Emperor Calus

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*Calus inadvertently foresaw The Consul's death, as he wanted the Consul to die by his own weapons. Ghaul was The Consul's weapon in overthrowing Calus and when he killed the Consul during the Red War, Ghaul unknowingly fulfilled that vision.

*At one point, Calus uses the phrase "oh champion mine" in one of his letters, a phrase often used by [[Ahamkara|certain]] [[Worms|enemies]] of the Light, suggesting less than honorable intentions for the Guardians.

**It was ~~firmly believed~~ that through the use of the [[Anthem Anatheme]], he had transcended his ~~Cabal~~ form to become the floating head seen within his Shadow Realm. However, in [[Season of the Chosen]], it was revealed that he was still alive in a decrepit mortal state~~. Also, based on the mindscapes in [[Season of the Risen]], it is confirmed that the "shadow realm" with the giant calus head was just a mindscape, possibly Calus' mindscape at that~~.

**It was speculated that through the use of the [[Anthem Anatheme]], he had transcended his physical form to become the floating head seen within his Shadow Realm. However, in [[Season of the Chosen]], it was revealed that he was still alive in a decrepit mortal state.

*Based on the Lore of [[Tilt Fuse]], Emperor Calus was once a client to the Cabal weapons dealer [[Bracus Zahn]]. Zahn himself stated that the former emperor was his best client.

*Calus refers to the different classes of Guardians as tribes.

*Revealed in the Raid ~~gear~~, Calus hopes that once the Guardians stand beside them, each of the Guardian classes would have a special function in his restored empire.

*Revealed in the Leviathan-associated Raid armors, Calus hopes that once the Guardians stand beside them, each of the Guardian classes would have a special function in his restored empire.

**He hopes that the [[Hunters]] become the navigators of his vessels, the assassins in his armies and the treasure hunters for his lost repositories filled with the empire's secrets.

**He hopes that the [[Warlocks]] become his ambassadors, his technologists and his warrior-scientists to discover the secrets of the lost worlds his empire once ruled.

**He hopes that the [[Titan (class)|Titan]]s become the taskmasters to train his armies, both in personal combat and warfare, teach them to be both civilized during peace while vicious during wartime and to teach his soldiers to be selfless yet persistent in battle.

*Calus is the second person from an enemy race to side with the Guardians and the first of the [[Cabal]]. The first ally was [[Variks, the Loyal|Variks]].

*Calus greatly resembles several Roman emperors/rulers. Like Julius Caesar he overthrew a republic and much like Caligula he insists on being treated like a god and has gone mostly mad after a major life event. An interesting dynamic is that Calus massacred the Cabal senate upon coming to power while the opposite ~~happed~~ to Julius Caesar; in the end, both were betrayed, however, by those they held dear (Brutus and Ghaul) in a major conspiracy.

*Calus greatly resembles several Roman emperors/rulers. Like Julius Caesar he overthrew a republic and much like Caligula he insists on being treated like a god and has gone mostly mad after a major life event. An interesting dynamic is that Calus massacred the Cabal senate upon coming to power while the opposite happened to Julius Caesar; in the end, both were betrayed, however, by those they held dear (Brutus and Ghaul) in a major conspiracy.

*Calus also shares a rivalry with the [[Drifter]] over the Guardians and their allegiance, despite sharing similar apocalypic beliefs over the Darkness.

*After the events of [[Presage]], the fate of Calus was unknown. However during an interview with Games Radar Nardin of the development team said "Calus is out there waiting, doing something, we're not really sure, but we're really excited to do things with him."

*After the events of [[Presage]], the fate of Calus was unknown. However during an interview with Games Radar, Nardin of the development team said "Calus is out there waiting, doing something, we're not really sure, but we're really excited to do things with him."

