Guardians of Genesis
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The Guardians of Genesis are a group of former Jul 'Mdama's Covenant soldiers who decided to dedicate themselves to protecting the shield world Genesis.[1]
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During the Battle of Genesis, a group of Covenant soldiers, including Dham 'Mashatt and Jabjab were imprisoned by the Forerunner 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.[1]
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- Halo: Fifth Canticle (First appearance)
