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[[File:H4_-_Forthencho_surrenders.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Forthencho and his guards.]]During the height of humanity's war with the Flood, the human and San'Shyuum brought their military forces under Forthencho's leadership and he was given the title Lord of Admirals. Although both species fought bravely for years, the Flood's spread seemed unstoppable, and Forthencho spearheaded desperate efforts to contain the parasite. Knowing that the Flood could not expand without sentient beings to infect, Forthencho ordered the destruction of neighboring worlds including those held by Forerunners, despite also knowing this firebreak strategy was ethically dubious and risky as it would eventually rouse the Forerunner war machine from its slumber.<ref>'''Halo Mythos''', ''page 12''</ref> | [[File:H4_-_Forthencho_surrenders.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Forthencho and his guards.]]During the height of humanity's war with the Flood, the human and San'Shyuum brought their military forces under Forthencho's leadership and he was given the title Lord of Admirals. Although both species fought bravely for years, the Flood's spread seemed unstoppable, and Forthencho spearheaded desperate efforts to contain the parasite. Knowing that the Flood could not expand without sentient beings to infect, Forthencho ordered the destruction of neighboring worlds including those held by Forerunners, despite also knowing this firebreak strategy was ethically dubious and risky as it would eventually rouse the Forerunner war machine from its slumber.<ref>'''Halo Mythos''', ''page 12''</ref> | ||
As a high-ranking officer in the [[Ancestors|prehistoric human empire]], Forthencho often found himself at odds with [[Yprin Yprikushma]], humanity's Political and Morale Commander. He disputed Yprikushma's conclusion that [[Earth]] was humanity's original homeworld, having visited many worlds with ruins of a yet earlier human civilization preceding a technological dark age and believing that humanity's origins would be elsewhere. He also viewed Yprikushma's decision to bring | As a high-ranking officer in the [[Ancestors|prehistoric human empire]], Forthencho often found himself at odds with [[Yprin Yprikushma]], humanity's Political and Morale Commander. He disputed Yprikushma's conclusion that [[Earth]] was humanity's original homeworld, having visited many worlds with ruins of a yet earlier human civilization preceding a technological dark age and believing that humanity's origins would be elsewhere. He also viewed Yprikushma's decision to bring the [[Primordial]] to [[Charum Hakkor]] as a grave mistake, arguing that the truths revealed by the Primordial in the subsequent interrogations demoralized humanity, contributing to their ultimate defeat against the Forerunners.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 237''</ref> During humanity's [[Human-Flood war|conflict with the Flood]] and their simultaneous [[Human-Forerunner war|war with the Forerunners]], he attempted in vain to convince the human government to draw the Flood back into the galaxy as a weapon against the Forerunners. Ultimately, he was overruled by Yprin Yprikushma and remained bitter about the decision seeing the Flood could have been humanity's best hope of prolonging the war. | ||
As humanity fell back to their capital world [[Charum Hakkor]], Forthencho commanded the forces protecting the planet, gaining an intimate understanding of the [[Didact]]'s tactics and strategy in the process of countering his constant assaults over the course of the [[Battle of Charum Hakkor|final battle]];<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 327-328''</ref> he ironically stated that "no lover ever felt [his] attentions so fiercely."<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 86''</ref> He later noted that despite his animosity toward Forerunners, he felt a deep respect for his main opponent. Eventually, he and the other surviving human forces were pushed back to the Precursor ruin known as [[Citadel Charum]] where they made their final stand.{{Ref/Note|[[Terminal (Halo 4)|Terminal 4]] of ''Halo 4'' depicts the Didact's forces seizing Forthencho's flagship in orbit above Charum Hakkor and him personally surrendering to the Didact on the bridge.}} As the final planetary defenses collapsed and their defeat became certain, the survivors stripped their uniforms in an effort to conceal their ranks from the Forerunners in the face of inevitable capture. This failed, as the Didact was able to locate him immediately from amongst the thousands of the human survivors that had been rounded up in the citadel.<ref name="p234">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 234-235''</ref> | As humanity fell back to their capital world [[Charum Hakkor]], Forthencho commanded the forces protecting the planet, gaining an intimate understanding of the [[Didact]]'s tactics and strategy in the process of countering his constant assaults over the course of the [[Battle of Charum Hakkor|final battle]];<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 327-328''</ref> he ironically stated that "no lover ever felt [his] attentions so fiercely."<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 86''</ref> He later noted that despite his animosity toward Forerunners, he felt a deep respect for his main opponent. Eventually, he and the other surviving human forces were pushed back to the Precursor ruin known as [[Citadel Charum]] where they made their final stand.{{Ref/Note|[[Terminal (Halo 4)|Terminal 4]] of ''Halo 4'' depicts the Didact's forces seizing Forthencho's flagship in orbit above Charum Hakkor and him personally surrendering to the Didact on the bridge.}} As the final planetary defenses collapsed and their defeat became certain, the survivors stripped their uniforms in an effort to conceal their ranks from the Forerunners in the face of inevitable capture. This failed, as the Didact was able to locate him immediately from amongst the thousands of the human survivors that had been rounded up in the citadel.<ref name="p234">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 234-235''</ref> | ||
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===The Gravemind's messenger=== | ===The Gravemind's messenger=== | ||
{{Quote|The Halos will be fired. They are being fired. They have been fired!|Forthencho's last words to the Librarian.}} | {{Quote|The Halos will be fired. They are being fired. They ''have been'' fired!|Forthencho's last words to the Librarian.}} | ||
