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During his service within the Covenant, Jega 'Rdomnai became a [[blademaster]] and a member of the [[Silent Shadow]], a unit within the Covenant's [[Special Operations]] branch. During [[Mission to an unidentified moon|one of his missions]], he lost his left arm and left mandibles in an explosion caused by [[Roland-B210|a]] [[Jonah-B283|pair]] of [[Spartan-III]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P454}} 'Rdomnai had the arm and mandibles replaced with prostheses, despite robotic replacements being antithetical to Covenant tradition and principles.{{Ref/Reuse|ign}} The Sangheili's favored [[bloodblade]] underwent a similar transformation. After it sustained damage during the explosion, 'Rdomnai brought the sword's hilt to the [[artisan-armorer]]s at [[Cherras Keep]], who reforged the blade as ''[[Ghostpierce]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P482}} His injuries also gave 'Rdomnai a lust for battle and vengeance, both of which completely outweighed his own pride in his own Sangheili culture.{{Ref/Site|Id=ign|URL=https://www.ign.com/articles/halo-infinite-campaign-get-to-know-jega-spartan-killer-ign-first?utm_source=twitter|Site=IGN|Page=Halo Infinite Campaign: Get to Know Jega, a ‘Spartan Killer’ – IGN First|D=9|M=11|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P454}} The exact circumstances that resulted in his injuries became shrouded in rumors, with very few aware of the true history.{{Ref/Reuse|CF108}} Following his injuries, 'Rdomnai became obsessed within hunting down and exacting revenge on any Spartans he could. Eventually, he became shunned by those within the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P454}}

Jega 'Rdomnai was among the many Banished soldiers on Installation 07 following the ambush on {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. On [[2559#December|December 25, 2559]], 'Rdomnai was in command of a large Banished forces on the ring's main fragment when they came across [[Gorian]], who had been stranded on a smaller ring fragment. 'Rdomnai's Phantom landed, and the Sangheili personally greeted Gorian.{{Ref/Novel|RP|Chapter=12}} Over the follow months, the two captured, then tortured, the ONI operative [[Kate Stalling]] for her research on the ring's [[Conspectus network]].{{Ref/Novel|RP|Chapter=22}} When they finally located a Conspectus network hub underneath [[Outpost Tremonius (location)|Outpost Tremonius]] on [[2560#April|April 26, 2560]], the duo forced a human prisoner to interface with the network's datastream to extract information on the ring's defensive systems; 'Rdomnai then killed the prisoner. The duo were then ambushed Spartan [[Bonita Stone]], who stole the data node. 'Rdomnai managed to catch the Spartan by surprise during her escape. He retrieved the data node, unaware the Spartan's personal AI [[Ouco]] had copied the information into another data chip and corrupted the original.{{Ref/Level|Id=foundation|HINF|Foundation (Halo Infinite)|Foundation}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=rp28|TRP|28}} 'Rdomnai and Gorian then joined the Banished forces at [[Site Novem]] to breach the [[Conservatory (location)|Conservatory]] in search of the ring's monitor [[117649 Despondent Pyre]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=rp32|TRP|32}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=rp34|TRP|34}}

 

On May 14, having been made aware of the UNSC presence at a [[beacon tower]] near the Conservatory, 'Rdomnai led Banished reinforcements to counter [[boat crew|UNSC survivors]] broadcasting the ring's location to UNSC occupied space.{{Ref/Novel|RP|Chapter=36}} 'Rdomnai did not take part in [[Battle of the beacon tower|the battle]] itself, only watching from afar, which likely led to his survival when the submonitor [[091 Adjutant Veridity]] came to the humans' aid, firing her [[focus beam]] at the Banished forces before teleporting the survivors to safety.{{Ref/Novel|RP|Chapter=38}} Then, on the next day, when Spartans [[Theodore Sorel]] and [[Vedrana Makovich]] infiltrated the Banished excavation site at the [[Conservatory (location)|Conservatory]], 'Rdomnai ambushed the two and wounded Sorel. Makovich urged Sorel to run ahead to locate the monitor of the ring, while she fended off 'Rdomnai.{{Ref/Game|Id=s8|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Scattered 2|Spartan Audio log|Detail=Scattered #08 - The Assassin}} Makovich died in the subsequent duel against the 'Rdomnai,{{Ref/Level|Id=conservatory|HINF|Conservatory}} while Sorel made a last stand deeper inside the facility before ultimately being killed by the [[Jiralhanae]] brothers [[Tovarus]] and [[Hyperius]].{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Scattered 2|Spartan Audio log|Detail=Scattered #09 - Killers}}

Jega 'Rdomnai is a relentless killer who revels in not only hunting and slaughtering his enemies, but torturing them as well.{{Ref/Reuse|rp28}} His bloodlust and viciousness is extreme, even by Sangheili standards, and his need to kill outweighs any sort of warrior's honor. After being severely wounded in battle, he clung to life and rebuilt his body using forbidden cybernetics. The rest of Sangheili society has shunned him for this sacrilege is of little concern to him.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P454}} Ironically, after leaving the Covenant and joining the Banished, 'Rdomnai became close friends with Escharum, despite the animosity between their two species.{{Ref/Reuse|ign}}

Jega 'Rdomnai deploys active camo during the entirety of his fight, only revealing himself when lunging at the player. After reaching a certain threshold of damage taken, 'Rdomnai will initiate a "hard cloak", fleeing and disappearing entirely from the room, although staggering attacks such as fusion coils can prevent this temporarily. During this phase he will not be shown on threat sensors. Jega will eventually reappear in camouflage and attack the player once more. This continues until he is defeated.

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===Concept art and illustrations===

File:HINF-Jega-SpartanKiller.jpg|Promotional image of Jega 'Rodomnai.