Editing Cabal Emperor

{{quote|It came from the Emperor Himself.|[[Primus Ta'aun]]}}<ref name="GFC3">'''Bungie (2015/9/15)''', ''[[Destiny]]: [[The Taken King]] - [[Grimoire]]:[[Grimoire:Enemies|Enemies]]/[[Grimoire:Enemies/Cabal|Cabal]], [[Grimoire:Enemies/Cabal#Ghost Fragment: Cabal 3|Ghost Fragment: Cabal 3]]''</ref>
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'''Emperor''' or '''Empress''' is the title held by the ruler of the [[Cabal]] Empire.<ref name="GFC3"/> It was abolished temporarily by [[Dominus]] [[Ghaul]] during his reign until [[Caiatl]] reinstated it.

==History==
According to Cabal myth, the first Emperor was [[Acrius]], a hero who ascended to the throne by capturing the sun.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/6)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - Item Description: [[Legend of Acrius#Lore|Legend of Acrius]]''</ref>

During the era of the [[Praetorate]], the position of Emperor was reduced to a figurehead while the Praetorate held all actual power. The Empress at that time was nearing the end of her life, so to avoid dealing with her succession, the Praetorate placed her aboard a [[Leviathan (ship)|ramscoop-equipped starship]] and sent it on an endless circuit of the empire so that the time dilation involved with relativistic travel would put off her death indefinitely. Her heir, the Prince-Designate Calus, was likewise nothing more than a mouthpiece and propagandist for the Praetorate. The Empress committed suicide after some time, and Calus led a revolution that overthrew the Praetorate and crowned himself Emperor.<ref>'''[[Beloved (lore)|Beloved]]''', "[[Beloved (lore)#I am seven years old.|I am seven years old.]]"</ref>
 
When Dominus Ghaul [[Ghaul's coup|overthrew]] Calus, Ghaul refused to call himself Emperor, insisting that there would be no more Emperors. Nonetheless, a number of Cabal continued to refer to Ghaul as "the Emperor" as his authority was functionally the same.<ref>'''[[Cabal Booklet]]''', "[[Cabal Booklet#Ghaul, the Dominus|Ghaul, the Dominus]]"</ref> In his exile, Calus continued to use the title and considered himself the last Cabal Emperor and the last true Cabal.<ref>'''[[Cabal Booklet]]''', "[[Cabal Booklet#An Invitation|An Invitation]]"</ref> After Ghaul's death at the hands of the Guardians in the Red War along with [[Val Ca'uor|Ca'our's]] subsequent defeat, Caiatl ascended to the Imperial throne and became the new Empress of the Cabal.<ref name="SotC">'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore]]:[[Lore:Empress|Empress]], [[Lore:Empress#CHAPTER 7: CORONATION|CHAPTER 7: CORONATION]]''</ref>

==History==
Following the arrival of [[Oryx, the Taken King]] into the Solar System, [[Primus Ta'aun]] of the [[Skyburners]] legion sent a report to the [[Cabal]] High Command detailing the destruction of [[Fleetbase Korus]]. This report reached [[Dominus Ghaul|Ghaul]], who gave Ta'aun explicit orders to board the [[Dreadnaught]] and eliminate [[Oryx]].<ref name="db"/> Following the [[Taken|taking]] of Ta'aun and the deaths of [[Valus Mau'ual]] and [[Valus Tlu'urn]], Cabal forces on the [[Dreadnaught]] sent a detailed distress signal to Ghaul. While a [[Guardian]] managed to stop the signal,<ref>'''Destiny''' (9-15-205), [[story mission]] [[Outbound Signal]]</ref> [[Dead Orbit]] had evidence that the signal had reached its intended target.<ref>'''Destiny''' (9-15-205), ''[[Grimoire]]'': ''[[Grimoire:Activities/The Taken King#Outbound Signal|Outbound Signal]]''</ref> This was confirmed two years later, when Ghaul led his [[Red Legion]] in an invasion of the [[Last City]], instigating the [[Red War]].<ref>[http://www.gameinformer.com/games/destiny_2/b/playstation4/archive/2017/06/11/destiny-2s-lead-creators-discuss-story-direction.aspx?utm_content=buffer3568d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer '''Destiny 2''' - ''Lead Creators Discuss Story Direction'']</ref>

==Known Emperors==
*[[Acrius]] {{c|mythical}}
*Unnamed Empress preceding Calus
*[[Emperor Calus|Calus]]
*[[Dominus Ghaul|Ghaul]]
*[[Empress Caiatl|Caiatl]]

==Trivia==
*The office of Emperor may be the subject of worship for the Cabal soldiers, based on Ta'aun's words and the Cabal's overall fanaticism for victory or death, given that all Cabal who are deployed are exiled from the Empire until they succeed in their task. This may be a homage to the {{Plain|[http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Imperial_Cult Imperial Cult]}} of the {{Plain|[http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Warhammer_40,000 Warhammer 40000]}} mythos.

==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny]]'' {{Fm}}
**''[[The Taken King]]'' {{mo}}
*''[[Cabal Booklet]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Destiny 2]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Curse of Osiris]]''
**''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]''
**''[[Forsaken]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Drifter]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of Opulence]]''
**''[[Season of the Undying]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of Dawn]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Worthy]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of Arrivals]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Beyond Light]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Hunt]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Chosen]]'' 
**''[[Season of the Splicer]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Lost]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[The Witch Queen]]''
**''[[Season of the Risen]]''
**''[[Season of the Haunted]]''
**''[[Season of Plunder]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Seraph]]''
**''[[Lightfall]]''
**''[[Season of Defiance]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Deep]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Witch]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Wish]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Into the Light]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[The Final Shape]]''
**''[[Episode: Echoes]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Destiny Grimoire Anthology, Volume II]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The Hidden Dossier]]'' {{Mo}}

==References==
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