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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
Calico's motivation in the ritual is vague, but she seems | Calico's motivation in the [[ritual]] is vague, but she seems to be wishing for power and protection.<ref name=":2">{{PageRef|name=The Hidden King}}'s in-game [[Calico/Quotes#Patrons|voice line]] (Calico start): ''"You're a dangerous woman, Calico, but you are not the apex predator. Summon the Hidden King... and he can protect you."''</ref><ref name=":3">{{PageRef|name=The Archmother}}'s in-game [[Calico/Quotes#Patrons|voice line]] (Calico start): ''"Your past will catch up with you eventually, Calico. But if you complete the ritual, Mother can prevent that from happening."''</ref> | ||
=== Biography === | === Biography === | ||
Once a member of the [[The Baxter Society|Baxter Society]], Calico was painted as a Judas for leaving the monster hunting organisation to pursue a career as an assassin.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Archmother|quotes=Calico/Quotes#Patrons|context=(Calico start)|transcription=They paint you as a Judas for turning your back on the Baxter Society, but the Archmother will never judge you. Complete the ritual, and find peace.}}</ref><ref>{{HeroIcon|Calico}}'s backstory</ref> With her skills gained from the Baxter Society, such as {{AbilityIcon|Return to Shadows}},<ref>{{PageRef|name=Calico}}'s in-game [[Calico/Quotes#Return to Shadows|voice line]] (upgrade Return To Shadows): ''"The Baxter Society has given me many gifts."''</ref> Calico found herself to be an exceptional assassin, earning her the nickname "the most dangerous woman on the planet".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Holliday|file=Astro kill nano 02.mp3|context=(killed Calico)|transcription='Most dangerous woman on the planet', my ass!}}</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Yamato}}'s in-game [[Yamato/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Calico): ''"Ha! This is "the most dangerous woman on the planet"?"''</ref> Calico once assassinated someone named "Siegfried" under {{HeroIcon|Mirage}}'s nose.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Calico|hero2=Mirage|number=3}}</ref> | Once a member of the [[The Baxter Society|Baxter Society]], Calico was painted as a Judas for leaving the monster hunting organisation to pursue a career as an assassin.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Archmother|quotes=Calico/Quotes#Patrons|context=(Calico start)|transcription=They paint you as a Judas for turning your back on the Baxter Society, but the Archmother will never judge you. Complete the ritual, and find peace.}}</ref><ref>{{HeroIcon|Calico}}'s backstory</ref> With her skills gained from the Baxter Society, such as {{AbilityIcon|Return to Shadows}},<ref>{{PageRef|name=Calico}}'s in-game [[Calico/Quotes#Return to Shadows|voice line]] (upgrade Return To Shadows): ''"The Baxter Society has given me many gifts."''</ref> Calico found herself to be an exceptional assassin, earning her the nickname "the most dangerous woman on the planet".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Holliday|file=Astro kill nano 02.mp3|context=(killed Calico)|transcription='Most dangerous woman on the planet', my ass!}}</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Yamato}}'s in-game [[Yamato/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Calico): ''"Ha! This is "the most dangerous woman on the planet"?"''</ref> Calico once assassinated someone named "Siegfried" under {{HeroIcon|Mirage}}'s nose.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Calico|hero2=Mirage|number=3}}</ref> | ||
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Calico has a son, who makes "terrible decisions" according to her.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=calico_unselect_07.mp3|context=(unselect)|transcription=It's like I told my son, you are free to make all the horrible decisions you'd like.}}</ref> | Calico has a son, who makes "terrible decisions" according to her.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=calico_unselect_07.mp3|context=(unselect)|transcription=It's like I told my son, you are free to make all the horrible decisions you'd like.}}</ref> | ||
Though Calico's origin is unknown, she has a [[wikipedia:Received_Pronunciation|Received Pronunciation]] British accent. | |||
=== Personality === | === Personality === | ||
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Calico doesn't seem to have loyalties to anyone,<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Calico|hero2=Apollo|number=3}}</ref> and criticizes {{HeroIcon|Warden}} for his "blind loyalty".<ref>{{HeroIcon|Calico}}'s in-game [[Calico/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Warden): ''"Warden, one day you'll understand the cost of blind loyalty."''</ref> However, there is an implication that Calico does slightly miss the life she once had, as her "heart is cold, but it is not dead".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=The Doorman|quotes=The Doorman/Quotes#Hotel Guest Taunt - Hero Specific|context=(taunt Calico)|transcription=I see you, Calico. Your heart is cold, but it is not dead. There is a part of you that has not buried the past. It’s not too late to rethink your choices. Stay a while. The Baroness has a way of calming the tempest of the mind.}}</ref> It's implied that Calico has dreams of her time at the Baxter Society.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Rem|quotes=Rem/Quotes#Naptime Taunt|context=(Naptime taunt)|transcription=I wanna be in the Baxter Society too...}}</ref> | Calico doesn't seem to have loyalties to anyone,<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Calico|hero2=Apollo|number=3}}</ref> and criticizes {{HeroIcon|Warden}} for his "blind loyalty".