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{{Cabal Legion infobox | {{Cabal Legion infobox | ||
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|name= Loyalists | |name= Loyalists | ||
|objectives= Royal Guard <br> Calus' Supporters | |objectives= Royal Guard <br> Calus' Supporters | ||
|Commander(s)= [[Emperor Calus]]<br>[[Valus Nohr]] | |Commander(s)= [[Emperor Calus]] <br> [[Valus Nohr]] | ||
|Keep(s)= [[The Leviathan]] <br> [[Glykon Volatus|The Glykon]] {{c|formerly}} | |Keep(s)= [[The Leviathan]] <br> [[Glykon Volatus|The Glykon]] {{c|formerly}} | ||
|deployed= [[Nessus]] Orbit {{c|formerly}} <br> [[Watcher's Grave]] <br> [[Meridian Bay]] | |deployed= [[Nessus]] Orbit {{c|formerly}} <br> [[Watcher's Grave]] <br> [[Meridian Bay]] <br> [[Moon]] Orbit | ||
|war= [[Sol Collective]] <br> [[Savathûn's Brood]] <br> [[Vanguard]] <br> [[Imperial Cabal]] | |||
|ally= [[The Witness]] <br> [[Red Legion]] <br> [[Scorn]] <br> [[Psion Conclave]] <br> [[Nightmare]]s <br> [[Xivu Arath's Horde]] <br> [[Shadow Legion]] {{c|absorbed into}} | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{quote|The Leviathan is now home to the last of us true [[Cabal]]. We will remember the old ways, for I am the wellspring from which our great civilization flows.|Emperor Calus}} | {{quote|The Leviathan is now home to the last of us true [[Cabal]]. We will remember the old ways, for I am the wellspring from which our great civilization flows.|Emperor Calus}} | ||
The '''Loyalists''' are [[Emperor Calus]]'s loyal followers and guardsmen | |||
The '''Loyalists''' are [[Emperor Calus]]'s loyal followers and guardsmen following his exile aboard [[The Leviathan]]. | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===The Midnight Exile=== | ===The Midnight Exile=== | ||
[[File:Leviathan - Loyalty.jpg|300px|thumb | [[File:Leviathan - Loyalty.jpg|300px|thumb|Cabal Loyalists]] | ||
{{Quote|They would have killed me, but I was too beloved and too glorious. So they sent me away into resplendent exile upon this [[The Leviathan|Grand Leviathan]].| Ex-Emperor Calus}} | {{Quote|They would have killed me, but I was too beloved and too glorious. So they sent me away into resplendent exile upon this [[The Leviathan|Grand Leviathan]].| Ex-Emperor Calus}} | ||
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====The Black Edge==== | ====The Black Edge==== | ||
[[File:Leviathan1.jpg|thumb | [[File:Leviathan1.jpg|thumb|300px|The Leviathan]] | ||
{{Quote|Is this the edge of the universe? Space cannot have an end: it goes on forever. But a hole in forever would be a kind of edge... a flaw, a defect, a place outside place...|Councilor Match}} | {{Quote|Is this the edge of the universe? Space cannot have an end: it goes on forever. But a hole in forever would be a kind of edge... a flaw, a defect, a place outside place...|Councilor Match}} | ||
Eventually, after when Calus had stopped cursing Ghaul and the Loyalists had long parted from the fringes of Cabal Space the Leviathan was sudden and abruptly stopped. The Leviathan had come up against an expanse of utter nothingness, at the very edge of the universe, shorting out the navigation systems and the course the conspirators had set. Calus looked into the void and came to an understanding, believing that it had chosen him to herald its inevitable victory.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[It Stared Back]]''</ref> He would watch it consume the light of the universe, and all among the last of the living would know his greatness.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Calus' letter]]''</ref> While Calus viewed the edge in this way, celebrating it and having it give him newfound purpose and rejuvenation, the Loyalists were terrified by him and thought he had suffered trauma and hallucinations from his pressure suit malfunctioning. | Eventually, after when Calus had stopped cursing Ghaul and the Loyalists had long parted from the fringes of Cabal Space the Leviathan was sudden and abruptly stopped. The Leviathan had come up against an expanse of utter nothingness, at the very edge of the universe, shorting out the navigation systems and the course the conspirators had set. Calus looked into the void and came to an understanding, believing that it had chosen him to herald its inevitable victory.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[It Stared Back]]''</ref> He would watch it consume the light of the universe, and all among the last of the living would know his greatness.<ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Calus' letter]]''</ref> While Calus viewed the edge in this way, celebrating it and having it give him newfound purpose and rejuvenation, the Loyalists were terrified by him and thought he had suffered trauma and hallucinations from his pressure suit malfunctioning. | ||
