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|othernames=Roach <br> Iago | |othernames=Roach <br> Iago | ||
|species= [[Cabal]] | |species= [[Cabal]] | ||
|gender= Male | |gender= Male | ||
|affiliation= [[Red Legion]] <br> [[Praetorate]] | |affiliation= [[Red Legion]] <br> [[Praetorate]] | ||
|rank= | |rank= Consul | ||
|notable= Chief advisor to [[Dominus Ghaul]] <br> Member of the Praetorate | |notable= Chief advisor to [[Dominus Ghaul]] <br> Member of the Praetorate | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{quote|We have spent our lives, [[Dominus Ghaul|you]] and I, working to reshape our society... reforge our people... rebuild an empire nearly destroyed by [[Emperor Calus|Calus's]] greed and corruption.|The Consul}} | {{quote|We have spent our lives, [[Dominus Ghaul|you]] and I, working to reshape our society... reforge our people... rebuild an empire nearly destroyed by [[Emperor Calus|Calus's]] greed and corruption.|The Consul}} | ||
The '''Consul''' | The '''Consul''' was a disgraced aristocrat and the mentor of [[Dominus Ghaul]]. He was the secondary antagonist of ''[[Destiny 2]]''. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Fall from power=== | ===Fall from power=== | ||
{{quote|I will not dignify this leech with a name. Think of him as a roach, a roach who scurried out from the ruin of the old Praetorate. He'd grown fat on the scraps they fed him, the wealth and influence and favor. And when I took his scraps away to enrich my throne and inspire my people, he wanted them back.|Emperor Calus}} | {{quote|I will not dignify this leech with a name. Think of him as a roach, a roach who scurried out from the ruin of the old Praetorate. He'd grown fat on the scraps they fed him, the wealth and influence and favor. And when I took his scraps away to enrich my throne and inspire my people, he wanted them back.|Emperor Calus}} | ||
The Consul was a figure with close ties to the [[Cabal]] [[Praetorate]]. When the Praetorate was overthrown by [[Emperor Calus]], the Consul lost all of his power and influence, and was personally castrated by Calus to ensure he would beget no heir. During the new Emperor's coronation, the Consul was stripped naked and brought before the assembled royal court at the edge of vast desert and ordered to run by Calus.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Inaugural Address]]''</ref> At some point, he stumbled upon [[Dominus Ghaul|Ghaul]], a young orphan who had been left for dead. Hungry for revenge and realizing that Ghaul would be a useful tool, he raised, trained and instilled his hateful ideals into Ghaul, | The Consul was a figure with close ties to the [[Cabal]] [[Praetorate]]. When the Praetorate was overthrown by [[Emperor Calus]], the Consul lost all of his power and influence, and was personally castrated by Calus to ensure he would beget no heir. During the new Emperor's coronation, the Consul was stripped naked and brought before the assembled royal court at the edge of vast desert and ordered to run by Calus.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Inaugural Address]]''</ref> At some point, he stumbled upon [[Dominus Ghaul|Ghaul]], a young orphan who had been left for dead. Hungry for revenge and realizing that Ghaul would be a useful tool, he raised, trained and instilled his hateful ideals into Ghaul, grooming him into a ruthless warlord <ref>[https://www.fandom.com/articles/destiny-2-ghaul Consul's story with Ghaul]</ref>. | ||
===Ghaul's coup=== | ===Ghaul's coup=== | ||
[[File:The Consul Face.png|thumb | [[File:The Consul Face.png|thumb|280px|The Consul]] | ||
Thousands of years prior to the [[Red War]], the Consul masterminded the [[Ghaul's coup|coup]] to overthrow Calus. The Emperor's closest allies and advisors betrayed him and made Ghaul the new [[Dominus]] of the Empire. | Thousands of years prior to the [[Red War]], the Consul masterminded the [[Ghaul's coup|coup]] to overthrow Calus. The Emperor's closest allies and advisors betrayed him and made Ghaul the new [[Dominus]] of the Empire. At the request of his daughter Caiatl, Calus was instead exiled to [[The Leviathan]]. With Dominus Ghaul now in charge of the Cabal, the Consul became his most trusted advisor and lifelong friend.<ref>[[Cabal Booklet]]</ref> | ||
===The Red War=== | ===The Red War=== | ||
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After [[The Almighty]] was deactivated, the Consul brought news of the event to Dominus Ghaul, infuriated at him. The Consul, frustrated that Ghaul would heed the Speaker's advice over his own, berated Ghaul for not seizing the light sooner. Ghaul attempted to ignore him, still believing he could earn the Traveler's favor on his own merits, but the Consul had run out of patience, who then released the Speaker's restraints and crushed his fallen mask.<ref group=note>The Speaker's fate is unclear after the restraints are released.