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|Race= [[Cabal]]
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|Domain(s)= [[The Leviathan]]  
|domain(s)= [[The Leviathan]]  
|Type= Assassins
|type= Assassins
|Functions= Fulfil vengeance for Calus, by killing [[Dominus Ghaul]]'s [[Ghaul's coup|Coup]] (formerly) <br> Help restore Calus' power over the Cabal
|functions= Kill those involved in the [[Midnight Coup (event)|Midnight Coup]] for Calus {{c|formerly}} <br> Help restore Calus' power over the Cabal
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|Leadership= [[Emperor Calus]] <br> [[Valus Nohr]] (deceased) <br> [[Werner 99-40]]
|leadership= [[Emperor Calus]] <br> [[Valus Nohr]] <br> [[Werner 99-40]]
|affiliation= [[Loyalists]]
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{{Quote|My Shadows are a chosen people, selected from the best of the best of each world I've encountered.|Calus, Emperor of the Cabal}}
{{Quote|My Shadows are a chosen people, selected from the best of the best of each world I've encountered.|Calus, Emperor of the Cabal}}<ref>'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]] - [[Emperor Calus]]: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYv82V_lkrU "My Shadows are a chosen people, selected from the best of the best from each world I've encountered."]''</ref>


The '''Shadows of Calus''' are an elite team of [[Cabal Loyalists|Loyalist]] champions in the service of [[Emperor Calus]], composed of individuals from various civilizations who were personally recruited by Calus during his exile. In the days immediately before the [[Red Legion]] set out to the [[Solar System]] to [[Red War|wipe out]] the [[Guardian]]s, Calus deployed his Shadows to assassinate the various conspirators behind the [[Ghaul's coup|coup]] that deposed him. While the Shadows succeeded in eliminating nearly everyone on Calus's hit list except [[Caiatl]], [[Umun'arath]], [[Otzot]] (additionally referenced during Insight terminus strike), [[The Consul]] and [[Dominus Ghaul]], none of them survived their mission.  
The '''Shadows of Calus''' is an elite team of [[Loyalists|Loyalist]] champions in the service of [[Emperor Calus]], composed of individuals from various civilizations personally recruited by Calus during his exile.  


In the aftermath of the [[Red War]], Calus had since started auditioning [[Guardian]]s to replace them as the newest generation of Shadows, starting with a [[Leviathan (raid)|trial]] through [[The Leviathan]]. They would later aid the emperor in clearing his ship of incursions from the [[Leviathan, Eater of Worlds|Vex]], [[Leviathan, Spire of Stars|Red Legion]] and [[Crown of Sorrow (raid)|Hive]] in addition to proving their mettle in the [[Menagerie]]; to which the Guardians that succeeded were given the title of Shadow much to the concerns of the [[Vanguard]] and the suspicions of [[Aunor Mahal]].
==History==
Following his encounter with the [[the Witness|Black Edge]], Calus would begin recruiting individuals from the various races he encountered in the years after; starting with [[Valus Nohr]] and [[Feltroc, the Skull-Piercer|Feltroc]] from among Calus' own [[Loyalists]]. While they would be used as assassins for Calus to send against those who had participated in the [[Midnight Coup (event)|Midnight Coup]], Calus' scribes claimed in the Chronicon that their true purpose was to help the Emperor usher in the end of times.<ref>'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]] - [[Lore:The Chronicon|The Chronicon]]: [[Lore:The Chronicon#DCII.|DCII.]]''</ref>
 
In the days immediately before the [[Red Legion]] set out to the [[Solar System]] to [[Red War|wipe out]] the [[Guardian]]s, Calus deployed the Shadows of the [[Cabal]], [[Psion]]s, [[Fallen|Eliksni]], [[Sindû]] and [[Arkborn]] on a suicidal mission to assassinate [[Dominus Ghaul]]. Before the mission, the Shadows had stopped bickering that usually came from being different species, seemingly brought together by their acceptance that they were unlikely to survive their mission.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - Item Description: [[Fulminator Suit#Boots of the Fulminator|Boots of the Fulminator]]''</ref> Predictably, the mission to assassinate Ghaul failed with every Shadow involved killed. Despite there still being other Shadows he had not sent, Calus declared that his fruitless revenge effort had spoiled all of them.<ref name="DCV">'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]] - [[Lore:The Chronicon|The Chronicon]]: [[Lore:The Chronicon#DCV.|DCV.]]''</ref>
 
