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=== Lore ===
=== Lore ===
Calico has a son.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=calico_unselect_07.mp3|transcription=It's like I told my son, you are free to make all the horrible decisions you'd like.}}</ref>
Calico has been an assassin for at least 5 years, as she was hired to kill {{HeroIcon|Pocket}} 5 years before the events of the ritual.<ref>{{PageRef|name=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."''</ref> Pocket survived the assassination attempt due Calico's bullet missing their heart.<ref>[[Calico/Quotes#Conversations|Pocket and Calico conversations]]</ref> It's implied that this failed assassination earned Calico a reputation for "sloppy work" amongst other assassins.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Calico|hero2=Vyper|number=2|hero_quote1=Vyper|quote1=Word on the street is that you do sloppy work.|hero_quote2=Calico|quote2=Excuse me?|hero_quote3=Vyper|quote3=There was something about... like a hit, that went bad? I don't remember all the details, honestly, Wisconsin hooch is top-shelf.}}</ref>


Calico has knowledge about [[the Deep]],<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=nano_kill_slork_02.mp3|context=(killed Fathom)|transcription=Ugh, creatures of the Deep.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=nano_kill_viscous_04.mp3|context=(killed Viscous)|transcription=The Deep should have chosen a more competent emissary.}}</ref> the [[The Troubadour|Troubadour]]<ref>[[Calico/Quotes#Conversations|Holliday and Calico conversation]] - Holliday: ''"You ever hear of something called 'The Troubadour'?"'' Calico: ''"Enough to know to stay away from it."''</ref> and [[Oathkeeper]].<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill ghost 02.mp3|transcription=Only a fool would make a deal with Oathkeeper.}}</ref>
Calico is nicknamed as "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> She's currently being hunted by the International Police,<ref>{{PageRef|name=Calico}}'s in-game [[Calico/Quotes#Return to Shadows|voice line]] (upgrade Return To Shadows): ''"If Interpol hasn't caught me, what chance do they have?"''</ref> Scotland Yard,<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill astro 05.mp3|context=(killed Holliday)|transcription=A small-town sheriff couldn't accomplish what Scotland Yard has been trying to do for years. Surprise, surpise.}}</ref> and the [[Occult Security and Investigation Commission|OSIC]].<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Haze|file=Haze kill calico 03.mp3|context=(killed Calico)|transcription=Calico could only evade me for so long.}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{ConvoCite|hero1=Calico|hero2=Haze|number=1|hero_quote1=Haze|quote1=I'm going to kill you before the day is out, so making small talk seems a little pointless.}}</ref> She once assassinated someone named "Siegfried" under {{PageRef|name=Mirage}}'s nose.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Calico|hero2=Mirage|number=3}}</ref>


Calico has been called “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>
Calico's motivation in the ritual is vague, but she seems to want to be the "Apex Predator" by wishing for power and protection.<ref>{{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>{{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>


Calico is a target of the Scotland Yard<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill astro 05.mp3|context=(killed Holliday)|transcription=A small-town sheriff couldn't accomplish what Scotland Yard has been trying to do for years. Surprise, surpise.}}</ref> and the [[Occult Security and Investigation Commission|OSIC]].<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Haze|file=Haze kill calico 03.mp3|context=(killed Calico)|transcription=Calico could only evade me for so long.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill haze 03.mp3|context=(killed Haze)|transcription=The OSIC should stay out of my affairs.}}</ref>
{{PageRef|name=Ava|alt_link=Calico}} is Calico's cat [[Magical creatures#Familiars|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>
 
Calico has knowledge about [[the Deep]],<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=nano_kill_slork_02.mp3|context=(killed Fathom)|transcription=Ugh, creatures of the Deep.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=nano_kill_viscous_04.mp3|context=(killed Viscous)|transcription=The Deep should have chosen a more competent emissary.}}</ref> the [[The Troubadour|Troubadour]],<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Calico|hero2=Holliday|number=2|hero_quote1=Holliday|quote1=You ever hear of something called "The Troubadour"?|hero_quote2=Calico|quote2=Enough to know to stay away from it.}}</ref> and [[Oathkeeper]].<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill ghost 02.mp3|context=(killed Lady Geist)|transcription=Only a fool would make a deal with Oathkeeper.}}</ref> She's implied to know something about {{PageRef|name=Victor}}'s origins.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Calico|hero2=Victor}}</ref>
 
