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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Early life and career=== | ===Early life and career=== | ||
Maccabeus ascended to the leadership of [[Maccabeus' clan|his pack]] the way all Jiralhanae did: by challenging his Chieftain, at the time his own father. In a mortal duel, Maccabeus's father submitted to his death, happy to die by the hands of a loved one. He thus gained the right to use the [[Fist of Rukt]], the ancestral weapon of his clan.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 344''</ref> With the war hammer, Maccabeus crushed all opponents that attempted to challenge his command.<ref name="waypointarticle">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/fist-of-rukt '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Fist of Rukt'']</ref> When the [[Covenant]] discovered Doisac, Maccabeus eagerly embraced the [[San'Shyuum]]'s promise of the [[Great Journey]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 260'': ''He knew the Prophets alone had access to the sacred Oracle on High Charity, and thus it was the height of hubris for him, a low and recent convert, to covet such communion.''</ref> | Maccabeus ascended to the leadership of [[Maccabeus' clan|his pack]] the way all Jiralhanae did: by challenging his Chieftain, at the time his own father. In a mortal duel, Maccabeus's father submitted to his death, happy to die by the hands of a loved one. He thus gained the right to use the [[Fist of Rukt]], the ancestral weapon of his clan.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 344''</ref> With the war hammer, Maccabeus crushed all opponents that attempted to challenge his command.<ref name="waypointarticle">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/weapons/fist-of-rukt '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Fist of Rukt'']</ref> When the [[Covenant]] discovered Doisac, Maccabeus eagerly embraced the [[San'Shyuum]]'s promise of the [[Great Journey]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 260'': ''He knew the Prophets alone had access to the sacred Oracle on High Charity, and thus it was the height of hubris for him, a low and recent convert, to covet such communion.''</ref> | ||
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Unable to reconcile the orders of the Prophets with his own faith in the Forerunners' Luminary, Maccabeus decided to continue his search for relics, something which the rest of the pack disagreed with. Descending to [[Gladsheim]] to begin their search, Maccabeus was severely injured in battle when he was hit by [[Avery Johnson|Staff Sergeant Johnson]]'s [[Warthog]] and suffered a broken thigh bone.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 310''</ref> Returning to the ship, Maccabeus found that Lighter Than Some, who wanted to make peace between the Covenant and the humans, had built some plows from a [[Spirit]] damaged when it and Dadab had been brought aboard. Having feared he would be killed for the Huragok's disobedience, Dadab said that they were [[Barukaza Workshop Chopper|vehicles of war]] for the Jiralhanae.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 316''</ref> After Dadab took the Huragok to the [[Tiara]] for safekeeping when the [[Yanme'e]] attacked it, Lighter Than Some made contact with [[Loki]] and set a trap to help the humans escape Harvest.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 330''</ref> | Unable to reconcile the orders of the Prophets with his own faith in the Forerunners' Luminary, Maccabeus decided to continue his search for relics, something which the rest of the pack disagreed with. Descending to [[Gladsheim]] to begin their search, Maccabeus was severely injured in battle when he was hit by [[Avery Johnson|Staff Sergeant Johnson]]'s [[Warthog]] and suffered a broken thigh bone.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 310''</ref> Returning to the ship, Maccabeus found that Lighter Than Some, who wanted to make peace between the Covenant and the humans, had built some plows from a [[Spirit]] damaged when it and Dadab had been brought aboard. Having feared he would be killed for the Huragok's disobedience, Dadab said that they were [[Barukaza Workshop Chopper|vehicles of war]] for the Jiralhanae.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 316''</ref> After Dadab took the Huragok to the [[Tiara]] for safekeeping when the [[Yanme'e]] attacked it, Lighter Than Some made contact with [[Loki]] and set a trap to help the humans escape Harvest.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 330''</ref> | ||
===Death=== | ===Death=== | ||
Being lead to believe that the humans were surrendering the Oracle, Maccabeus took the ''Rapid Conversion'' to Harvest's capital city of [[Utgard]]. However, the ''Rapid Conversion'' was damaged by the planet's [[mass driver]] as the humans fled aboard the Tiara.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 335''</ref> Believing this was enough, Tartarus challenged Maccabeus for dominance of the pack. Having yet to fully heal from his injury, Maccabeus was overwhelmed. Maccabeus' last words to Tartarus were: "Never forget the meaning of this [[Age of Doubt|Age]], nephew." Tartarus then crushed Maccabeus' skull with the Fist of Rukt while he clung onto a ladder. Maccabeus' body plummeted into the explosions and fires below. Tartarus returned to Maccabeus' body and stripped him of his Chieftain armor.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 346''</ref> | Being lead to believe that the humans were surrendering the Oracle, Maccabeus took the ''Rapid Conversion'' to Harvest's capital city of [[Utgard]]. However, the ''Rapid Conversion'' was damaged by the planet's [[mass driver]] as the humans fled aboard the Tiara.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 335''</ref> Believing this was enough, Tartarus challenged Maccabeus for dominance of the pack. Having yet to fully heal from his injury, Maccabeus was overwhelmed. Maccabeus' last words to Tartarus were: "Never forget the meaning of this [[Age of Doubt|Age]], nephew." Tartarus then crushed Maccabeus' skull with the Fist of Rukt while he clung onto a ladder. Maccabeus' body plummeted into the explosions and fires below. Tartarus returned to Maccabeus' body and stripped him of his Chieftain armor.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 346''</ref> | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Jiralhanae characters]] | [[Category:Jiralhanae characters]] | ||
[[Category:Covenant military personnel]] | [[Category:Covenant military personnel]] |