After learning that Ghaul had been killed by a member of the ''"[[Guardian|Guardian-tribe]]"''<ref>'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]] - [[Lore:The Chronicon|The Chronicon]]: [[Lore:The Chronicon#DCCII.|DCCII.]]''</ref>, Calus would begin auditioning [[Guardian]]s to replace them as the newest generation of Shadows, starting with a [[Leviathan (raid)|trial]] through [[The Leviathan]]. They would later aid the emperor in clearing his ship of incursions from the [[Leviathan, Eater of Worlds|Vex]], [[Leviathan, Spire of Stars|Red Legion]] and [[Crown of Sorrow (raid)|Hive]] in addition to proving their mettle in the [[Menagerie]]; to which the Guardians that succeeded were given the title of Shadow much to the concerns of the [[Vanguard]] and the suspicions of [[Aunor Mahal]].<ref>'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]] - Item Description: [[Shadow of War Suit#Penumbral Mark|Penumbral Mark]]''</ref>
 
During [[the Almighty Crisis]], a Shadow would infiltrate the [[Vanguard]] vaults and steal [[The Fourth Horseman]], which Calus intended to have used to eliminate [[Red Legion|Red]] [[Legionary|Legionaries]]. The Guardian, after collecting intel from Psions in the Red Legion working as double agents and speaking to [[Benedict 99-40]], learned that the Shadow that stole the Fourth Horseman had been killed by a countermeasure deployed by [[Empress Caiatl|Caiatl]] and that it had been moved to [[The Quarry|somewhere]] in the [[EDZ]].<ref>'''Bungie (2020/3/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Worthy]] - [[Quests (Destiny 2)|Exotic quest]]: [[In Rides A Pale Horse]]''</ref>
 
It is unclear what became of the remaining Shadows following the [[Leviathan (ship)|Leviathan]] becoming [[Severing of the Nightmares|infested]] with [[Egregore]] and Calus' ascension into a [[Disciples of the Witness|Disciple]] of [[the Witness]].


==Known Shadows==
==Known Shadows==
*[[Feltroc, the Skull-Piercer]], of the [[Psion]] &dagger;
*[[Feltroc, the Skull-Piercer]], of the [[Psion]]s &dagger;
*[[Jarus|Jarus, Ace Defiant]], of the [[Sindû]] &dagger;
*[[Jarus, Ace Defiant]], of the [[Sindû]] &dagger;
**Assassinated Lictor [[Shayotet]]
**Assassinated Lictor [[Shayotet]]<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - Item Description: [[Ace-Defiant Suit#Vest of the Ace-Defiant|Vest of the Ace-Defiant]]''</ref>
*[[Rull|Rull, Gun of Kaga-Clipse]], of the [[Clipse]] &dagger;
*[[Rull|Rull, Gun of Kaga-Clipse]], of the [[Clipse]] &dagger;
**Assassinated the merchant [[Iska'al]] and Aedile [[Moli Imoli]]
**Assassinated the merchant [[Iska'al]] and Aedile [[Moli Imoli]]<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - Item Description: [[Rull Suit##Greaves of Rull|Greaves of Rull]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - Item Description: [[Rull Suit#Shadow's Mark|Shadow's Mark]]''</ref>
*[[Sekris, Baron of Shanks]], of the [[Fallen]] &dagger;
*[[Sekris, Baron of Shanks]], of the [[Fallen]] &dagger;
*[[The Fulminator]], of the [[Arkborn]]
*[[The Fulminator]], of the [[Arkborn]]
**Assassinated Statesman [[Tha'uul]]
**Assassinated Statesman [[Tha'uul]]<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]] - Item Description: [[Fulminator Suit#Robes of the Fulminator|Robes of the Fulminator]]''</ref>
*[[Valus]] [[Valus Nohr|Nohr]], of the [[Cabal]] &dagger;
*[[Valus Nohr]], of the [[Cabal]] &dagger;
*[[Voyc, Shadow of the Wilds]], of the [[Psion]] &dagger;
*[[Voyc, Shadow of the Wilds]], of the [[Psion]]s &dagger;
*[[Gahlran, the Sorrow-Bearer]], [[Cabal]] candidate of the [[Hive]]
*[[Gahlran, the Sorrow-Bearer]], [[Cabal]] candidate of the [[Hive]] &dagger;
**Driven insane by the [[Crown of Sorrow]] and killed by [[Guardian]]s
**Driven insane by the [[Crown of Sorrow]] and killed by [[Guardian]]s
*[[Werner 99-40]], of the [[Frame]]s.
*[[Werner 99-40]], of the [[Frame]]s.
*[[Katabasis]], of [[Earth]] &dagger;
*[[Katabasis]], of [[Earth]] &dagger;
 
