Editing Emperor Calus

From Destinypedia, the Destiny wiki

You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.

The edit can be undone. Please check the comparison below to verify that this is what you want to do, and then publish the changes below to finish undoing the edit.

Latest revision Your text
Line 1: Line 1:
{{References}}
{{References}}
{{Featured}}
{{tabbed infobox
{{tabbed infobox
|title1= Main
|title1= Main
Line 51: Line 52:
|image=[[File:CalusHeraldInfo.jpg|300px]]
|image=[[File:CalusHeraldInfo.jpg|300px]]
|species=[[Cabal]]
|species=[[Cabal]]
|faction=[[Loyalists]]
|faction=[[Loyalists]] <br> [[Disciples of the Witness]]
|rank= [[Cabal Emperor]] <br> [[Disciples of the Witness|Disciple of the Witness]] <br> [[Ultra]]
|rank= [[Cabal Emperor]] <br> [[Ultra]]
|mission= [[Catharsis]]
|mission= [[Catharsis]]
|gender= Male
|gender= Male
Line 72: Line 73:
}}
}}
|species=[[Cabal]]
|species=[[Cabal]]
|faction=[[Shadow Legion]]
|faction=[[Shadow Legion]] <br> [[Disciples of the Witness]]
|rank= [[Cabal Emperor]] <br> [[Disciples of the Witness|Disciple of the Witness]] <br> [[Ultra]]
|rank= [[Cabal Emperor]] <br> [[Ultra]]
|class= [[Colossus]] {{c|Phase 1}} <br> [[Gladiator]] {{C|Phase 2}}
|class= [[Colossus]] {{c|Phase 1}} <br> [[Gladiator]] {{C|Phase 2}}
|mission= [[Desperate Measures]]
|mission= [[Desperate Measures]]
Line 114: Line 115:
===Midnight Coup and Exile===
===Midnight Coup and Exile===
[[File:Midnight Coup event.png|300px|thumb|Empress Caiatl's retelling of the Midnight Coup]]
[[File:Midnight Coup event.png|300px|thumb|Empress Caiatl's retelling of the Midnight Coup]]
Behind Calus’ back, however, Ghaul was in fact organizing a [[Midnight Coup (event)|coup]] with the Consul and some of Calus's closest friends, family and advisors: Umun'arath, Shayotet, Otzot, [[Moli Imoli]], [[Iska'al]], and Caiatl; all of whom had shared concerns for the Cabal's future under his hedonistic rule.<ref name = "Cabal Booklet"/> Calus had grown suspicious of Ghaul and considered sending a spy to trace his movements, but the emperor would instead decline to take any action against him as Calus felt guilty for doubting him at the time, a sentiment he would later regret.<ref name="conspirator">'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], [[Conspirator]]''</ref>  
Behind Calus’ back, however, Ghaul was in fact organizing a [[Midnight Coup (event)|coup]] with the Consul and some of Calus's closest friends, family and advisors: Umun'arath, Shayotet, Otzot, [[Moli Imoli]], [[Iska'al]], and Caiatl; all of whom had shared concerns for the Cabal's future under his deprived rule.<ref name = "Cabal Booklet"/> Calus had grown suspicious of Ghaul and considered sending a spy to trace his movements, but the emperor would instead declined to take any action against him as Calus felt guilt to doubt him at the time; an act he would later regret not taking much later.<ref name="conspirator">'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], [[Conspirator]]''</ref>  


