeming you, Shiv."
- ↑ Venator And Shiv Conversation 3 - "How much longer do you think you can keep the charade up? (...) A month? A year?"
- ↑ Lady Geist and Shiv conversation
- ↑ Ivy's in-game voice line (in Spanish) - "I love that guy!"
- ↑ McGinnis' in-game voice line (killed Shiv) - "When this is all over Shiv, we should talk."
- ↑ McGinnis' in-game voice line (killed Shiv) - "I can fix him!"
- ↑ Yamato's in-game voice line (killed Shiv) - "Nice hair."
- ↑ Haze And Shiv Conversation 3 - "You got good taste in knives." - "Not enough people appreciate quality blade work."
- ↑ Vyper's in-game voice line (Upgrade Screwjab Dagger): "Shiv's like the filet mignon of bladework, you know?"
- ↑ Celeste's in-game voice line (killed Shiv) - "I don't get the appeal."
- ↑ Celeste's in-game voice line (killed Shiv) - "You ruined a lot of lives, Shiv. There's no coming back from that."
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line (killed Shiv): "Lash should take notes: that's how you pull off the bad boy thing."
- ↑ Paige's in-game voice line (killed Shiv): "Eh... Mirage is better."
- ↑ Sapphire Flame's in-game voice line (Shiv Start): "You've been many things, Shiv. A brigand, a father, a killer. But if you summon me, I'll make you a king."
- ↑ Sapphire Flame's in-game voice line (Shiv Start): "Shiv, the monster inside you is not the Beast, it is ambition. Complete the ritual and you will finally be sated."
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