*Unnamed Shadow that was sent to kill [[Empress Caiatl]] &dagger;<ref>'''Bungie (2021/2/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Chosen]] - [[Lore:empress|Empress]]: [[Lore:Empress#CHAPTER_3:_ASSASSIN|CHAPTER 3: ASSASSIN]]''</ref>
===Fictional Shadows===
===Fictional Shadows===
*[[Mithrax, the Forsaken]], of the [[Fallen]] (according to the [[Lore:The Chronicon|Chronicon]])
*[[Mithrax, the Forsaken]], of the [[Fallen]] &dagger; {{c|according to the [[Lore:The Chronicon|Chronicon]]}}<ref name ="MCXII">'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]] - [[Lore:The Chronicon|The Chronicon]]: [[Lore:The Chronicon#MCXII.|MCXII.]]''</ref>
**Killed in the reclamation of [[Athenaeum World X]].
**Killed in the reclamation of [[Athenaeum World X]]<ref>'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]] -
*[[Petra Venj]], of the [[Awoken]]. (according to the [[Lore:The Chronicon|Chronicon]])
[[Lore:The Chronicon|The Chronicon]]: [[Lore:The Chronicon#MCXVII.|MCXVII.]]''</ref>
*[[Eris Morn]], [[Human]] candidate of the [[Hive]] (according to the [[Lore:The Chronicon|Chronicon]])
*[[Petra Venj]], of the [[Awoken]] &dagger; {{c|according to the [[Lore:The Chronicon|Chronicon]]}}<ref name ="MCXII"/>
*[[Failsafe|Failsafe-0]], of the [[Exo]] (according to the [[Lore:The Chronicon|Chronicon]])
**Killed by Emperor Calus<ref name= "OSG">'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]] - Item Description: [[Opulent Scholar Suit#Opulent Scholar Gloves|Opulent Scholar Gloves]]''</ref>
*[[The Guardian]] (according to Calus and the [[Lore:The Chronicon|Chronicon]])
*[[Eris Morn]], [[Human]] candidate of the [[Hive]] {{c|according to the [[Lore:The Chronicon|Chronicon]]}}<ref>'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]] - Item Description: [[Opulent Scholar Suit#Opulent Scholar Hood|Opulent Scholar Hood]]''</ref>
*[[Failsafe|Failsafe-0]], of the [[Exo]] {{c|according to the [[Lore:The Chronicon|Chronicon]]}}<ref name= "OSG"/>
*[[The Guardian]] {{c|according to Calus and the [[Lore:The Chronicon|Chronicon]]}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Only four of the Conspirators were mentioned to be killed by the Shadows.
*In the Chronicon, the Scribes referred to the Shadows as Calus' Chosen Killers and his Zenith Champions.<ref name="DCV"/>
*In The Chronicon, the Scribes referred to the Shadows as Calus' Chosen Killers and his Zenith Champions.
*The way that Calus recruits his Shadows appears somewhat similar to how the [[Disciples of the Witness]] are recruited.
* As of the discovery of [[The Witness]] in [[The Witch Queen]], it is now believed that Calus’s Shadows are meant to be an imitation of the [[Disciples of the Witness]]
*It is possible for there to be more than one member of a species to become a Shadow, albeit with a different title, as evidenced by Feltroc and Voyc.


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Destiny 2]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Destiny 2]]'' {{Fm}}
**''[[Curse of Osiris]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Warmind]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Warmind]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of Opulence]]''
**''[[Season of Opulence]]''
**''[[Season of the Worthy]]''
**''[[Season of the Worthy]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Chosen]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Season of the Chosen]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Lightfall]]'' {{Mo}}


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 15:32, November 15, 2024

Shadows of Calus
Overview

Domain(s):

The Leviathan

Type:

Assassins

Functions:

Kill those involved in the Midnight Coup for Calus (formerly)
Help restore Calus' power over the Cabal

Leadership:

Emperor Calus
Valus Nohr
Werner 99-40

Affiliation:

Loyalists

 

"My Shadows are a chosen people, selected from the best of the best of each world I've encountered."
— Calus, Emperor of the Cabal[1]

The Shadows of Calus is an elite team of Loyalist champions in the service of Emperor Calus, composed of individuals from various civilizations personally recruited by Calus during his exile.

