Ikora Rey

About

Warlock Vanguard Disciple of Osiris "You're just going to let the Vanguard kick him out? After everything Osiris has done for you? He taught you everything you know!" "No. Osiris merely taught me everything HE knows." — Sagira arguing with Ikora Ikora during the Consensus meeting that decided upon Osiris's exile. Eventually, Ikora became a student of the Warlock Vanguard Osiris, arguably his greatest one. However, after her mentor's arrogance and obsession with the Vex grew out of control, she was forced to secretly take over many of his duties as Vanguard. Eventually, his focus on the Vex caused the Last City's other leaders to convene a meeting of the Consensus without Osiris present. The Speaker asked Ikora to take over officially as Warlock Vanguard, which she accepted. The Speaker then announced that he was exiling Osiris for his failure to serve the Last City and putting Guardians lives at risk chasing after Vex secrets. With no objections, Osiris was officially exiled and his post as Vanguard Commander was taken over by Zavala.[7] Ikora then went to confront her old mentor in the Underwatch of the Tower and inform him of the Consensus' decision. She demanded that they needed to talk, but Osiris did not turn around and simply commented that he was surprised that she came alone and asked if she had learned confidence. Angered by his arrogance, Ikora claimed that she had, but not from him. Osiris claimed he knew why she was there, proclaiming that their confrontation and his banishment had been prophesied. Ikora noted that he had plenty of warning then, causing Osiris' Ghost, Sagira, to lash out at Ikora, proclaiming that she and the rest of the Last City stood no chance against the Darkness without Osiris. He claimed that Ikora knew that was true but would not admit it, but Ikora denied this and stated that winning under his terms was no victory. She then bid her former mentor farwell and turned to leave,[8] but was stopped by Sagira, who demanded to know if Ikora was really just going to let the Vanguard exile Osiris after all he had done for her and teaching her everything she knew. Ikora angrily retorted that he had only taught her all he knew, causing Sagira to claim she would still be wasting time in the Crucible with Shaxx without Osiris. Ikora warned her not to insult the Crucible, as it had once been her home in the Last City. Sagira claimed that Ikora had wasted her talent there and that she owed Osiris loyalty on his quest against the Vex for making her more than a champion, causing Ikora to end the conversation and walk away.[9] As Osiris prepared to leave the Last City for Mercury, Ikora met her former mentor one last time in the Tower's hanger as he readied the Sails of Osiris for launch. She suggested that he allow Shipmaster Cesar Hiponia to inspect the ship before Osiris left, causing the older Warlock to smile and note that she was always thinking ahead, which made her a fine leader. Ikora told him that was why she had to stay and lead as he once did, but he argued that the Infinite Forest on Mercury could be the key to simulating a path to their victory and understanding the Darkness. Ikora interrupted him, noting that while she wished him well in his quest, she feared his obsession would be his undoing, and that she was choosing to stay and fight for what was real.[10] Protecting the City Ikora and the Vanguard eventually determined that the Ahamkara on Venus had grown too powerful from the wishes they granted to Guardians, as they had gained the strength to create paracausal rifts in space and time on the planet. They initiated the Great Ahamkara Hunt to drive the Wish-Dragons into extinction and end their threat to humanity.[citation needed] Ikora Rey and Wei Ning would fight Azirim. However, Ikora Rey began to form a wish, creating four figures brought back from the dead. Ikora hurriedly destroyed them as they made a desperate grab for her Ghost, and Wei Ning punched her in the head to prevent her from completing the wish and annihilating herself.[11] Ikora would later fight Madhir and wish to be someone he could not tempt. This permanently altered her personality, but she prevailed against him.[12]

Personality

Ikora looks at me with one of those looks that—you know sometimes you talk to Ikora and you just think, wow, you are not even using a fraction of your brain on me, are you? One of those looks." — Cayde-6 Before becoming Osiris' disciple, Ikora was one of the fiercest competitors in the Crucible. Lord Shaxx believed that Ikora's true home was the Crucible, though she would never admit it.[158] As a young student to Osiris, she was very close to her teacher and is considered his greatest student. They conducted many experiments together and Osiris taught Ikora what it meant to be a Warlock. However, Osiris' growing obsession with the Vex and his disillusionment with the Speaker and the Traveler began to divide them. While her teacher neglected his Vanguard duties in favor of his research, Ikora showed initiative in leading the Warlocks in his place and did her best to defend her teacher when others began to call Osiris a heretic for his views. Ultimately, however, seeing his arrogance and dangerous obsessions with the Vex, she felt that if Osiris continued to operate in the City he would ultimately tear it apart. Even after countless years apart, Ikora called Osiris the most notorious Guardian who ever lived. Despite this, she was nonetheless pleased to see her mentor again and changed for the better after the conflict with the Vex on Mercury. Despite her calm and focused nature, Ikora does have a sense of humor, more so than Zavala but less than Cayde. While Cayde is wise-cracking and rarely serious, Ikora tends to be witty and sarcastic when dealing with the Hunter Vanguard. Ikora does possess her own dark side, particularly a vengeful one. When Cayde-6, her teammate and friend, was murdered by Uldren Sov, Ikora was shocked that Zavala simply refused to do anything to avenge him, calling it cowardice. While Zavala also mourned his friend, he felt duty-bound to defend the Last City and thus refused to go out on a manhunt for the renegade Reef Prince, angering Ikora. However, when the Guardian who witnessed the murder vowed to take the head of Uldren, Ikora supported them and approved the mission to take the Reef by storm, and kill Uldren, and his Scorned Barons. Despite this sense of seeking retribution for Cayde's murder, it doesn't darken her overall personality, as she remains open-minded and kind towards friends and allies. For example, despite the deep animosity between the Last City and the Fallen, she offered Mithrax and his House of Light sanctuary within the Last City, not only because Mithrax possessed the knowledge needed to combat the Endless Night but she saw the House of Light as a chance to lessen if not possibly end the bloodshed between humanity and the Eliksni. For this, Ikora showed complete support towards Mithrax and his people, becoming angered when Lakshmi-2 and the factions denounced the House of Light and her decision to ally with them, making attempts to remind the people of the Last City that humanity was once in the same position as the Eliksni when the Warlords reigned. Most notably, she accepted Crow into the Vanguard despite his former identity as Uldren Sov. While she was wary of the dangers in the powers of Stasis, she nonetheless began to accept the view that it was a tool in the Guardians' arsenal to protect the Last City.

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