Overview
Evie is a playable character in Vindictus: Defying Fate and one of the returning roster members from the original Vindictus. She is a magic user who fights at range using a staff or scythe. Evie was not part of the June 2025 alpha test build, which featured Lann, Fiona, Karok, and Delia as the four available characters. Along with Arisha, Evie is expected to be added in a future update.
Background in the original Vindictus
In the 2010 original Vindictus, Evie was one of the original playable characters introduced shortly after launch. She stood apart from the rest of the roster as the primary magic user. While characters like Lann and Fiona relied on physical combat, Evie cast spells from a distance and provided party utility.
Staff playstyle
With a staff equipped, Evie focused on ranged elemental magic. She could cast fireballs, ice spears, and other projectile spells to damage enemies from a safe distance. The staff playstyle also included healing abilities, making Evie the closest thing to a support character in the original game. In party play, an Evie could keep teammates alive while dealing consistent ranged damage.
Scythe playstyle
The scythe transformed Evie into a more aggressive character. Scythe Evie fought at closer range, using sweeping melee-magic hybrid attacks. She sacrificed healing utility for higher personal damage output and area-of-effect spells. The scythe playstyle was more complex mechanically, requiring players to manage spell combinations and positioning simultaneously.
Expected role in Defying Fate
Evie's exact moveset and adaptation to the Precision Action System in Defying Fate have not been officially detailed. Given that every character in VDF has a unique precision action (Lann's dodge, Fiona's Perfect Guard, Karok's Clash, Delia's parry), Evie will likely receive her own variant adapted to her magic-based playstyle.
Several open questions remain about how Evie will work in VDF:
Will she retain the dual-weapon choice between staff and scythe, or will Defying Fate consolidate her into a single playstyle?
How will her ranged attacks interact with the stagger system? Melee precision actions currently build stagger efficiently, so a ranged character would need an equivalent mechanic.
Will healing abilities return? The game's shift away from traditional MMO roles may affect Evie's support capabilities.
How will her precision action work? A magic-based counter or a teleport dodge are plausible options based on her character fantasy.
Lore
In the original Vindictus, Evie arrived in Colhen seeking knowledge about the Fomors and joined the Kalbram Mercenaries to pursue her research. She was motivated more by intellectual curiosity about the war than by martial duty. Whether Defying Fate preserves this characterization or reinterprets it as part of the game's retelling is unknown.
Release timeline
No specific date has been announced for Evie's addition to Vindictus: Defying Fate. Arisha was confirmed in October 2025 as the fifth character in development, but Evie has not received a similar official confirmation with a timeline. Given that she is one of the original Vindictus's most recognizable characters, her inclusion is widely expected by the community. This article will be updated when official details are released.