History[edit]

Following his encounter with the Black Edge, Calus would begin recruiting individuals from the various races he encountered in the years after; starting with Valus Nohr and Feltroc from among Calus' own Loyalists. While they would be used as assassins for Calus to send against those who had participated in the Midnight Coup, Calus' scribes claimed in the Chronicon that their true purpose was to help the Emperor usher in the end of times.[2]

In the days immediately before the Red Legion set out to the Solar System to wipe out the Guardians, Calus deployed the Shadows of the Cabal, Psions, Eliksni, Sindû and Arkborn on a suicidal mission to assassinate Dominus Ghaul. Before the mission, the Shadows had stopped bickering that usually came from being different species, seemingly brought together by their acceptance that they were unlikely to survive their mission.[3] Predictably, the mission to assassinate Ghaul failed with every Shadow involved killed. Despite there still being other Shadows he had not sent, Calus declared that his fruitless revenge effort had spoiled all of them.[4]

After learning that Ghaul had been killed by a member of the "Guardian-tribe"[5], Calus would begin auditioning Guardians to replace them as the newest generation of Shadows, starting with a trial through The Leviathan. They would later aid the emperor in clearing his ship of incursions from the Vex, Red Legion and Hive in addition to proving their mettle in the Menagerie; to which the Guardians that succeeded were given the title of Shadow much to the concerns of the Vanguard and the suspicions of Aunor Mahal.[6]

During the Almighty Crisis, a Shadow would infiltrate the Vanguard vaults and steal The Fourth Horseman, which Calus intended to have used to eliminate Red Legionaries. The Guardian, after collecting intel from Psions in the Red Legion working as double agents and speaking to Benedict 99-40, learned that the Shadow that stole the Fourth Horseman had been killed by a countermeasure deployed by Caiatl and that it had been moved to somewhere in the EDZ.[7]

It is unclear what became of the remaining Shadows following the Leviathan becoming infested with Egregore and Calus' ascension into a Disciple of the Witness.

Known Shadows[edit]

Fictional Shadows[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • In the Chronicon, the Scribes referred to the Shadows as Calus' Chosen Killers and his Zenith Champions.[4]
  • The way that Calus recruits his Shadows appears somewhat similar to how the Disciples of the Witness are recruited.
  • It is possible for there to be more than one member of a species to become a Shadow, albeit with a different title, as evidenced by Feltroc and Voyc.

List of appearances[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bungie (2019/6/4), Destiny 2: Season of Opulence - Emperor Calus: "My Shadows are a chosen people, selected from the best of the best from each world I've encountered."
  2. ^ Bungie (2019/6/4), Destiny 2: Season of Opulence - The Chronicon: DCII.
  3. ^ Bungie (2017/9/8), Destiny 2 - Item Description: Boots of the Fulminator
  4. ^ a b Bungie (2019/6/4), Destiny 2: Season of Opulence - The Chronicon: DCV.
  5. ^ Bungie (2019/6/4), Destiny 2: Season of Opulence - The Chronicon: DCCII.
  6. ^ Bungie (2019/6/4), Destiny 2: Season of Opulence - Item Description: Penumbral Mark
  7. ^ Bungie (2020/3/10), Destiny 2: Season of the Worthy - Exotic quest: In Rides A Pale Horse
  8. ^ Bungie (2017/8/9), Destiny 2 - Item Description: Vest of the Ace-Defiant
  9. ^ Bungie (2017/9/8), Destiny 2 - Item Description: Greaves of Rull
  10. ^ Bungie (2017/9/8), Destiny 2 - Item Description: Shadow's Mark
  11. ^ Bungie (2017/9/8), Destiny 2 - Item Description: Robes of the Fulminator
  12. ^ Bungie (2021/2/9), Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen - Empress: CHAPTER 3: ASSASSIN
  13. ^ a b Bungie (2019/6/4), Destiny 2: Season of Opulence - The Chronicon: MCXII.
  14. ^ Bungie (2019/6/4), Destiny 2: Season of Opulence - The Chronicon: MCXVII.
  15. ^ a b Bungie (2019/6/4), Destiny 2: Season of Opulence - Item Description: Opulent Scholar Gloves
  16. ^ Bungie (2019/6/4), Destiny 2: Season of Opulence - Item Description: Opulent Scholar Hood
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