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{{quote|We have spent our lives, [[Dominus Ghaul|you]] and I, working to reshape our society... reforge our people... rebuild an empire nearly destroyed by [[Emperor Calus|Calus's]] greed and corruption.|The Consul}} | {{quote|We have spent our lives, [[Dominus Ghaul|you]] and I, working to reshape our society... reforge our people... rebuild an empire nearly destroyed by [[Emperor Calus|Calus's]] greed and corruption.|The Consul}} | ||
The '''Consul''' was | The '''Consul''' was a disgraced aristocrat and the mentor of [[Dominus Ghaul]]. He was the secondary antagonist of ''[[Destiny 2]]''. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Fall from power=== | ===Fall from power=== | ||
{{quote|I will not dignify this leech with a name. Think of him as a roach, a roach who scurried out from the ruin of the old Praetorate. He'd grown fat on the scraps they fed him, the wealth and influence and favor. And when I took his scraps away to enrich my throne and inspire my people, he wanted them back.|Emperor Calus}} | {{quote|I will not dignify this leech with a name. Think of him as a roach, a roach who scurried out from the ruin of the old Praetorate. He'd grown fat on the scraps they fed him, the wealth and influence and favor. And when I took his scraps away to enrich my throne and inspire my people, he wanted them back.|Emperor Calus}} | ||
The Consul was a figure with close ties to the [[Cabal]] [[Praetorate]]. When the Praetorate was overthrown by [[Emperor Calus]], the Consul lost all of his power and influence, and was personally castrated by Calus to ensure he would beget no heir. During the new Emperor's coronation, the Consul was stripped naked and brought before the assembled royal court at the edge of vast desert and ordered to run by Calus.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Inaugural Address]]''</ref> At some point, he stumbled upon [[Dominus Ghaul|Ghaul]], a young orphan who had been left for dead. Hungry for revenge and realizing that Ghaul would be a useful tool, he raised, trained and instilled his hateful ideals into Ghaul, grooming him into a ruthless warlord | The Consul was a figure with close ties to the [[Cabal]] [[Praetorate]]. When the Praetorate was overthrown by [[Emperor Calus]], the Consul lost all of his power and influence, and was personally castrated by Calus to ensure he would beget no heir. During the new Emperor's coronation, the Consul was stripped naked and brought before the assembled royal court at the edge of vast desert and ordered to run by Calus.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Inaugural Address]]''</ref> At some point, he stumbled upon [[Dominus Ghaul|Ghaul]], a young orphan who had been left for dead. Hungry for revenge and realizing that Ghaul would be a useful tool, he raised, trained and instilled his hateful ideals into Ghaul, grooming him into a ruthless warlord <ref>[https://www.fandom.com/articles/destiny-2-ghaul Consul's story with Ghaul]</ref>. | ||
=== | ===Ghaul's coup=== | ||
[[File:The Consul Face.png|thumb|280px|The Consul]] | [[File:The Consul Face.png|thumb|280px|The Consul]] | ||
Thousands of years prior to the [[Red War]], the Consul masterminded the [[ | Thousands of years prior to the [[Red War]], the Consul masterminded the [[Ghaul's coup|coup]] to overthrow Calus. The Emperor's closest allies and advisors betrayed him and made Ghaul the new [[Dominus]] of the Empire. At the request of his daughter Caiatl, Calus was instead exiled to [[The Leviathan]]. With Dominus Ghaul now in charge of the Cabal, the Consul became his most trusted advisor and lifelong friend.<ref>[[Cabal Booklet]]</ref> | ||
===The Red War=== | ===The Red War=== |