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Ripa 'Moramee was created to serve as the primary antagonist of ''[[Halo Wars]]'' and a [[leader]] in the game's [[multiplayer]], debuting in [[2009|March 2009]].<ref>[http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/208560/new-halo-wars-screens-the-flood-arbiter-spartans-revealed/ '''Gamepro''': ''New Halo Wars screens: The Flood, Arbiter, Spartans revealed''] (defunct, backup on [https://web.archive.org/web/20090224191611/http://www.gamepro.com:80/article/news/208560/new-halo-wars-screens-the-flood-arbiter-spartans-revealed/ Archive.org])</ref> He is the second Arbiter to appear as a character in the universe, with the first being [[Thel 'Vadam]]. Lead designer David Pottinger described 'Moramee as a completely different character than 'Vadam, asserting his antagonistic behavior and comparing him to a worse [[Wikipedia:Darth Vader|Darth Vader]], the characterization coming from the desire to make the [[Covenant]] more menacing in order to provide a traditional good guy-bad guy conflict in the story.<ref name="ign"/> The Arbiter's backstory was provided with ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'', a graphic novel released alongside ''Halo Wars''.<ref name="genesis"/> His lines were performed by Canadian voice actor [[Wikipedia:David_Sobolov|David Sobolov]], while the character was digitally animated for cutscenes by the California-based animation studio [[Blur Studio]].<ref>[http://www.sobolov.com/ '''David Sobolov'''<nowiki />'s ''personal website'']</ref>

~~Early renders of~~ '~~Moramee depict his Arbiter~~ armor ~~with various additions to~~ the ''[[Halo 3]]'' Arbiter armor, ~~including~~ a ~~mouth guard and spiked wrist guards~~. ~~These were removed~~ in ~~later versions~~, ~~probably because they were radically different from~~ the ~~standard Arbiter~~ armor. An [[Easter egg]] in the hint text from ''Halo Wars'' claims "Few people know that the Arbiter's given birth name is Shirley," referring to his line from the first level in response the Regret's command to destroy the relic on Harvest: "Surely you jest!" This refers to a running gag in the [[Wikipedia:Naked_Gun|Naked Gun series]] which also appears in the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Airplane!|Airplane!]]'': "Surely you can't be serious!?" "I ''am'' serious, and don't call me Shirley!"<ref>''Halo Wars</ref>

Ripa's armor was designed by Sean Mcnally for the [[Blur Studio]] cutscenes of ''Halo Wars''.<ref name="sean">[http://mcnallyism.blogspot.com/2009/03/halo-wars-arbiter-redesign.html ''Sean Mcnally's Blogspot'': Halo Wars: Arbiter redesign]</ref> Sean felt that Thel 'Vadam in ''Halo 2'' "looked pretty hokey in halo 2...especially for what a bad-ass he was supposed to be". Mcnally and animation supervisor Dave Wilson began to redesign the Arbiter armor to "cool him up". The first round of sketeches contained a full-face helmet and a "claw cape", as well as an energy halberd, but these designs were deemed to be too drastic a departure from the character. The concept went through several more variations to reign in the design, with the final ending up almost identical to the original ''Halo 2'' armor, though Mcnally was able to keep in the more ornamental design of energy sword hilt.<ref name="sean"/>

An [[Easter egg]] in the hint text from ''Halo Wars'' claims "Few people know that the Arbiter's given birth name is Shirley," referring to his line from the first level in response the Regret's command to destroy the relic on Harvest: "Surely you jest!" This refers to a running gag in the [[Wikipedia:Naked_Gun|Naked Gun series]] which also appears in the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Airplane!|Airplane!]]'': "Surely you can't be serious!?" "I ''am'' serious, and don't call me Shirley!"<ref>''Halo Wars</ref>

On [[2017|June 28, 2017]], Ripa 'Moramee was added as a leader for ''Halo Wars 2'' multiplayer as [[downloadable content]], released with new abilities and units.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/welcome-jerome-arbiter '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Welcome Jerome & Arbiter'']</ref>

