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Tartarus was easily recognized by his silver hair and fur, very deep voice, his distinctive "Mohawk" mane, and that his use of the [[Fist of Rukt]] as his primary weapon. His devotion and faithfulness to the Covenant religion and the Prophets is unwavering, but he strongly represents the general attitude of his entire race: rough, arrogant, and disdainful of the [[Sangheili]]. He was a powerful, aggressive, and intelligent leader who inspired both fear and respect in his Jiralhanae forces. Tartarus is also the nephew of [[Maccabeus]], whom he killed on the bridge of [[Rapid Conversion|''Rapid Conversion'']] in order to gain the position of Chieftain of the Jiralhanae.

Before he became Chieftain, Tartarus wielded the [[Type-25 Carbine]] with deadly force, with both its projectiles and fierce blades. Tartarus used an empty Carbine in his battle against his uncle Maccabeus. Eventually, he defeated Maccabeus and gained his new primary weapon, the Fist of Rukt. Tartarus was able to wield the [[Fist of Rukt]] with great strength, effortlessly decimating foes in a single blow. He also made use of a variety of "invincibility shield" used by other Jiralhanae Chieftains, although his was longer lasting. In the battle between [[Thel 'Vadam|the Arbiter]] during the [[Battle of Installation 05]], his shield was so strong that only multiple direct hits from a [[Beam Rifle]] could penetrate it. The shield quickly recharged, making Tartarus invincible once more. Even without his shield, Tartarus was still able to take enormous amounts of damage and take on disproportionate numbers of his Sangheili foes and kill many before succumbing to his injuries, a trait all [[Jiralhanae]] share.

==Biography==

Tartarus started life as the nephew of a venerable and religious pack leader known as Maccabeus. He took on the childhood nickname of "Tartar". Wearing the scarlet armor of a Brute Captain, the young Tartarus was part of his uncle's crew of one of the few Brute-controlled ships in the Covenant, the ''[[Rapid Conversion]]''. The Sangheili did not approve of a Jiralhanae controlling a ship and had disabled many of its key features such as weaponry, gravity lifts, and other useful mechanics, but Maccabeus' faith in the [[Great Journey]] helped him turn a blind eye to this unfair treatment. Soon the Grunt Deacon [[Dadab]] and his companion [[Lighter Than Some]] found themselves on board the ''Rapid Conversion'' after escaping the destruction of their ship, the ''[[Minor Transgression]]'', a [[Kig-yar]] pirate ship.

===Right hand of Truth===

Even back before the [[Battle of Earth]], the [[Prophet of Truth]] had trusted Tartarus enough to dismiss the [[Honor Guard of the Covenant|Sangheili Honor Guardsman]] (that never left the Prophets unprotected) in order to speak to him alone. Tartarus had scoured the wreckage of the Covenant attack coordination station ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]'' after its destruction at the hands of the [[SPARTAN-II|SPARTANs]] during [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]]. Tartarus reported the Covenant Fleet preparing to attack [[Earth]] was largely destroyed, and an artifact of the Forerunners that was able to bend time and disrupted Slipspace was almost entirely lost. The pilots had managed to recover three small chips of the crystal, (the rest of which were lost in Slipspace after [[Corporal (UNSC)|Corporal]] [[Locklear]] destroyed it with [[C-7 Foaming Explosive]]) which Tartarus presented to Truth.

==Trivia==

==Appearances==

*''[[Halo 2]]''

*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''

==Gallery==

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File:HaloP_20-_2009.jpg|Tartarus holding 343 Guilty Spark.

File:1223827446 Tartarus.jpg|A close-up of Tartarus's face.

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