Dominus Ghaul: Difference between revisions

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|faction= [[Red Legion]]

|mission= [[Chosen]]

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|title3 = Radiance

==Biography==

===The Ghost Primus===

Ghaul was born a runt, and was abandoned at birth to die of exposure according to [[Cabal]] custom. Instead, he was found by [[The Consul]], a disgraced scholar and aristocrat of the [[Praetorate]], who decided to raise, befriend, train, and teach Ghaul in the hopes that he would one day overthrow [[Emperor Calus]].<ref name = "Cabal Booklet">[[Cabal Booklet]]</ref> In particular, the Consul taught Ghaul of the [[Traveler]] and instilled in him a belief that the Cabal deserved its power by right. Ghaul knew how the Consul was using him and accepted it as a fair exchange for his upbringing.<ref>http://www.gameinformer.com/games/destiny_2/b/playstation4/archive/2017/06/11/destiny-2s-lead-creators-discuss-story-direction.aspx?utm_content=buffer3568d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer</ref><ref name="Ghost Primus">'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Ghost Primus]]''</ref><ref name = "Destiny 2">'''Bungie (2014/9/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard''</ref>

Despite the growing friendship between Ghaul and Calus and the close trust and faith the Emperor favored him with, Ghaul's loyalties remained with the Consul and he utilized his position to began plotting a [[Ghaul's coup|coup]] against the Emperor with the aid of what remained of the Praetorate and a number of Calus' closest allies and advisers. Among the allies he gathered were Calus' own daughter [[Caiatl]], Evocate-General [[Umun'arath]], Calus' bodyguard [[Shayotet]], and Freeborn [[Otzot]], who feared losing her status should Calus free all [[Psion]]s from slavery.<ref name = "Cabal Booklet"/>  Calus grew concerned about Ghaul's activities and dispatched a spy to follow him, although he did not know the true extent of Ghaul's plans.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Conspirator]]''</ref>

Ghaul's plans were complicated by the surviving members of the Praetorate, who sought greater control over him and tried to delay his coup for a more advantageous moment. Ghaul ignored their efforts and rejected their attempts to rule over him, and chose his own time and place to remove Calus from power.<ref name = "Cabal Booklet">[[Cabal Booklet]]</ref> Alongside the Consul and the Red Legion, Ghaul personally invaded Calus' palace on [[Torobatl]] in the middle of a late-night court celebration and arrested him, with the aid of Caiatl and Shayotet ensuring that Calus' was caught off-guard and unable to resist. Under the cover of darkness, the Emperor and his remaining military supporters were marched into [[The Leviathan]], sealed within, and exiled far into space along a pre-programmed course, as he was too popular to openly execute. Ghaul found himself unable to look into Calus' eyes during the coup and exile, although Calus was unsure why and thought it could be due to shame.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/8/9)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Midnight Coup]]''</ref>

===Skyburner's Distress Call===

{{quote|It came from the Emperor Himself. I'm ordered to board and capture the Hive flagship. At any cost.|Primus Ta'aun}}

====Discussions with the Speaker====

{{Quote|Beneath my mask, Speaker, is the face of devotion and sacrifice. I will not take the Light by force. To do so would be to admit failure, and I never fail! Now, do you see why I would be chosen?|Dominus Ghaul}}

In addition, he sent his prized warship, [[The Almighty]], to the system's sun to destabilize it and cause it to go supernova should the system resist any further. His remaining forces have been sent to the [[European Dead Zone]] to hunt the remaining Guardians, to [[Io]] to mine the remaining energy from the Traveler and to [[Nessus]] to study the Vex. Ghaul also met with [[Bracus Zahn]] to acquire advanced weaponry for the Red Legion. He questioned the rogue arms dealer if he had brought all his weapons, who claimed he would not have made the journey to the Dominus' "throne room" without them. The flippant nature of Zahn prompted a rebuke from the Consul, but Zahn suggested that they not waste the time of their only weapons supplier. Ghaul, the Consul, and the other Legion personnel present were angered by this response, but had no choice but to deal with him.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/5/12)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Tilt Fuse]]''</ref>

After days of brutally interrogating the Speaker, Ghaul began to accept that to earn the Traveler's favor he would need to learn devotion and self-sacrifice, but his interrogation of the Speaker was interrupted by a furious Consul. His old advisor informed him of the Guardian's efforts to humiliate the Red Legion's forces across the system using their restored Light, their disablement of the Almighty, and the plan to use the City's remaining forces to launch an attack to liberate the City and the Traveler. With this, the Consul angrily informed Ghaul that they had failed for the first time in the Red Legion's bloody history due to Ghaul's fixation with an "inert machine" and a "creature who claims to speak to it". This angers the Dominus.  

