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|homeworld=[[Doisac]]<ref name="EN">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]''', ''page 254''</ref> | |homeworld=[[Doisac]]<ref name="EN">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]''', ''page 254''</ref> | ||
|birth=February 10, 2476{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} | |birth=[[2476#February|February 10, 2476]]{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} | ||
|death=[[2525|February 23, 2525]] | |death=[[2525#February|February 23, 2525]] | ||
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Maccabeus was one of the first official representatives of the Covenant to meet with the humans. However, the talks went sour when an overeager [[Yull|Unggoy]], led by Tartarus, broke rank and made an early attack on a group of militia recruits. One Unggoy attacked a recruit named [[Osmo]]. When Osmo caught a glimpse of his attacker, he attempted to open fire, but it was already too late. The Unggoy split Osmo open across his belly.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 257''</ref> After confirming that there was an Oracle on the planet, Maccabeus sent a message to the Vice-Minister. However, the response the Chieftain received said that there were no relics or Oracle, and that the aliens were to be destroyed.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 277''</ref> | Maccabeus was one of the first official representatives of the Covenant to meet with the humans. However, the talks went sour when an overeager [[Yull|Unggoy]], led by Tartarus, broke rank and made an early attack on a group of militia recruits. One Unggoy attacked a recruit named [[Osmo]]. When Osmo caught a glimpse of his attacker, he attempted to open fire, but it was already too late. The Unggoy split Osmo open across his belly.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 257''</ref> After confirming that there was an Oracle on the planet, Maccabeus sent a message to the Vice-Minister. However, the response the Chieftain received said that there were no relics or Oracle, and that the aliens were to be destroyed.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 277''</ref> | ||
Unable to reconcile the orders of the Prophets with his own faith in the | Unable to reconcile the orders of the Prophets with his own faith in the Forerunners' Luminary, Maccabeus decided to continue his search for relics, something which the rest of the pack disagreed with. Descending to [[Gladsheim]] to begin their search, Maccabeus was severely injured in battle when he was hit by [[Avery Johnson|Staff Sergeant Johnson]]'s [[Warthog]] and suffered a broken thigh bone.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 310''</ref> Returning to the ship, Maccabeus found that Lighter Than Some, who wanted to make peace between the Covenant and the humans, had built some plows from a [[Spirit]] damaged when it and Dadab had been brought aboard. Having feared he would be killed for the Huragok's disobedience, Dadab said that they were [[Barukaza Workshop Chopper|vehicles of war]] for the Jiralhanae.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 316''</ref> After Dadab took the Huragok to the [[Tiara]] for safekeeping when the [[Yanme'e]] attacked it, Lighter Than Some made contact with [[Loki]] and set a trap to help the humans escape Harvest.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 330''</ref> | ||
===Death=== | ===Death=== | ||
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*His name may be a reference to the legendary Jewish military hero [[Wikipedia:Judas Maccabeus|Judas Maccabeus]], whose last name is derived from the Aramaic word for hammer. His ceremonial weapon would become all the more appropriate considering the origin of his name. | *His name may be a reference to the legendary Jewish military hero [[Wikipedia:Judas Maccabeus|Judas Maccabeus]], whose last name is derived from the Aramaic word for hammer. His ceremonial weapon would become all the more appropriate considering the origin of his name. | ||
*His [[energy shields]] were powerful enough to withstand fire from about 30 members of the [[Colonial Militia of Harvest]] wielding [[MA5B assault rifle]]s, and two with [[Prototype BR-55]]s without failing. This may be due to weaker weapons from the Colonial Militia, or that Maccabeus had an early version of the shielding that Tartarus used in his final battle. | *His [[energy shields]] were powerful enough to withstand fire from about 30 members of the [[Colonial Militia of Harvest]] wielding [[MA5B assault rifle]]s, and two with [[Prototype BR-55]]s without failing. This may be due to weaker weapons from the Colonial Militia, or that Maccabeus had an early version of the shielding that Tartarus used in his final battle. | ||
==Gallery== | |||
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File:HM-Maccabeus.png|Maccabeus in ''Halo Mythos''. | |||
File:Enc22-Maccabeus2.png|A cutout of Maccabeus from the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]''. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||