While Calus and his Loyalist Cabal were engaged in pompous revelry, Ghaul launched his coup in the dead of night. With the Red Legion storming into Calus' palace, seizing and/or killing political supporters, the emperor immediately ran to his throne to retrieve the Imperial Trinket meant to save him from this fate. Caiatl, however, was waiting for him sitting upon it with the Ahamkara bone in hand. Despite his pleas for help, his daughter crushed the bone in hand and declared she would not be weak.<ref name="CBCaiatl">'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Cabal Booklet]] - [[Cabal Booklet#My Daughter: Caiatl, the Princess-Imperial|My Daughter: Caiatl, the Princess-Imperial]]''</ref> Ghaul was prepared to execute the deposed emperor with his own [[Cabal Severus|blade]], only to be stayed by Caiatl's hand.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/05/27)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]] - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBFTxG-4sbc Duality {{!}} Navigate the Mindscape: "Caiatl Stayed My Blade"]''</ref>  With the Emperor being too popular to simply execute, Ghaul, his Red Legion, and the Consul arrested Calus and an unknown number of supporters in his own court and exiled them aboard the Leviathan, imprisoned within the [[Menagerie]] and taken far from the Empire along a pre-programmed course, far into the cosmos.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], [[Midnight Coup]]''</ref>
While Calus and his Loyalist Cabal were engaged in pompous revelry, Ghaul launched his coup in the dead of night. With the Red Legion storming into Calus' palace, seizing and/or killing political supporters, the emperor immediately ran to his throne to retrieve the Imperial Trinket meant to save him from this fate. Caiatl, however, was waiting for him sitting upon it with the Ahamkara bone in hand. Despite his pleas for help, his daughter crushed the bone in hand and declared she would not be weak.<ref name="CBCaiatl">'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Cabal Booklet]] - [[Cabal Booklet#My Daughter: Caiatl, the Princess-Imperial|My Daughter: Caiatl, the Princess-Imperial]]''</ref> Ghaul was prepared to execute the deposed emperor with his own [[Cabal Severus|blade]], only to be stayed by Caiatl's hand.<ref>'''Bungie (2022/05/27)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Haunted]] - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBFTxG-4sbc Duality {{!}} Navigate the Mindscape: "Caiatl Stayed My Blade"]''</ref>  With the Emperor being too popular to simply execute, Ghaul, his Red Legion, and the Consul arrested Calus and an unknown number of supporters in his own court and exiled them aboard the Leviathan, imprisoned within the [[Menagerie]] and taken far from the Empire along a pre-programmed course, far into the cosmos.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]], [[Midnight Coup]]''</ref>
Line 163: Line 164:


===Ascension into a Disciple===
===Ascension into a Disciple===
After disappearing for two years, Calus returned with the Leviathan as a Disciple of the Witness, aiming to create a bond between his flagship and the [[The Lunar Pyramid|Lunar Pyramid]] formerly piloted by [[Nezarec, Final God of Pain|Nezarec]]. He now has reinforced his Loyalist troops with Scorn, as well as also controlling [[Nightmares]] created by the connection with the Pyramid. The Guardian learns from [[Caiatl]] that when the Leviathan appeared in orbit of the [[Moon]], two hundred Loyalists departed and fled. The Loyalists encountered in the ship itself are newly spawned clones who act as an extension of Calus's will.
After disappearing for two years, Calus returned with thevLeviathan as a Disciple of the Witness, aiming to create a bond between his flagship and the [[The Lunar Pyramid|Lunar Pyramid]] formerly piloted by [[Nezarec, Final God of Pain|Nezarec]]. He now has reinforced his Loyalist troops with Scorn, as well as also controlling [[Nightmares]] created by the connection with the Pyramid. The Guardian learns from [[Caiatl]] that when the Leviathan appeared in orbit of the [[Moon]], two hundred Loyalists departed and fled. The Loyalists encountered in the ship itself are newly spawned clones who act as an extension of Calus's will.


As Eris Morn and the Vanguard began [[Operation: Midas]], the Guardian finds destroyed robotic copies of Calus and speaks with Calus through them. During an attempt to sever the [[Nightmare of Uldren|Nightmare of Uldren Sov]] from the [[Uldren Sov|Crow]], Calus tells the Guardian that they are just a grub fattened on the lies of the universe. He also tells them that he too was like them and that he will enjoy seeing the Guardian's reality shattered. He would further be amused with the Guardian's efforts to sever his connections to the Pyramid, getting into heated conversations with their allies in the process.
As Eris Morn and the Vanguard began [[Operation: Midas]], the Guardian finds destroyed robotic copies of Calus and speaks with Calus through them. During an attempt to sever the [[Nightmare of Uldren|Nightmare of Uldren Sov]] from the [[Uldren Sov|Crow]], Calus tells the Guardian that they are just a grub fattened on the lies of the universe. He also tells them that he too was like them and that he will enjoy seeing the Guardian's reality shattered. He would further be amused with the Guardian's efforts to sever his connections to the Pyramid, getting into heated conversations with their allies in the process.
Line 172: Line 173:


