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Vindicta says she was a child who was "unjustly condemned" during the [[wikipedia:Salem_witch_trials|Salem Witch Trials.]]<ref name=":0">{{VoiceLineCite|Vindicta|file=vindicta_select_06.mp3|context=(Select)|transcription=I was a child when they unjustly condemned me. Powerless in every sense of the word. But now, in death, I've become all that they feared and more.}}</ref> [[John Hathorne]], who's mentioned in Vindicta's background, was known in the actual Salem Witch Trials for questioning accusers and the accused in trial, often leaving the accused guilty.<ref>[[wikipedia:John_Hathorne|John Hathorne]] on [[wikipedia:Main_Page|Wikipedia]]</ref> | Vindicta says she was a child who was "unjustly condemned" during the [[wikipedia:Salem_witch_trials|Salem Witch Trials.]]<ref name=":0">{{VoiceLineCite|Vindicta|file=vindicta_select_06.mp3|context=(Select)|transcription=I was a child when they unjustly condemned me. Powerless in every sense of the word. But now, in death, I've become all that they feared and more.}}</ref> [[John Hathorne]], who's mentioned in Vindicta's background, was known in the actual Salem Witch Trials for questioning accusers and the accused in trial, often leaving the accused guilty.<ref>[[wikipedia:John_Hathorne|John Hathorne]] on [[wikipedia:Main_Page|Wikipedia]]</ref> | ||
Vindicta has been dead for roughly 200 years<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Kelvin|hero2=Vindicta|number=3|hero_quote1=Kelvin|quote1=It's strange returning after being gone for a year.|hero_quote2=Vindicta|quote2=Try "200".}}</ref> before returning to life during the first Maelstrom (50 years before the events of the game).<ref>{{PageRef|name=Warden}}'s background: ''"Most people think the supernatural came into the world 50 years ago."''</ref> | Vindicta has been dead for roughly 200 years<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Kelvin|hero2=Vindicta|number=3|hero_quote1=Kelvin|quote1=It's strange returning after being gone for a year.|hero_quote2=Vindicta|quote2=Try "200".}}</ref> before returning to life during the first Maelstrom (50 years before the events of the game).<ref>{{PageRef|name=Warden}}'s background: ''"Most people think the supernatural came into the world 50 years ago."''</ref> She calls herself a "ghost", though she believes that's a simplification of her condition.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Vindicta|hero2=Kelvin|number=1|hero_quote1=Vindicta|quote1=I just stick with 'ghost' for simplicity's sake.}}</ref> | ||
Vindicta's main target is the current leader of the Friends of Humanity, also named [[Minor characters#John Hathorne (Jr.)|John Hathorne]], who is a descendant of the original Hathorne who killed her.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_36.mp3|transcription=Political firebrand? Or founder of a new inquisition? Read our exclusive interview with John Hathorne and decide for yourself!}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_54.mp3|transcription=An attempt on John Hathorne's life has raised security concerns for the controversial speaker's upcoming New York appearance.}}</ref> Vindicta has killed John Hathorne's brother while he was on a speedboat,<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Vindicta|hero2=Holliday|number=1|hero_quote1=Holliday|quote1=How good are you at hitting moving targets?|hero_quote2=Vindicta|quote2=I shot Hathorne's brother while he was day-drinking on a speedboat.}}</ref> and assassinated someone else during the Boston Marathon.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Vindicta|hero2=Billy|number=3|hero_quote1=Vindicta|quote1=Tell you what, Billy, when you can cleanly shoot someone running centre pack at the Boston Marathon from five blocks away, we can trade roles.}}</ref> | Vindicta's main target is the current leader of the Friends of Humanity, also named [[Minor characters#John Hathorne (Jr.)|John Hathorne]], who is a descendant of the original Hathorne who killed her.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_36.mp3|transcription=Political firebrand? Or founder of a new inquisition? Read our exclusive interview with John Hathorne and decide for yourself!