Seelior 'Andolee
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Seelior 'Andolee was a Sangheili warrior and a member of the Truthseekers.[2] He was later given the name "Henry" by Patrick Rimmer as a prisoner of war aboard the human prison ship Mona Lisa because Rimmer couldn't pronounce his real name.[3]
Biography[edit]
Early life[edit]
An old warrior named Lindbeda 'Oodamee saw the potential in a young 'Andolee to become a Truthseeker and guided and steered him towards that path. 'Andolee trusted 'Oodamee, valued his closeness and treasured his advice, but as a young Sangheili, not quite understood what he was being told. Another student gave the old warrior away and 'Oodamee was publicly executed for heresy, a slow and painful death. It would only be years later when 'Andolee found his own path that he recognized 'Oodamee for setting him along that route and that the old warrior had been his first encounter with a Truthseeker.[4]
Covenant service[edit]
'Andolee served during the Human-Covenant War, killing countless humans.[5] During the Siege of Paris IV, 'Andolee encountered a team of Spartans and understood their strength, determination and the firepower they could unleash.[6] 'Andolee caught a human bullet three times, but recovered each time with treatment.[4]
Due to being a Truthseeker, he engaged in beliefs and practices that many of his kind would consider heresy. This included learning English,[7] and studying many pieces of forbidden data on operating Forerunner control systems.[8]
'Andolee studied the Flood and the Covenant's encounters with it and was well aware of the danger that it posed. The tales that he heard included a firsthand account of the Battle of Trove from renowned Kig-Yar shipmistress Kahx Mor who had lost her entire crew to the Flood and was still haunted by her experiences.[7][9]
The Mona Lisa[edit]
- Main article: Outbreak onboard Mona Lisa
After being captured by the UNSC, he and an unknown amount of his compatriots were brought on board the Mona Lisa for study under the authority of ONI officer John Smith. After jumping into the Soell system, and recovering samples of the Flood from the remains of Installation 04, Smith and his team then began experimenting on the Flood, starting by infecting other Sangheili, then human prisoners. At an unknown point in time, the Flood broke out from capture, running rampant. During the outbreak, Henry and several other Sangheili freed some of the human prisoners in order to help them combat the Flood. Henry would release a prisoner named Patrick Rimmer, saving him from an infected guard. Somehow, the two survived the horrors of the outbreak to hole up in a maintenance room. Rimmer called him Henry, due to the lack of the ability to communicate names.[10]
Days later, they were found by Benti, Gersten and Clarence, surviving members of Sergeant Lopez's squad, which had been sent to investigate after a survivor had found his way to an escape pod and was found by the prowler Red Horse. After fighting their way through the infection, Benti, Rimmer and Henry formed somewhat of a bond, working together with enough efficiency to regroup with MacCraw and Lopez, the other survivors of the squad. Saving Benti from Flood attacks on two occasions, Henry earned enough trust from Benti to be given the assault rifle originally assigned to Rimmer. As they battled their way toward the escape pods, Benti was injured by a Flood form. Without hesitation, Henry picked her up and proceeded to carry her the rest of the way.[10]
Upon reaching the pods, Clarence revealed his status as a ONI Section Three operative, eliminating Rimmer, much to the grief and rage of Henry. MacCraw, meanwhile, took one of the remaining escape pods leaving only one behind. Benti, being previously injured, forced Clarence into the Flood beyond them, sacrificing both their lives. Henry and Lopez battled the remaining Flood to secure the airlock. Once the doors were sealed and the last Flood destroyed, they realized that the remaining escape pod could not fit them both, forcing the two to have to fight for it. Lopez was out of ammo and Henry still had his cricket bat. With thirty seconds left until the Mona Lisa was destroyed by the Shiva-class nuclear missile launched by the Red Horse, the two fought for the pod.[10]
No Sangheili was recorded as having been aboard the Red Horse following the event, implying that whether or not "Henry" managed to escape the Mona Lisa, either the prowler did not pick him up or ONI erased all records of his presence onboard after the nuclear strike.[11]
Personality and traits[edit]
Due to being a Truthseeker, 'Andolee possessed beliefs and practices that many of his kind would consider heresy. This included learning English,[7] studying many pieces of forbidden data on operating Forerunner control systems,[8] and forgoing the Sangheili's usual aversion to seeking medical attention, considering the Sangheili revilement of it as being foolish. Over many annual cycles, 'Andolee switched the emphasis of his training that he served the Covenant and their purpose to serving the Truthseekers and their purpose.[7][9]
Having studied the Flood and the Covenant's encounters with it, 'Andolee was utterly terrified by the tales and the threat that the Flood posed.[7][9]
'Andolee put on the appearance of being concerned