Callis

Callis
Character Type	NPC
Group Affiliation	the Rippers
Game	Borderlands 4
Voice Actor	Melissa Medina

Callis is the secondary antagonist of Borderlands 4. Known as the Ripper Queen, she rules over the shattered lands of Carcadia Burn and denounces the Timekeeper's mind-controlling methods. When Elpis broke Kairos' barrier, she saw a vision of her freeing herself from the control of the Timekeeper, which lead her to ripping out her bolt and starting her army, the Rippers. She wants to be powerful, so she replaced any part of her body she found weak with cybernetics. Her goal is to leave Kairos, and then conquer the rest of the universe.

Background

Commander Callis was one of the Timekeeper's officers, in charge of Cascadia Burn. When the Moonfall happened, Callis was leading her troops who were manning targeting towers in an attempt break up the remnants of Elpis before the moon rocks could strike Cascadia Burn. The Timekeeper issued orders to abort, but Callis ignored them and ordered her troops to keep firing, even if their weapons weren't fully charged. The towers were unable to fire fast enough to stop the moon rocks, and Callis ordered her troops to take cover but it was too late. All of them died and Callis was presumably knocked unconscious.

After being struck by the moon rocks, Callis had a vision which would forever alter her life on Kairos. She saw a burning woman, who looked like herself, on the remains of Elpis. When the Timekeeper contacted her for a damage report, Callis yelled at him and demanded he get out of her head. The Timekeeper was surprised at her behavior, and reminded her that as long as she had a Command Bolt she was an "extension of [his] will." Callis replied that if that was true, then she must rip the veils from her eyes and the Timekeeper from her flesh, and ripped her own bolt out. The Timekeeper was shocked, as Zadra had told him removal of a bolt should be fatal, and Callis replied that it was, as she had been reborn and was now free.

Callis could still feel residual anguish and pain of the bolt, and wished she could rip it out again and have the Timekeeper feel her agony. She decided that if she was going to become the "Burning One" from her vision, then she must become more than she was, and make others see the vision she had. She convinced herself that ripping the bolts from innocent people was an act of self-realization.

Notes

• Callis has a high chance of dropping the following Class Mods & items:
  • Illusionist
  • Esgrimidor
  • Viking
  • Skeptic
  • Queen's Rest
  • Pandoran Memento

Appearances

• Borderlands 4