}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Newscaster|file=newscaster_headline_54.mp3|transcription=An attempt on John Hathorne's life has raised security concerns for the controversial speaker's upcoming New York appearance.}}</ref> Vindicta has killed John Hathorne's brother while he was on a speedboat,<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Vindicta|hero2=Holliday|number=1|hero_quote1=Holliday|quote1=How good are you at hitting moving targets?|hero_quote2=Vindicta|quote2=I shot Hathorne's brother while he was day-drinking on a speedboat.}}</ref> and assassinated someone else during the Boston Marathon.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Vindicta|hero2=Billy|number=3|hero_quote1=Vindicta|quote1=Tell you what, Billy, when you can cleanly shoot someone running centre pack at the Boston Marathon from five blocks away, we can trade roles.}}</ref> | ||
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After returning from the dead, Vindicta says she was "lost" for a while before finding her purpose of revenge.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Vindicta|hero2=Kelvin|number=3|hero_quote1=Kelvin|quote1=How long did it take you to make sense of the modern world?|hero_quote2=Vindicta|quote2=A while. People always ask me about adapting to technology but, really, the language was the hardest. For a while, I felt lost. But I was able to find my way, and my purpose.}}</ref> Despite being consumed by revenge, Vindicta ultimately sees her actions as her "saving life".<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Vindicta|hero2=Kelvin|number=2|hero_quote1=Kelvin|quote1=Vindicta... my priority will always be saving life, not facilitating you ending it.|hero_quote2=Vindicta|quote2=That's your problem, Kelvin. I am saving life.}}</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Vindicta}}'s in-game [[Vindicta/Quotes#Select|voice line]] (select): ''"I don't have the luxury of morality. There are lives at stake."''</ref> | After returning from the dead, Vindicta says she was "lost" for a while before finding her purpose of revenge.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Vindicta|hero2=Kelvin|number=3|hero_quote1=Kelvin|quote1=How long did it take you to make sense of the modern world?|hero_quote2=Vindicta|quote2=A while. People always ask me about adapting to technology but, really, the language was the hardest. For a while, I felt lost. But I was able to find my way, and my purpose.}}</ref> Despite being consumed by revenge, Vindicta ultimately sees her actions as her "saving life".<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Vindicta|hero2=Kelvin|number=2|hero_quote1=Kelvin|quote1=Vindicta... my priority will always be saving life, not facilitating you ending it.|hero_quote2=Vindicta|quote2=That's your problem, Kelvin. I am saving life.}}</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Vindicta}}'s in-game [[Vindicta/Quotes#Select|voice line]] (select): ''"I don't have the luxury of morality. There are lives at stake."''</ref> | ||
=== Appearance === | |||
Vindicta appears as a spectral light blue-skinned young woman with glowing blue eyes, long braided blueish-white hair with a red ribbon, dark purple lips, and black mascara running down her face. She wears a red jacket with a black necktie over a dark blue skirt with ragged edges. She carries stakes, bullets and a bell on a large belt. She's barefoot, which other characters comment on.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /> Her weapon is a sniper rifle. | |||
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* {{HeroIcon|Abrams}},<ref>{{PageRef|name=Abrams}}' in-game [[Abrams/Quotes#Enemy|voice line]] (Killed Vindicta): ''"Your anger is justified. But your methods are not."''</ref> {{HeroIcon|Kelvin}},<ref>{{PageRef|name=Kelvin}}'s in-game [[Kelvin/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Vindicta): ''"Your cause is just, Vindicta, but your methods..."''</ref> {{HeroIcon|Paige}}<ref>{{PageRef|name=Paige}}'s in-game [[Paige/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Vindicta): ''"I don't blame her for what she's doing, but she needed to be stopped."''</ref> and {{HeroIcon|Warden}}<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Warden|file=Warden kill hornet 02.mp3|context=(killed Vindicta)|transcription=Your vengeance is justified, Vindicta, but your time has long since past.