King Claudus

King Claudus was the king of Thundera and Lord of the ThunderCats before Adam took over and is the father of Lion-O and his adoptive brother Tygra and is the true father of Megan Moss.

## Appearance

Claudus is a true king, both in his bearing and his sheer size.

He is of above average height with broad shoulders and massive muscles and wears blue-grey armor similar to his blood-child's.

He very much resembles Lion-O, except that Claudus has generally much larger proportions than his son who possesses a much more agile and streamlined build.

Claudus also sports a horizontal scar across his nose and a massive red mane much like Grune does.

The physical differences between Claudus and Lion-O also seem to reflect how they lead: Claudus with unrelenting power and relying on the past to found his decisions upon, whereas Lion-O leads by faith, mercy and looks to what could be rather than stubbornly sticking to the past.

## Personality

A proud king and a fierce warrior, Claudus is both an imposing but beloved ruler.

He rules with strength and shows no mercy to any of his enemies, whether they truly be enemies or not.

Under Claudus' rule the Cats thrived while all other animals struggle to survive.

He shows no mercy to other species when they have committed the slightest infraction towards his people regardless of justification as shown when he captured lizards, put them in stockades and allowed them to be jeered at and beaten when they stole some food to feed their starving families.

When Lion-O tried to defend them from being beaten Claudus initially reprimanded him before releasing them.

He ultimately realized however that he was letting his own people lower themselves to the level he saw other species at.

He was a stern father and unfortunately a very nepotistic one.

He much preferred his adopted son Tygra, openly stating that he wished his blood son Lion-O would be more like his adopted one.

He also allowed Tygra to sit next to him during the games while Lion-O sat further away.

He did not approve of Lion-O's interest in technology, nor his not taking his duties as future king seriously or his compassion for animals outside his species.

However he did see wisdom when he said they would not have so much trouble with the lizards if they treated them with more compassion rather than treat them as inferiors.

## Skills & Abilities

Claudus was a highly skilled and fierce warrior.

His swordsmanship skills were almost unmatched.

He was also incredibly strong, able to dispatch an army of Lizards with but a few swings of the Sword of Omens.

He was a skilled military strategist and technician, a skill that he even taught his adopted son Tygra.

However Claudus' greatness weakness was perhaps his narrow-mindedness.

He stuck firm to his beliefs, never entertaining even the slightest thought or possibility of change.

His disbelief in the existence of technology and his harsh treatment of the other species, especially Lizards is what eventually led to his downfall.

## Weapons

* Sword of Omens (Formerly)
* Gauntlet of Omens (Formerly)

## Family

* Solis Moss (Wife)
* Lion-O (Son)
* Tygra (Adopted Son)
* Megan Moss (Daughter)