After Calus' and the Loyalists' encounter with the Black edge, it was found the ship had sprung back to life and the Loyalists toiled to undoing the sabotage made by the Red Legion along with seeking to expand the elements of the Leviathan so that they may thrive. With control of the Leviathan back in his hands, Calus set out on a long voyage of his own, ''"[plumbing] the secret places of the cosmos"'', visiting strange realms and old ruins. This cemented both his conviction that his hedonistic philosophy was correct and his intent to retake his empire.<ref name = "Cabal Booklet"/> Along the way, he gathered forces to strengthen his | After Calus' and the Loyalists' encounter with the Black edge, it was found the ship had sprung back to life and the Loyalists toiled to undoing the sabotage made by the Red Legion along with seeking to expand the elements of the Leviathan so that they may thrive. With control of the Leviathan back in his hands, Calus set out on a long voyage of his own, ''"[plumbing] the secret places of the cosmos"'', visiting strange realms and old ruins. This cemented both his conviction that his hedonistic philosophy was correct and his intent to retake his empire.<ref name = "Cabal Booklet"/> Along the way, he gathered forces to strengthen his Loyalists. | ||
====The Rise of Shadows==== | ====The Rise of Shadows==== | ||
[[File:LoyalistMenagerie3.jpg|300px|thumb | [[File:LoyalistMenagerie3.jpg|300px|thumb|The ancient throne of Emperor Calus]] | ||
{{Quote|My Shadows are a chosen people, selected from the best of the best of each world I've encountered.|Emperor Calus}} | {{Quote|My Shadows are a chosen people, selected from the best of the best of each world I've encountered.|Emperor Calus}} | ||
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====The Failed Assassination==== | ====The Failed Assassination==== | ||
[[File:CalusWine.jpg|300px|thumb | [[File:CalusWine.jpg|300px|thumb|Emperor Calus atop his throne]] | ||
{{Quote|On the day I lost the Shadows, Ghaul fought and killed Valus Nohr last|Emperor Calus}} | {{Quote|On the day I lost the Shadows, Ghaul fought and killed Valus Nohr last|Emperor Calus}} | ||
Eventually, he set a course for the [[Sol]] system, which the Red Legion was planning to assault. Many celebrations and ceremonies of countless victories were held by the Red Legion. One such ceremony would be interrupted by [[Rull]] and his assassination of [[Iska'al]] and [[Moli Imoli]] with Rull perishing before Ghaul just as he had killed the Everjoy. In the days immediately before the Red Legion set out to the [[Solar System]] to [[Red War|wipe out]] the [[Guardian]]s, Calus deployed his [[Shadows]] to assassinate the various conspirators behind the [[Ghaul's coup|coup]] that deposed him. While the Shadows succeeded in eliminating nearly everyone on Calus's hit list except [[Caiatl]], [[Umun'arath]], [[Otzot]] | Eventually, he set a course for the [[Sol]] system, which the Red Legion was planning to assault. Many celebrations and ceremonies of countless victories were held by the Red Legion. One such ceremony would be interrupted by [[Rull]] and his assassination of [[Iska'al]] and [[Moli Imoli]] with Rull perishing before Ghaul just as he had killed the Everjoy. In the days immediately before the Red Legion set out to the [[Solar System]] to [[Red War|wipe out]] the [[Guardian]]s, Calus deployed his [[Shadows]] to assassinate the various conspirators behind the [[Ghaul's coup|coup]] that deposed him. While the Shadows succeeded in eliminating nearly everyone on Calus's hit list except [[Caiatl]], [[Umun'arath]], [[Otzot]], [[The Consul]] and [[Dominus Ghaul]], none of them survived their mission. Although they succeeded in infiltrating Ghaul's [[The Immortal|vessel]], the Shadows perished one by one against overwhelming odds. Nohr slaughtered three hundred of Ghaul's best warriors with her bladed shield before facing off against the Dominus himself. She was the last Shadow standing, and Ghaul killed her, much to the grief of Calus.<ref>[[Armor_of_Nohr#Plate_of_Nohr|Plate of Nohr]]</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/shadows-cloak Shadow's Cloak]''</ref><ref> '''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Armor_of_the_Fulminator#Robes_of_the_Fulminator|Robes of the Fulminator]]''</ref><ref>'''Bungie (2017/12/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Armor_of_Feltroc#Grips_of_Feltroc|Grips of Feltroc]]''</ref> | ||
===Arrival in Sol=== | ===Arrival in Sol=== | ||
====An Invitation==== | ====An Invitation==== | ||
[[File:LeviathanRaid1.png|300px|thumb | [[File:LeviathanRaid1.png|300px|thumb|The Pleasure Gardens]] | ||
{{Quote| Calus loves these Guardians so. He loves them for their energy, their liveliness, their willingness to do whatever he asks in hope of a reward. He loves it when they dance.| Councilor Match}} | {{Quote|Calus loves these Guardians so. He loves them for their energy, their liveliness, their willingness to do whatever he asks in hope of a reward. He loves it when they dance.| Councilor Match}} | ||