</ref> The Consul urged Ghaul to remember who he was, to remember that he had already been chosen for greatness, not by the Traveler, but by the Consul, and to seize the Light for the glory of the Cabal. While the message did get through, Ghaul was not willing to let the Consul's insubordination go unpunished. Ghaul, while promising to fulfill his destiny, strangled the Consul to death. | After [[The Almighty]] was deactivated, the Consul brought news of the event to Dominus Ghaul, infuriated at him. The Consul, frustrated that Ghaul would heed the Speaker's advice over his own, berated Ghaul for not seizing the light sooner. Ghaul attempted to ignore him, still believing he could earn the Traveler's favor on his own merits, but the Consul had run out of patience, who then released the Speaker's restraints and crushed his fallen mask.<ref group=note>The Speaker's fate is unclear after the restraints are released.</ref> The Consul urged Ghaul to remember who he was, to remember that he had already been chosen for greatness, not by the Traveler, but by the Consul, and to seize the Light for the glory of the Cabal. While the message did get through, Ghaul was not willing to let the Consul's insubordination go unpunished. Ghaul, while promising to fulfill his destiny, strangled the Consul to death. | ||
==Traits== | ==Personality and Traits== | ||
{{quote|You have already been chosen, not by some [[Traveler|inert machine]], but by me! I chose you... the day I found you.|The Consul, contending with Ghaul's desire to be chosen by the Traveler}} | {{quote|You have already been chosen, not by some [[Traveler|inert machine]], but by me! I chose you... the day I found you.|The Consul, contending with Ghaul's desire to be chosen by the Traveler}} | ||
The Consul is a large [[Cabal]] sporting heavy but worn-down ancient armor, with red paint worn away in some places to reveal gunmetal backing, and a ragged black cape. His breastplate is draped with [[Ghost]] "eyes" and an [[ATS/8 Arachnid]] helmet. He does not wear a helmet, and his arms are completely exposed. Additionally, the Consul sports metal covers over his fingertips. In his youth, the Consul's armor was heavier and more imposing, with large spikes atop his shoulders.<ref>[[Cabal Booklet]]</ref> | The Consul is a large [[Cabal]] sporting heavy but worn-down ancient armor, with red paint worn away in some places to reveal gunmetal backing, and a ragged black cape. His breastplate is draped with [[Ghost]] "eyes" and an [[ATS/8 Arachnid]] helmet. He does not wear a helmet, and his arms are completely exposed. Additionally, the Consul sports metal covers over his fingertips. In his youth, the Consul's armor was heavier and more imposing, with large spikes atop his shoulders.<ref>[[Cabal Booklet]]</ref> | ||
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*The fashion in which the Consul was killed was ironically desired by Emperor Calus, as he wanted the Consul to die by his own weapons. Ghaul, who was used as a weapon during the Consul's coup, unknowingly carried out that sentence. | *The fashion in which the Consul was killed was ironically desired by Emperor Calus, as he wanted the Consul to die by his own weapons. Ghaul, who was used as a weapon during the Consul's coup, unknowingly carried out that sentence. | ||
*Even though the Consul is shown to be much smaller than Ghaul the helmet on his necklace should say otherwise as comparing the size of the helmet to the Consul and the Ghost cores he should be about as tall as Calus if not bigger yet the Ghost cores show he should be the size of a Legionary plus with his size relation to Ghaul both in cutscenes and in gameplay. This may be a Developer oversight as the Hunter helmet seen was not able to be used as a reference as it's not in Destiny 2. | *Even though the Consul is shown to be much smaller than Ghaul the helmet on his necklace should say otherwise as comparing the size of the helmet to the Consul and the Ghost cores he should be about as tall as Calus if not bigger yet the Ghost cores show he should be the size of a Legionary plus with his size relation to Ghaul both in cutscenes and in gameplay. This may be a Developer oversight as the Hunter helmet seen was not able to be used as a reference as it's not in Destiny 2. | ||
*The Consul is referred to as "Iago" in certain production notes and pieces of concept art, as well as in the Destiny 2 official chess set. | *The Consul is referred to as "Iago" in certain production notes and pieces of concept art, as well as in the Destiny 2 official chess set. Taking in count that "The Consul" is actually a title, "Iago" may be The Consul's birth name. | ||
**This is a clear reference to the treacherous [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iago Iago] of ''Othello''. | |||
*The bottom of the Consul's shoulder pauldrons are shaped like [[War Beast]] faces, possibly (along with the concept art and Calus' Journal) showing him to have an affinity for them. | *The bottom of the Consul's shoulder pauldrons are shaped like [[War Beast]] faces, possibly (along with the concept art and Calus' Journal) showing him to have an affinity for them. | ||
**However his fascination is never seen in game. | **However his fascination is never seen in game. | ||
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**''[[Curse of Osiris]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[Curse of Osiris]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Cabal Booklet]]'' {{mo}} | *''[[Cabal Booklet]]'' {{mo}} | ||
*''[[Beloved (lore)|Beloved]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||