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After all his efforts to discover a way to immunize biological beings from the Flood ended in failure, the Ur-Didact resorted to the use of the [[Composer]], which he used to [[Mind transfer|transform]] his [[Promethean]] [[Warrior-Servant]]s into powerful robotic [[Promethean Knight|Knights]]. The Didact believed that because the Flood could only assimilate living tissue, these mechanical warriors were therefore completely immune to infection and could fight and win an extended campaign against the parasite. This strategy, though reasonably solid, was morally questionable and ultimately futile, as the Flood had already expanded beyond all hope of defeat through brute force. However, the Ur-Didact merely assumed that he did not have enough Prometheans to bring victory, and forcibly composed Omega Halo's human population to bolster his mechanical army. The immorality and irrational cruelty of this act finally convinced the Librarian to stop the Didact, forcibly sealing him inside of a [[Cryptum]] on [[Requiem]]. The Librarian also did this in the hope that meditation and long exposure to the [[Domain]] would amend the Ur-Didact's motives and heal the damage wrought upon his mind by the Gravemind. However, with the activation of the Halo Array, the Domain, revealed to be a neural-physical Precursor creation, was destroyed. As a result, instead of his mind being healed in his meditation, the Ur-Didact was condemned to spend the next 100,000 years in complete silence, dwelling on his own insanity and rage.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium'''</ref> | After all his efforts to discover a way to immunize biological beings from the Flood ended in failure, the Ur-Didact resorted to the use of the [[Composer]], which he used to [[Mind transfer|transform]] his [[Promethean]] [[Warrior-Servant]]s into powerful robotic [[Promethean Knight|Knights]]. The Didact believed that because the Flood could only assimilate living tissue, these mechanical warriors were therefore completely immune to infection and could fight and win an extended campaign against the parasite. This strategy, though reasonably solid, was morally questionable and ultimately futile, as the Flood had already expanded beyond all hope of defeat through brute force. However, the Ur-Didact merely assumed that he did not have enough Prometheans to bring victory, and forcibly composed Omega Halo's human population to bolster his mechanical army. The immorality and irrational cruelty of this act finally convinced the Librarian to stop the Didact, forcibly sealing him inside of a [[Cryptum]] on [[Requiem]]. The Librarian also did this in the hope that meditation and long exposure to the [[Domain]] would amend the Ur-Didact's motives and heal the damage wrought upon his mind by the Gravemind. However, with the activation of the Halo Array, the Domain, revealed to be a neural-physical Precursor creation, was destroyed. As a result, instead of his mind being healed in his meditation, the Ur-Didact was condemned to spend the next 100,000 years in complete silence, dwelling on his own insanity and rage.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium'''</ref> | ||
After being composed and sent to the [[Domain]], the Didact believed that he continued to be afflicted by his corruption from the Gravemind. However, the [[Haruspis]] revealed that it had been burned away by the power of the Composers, restoring the Didact's sanity. All that remained were echoes that the Didact was holding onto and that he let go of once the Didact knew that he had been set free.{{Ref/Reuse|Epi20}} | |||
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