**Calus has now returned as the main antagonist of [[Season of the Haunted]].

**He will also ~~returned~~ as a major antagonist in [[Lightfall]].

**He will also return as a major antagonist in [[Lightfall]].

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 *Calus inadvertently foresaw The Consul's death, as he wanted the Consul to die by his own weapons. Ghaul was The Consul's weapon in overthrowing Calus and when he killed the Consul during the Red War, Ghaul unknowingly fulfilled that vision.
 *At one point, Calus uses the phrase "oh champion mine" in one of his letters, a phrase often used by [[Ahamkara|certain]] [[Worms|enemies]] of the Light, suggesting less than honorable intentions for the Guardians.
-**It was firmly believed that through the use of the [[Anthem Anatheme]], he had transcended his Cabal form to become the floating head seen within his Shadow Realm. However, in [[Season of the Chosen]], it was revealed that he was still alive in a decrepit mortal state. Also, based on the mindscapes in [[Season of the Risen]], it is confirmed that the "shadow realm" with the giant calus head was just a mindscape, possibly Calus' mindscape at that.
+**It was speculated that through the use of the [[Anthem Anatheme]], he had transcended his physical form to become the floating head seen within his Shadow Realm. However, in [[Season of the Chosen]], it was revealed that he was still alive in a decrepit mortal state.
 *Based on the Lore of [[Tilt Fuse]], Emperor Calus was once a client to the Cabal weapons dealer [[Bracus Zahn]]. Zahn himself stated that the former emperor was his best client.
 *Calus refers to the different classes of Guardians as tribes.
-*Revealed in the Raid gear, Calus hopes that once the Guardians stand beside them, each of the Guardian classes would have a special function in his restored empire.
+*Revealed in the Leviathan-associated Raid armors, Calus hopes that once the Guardians stand beside them, each of the Guardian classes would have a special function in his restored empire.
 **He hopes that the [[Hunters]] become the navigators of his vessels, the assassins in his armies and the treasure hunters for his lost repositories filled with the empire's secrets.
 **He hopes that the [[Warlocks]] become his ambassadors, his technologists and his warrior-scientists to discover the secrets of the lost worlds his empire once ruled.
 **He hopes that the [[Titan (class)|Titan]]s become the taskmasters to train his armies, both in personal combat and warfare, teach them to be both civilized during peace while vicious during wartime and to teach his soldiers to be selfless yet persistent in battle.
 *Calus is the second person from an enemy race to side with the Guardians and the first of the [[Cabal]]. The first ally was [[Variks, the Loyal|Variks]].
-*Calus greatly resembles several Roman emperors/rulers. Like Julius Caesar he overthrew a republic and much like Caligula he insists on being treated like a god and has gone mostly mad after a major life event. An interesting dynamic is that Calus massacred the Cabal senate upon coming to power while the opposite happed to Julius Caesar; in the end, both were betrayed, however, by those they held dear (Brutus and Ghaul) in a major conspiracy.
+*Calus greatly resembles several Roman emperors/rulers. Like Julius Caesar he overthrew a republic and much like Caligula he insists on being treated like a god and has gone mostly mad after a major life event. An interesting dynamic is that Calus massacred the Cabal senate upon coming to power while the opposite happened to Julius Caesar; in the end, both were betrayed, however, by those they held dear (Brutus and Ghaul) in a major conspiracy.
 *Calus also shares a rivalry with the [[Drifter]] over the Guardians and their allegiance, despite sharing similar apocalypic beliefs over the Darkness.
-*After the events of [[Presage]], the fate of Calus was unknown. However during an interview with Games Radar Nardin of the development team said "Calus is out there waiting, doing something, we're not really sure, but we're really excited to do things with him."
+*After the events of [[Presage]], the fate of Calus was unknown. However during an interview with Games Radar, Nardin of the development team said "Calus is out there waiting, doing something, we're not really sure, but we're really excited to do things with him."
 **Calus has now returned as the main antagonist of [[Season of the Haunted]].
-**He will also returned as a major antagonist in [[Lightfall]].
+**He will also return as a major antagonist in [[Lightfall]].
 ==Gallery==