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=== Lore ===

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|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> This relates to the actual Salem Witch Trials as many of the girls were young, ranging from ages 9 to 20.<ref>[https://www.history.com/news/salem-witch-trials-accusers Salem Witch Trials: Who Were the Main Accusers?] on [https://www.history.com/ History.com]</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.

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> This relates to the actual Salem Witch Trials as many of the girls were young, ranging from ages 9 to 20.<ref>[https://www.history.com/news/salem-witch-trials-accusers Salem Witch Trials: Who Were the Main Accusers?] on [https://www.history.com/ History.com]</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.

Vindicta says she's not a witch because she isn't alive and her only goal is revenge.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vindicta|file=Vindicta select 07.mp3|transcription=I'm not a witch. Witches are people. They have wants, and dreams. All I have is revenge. And the undying will to see it through.}}</ref> Her 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 says she's not a witch because she isn't alive and her only goal is revenge.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vindicta|file=Vindicta select 07.mp3|context=(Select)|transcription=I'm not a witch. Witches are people. They have wants, and dreams. All I have is revenge. And the undying will to see it through.}}</ref> Her 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 says she uses her given name.<ref>[[Vindicta~~/Quotes#Conversations~~|~~Vindicta and~~ Vyper ~~conversation]]~~</ref> Puritans in the 17th Century were known to give unusual names to their children, as a way of honoring their religion.<ref>[[wikipedia:Virtue_name|Virtue name]] on Wikipedia</ref><ref>[https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/from-the-biblical-to-the-bizarre-puritan-names/ From the Biblical to the Bizarre: Puritan Names] on New England Historical Society</ref>

Vindicta says she uses her given name.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Vindicta|hero2=Vyper|number=1}}</ref> Puritans in the 17th Century were known to give unusual names to their children, as a way of honoring their religion.<ref>[[wikipedia:Virtue_name|Virtue name]] on Wikipedia</ref><ref>[https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/from-the-biblical-to-the-bizarre-puritan-names/ From the Biblical to the Bizarre: Puritan Names] on New England Historical Society</ref>

Vindicta has been dead for roughly 200 years<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Kelvin|hero2=Vindicta|number=2|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>

== Character interactions ==

*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|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>

*{{HeroIcon|Haze}} warns Vindicta to "quit while she's ahead", because murdering John Hathorne will "galvanize" the Friends of Humanity.<ref>[[Vindicta/Quotes#Conversations|Vindicta conversations]]</ref>

*{{HeroIcon|Haze}} warns Vindicta to "quit while she's ahead", because murdering John Hathorne will "galvanize" the Friends of Humanity.<ref>[[Vindicta/Quotes#Conversations|Vindicta conversations]]</ref> She calls Vindicta a "domestic terrorist".<ref>{{PageRef|name=Haze}}'s in-game [[Haze/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Vindicta): ''"She wasn't an avenger, she was a domestic terrorist!"''</ref>

*{{HeroIcon|Grey Talon}} believes the Friends of Humanity are behind the murder of his family.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|Grey Talon|file=orion_unselect_06.mp3|transcription=Can't. There's a Friends of Humanity safehouse I need to burn down.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Sapphire Flame|file=Patron female ally orion start 07.mp3|transcription=Hathorne's disciples will answer for their crimes. Together, we will make them suffer in ways unimaginable!}}</ref> He and Vindicta have hunted them together and regard each other as friends.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|Grey Talon|file=orion_kill_hornet_02.mp3|context=(killed Vindicta)|transcription=I thought we wanted the same thing, Vindicta!}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|Grey Talon|file=orion_kill_hornet_04.mp3|context=(killed Vindicta)|transcription=I thought she was my friend.}}</ref><ref>[[Vindicta/Quotes#Conversations|Vindicta conversations]]</ref>

*{{~~HeroIcon~~|~~Warden~~}} is ~~sympathetic to~~ Vindicta's ~~cause~~.<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>

*{{PageRef|name=Abrams}},<ref>{{PageRef|name=Abrams}}' in-game [[Abrams/Quotes#Enemy|voice line]] (Killed Vindicta): ''"Your anger is justified. But your methods are not."''</ref> {{PageRef|name=Kelvin}},<ref>{{PageRef|name=Kelvin}}'s in-game [[Kelvin/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Vindicta): ''"Your cause is just, Vindicta, but your methods..."''</ref> {{PageRef|name=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.

