Trix Hunter (ApSciAssassin)

Head of Security.

Background
Trix grew up in Combine-occupied territory. Raised and trained by her mercenary father, she was orphaned at age 14 when Overwatch soldiers attacked the farm where they'd been hiding. She continued training on her own, honing her skills with knives and hiring herself out as an assassin. She went against the advice of her associates by answering an ad seeking security/pest control help at Aperture Science.

Personality
Trix is blunt and aggressive. She'll tell you exactly what she thinks whether you want to hear it or not and rarely cares what anyone else has to say. She has a cynical approach to life and tends to expect the worst out of everyone, but she has a softer side, too, which usually comes out whenever Wheatley and/or the birdthings are around.

She's been in Aperture for just over a year, which is the longest amount of time she's ever spent in one place in her entire life. She's gotten used to the comforts of having a roof over her head and food on the table every night, but still has bouts of restlessness and an urge to move on; feelings that tend to arise whenever she's been through a particularly gruelling ordeal. What keeps her rooted here, other than her loyalty to GLaDOS, is her boyfriend, Wheatley. He doesn't want to leave and she isn't going anywhere without him.

Very few things truly frighten her. Losing Wheatley is, of course, her biggest fear. She's had a taste of what she'd be like without him and it involved a lot of bloodshed and a nearly-successful attempt to blow up the facility. Old Aperture- and Medical Core in particular- also rate high on her list of fears. She's come close to dying numerous times down there and was outright killed once after a week of torture in the un-tender claws of Medical Core. She's convinced if she goes down there again she'll die permanently. If Medical finds her again, she could be right.

Relationships

 * Chosen as the Left Hand of GLaDOS.
 * Fiancée of Jonathan Wheatley.
 * Friends with Susan Tiemann.

In Aperture
Trix answered an ad seeking security/pest control help and at first she was fairly indiscriminate about who she killed or what she did. She was close to feral and tolerated GLaDOS's authority more out of whim than obedience. That changed as time progressed and she developed a grudging respect for her new boss. She started obeying the rules and paying more attention to what was going on around her, which is when she noticed Wheatley. He's been a solid and steadying fixture in her life and has, for the most part, helped to keep her grounded. Without him she reverts back to her wild days, much to the detriment of everyone around her.