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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 [[wikipedia:Sphynx_cat|Sphynx 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" />
It's implied that Calico makes biscuits for Ava to eat.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Calico}}'s in-game [[Calico/Quotes#Ava|voice line]] (upgrade Ava): ''"Oh, no time to make biscuits today, Ava. We have work to do."''</ref>


=== {{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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