Amanda Holliday

"I don't have time to explain why I don't have time to explain."
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Amanda Holliday
Biographical information
Homeworld:	Earth
Species:	Human
Gender:	Female
Hair color:	Blonde
Eye color:	Green
Political and military information
Affiliation:	Guardians
Rank:	Shipwright

"The shipwrights of the Tower repair and recommission the ships of the City's Guardians."

— In-game description

Amanda Holliday is a human shipwright found in the Tower's hangar. She repairs Guardians' personal spaceships, as well as sells new ships and Sparrows.

Biography

Amanda was born on the road, once a refugee before coming to the City. Her people were scavengers, and her childhood was spent fixing up vechicles that helped her family survive. Her mother carried a weapon named The Chaperone, a finely decrorated double barreled shotgun that helped shepherd Amanda to the City. Her mother died on the road, and her shotgun was buried with her. A young Amanda stood in the Tower with the Commander Zavala, watching a ship flying in the sky with wonder. Her love of flight, and a knack for working with Golden Age tech, allowed her to become the Tower's Shipwright when she grew up.

Amanda was responsible for outfitting Eris Morn's ship with stealth technology, at the behest of Cayde-6. When she asked Cayde the purpose of the flight for the log, and not believing his lies, he told her the truth about his plan to use in for an unsanctioned mission to board the Dreadnaught. Amanda chose to log it as a "test flight". Later, Amanda took part in a contest, held by Tex Mechanica, to recreate her mother's shotgun, in which she helped recreate and upgrade. She also helped bring the Sparrow Racing League to the mainstream, acting as host for the races, and assisting Guardians in obtaining Licenses.

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When the Red Legion invaded The Last City, Amanda aided The Guardian in reaching Dominus Ghaul's flagship, The Immortal, through picking them up from the Tower in a Hawk. After the Guardian reaches Titan, Holliday provides logistics and technical support for several missions involving the repair of the massive derricks and the nearby arcology. While on Titan, Holliday's personality seems to undergo a slight change as she appears somewhat subdued and even reluctant to take part in missions. This may be due to shock at having lost the City, and having seen so many Lightless Guardians fall. Following the reformation of the Vanguard and their plan to strike at the Red Legion, Holliday provided The Guardian with aerial fire support and a tank so the Guardian could board a Cabal transport ship. During the final battle for the City, Amanda presumably fights alongside the Vanguard forces and upon Ghaul's defeat, resumes her duties in the new Vangaurd hangar, selling jumpships and Sparrows to all Guardians.

Trivia

• Amanda Holliday is voiced by Courtenay Taylor.
• Prior to patch 2.0.0, she appeared cross-eyed in her vendor menu.
• Amanda's appearance changed following patch 2.0.0. Her face was updated with greater detail, and she received a new outfit and a mechanical right leg.

Gallery

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  Amanda's old look

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  Cayde-6 looking over Amanda's work on the stealth-drive equipped Guardian ship

List of appearances

• Destiny (First appearance)
  • The Taken King
• Destiny 2