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The Didact was a highly experienced and powerful warrior, a result of his millennia-long career as a Promethean. Before his corruption by the Gravemind, the Didact was a noble and sensible figure. He adhered strictly to Warrior-Servant precepts and traditions, and fiercely opposed anything that clashed with his ideals. This was the reason for his opposition to the Halo Array, as he viewed the weapons as an affront to everything the Mantle stood for. He was a follower of the Warrior-Servants' interpretation of the Mantle, believing that defying the Forerunners was tantamount to defying the Mantle itself. While he believed that the Mantle accepted everyone, even [[Prehistoric human civilization|contemporary humanity]] who conquered other species, this did not change his condemnation of such actions or the strong resentment he felt toward humanity. Although he generally demonstrated a stoic and calm disposition, the Didact could also be quick to anger if provoked.<ref name="speech">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 234-235''</ref> | The Didact was a highly experienced and powerful warrior, a result of his millennia-long career as a Promethean. Before his corruption by the Gravemind, the Didact was a noble and sensible figure. He adhered strictly to Warrior-Servant precepts and traditions, and fiercely opposed anything that clashed with his ideals. This was the reason for his opposition to the Halo Array, as he viewed the weapons as an affront to everything the Mantle stood for. He was a follower of the Warrior-Servants' interpretation of the Mantle, believing that defying the Forerunners was tantamount to defying the Mantle itself. While he believed that the Mantle accepted everyone, even [[Prehistoric human civilization|contemporary humanity]] who conquered other species, this did not change his condemnation of such actions or the strong resentment he felt toward humanity. Although he generally demonstrated a stoic and calm disposition, the Didact could also be quick to anger if provoked.<ref name="speech">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 234-235''</ref> | ||
After encountering the Gravemind, the Didact underwent a drastic shift in his personality. He became much less rational, his psyche [[Logic plague|distorting]] to the point of insanity. As part of its ploy to turn the Didact against his former allies, the Gravemind took advantage of his existing motivations, convictions and prejudices, most notably his opposition to the Halos and antipathy toward humanity, making these characteristics significantly more pronounced. Developing a belief in absolute, unconditional Forerunner supremacy, he concluded that the early Forerunners' [[Forerunner-Precursor war|violent seizing]] of the Mantle from the Precursors had been justified and that the Forerunners should mercilessly eliminate any species who might challenge their dominance in the future. He began to desperately pursue unrealistic | After encountering the Gravemind, the Didact underwent a drastic shift in his personality. He became much less rational, his psyche [[Logic plague|distorting]] to the point of insanity. As part of its ploy to turn the Didact against his former allies, the Gravemind took advantage of his existing motivations, convictions and prejudices, most notably his opposition to the Halos and antipathy toward humanity, making these characteristics significantly more pronounced. Developing a belief in absolute, unconditional Forerunner supremacy, he concluded that the early Forerunners' [[Forerunner-Precursor war|violent seizing]] of the Mantle from the Precursors had been justified and that the Forerunners should mercilessly eliminate any species who might challenge their dominance in the future. He began to desperately pursue unrealistic strategies, such as creating his legion of Promethean Knights, an obsession which eventually drove him to composing Omega Halo's human population; the irrational cruelty of this act finally convinced the Librarian to imprison him. While the Didact believed that his schemes would bring about a new age of primacy for the Forerunners, in reality he was only working to the Flood's advantage by generating additional suffering and chaos.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 288''</ref> | ||
When first meeting with Bornstellar, the Didact viewed the Manipular as foolish and naive, cursing him for waking him from his hibernation, but over the course of their travels he would begin to share some of the wisdom gained as a result of his experience, effectively becoming a mentor figure to the young Forerunner. This continued even after the two had been separated, with the Didact's imprinted consciousness offering his view on various matters and making occasional wry comments to Bornstellar, until fully subsuming his consciousness in order to continue the original Didact's work as the IsoDidact. By the time the two reunited years later, their relationship quickly became much less amicable, in particular due to the IsoDidact's acceptance of the Halo Array as a final option. | When first meeting with Bornstellar, the Didact viewed the Manipular as foolish and naive, cursing him for waking him from his hibernation, but over the course of their travels he would begin to share some of the wisdom gained as a result of his experience, effectively becoming a mentor figure to the young Forerunner. This continued even after the two had been separated, with the Didact's imprinted consciousness offering his view on various matters and making occasional wry comments to Bornstellar, until fully subsuming his consciousness in order to continue the original Didact's work as the IsoDidact. By the time the two reunited years later, their relationship quickly became much less amicable, in particular due to the IsoDidact's acceptance of the Halo Array as a final option. | ||