Reaching Sol, Calus and the Loyalists learned of [[Guardian|other warriors]] in the system that might serve his purposes.<ref name="SB">'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Armor_of_the_Fulminator#Shadow.27s_Bond|Shadow's Bond]]''</ref> Arriving over Nessus after the death of Ghaul, the former Emperor of the Cabal and his Loyalists arrived in the Solar System aboard their massive craft and immediately set to work on reclaiming the Empire. He gave elements of the leaderless Red Legion the chance to "join the loyalist regime," sending them on missions to collect geological data on Nessus. These Red Legion, those that did not fail, would integrate with the Loyalist regime. Calus would also have Loyalist spies onboard The Almighty called the [[Crimson Shadow]]. | Reaching Sol, Calus and the Loyalists learned of [[Guardian|other warriors]] in the system that might serve his purposes.<ref name="SB">'''Bungie (2017/9/8)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Armor_of_the_Fulminator#Shadow.27s_Bond|Shadow's Bond]]''</ref> Arriving over Nessus after the death of Ghaul, the former Emperor of the Cabal and his Loyalists arrived in the Solar System aboard their massive craft and immediately set to work on reclaiming the Empire. He gave elements of the leaderless Red Legion the chance to "join the loyalist regime," sending them on missions to collect geological data on Nessus. These Red Legion, those that did not fail, would integrate with the Loyalist regime. Calus would also have Loyalist spies onboard The Almighty called the [[Crimson Shadow]]. | ||
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Calus extended an invitation also to [[The Guardian]] to board his vessel for slaying Ghaul. The Guardians accepted Calus' challenge and following a long journey through Calus' palace and defeating his loyalist army, the Guardians seemingly meet Calus in person in his throne room. Facing off against the exiled Cabal Emperor, the Guardians survive his strange powers and after dealing critical damage to him, they found that the Calus they were facing was really a robotic duplicate. | Calus extended an invitation also to [[The Guardian]] to board his vessel for slaying Ghaul. The Guardians accepted Calus' challenge and following a long journey through Calus' palace and defeating his loyalist army, the Guardians seemingly meet Calus in person in his throne room. Facing off against the exiled Cabal Emperor, the Guardians survive his strange powers and after dealing critical damage to him, they found that the Calus they were facing was really a robotic duplicate. | ||
[[File:LeviathanRaid2.jpg|300px|thumb | [[File:LeviathanRaid2.jpg|300px|thumb|The many robots of Calus]] | ||
Regardless, the Guardians succeed in destroying the robot. Before the destruction of the machine, Calus boasted about his power and claims to know the "real truth" about the galaxy and the purpose of the Traveler. Nonetheless, he rewards the Guardians for completing his challenge and offers them a place by his side should they seek him out. | Regardless, the Guardians succeed in destroying the robot. Before the destruction of the machine, Calus boasted about his power and claims to know the "real truth" about the galaxy and the purpose of the Traveler. Nonetheless, he rewards the Guardians for completing his challenge and offers them a place by his side should they seek him out. | ||
Some months later, Emperor Calus called upon the Guardians again when his Leviathan broke off a chunk of Nessus that contained a powerful Axis Mind, [[Argos, Planetary Core]], thus clogging up the massive vessel. After a perilous struggle against the Axis Mind, the Guardians succeed in disabling its shield and | Some months later, Emperor Calus called upon the Guardians again when his Leviathan broke off a chunk of Nessus that contained a powerful Axis Mind, [[Argos, Planetary Core]], thus clogging up the massive vessel. After a perilous struggle against the Axis Mind, the Guardians succeed in disabling its shield and destroying the Mind. However, with Argos's shield gone, the Guardians were soon to be devoured by the inferno of the Leviathan. Fortunately, Calus saves the Guardians and rewards them for their success and the Cabal Emperor once again offers them more than just the power of the Light, as Calus demonstrated that he can keep them safe. He also cryptically warns them that the "end" is near and therefore must be ready, as he will find them again. | ||
====The Red Siege==== | ====The Red Siege==== | ||
[[File:LoyalistSpire1.jpg|300px|thumb | [[File:LoyalistSpire1.jpg|300px|thumb|The Red Legion besieging the Leviathan]] | ||
{{Quote|I will take the Leviathan for the Red Legion. The great machine is a weapon of the Cabal, and if Calus holds no allegiance to his people, then he is not worthy to wield it.|[[Val Ca'uor]]}} | {{Quote|I will take the Leviathan for the Red Legion. The great machine is a weapon of the Cabal, and if Calus holds no allegiance to his people, then he is not worthy to wield it.|[[Val Ca'uor]]}} | ||
