Skye (Paladins)

"Time's ticking!"

- Skye's Ultimate voice line

"Take a good look. I won't be here for long."

- One of Skye's lnes upon starting a match.

Skye, also known by her Title "The Twilight Assassin", is a playable antagonist working for The Magistrate in Paladins: Champions of the Realm. She is a Flank champion that has been in the game ever since its first Closed Beta in November of 2015, having gotten a recent re-design in 2018. Her voice is provided by Holly Franklin.

Backstory
Her official backstory in-game is as follows:

"Noble by birth, Skye abandoned a life of luxury and wealth to pursue her dreams of excitement and adventure. During her time spent on the streets, interacting with the criminal underworld of the Realm, she discovered a natural talent and boundless passion for killing. When her career as a contract assassin brought her fame and fortune, she caught the Magistrate's attention and now serves as one of Grand Magister Karne's closest advisors.

To her the War of the Realm is just a long-term contract, one that won't end until the last of the Resistance are dealt with."

While she plays an important role in the Magistrate, much else is unknown about her exact backstory, like most Paladins characters. However, it can be theorized she presumably used her appearance to lull her targets into a false sense of security in her criminal life.

Personality and in-game
Skye was definitely created to be the eye candy of the game, having not only an extremely attractive body, but also wearing tight clothing that shows off her rear and her cleavage quite a bit. Even her in-game voice lines have loads of innuendos or blatant sexual meanings to them: mounting a horse has her say "Always up for a ride", for example. She is also seemingly very vain, not only considering herself beautiful but also mocking certain other female characters when she manages to kill them in-game. Despite this, however, she is actually a very threatening and serious character who takes killing very seriouslym, unlike, for example, Fernando, whose ego and vanity take up almost all his character.

In-game, she is a flank with little mobility, unlike the rest. Instead, she relies on her Stealth ability to turn invisible and sneak up on foes with her Wrist Crossbow. She can grant herself and allies Stealth with her Smoke Bomb ability as well and poison foes to reduce their healing and have them take extra damage. Finally, her ultimate has her throw a time bomb that deals massive AoE damage and pierces shields.