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[[File:EmperorCaligula_1910.jpg|frame|Is this the face of a monster?<ref>Considering how handsome the bust is, it's probably the [[Adaptational Attractiveness|the face of the sculptor's nephew]].</ref>]]
{{quote|''"Caligula [[Understatement|was no boy scout]],''
''He did [[Never Say "Die"|things that we can't even talk about]].''
''The Romans knew he'd lost his head,''
''When he [[Caligula's Horse|filled a vacant senate seat with Mr Ed]].''
|''[[Pinky and The Brain]]'', [http://youtu.be/Yjs7NL-YnfU A Meticulous Analysis of History]}}
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== Comic Books ==
* Robert Graves in his novel, ''[[I, Claudius]]'' (closely following Suetonius) portrays him as evil and completely insane. In the TV [[I, Claudius|adaptation]] he's played by [[John Hurt]]. [[Large Ham|Awesomely]].▼
* The 2011 [[Avatar Press]] miniseries ''Caligula'' begins with Emperor Caligula and his cronies raping the protagonist's family to death as part of their drunken revelry, then follows the protagonist's infiltration of the Emperor's inner circle in a plot to assassinate him.▼
== Film ==
* He's the subject of the infamous [[Gorn]] movie ''[[Caligula]]'', where he's played by [[Malcolm McDowell]].
* He's portrayed by Jay Robinson (in [[Large Ham]] style) in the 1953 film ''[[The Robe]]'' and its sequel, ''[[Demetrius and the Gladiators]]''.
* Albert Camus wrote a play about him entitled ''Caligula''.▼
== Literature ==
* John Simm played him in a TV miniseries about Nero, and his performance is pretty much a first draft for his portrayal of [[The Master (trope)|The Master]] in ''[[Doctor Who]]''.▼
▲* Robert Graves in his novel, ''[[I, Claudius]]'' (closely following Suetonius) portrays him as evil and completely insane. In the TV [[I, Claudius|adaptation]] he's played by [[John Hurt]]. [[Large Ham|Awesomely]].
* He's mentioned in ''[[America (The Book)]]'', in the section "The 5 Greatest Moments in Negative Advertising", where it's said that he was nearly undone by a smear campaign that depicted him as a "pretty nice guy". He went into "damage control" by publicly sodomizing a puppy.
== Live-Action TV ==
▲* John Simm played him in a TV miniseries about Nero, and his performance is pretty much a first draft for his portrayal of [[The Master (trope)|The Master]] in ''[[Doctor Who]]''.
== Theatre ==
▲* Albert Camus wrote a play about him entitled ''Caligula''.
== Video Games ==
* In ''[[Assassin's Creed II]]'', it's stated that it was a member of the Assassins that finally put down Caligula.
* Is the star of the [[Adult Swim]] online game Viva Caligula! and its sequel, Viva Caligula! in Hell. The goal? [[Kill'Em All]], using various weapons.
* The indie fighting game ''E's Laf'' features a character named Caligula. True to his namesake, he's quite crazy in every respect, from his personality to his fighting style.▼
== Western Animation ==
* Appears in "Escape to the House of Mummies Part Two!", an [[The Venture Brothers]] episode involving time travel. He appears to be attracted to [[The Pollyanna|Hank]].
▲* The 2011 [[Avatar Press]] miniseries ''Caligula'' begins with Emperor Caligula and his cronies raping the protagonist's family to death as part of their drunken revelry, then follows the protagonist's infiltration of the Emperor's inner circle in a plot to assassinate him.
▲*The indie fighting game ''E's Laf'' features a character named Caligula. True to his namesake, he's quite crazy in every respect, from his personality to his fighting style.
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