Jul 'Mdama's Covenant: Difference between revisions

This '''remnant faction'''<!--The "remnant" moniker is not canon and should not be mistaken as such.--><ref group="note">In ''Halo 4'' and its ancillary material, this group is referred to simply as "the Covenant". The "remnant" title was created by this wiki as a descriptor to distinguish the group from the original Covenant. According to an inaccurate article by the ''Official Xbox Magazine'' and [http://www.examiner.com/article/halo-4-s-storm-covenant-faction-officially-revealed perpetuated by ''Examiner''], the Covenant forces encountered in ''Halo 4'' are known as "the Storm". However, this arose due to a misunderstanding of the Covenant's streamlined "Storm" ranking system and the new [[Type-55 Directed Energy Rifle/Advanced|storm rifle]]. These articles also claim that the "Storm" follow the religion of the San 'Shyuum; while they do continue to worship the Forerunners, most have forsaken the Covenant's original religion after the fall of the [[Prophet of Truth]].</ref> is a continuation of the former [[Covenant]] who continue to worship the Forerunners in the wake of the [[Human-Covenant War]], the [[Great Schism]], and the disappearance of the [[San 'Shyuum]]. The ''de facto'' leader of the organization's main body is [[Jul 'Mdama]].<ref name="terminal">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/Universe/detail/halo-4-terminal-jul-mdama/0f378de5-e0e3-4f31-a1e1-2a363af4094d '''Halo Waypoint:''' ''Halo 4 Terminal: Jul 'Mdama'']</ref> The reformed Covenant continue to oppose the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] following the Human-Covenant War; its members are identified as terrorists by the UNSC<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', ''[[S1/Catherine|S1E3 ''Catherine'']]</ref> and the organization itself is classified as being closer to a religious cult as opposed to the full-fledged empire of the original Covenant.<ref>'''[[Halo 4 Limited Edition]]''', ''Mission Briefing''</ref>