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Upon being encountered by the Guardians as an ancient "confidential intelligence", Clovis remains as arrogant and condescending as he was in life. He regarded the Guardians as intruders who solely aimed to steal his research but was surprised to learn that centuries had passed since his original death, from the Collapse to the appearance of the Fallen. Regardless of becoming an uneasy ally to the Guardians, Clovis continued to be patronizing and smug, despite them actually saving and aiding him. Upon reuniting with his granddaughters, [[Ana Bray]] and [[Exo Stranger]] (Elisabeth Bray), Clovis revealed that he remained obsessed in ensuring the legacy of the Bray name, even if said measures endanger humanity, claiming that the powers of the Darkness was meant for his family, not for the good of humanity. Clovis even remained unapologetic on how his research on the Vex brought the machines into the Solar System. Though he defended himself on that the Vex appearance wasn't his intent and admitted he may have "facilitated" their appearance, he claimed it was all for his research. This shows that Clovis had a complete inability or refusal to accept that he made a mistake or be willing to take responsibility for them. Even when his Exo experiments led to the death of his own son, Clovis refused to acknowledge that it was his fault, instead finding ways to blame others. | Upon being encountered by the Guardians as an ancient "confidential intelligence", Clovis remains as arrogant and condescending as he was in life. He regarded the Guardians as intruders who solely aimed to steal his research but was surprised to learn that centuries had passed since his original death, from the Collapse to the appearance of the Fallen. Regardless of becoming an uneasy ally to the Guardians, Clovis continued to be patronizing and smug, despite them actually saving and aiding him. Upon reuniting with his granddaughters, [[Ana Bray]] and [[Exo Stranger]] (Elisabeth Bray), Clovis revealed that he remained obsessed in ensuring the legacy of the Bray name, even if said measures endanger humanity, claiming that the powers of the Darkness was meant for his family, not for the good of humanity. Clovis even remained unapologetic on how his research on the Vex brought the machines into the Solar System. Though he defended himself on that the Vex appearance wasn't his intent and admitted he may have "facilitated" their appearance, he claimed it was all for his research. This shows that Clovis had a complete inability or refusal to accept that he made a mistake or be willing to take responsibility for them. Even when his Exo experiments led to the death of his own son, Clovis refused to acknowledge that it was his fault, instead finding ways to blame others. | ||
[[Mysterious Logbook|Health scans]] indicate that while Clovis is capable of feeling compassion, he subconsciously refuses to entertain the notion because of his ego and other preconceptions. Near the end of Clovis's life, he did manage to realize the scale of his wrongdoings and finally accept this fact, confessing to [[Banshee-44|his Exo copy]] in a written letter attached to [[The Lament]] that he had originally started his work out of an intense fear of death, forgetting, and being forgotten (thanato- and athazagoraphobia, respectively), yet lost his way and descended into narcissism after he eventually forgot that the love for his family was why he developed those fears to begin with. Clovis-1 was created with the intention of carrying on this revelation, but the copy in Bray Exoscience would fail to receive a similar epiphany, causing it to descend further into Clovis's worst traits as time passed. With Clovis-1's eventual transformation into Banshee-44, this copy would become the last remaining trace of the original Clovis's individuality, rendering all of the above a moot point. | |||
In ''Season of the Seraph'', the full extent of Clovis's delusions and madness would be laid bare. Under the guise of aiding Ana and the Guardians in restoring Rasputin, he intended to use them to grant himself the opportunity to become a machine god himself and assume control over humanity. He was arrogant enough to believe that he alone was worthy of being called humanity's savior, originally intending to have Rasputin to actually replace the Traveler, creating a savior of his own design. However, he couldn't fathom Ana teaching the things Clovis found no actual value in, the things that convinced the Warmind in the beauty of humanity: philosophy, history, art and music. For Clovis, everything was to ensure his own legacy and regain the control he refused to relinquished. However, after his plans were exposed by Rasputin and casted out by his own progeny, Clovis would be left furious and ranting, unable to accept his granddaughter's independence or Rasputin's statement that his progeny have surpassed him. To further cement his deluded arrogance, Clovis can't comprehend that the Guardians will be able to restore Rasputin or survive The Witness's return without his aid. | In ''Season of the Seraph'', the full extent of Clovis's delusions and madness would be laid bare. Under the guise of aiding Ana and the Guardians in restoring Rasputin, he intended to use them to grant himself the opportunity to become a machine god himself and assume control over humanity. He was arrogant enough to believe that he alone was worthy of being called humanity's savior, originally intending to have Rasputin to actually replace the Traveler, creating a savior of his own design. However, he couldn't fathom Ana teaching the things Clovis found no actual value in, the things that convinced the Warmind in the beauty of humanity: philosophy, history, art and music. For Clovis, everything was to ensure his own legacy and regain the control he refused to relinquished. However, after his plans were exposed by Rasputin and casted out by his own progeny, Clovis would be left furious and ranting, unable to accept his granddaughter's independence or Rasputin's statement that his progeny have surpassed him. To further cement his deluded arrogance, Clovis can't comprehend that the Guardians will be able to restore Rasputin or survive The Witness's return without his aid. | ||