Shadows of Calus

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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

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

In the days immediately before the Red Legion set out to the Solar System to wipe out the Guardians, Calus deployed his Shadows to assassinate the various conspirators behind the coup that deposed him. While the Shadows succeeded in eliminating nearly everyone on Calus's hit list except Caiatl, Umun'arath, Otzot, The Consul and Dominus Ghaul, none of them survived their mission.

In the aftermath of the Red War, Calus had since started 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.

Known Shadows

Fictional Shadows

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.
  • The way that Calus recruits his Shadows appears somewhat similar to how the Disciples of the Witness are recruited.

List of appearances

References

  1. ^ Bungie (2017/8/9), Destiny 2: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Vest of the Ace-Defiant
  2. ^ Bungie (2017/9/8), Destiny 2: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Greaves of Rull
  3. ^ Bungie (2017/9/8), Destiny 2: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Shadow's Mark
  4. ^ Bungie (2017/9/8), Destiny 2: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, Robes of the Fulminator
  5. ^ Bungie (2021/2/9), Destiny 2: Season of the Chosen - Lore: Empress: CHAPTER 3: ASSASSIN
  6. ^ a b Bungie (2019/6/4), Destiny 2: Season of Opulence, Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Lore: The Chronicon: MCXII.
  7. ^ Bungie (2019/6/4), Destiny 2: Season of Opulence, Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Lore: The Chronicon: MCXVII.
  8. ^ a b Bungie (2019/6/4), Destiny 2: Season of Opulence, Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: Opulent Scholar Gloves
  9. ^ Bungie (2019/6/4), Destiny 2: Season of Opulence, Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: Opulent Scholar Hood