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{{Character infobox | {{Character infobox | ||
|variant=Cov | |variant=Cov | ||
|name=Castor | |name=Castor | ||
|image=[[File:Castor. | |image=[[File:Enc22-Castor.png|300px]] | ||
|homeworld= | |homeworld=[[Doisac]]<ref name="EN">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]''', ''page 255''</ref> | ||
|birth= | |birth=[[2510#December|December 28, 2510]]{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} | ||
|death= | |death= | ||
|causeofdeath= | |causeofdeath= | ||
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|species=[[Jiralhanae]] | |species=[[Jiralhanae]] | ||
|gender=Male | |gender=Male | ||
|height= | |height={{Convert|259.1|cm|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} | ||
|mass= | |mass={{Convert|724.8|kg|lb|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} | ||
|hair=Gray<ref name="ll61">'''[[Halo: Last Light]]''', ''pages 61-66'' (Google Play edition)</ref> | |hair=Gray<ref name="ll61">'''[[Halo: Last Light]]''', ''pages 61-66'' (Google Play edition)</ref> | ||
|eyes= | |eyes= | ||
|affiliation=*[[Covenant]] {{C|formerly}} | |affiliation=*[[Covenant]] {{C|formerly}} | ||
*[[Keepers of the One Freedom]] | *[[Keepers of the One Freedom]] {{C|formerly}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P247|Enc22|Page=247}} | ||
*[[Banished]] {{C|formerly}} | *[[Banished]] {{C|formerly}} | ||
|rank-title=Title|rank=*[[Jiralhanae Stalker|Stalker]] {{C|formerly}} | |rank-title=Title|rank=*[[Jiralhanae Stalker|Stalker]] {{C|formerly}} | ||
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'''Castor''' is a [[Jiralhanae]] [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]] of a [[pack]] who formerly served the [[Covenant]] [[Covenant military|military]] as an army commander. After the [[Human-Covenant War]], Castor became one of the [[Dokab]]s of the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]], a radical [[Covenant remnants|Covenant remnant]] opposed to the [[Unified Earth Government]].{{Ref/Reuse|ll61}} He believed in the [[Great Journey (religion)|Great Journey]] but also renounced the [[San'Shyuum]] as false "prophets".{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW3|DW|Chapter=3|Page=51|Quote=Though Castor and his Keepers had long ago renounced their loyalty to the Covenant's San'Shyuum "prophets," they remained devoted to the doctrine of the Great Journey}} | '''Castor''' is a [[Jiralhanae]] [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]] of a [[pack]] who formerly served the [[Covenant]] [[Covenant military|military]] as an army commander. After the [[Human-Covenant War]], Castor became one of the [[Dokab]]s of the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]], a radical [[Covenant remnants|Covenant remnant]] opposed to the [[Unified Earth Government]].{{Ref/Reuse|ll61}} He believed in the [[Great Journey (religion)|Great Journey]] but also renounced the [[San'Shyuum]] as false "prophets".{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW3|DW|Chapter=3|Page=51|Quote=Though Castor and his Keepers had long ago renounced their loyalty to the Covenant's San'Shyuum "prophets," they remained devoted to the doctrine of the Great Journey}} Following his arrival on [[Installation 00]] and his failed attempt at activating the [[Halo Array]] which only resulted in the revelation of its true purpose, Castor's faith was broken and he withdrew from the ranks of the Keepers of the One Freedom.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P247}} | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Serving the First Blade=== | ===Serving the First Blade=== | ||
By early [[2526]], Castor served the [[Covenant]] as a [[Jiralhanae Stalker|Stalker]] within the [[Bloodstars]], alongside [[Orsun]], with whom he was very close. At this time, the two them were led by [[Sangheili First Blade officer|First Blade]] [[Tel 'Szatulai]] of the [[Silent Shadow]] and served within the [[Bloodstar Flotilla]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS18|HSS|Chapter=18}} In [[2526#March|March 2526]], the flotilla was sent to [[Seoba]], one of the [[natural satellite|moon]]s of the [[human]] [[human colonies|colony]] of [[Biko]]. There they would meet with [[Insurrectionist]]s that intended to trade [[UNSC]] secrets for their continued survival.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS9|HSS|Chapter=9}} However, when the flotilla arrived at Seoba, they found [[Task Force Yama|a UNSC task force]] occupying the moon.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS12|HSS|Chapter=12}} The ensuing [[Battle of Seoba|battle]] resulted in the destruction of three of the flotilla's five [[intrusion corvette]]s, forcing 'Szatulai to retreat just as the [[Fleet of Inexorable Obedience]] arrived to assault Biko.