Calus, more commonly known as Emperor Calus is one of the two secondary antagonists (alongside Eramis) of the Light and Darkness Saga from the Destiny franchise. He is the former leader of the Cabal and one of many disciples to The Witness.
Biography[]
Emperor Calus was the former Emperor of the Cabal Empire, who was usurped by Dominus Ghaul prior to the Red War. Following the demise of Ghaul, Calus travelled to the Sol System aboard his Leviathan to recruit the Guardians as his Shadows to have by his side. Having communed successfully with The Witness, the exiled Cabal became Emperor Calus, Herald of the Witness; joining forces with the Witness and the Black Fleet. His consciousness having fully integrated with the Darkness through the Egregore fungi that infests his now derelict Leviathan, Calus sought control over the Lunar Pyramid by psychically melding his mind fully with the vessel. Instead, the former emperor was challenged by a coalition between the Vanguard and his daughter Empress Caiatl, to which they would thwart his connection with the Pyramid. Despite their efforts, the former emperor successfully gave himself to The Witness, where he underwent a physical transformation into one of their newest Disciples. Calus was granted command of his own unique paracausal ship, the Typhon Imperator, and command over the Shadow Legion when the Black Fleet closed in on The Traveler and Earth, before launching an all-out assault on the Neptunian city of Neomuna in order to claim The Veil for his master's bidding. Although Calus would ultimately meet his fate at the hands of the Young Wolf, who defeated him in battle with the help of Strand, his master, The Witness, would subsequently possess the Young Wolf's Ghost, using him to create a link between the Veil and the Traveler, thereby accomplishing Calus' goal posthumously.
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