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It would later be found out this [[Raid]] was unauthorized by the [[Vanguard]] and solely Guardians heeding Calus and Calus alone.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Stolen Intelligence#Passivity|Confessions: Passivity]]''</ref> | It would later be found out this [[Raid]] was unauthorized by the [[Vanguard]] and solely Guardians heeding Calus and Calus alone.<ref>'''Bungie (2020/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]], Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Lore]]: [[Lore:Stolen Intelligence#Passivity|Confessions: Passivity]]''</ref> | ||
It would appear despite the Guardians' intervention, a vast amount of Loyalists had been killed as every proceeding encounter on the Leviathan with the Loyalists | It would appear despite the Guardians' intervention, a vast amount of Loyalists had been killed as every proceeding encounter on the Leviathan with the Loyalists afterwards shows far fewer Cabal members. | ||
During the time of Forsaken, Calus had begun to slip some Loyalist spies amongst the Red Legion's ranks such as [[Taurg, Disguised by the Emperor]]. Many of these spies were former Red Legion themselves. | During the time of Forsaken, Calus had begun to slip some Loyalist spies amongst the Red Legion's ranks such as [[Taurg, Disguised by the Emperor]]. Many of these spies were former Red Legion themselves. | ||
====Depths of The Menagerie==== | ====Depths of The Menagerie==== | ||
[[File:LoyalistMenagerie2.png|thumb | [[File:LoyalistMenagerie2.png|thumb|300px|Pathway to the Kingdom of Sorrow]] | ||
{{Quote|There is a dark place aboard my ship where you have never been. Where I was reborn. Like you were reborn. The Menagerie awaits you, Guardian.|Emperor Calus}} | {{Quote|There is a dark place aboard my ship where you have never been. Where I was reborn. Like you were reborn. The Menagerie awaits you, Guardian.|Emperor Calus}} | ||
Prior to the events of [[Season of Opulence]], Calus broke his promise to the Fulminator upon her dissipation. He returned to the interstellar conduits and, with the aid of his Loyalist [[Councilor]]s, kidnapped many of the Arkborn, imprisoning them within a section of his [[Menagerie]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUAUYU9rZbs</ref> | Prior to the events of [[Season of Opulence]], Calus broke his promise to the Fulminator upon her dissipation. He returned to the interstellar conduits and, with the aid of his Loyalist [[Councilor]]s, kidnapped many of the Arkborn, imprisoning them within a section of his [[Menagerie]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUAUYU9rZbs</ref> | ||
His Shadows agents had also laid siege | His Shadows agents had also laid siege to a [[Hive]] [[War moon]] and uncovered an [[Ascendant Hive]] artifact called the [[Crown of Sorrow]]. Calus' Councilors concluded that the Crown was a two-way seeing device into the [[Ascendant Realm]], and he later sought to use it in order to subjugate the Hive under his rule. This however was a desperate ploy by [[Savathûn, the Witch Queen]] in order to take control of Calus. But he however saw through this minor trick and didn't have any intention of putting it on himself as he desired a Shadow to do it for him. | ||
Sometime following the Guardians recent battles with the [[Kell's Scourge]] and dealings with the [[The Drifter (character)|Drifter]], Emperor Calus was able to create what he believed to be the perfect candidate to utilize the power of the Crown of Sorrow through [[Gahlran, the Sorrow-Bearer]]. Though Gahlran was bred to control the artifact to further Calus's goals, he was ultimately consumed by it as Savathûn's influence was too strong for the Shadow, which allowed her Hive to infest the deep treasure vaults of the Leviathan.<ref name="Am I to Cast a Shadow?">'''Bungie (2019/6/3)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]], [[Weblore]]: [[Weblore#"Am I to Cast a Shadow?"|"Am I to Cast a Shadow?"]]''</ref> | Sometime following the Guardians' recent battles with the [[Kell's Scourge]] and dealings with the [[The Drifter (character)|Drifter]], Emperor Calus was able to create what he believed to be the perfect candidate to utilize the power of the Crown of Sorrow through [[Gahlran, the Sorrow-Bearer]]. Though Gahlran was bred to control the artifact to further Calus's goals, he was ultimately consumed by it as Savathûn's influence was too strong for the Shadow, which allowed her Hive to infest the deep treasure vaults of the Leviathan.<ref name="Am I to Cast a Shadow?">'''Bungie (2019/6/3)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of Opulence]], [[Weblore]]: [[Weblore#"Am I to Cast a Shadow?"|"Am I to Cast a Shadow?"]]''</ref> | ||
[[File:LoyalistsCoS1.jpg|thumb | [[File:LoyalistsCoS1.jpg|thumb|300px|Calus enlisting the help of his new Shadows]] | ||
Calus called up the Guardians to form a Raid team to purge his spacecraft of Gahlran and his Hive. The Guardians traversed the treasure vaults and encounter many dangerous Hive rituals but manage to persevere and reach Galhran himself. Despite the Crown granting Gahlran great dark Hive powers, the Guardians managed to slay the Sorrow-bearer, completely purging the Hive from the Leviathan. Calus, pleased with their continued successes, rewards the Guardians with great riches and officially names them one of his Shadows. | Calus called up the Guardians to form a Raid team to purge his spacecraft of Gahlran and his Hive. The Guardians traversed the treasure vaults and encounter many dangerous Hive rituals but manage to persevere and reach Galhran himself. Despite the Crown granting Gahlran great dark Hive powers, the Guardians managed to slay the Sorrow-bearer, completely purging the Hive from the Leviathan. Calus, pleased with their continued successes, rewards the Guardians with great riches and officially names them one of his Shadows. | ||