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS15|HSS|Chapter=15}} | By early [[2526]], Castor served the [[Covenant]] as a [[Jiralhanae Stalker|Stalker]] within the [[Bloodstars]], alongside [[Orsun]], with whom he was very close. At this time, the two them were led by [[Sangheili First Blade officer|First Blade]] [[Tel 'Szatulai]] of the [[Silent Shadow]] and served within the [[Bloodstar Flotilla]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS18|HSS|Chapter=18}} In [[2526#March|March 2526]], the flotilla was sent to [[Seoba]], one of the [[natural satellite|moon]]s of the [[human]] [[human colonies|colony]] of [[Biko]]. There they would meet with [[Insurrectionist]]s that intended to trade [[UNSC]] secrets for their continued survival.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS9|HSS|Chapter=9}} However, when the flotilla arrived at Seoba, they found [[Task Force Yama|a UNSC task force]] occupying the moon.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS12|HSS|Chapter=12}} The ensuing [[Battle of Seoba|battle]] resulted in the destruction of three of the flotilla's five [[intrusion corvette]]s, forcing 'Szatulai to retreat just as the [[Fleet of Inexorable Obedience]] arrived to [[Battle of Biko|assault]] Biko.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS15|HSS|Chapter=15}} | ||
However, a lone human [[Emmeline|transport]] broke from Seoba's orbit and began trailing the ''[[Sacred Whisper]]'', 'Szatulai's flagship. After he realized that the only ones foolish enough to chase after a Covenant warship in such [[Banta-class | However, a lone human [[Emmeline|transport]] broke from Seoba's orbit and began trailing the ''[[Sacred Whisper]]'', 'Szatulai's flagship. After he realized that the only ones foolish enough to chase after a Covenant warship in such [[Banta-class transport|a poorly armed craft]] would be the insurgents that they had come to meet, 'Szatulai had his corvette dock with the vessel. The First Blade took Castor and Orsun with him into the airlock to board the transport. Much to their bewilderment, 'Szatulai ordered them to leave their weapons behind. Orsun objected to the order and Castor stated that it certainly was strange, but that he would be honored to accompany the First Blade regardless. Despite their uneasiness, they obeyed 'Szatulai's order.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS18}} | ||
When the airlock opened, they were greeted by a group of armed Insurrectionists, each of whom had their weapons trained on them. 'Szatulai stared at their leader's weapon until he took the hint, ordering his men to lower their weapons. After they all lowered their rifles, the man led the three of them to the forward briefing compartment. The vessel's winding corridors were spacious by human standards, but the armored shoulders of Castor and Orsun consistently scraped the bulkheads and their heads kept thumping against the ceiling. Arriving at the briefing compartment, they found a group of humans that were all watching a particularly nervous man holding a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]]. The man, named [[Erland Booth]], demanded that 'Szatulai call off on the attack on Biko or he would detonate the nuke. However, 'Szatulai simply approached Booth with a hand extended. While the man was confused by his actions, the First Blade swept the nuke out of his arms and used it to cave in Booth's skull, killing him instantly. A woman named [[Petora Zoyas]] and General Harper Garvin rushed over and managed to defuse the nuke, offering it to 'Szatulai as a token of their goodwill. Accepting the gift, he gave it to Orsun as Garvin began explaining how the ordeal at Seoba had not been their doing. He also offered another gift, a [[data card]] that contained schematics for the [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartans]]' [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]. 'Szatulai motioned for Castor to take the data card and Garvin promised that they would continue to gather and share more information on the Spartans with them if the Covenant helped the Insurrectionists take control of Biko. 'Szatulai made a gesture of agreement and returned to the ''Sacred Whisper'' with Castor and Orsun, taking Zoyas with them to facilitate communications with Garvin in the future.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS18}} | When the airlock opened, they were greeted by a group of armed Insurrectionists, each of whom had their weapons trained on them. 