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Jul 'Mdama's hatred for Humanity stems not from any religious issues, but from a fear that humans will eventually overrun the galaxy and ultimately drive the Sangheili to extinction. He compares humans to the [[Flood]] in this regard. When Thel 'Vadam proposes making peace with the humans, 'Mdama is skeptical and insists humans can't be trusted. His distrust and antipathy for Humanity is only reinforced by his subsequent abduction and captivity by [[ONI]]. After the death of his wife, however, 'Mdama's primary motivation for destroying Humanity changes from a matter of species survival to personal vengeance for their (indirect) role in her demise. | Jul 'Mdama's hatred for Humanity stems not from any religious issues, but from a fear that humans will eventually overrun the galaxy and ultimately drive the Sangheili to extinction. He compares humans to the [[Flood]] in this regard. When Thel 'Vadam proposes making peace with the humans, 'Mdama is skeptical and insists humans can't be trusted. His distrust and antipathy for Humanity is only reinforced by his subsequent abduction and captivity by [[ONI]]. After the death of his wife, however, 'Mdama's primary motivation for destroying Humanity changes from a matter of species survival to personal vengeance for their (indirect) role in her demise. | ||
Despite his hatred and distrust for Humanity as a whole, 'Mdama is still willing to work with certain human individuals, such as [[Catherine Halsey]], when necessary. | Despite his hatred and distrust for Humanity as a whole, 'Mdama is still willing to work with certain human individuals, such as [[Catherine Halsey]], when necessary. <ref>''[[Spartan Ops]]: [[S1/Exodus|S1E10 ''Exodus'']]</ref> | ||
'Mdama is mostly disillusioned with the Covenant's religion. Not only does he no longer believe in the [[Great Journey]], but he has come to accept the fact that the Forerunners were never gods. While he would ''like'' to believe they were gods, he sees the fact that the Forerunners made mistakes as proof that they were not gods. He also believes that the Forerunners never expected or intended to be worshiped as gods in the first place. As such, 'Mdama has no qualms with exploiting or even destroying Forerunner artifacts to achieve his goals. He has also broken other taboos, such as acquiring and using human weapons. Despite his personal loss of faith in the Forerunners as gods, however, he has managed to put on a convincing public image of a devout religious leader in the eyes of his followers. | 'Mdama is mostly disillusioned with the Covenant's religion. Not only does he no longer believe in the [[Great Journey]], but he has come to accept the fact that the Forerunners were never gods. While he would ''like'' to believe they were gods, he sees the fact that the Forerunners made mistakes as proof that they were not gods. He also believes that the Forerunners never expected or intended to be worshiped as gods in the first place. As such, 'Mdama has no qualms with exploiting or even destroying Forerunner artifacts to achieve his goals. He has also broken other taboos, such as acquiring and using human weapons. Despite his personal loss of faith in the Forerunners as gods, however, he has managed to put on a convincing public image of a devout religious leader in the eyes of his followers. | ||