Xanthippe Hardwicke

Xanthippe, a character in the Queen B series, is a student at Belvoire University. She is first seen in Book 2, Chapter 13.

Appearance
Xanthippe has purple eyes, long wavy pink and purple hair, and dark skin. She wears a black t-shirt with arm cuffs attached by leather straps, a purple, pink, and black plaid miniskirt, a black leather belt, black tights, and a dark gray metal chain necklace with lock pendant. She also has two hearts drawn or tattooed on her face below her eyes, pink lipstick, and purple nail polish.

Personality
Xanthippe thinks of herself as a loner, a nobody who doesn't have any friends.

Book 2

 * Chapter 2: Entrez-Vous (Offscreen)
 * Chapter 13: Zugzwang, B!tch
 * Chapter 14: X Marks The Spot (Mentioned)
 * Chapter 15: By, By, Bylaws (Determinant)

X
Xanthippe met X online when the latter sent her an invitation to play a game of online chess. Through that, they started talking and Xanthippe believed they were friends. Xanthippe thought she and X were working to take down the "system", remove the social hierachy, and level the playing field. However, when you confront Xanthippe, X removes her from the group chat, surprising her and later angering her. Xanthippe believes that none of what X achieved could have occurred without her.

In Chapter 15, at your request, Xanthippe hacks into the Apoidea building's sound system to secretly record and broadcast what Persephone says to the entire school.

Your Character
In Book 2, Chapter 13, when the university campus is overrun by nerds shepherding their revolution, you, Zoey and Thomas piece together that X's last minion, idcfitemeXO, has changed her username to Zugzwang, a chess term for a situation wherein one player is put at a disadvantage because of their obligation to make a move. With that knowledge, you and Zoey go to the chess club, hoping to finally put a face to X, and meet Xanthippe instead. She tells you that she is X's hacker. When X forsakes her, Xanthippe tells you that you were right that X is Peresphone Dalton.

If you choose to, you can convince Xanthippe to join your side. At first, she thinks you're being patronizing, but you either tell her that she can get revenge against Persephone, gain real friends, or that you'll start implementing the changes she wants in the school. If you choose not to, you and Zoey leave her alone to wallow in the realization that her friendship with Persephone was a lie.

Trivia

 * Her hairstyle is an altered version of female Avery Wilshere's from Platinum.