'Szatulai stared at their leader's weapon until he took the hint, ordering his men to lower their weapons. After they all lowered their rifles, the man led the three of them to the forward briefing compartment. The vessel's winding corridors were spacious by human standards, but the armored shoulders of Castor and Orsun consistently scraped the bulkheads and their heads kept thumping against the ceiling. Arriving at the briefing compartment, they found a group of humans that were all watching a particularly nervous man holding a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]]. The man, named [[Erland Booth]], demanded that 'Szatulai call off on the attack on Biko or he would detonate the nuke. However, 'Szatulai simply approached Booth with a hand extended. While the man was confused by his actions, the First Blade swept the nuke out of his arms and used it to cave in Booth's skull, killing him instantly. A woman named [[Petora Zoyas]] and General Harper Garvin rushed over and managed to defuse the nuke, offering it to 'Szatulai as a token of their goodwill. Accepting the gift, he gave it to Orsun as Garvin began explaining how the ordeal at Seoba had not been their doing. He also offered another gift, a [[data card]] that contained schematics for the [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartans]]' [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]. 'Szatulai motioned for Castor to take the data card and Garvin promised that they would continue to gather and share more information on the Spartans with them if the Covenant helped the Insurrectionists take control of Biko. 'Szatulai made a gesture of agreement and returned to the ''Sacred Whisper'' with Castor and Orsun, taking Zoyas with them to facilitate communications with Garvin in the future.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS18}} | ||
When the UNSC task force launched an [[ | As space battle over Biko continued, a detachment of [[21st Space Assault Battalion|Black Daggers]] attempted to board the ''[[Purifying Flame]]'', but they were ultimately captured before they could destroy the Covenant vessel. [[Mind melter]]s were ordered to interrogate the [[ODST]]s, though they saw little success. Their extreme resistance to interrogation led Tel 'Szatulai to order Castor and Orsun to get information out of them their way, through a "game" they called "[[tossers]]." The two Jiralhanae would tear the limbs off of some of the captives in such a way that it would not kill them immediately, requiring their companions to help them eat, drink, and eliminate. However, before they ran out of prisoners, all that Castor and Orsun could get out of them was the names of the twelve Spartans attached to their battle group, the name of the battle group, as well as the name of the battalion in which the ODSTs serve.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS21|HSS|Chapter=21}} | ||
When the UNSC task force launched an [[Battle of Zhoist|attack]] on [[Zhoist]], Castor and Orsun encountered [[Blue Team]] on the [[Ring of Mighty Abundance]], where the Spartans had already been engaged by Tel 'Szatulai. By the time the two arrived, 'Szatulai and all of his [[Sangheili]] warriors were dead and the two [[Jiralhanae]] quickly fled in [[Banshee]]s before Blue Team's nuclear weapons detonated, surviving to make their report to the Fleet of Inexorable Obedience.<ref>'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'''</ref> | |||
===Continued service=== | ===Continued service=== | ||
Following this conflict, Castor continued to | Following this conflict, Castor continued to serve with Orsun, as well as a young [[Atriox]], as Stalkers in the Bloodstars. They would be tasked with hunting down and killing Spartans.{{Ref/Reuse|R}} Eventually, Castor rose to the position of [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]].{{Ref/Reuse|ll61}} At some point, Castor and Orsun captured and interrogated a squad of [[ODST]]s for three days, and they learned of the rumor that the Spartan-II program had abducted children to use as its subjects.<ref name="R">'''[[Halo: Retribution]]''', ''page 265''</ref> Later in the war, Castor encountered [[SPARTAN-III program|Spartan-IIIs]].<ref name="ll125">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 125-136'' (Google Play edition)</ref> During his service, he captured many useful things from the United Nations Space Command, including schematics of the Spartan-IIs' MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor.{{Ref/Reuse|ll61}}{{Ref/Note|Id=Schematics|It is unknown if these schematics were the same ones that where given to Tel 'Szatulai by General Harper Garvin. It is possible that Castor procured them following 'Szatulai's death, but it is equally possible that those schematics were lost and that he found more later on via alternate means.}} As well, he would be part of the forces that [[Defense of Mars|attacked]] [[Mars]].{{Ref/Novel|DW|Chapter=7}} | ||
===Dokab of the Keepers=== | ===Dokab of the Keepers=== | ||
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===Attempting to | ===Attempting to start the Great Journey=== | ||
