Ur-Didact: Difference between revisions

The Ur-Didact returned to Requiem, where he would implant the human essences into hundreds of thousands more Promethean Knights, bolstering his mechanical army. In his maniacal scheme, the machines would eventually defeat the Flood, and Forerunner remnants would unite under his leadership with Requiem as the center of their power. Once the parasite would be rooted out, the Ur-Didact would carry out a campaign to eradicate humanity and all other "suspect" species which might potentially threaten the Forerunners' hold of the Mantle.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 289''</ref> The Librarian, devastated by the loss of her humans, followed the Ur-Didact to Requiem with the intent of imprisoning him. By this point, only one of the Didact's loyal Prometheans remained uncomposed; [[Endurance-of-Will]], the Didact's former lover who now served as his top lieutenant. Although Endurance was at first seemingly supportive of the Ur-Didact, her confidence was little more than a facade; she eventually agreed with the Librarian that the Didact was no longer fit to lead the Prometheans and should be exiled in a Cryptum.<ref name="string34">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 34''</ref>

The Ur-Didact, lulled into a sense of security within his greatest fortress, was then confronted by the Librarian aboard the ''Mantle's Approach''. After a brief exchange, the Librarian incapacitated the Didact through force and placed him in a combat Cryptum previously maintained on ''Mantle's Approach''. Sealing the Cryptum in the core of Requiem, the Librarian hoped that the Ur-Didact would spend his time in meditation reflecting upon his past misdeeds, and that the damage wrought on his mind by the Gravemind would be corrected with the aid of contact with the [[Domain]].{{Ref/Reuse|string34}} Eventually, once awakened, the Didact might help humanity ascend to be the new caretakers of the galaxy by educating them on the Mantle as well as the Forerunners' technological achievements with the [[Janus Key]].{{Ref/Reuse|h4terminals}}<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Key|S1E9 ''Key'']]</ref> The Librarian sealed Requiem and took over the Promethean Knights stationed there,{{Ref/Reuse|h4terminals}} giving them orders to prevent the Ur-Didact from being reawakened until his meditation was complete.{{Ref/Reuse|h4}}

File:H4 Ur-Didact Render.png|A render of the Ur-Didact in his combat skin.

File:HTMCC-H4 DidactAwakened.png|The Ur-Didact awakening after leaving his Cryptum on Requiem.

File:HTMCC-H4 ConstraintField2.png|The Ur-Didact projecting a constraint field on John-117.

File:Halo4-Didact-Armor-Cutscene.jpg|The Ur-Didact's face mask.

File:H4 Didact Composer beam.jpg|The Ur-Didact at the Composer aboard the ''Mantle's Approach''.