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 ==Personality and traits==
+[[File:Didact.png|thumb|The Didact's personal symbol.]]
+[[File:Didact_unbound.png|thumb|The Didact's symbol in its unbound state.<ref group="note" name="unbound">In [http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=38644939&postcount=108 a forum post] on NeoGaf, [[Frank O'Connor]] told a user with a Didact symbol as their avatar to rotate it into its "unbound state", implying that the Didact icon seen in ''Halo 4'' trailers is said "unbound" variation of the symbol.</ref>]]
 {{Quote|But what I would not give to have earned a single company of Prometheans here right now. They would most certainly restore order with their trademark lethality, although...that would mean ''he'' would have to be here, too. And without the Librarian around to temper his rage, well... These [[Reclaimer]]s might almost prefer the Flood.|343 Guilty Spark before [[Installation 04]]'s destruction, referring to the Didact.}}
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 [[File:H4-Terminal-Didact-Armor.jpg|thumb|250px|The Didact's former form clad in full armor.]]
-A full-rate Promethean, the Ur-Didact was a physically imposing presence. He stood approximately twice a Manipular's height and weighed four or five times as much,<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 65''</ref> and had massive, heavily muscled limbs and hands with six digits. It was said that he could easily have crushed a human with his bare hands.<ref name="cryp77"/> His skin was grayish pink in color<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 76''</ref> and he had patches of bluish white fur on the top of his head and shoulders, as was common with Warrior-Servants.<ref name="p179"/> He had strong, serious facial features and deep-set, gray eyes.<ref name="p79">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''pages 79, 150''</ref> The Bornstellar-Didact was mostly similar to the Ur-Didact in appearance and stature and had a "broad, grotesque face", although upon closer examination, his comparative physical youth was apparent in his appearance.<ref name="pri347"/>
+A full-rate Promethean, the Didact is a physically imposing figure, easily towering over a fully-armored SPARTAN-II. In comparison to other Forerunners, he stood nearly twice a [[Manipular]]'s height and weighed four or five times as much.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 65''</ref> He has massive, heavily muscled limbs and hands with six fingers, two of them being opposable thumbs; Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting believed that he could easily have crushed a human with his bare hands.<ref name="cryp77"/>
-The new form assumed by the Didact near the end of the Forerunner-Flood war, caused by a failed attempt to decipher Flood immunity<ref name="h4terminals"/>, was even larger than his original one and had a more grotesque, bestial appearance, with more pronounced facial features, much less prominent lips and the addition of large fangs. His eyes also became more deep-set and red as opposed to the original grayish blue, and his fur changed from pale blue to dark brown.<ref name="h4"/>
+In his original form, his skin was grayish pink in color<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 76''</ref> and he had patches of bluish white fur on the top of his head and shoulders, as was common with Warrior-Servants.<ref name="p179"/> He had strong, serious facial features and deep-set, gray eyes.<ref name="p79">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''pages 79, 150''</ref> The Bornstellar-Didact was mostly similar to the Ur-Didact in appearance and stature and had a "broad, grotesque face", although upon closer examination, his comparative physical youth was apparent in his appearance.<ref name="pri347"/>
-The Didact's original [[Forerunner body armor|personal armor]], which bore the mottled gray and blue colors of a Warrior-Servant,<ref name="pri339"/> was despite his lofty status considered austere in contrast to more lavishly decorated Builder armor.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 81-82''</ref> The armor worn after his most recent mutation is much more ornate and has silver armor sections with complex patterns of orange, and a more detailed overall appearance. The bodysuit beneath the armor sections is colored black and dark red, resulting in an appearance similar to exposed musculature. The helmet of this armor suit appears to be modeled after a skull, with orange "eyes" rather than a visor like before, and a small breathing port on the nose.<ref name="h4"/>
+The new form assumed by the Didact near the end of the Forerunner-Flood war, caused by a failed attempt to decipher Flood immunity,<ref name="h4terminals"/> was even larger than his original one and had a more grotesque, bestial appearance, with more pronounced facial features, much less prominent lips and the addition of large fangs. His eyes also became more deep-set and red as opposed to the original grayish blue, and his fur changed from pale blue to dark brown.<ref name="h4"/>
+The Didact's [[Forerunner personal armor|personal armor]] worn after his most recent mutation has an uncharacteristically ornate appearance, in contrast to the more humble designs historically worn by Warrior-Servants. The suit is comprised of a number of silver armor sections with complex patterns of orange light. The bodysuit beneath the armor sections is colored black and dark red, resulting in an appearance similar to exposed musculature. The helmet of this armor suit appears to be modeled after a skull, with orange "eyes" rather than a visor like before, and a small breathing port on the nose.<ref name="h4"/> The original armor worn by the Didact was in line with traditional Warrior-Servant armor in both design and coloration; bearing the mottled gray and blue colors of a Warrior-Servant,<ref name="pri339"/> the suit was, despite his lofty status, considered austere in contrast to more lavishly decorated armor worn by the Builders.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 81-82''</ref>
 ==Behind the scenes==
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 File:Didactarmor.png|The Didact in full armor in the Council chamber.
 File:H4 Didact awakened.jpg|The Didact awakening after leaving his Cryptum on Requiem.
-File:H4 Didact's new armor.jpg|Detail of the Didact's new armor.
+File:H4 Didact's new armor.jpg|Detail of the Didact's most recent armor.
 File:Halo4-Didact-Armor-Cutscene.jpg|The Didact in the armor worn after his final mutation.
 File:H4-Terminal-Didact-Conqueror.jpg|The Didact, guarded by Warrior-Servants, striding toward the bridge of the Lord of Admirals' flagship.
 File:H4L - J117 facing Didact.jpg|John-117 facing the Didact in the ''[[Scanned]]'' trailer.
 File:Didact.jpg|The Didact, based on Cortana's visual interpretation.<ref group="note">The Didact's depiction in ''Origins'' has only five fingers per hand; canonically, both Didacts had six fingers on each hand. His armor is considerably different from either of the suits he is shown wearing in ''Halo 4''.</ref>
-File:Didact.png|The Didact's personal symbol.
-File:Didact_unbound.png|The Didact's symbol in its "unbound" state.<ref group="note" name="unbound">In [http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=38644939&postcount=108 a forum post] on NeoGaf, [[Frank O'Connor]] told a user with a Didact symbol as their avatar to rotate it into its "unbound state", implying that the Didact icon seen in ''Halo 4'' trailers is said "unbound" variation of the symbol.</ref>
 File:Commissioning Didact Logo.png|The Didact's unbound symbol appearing as he hijacks the UNSC ''Infinity''.
-File:Halo4-Didact02-1920.jpg|The Didact's "unbound" emblem as shown in the ''Halo 4 Commissioning'' trailer.
+File:Halo4-Didact02-1920.jpg|A wallpaper of the Didact's "unbound" emblem.
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