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{{Quote| Without its leader, does the Red Legion remain united under a shared purpose? Or has the deposed Emperor slipped his followers into their ranks?| Osiris}} | {{Quote| Without its leader, does the Red Legion remain united under a shared purpose? Or has the deposed Emperor slipped his followers into their ranks?| Osiris}} | ||
After The Undying Mind's final destruction, the timeways over Mercury have been undone and a council of Red Legion Psion Flayers aimed to take advantage of the Vex's disorganization to assume control over time itself and undo their defeat during the Red War. Their meddling with Osiris's time-altering Sundial resulted in Mercury fracturing into three different eras, each with | After The Undying Mind's final destruction, the timeways over Mercury have been undone and a council of Red Legion Psion Flayers aimed to take advantage of the Vex's disorganization to assume control over time itself and undo their defeat during the Red War. Their meddling with Osiris's time-altering Sundial resulted in Mercury fracturing into three different eras, each with its own timelines dictated by the Psion Flayers. The Guardians team up with Osiris to ensure the safety of time, preserve the present, and save a legend, Saint-14. During this, there were accounts of the Red Legion offering bulk of tribute in the form of Light and Vex technology to other Legions and Calus and his Loyalists themselves. It is uncertain, however, if these offerings extended from the confines of the Sundial or not. Judging from the Red Legion's following play in Season of the Worthy, it can be inferred they did not. | ||
Upon Season of the Worthy, Calus employed a Shadow agent to steal [[The Fourth Horseman]], an infamous Cabal-killing weapon, to eliminate multiple key Red Legionnaires across the system. This Shadow, however, was caught and killed by [[Caiatl's Emissaries|emissaries]] of her daughter [[Empress Caiatl]], and the shotgun cached away by the Red Legion | Upon Season of the Worthy, Calus employed a Shadow agent to steal [[The Fourth Horseman]], an infamous Cabal-killing weapon, to eliminate multiple key Red Legionnaires across the system. This Shadow, however, was caught and killed by [[Caiatl's Emissaries|emissaries]] of her daughter [[Empress Caiatl]], and the shotgun cached away by the Red Legion, later to be recovered by the Guardians once more.<ref>''' Bungie (2020/3/10)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Season of the Worthy]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[In Rides A Pale Horse]]''</ref> | ||
Following the second arrival of the [[Pyramids]] in the Sol System, Calus and his Loyalists disappeared along with the Leviathan, abandoning their [[Loyalist Barge|barge]] on Nessus. With Caiatl seeking to raise the Red Legion once more and rally the remnants, she has commanded the Legion to seek Calus and the Leviathan and bring them forth to her. | Following the second arrival of the [[Pyramids]] in the Sol System, Calus and his Loyalists disappeared along with the Leviathan, abandoning their [[Loyalist Barge|barge]] on Nessus. With Caiatl seeking to raise the Red Legion once more and rally the remnants, she has commanded the Legion to seek Calus and the Leviathan and bring them forth to her. | ||
===Experiments on the Glykon=== | ===Experiments on the Glykon=== | ||
After the disappearence of the planets, but before the arrival of Caiatl in the system, Calus would employ a Guardian, [[Katabasis]], alongside two of his liutenants [[Bahr'Toran]] and [[Qinziq]], to acquire the [[Glykon Volatus]]<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/entry-3-lust-and-reappropriation-pt-ii#book-captains-log</ref>. The vessel would then be crewed by Loyalists, who began kidnapping [[Scorn]] in mass from the [[Tangled Shore]] over the course of six weeks, with the intention of using them alongside the [[Crown of Sorrow]] to commune with the [[Darkness]] at the edge of the Anomaly left in the place of [[Mars]]<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/entry-4-well-of-absence#book-captains-log</ref>. After six weeks, Calus himself would board the ship along with the Crown<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/entry-5-feast-your-eyes#book-captains-log</ref>, and began attempting communions with the Darkness, by forming a psychic link with the Crown and Scorn through his [[Councilor]]s. Many of his soldiers would attend these attempted communions<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/entry-6-excess-of-avarice#book-captains-log</ref>, though the crowd diminished over the days as the attempts kept failing. Eventually, Calus managed to establish a connection, and this plunged the Glykon into the Anomaly. <ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/entry-8-acherons-wall#book-captains-log</ref> | |||