Calico learned Return To Shadows while she was in the [[The Baxter Society|Baxter Society]].<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 has a son.<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>


== Character interactions ==
== Character interactions ==


* Calico was the assassin hired to kill {{HeroIcon|Pocket}}, who survived because the bullet missed their heart.<ref>[[Calico/Quotes#Conversations|Pocket and Calico conversations]]</ref> Calico says she's "tying up loose ends" when she kills Pocket.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill synth 03.mp3|context=(killed Pocket)|transcription=I love tying up loose ends.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill synth 04.mp3|context=(killed Pocket)|transcription=I'm sure Maximilian will have questions.}}</ref>
* Most characters like Ava,<ref>{{PageRef|name=Calico}}'s [[Calico/Quotes#Other Characters|other character interactions]]</ref> with the main exception of {{PageRef|name=Billy}}.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Billy}}'s in-game [[Billy/Quotes#Enemies|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!"''</ref>  
** {{PageRef|name=Vyper}} says Calico has a reputation of "sloppy work" due to “a hit that went bad”, possibly another reference to Pocket's attempted assassination.<ref>[[Calico/Quotes#Conversations|Calico conversations]]</ref>
** {{PageRef|name=Vyper}} tries to buy Ava with a "crisp Lincoln" ($5).<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Calico|hero2=Vyper|number=3|hero_quote1=Vyper|quote1=Three bucks for your cat.|hero_quote2=Calico|quote2=She's not for sale.|hero_quote3=Vyper|quote3=Tell you what, I'll bump it up to a crisp Lincoln.}}</ref>
* {{PageRef|name=McGinnis}} accuses Calico of stealing her ideas.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=McGinnis|suffix='|file=Mcginnis kill calico 02.mp3|transcription=Tell you what, you stop stealing my ideas and I'll stop shootin' ya.}}</ref>
* As the assassin hired to kill {{HeroIcon|Pocket}}, Calico enjoys "tying up loose ends" when she kills Pocket in-game.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill synth 03.mp3|context=(killed Pocket)|transcription=I love tying up loose ends.}}</ref> She also mentions that [[Maximilian Fairfax]] will "have questions".<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill synth 04.mp3|context=(killed Pocket)|transcription=I'm sure Maximilian will have questions.}}</ref> Pocket, naturally, dislikes Calico for almost killing them.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Calico|hero2=Pocket|number=1|hero_quote1=Pocket|quote1=Go to Hell.}}</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=Pocket}}'s in-game [[Pocket/Quotes#Allies|voice line]] (ally Calico killed): ''"Calico got what she deserved!"''</ref>
* {{PageRef|name=Lady Geist}} says Calico "reeks of new money”.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Lady Geist|file=Geist kill calico 04.mp3|transcription=Ugh. She reeked of new money.}}</ref> She doesn't like Ava.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Lady Geist|file=Geist kill calico 02.mp3|transcription=That cat is revolting.}}</ref>
* Calico used to work with {{HeroIcon|Grey Talon}} in the Baxter Society. While Grey Talon is disappointed in Calico for becoming an assassin,<ref>{{PageRef|name=Grey Talon}}'s in-game [[Grey Talon/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Calico): ''"She gave up on her ideals for something as pointless as money."''</ref> he doesn't resent her and was content to leave her alone.<ref>{{PageRef|name=Grey Talon}}'s in-game [[Grey Talon/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (Killed Calico): ''"I was content to leave you alone, Calico. Why did you have to come here?"''</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Grey Talon|hero2=Calico|number=3|hero_quote1=Grey Talon|quote1=I don't have many breaths left, Calico... I'm certainly not going to waste them on your problems.}}</ref><ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Calico|hero2=Vindicta|number=2}}</ref> Calico views Grey Talon as a "relic of a bygone era",<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill orion 05.mp3|transcription=You're a relic of a bygone era, Talon.}}</ref> but also says she will mourn his death if she kills him in-game.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill orion 04.mp3|transcription=The Baxter Society will mourn him, as will I.}}</ref>
* Calico is interested in {{PageRef|name=Viscous}}' suit.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Calico kill viscous 02.mp3|context=(killed Viscous)|transcription=I wonder how that suit works.}}</ref>