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Castor is a competent military commander, having served as an army [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|chieftain]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]] and the commander of many "battle [[pack]]s".{{Ref/Reuse|ll61}} He believed that any good commander was able to anticipate their opponents and was able to adjust their plan when necessary.{{Ref/Reuse|ll125}} Castor is a deeply religious [[Jiralhanae]], still believing in the [[Covenant religion|religion]] of the [[Covenant]],{{Ref/Reuse|ll61}} but also renounced the [[San'Shyuum]] as false "prophets".{{Ref/Reuse|Id=DW3}} Although he did not trust many of them, Castor can work with [[Kig-Yar]] and [[human]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|ll125}} Castor is opposed to the [[Unified Earth Government]] and its [[United Nations Space Command]], believing them to be leading a "[[List of known Covenant heretics|heretic]]al tyranny". He believes that UEG and UNSC presence at [[Forerunner]] sites is an insult to the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]], fearing that they "defile" the artifacts.{{Ref/Reuse|ll61}} He is unique among the Jiralhanae as being willing to accept humans among his ranks if they pledge to be believers of the Great Journey, as he truly believes the faithful should have a chance to ascend. He also treats the Unggoy under his command with relatively high respect, knowing they'll frantically do his bidding out of gratitude and loyalty.<ref>''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'', Page 64-65</ref> He deeply respects his former war brothers as seen by his decision to prepare Orsun's son, [[Krelis]] for a higher station.<ref>''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'', Chapter 7</ref> | Castor is a competent military commander, having served as an army [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|chieftain]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]] and the commander of many "battle [[pack]]s".{{Ref/Reuse|ll61}} He believed that any good commander was able to anticipate their opponents and was able to adjust their plan when necessary.{{Ref/Reuse|ll125}} Castor is a deeply religious [[Jiralhanae]], still believing in the [[Covenant religion|religion]] of the [[Covenant]],{{Ref/Reuse|ll61}} but also renounced the [[San'Shyuum]] as false "prophets".{{Ref/Reuse|Id=DW3}} Although he did not trust many of them, Castor can work with [[Kig-Yar]] and [[human]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|ll125}} Castor is opposed to the [[Unified Earth Government]] and its [[United Nations Space Command]], believing them to be leading a "[[List of known Covenant heretics|heretic]]al tyranny". He believes that UEG and UNSC presence at [[Forerunner]] sites is an insult to the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]], fearing that they "defile" the artifacts.{{Ref/Reuse|ll61}} He is unique among the Jiralhanae as being willing to accept humans among his ranks if they pledge to be believers of the Great Journey, as he truly believes the faithful should have a chance to ascend. He also treats the Unggoy under his command with relatively high respect, knowing they'll frantically do his bidding out of gratitude and loyalty.<ref>''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'', Page 64-65</ref> He deeply respects his former war brothers as seen by his decision to prepare Orsun's son, [[Krelis]] for a higher station.<ref>''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'', Chapter 7</ref> | ||
Unlike most Jiralhanae | Unlike most Jiralhanae, he has a preference for ranged weaponry.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Shadows of Reach|Chapter=??}} | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
"Castor" means "[[ | *"Castor" means "[[Wikipedia:Beaver|beaver]]" in [[Latin]]. | ||
*In [[List of references to Greek mythology in the Halo series|Greek mythology]], [[Wikipedia:Castor and Pollux|Castor]] was the [[Wikipedia:Superfecundation|twin half-brother]] of [[Wikipedia:Castor and Pollux|Pollux]], both sons of [[Wikipedia:Leda (mythology)|Leda]]. Castor was mortal and conceived by Leda and [[Wikipedia:Tyndareus|Tyndareus]], a [[Wikipedia:Sparta|Spartan]] king. His brother, Pollux, was divine and conceived by Leda and [[Wikipedia:Zeus|Zeus]]. | |||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Castor.jpg|Castor on the cover of ''[[Halo: Retribution]]''. | |||
File:Enc22 Castor.png|Full body version of the previous image. | |||
File:HDW Castor.png|Castor on the cover of ''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]''. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]'' | *''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||