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{{Quote|The Arbiter. Maybe more than any other figure, a symbol of what [[Milky Way galaxy|the galaxy]] could one day become.|[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Thomas Lasky]] on Thel 'Vadam.{{Ref/Reuse|Esc1}}}} | {{Quote|The Arbiter. Maybe more than any other figure, a symbol of what [[Milky Way galaxy|the galaxy]] could one day become.|[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Thomas Lasky]] on Thel 'Vadam.{{Ref/Reuse|Esc1}}}} | ||
'''Arbiter Thel 'Vadam | '''Arbiter Thel 'Vadam''' (formerly ''''Vadamee''')<ref>'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''', ''The long road home''</ref> is the [[Sangheili]] [[kaidon]] of the [[House of 'Vadam]] and the last [[Arbiter]] to serve the [[Covenant]]. He continues to hold this title in the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|wake]] of its [[Great Schism|dissolution]]. Presently, he leads the [[Swords of Sanghelios]], an alliance of [[keep]]s modeled after an ancient order of the same name, and is considered by many to be the formal leader of all Sangheili as the '''Kaidon of Unity'''.<ref name="wp thel">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/arbiter-thel-vadam '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Arbiter Thel 'Vadam'']</ref>{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P245|Enc22|Page=245}} | ||
Thel commanded several fleets during his service in the [[Covenant]], most notably the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]], of which he was [[Supreme Commander]]. This fleet mounted a successful [[Fall of Reach|attack]] on the [[human]] colony of [[Reach]] under his command and later [[Battle of Installation 04|fought]] the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} on [[Installation 04]], the first [[Halo Array|Halo ring]] to be discovered by the Covenant and [[humanity]]. 'Vadamee was responsible for over one billion [[human]] casualties over the course of the decades-long war against the humans and the [[glassing]] of at least seven colonies.<ref name="terminal 3">'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal 3]]''</ref> At the outbreak of the [[Great Schism]], Thel became a leading figure among the Sangheili and aided the [[United Nations Space Command]] in its efforts to stop the [[High Prophet of Truth]] and his forces from activating the [[Halo Array]]. He and [[Fleet of Retribution|many Sangheili]] fought in multiple battles alongside the [[Spartan-II]] super-soldier, [[John-117]] on [[Installation 05]], [[Earth]], and [[Installation 00]] in the final weeks of the war. | Thel commanded several fleets during his service in the [[Covenant]], most notably the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]], of which he was [[Supreme Commander]]. This fleet mounted a successful [[Fall of Reach|attack]] on the [[human]] colony of [[Reach]] under his command and later [[Battle of Installation 04|fought]] the crew of the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} on [[Installation 04]], the first [[Halo Array|Halo ring]] to be discovered by the Covenant and [[humanity]]. 'Vadamee was responsible for over one billion [[human]] casualties over the course of the decades-long war against the humans and the [[glassing]] of at least seven colonies.<ref name="terminal 3">'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal 3]]''</ref> At the outbreak of the [[Great Schism]], Thel became a leading figure among the Sangheili and aided the [[United Nations Space Command]] in its efforts to stop the [[High Prophet of Truth]] and his forces from activating the [[Halo Array]]. He and [[Fleet of Retribution|many Sangheili]] fought in multiple battles alongside the [[Spartan-II]] super-soldier, [[John-117]] on [[Installation 05]], [[Earth]], and [[Installation 00]] in the final weeks of the war. | ||