Calamagrostis

## Relatives

Parnelle (younger cousin)

**Cal**, full name **Calamagrostis**, is a minor character in *High Guardian Spice.*

## Physical Appearance

He has tanned skin and a violet afro. His eyes are also violet. He is notably lighter-skinned than his black cousin Parnelle, implying that he may be mixed race.

## Personality

Cal is chauvinistic, crude, aggressive, and likes to assert himself over others when he desires to get what he wants. He is also known to be incredibly misogynistic and transphobic, as evidenced by his frequent sexual harassment of female students and his contempt for Snapdragon's effeminate tendencies. Cal is additionally shown to be rather narcissistic, displaying equal opportunistic malice towards people other than himself.

## History

Cal's existence is first hinted at in Episode 5 when Parnelle mentions that he has a cousin that would bully him. It is confirmed three episodes later by Sage that he is said cousin.

He makes his appearance in episode 8 when he hits on Rosemary and Sage, who rejects him. He also hits on Snapdragon, believing her to be any other cis girl because of her mermaid costume, but he is disgusted when he learns that it is in fact Snapdragon in the costume and insults her. Amaryllis comes to Snap's defense and insults Cal's costume for just being a suit. This leads to Cal suspecting Snapdragon to be transgender.

He appears in Episode 11 when The Triad names him as one of the selected warriors for the mission. Cal is partnered with Snap for boat duty. When Cal insults him and triggers a bad memory of his father bullying him, Snap punches Cal until Cal jumps out of the boat, before calling Snap a freak. This causes Caraway to reprimand Snap, but Snap vents at him, saying that you can't change how you were born into. Caraway tells him he knows how he feels and explains how to transition magic works to him. He encourages Snap to be himself and take whatever path he wants in life.

Later Cal is seen at school with his clothes wet. Amaryllis mocks him.

He appeared in Episode 12. After Amaryllis trying to lead other students, Cal asked who put her in the charge. Snapdragon replies that he did and if he has any problem with that. Cal said no.

## Relationships

### Snapdragon

Cal's first interaction with Snap was when he mistook Snap for a girl and proposed marriage to him, but reacted disgustedly when he found out that Snap was a male. In Episode 11, the two are paired together and Cal repeatedly hurls insults at Snap for dressing like a mermaid. Even though Snap tries to ignore, him, Cal then remarks "Your father must be thrilled to call you his daughter", which infuriates Snap and he punches Cal repeatedly, gaining the attention of Caraway, who orders him to stop. Cal then calls Snap a "freak", jumps out of the boat and swims away.

## Trivia

* Cal's voice actor, Sungwon Cho, is a famous YouTuber known as ProZD.
	+ He also voices the monster in episode 10.
	+ He has also publicly condemned Cal for being transphobic.
* Cal is the least-liked character in the series because of his misogynistic and transphobic behavior.

## References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/dinoraye/status/1462896530998784000
2. ↑ https://twitter.com/ProZD/status/1453092325157003264/photo/1
3. ↑ https://twitter.com/ProZD/status/1453143263834116099/photo/1
4. ↑ https://twitter.com/ProZD/status/1459556125125185536/photo/1

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