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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>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYv82V_lkrU]'''YouTube''' - ''The Invitation | Locate the Barge on Nessus | Season of Opulence | Season of the Hunt''</ref> | ||
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. | 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. | ||
==History== | ==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]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The Chronicon|The Chronicron]]: [[Lore:The Chronicon#DCII.|DCII.]]''</ref> | |||
In the | 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]] to in a 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]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Armor_of_the_Fulminator#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]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The Chronicon|The Chronicron]]: [[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]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:The Chronicon|The Chronicron]]: [[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]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore entry]]: [[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)|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]] † | *[[Feltroc, the Skull-Piercer]], of the [[Psion]]s † | ||
*[[Jarus, Ace Defiant]], of the [[Sindû]] † | *[[Jarus, Ace Defiant]], of the [[Sindû]] † | ||
**Assassinated Lictor [[Shayotet]]<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Armor_of_the_Ace-Defiant#Vest_of_the_Ace-Defiant|Vest of the Ace-Defiant]]''</ref> | **Assassinated Lictor [[Shayotet]]<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Armor_of_the_Ace-Defiant#Vest_of_the_Ace-Defiant|Vest of the Ace-Defiant]]''</ref> | ||
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**Assassinated Statesman [[Tha'uul]]<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Armor_of_the_Fulminator#Robes_of_the_Fulminator|Robes of the Fulminator]]''</ref> | **Assassinated Statesman [[Tha'uul]]<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Armor_of_the_Fulminator#Robes_of_the_Fulminator|Robes of the Fulminator]]''</ref> | ||
*[[Valus Nohr]], of the [[Cabal]] † | *[[Valus Nohr]], of the [[Cabal]] † | ||
*[[Voyc, Shadow of the Wilds]], of the [[Psion]] † | *[[Voyc, Shadow of the Wilds]], of the [[Psion]]s † | ||
*[[Gahlran, the Sorrow-Bearer]], [[Cabal]] candidate of the [[Hive]] † | *[[Gahlran, the Sorrow-Bearer]], [[Cabal]] candidate of the [[Hive]] † | ||
**Driven insane by the [[Crown of Sorrow]] and killed by [[Guardian]]s | **Driven insane by the [[Crown of Sorrow]] and killed by [[Guardian]]s | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
* | *In the Chronicon, the Scribes referred to the Shadows as Calus' Chosen Killers and his Zenith Champions.<ref name="DCV"/> | ||
*The way that Calus recruits his Shadows appears somewhat similar to how the [[Disciples of the Witness]] are recruited. | *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== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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- "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
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 to in a 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
- Feltroc, the Skull-Piercer, of the Psions †
- Jarus, Ace Defiant, of the Sindû †
- Rull, Gun of Kaga-Clipse, of the Clipse †
- Assassinated the merchant Iska'al and Aedile Moli Imoli[9][10]
- Sekris, Baron of Shanks, of the Fallen †
- The Fulminator, of the Arkborn
- Valus Nohr, of the Cabal †
- Voyc, Shadow of the Wilds, of the Psions †
- Gahlran, the Sorrow-Bearer, Cabal candidate of the Hive †
- Driven insane by the Crown of Sorrow and killed by Guardians
- Werner 99-40, of the Frames.
- Katabasis, of Earth †
- A Shadow that was sent to kill Empress Caiatl †[12]
Fictional Shadows
- Mithrax, the Forsaken, of the Fallen † (according to the Chronicon)[13]
- Killed in the reclamation of Athenaeum World X[14]
- Petra Venj, of the Awoken † (according to the Chronicon)[13]
- Killed by Emperor Calus[15]
- Eris Morn, Human candidate of the Hive (according to the Chronicon)[16]
- Failsafe-0, of the Exo (according to the Chronicon)[15]
- The Guardian (according to Calus and the Chronicon)
Trivia
- 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
- Destiny 2 (First mentioned)
- Curse of Osiris (Mentioned only)
- Warmind (Mentioned only)
- Season of Opulence
- Season of the Worthy (Mentioned only)
- Season of the Chosen (Mentioned only)
- Lightfall (Mentioned only)
References
- ^ [1]YouTube - The Invitation | Locate the Barge on Nessus | Season of Opulence | Season of the Hunt
- ^ Bungie (2019/6/4), Destiny 2: Season of Opulence, Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Lore: The Chronicron: DCII.
- ^ Bungie (2017/9/8), Destiny 2: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Boots of the Fulminator
- ^ a b Bungie (2019/6/4), Destiny 2: Season of Opulence, Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Lore: The Chronicron: DCV.
- ^ Bungie (2019/6/4), Destiny 2: Season of Opulence, Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Lore: The Chronicron: DCCII.
- ^ Bungie (2019/6/4), Destiny 2: Season of Opulence, Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Lore entry: Penumbral Mark
- ^ Bungie (2020/3/10), Destiny 2: Season of the Worthy - Quest: In Rides A Pale Horse
- ^ Bungie (2017/8/9), Destiny 2: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Vest of the Ace-Defiant
- ^ Bungie (2017/9/8), Destiny 2: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Greaves of Rull
- ^ Bungie (2017/9/8), Destiny 2: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Shadow's Mark
- ^ Bungie (2017/9/8), Destiny 2: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Robes of the Fulminator
- ^ Bungie (2021/2/9), Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen - Lore: Empress: CHAPTER 3: ASSASSIN
- ^ a b Bungie (2019/6/4), Destiny 2: Season of Opulence, Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Lore: The Chronicon: MCXII.
- ^ Bungie (2019/6/4), Destiny 2: Season of Opulence, Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Lore: The Chronicon: MCXVII.
- ^ a b Bungie (2019/6/4), Destiny 2: Season of Opulence, Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: Opulent Scholar Gloves
- ^ Bungie (2019/6/4), Destiny 2: Season of Opulence, Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: Opulent Scholar Hood
