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{{Quote|Embitted by decades of hatred towards humanity and the loss of his own wife at their hands, the Sangheili warrior wanted revenge.|[[Curator]] on Jul 'Mdama<ref name="Mythos140">'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 140''</ref>}}
{{Quote|Embitted by decades of hatred towards humanity and the loss of his own wife at their hands, the Sangheili warrior wanted revenge.|[[Curator]] on Jul 'Mdama<ref name="Mythos140">'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 140''</ref>}}


'''Jul 'Mdama''' (formerly ''''Mdamaee'''), known to his followers as the "'''Didact's Hand'''"<ref name="S1E3"/> or the '''"Hand of the Didact"''',<ref name="universe"/> was a [[Sangheili]] [[shipmaster]] previously in the service of the [[Covenant]] during its [[Human-Covenant War|war against humanity]]. Fueled by hatred for humanity after the death of [[Raia 'Mdama|his wife]], 'Mdama became the [[Supreme Commander|supreme leader]] of a [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|resurgent Covenant faction]] in the wake of the [[Great Schism]]. Despite years of eluding the public light, his activities on the [[shield world]] [[Requiem]] established him as a highly valued target for the [[United Nations Space Command]]. Because of this, [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IVs]] trained against a simulated version of him in [[Warzone]].
'''Jul 'Mdama''' (formerly ''''Mdamaee'''), known to his followers as the "'''Didact's Hand'''"<ref name="S1E3"/> or the '''"Hand of the Didact"''',<ref name="universe"/> was a [[Sangheili]] [[shipmaster]] previously in the service of the [[Covenant]] during its [[Human-Covenant War|war against humanity]]. Fueled by hatred for humanity after the death of [[Raia 'Mdama|his wife]], 'Mdama became the [[Supreme Leader|supreme leader]] of a [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|resurgent Covenant faction]] in the wake of the [[Great Schism]]. Despite years of eluding the public light, his activities on the [[shield world]] [[Requiem]] established him as a highly valued target for the [[United Nations Space Command]]. Because of this, [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IVs]] trained against a simulated version of him in [[Warzone]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
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*After 'Mdama's capture, [[Malcolm Geffen]] joked that it sounded like 'Mdama had said "blarg". This is a reference to the ''[[Red vs. Blue]]'' machinima series, in which the Sangheili say only "blarg" and "honk".<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 324''</ref>
*After 'Mdama's capture, [[Malcolm Geffen]] joked that it sounded like 'Mdama had said "blarg". This is a reference to the ''[[Red vs. Blue]]'' machinima series, in which the Sangheili say only "blarg" and "honk".<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 324''</ref>
*Jul 'Mdama was known as the "Black Elite" during ''Halo 4'''s development. His armor was originally meant to be jet black and significantly more ornamental than typical Sangheili armor.<ref>'''[[Awakening: The Art of Halo 4]]''', ''pages 132-133''</ref>
*Jul 'Mdama was known as the "Black Elite" during ''Halo 4'''s development. His armor was originally meant to be jet black and significantly more ornamental than typical Sangheili armor.<ref>'''[[Awakening: The Art of Halo 4]]''', ''pages 132-133''</ref>
*Despite holding the rank of [[Supreme Commander]] within his faction, 'Mdama is referred to simply as ''[[Shipmaster]]'' by his subordinates.<ref name = "S1E3"/><ref name="terminal"/>
*Despite holding the rank of [[Supreme Leader]] within his faction, 'Mdama is referred to simply as ''[[Shipmaster]]'' by his subordinates.<ref name = "S1E3"/><ref name="terminal"/>
*'Mdama's eyes are depicted as red in ''Halo: Escalation'' and ''Halo 5: Guardians'', despite canonically being gray as shown in ''Halo 4''.<ref name="universe"/>
*'Mdama's eyes are depicted as red in ''Halo: Escalation'' and ''Halo 5: Guardians'', despite canonically being gray as shown in ''Halo 4''.<ref name="universe"/>