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'''Thel 'Vadam''' (formerly ''''Vadamee''')<ref>'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''', ''The long road home''</ref> is the [[Sangheili]] [[Kaidon]] of the [[Vadam family]]. He was the last [[Arbiter]] to serve the [[Covenant]], and continued to be widely known by his title in the closing months of the [[Human-Covenant War]] and in the post-war period. Thel commanded numerous fleets during his service in the [[Covenant | '''Thel 'Vadam''' (formerly ''''Vadamee''')<ref>'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''', ''The long road home''</ref> is the [[Sangheili]] [[Kaidon]] of the [[Vadam family]]. He was the last [[Arbiter]] to serve the [[Covenant]], and continued to be widely known by his title in the closing months of the [[Human-Covenant War]] and in the post-war period. Thel commanded numerous fleets during his service in the [[Covenant]], most notably as the [[Supreme Commander]] of the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]], which mounted a successful [[Fall of Reach|invasion]] and occupation of the [[human]] colony [[Reach]] and later during [[Battle of Installation 04|operations]] on [[Installation 04]]. | ||
During the [[Great Schism]], Thel became a leading member of the [[Covenant separatists]], and aided the UNSC in their effort to stop the Prophet of Truth and his forces from activating the [[Halo Array]]. He fought many battles alongside the [[Spartan|"demon"]] [[John-117]] on [[Installation 05]], [[Earth]], and [[Installation 00]] in the final days of the war. | During the [[Great Schism]], Thel became a leading member of the [[Covenant separatists]], and aided the UNSC in their effort to stop the Prophet of Truth and his forces from activating the [[Halo Array]]. He fought many battles alongside the [[Spartan|"demon"]] [[John-117]] on [[Installation 05]], [[Earth]], and [[Installation 00]] in the final days of the war. | ||
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His name, Thel 'Vadam, was first established in the novel ''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''. While the narrative does not explicitly connect the character with that of the Arbiter from the games, in the very end of the story a reference is made to him being assigned in command of the Fleet of Particular Justice. It was not until later videos on ''Halo Waypoint'' that the Arbiter was explicitly identified as Thel 'Vadam. | His name, Thel 'Vadam, was first established in the novel ''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''. While the narrative does not explicitly connect the character with that of the Arbiter from the games, in the very end of the story a reference is made to him being assigned in command of the Fleet of Particular Justice. It was not until later videos on ''Halo Waypoint'' that the Arbiter was explicitly identified as Thel 'Vadam. | ||
In ''Halo 2'', the Arbiter has no mandible guards, but he does in ''Halo 3''. Notably, the armor of the | In ''Halo 2'', the Arbiter has no mandible guards, but he does in ''Halo 3''. Notably, the armor of the last known Arbiter, [[Ripa 'Moramee]], did possess mandible guards. In ''[[Halo: Escalation]]'', 'Vadam wears a more ornamental, gold-colored suit vaguely reminiscent of [[Fal 'Chavamee]]'s. Unlike in previous media, his skin has sparse scales instead of being smooth and leathery; some panels (such as [[:File:Thel 2558.png|his establishing shot]]) depict his skin as ashen gray, though others show him with grayish-ochre skin. These changes match the Sangheili shown in ''Halo 4'', though it is hard to determine whether he has the [[:File:Arby helmet.jpg|original mandible structure]] or the [[:File:EliteFace.jpg|revised one]]. While his new armor is presumably an in-universe upgrade, it is unclear whether the changes to his physiology represent a retcon or are simply a case of artistic license. | ||
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