Edward Jellico sees Calhoun as an unpredictable maverick and a cowboy, and Jean-Luc Picard has observed that reverence was never one of Calhoun's strong suits. Calhoun feels that, deep down, he is a savage, and that any appearance of civilization on his part is a façade that he wears like a cloak, though he keeps the scar Falkar gave him as a reminder of his roots. Calhoun has commented on his personality thus: "I’m an officer. I’m just not a gentleman."