*{{PageRef|name=Abrams}},<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Abrams|hero2=Vindicta|number=1|hero_quote1=Abrams|quote1=You wanna walk in Times Square barefoot, be my guest!}}</ref> {{PageRef|name=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> {{PageRef|name=Holliday}},<ref>{{PageRef|name=Holliday}}'s in-game [[Holliday/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Vindicta): ''"Put on some shoes, for god's sake!"''</ref> {{PageRef|name=Mina}},<ref>{{PageRef|name=Mina}}'s in-game [[Mina/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Vindicta): ''"That girl needs some shoes."''</ref> {{PageRef|name=Wraith}}<ref>{{PageRef|name=Wraith}}'s in-game [[Wraith/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Vindicta): ''"Put on some damn shoes, lady."''</ref> and {{PageRef|name=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.

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** Hornet was voiced by Jeannie Tirado, who also voices [[Ivy]].

* Vindicta's current model was designed by artist [[Evgeniy Evstrastiy]].<ref>{{YouTubeCite|video=https://youtu.be/vl3F5IMLP_o?si=UH0IrnK4g1TEi5C_&t=4051|title=Evgeniy Evstrastiy Interview (1:07:30)}} (in Russian)</ref>

* Vindicta is currently one of two heroes whose Bullets per sec is directly affected by Spirit Power, the other being [[Warden]].

* Vindicta will occasionally hum the song ''[[wikipedia:Simple_Gifts|Simple Gifts]]'' after using a shot of her ultimate.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|Vindicta|file=vindicta_use_power4_04.mp3|transcription=humming 'Simple Gifts'}}</ref> This is a song that originated from the Shaker religion in the early 1800s.

* "Brooding in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Vindicta in the [[Hideout]].

