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Hello!

I'm 피스타임, a Nexon PEAKer.

Desktop pets that roam around your computer screen are popular these days. Seeing them makes me wish my favorite game characters could join me on my desktop, too.

The small, adorable character I'd love to keep by my side both in everyday life and in-game is MapleStory's 솔 헤카테. You can customize this companion with different looks to suit your tastes, and count on it to lend a hand in boss battles.

Today, I'll share what I've come to love about 솔 헤카테, explore its various skins, and describe how I'd like to see it brought to life as a desktop pet.

Contents
1. 솔 헤카테, Your Little Companion in Boss Battles
2. 솔 헤카테 Skins to Suit Your Tastes
3. Predictions for Future 솔 헤카테 Skins
4. What If It Joined You on Your Desktop?

1. 솔 헤카테, Your Little Companion in Boss Battles

솔 헤카테 is a shared 6th Job skill added to MapleStory on January 15, 2026. After completing your 6th Job Advancement, you can use it by activating its Common Core in the HEXA Matrix. It summons a familiar formed from gathered Sol Erda, which gains access to exclusive skills as it grows.

A little summon following your character around is certainly eye-catching, but what really stood out to me when using it was its performance in boss battles.

One of its key features is the bind from 솔 헤카테 : 스틱스. It has a 60-second cooldown and immobilizes enemies for 4 seconds, with a resistance timer separate from existing binds. Using it on an enemy that's already bound can also extend the time they remain immobilized.

In boss battles, you sometimes use a smaller burst at the 1-minute mark between your main bursts every 2 minutes. Binding the boss with 솔 헤카테 at that point gives you a window to focus your attacks. I've found that this makes those smaller bursts feel more consistent than before.

During your main burst, you can also add 스틱스 to an existing bind to extend its duration. It's easy to grow attached to a companion that looks so cute following you around and helps out in battle, too.

2. 솔 헤카테 Skins to Suit Your Tastes

솔 헤카테's appeal goes beyond its performance. Skins let you change how your little traveling companion looks, too.

While in town, you can browse the skins by opening 솔 헤카테 : 팩텀 → the SKIN tab. Skins unlocked with mesos cost 1 billion mesos, while some require a separate Skin Coupon. Unlocking a standard skin gives you access to five colors, so you can have fun choosing one to match your outfit.

The most popular skin right now is 녹시. This demon-cat-themed skin is both cute and mischievous. Its charm is quite different from that of 미미크리, the skin I use, which takes the form of a girl. That contrast makes the two fun to compare.

A recent addition is 에스텔, an angel-themed skin cloaked in starlight. With more looks joining the lineup, I can't help wondering what skins we'll see next.

3. Predictions for Future 솔 헤카테 Skins

솔 헤카테 is also a great fit for crossover character skins. In fact, the Catch! Teenieping collaboration introduced the 솔 헤카테 : 티니핑 skin.

Having a small, adorable character fight by my side made this collaboration feel like a natural fit for 솔 헤카테. It would be even more exciting with a character I already loved.

That's why I'm hoping we might see 솔 헤카테 skins in a Blue Archive collaboration, too. Personally, I'd love to see Arona and Plana.

Little versions of those two following me around and helping in battle would be incredibly cute. Of course, that doesn't mean these skins are coming—it's simply a pairing I'd love to see.

The 2nd 금손 어워즈, which is accepting submissions until November 11, also includes a 솔 헤카테 skin category. I'm looking forward to seeing skins designed by talented players make their way into the game.

1. What If It Joined You on Your Desktop?

MapleStory's pets are fun to keep by your side, too, but I feel a different kind of attachment to 솔 헤카테. It fights alongside me, attacking enemies and binding bosses.

What if 솔 헤카테 became a desktop pet? I'd love to see it sitting on the edge of a window while I write, or following my mouse cursor around the screen. It would also be cute if it rested in a corner when I'd been away from the computer for a while, then greeted me when I got back to work.

That's my look at 솔 헤카테, the small, adorable character I'd love to keep by my side. I hope that someday, even after closing MapleStory, I'll still have 솔 헤카테 keeping me company on my desktop.