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| [[Image:HalfJaw.JPG|right|thumb|SpecOps Commander Rtas 'Vadumee]] | | #redirect [[Rtas 'Vadumee]] |
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| Spec Ops Commander Rtas 'Vadumee, or "Half-Jaw", as he is known unofficially, for his name is not mentioned in [[Halo 2]] at all, is a [[Sangheili]] with white or "[[Ultra]]" armor, as [[Cortana]] calls those of his rank. He is a Commander of [[Covenant]] [[Special Ops Elites|Special Operations forces]]. He is mostly recognizible because he is missing his left mandibles, hence the fan-name, "Half-Jaw".
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| ==Biography==
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| Rtas was present during the campaign against the ''[[Pillar of Autumn]]'' at [[Installation 04|Halo]]. Sometime during his stay there, he fought against the [[Flood]]. He escaped before the ring was destroyed.
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| ===The Infinate Succor===
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| When the Agriculture Ship Infinite Succor was boarded by an unknown threat, Rtas lead a team there to investigate, along with securing a Legate known as the Minister of Etiology. They encountered the Flood for the first time there. In an attempt the kill the Flood, Rtas used the Engineering station to set a Slipspace course to the Sun. During that it was revealed that the Legate had becomed infected, and Rtas had to battle an infected Elite. It was there that an Energy sword cut off his left mandibles. He managed to escape two minutes before the Slipspace Jump occured. He is believed to be the only survivor of the Infinite Succor mission.
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| ===The Heretics===
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| [[Image:Arbiter and Half-Jaw.jpg|thumb|200px|left|Rtas makes it clear the [[Arbiter (character)|Arbiter]]'s life means nothing to him.]]
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| He was assigned to hunt down the [[Heretic Leader]] on a [[Gas Mine|gas mining platform]] over [[Threshold]]. Joining him was the [[Arbiter (character)|Arbiter]], recently sentenced by the High Council. Aboard a [[Phantom]], he provided reinforcements to the Arbiter as he progressed through the facility. Eventually finding the Heretic Leader, they chased him into another part of the platform. Rtas got out and joined the Arbiter in his search on foot.
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| Rtas is reminded of his past by a familiar "stench", moments before running into a battle between the [[Heretic]]s and the Flood. Clearing out the area of hostilities, they futher pursue the Heretic Leader until he locks himself behind an unbreakable energy barrier. Giving up, Rtas was about to turn away until the Arbiter asks for his [[energy sword]] so he could cut the cables, possibly drawing out the fugitive. Rtas agreed, giving his partner his prized possession. Leaving the Arbiter to his work, Rtas left for his Phantom.
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| ===Changing of the Guard===
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| [[Image:Half jaw.JPG|120px|right|thumb|Rtas listens to the [[Prophet]]s speak of the changing of the guard.]]
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| Back in [[High Charity]], the [[Jiralhanae]] were taking over the position of [[Honor Guard]] to the High Prophets. Expressing his disdain to the Prophets of [[Prophet of Truth|Truth]] and [[Prophet of Mercy|Mercy]], Rtas was disgusted by this radical switch in tradition and customs. However, Truth refused to hear any more of it, and Rtas was sent away. As he left, Truth muttered to himself "Politics, how tiresome".
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| ===The Search for the Sacred Icon===
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| Soon afterward, he joined the Arbiter again to search for the [[The Index|Sacred Icon]], the key to make way for the [[Great Journey]]. He dropped off his partner and proceeded to give assistance through their radio frequency. Travelling in a Phantom, he and his squad set down and set up an encampment, which was soon after attacked by the Flood. Again, leaving the Arbiter on his own, he gains a [[Spectre]] and rejoined his friend later in the [[Quarantine Zone]]. They arrived at a massive gondola which takes them into the [[Library]] and towards the Sacred Icon. He ran off to draw some Flood away, allowing the Arbiter to obtain the Icon.
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| ===Deactivating Halo===
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| Word got out that the Prophet of Truth had his hands on the Sacred Icon and the [[343 Guilty Spark|Oracle]] and was going to begin the Great Journey. Commandeering a [[Wraith]], Rtas spotted a [[Scarab]] walker parked outside a [[Jiralhanae]] encampment. Meeting up with the Arbiter once again, they attacked the surprised Jiralhanae and met up with a squad of [[Lekgolo]] and other [[Sangheili]]. Rtas was left behind when the Arbiter escorted [[Avery Jones Johnson|Johnson]] to the
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| [[Control Room]], it is unknown of what happened to him.
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| ==The Invincible Rtas==
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| Much like [[Sergeant Johnson]], Rtas is invincible throughout [[Halo 2]].
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| ==Production Notes==
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| "Half-Jaw" was voiced by [[Robert Davi]] on ''Halo 2''.
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| The "Half-Jaw" model for ''Halo 2'' was created by [[Marcus R. Lehto]].
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| Rtas only appears during the following levels:
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| *[[Halo 2]]
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| **[[The Arbiter (Level)|The Arbiter]]
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| **[[The Oracle (Level)|The Oracle]]
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| **[[Sacred Icon (Level)|Sacred Icon]]
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| **[[Quarantine Zone (Level)|Quarantine Zone]]
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| **[[Uprising (Level)|Uprising]] <small>(Cutscene)</small>
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| **[[The Great Journey (Level)|The Great Journey]]
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| [[Joyride Studios]] had originally planned to produce ''Half-Jaw'' [[Action Figures]] in the eighth series of the Halo 2 8-inch figures, but the production was cancelled because they felt it was pointless to release another [[Elite]] figure with a different paint job. Also, in light of the [[Halo 3]] announcement, Joyride is hard at work producing figures for Halo 3. They did not feel that a Half Jaw figure was worth producing.
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