Ur-Didact: Difference between revisions
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(There's no need to call him the Ur-Didact in every instance. Even after his return to the ecumene he was typically called "the Didact".) |
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====Reawakening on Requiem==== | ====Reawakening on Requiem==== | ||
[[File:H4 John-117 Didact first encounter.jpg|250px|thumb|The Ur-Didact overpowers John-117.]] | [[File:H4 John-117 Didact first encounter.jpg|250px|thumb|The Ur-Didact overpowers John-117.]] | ||
{{Quote|I have long dreamt of this day, [[Reclaimer]].|The Didact}} | {{Quote|I have long dreamt of this day, [[Reclaimer]].|The Ur-Didact}} | ||
In [[2557|July 2557]], the wreckage of the [[UNSC frigate]] ''[[UNSC Forward Unto Dawn|Forward Unto Dawn]]'', carrying [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] and his [[Smart AI|AI]] companion [[Cortana]], arrived in the orbit of Requiem, where they were intercepted by a fleet of [[Covenant remnant]] warships. Though the Covenant had been denied access to Requiem's interior for three years, an entrance portal opened after scanning the Spartan and pulled all nearby ships inside. After landing, both the Spartan and the Covenant forces faced opposition from the occupying Promethean forces, until eventually discovering the Ur-Didact's Cryptum on what John and Cortana originally thought to be a communications relay satellite. Even in his imprisoned and hibernating state, the Ur-Didact appeared to be in partial control of Requiem's systems, being able to manipulate {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}'s signal to lead John-117 to Requiem's core and release him,<ref name="forerunner"/> or hinder Cortana's attempts to access a local [[Cartographer]].<ref name="requiem">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Requiem (level)|Requiem]]''</ref> | In [[2557|July 2557]], the wreckage of the [[UNSC frigate]] ''[[UNSC Forward Unto Dawn|Forward Unto Dawn]]'', carrying [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] and his [[Smart AI|AI]] companion [[Cortana]], arrived in the orbit of Requiem, where they were intercepted by a fleet of [[Covenant remnant]] warships. Though the Covenant had been denied access to Requiem's interior for three years, an entrance portal opened after scanning the Spartan and pulled all nearby ships inside. After landing, both the Spartan and the Covenant forces faced opposition from the occupying Promethean forces, until eventually discovering the Ur-Didact's Cryptum on what John and Cortana originally thought to be a communications relay satellite. Even in his imprisoned and hibernating state, the Ur-Didact appeared to be in partial control of Requiem's systems, being able to manipulate {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}'s signal to lead John-117 to Requiem's core and release him,<ref name="forerunner"/> or hinder Cortana's attempts to access a local [[Cartographer]].<ref name="requiem">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Requiem (level)|Requiem]]''</ref> | ||