Dham 'Mashatt
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- "His advice was unconventional: fight as if there was no honor in death. He guided us through victory in conflict after conflict and while we revelled in our glory, he mourned every brother we lost along the way."
- — Dham 'Mashatt, reflecting on Bibjam's leadership[1]
Dham 'Mashatt was a Sangheili warrior in service with Jul 'Mdama's reformed Covenant faction.[1]
Biography[edit]
- "As the war went on, Bibjam became more concerned with protecting us. When we finally caught him betraying our movements to the Swords of Sanghelios, he told us capture was the only way for us to avoid death. He truly believed he found a way to save us. I could not meet his gaze when I ran him through."
- — Dham 'Mashatt[1]
Dham 'Mashatt served Jul 'Mdama's reformed Covenant under the command of the Unggoy squad leader Bibjam. Throughout the Blooding Years, Bibjam led 'Mashatt and his fellow Sangheili in numerous engagements, in which they proved victorious. However, 'Mashatt soon learned that Bibjam was betraying their movements to the Swords of Sanghelios. When he confronted Bibjam, the Unggoy revealed that he felt that surrendering to the Swords of Sanghelios was the only way that he could save those under his command, as he believed that the Covenant was doomed. 'Mashatt disagreed and reluctantly killed Bibjam with his Type-1 energy sword, though the Sangheili could not look the Unggoy in the eyes as he impaled him.[1]
'Mashatt later participated in the Battle of Sunaion on Sanghelios on October 27, 2558. During the battle, 'Mashatt was near the Forerunner Guardian construct at the city when it left Sanghelios through slipstream space for Genesis.[1] 'Mashatt's Lich was caught in the Guardian's wake and pulled to Genesis.[2] While on Genesis, 'Mashatt reflected on Bibjam and his leadership.[1] 'Mashatt dropped the data pad as he and Jabjab were pulled into a prison cell.[2]
'Mashatt and Jabjab were imprisoned by Monitor 031 Exuberant Witness in an attempt to stop the fighting raging across the shield world. Following the departure of Fireteam Osiris, Exuberant Witness released 'Mashatt and Jabjab and 'Mashatt found himself unexpectedly filled with pity for TDS-009, a Promethean Knight whose human essence was remembering who it used to be. For as long as 'Mashatt could remember, the Covenant -- through the wisdom of the Prophets -- had instilled in him a sense of awe and reverence for the divinity of the Forerunners. However, the Hierarchs had proven to be liars and manipulators and the Covenant had fallen while the sanctity of Forerunner technology had been demystified as various factions sought to claim it to deliver death and destruction. The truth of the gods' benevolence was in doubt when it seemed that all they had to offer was terrifying weapons.
'Mashatt was consumed by a wellspring of pain and regret and considered breaking his programing like Bibjam had, but wondered what that would leave him with. Exuberant Witness suggested that taking TDS-009 through the Gateway into the Domain would be the best chance for TDS-009 and Tilson to find peace, although the monitor was unsure of how successful it would be with the Domain out of commission for so long and currently under Cortana's control. At 'Mashatt's request, Exuberant Witness released the three other Unggoy and the single Mgalekgolo, Naliligaw, imprisoned in the monitor's menagerie. Addressing the Covenant troops, 'Mashatt told them of the fall of 'Mdama's Covenant, how they had all been transported to Genesis by the Guardians, and how Bibjam had sought to protect them from these terrible events before being killed by 'Mashatt for his betrayal. 'Mashatt presented everyone with a choice: return to a location of their choosing with Exuberant Witness' help or stay on Genesis with the monitor helping her to return everyone transported to Genesis to where they belonged. All of the former prisoners agreed to serve Exuberant Witness as the true Guardians of Genesis.[2]
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo 5: Guardians (First appearance)
- Halo: Fifth Canticle