The corridors of the ship began to twist and became infested with a mysterious [[Egregore|growth]], and the Scorn, now led by the [[Locus of Communion]] who was touched by the Darkness, began hunting down the Loyalists. Qinziq, Bahr'Toran and Katabasis tried to round up as many survivors as they could and reached the bridge, where the Crown of Sorrow was located. The Psion attempted to use the artifact to guide the ship out of the Anomaly, while the Guardian and Loyalists defended her. While the Cabal fought valiantly, the waves of Scorn would eventually overwhelmed them, with both Katabasis and Bahto dying as Qinziq succumbed to the strain of the communion.<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/entry-10-blood-in-the-barrel#book-captains-log</ref> | |||
Eventually, the Glykon would exit the Anomaly and drift towards the Reef. Upon [[Presage|exploring]] it, [[The Guardian]] would find the corridors littered with dead Loyalists, slowly being overtaken by the fungus. | |||
===Nightmares on the Leviathan=== | |||
Eventually, [[Calus]] returned to the [[Leviathan]], and directed it over the [[Moon]] to attempt a connection with its [[Lunar Pyramid|Pyramid]]. The [[Vanguard]]'s initial [[Operation: Midas|excursion]] in its corridors would end with [[The Guardian]] surrounded with hordes of Loyalists and [[Nightmare]]s of them, barely escaping with their [[Light]]. Over the following weeks, the Loyalists, now allied with the [[Scorn]] and Nightmares, fought Guardians and [[Imperial Cabal]] alike as they investigated the Leviathan and worked to [[Sever]] its connection with the Pyramid and uncover the depths of the Emperor's [[Duality (dungeon)|consciousness]]. | |||
Analysis of dead Loyalists, as well as the very words of the Emperor, revealed that almost all aboard the ship were now clones, deprived of higher brain functions, symbiotically linked to the [[Egregore]] fungus, and directed by Calus as an extension of his will. Using this connection, Loyalists had journeyed into the [[Enduring Abyss]], reached the [[Admittance]], and eventually the Pyramid itself, ferrying Calus' consciousness directly to it.<ref>[https://youtu.be/NYfSTmRBSDo?si=-my-WcoIZAfR-OHY'''Destiny Lore Vault - Youtube''']</ref> | |||
Eventually, though Calus' plans were [[Catharsis|thwarted]], Loyalists would still continue to defend the ship as the Guardians worked to rid it of Nightmares until the arrival of [[The Witness]], the Disciple Calus and his [[Shadow Legion]]. | |||
==Structure== | ==Structure== | ||
In contrast to the [[Red Legion]], | In contrast to the [[Red Legion]], Loyalist armor is predominantly purple and gold, and leaves their arms and feet bare. The Loyalists exiled with Calus were all soldiers,<ref>'''Bungie (2018/8/5)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Warmind (expansion)|Warmind]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Insigne_Shade_Armor#Insigne_Shade_Cover|Insigne Shade Cover]]''</ref> and their ranks have since been grown by deserters from the [[Red Legion]]. After the death of [[Dominus Ghaul]], Calus would redouble these recruitment efforts with promises of grandure and opulence, putting aspiring Loyalists to the test with missions, as seen in the [[Adventure]] ''[[Invitation from the Emperor]]''. Following his return after the [[Pyramid]]'s arrival, disgruntled [[Imperial Cabal]] joined his ranks as well. | ||
After the death of [[Dominus Ghaul]], Calus | |||
Calus | Calus does not limit his recruitment to Cabal though, extending invitations to all that he may find useful. This includes races such as the [[Clipse]], [[Sindû]], and [[Arkborn]]. The Emperor even tried to recruit many [[Guardian]]s to his side, appealing to their greed by offering riches and power. | ||
Loyalists do not seem to rely on the massive vehicular deployments seen among other Legions. Instead, they employ more esoteric tactics, as seen with the large use of [[Psion]]s and their [[Councilor]]s. For example, Loyalists have a Psion Council set as advisors to the exiled Emperor along with maintaining an alternate realm devised by Calus known as the Nightmare Realm to torture his enemies<ref>'''Bungie (2017/5/12)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Curse of Osiris]] Playstation 4, Activision Blizzard, Item Description: [[Armor_of_Feltroc#Vest_of_Feltroc|Vest of Feltroc]]''</ref>. This would extend to many other of their tactics, being willing to tame dangerously [[Royal Beast|psychic beasts]], [[The Other Side|delve into]] the [[Ascendant Realm]], and even creating warriors for the sole purpose of using [[Hive]] artifacts. They are also not averse to donning other's colors, as seen with the [[Crimson Shadow]]s and the troops encountered in the [[Vox Obscura]] operation, which [[Empress Caiatl]] theorizes are reinforced by the Leviathan. | |||