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 === Lore ===
-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|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> This relates to the actual Salem Witch Trials as many of the girls were young, ranging from ages 9 to 20.<ref>[https://www.history.com/news/salem-witch-trials-accusers Salem Witch Trials: Who Were the Main Accusers?] on [https://www.history.com/ History.com]</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.
+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> This relates to the actual Salem Witch Trials as many of the girls were young, ranging from ages 9 to 20.<ref>[https://www.history.com/news/salem-witch-trials-accusers Salem Witch Trials: Who Were the Main Accusers?] on [https://www.history.com/ History.com]</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.
-Vindicta says she's not a witch because she isn't alive and her only goal is revenge.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vindicta|file=Vindicta select 07.mp3|transcription=I'm not a witch. Witches are people. They have wants, and dreams. All I have is revenge. And the undying will to see it through.}}</ref> Her 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 says she's not a witch because she isn't alive and her only goal is revenge.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Vindicta|file=Vindicta select 07.mp3|context=(Select)|transcription=I'm not a witch. Witches are people. They have wants, and dreams. All I have is revenge. And the undying will to see it through.}}</ref> Her 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 says she uses her given name.<ref>[[Vindicta/Quotes#Conversations|Vindicta and Vyper conversation]]</ref> Puritans in the 17th Century were known to give unusual names to their children, as a way of honoring their religion.<ref>[[wikipedia:Virtue_name|Virtue name]] on Wikipedia</ref><ref>[https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/from-the-biblical-to-the-bizarre-puritan-names/ From the Biblical to the Bizarre: Puritan Names] on New England Historical Society</ref>
+Vindicta says she uses her given name.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Vindicta|hero2=Vyper|number=1}}</ref> Puritans in the 17th Century were known to give unusual names to their children, as a way of honoring their religion.<ref>[[wikipedia:Virtue_name|Virtue name]] on Wikipedia</ref><ref>[https://newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/from-the-biblical-to-the-bizarre-puritan-names/ From the Biblical to the Bizarre: Puritan Names] on New England Historical Society</ref>
+Vindicta has been dead for roughly 200 years<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Kelvin|hero2=Vindicta|number=2|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>
 == Character interactions ==
-*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|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>
-*{{HeroIcon|Haze}} warns Vindicta to "quit while she's ahead", because murdering John Hathorne will "galvanize" the Friends of Humanity.<ref>[[Vindicta/Quotes#Conversations|Vindicta conversations]]</ref>
+*{{HeroIcon|Haze}} warns Vindicta to "quit while she's ahead", because murdering John Hathorne will "galvanize" the Friends of Humanity.<ref>[[Vindicta/Quotes#Conversations|Vindicta conversations]]</ref> She calls Vindicta a "domestic terrorist".<ref>{{PageRef|name=Haze}}'s in-game [[Haze/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Vindicta): ''"She wasn't an avenger, she was a domestic terrorist!"''</ref>
 *{{HeroIcon|Grey Talon}} believes the Friends of Humanity are behind the murder of his family.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|Grey Talon|file=orion_unselect_06.mp3|transcription=Can't. There's a Friends of Humanity safehouse I need to burn down.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Sapphire Flame|file=Patron female ally orion start 07.mp3|transcription=Hathorne's disciples will answer for their crimes. Together, we will make them suffer in ways unimaginable!}}</ref> He and Vindicta have hunted them together and regard each other as friends.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|Grey Talon|file=orion_kill_hornet_02.mp3|context=(killed Vindicta)|transcription=I thought we wanted the same thing, Vindicta!}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|Grey Talon|file=orion_kill_hornet_04.mp3|context=(killed Vindicta)|transcription=I thought she was my friend.}}</ref><ref>[[Vindicta/Quotes#Conversations|Vindicta conversations]]</ref>
-*{{HeroIcon|Warden}} is sympathetic to Vindicta's cause.<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>
+*{{PageRef|name=Abrams}},<ref>{{PageRef|name=Abrams}}' in-game [[Abrams/Quotes#Enemy|voice line]] (Killed Vindicta): ''"Your anger is justified. But your methods are not."''</ref> {{PageRef|name=Kelvin}},<ref>{{PageRef|name=Kelvin}}'s in-game [[Kelvin/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Vindicta): ''"Your cause is just, Vindicta, but your methods..."''</ref> {{PageRef|name=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.
+*{{PageRef|name=Abrams}},<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Abrams|hero2=Vindicta|number=1|hero_quote1=Abrams|quote1=You wanna walk in Times Square barefoot, be my guest!}}</ref> {{PageRef|name=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> {{PageRef|name=Holliday}},<ref>{{PageRef|name=Holliday}}'s in-game [[Holliday/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Vindicta): ''"Put on some shoes, for god's sake!"''</ref> {{PageRef|name=Mina}},<ref>{{PageRef|name=Mina}}'s in-game [[Mina/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Vindicta): ''"That girl needs some shoes."''</ref> {{PageRef|name=Wraith}}<ref>{{PageRef|name=Wraith}}'s in-game [[Wraith/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Vindicta): ''"Put on some damn shoes, lady."''</ref> and {{PageRef|name=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.
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 ** Hornet was voiced by Jeannie Tirado, who also voices [[Ivy]].
 * Vindicta's current model was designed by artist [[Evgeniy Evstrastiy]].<ref>{{YouTubeCite|video=https://youtu.be/vl3F5IMLP_o?si=UH0IrnK4g1TEi5C_&t=4051|title=Evgeniy Evstrastiy Interview (1:07:30)}} (in Russian)</ref>
+* Vindicta is currently one of two heroes whose Bullets per sec is directly affected by Spirit Power, the other being [[Warden]].
 * Vindicta will occasionally hum the song ''[[wikipedia:Simple_Gifts|Simple Gifts]]'' after using a shot of her ultimate.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|Vindicta|file=vindicta_use_power4_04.mp3|transcription=humming 'Simple Gifts'}}</ref> This is a song that originated from the Shaker religion in the early 1800s.
 * "Brooding in the Hideout" is displayed as one's status in the in-game Friends List when playing as Vindicta in the [[Hideout]].