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[[File:HTMCC-H4 RequiemCoreCryptum.png|thumb|250px|The Ur-Didact's Cryptum in the core of Requiem.]] | [[File:HTMCC-H4 RequiemCoreCryptum.png|thumb|250px|The Ur-Didact's Cryptum in the core of Requiem.]] | ||
The Ur-Didact, lulled into a sense of security within his greatest fortress, was then confronted by the Librarian aboard the ''Mantle's Approach''. After a brief exchange, the Librarian incapacitated the Didact through force and placed him in a combat Cryptum previously maintained on ''Mantle's Approach''. Sealing the Cryptum in the core of Requiem, the Librarian hoped that the Ur-Didact would spend his time in meditation reflecting upon his past misdeeds, and that the damage wrought on his mind by the Gravemind would be corrected with the aid of contact with the [[Domain]].{{Ref/Reuse|string34}} Eventually, once awakened, the Didact might help humanity ascend to be the new caretakers of the galaxy by educating them on the Mantle as well as the Forerunners' technological achievements with the [[Janus Key]].{{Ref/Reuse|h4terminals}}<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Key|S1E9 ''Key'']]</ref> The Librarian sealed Requiem and took over the Promethean Knights stationed there,{{Ref/Reuse|h4terminals}} giving them orders to prevent the Ur-Didact from being reawakened until his meditation was complete.{{Ref/Reuse|h4}} | The Ur-Didact, lulled into a sense of security within his greatest fortress, was then confronted by the Librarian aboard the ''Mantle's Approach''. After a brief exchange, the Librarian incapacitated the Didact through force and placed him in a combat Cryptum previously maintained on ''Mantle's Approach''. Sealing the Cryptum in the core of Requiem, the Librarian hoped that the Ur-Didact would spend his time in meditation reflecting upon his past misdeeds, and that the damage wrought on his mind by the Gravemind would be corrected with the aid of contact with the [[Domain]].{{Ref/Reuse|string34}} Eventually, once awakened, the Didact might help humanity ascend to be the new caretakers of the galaxy by educating them on the Mantle as well as the Forerunners' technological achievements with the [[Janus Key]].{{Ref/Reuse|h4terminals}}<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Key|S1E9 ''Key'']]</ref> The Librarian sealed Requiem and took over the Promethean Knights stationed there,{{Ref/Reuse|h4terminals}} giving them orders to prevent the Ur-Didact from being reawakened until his meditation was complete.{{Ref/Reuse|h4}} Unbeknownst to the Librarian, the Didact had been well aware of her presence and actions, and he allowed her to capture him and place him in the Cryptum.{{Ref/Reuse|Epi19}} | ||
However, at the close of the Flood war, the Librarian learned the Domain's true nature as a Precursor creation, and that by activating the [[Halo Array]], the Domain would be lost along with all Precursor architecture. As the Halo Array was fired, the Domain was evidently destroyed and as a result, instead of his mind being healed in his meditation, the Ur-Didact would spend the next 100,000 years in complete silence, dwelling on his own insanity and rage.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 37''</ref> | However, at the close of the Flood war, the Librarian learned the Domain's true nature as a Precursor creation, and that by activating the [[Halo Array]], the Domain would be lost along with all Precursor architecture. As the Halo Array was fired, the Domain was evidently destroyed and as a result, instead of his mind being healed in his meditation, the Ur-Didact would spend the next 100,000 years in complete silence, dwelling on his own insanity and rage.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 37''</ref> | ||