<ref>{{HeroIcon|Calico}}'s in-game [[Calico/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Warden): ''"Warden, one day you'll understand the cost of blind loyalty."''</ref> However, there is an implication that Calico does slightly miss the life she once had, as her "heart is cold, but it is not dead".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=The Doorman|quotes=The Doorman/Quotes#Hotel Guest Taunt - Hero Specific|context=(taunt Calico)|transcription=I see you, Calico. Your heart is cold, but it is not dead. There is a part of you that has not buried the past. It’s not too late to rethink your choices. Stay a while. The Baroness has a way of calming the tempest of the mind.}}</ref> It's implied that Calico has dreams of her time at the Baxter Society.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Rem|quotes=Rem/Quotes#Naptime Taunt|context=(Naptime taunt)|transcription=I wanna be in the Baxter Society too...}}</ref> | ||
=== Appearance === | |||
Calico is a slender black woman, with yellow eyes hidden by her round glasses with white lenses, and black hair tied in a bun, with short curls behind her ears. She wears a purple jacket with shoulder pads and a long square coattail over a white shirt, baggy dark purple pants, heeled purple shoes and belt, and a purple glove in her left hand. She has a prosthetic right arm which she uses as her weapon. Her accessories are a pair of circular golden earrings and a large purple skull-shaped pin in her chest. | |||
She carries {{AbilityIcon|Ava}} in her left shoulder, a purple [[wikipedia:Sphynx_cat|Sphynx cat]] with full yellow eyes. | |||
== Character Relationships == | == Character Relationships == | ||
=== {{AbilityIcon|Ava}} === | === {{AbilityIcon|Ava}} === | ||
Ava is Calico's cat [[familiar]].<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Calico|hero2=Vindicta|number=3|hero_quote1=Vindicta|quote1=How long have you had your familiar?}}</ref> | Ava is Calico's Sphynx cat [[familiar]].<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Calico|hero2=Vindicta|number=3|hero_quote1=Vindicta|quote1=How long have you had your familiar?}}</ref> | ||
Calico adores Ava and refers to herself as "mummy" when talking to Ava.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Calico}}'s in-game [[Calico/Quotes#Ava|voice line]] (upgrade Ava): ''"Thanks for joining mummy at her job, Ava!"''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Calico}}'s in-game [[Calico/Quotes#Ava|voice line]] (upgrade Ava): ''"I love you, Ava!"''</ref> She threatens anyone who may want to hurt or steal Ava.<ref name=":5" /> | Calico adores Ava and refers to herself as "mummy" when talking to Ava.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Calico}}'s in-game [[Calico/Quotes#Ava|voice line]] (upgrade Ava): ''"Thanks for joining mummy at her job, Ava!"''</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Calico}}'s in-game [[Calico/Quotes#Ava|voice line]] (upgrade Ava): ''"I love you, Ava!"''</ref> She threatens anyone who may want to hurt or steal Ava.<ref name=":5" /> | ||
=== {{HeroIcon|Pocket}} and [[Maximilian Fairfax]] === | === {{HeroIcon|Pocket}} and [[Maximilian Fairfax]] === | ||
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Calico's lore was updated when she officially officially released on [[Update:January 17, 2025|January 17, 2025]] to her current lore. | Calico's lore was updated when she officially officially released on [[Update:January 17, 2025|January 17, 2025]] to her current lore. | ||
=== Removed character interactions === | |||
* Calico had history with {{HeroIcon|Raven}} and liked him.<ref>{{HeroIcon|Calico}}'s unused [[Calico/Voice lines#Enemies - Deadlock|voice line]] (killed Raven): ''"Always a pleasure seeing you again, Raven."''</ref><ref>{{HeroIcon|Calico}}'s unused [[Calico/Voice lines#Enemies - Deadlock|voice line]] (killed Raven): ''"Oh, Raven, when will you learn?"''</ref> | |||
* Calico loathed {{HeroIcon|Trapper}} and considered killing him to be lowering her standards.<ref>{{HeroIcon|Calico}}'s unused [[Calico/Voice lines#Enemies - Deadlock|voice line]] (killed Trapper): ''"No one will mourn you."''</ref><ref>{{HeroIcon|Calico}}'s unused [[Calico/Voice lines#Enemies - Deadlock|voice line]] (killed Trapper): ''"I feel like I just lowered myself."''</ref> | |||
=== Neon Prime - Nano === | === Neon Prime - Nano === | ||
In ''[[Neon Prime]],'' Calico was originally a character named '''Nano'''. | In ''[[Neon Prime]],'' Calico was originally a character named '''Nano'''. Nano seemed to share Calico's early lore as an arms dealer. | ||
Nano used to have interest in working with {{HeroIcon|Seven|l1=Gigawatt}}, seeing herself in him and believing him to have potential.<ref>{{HeroIcon|Calico|l1=Nano}}'s removed [[Calico/Voice lines#Enemies - Deadlock|voice line]] (killed Gigawatt): ''"When this is over, Gigawatt, we should talk. You have potential."''</ref><ref>{{HeroIcon|Calico|l1=Nano}}'s removed [[Calico/Voice lines#Enemies - Deadlock|voice line]] (killed Gigawatt): ''"I see myself in you, Gigawatt. A pity you choose to fight me."''</ref> She also used to view {{HeroIcon|Bebop}} as "muscle" who could "never have a seat at the table".<ref>{{HeroIcon|Calico|l1=Nano}}'s removed [[Calico/Voice lines#Enemies - Neon Prime|voice line]] (killed Bebop): ''"Bebop, you're never going to have a seat at the table, accept it."''</ref><ref>{{HeroIcon|Calico|l1=Nano}}'s removed [[Calico/Voice lines#Enemies - Neon Prime|voice line]] (killed Bebop): ''"You're just muscle, Bebop. You'll never be a kingmaker like me."''</ref> | |||
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