By the end of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], the [[Gravemind]] had gained access to another copy of Forthencho's stored essence, along with those of three of his warriors. The Gravemind used these essences to deliver a message to the [[Librarian]], who had deliberately stranded herself on [[Earth]] before the firing of the [[Halo Array]]. The essences were imprinted over human bodies, corrupted by the Flood in a way that they would rot the bodies from within, only allowing them to survive long enough to convey the Gravemind's message. The Gravemind told Forthencho of the extent of the Precursors' power, their history dating back billions of years, and the truth about the [[Domain]] as a Precursor creation to store all of their knowledge. While failing to understand or express a large portion of the sheer vastness of this knowledge, Forthencho conveyed the message to the Librarian to his best ability. The revelation led the Librarian to conclude that the Domain was in fact the mythical [[Organon]], and that the activation of the Halo Array would destroy it along with all Precursor architecture. In his death throes, Forthencho grimaced, stating that there was no hope of stopping this, as the Halos had already been fired, though the pulse was yet to arrive in the system.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 37''</ref> | By the end of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], the [[Gravemind]] had gained access to another copy of Forthencho's stored essence, along with those of three of his warriors. The Gravemind used these essences to deliver a message to the [[Librarian]], who had deliberately stranded herself on [[Earth]] before the firing of the [[Halo Array]]. The essences were imprinted over human bodies, corrupted by the Flood in a way that they would rot the bodies from within, only allowing them to survive long enough to convey the Gravemind's message. The Gravemind told Forthencho of the extent of the Precursors' power, their history dating back billions of years, and the truth about the [[Domain]] as a Precursor creation to store all of their knowledge. While failing to understand or express a large portion of the sheer vastness of this knowledge, Forthencho conveyed the message to the Librarian to his best ability. The revelation led the Librarian to conclude that the Domain was in fact the mythical [[Organon]], and that the activation of the Halo Array would destroy it along with all Precursor architecture. In his death throes, Forthencho grimaced, stating that there was no hope of stopping this, as the Halos had already been fired, though the pulse was yet to arrive in the system.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 37''</ref> | ||
===The Domain=== | ===The Domain=== | ||
After being composed, Forthencho's essence was sent to the outer boundaries of the [[Domain]], although his experience was different to the rest of the [[Ancestors]] who took tens of thousands of years to pull themselves together into a complete presence. This was because of how the Forerunners ripped Forthencho's conciousness from his body, forced it into their neural pattern, copied him, studied him, forced him into others, and pulled Forthencho apart, leaving fragments too numerous to recover. As a result, although time moved differently in the outer boundaries of the Domain, Forthencho had only recently become as whole as he could be by the time that the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] was composed himself in [[2557]].{{Ref/Reuse|Epi22}} | |||
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==Personality and traits== | ==Personality and traits== | ||
Forthencho was a great warrior and leader, as evidenced by his title and leadership of humanity against the threats of the [[Forerunner]]s and the [[Flood]]. The Didact possessed a great deal of respect for Forthencho as a fellow warrior despite being enemies.{{Ref/Reuse|p234}} A hundred thousand years later, he was still the leader of the humans in the [[Domain]] with the | Forthencho was a great warrior and leader, as evidenced by his title and leadership of humanity against the threats of the [[Forerunner]]s and the [[Flood]]. The [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] possessed a great deal of respect for Forthencho as a fellow warrior despite them being enemies.{{Ref/Reuse|p234}} During the war, Forthencho was an unseen, ferociously stubborn tactical genius as he battled the Didact for decades. A hundred thousand years later, he was still the leader of the humans in the [[Domain]] with the Didact considering him to be the "eternal commander" of humanity.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Epi|Epi|26}} | ||
The imprint of Forthencho inside of [[Chakas]] was vengeful against the Forerunners and showed disdain at how far humanity had fallen from their former glory. He went so far as to ally with [[Mendicant Bias]] and the [[Flood]] in order to get revenge upon the Forerunners.{{Ref/Reuse|pri301}} | The imprint of Forthencho inside of [[Chakas]] was vengeful against the Forerunners and showed disdain at how far humanity had fallen from their former glory. He went so far as to ally with [[Mendicant Bias]] and the [[Flood]] in order to get revenge upon the Forerunners.{{Ref/Reuse|pri301}} | ||
In the [[Domain]], Forthencho at first confronted and even attacked the Didact over his actions.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Epi15|Epi|15}} However, the two ancient enemies were able to find peace with each other, if even an uneasy one, when they were united by the common threat of [[Cortana]] to the galaxy. The two ancient enemies solemnly acknowledged that mistakes and | In the [[Domain]], Forthencho at first confronted and even attacked the Didact over his actions.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Epi15|Epi|15}} However, the two ancient enemies were able to find peace with each other, if even an uneasy one, when they were united by the common threat of [[Cortana]] to the galaxy. The two ancient enemies solemnly acknowledged that mistakes and atrocities had been made on both sides, done out of arrogance and a conviction that they were doing what they thought to be best at the time.{{Ref/Reuse|Epi22}} Like the Didact, Forthencho couldn't imagine eternity in the Domain in complete repose and gave a rare grin at the idea of hunting down rogue [[Created]] AIs with the Didact, the two deciding to turn it into a competition for fun.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Epi27|Epi|27}} | ||
==Physical appearance and attire== | ==Physical appearance and attire== | ||