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 in 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, where he had to evade Promethean Knights that were now under command of the Created under the shield world's corrosive atmosphere.[2] 'Mashatt recorded his thoughts on Bibjam and his leadership on a data pad[1] 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 Jabjab and 'Mashatt, who found himself unexpectedly filled with pity for TDS-009, a Promethean Knight whose human essence was remembering who it used to be.[2]
'Mashatt was disillusioned with the Covenant religion, with the Prophets' teachings revealed to be lies, and the gods' benevolence in doubt as splinter Covenant factions sought for the destructive weapons they left behind. He wished to break out of this programming like Bibjam did, but was worried about what would be left for him.[2]
Asking Exuberant Witness what could be done with TDS-009, the monitor told 'Mashatt that taking the Promethean Knight through the Gateway and into the Domain would be the the chance for TDS-009 and its human essence to find peace, but cannot be certain as the Domain was both out of commission for so long and under Cortana's control. At 'Mashatt's request, Exuberant Witness released three other Unggoy and a single Mgalekgolo, Naliligaw, from their cells in the monitor's menagerie. Addressing the Covenant troops, 'Mashatt recounted the fall of 'Mdama's Covenant, how they had all been transported to Genesis by the Guardians, and how his former leader Bibjam had sought to protect his squad from inevitable defeat by betraying the Covenant before dying to 'Mashatt's sword.[2]
'Mashatt realised Bibjam's mistake was that while he acted with honorable intentions, he didn't share his plans with the warriors under his command, and removed the opportunity for his squad to make their own choices. So he presented everyone with a choice: return to a location of their choosing with Exuberant Witness's help, or stay on Genesis with the monitor to help her 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 (First named)
