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As a contract killer, Calico is glad to finally be earning significant money by assassinating other people. Despite the good that the Baxter Society did by slaying monsters, it simply didn't pay well enough for her.
Backstory
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“Once a decorated member of The Baxter Society, Calico left the august order once she realized that killing monsters for free was less profitable than killing people for money.
Now an in demand contract killer, Calico is living her best life ending someone else's.
Overview
Calico's motivation in the ritual is vague, but she seems to want to be the "Apex Predator" by wishing for power and protection.[1][2]
Biography
Calico has been an assassin for at least 5 years, as she was hired to kill 
Pocket 5 years before the events of the ritual.[3] Pocket survived the assassination attempt due Calico's bullet missing their heart.[4] It's implied that this failed assassination earned Calico a reputation for "sloppy work" amongst other assassins.[5]
Calico is nicknamed as "the most dangerous woman on the planet".[6][7] She's currently being hunted by the International Police,[8] Scotland Yard,[9] and the OSIC.[10][11] She once assassinated someone named "Siegfried" under 
Mirage's nose.[12]
Calico has a son.[13]
Personality
Calico is very knowledgeable, knowing things about the Deep,[14][15] the Troubadour,[16] and Oathkeeper.[17] She's implied to know something about 
Victor's origins.[18]
Information
Calico learned 
Return to Shadows while she was in the Baxter Society.[19]
Character Relationships
Ava is Calico's cat familiar.[20]
Calico adores Ava and refers to herself as "mummy" when talking to Ava.[21][22]
It's implied that Calico makes biscuits for Ava to eat.[23]
As mentioned in the biography, Calico was the assassin sent to kill Pocket 5 years before the events of the ritual.[3]
Calico enjoys "tying up loose ends" when she kills Pocket in-game.[24] She also mentions that Maximilian Fairfax will "have questions",[25] lining up with Pocket's belief that Maximilian Fairfax was the one who sent Calico to kill Pocket.
Pocket, naturally, dislikes Calico for almost killing them.[26][27]
Calico used to work with Grey Talon in the Baxter Society.
While Grey Talon is disappointed in Calico for becoming an assassin,[28] he doesn't resent her and was content to leave her alone.[29][30][31]
Calico views Grey Talon as a "relic of a bygone era",[32] but also says she will mourn his death if she kills him in-game.[33]
Venator knew Calico from when she was in the Baxter Society, but loathes her now that she's an assassin.[34]
Venator believes that, for the right price, Calico would be willing to kill Ava.[35]
When killing Calico, Venator mentions that it was "for Grey Talon".[36] He also references the 30 pieces of silver that Judas received for betraying Jesus when killing Calico, presumably referring to Calico leaving the Baxter Society.[37]
The Doorman is familiar with Calico and likes her.[38][39] He talks with her about "professional interests in town", likely meaning that Calico told him about her job as an assassin.[40]
The Doorman loves Ava and, in the event that Calico will be unable to take care of Ava anymore, says he'll treat her "like a queen" at the Baroness Hotel.[41][42]
Character interactions
- Most characters like Ava,[43] with the main exception of
Billy.[44]
- Calico has respect for
Paradox.[46] She also loves the Paradox Museum.[47] - Calico wants to be friends with
Wraith.[48][49] - Calico has history with
Raven and likes him.[50][51] - Calico compares
Holliday's introverted personality to 
Grey Talon's.[52] - Mirage believes Calico is beyond redemption.[53]
Haze has been ordered to kill Calico. If they're on the same team, Haze says she's going to kill Calico before the day is out.[54]
Removed Lore
When Calico was first added to Hero Labs on October 24, 2024, she originally had a different background:
“Granted the dubious honor of being named Time Magazine's most dangerous woman on the planet, Calico is an enigmatic occult arms dealer that is willing to fund any and all sides of a conflict if the price is right.
While her critics (and friends) would correctly identify her as being amoral, she is not without her principles... however cold and calculated those principles may be.
Calico's lore was updated when she officially officially released on January 17, 2025 to her current lore.
Neon Prime - Nano
In Neon Prime, Calico was originally a character named Nano.
References
- ↑
The Hidden King's in-game 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."
- ↑
The Archmother's in-game 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."
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Pocket's background: "Arin Fairfax, the eldest heir to Fairfax Industries, has been living in hiding for the past 5 years after being shot and left for dead on their 18th birthday."
- ↑ Pocket and Calico conversations
- ↑ Calico And Vyper Conversation 2 -
"Word on the street is that you do sloppy work." - 
"Excuse me?" - "There was something about... like a hit, that went bad? I don't remember all the details, honestly, Wisconsin hooch is top-shelf."