One of the Loyalists' feats in technology would be the development of the | One of the Loyalists' greatest feats in technology would be the development of the [[Royal Pools]]. These are an advanced cloning facility, capable of recreating all sorts of creatures, as well as enhancing them, who are ready to fight moments after being born. An infamous example of this are the [[Ceremonial Bather]]s, the most well-known being [[Gahlran, the Sorrow-Bearer]].<ref>'''Bungie (2019/6/4)''', ''[[Destiny 2]]: [[Penumbra]], PlayStation 4, Activision Blizzard, [[Shadow's Plate]] [https://www.light.gg/db/items/1862963733/shadows-plate/] Shadow's Plate - Destiny 2 Legendary Chest Armor''</ref>As revealed by Calus, most of the original Loyalists have died during his exile. This has allowed him to experiment with the Pools, handcrafting much of his army. By the time of the Leviathan's return, according to Caiatl's assessment of the soldiers, the clones Calus has made using the Baths possess no higher brain functionality despite being fully grown.<ref>[https://youtu.be/4mPTGPZxmCk?si=WKGFNV07_Iq6LDRf'''Destiny Lore Vault - Youtube''']</ref> The former Emperor uses his psychic influence to command these Loyalists as extensions of his will, without fear of rebellion or independent deviance. | ||
====Shadows of Calus==== | ====Shadows of Calus==== | ||
{{Faction infobox | {{Faction infobox | ||
|variant= Cabal | |variant= Cabal | ||
|name= Shadows of Calus | |||
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|Race= [[Cabal]] | |Race= [[Cabal]] | ||
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|Leadership= [[Emperor Calus]] <br> [[Valus Nohr]] (deceased) <br> [[Werner 99-40]] }} | |Leadership= [[Emperor Calus]] <br> [[Valus Nohr]] (deceased) <br> [[Werner 99-40]] }} | ||
The '''Shadows of Calus''' are an elite group of Loyalist champions in the service of [[Emperor Calus]], composed of individuals from various civilizations who were personally recruited by Calus during his exile. In the days immediately before the [[Red Legion]] set out to the [[Solar System]] to [[Red War|wipe out]] the [[Guardian]]s, Calus deployed his Shadows to assassinate the various conspirators behind the [[Ghaul's coup|coup]] that deposed him. While the Shadows succeeded in eliminating nearly everyone on Calus's hit list except [[Caiatl]], [[Umun'arath]], [[Otzot]] | The '''[[Shadows of Calus]]''' are an elite group of Loyalist champions in the service of [[Emperor Calus]], composed of individuals from various civilizations who were personally recruited by Calus during his exile. | ||
In the days immediately before the [[Red Legion]] set out to the [[Solar System]] to [[Red War|wipe out]] the [[Guardian]]s, Calus deployed his Shadows to assassinate the various conspirators behind the [[Ghaul's coup|coup]] that deposed him. While the Shadows succeeded in eliminating nearly everyone on Calus's hit list except [[Caiatl]], [[Umun'arath]], [[Otzot]], [[The Consul]] and [[Dominus Ghaul]], none of them survived their mission. | |||
In the aftermath of the [[Red War]], Calus had since started auditioning [[Guardian]]s to replace them as the newest generation of Shadows, starting with a [[Leviathan (raid)|trial]] through [[The Leviathan]]. They would later aid the emperor in clearing his ship of incursions from the [[Leviathan, Eater of Worlds|Vex]], [[Leviathan, Spire of Stars|Red Legion]] and [[Crown of Sorrow (raid)|Hive]] in addition to proving their mettle in the [[Menagerie]]; to which the Guardians that succeeded were given the title of Shadow of Earth much to the concerns of the [[Vanguard]] and the suspicions of [[Aunor Mahal]]. | In the aftermath of the [[Red War]], Calus had since started auditioning [[Guardian]]s to replace them as the newest generation of Shadows, starting with a [[Leviathan (raid)|trial]] through [[The Leviathan]]. They would later aid the emperor in clearing his ship of incursions from the [[Leviathan, Eater of Worlds|Vex]], [[Leviathan, Spire of Stars|Red Legion]] and [[Crown of Sorrow (raid)|Hive]] in addition to proving their mettle in the [[Menagerie]]; to which the Guardians that succeeded were given the title of Shadow of Earth much to the concerns of the [[Vanguard]] and the suspicions of [[Aunor Mahal]]. | ||
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*[[Voyc, Shadow of the Wilds]] – Shadow of the [[Psion]] | *[[Voyc, Shadow of the Wilds]] – Shadow of the [[Psion]] | ||
*[[Werner 99-40]] – Shadow of the [[Frame]]s | *[[Werner 99-40]] – Shadow of the [[Frame]]s | ||
*A shadow sent to kill [[Empress Caiatl]]<ref>https://www.ishtar-collective.net/entries/chapter-3-assassin#caiatl</ref> | |||
===Other Loyalists=== | ===Other Loyalists=== | ||
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'''Emperor's Advocate''' | '''Emperor's Advocate''' | ||
*[[Benedict 99-40]] | *[[Benedict 99-40]] | ||
'''Advisors''' | '''Advisors''' | ||
*[[Ilhali|Advisor Ilhali]] | *[[Ilhali|Advisor Ilhali]] | ||
*[[Tlu'arg|Advisor Tlu'arg]] | *[[Tlu'arg|Advisor Tlu'arg]] | ||
