Difference between revisions of "Calamity (Epic)"

Calamity is an inhuman being whose origin is mostly unknown. He is a part of group of similar beings who for some reason want to prove, by experimenting in different universes, that humans always misuse power.{{book ref|calamity|48}} Calamity is born on Earth as a human, and finds life on the planet painful and confusing in comparison to the place where he originated. After ten years of living on Earth, observing mankind, Calamity decides that he has had enough, and starts living in the International Space Station, which he turns to glass.{{book ref|calamity|47}} He uses his limitless abilities to glow brightly, making him appear to be a star from the viewpoint of people on Earth. After a year of being a star, he begins to gift powers to humans,{{book ref|steelheart|prologue}} creating Epics who are corrupted by him as they receive his hatred for the human race.{{book ref|calamity|48}} Shortly afterwards, Calamity sends a clone of himself to Earth, to try to discover what humans saw in Earth.{{citebook ref|Calamity|48}} He pretends to be an Assumer Epic whom people name Larcener. He joins the [[Coven]] and takes over the city of Atlanta, which he renames to [[Ildithia]].{{cite}}

[[Prof]] attacks Ildithia with the goal of becoming the city's new ruler, so Calamity's clone Larcener takes refuge with the [[Reckoners]] in their base.{{book ref|calamity|19}} Larcener is very whiny, cowardly, and cowardlylazy, and doesn't want to be helpful to the Reckoners or do anything but hide.

Everyone believed that Larcener had the power of assuming--the ability to steal other Epic's powers--which explained Larcener possessing so many powers. However, in actuality, Calamity is the source of all Epic abilities, therefore having all abilities, and understands how to use all of them intricately.{{book ref|calamity|49}} He can alsosimply take back the abilities from [[Epic]]sEpics, hence his name Larcener. However, he cannot take abilities from the Epics who have conquered their fears.{{book ref|calamity|37}}{{book ref|Calamity|49}}

Calamity, as a clone of himself, is a member of the Coven and the ruler of Ildithia. He forces lesser Epics to do all work for him.{{citebook ref|Calamity|18}}