===Arrival of the Witness===
===Arrival of the Witness===
{{Quote|My faithful Shadow Legion, this is your glorious emperor speaking. Our alliance with the Witness bears such "delectable" fruits. [chuckles] Together, we will devour Sol!| Emperor Calus}}
When the Black Fleet finally moved on the Traveler following [[Rasputin]]'s sacrifice, Calus and his [[Shadow Legion]] fleet rode alongside and engaged the forces of [[The Coalition|the Coalition]]. Upon receiving a vision from the Traveler revealing the location of the Veil on Neptune, the Witness commanded Calus to go to Neptune and secure the [[The Veil|Veil]]. Calus obeyed, traveling to Neptune aboard his new flagship, the ''[[Typhon Imperator]]'', and led an invasion of the formerly-hidden Neptunian city of [[Neomuna]].
When the Black Fleet finally moved on the Traveler following [[Rasputin]]'s sacrifice, Calus and his [[Shadow Legion]] fleet rode alongside and engaged the forces of [[The Coalition|the Coalition]]. Upon receiving a vision from the Traveler revealing the location of the Veil on Neptune, the Witness commanded Calus to go to Neptune and secure the [[The Veil|Veil]]. Calus obeyed, traveling to Neptune aboard his new flagship, the ''[[Typhon Imperator]]'', and led an invasion of the formerly-hidden Neptunian city of [[Neomuna]].


===Race to the Veil===
===Race to the Veil===
{{Quote|Forward fleet, prepare for descent! Bring glory to the Herald of the Witness!| Emperor Calus}}
As the Typhon Imperator arrived at Neptune, Calus noticed the Guardian making their way through his fleet and was happy about their arrival. After asking them what they thought about his new Shadow Legion army, Calus laughed and told the Guardian to enjoy every small and hollow victory they could get, as he wanted them in the best of spirits when they eventually faced off against each other. Calus then took his Flagship and headed straight for the surface of Neptune, landing it on the outskirts of Neomuna in [[Ahimsa Park]].  
As the Typhon Imperator arrived at Neptune, Calus noticed the Guardian making their way through his fleet and was happy about their arrival. After asking them what they thought about his new Shadow Legion army, Calus laughed and told the Guardian to enjoy every small and hollow victory they could get, as he wanted them in the best of spirits when they eventually faced off against each other. Calus then took his Flagship and headed straight for the surface of Neptune, landing it on the outskirts of Neomuna in [[Ahimsa Park]].  


Line 278: Line 277:
Tobias-kwan-00-tk-calus-postcard-01.jpg|Concept art of Calus, the Disciple
Tobias-kwan-00-tk-calus-postcard-01.jpg|Concept art of Calus, the Disciple
Tobias-kwan-01-tk-calus-ortho-01.jpg|Calus from ''Lightfall''
Tobias-kwan-01-tk-calus-ortho-01.jpg|Calus from ''Lightfall''
Tobias-kwan-01-tk-calus-ortho-02.jpg
Tobias-kwan-01-tk-calus-postcard-03.jpg
Tobias-kwan-01-tk-calus-postcard-04.jpg
Tobias-kwan-02-tk-calus-callout-01.jpg
Tobias-kwan-02-tk-calus-callout-02.jpg
Tobias-kwan-02-tk-calus-callout-04.jpg
Tobias-kwan-02-tk-calus-callout-05.jpg
Tobias-kwan-02-tk-calus-callout-06 (2).jpg
Tobias-kwan-05-tk-calus-sketches-01.jpg
Tobias-kwan-05-tk-calus-sketches-02 (1).jpg
Tobias-kwan-04-tk-calus-weapon-01.jpg|Calus's [[Darkness#Resonance|Resonant]] [[Cabal Slug Launcher]]: '''Resonant Sun'''
Tobias-kwan-04-tk-calus-weapon-01.jpg|Calus's [[Darkness#Resonance|Resonant]] [[Cabal Slug Launcher]]: '''Resonant Sun'''
Tobias-kwan-04-tk-calus-weapon-02.jpg|Calus's [[Darkness#Resonance|Resonant]] [[Cabal Severus|Severi]]
Tobias-kwan-04-tk-calus-weapon-02.jpg|Calus's [[Darkness#Resonance|Resonant]] [[Cabal Severus|Severi]]
Line 318: Line 327:
**''[[The Final Shape]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[The Final Shape]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Episode: Echoes]]'' {{Mo}}
***''[[Episode: Echoes]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[The Hidden Dossier]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Beloved (lore)|Beloved]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Beloved (lore)|Beloved]]'' {{Mo}}


Please note that all contributions to Destinypedia are considered to be released under the Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported license (see Destinypedia:Copyrights for details). If you don't want your writing to be edited mercilessly and redistributed at will, then don't submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource. Do not submit copyrighted work without permission!

Cancel Editing help (opens in new window)

To view or search uploaded images go to the list of images. Uploads and deletions are also logged in the upload log. For help including images on a page see Help:Images. For a sound file, use this code: [[Media:File.ogg]].

Do not copy text from other websites without permission. It will be deleted.

This page is a member of 1 meta category: