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* HistoricalRelationshipOverhaul: Nero is depicted as the incestuous ChildByRape of Caligula who the latter [[TheCorrupter tries to corrupt]]. While there were accusations of Caligula committing incest with Nero's mother Agrippina, no-one has ever argued Nero's father wasn't his official father.
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* KickTheSonOfABitch: Caligula setting Nera up to die would be awful... except Nera herself is a monster who gleefully partook in atrocities with Caligula (including the massacre of Junius's family) and unlike Caligula she didn't have the "excuse" of being possessed.

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* KickTheSonOfABitch: PayEvilUntoEvil: Caligula setting Nera up to die would be awful... except Nera herself is a monster who gleefully partook in atrocities with Caligula (including the massacre of Junius's family) and unlike Caligula she didn't have the "excuse" of being possessed.
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''Caligula'' is a 2011 comic limited series written by David Lapham and published by Creator/AvatarPress.
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* DepravedBisexual: Caligula, or rather the demon possessing him, has sex with both men and women and does not spare them from his depravity.


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* {{Gorn}}: The book does NOT shy away from the sheer viciousness of Caligula's reign. {{Cruel And Unusual Death}}s are a common sight.


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* HistoricalInJoke: If the records are to be believed, Caligula was actually a decent ruler until he fell ill, to which he recovered with every screw in his head loose. This comic explains it as a literal demon possessing the man's body in a deal to "save" Caligula's life.

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* BrotherSisterIncest: Caligula regularly rapes his own "sisters".



* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Incitatus was probably NOT a demonic talking horse.
** Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus AKA Caligula was also probably not possessed by a demon.
* IncestIsRelative: Caligula regularly rapes his own "sisters"; Agrippina the Younger marries (and sleeps with) her uncle Claudius.

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Incitatus was probably NOT a demonic talking horse.
** Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus AKA Caligula was also probably not possessed by a demon.
* IncestIsRelative: Caligula regularly rapes his own "sisters"; Agrippina the Younger marries (and sleeps with) her uncle Claudius.
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* TheCaligula: Living up to his namesake, the demon Caligula is a murderously psychopathic dictator who runs Rome into the ground for kicks.

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* TheCaligula: The original article, no less. Living up to his namesake, the demon Caligula is a murderously psychopathic dictator who runs Rome into the ground for kicks.
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* BittersweetEnding: On one hand, Caligula is still out there and Laurentius is mortally wounded; on the other hand Junius was able to redeem himself and Caligula's plans were massively set back with the destruction of the heart. His plan to corrupt Laurentius also fails thanks to Junius's intervention.

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* BittersweetEnding: On one hand, Caligula is still out there there, now possessing Junius, and Laurentius is mortally badly wounded; on the other hand Junius was still able to redeem himself and Caligula's plans were massively set back with the destruction of the heart. His plan to corrupt Laurentius also fails thanks to Junius's intervention.intervention, and Laurentius ultimately survives.
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** Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus AKA Caligula was also probably not possessed by a demon.
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Has no relation to the [[Film/{{Caligula}} film of the same name]].

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Has Aside from the shared title character and historical context, this has no relation to the [[Film/{{Caligula}} film of the same name]].
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* TheAce: Laurentius; he's a talented soldier, an honorable man and relatively accepting of outsiders (his wife is half jewish).
* AndIMustScream: What happens to the people the demon murders people and steals their souls. Caligula himself has this; at one point he breaks free of the demon's influence and begs Junius to kill him.

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* TheAce: Laurentius; he's a talented soldier, an honorable man and relatively accepting of outsiders (his wife is half jewish).
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* AndIMustScream: What happens to the people whose souls the demon murders people and steals their souls. steals. The real Caligula himself has also appears to have been subjected to this; at one point he breaks free of the demon's influence and begs Junius to kill him.



* DemonicPossession: What happened to Caligula. As he lay dying a demon offered him life; Caligula accepted....and the demon promptly took over.

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* DemonicPossession: What happened to Caligula. As he lay dying a demon offered him life; Caligula accepted....accepted... and the demon promptly took over.



%%* KickTheDog: Caligula does this a LOT.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: Caligula setting Nera up to die would be awful....except Nera herself is a monster who gleefully partook in atrocities with Caligula (including the massacre of Junius's family).

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%%* * KickTheDog: Caligula does this a LOT.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: Caligula setting Nera up to die would be awful....awful... except Nera herself is a monster who gleefully partook in atrocities with Caligula (including the massacre of Junius's family).family) and unlike Caligula she didn't have the "excuse" of being possessed.



* SerialKiller: Caligula is a variation os this. While publicly he orders horrific atrocities, in private, he brutally and personally murders and maims innocents before ripping out their souls to "feed" himself, then displays their bodies as "art".

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* SerialKiller: Caligula is a variation os of this. While publicly he orders horrific atrocities, in private, he brutally and personally murders and maims innocents before ripping out their souls to "feed" himself, then displays their bodies as "art".
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Has no relation to the [[Film/Caligula film of the same name]].

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Has no relation to the [[Film/Caligula [[Film/{{Caligula}} film of the same name]].
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Has no relation to the [[Film/Caligula film of the same name]].

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* FanDisservice and {{Fanservice}}: In about equal amounts.

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* {{Fanservice}} and FanDisservice: Both in approximately equal quantities.

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* {{Fanservice}} and FanDisservice: Both in approximately equal quantities.FanDisservice
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* SerialKiller: Caligula is a variation os this. While publicly he orders horrific atrocities, in private, he brutally and personally murders and maims innocents before ripping out their souls to "feed" himself, then displays their bodies as "art".

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* SerialKiller: Caligula is a variation os this. While publicly he orders horrific atrocities, in private, he brutally and personally murders and maims innocents before ripping out their souls to "feed" himself, then displays their bodies as "art"."art".
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*{{Fanservice}} and FanDisservice: Both in approximately equal quantities.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: Agrippina the Younger; while in many ways a conniving bitch she does love Rome and is implied to genuinely care for her uncle (and husband) Claudius.
* AdaptationalVillainy: Incitatus was probably NOT a demonic talking horse.



* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Agrippina the Younger; while in many ways a conniving bitch she does love Rome and is implied to genuinely care for her uncle (and husband) Claudius.
* HistoricalVillainUpgrade: Incitatus was probably NOT a demonic talking horse.



* KickTheDog: Caligula does this a LOT.

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In 37 AD, Caligula falls ill. Junius and his family, like the rest of Rome, pray for his recovery. He does......but Caligula himself becomes a depraved monster who slaughters Junius's family in a drunken revelry. Junius goes to Rome to seek revenge, but gets dragged into his inner circle. As time passes, he becomes at risk of loosing his soul.

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In 37 AD, Caligula the ruler of Rome, Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, falls ill. Junius and his family, like the rest of Rome, pray for his recovery. He does......but Caligula Gaius himself becomes a depraved monster who who, renaming himself "Caligula", slaughters Junius's family in a drunken revelry. revelry before going on to plunge Rome into mass violence and anarchy. Junius goes to Rome to seek revenge, but gets dragged into his Caligula's inner circle. As circle, and as time passes, he becomes at risk of loosing losing his soul.



* BadBoss: Caligula barely treats his soldiers better than his victims.



* TheCorrupter: The demon Caligula
* CorruptTheCutie: Junius undergoes this

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* TheCaligula: Living up to his namesake, the demon Caligula is a murderously psychopathic dictator who runs Rome into the ground for kicks.
* CardCarryingVillain: Caligula is perfectly aware of how evil and vile he is, and cheerfully embraces it.
* TheCorrupter: The demon Caligula
Caligula enjoys corrupting innocents into committing atrocities for him, with Junius being his personal pet project, seeking to see how far he can corrupt him before Junius' tries to claim his revenge.
* CorruptTheCutie: Junius undergoes thisthis, specifically at Caligula's hands.



* IncestIsRelative: Caligula sleeps with his sisters; Agrippina the Younger marries (and sleeps with) her uncle Claudius.
* KarmaHoudini: The Demon manages to escape both times (though in the second volume his plans suffer a massive setback)

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* ForTheEvulz: Caligula happily commits horrific torture, rape, crucifixions, and just general mass murder, all just because he enjoys being a wicked bastard.
* IncestIsRelative: Caligula sleeps with regularly rapes his sisters; own "sisters"; Agrippina the Younger marries (and sleeps with) her uncle Claudius.
* KarmaHoudini: The Demon demon Caligula manages to escape both times (though in the second volume his plans suffer a massive setback)



* KickTheSonOfABitch: Caligula setting Nera up to die would be awful....except Nera herself is a monster who gleefully partook in atrocities with Caligula (including the massacre of Junius's family).

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* KickTheSonOfABitch: Caligula setting Nera up to die would be awful....except Nera herself is a monster who gleefully partook in atrocities with Caligula (including the massacre of Junius's family).family).
* {{Sadist}}: Getting sexual thrills from violence is as easy as breathing to Caligula, and he is happy to flaunt it.
* SerialKiller: Caligula is a variation os this. While publicly he orders horrific atrocities, in private, he brutally and personally murders and maims innocents before ripping out their souls to "feed" himself, then displays their bodies as "art".
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* BittersweetEnding: On one hand, Caligula is still out there and Laurentius is mortally wounded; on the other hand Junius was able to redeem himself and Caligula's plans were massively set back with the destruction of the heart. His plan to corrupt Laurentius also fails thanks to Junius's intervention.
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In 37 AD, Caligula falls ill. Junius and his family, like the rest of Rome, pray for his recovery. He does......but Caligula himself becomes a depraved monster who slaughters Junius's family in a drunken revelry. Junius goes to Rome to seek revenge, but gets dragged into his inner circle. As time passes, he becomes at risk of loosing his soul.

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* TheAce: Laurentius; he's a talented soldier, an honorable man and relatively accepting of outsiders (his wife is half jewish).
* AdaptationalHeroism: Agrippina the Younger; while in many ways a conniving bitch she does love Rome and is implied to genuinely care for her uncle (and husband) Claudius.
* AdaptationalVillainy: Incitatus was probably NOT a demonic talking horse.
* AndIMustScream: What happens to the people the demon murders people and steals their souls. Caligula himself has this; at one point he breaks free of the demon's influence and begs Junius to kill him.
* TheCorrupter: The demon Caligula
* CorruptTheCutie: Junius undergoes this
* DemonicPossession: What happened to Caligula. As he lay dying a demon offered him life; Caligula accepted....and the demon promptly took over.
* FaceHeelTurn: Felix at the end of the first volume. He ultimately does redeem himself in the second volume.
* IncestIsRelative: Caligula sleeps with his sisters; Agrippina the Younger marries (and sleeps with) her uncle Claudius.
* KarmaHoudini: The Demon manages to escape both times (though in the second volume his plans suffer a massive setback)
* KickTheDog: Caligula does this a LOT.
* KickTheSonOfABitch: Caligula setting Nera up to die would be awful....except Nera herself is a monster who gleefully partook in atrocities with Caligula (including the massacre of Junius's family).

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