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[[File:CEA_Terminal_-_Didact.jpg|thumb|230px|The Didact's symbol as seen in the final terminal of ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'']] | [[File:CEA_Terminal_-_Didact.jpg|thumb|230px|The Didact's symbol as seen in the final terminal of ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'']] | ||
*The Didact is the main antagonist of ''Halo 4'' and the third story arc of ''[[Halo: Escalation]]'', "The Next 72 Hours". He has been said to serve as a pivotal character in post-''Halo 4'' media, though the significance of this statement is unclear.<ref name="gttv">[http://www.gametrailers.com/full-episodes/qevv7h/gt-tv-halo-4 '''GameTrailers''': ''GTTV: Halo 4'']</ref> The Didact is voiced by [[Wikipedia:Keith Szarabajka|Keith Szarabajka]],<ref>'''''Halo 4'' credits'''</ref> known for his role as the voice of [[W:c:Masseffect:Harbinger|Harbinger]] in ''[[Wikipedia:Mass Effect 2|Mass Effect 2]]''. Szarabajka also voiced Dr. [[Cameron Alexander]], a scientist in ''[[Spartan Ops]]'' [[Didact's Hand/The Didact's Gift|Episode 4 Chapter 5]]. | *The Didact is the main antagonist of ''Halo 4'' and the third story arc of ''[[Halo: Escalation]]'', "The Next 72 Hours". He has been said to serve as a pivotal character in post-''Halo 4'' media, though the significance of this statement is unclear.<ref name="gttv">[http://www.gametrailers.com/full-episodes/qevv7h/gt-tv-halo-4 '''GameTrailers''': ''GTTV: Halo 4'']</ref> The Didact is voiced by [[Wikipedia:Keith Szarabajka|Keith Szarabajka]],<ref>'''''Halo 4'' credits'''</ref> known for his role as the voice of [[W:c:Masseffect:Harbinger|Harbinger]] in ''[[Wikipedia:Mass Effect 2|Mass Effect 2]]''. Szarabajka also voiced Dr. [[Cameron Alexander]], a scientist in ''[[Spartan Ops]]'' [[Didact's Hand/The Didact's Gift|Episode 4 Chapter 5]]. | ||
*The ''Composing A Universe'' featurette included in the limited edition of the ''Halo 4 Soundtrack'' includes a scene paying tribute to the memory of deceased voice actor {{Plain|[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0686257/ David Anthony Pizzuto]}}, who can be seen performing a sample of the Didact's dialogue. The sample is an alternate version of the Didact's awakening seen in the final game; in the sample, the Didact first recognizes and assesses a Sangheili devotee he assumes to be responsible for his awakening, only to discover it to be the work of a human instead. Whether this was only an audition reel or if Pizzuto was actually cast for the role of the Didact before his death is unknown.<ref>''' | *The ''Composing A Universe'' featurette included in the limited edition of the ''Halo 4 Soundtrack'' includes a scene paying tribute to the memory of deceased voice actor {{Plain|[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0686257/ David Anthony Pizzuto]}}, who can be seen performing a sample of the Didact's dialogue. The sample is an alternate version of the Didact's awakening seen in the final game; in the sample, the Didact first recognizes and assesses a Sangheili devotee he assumes to be responsible for his awakening, only to discover it to be the work of a human instead. Whether this was only an audition reel or if Pizzuto was actually cast for the role of the Didact before his death is unknown.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1c4X2xUj8kI '''YouTube''': ''Didacts Revival performed by David Anthony Pizzuto'']</ref> | ||
*Before the official confirmation that the Didact was to be the antagonist of ''Halo 4'', a number of sources made several suggestions that this may be the case. Near the end of ''Origins, Part 1'', the Didact's empty armor is seen being placed into storage by another Forerunner after the activation of the Array, with his body nowhere to be seen; however, as this is based on the semi-rampant Cortana's interpretation of the available data, it is possible that such an event never really occurred. In the final [[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|terminal]] of ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'', [[343 Guilty Spark]] wishes that the Didact and his Prometheans would return to put humanity in their place, and the Didact's symbol flashes momentarily. However, the symbol is the original version seen in the ''Halo 3'' terminals as opposed to the more simple "unbound" variation featured in ''Halo 4''. Additionally, there are hints throughout ''Halo: Primordium'' that humans are once again faced by the Didact; most prominently in the very end of the novel.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 378'' (''"You and I are brothers in many ways... not least in that we faced the Didact before, and face him now, and perhaps ever after."'')</ref> Finally, the Didact's unbound symbol appears in the ''[[Halo 4 Cinematic Trailer]]'', in which the icon is shown overtaking the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}'s monitors while a wave of orange light scans throughout the ship. The icon is later seen turning over in the end of the trailer, superimposed by the text ''"An ancient evil awakens,"'' while a then-unidentified voice, later revealed as belonging to the Didact, is heard saying ''"I have long dreamt of this day, Reclaimer."'' | *Before the official confirmation that the Didact was to be the antagonist of ''Halo 4'', a number of sources made several suggestions that this may be the case. Near the end of ''Origins, Part 1'', the Didact's empty armor is seen being placed into storage by another Forerunner after the activation of the Array, with his body nowhere to be seen; however, as this is based on the semi-rampant Cortana's interpretation of the available data, it is possible that such an event never really occurred. In the final [[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|terminal]] of ''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary'', [[343 Guilty Spark]] wishes that the Didact and his Prometheans would return to put humanity in their place, and the Didact's symbol flashes momentarily. However, the symbol is the original version seen in the ''Halo 3'' terminals as opposed to the more simple "unbound" variation featured in ''Halo 4''. Additionally, there are hints throughout ''Halo: Primordium'' that humans are once again faced by the Didact; most prominently in the very end of the novel.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 378'' (''"You and I are brothers in many ways... not least in that we faced the Didact before, and face him now, and perhaps ever after."'')</ref> Finally, the Didact's unbound symbol appears in the ''[[Halo 4 Cinematic Trailer]]'', in which the icon is shown overtaking the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}'s monitors while a wave of orange light scans throughout the ship. The icon is later seen turning over in the end of the trailer, superimposed by the text ''"An ancient evil awakens,"'' while a then-unidentified voice, later revealed as belonging to the Didact, is heard saying ''"I have long dreamt of this day, Reclaimer."'' | ||