}}</ref> are sympathetic to Vindicta's cause. | * {{HeroIcon|Abrams}},<ref>{{PageRef|name=Abrams}}' in-game [[Abrams/Quotes#Enemy|voice line]] (Killed Vindicta): ''"Your anger is justified. But your methods are not."''</ref> {{HeroIcon|Kelvin}},<ref>{{PageRef|name=Kelvin}}'s in-game [[Kelvin/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Vindicta): ''"Your cause is just, Vindicta, but your methods..."''</ref> {{HeroIcon|Paige}}<ref>{{PageRef|name=Paige}}'s in-game [[Paige/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Vindicta): ''"I don't blame her for what she's doing, but she needed to be stopped."''</ref> and {{HeroIcon|Warden}}<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Warden|file=Warden kill hornet 02.mp3|context=(killed Vindicta)|transcription=Your vengeance is justified, Vindicta, but your time has long since past.}}</ref> are sympathetic to Vindicta's cause. | ||
* {{HeroIcon|Abrams}},<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Abrams|hero2=Vindicta|number=1|hero_quote1=Abrams|quote1=You wanna walk in Times Square barefoot, be my guest!}}</ref> {{HeroIcon|Billy}},<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Billy|hero2=Vindicta|number=1|hero_quote1=Billy|quote1=What the hell do you do other than walk around Central Park barefoot?!}}</ref> {{HeroIcon|Holliday}},<ref>{{PageRef|name=Holliday}}'s in-game [[Holliday/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Vindicta): ''"Put on some shoes, for god's sake!"''</ref> {{HeroIcon|Mina}},<ref>{{PageRef|name=Mina}}'s in-game [[Mina/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Vindicta): ''"That girl needs some shoes."''</ref> {{HeroIcon|Wraith}}<ref>{{PageRef|name=Wraith}}'s in-game [[Wraith/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Vindicta): ''"Put on some damn shoes, lady."''</ref> and {{HeroIcon|Yamato}}<ref>{{PageRef|name=Yamato}}'s in-game [[Yamato/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Vindicta): ''"[Why don't you wear shoes?]"''</ref> point out that Vindicta doesn't wear shoes. | * {{HeroIcon|Abrams}},<ref name=":1">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Abrams|hero2=Vindicta|number=1|hero_quote1=Abrams|quote1=You wanna walk in Times Square barefoot, be my guest!}}</ref> {{HeroIcon|Billy}},<ref name=":2">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Billy|hero2=Vindicta|number=1|hero_quote1=Billy|quote1=What the hell do you do other than walk around Central Park barefoot?!}}</ref> {{HeroIcon|Holliday}},<ref name=":3">{{PageRef|name=Holliday}}'s in-game [[Holliday/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Vindicta): ''"Put on some shoes, for god's sake!"''</ref> {{HeroIcon|Mina}},<ref>{{PageRef|name=Mina}}'s in-game [[Mina/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Vindicta): ''"That girl needs some shoes."''</ref> {{HeroIcon|Wraith}}<ref>{{PageRef|name=Wraith}}'s in-game [[Wraith/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Vindicta): ''"Put on some damn shoes, lady."''</ref> and {{HeroIcon|Yamato}}<ref>{{PageRef|name=Yamato}}'s in-game [[Yamato/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Vindicta): ''"[Why don't you wear shoes?]"''</ref> point out that Vindicta doesn't wear shoes. | ||
** {{HeroIcon|Rem}} likes that Vindicta also doesn't wear shoes.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Rem}}'s in-game [[Rem/Quotes#Enemy|voice line]] (killed Vindicta): ''"I agree, Vindicta. Shoes are stupid."''</ref> | ** {{HeroIcon|Rem}} likes that Vindicta also doesn't wear shoes.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Rem}}'s in-game [[Rem/Quotes#Enemy|voice line]] (killed Vindicta): ''"I agree, Vindicta. Shoes are stupid."''</ref> | ||
* Vindicta is referred to as [[wikipedia:Elizabeth_Proctor|Goody Proctor]] by {{HeroIcon|Mo & Krill|Krill}}.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|Mo & Krill|file=krill_ping_see_hornet_02.mp3|context=(Ping See Vindicta)|transcription=I see Goody Proctor!}}</ref> | * Vindicta is referred to as [[wikipedia:Elizabeth_Proctor|Goody Proctor]] by {{HeroIcon|Mo & Krill|Krill}}.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|Mo & Krill|file=krill_ping_see_hornet_02.mp3|context=(Ping See Vindicta)|transcription=I see Goody Proctor!}}</ref> | ||