Dominus Ghaul: Difference between revisions

→‎Personality and traits: Changing to past tense as Ghaul is dead and history. Also he said "Do not look at me, creature!" THEN he hit the Guardian away.
(→‎Personality and traits: Changing to past tense as Ghaul is dead and history. Also he said "Do not look at me, creature!" THEN he hit the Guardian away.)
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{{quote|Do you see all that I have done?|Dominus Ghaul to The Speaker.}}
{{quote|Do you see all that I have done?|Dominus Ghaul to The Speaker.}}


Ghaul is adorned in large white armor with red and gold detailing, and is often seen without a helmet, sporting a metal facemask instead. He also has albinism, given his pale skin and deep red eyes. Ghaul appears to be an adept strategist, choosing to launch his invasion during a severe thunderstorm that concealed his warships from visual detection until it was too late. Ghaul also managed to accomplish, in the span of several hours, what the other races could not do in centuries, to conquer the Last City and scatter the Guardians.<ref name="Destiny 2 Gameplay Premiere Livestream (US)"/><ref name="Rally the Troops"/> Thousands of years prior, Ghaul also managed to lead a united military coup against [[Emperor Calus]] single-handedly, demonstrating his adept skills and charisma toward his people.  
Ghaul was adorned in large white armor with red and gold detailing, and was often seen without a helmet, sporting a metal facemask instead. He also had albinism, given his pale skin and deep red eyes. Ghaul appeared to be an adept strategist, choosing to launch his invasion during a severe thunderstorm that concealed his warships from visual detection until it was too late. Ghaul also managed to accomplish, in the span of several hours, what the other races could not do in centuries, to conquer the Last City and scatter the Guardians.<ref name="Destiny 2 Gameplay Premiere Livestream (US)"/><ref name="Rally the Troops"/> Thousands of years prior, Ghaul also managed to lead a united military coup against [[Emperor Calus]] single-handedly, demonstrating his adept skills and charisma toward his people.  


On the battlefield, Ghaul is a ruthless and domineering 15 foot tall warlord, taller than most of his kind, going as far as to conquer an entire civilization at the behest of his people's benefit, demonstrating a cold lack of care and sympathy for other alien races outside of the [[Cabal]], excluding the [[Psion]] and [[War Beast]] races. Ghaul is also incredibly physically strong for a member of his race, being able to effortlessly send a fully armored [[Titan (class)|Titan]] flying into the air just by kneeing him. Ghaul is able to throw fully armored Guardians around as if they were mere toys, even putting a lone Titan onto the ground in seconds, a physical testament to his might.  
On the battlefield, Ghaul was a ruthless and domineering warlord, taller than most of his kind, going as far as to conquer an entire civilization at the behest of his people's benefit, demonstrating a cold lack of care and sympathy for other alien races outside of the [[Cabal]], excluding the [[Psion]] and [[War Beast]] races. Ghaul was also incredibly physically strong for a member of his race, being able to effortlessly send a fully armored [[Titan (class)|Titan]] flying into the air just by kneeing him. Ghaul was able to throw fully armored Guardians around as if they were mere toys, even putting a lone Titan onto the ground in seconds, a physical testament to his might.  


Ghaul also views himself with high esteem to the point of arrogance, condescendingly calling [[The Guardian]] a "creature," telling them to not to look at him afterward. In addition, he believes that he alone is worthy of the Traveler's Light and its gifts. Therefore, he feels that the Guardians don't deserve the Traveler's Light as him and his people do, displaying traits of megalomania. Despite this, he originally wanted to prove that he was worthy of the Traveler's Light rather than simply take it. He states to the Speaker that in taking the Light by force, he would be admitting his own failure in proving his own worth. In a cutscene, he speaks about his fascination with the Traveler and how he has studied it and its movements across the stars. He is intrigued by its ability to bestow the light upon species and how it gave immortality, through the Ghosts, to the Guardians. He questions the Speaker on how to be deemed worthy by the Traveler and gifted with immortality, wanting to put the knowledge to his own use. He is disappointed however, when the Speaker tells him that the Light can only be given to him through death.  
Ghaul also viewed himself with high esteem to the point of arrogance, condescendingly calling [[The Guardian]] a "creature," telling them to not to look at him beforehand. In addition, he believed that he alone is worthy of the Traveler's Light and its gifts. Therefore, he felt that the Guardians don't deserve the Traveler's Light as him and his people do, displaying traits of megalomania. Despite this, he originally wanted to prove that he was worthy of the Traveler's Light rather than simply take it. He stated to the Speaker that in taking the Light by force, he would have admitted his own failure in proving his own worth. In a cutscene, he spoke about his fascination with the Traveler and how he studied it and its movements across the stars. He was intrigued by its ability to bestow the light upon species and how it gave immortality, through the Ghosts, to the Guardians. He questioned the Speaker on how to be deemed worthy by the Traveler and gifted with immortality, wanting to put the knowledge to his own use. He was disappointed however, when the Speaker told him that the Light can only be given to him through death.  


However, Ghaul was not always like this, as Calus' journal revealed that Ghaul was once an innocent orphan, who was adopted by The Consul, meant to be used as a proxy to usurp Calus and the Empire. The Consul instilled ideals of hatred and rage into Ghaul and taught him to become a powerful warrior, one without mercy. However, though Ghaul was intended to be a puppet to the Consul's group, he proved to be far more strong-willed than anticipated. In time, the group that elevated and used him, the Consul included, learned to fear him and follow his creeds.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/6xjp7j/spoiler_destiny_2_collectors_edition_and_cabal/</ref>
However, Ghaul was not always like this, as Calus' journal revealed that Ghaul was once an innocent orphan, who was adopted by The Consul, meant to be used as a proxy to usurp Calus and the Empire. The Consul instilled ideals of hatred and rage into Ghaul and taught him to become a powerful warrior, one without mercy. However, though Ghaul was intended to be a puppet to the Consul's group, he proved to be far more strong-willed than anticipated. In time, the group that elevated and used him, the Consul included, learned to fear him and follow his creeds.<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/DestinyTheGame/comments/6xjp7j/spoiler_destiny_2_collectors_edition_and_cabal/</ref>
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