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|rank=[[Sangheili Commander|Commander]]<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'''</ref>

'''Gek 'Lhar''' was a [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili Commander|Commander]] serving in the [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|reformed Covenant]]. In [[2557]], Gek became a personal enemy of the crew of the salvage ship ''[[Ace of Spades]]'', particularly after an encounter with them in the debris field of the [[Etran Harborage]] [[shield world]].{{Ref/Reuse|SSC16}} Gek and the salvage crew subsequently worked to hinder each other's efforts over the following months, leading to Gek putting a substantial bounty upon their heads.<ref name="Renegades">'''[[Halo: Renegades]]'''</ref> Gek later took part in the [[Requiem Campaign]] as Jul 'Mdama's second-in-command where he met his end at the hands of [[Spartan-IV|Spartan]] [[Paul DeMarco]].{{Ref/Reuse|s1e8}}

Gek ordered a pursuit of the human {{Class|Mariner|transport ship}}. The war freighter followed it to [[Arcadia]], where it then jumped to [[slipspace]] once more based on the record of the log buoy taken from ''[[Radiant Perception]]''. The Sangheili followed them in this as well but arrived at the destination-[[Etran Harborage|a debris field]] in the [[Korinth Prior system]]—before his prey. A large piece of rock with sufficient gravity and an apparent atmosphere formed from still-active [[Forerunner]] technology on it drew his attention and he ordered to set down on it, where he then disembarked. Gek hid within the dark interior of an ancient structure and waited for the humans to arrive and come to explore the same site. Rion and an ex-Marine named [[Cade]] were ambushed by Gek, who threw Rion against a console while Cade was forced to deal with his underlings outside. Rion eyed a [[luminary]] behind Gek that he must have come by either on Laconia or there. She had been holding out for a luminary as well, but her [[translation software]] in her earpiece did not give her much hope of trying to make Gek and offer for it, as he was incensed at her very presence within a holy relic. Suddenly, [[Little Bit|a voice]] from the console drew his attention, as it had seemed to address the human, making him both awed and furious. He dodged a shot from the human, which pinged off his armor, and missed a swing of his energy sword at her as well. He ordered two of his crew with him to make for the entryway to deal with Cade, but he had enough warning to lay a thermite trap for them. Cade turned to come back where Rion was, however, and before he knew what was happening Gek had turned and plunged his sword into the human's chest. Horrified, Forge jumped on Gek's back and fired her [[M6 series]] magnum at his skull at the same time as Gek struck her across the head with his forearm. Her shot only sliced across his left eye, but it blinded him permanently in that eye. Roaring in pain, he slung her over his head and slammed her against a wall. He was going to finish her off, but she readied a grenade threateningly, signaling she was willing to kill the both of them if he approached. At this, Gek opted to leave her as is. He took the luminary and exited the structure, but not before ripping Cade's [[dog tag]]s from his corpse.<ref name="SSC16">''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'', ''Chapter 16''</ref>

In his absence his [[Keep|keep]] has been scattered to the wind, only surviving in barely reocgnisable pockets and ravaged by the civil war that has continued across [[Kaepra]] for years.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=257}}

Gek donned the normal [[Sangheili Storm]] [[combat harness]], despite being a Commander. Eleven UNSC [[dog tag]]s (including one from [[Cade]]), were attached to the left side of Gek's harness; these were [[keepsake|trophies]] taken from enemies he had killed, including a few Spartans. Gek often forwent wearing a helmet. He armed himself with a [[Type-1 energy sword]] and was equipped with a [[Type-3 active camouflage]] unit.{{Ref/Reuse|s1e8}}