*[[Zhozon|Advisor Zhozon]] | *[[Zhozon|Advisor Zhozon]] | ||
'''Scribes''' | '''Scribes''' | ||
*[[Amsot|Scribe Amsot]] | *[[Amsot|Scribe Amsot]] | ||
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*[[Tlazat|Scribe Tlazat]] | *[[Tlazat|Scribe Tlazat]] | ||
*[[Shipal|Underscribe Shipal]] | *[[Shipal|Underscribe Shipal]] | ||
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'''Councilors''' | |||
*[[Match|Councilor Match]] | |||
*[[Rahl|Councilor Rahl]] | |||
*[[Verloren|Councilor Verloren]] | |||
'''Staff''' | |||
*[[Brighus|Chef Brighus]] | |||
*[[Tor Trakal|Actor Tor Trakal]] | |||
'''Soldiers''' | '''Soldiers''' | ||
*[[Au'gor, Devoted of Calus]] | |||
*[[Bahr'Toran]] | *[[Bahr'Toran]] | ||
*[[Qinziq]] | *[[Qinziq]] | ||
*[[Taurg, Disguised by the Emperor]] | |||
*[[ | *[[Val Dumoar Sentinel Commander]] | ||
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==Unique Forces== | |||
Loyalist Cabal [[Minor]]s are usually indicated with the Loyalist adjective before their name. Most [[Elite]] Loyalist are also identified this way, unless they are important for an activity. | |||
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*'''[[Scorpius]]''' | *'''[[Scorpius]] variants''' | ||
**[[ | **[[Watcher]] | ||
***Watcher Alpha | ***Watcher Alpha | ||
***Watcher Beta | ***Watcher Beta | ||
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***Watcher Gamma | ***Watcher Gamma | ||
*'''[[War Beast]]''' | *'''[[War Beast]] variants''' | ||
**[[Crimson Shadow]] | |||
**[[Loyalist War Beast]] | **[[Loyalist War Beast]] | ||
**[[Royal Beasts]] | |||
*'''[[Psion]]''' | *'''[[Psion]] variants''' | ||
**[[Councilor]] | |||
***Eclipsed Councilor | |||
***Loyalty Councilor | |||
***Sol Councilor | |||
***War Councilor | |||
**[[Loyalist Psion]] | **[[Loyalist Psion]] | ||
**[[Psionic Projection]] | **[[Psionic Projection]] | ||
**[[Egregore Atavist]] | |||
***[[Atavist Illusion]] | |||
**[[Standard Bearer]] | |||
*'''[[Legionary]]''' | *'''[[Legionary]] variants''' | ||
**[[Avaricious Treasurer]] | |||
**[[Beast Handler]] | |||
**[[Core Bearer]] | |||
**[[Imperial Legionary]] | |||
**[[Loyalist Legionary]] | **[[Loyalist Legionary]] | ||
**[[Standard Liberator]] | |||
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*'''[[Phalanx]]''' | *'''[[Phalanx]] variants''' | ||
**[[Avaricious Treasurer]] | |||
**[[Crimson Shadow]] | |||
**[[Loyalist Phalanx]] | **[[Loyalist Phalanx]] | ||
*'''[[Incendior]]''' | *'''[[Incendior]] variants''' | ||
**[[Crimson Shadow]] | |||
**[[Honored Bellkeeper]] | |||
**[[Imperial Incendior]] | |||
**[[Loyalist Incendior]] | **[[Loyalist Incendior]] | ||
**[[Loyalist Torcher]] | |||
**[[Shield Warden]] | |||
*'''[[Gladiator]]''' | *'''[[Gladiator]] variants''' | ||
**[[Ceremonial Bather]] | |||
**[[Loyalist Bruiser]] | |||
**[[Loyalist Gladiator]] | **[[Loyalist Gladiator]] | ||
**[[Oiled Ceremonial Bather]] | |||
*'''[[Colossus]]''' | *'''[[Centurion]] variants''' | ||
**[[Imperial Centurion]] | |||
**[[Loyalist Centurion]] | |||
**[[Loyalist Sentinel Commander]] | |||
**[[Standard Bearer]] | |||
*'''[[Colossus]] variants''' | |||
**[[Loyalist Colossus]] | **[[Loyalist Colossus]] | ||
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File:Leviathan - Loyalty.jpg|Closer with a lower angle. | File:Leviathan - Loyalty.jpg|Closer with a lower angle. | ||
File:Loyalist Legionary.jpg|A Loyalist [[Legionary]]. | File:Loyalist Legionary.jpg|A Loyalist [[Legionary]]. | ||
file:BargeLoyalist.jpg|A Loyalist guard aboard the Barge | |||
File:Loyalist Phalanx.jpg|A Loyalist [[Phalanx]]. | File:Loyalist Phalanx.jpg|A Loyalist [[Phalanx]]. | ||
File:Loyalist-Override.jpg|A [[Loyalist Incendior]] summoned as part of the [[Override: Europa]] event of [[Season of the Splicer]] | File:Loyalist-Override.jpg|A [[Loyalist Incendior]] summoned as part of the [[Override: Europa]] event of [[Season of the Splicer]] | ||
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<gallery perrow=3> | <gallery perrow=3> | ||
Crimson Shadow (Incendior).jpg|The [[Incendior]] variant of the Crimson Shadow. | Crimson Shadow (Incendior).jpg|The [[Incendior]] variant of the Crimson Shadow. | ||
Crimson Shadow (Phalanx).jpg| | Crimson Shadow (Phalanx).jpg|the [[Phalanx]] variant of the Crimson Shadow. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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**''[[Season of Opulence]]'' | **''[[Season of Opulence]]'' | ||
**''[[Season of the Worthy]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[Season of the Worthy]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
**''[[Season of Arrivals]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
**''[[Season of the Chosen]]'' {{Mo}} | **''[[Season of the Chosen]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
**''[[Season of the Splicer]]'' {{C|simulated}} | |||
**''[[Season of the Haunted]]'' | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{Cabal}} | {{Cabal}} | ||
{{Enemy | {{Enemy factions}} | ||
[[Category:Cabal]] | [[Category:Cabal]] | ||
[[Category:Cabal legions]] | [[Category:Cabal legions]] | ||