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[[File:H4_-_Forthencho_surrenders.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Forthencho and his guards surrendering to the Didact.]]As a high-ranking officer in the [[prehistoric human civilization|prehistoric human empire]], Forthencho often found himself at odds with [[Yprin Yprikushma‎]], humanity's Political and Morale Commander. He disputed Yprikushma's conclusion that [[Earth]] was humanity's original homeworld, having visited many worlds with ruins of a yet earlier human civilization preceding a technological dark age and believing that humanity's origins would be elsewhere. He also viewed Yprikushma's decision to bring [[the Primordial]] to [[Charum Hakkor]] as a grave mistake, arguing that the truths revealed by the Primordial in the subsequent interrogations demoralized humanity, contributing to their ultimate defeat against the Forerunners.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 237''</ref> During humanity's [[Human-Flood war|conflict with the Flood]] and their simultaneous [[Human-Forerunner war|war with the Forerunners]], he attempted in vain to convince the human government to draw the Flood back into the galaxy as a weapon against the Forerunners. Ultimately, he was overruled by Yprin Yprikushma and remained bitter about the decision seeing the Flood could have been humanity's best hope of prolonging the war.  

As humanity fell back to their capital world [[Charum Hakkor]], Forthencho commanded the forces protecting the planet, gaining an intimate understanding of the [[Didact]]'s tactics and strategy in the process of countering his constant assaults over the course of the [[Charum Hakkor campaign|final battle]];<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 327-328''</ref> he ironically stated that "no lover ever felt [his] attentions so fiercely."<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 86''</ref> He later noted that despite his animosity toward Forerunners, he felt a deep respect for his main opponent. He also encountered the Didact personally at some point before humanity's ultimate defeat after his flagship was seized by Forerunner forces.<ref>'''Halo 4, [[Terminal/Halo 4|Terminals]]'''</ref> Eventually, he and the other surviving human forces were pushed back to Charum Hakkor's citadel. As the final planetary defenses collapsed and their defeat became certain, the survivors stripped their uniforms in an effort to conceal their ranks from the Forerunners in the face of inevitable capture. This failed, as the Didact was able to locate him immediately from amongst the thousands of the human survivors that had been rounded up in the citadel.<ref name="p234">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 234-235''</ref>

{{Quote|You are young. I am old. I am dead.|Forthencho's consciousness, first awakening within Chakas.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 52''</ref>}}

After being captured by [[05-032 Mendicant Bias|Mendicant Bias]], the [[rampancy|rampant]] [[ancilla]] in control of the Halo, Forthencho's imprint was removed from Chakas and placed into a [[monitor]] shell; the same procedure was done to many other humans who also carried archived human memories. Mendicant Bias promised the ancient humans revenge on the Forerunners, if their former carriers cooperated with it in saving the Halo from an impending collision with [[unidentified failsafe planet|a planet]]. Forthencho expressed enthusiasm about the prospect, giving a rousing speech to his resurrected comrades and planning that after saving the Halo, they could use it and Mendicant's vast resources to strike against the Forerunners. Chakas was hesitant to comply with this, even outright refusing, but Forthencho lied to Mendicant Bias that he had accepted.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 301-312''</ref>