====Confrontation with the Guardian====

{{Quote|Look upon me. Dominus of the Red Legion. Annihilator of Suns. Razer of a thousands worlds! Slayer of gods and conqueror of the Light! I AM GHAUL! And I have become legend.|Ghaul, after stealing the Light}}

Since Ghaul's death and the liberation of the Last City, the Red Legion have maintained a foothold in the Sol System but have become seriously weakened and demoralized at the loss of their leader. Eventually, command of the Red Legion was usurped by [[Val Ca'uor]], who sought to revitalize the legion by acquiring energy and supplies from [[Mars]] and [[Mercury]] respectively. However, such campaigns led to further conflicts with the Guardians, the Vex and the [[Grasp of Nokris]] Hive faction.  

With Ca'uor's death, the Red Legion was leaderless for a time, although its remnants were still active across the system. Eventually, a trio of [[Ozletc, the Sky Piercer|Psion]] [[Tazaroc, the Sun Eater|Flayer]] [[Niruul, the Hollow Voice|sisters]] would rally these remnants on Mercury, finding and exploiting [[The Sundial]] of [[Osiris]] in an attempt to alter the timeline and reverse Ghaul's defeat in the Red War. However, the sisters had their own motivations in doing so, desiring to use their knowledge of Ghaul's failures not just to win the Red War, but to puppeteer Ghaul so that they might find freedom for the Psion race from the Cabal. Their failure at the hands of Guardians caused a fourth sister, [[Amtec]], to launch Ghaul's prized weapon, the Almighty, at Earth, though it would be destroyed by [[Rasputin]]. In the ensuing power vacuum, Ghaul's fellow co-conspirator and daughter of Calus, [[Caiatl, the Princess-Imperial]], has begun rallying the Red Legion once more, proclaiming that she will surpass Ghaul's weaknesses. As of [[Season of the Hunt]], her emissaries have arrived in the system and begun to interact with the remaining Red Legion troops.

==Personality and traits==

{{quote|Do you see all that I have done?|Dominus Ghaul to The Speaker.}}

==Gameplay==

==Quotes==

*''"I will not take the Light by force. To do so would be to admit failure and I never fail!"''

*''"I will do what I swore, [[The Consul|old friend]]. I am Ghaul. And I ''will'' take the Light."''

*''"Your Traveler should have chosen me, and now it is too late!"''

*''"Look at your dead god! it wont save humanity a second time!"''

==Trivia==  

*The name "''Gary''",<ref name="Rally the Troops">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJLAJVmggt0 '''YouTube''' - ''Destiny 2 – "Destiny 2 Gameplay Premiere Livestream (US)'']</ref> as Cayde calls him, has quickly evolved to a memetic status amongst the community.

*[[Luke Smith]] has compared Ghaul to [[wikipedia:Hans Gruber|Hans Gruber]] from the ''Die Hard'' series.<ref>[http://au.ign.com/articles/2017/05/18/destiny-2-new-single-player-gameplay-details-revealed '''IGN''' - ''DESTINY 2: NEW SINGLE PLAYER, CAMPAIGN, GAMEPLAY DETAILS REVEALED'']</ref>

*Dominus Ghaul is voiced by {{Plain|[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0090464/ Neil Kaplan]}}.<ref>[https://twitter.com/NeKap/status/869693800544849920 '''Twitter''' - ''I. AM. GHAUL. #Destiny2'']</ref>

*Ghaul was once known as the Ghost Primus.

==List of appearances==

**''[[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]]'' {{mo}}

**''[[Forsaken]]'' {{Mo}}

**''[[Shadowkeep]]'' {{c|[[Nightmare of Dominus Ghaul|Nightmare]]}}

**''[[Beyond Light]]'' {{Mo}}

*''[[Cabal Booklet]]'' {{mo}}

==References==