- ↑ Holliday's in-game voice line (killed Calico) - "'Most dangerous woman on the planet', my ass!"
- ↑
Yamato's in-game voice line (killed Calico): "Ha! This is "the most dangerous woman on the planet"?"
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line (upgrade Return To Shadows): "If Interpol hasn't caught me, what chance do they have?"
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line (killed Holliday) - "A small-town sheriff couldn't accomplish what Scotland Yard has been trying to do for years. Surprise, surpise."
- ↑ Haze's in-game voice line (killed Calico) - "Calico could only evade me for so long."
- ↑ Calico And Haze Conversation 1 - "I'm going to kill you before the day is out, so making small talk seems a little pointless."
- ↑ Calico And Mirage Conversation 3
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line (unselect) - "It's like I told my son, you are free to make all the horrible decisions you'd like."
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line (killed Fathom) - "Ugh, creatures of the Deep."
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line (killed Viscous) - "The Deep should have chosen a more competent emissary."
- ↑ Calico And Holliday Conversation 2 - "You ever hear of something called "The Troubadour"?" - "Enough to know to stay away from it."
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line (killed Lady Geist) - "Only a fool would make a deal with Oathkeeper."
- ↑ Calico And Victor Conversation
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line (upgrade Return To Shadows): "The Baxter Society has given me many gifts."
- ↑ Calico And Vindicta Conversation 3 -
"How long have you had your familiar?"
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line (upgrade Ava): "Thanks for joining mummy at her job, Ava!"
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line (upgrade Ava): "I love you, Ava!"
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line (upgrade Ava): "Oh, no time to make biscuits today, Ava. We have work to do."
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line (killed Pocket) - "I love tying up loose ends."
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line (killed Pocket) - "I'm sure Maximilian will have questions."
- ↑ Calico And Pocket Conversation 1 - "Go to Hell."
- ↑ Pocket's in-game voice line (ally Calico killed): "Calico got what she deserved!"
- ↑ Grey Talon's in-game voice line (Killed Calico): "She gave up on her ideals for something as pointless as money."
- ↑ Grey Talon's in-game voice line (Killed Calico): "I was content to leave you alone, Calico. Why did you have to come here?"
- ↑ Grey Talon And Calico Conversation 3 - "I don't have many breaths left, Calico... I'm certainly not going to waste them on your problems."
- ↑ Calico And Vindicta Conversation 2
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line - "You're a relic of a bygone era, Talon."
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line - "The Baxter Society will mourn him, as will I."
- ↑ Calico And Venator Conversation 2
- ↑ Calico And Venator Conversation 3 -
"Seeing you dote on that cat is nauseating. <-> You and I both know that for the right price you'd slit her throat."
- ↑ Venator's in-game voice line (killed Calico): "That was for Grey Talon."
- ↑ Venator's in-game voice line - "I hope your thirty pieces of silver was worth it, Calico."
- ↑ Calico And The Doorman Conversation 1
- ↑
The Doorman's in-game voice line (killed Calico): "I liked her."
- ↑ Calico And The Doorman Conversation 2 - "So, are you just in New York for the ritual or do you have… professional interests in town?"
- ↑ Calico And The Doorman Conversation 3
- ↑ The Doorman's in-game voice line (taunt Calico): "Look on the bright side, Calico: when your body rots, I'll take care of your cat."
- ↑ Calico's other character interactions
- ↑ Billy's in-game voice line (killed Calico): "I hope your cat eats your corpse, then I hope the cat gets eaten by a chupacabra, or a spider, or anything that'll make that cat suffer!"
- ↑ Calico And Vyper Conversation 3 - "Three bucks for your cat." - "She's not for sale." - "Tell you what, I'll bump it up to a crisp Lincoln."
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line - "Oh, I've always wanted to go toe-to-toe with Paradox."
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line (killed Paradox): "Love your museums, by the way."
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line (killed Wraith) - "And here I hoped we could be friends."
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line (killed Wraith) - "Wraith, we could have had so much fun together."
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line (killed Raven) - "Always a pleasure seeing you again, Raven."
- ↑ Calico's in-game voice line (killed Raven) - "He was fun."
- ↑ Calico And Holliday Conversation 3 - "You're not much of a talker, are you?" - "No." - "God, you and Wesley would get along famously."
- ↑ Calico And Mirage Conversation 1
- ↑ Calico And Haze Conversation 1 - "I'm going to kill you before the day is out, so making small talk seems a little pointless."
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