* Calico has respect for {{HeroIcon|Paradox}}.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill chrono 01.mp3|transcription=Oh, I've always wanted to go toe-to-toe with Paradox.}}</ref> She also loves the [[Paradox Museum]].<ref>{{PageRef|name=Calico}}'s in-game [[Calico/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Paradox): ''"Love your museums, by the way."''</ref>
* Calico knows {{PageRef|name=Raven}} and likes him.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill operative 02.mp3|context=(killed Raven)|transcription=Always a pleasure seeing you again, Raven.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill operative 01.mp3|context=(killed Raven)|transcription=He was fun.}}</ref>
* Calico wants to be friends with {{HeroIcon|Wraith}}.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill wraith 02.mp3|context=(killed Wraith)|transcription=And here I hoped we could be friends.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill wraith 04.mp3|context=(killed Wraith)|transcription=Wraith, we could have had so much fun together.}}</ref>
* Calico calls {{HeroIcon|Grey Talon}} "a relic of a bygone era",<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill orion 05.mp3|transcription=You're a relic of a bygone era, Talon.}}</ref> but also says she will mourn his death.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill orion 04.mp3|transcription=The Baxter Society will mourn him, as will I.}}</ref> She also comments on his health.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano ally orion far shot 02.mp3|transcription=I see that arthritis hasn't kicked in yet.}}</ref>
* Calico has history with {{PageRef|name=Raven}} and likes him.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill operative 02.mp3|context=(killed Raven)|transcription=Always a pleasure seeing you again, Raven.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill operative 01.mp3|context=(killed Raven)|transcription=He was fun.}}</ref>
* Calico compares {{HeroIcon|Holliday}}'s introverted personality to {{HeroIcon|Grey Talon}}'s.<ref>[[Calico/Quotes#Conversations|Calico and Holliday conversation]]</ref>
* Calico compares {{PageRef|name=Holliday}}'s introverted personality to {{PageRef|name=Grey Talon}}'s.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Calico|hero2=Holliday|number=3|hero_quote1=Calico|quote1=You're not much of a talker, are you?|hero_quote2=Holliday|quote2=No.|hero_quote3=Calico|quote3=God, you and Wesley would get along famously.}}</ref>
* Calico has respect for {{HeroIcon|Paradox}}.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill chrono 01.mp3|transcription=Oh, I've always wanted to go toe-to-toe with Paradox.}}</ref>
* {{PageRef|name=Venator}} knew Calico from when she was in the Baxter Society, but loathes her now that she's an assassin.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Calico|hero2=Venator|number=2}}</ref> Venator believes that, for the right price, Calico would be willing to kill Ava.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Calico|hero2=Venator|number=3|hero_quote1=Venator|quote1=Seeing you dote on that cat is nauseating. <-> You and I both know that for the right price you'd slit her throat.}}</ref> When killing Calico, Venator mentions that it was "for Grey Talon".<ref>{{PageRef|name=Venator}}'s in-game [[Venator/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Calico): ''"That was for Grey Talon."''</ref>
* Calico wants to be friends with {{HeroIcon|Wraith}}.<ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill wraith 02.mp3|transcription=And here I hoped we could be friends.}}</ref><ref>{{VoiceLineCite|name=Calico|file=Nano kill wraith 04.mp3|transcription=Wraith, we could have had so much fun together.}}</ref>
* {{PageRef|name=The Doorman}} is familiar with Calico and likes her.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Calico|hero2=The Doorman|number=1}}</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=The Doorman}}'s in-game [[The Doorman/Quotes#Enemies|voice line]] (killed Calico): ''"I liked her."''</ref> He loves Ava and says he'll treat her "like a queen" at the [[Baroness Hotel]].<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Calico|hero2=The Doorman|number=3}}</ref><ref>{{PageRef|name=The Doorman}}'s in-game [[The Doorman/Quotes#Hotel Guest Taunt - Hero Specific|voice line]] (taunt Calico): ''"Look on the bright side, Calico: when your body rots, I’ll take care of your cat."''</ref>
* {{PageRef|name=Mirage}} believes Calico is beyond redemption.<ref>{{ConvoCite|hero1=Calico|hero2=Mirage|number=1}}</ref>
* {{PageRef|name=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.<ref name=":0" />


== Update history ==
== Update history ==
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