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 Ripa 'Moramee was created to serve as the primary antagonist of ''[[Halo Wars]]'' and a [[leader]] in the game's [[multiplayer]], debuting in [[2009|March 2009]].<ref>[http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/208560/new-halo-wars-screens-the-flood-arbiter-spartans-revealed/ '''Gamepro''': ''New Halo Wars screens: The Flood, Arbiter, Spartans revealed''] (defunct, backup on [https://web.archive.org/web/20090224191611/http://www.gamepro.com:80/article/news/208560/new-halo-wars-screens-the-flood-arbiter-spartans-revealed/ Archive.org])</ref> He is the second Arbiter to appear as a character in the universe, with the first being [[Thel 'Vadam]]. Lead designer David Pottinger described 'Moramee as a completely different character than 'Vadam, asserting his antagonistic behavior and comparing him to a worse [[Wikipedia:Darth Vader|Darth Vader]], the characterization coming from the desire to make the [[Covenant]] more menacing in order to provide a traditional good guy-bad guy conflict in the story.<ref name="ign"/> The Arbiter's backstory was provided with ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'', a graphic novel released alongside ''Halo Wars''.<ref name="genesis"/> His lines were performed by Canadian voice actor [[Wikipedia:David_Sobolov|David Sobolov]], while the character was digitally animated for cutscenes by the California-based animation studio [[Blur Studio]].<ref>[http://www.sobolov.com/ '''David Sobolov'''<nowiki />'s ''personal website'']</ref>
-Early renders of 'Moramee depict his Arbiter armor with various additions to the ''[[Halo 3]]'' Arbiter armor, including a mouth guard and spiked wrist guards. These were removed in later versions, probably because they were radically different from the standard Arbiter armor. An [[Easter egg]] in the hint text from ''Halo Wars'' claims "Few people know that the Arbiter's given birth name is Shirley," referring to his line from the first level in response the Regret's command to destroy the relic on Harvest: "Surely you jest!" This refers to a running gag in the [[Wikipedia:Naked_Gun|Naked Gun series]] which also appears in the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Airplane!|Airplane!]]'': "Surely you can't be serious!?" "I ''am'' serious, and don't call me Shirley!"<ref>''Halo Wars</ref>
+Ripa's armor was designed by Sean Mcnally for the [[Blur Studio]] cutscenes of ''Halo Wars''.<ref name="sean">[http://mcnallyism.blogspot.com/2009/03/halo-wars-arbiter-redesign.html ''Sean Mcnally's Blogspot'': Halo Wars: Arbiter redesign]</ref> Sean felt that Thel 'Vadam in ''Halo 2'' "looked pretty hokey in halo 2...especially for what a bad-ass he was supposed to be". Mcnally and animation supervisor Dave Wilson began to redesign the Arbiter armor to "cool him up". The first round of sketeches contained a full-face helmet and a "claw cape", as well as an energy halberd, but these designs were deemed to be too drastic a departure from the character. The concept went through several more variations to reign in the design, with the final ending up almost identical to the original ''Halo 2'' armor, though Mcnally was able to keep in the more ornamental design of energy sword hilt.<ref name="sean"/>
+An [[Easter egg]] in the hint text from ''Halo Wars'' claims "Few people know that the Arbiter's given birth name is Shirley," referring to his line from the first level in response the Regret's command to destroy the relic on Harvest: "Surely you jest!" This refers to a running gag in the [[Wikipedia:Naked_Gun|Naked Gun series]] which also appears in the movie ''[[Wikipedia:Airplane!|Airplane!]]'': "Surely you can't be serious!?" "I ''am'' serious, and don't call me Shirley!"<ref>''Halo Wars</ref>
 On [[2017|June 28, 2017]], Ripa 'Moramee was added as a leader for ''Halo Wars 2'' multiplayer as [[downloadable content]], released with new abilities and units.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/welcome-jerome-arbiter '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Welcome Jerome & Arbiter'']</ref>