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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===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 | 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 and instilled his hateful ideals into Ghaul, growing him into a ruthless warlord. | ||
===Ghaul's Coup=== | |||
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. Too popular to kill outright, 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> | 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. Too popular to kill outright, 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> | ||
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During the closing stages of the [[Red War#Surprise attack|Cabal invasion of the Last City]], aboard [[The Immortal]], The Consul approached Dominus Ghaul as he was interrogating [[The Speaker]], reporting that the [[Traveler]] was secure, and the remaining Guardian forces had been executed within [[The Last City]]. Unlike Ghaul, the Consul considered the Traveler simply a "great machine" with no intelligence of its own. | During the closing stages of the [[Red War#Surprise attack|Cabal invasion of the Last City]], aboard [[The Immortal]], The Consul approached Dominus Ghaul as he was interrogating [[The Speaker]], reporting that the [[Traveler]] was secure, and the remaining Guardian forces had been executed within [[The Last City]]. Unlike Ghaul, the Consul considered the Traveler simply a "great machine" with no intelligence of its own. | ||
As the Red Legion sought to secure their hold on the Sol System, the Consul and Ghaul met with [[Bracus Zahn]], a rogue arms dealer. The Consul was angered by the ex-soldier's attitude toward the Dominus, and warned him about being flippant towards the Red Legion's leader. However, Zahn warned the Consul to not waste the time of the only arms dealer the Legion had, drawing the further ire of the Consul and the other Legionaries present due to the necessity of Zahn's services causing them to be unable to harm the disrespectful | As the Red Legion sought to secure their hold on the Sol System, the Consul and Ghaul met with [[Bracus Zahn]], a rogue arms dealer. The Consul was angered by the ex-soldier's attitude toward the Dominus, and warned him about being flippant towards the Red Legion's leader. However, Zahn warned the Consul to not waste the time of the only arms dealer the Legion had, drawing the further ire of the Consul and the other Legionaries present due to the necessity of Zahn's services causing them to be unable to harm the disrespectful renegade Bracus.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/5/12)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Tilt Fuse]]''</ref> | ||
Later, as Ghaul spoke with the Speaker about how the Traveler chose whom to empower with the [[Light]], The Consul arrived to inform him that a mission on [[Io]] to learn how to extract the Traveler's Light was a success. He declared that with the Traveler's cage complete, Ghaul could act to claim the Light immediately. Ghaul demurred, however, having been persuaded by the Speaker that the Light could be gained through devotion and self-sacrifice. | Later, as Ghaul spoke with the Speaker about how the Traveler chose whom to empower with the [[Light]], The Consul arrived to inform him that a mission on [[Io]] to learn how to extract the Traveler's Light was a success. He declared that with the Traveler's cage complete, Ghaul could act to claim the Light immediately. Ghaul demurred, however, having been persuaded by the Speaker that the Light could be gained through devotion and self-sacrifice. | ||