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===Fall from grace and becoming the Arbiter=== | ===Fall from grace and becoming the Arbiter=== | ||
[[File:H2A - Arbiter helmet.jpg|thumb|250px|'Vadamee wearing the Arbiter helmet for the first time.]] | [[File:H2A - Arbiter helmet.jpg|thumb|250px|'Vadamee wearing the Arbiter helmet for the first time.]] | ||
{{Quote| | {{Quote|Most high and honored Prophet: It is with greatest shame that I lay myself before the judgment of the Council. I expect and will accept no mercy. My failure in this matter is absolute; I embrace my responsibility and my punishment. <br>The disgrace and blasphemy at Halo was an abomination caused by my incompetence and failure of judgment.|'Vadamee to the Prophet of Truth in the ''Report on the Atrocity at Halo''.{{Ref/Book|[[Halo 2 Limited Collector's Edition Manual]]|Page=2}}}} | ||
The loss of the holy [[Forerunner]] [[Installation 04|relic]] was an unforgivable failure in the eyes of the High Prophets and Sangheili Councilors. 'Vadamee was stripped of his rank, title, name, and honor, and branded a heretic for his failure to safeguard the Sacred Ring. The [[Mark of Shame]] was branded upon his chest, and he was sentenced to death. His corpse was to "be hung by his entrails" and "paraded through [[High Charity|the city]]" as an example to others.<ref name="thearbiter">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[The Arbiter]]''</ref> | The loss of the holy [[Forerunner]] [[Installation 04|relic]] was an unforgivable failure in the eyes of the High Prophets and Sangheili Councilors. 'Vadamee was stripped of his rank, title, name, and honor, and branded a heretic for his failure to safeguard the Sacred Ring.{{Ref/Level|H2|[[The Heretic]]}} The [[Mark of Shame]] was branded upon his chest, and he was sentenced to death. His corpse was to "be hung by his entrails" and "paraded through [[High Charity|the city]]" as an example to others.<ref name="thearbiter">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[The Arbiter]]''</ref> | ||
The Hierarchs, however, had a different fate in mind for Thel. Upon being brought before the High Prophets of Truth and [[Prophet of Mercy|Mercy]], Thel was offered the choice of becoming the new [[Arbiter]]. Understanding that the office of Arbiter was itself a death sentence and seeking to regain his honor, Thel accepted.{{Ref/Reuse|thearbiter}} | The Hierarchs, however, had a different fate in mind for Thel. Upon being brought before the High Prophets of Truth and [[Prophet of Mercy|Mercy]], Thel was offered the choice of becoming the new [[Arbiter]]. Understanding that the office of Arbiter was itself a death sentence and seeking to regain his honor, Thel accepted.{{Ref/Reuse|thearbiter}} | ||
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Thel rejoined John-117 at the docks, shortly after the Master Chief cleared the road to Voi of Covenant by destroying a Scarab. The two then attacked a section of the Covenant mechanized presence defending the area around the [[Portal at Voi|Forerunner Portal]], which took them through a Traxus warehouse and in a confrontation with a pair of [[Mgalekgolo]] who sided with Brutes. Along the way, he cursed at a preaching hologram of Truth and declared that he will never again be [[Mark of Shame|shamed]], cementing his newfound hatred toward the last surviving Hierarch of the Covenant, and still fuming over his betrayal and lies. | Thel rejoined John-117 at the docks, shortly after the Master Chief cleared the road to Voi of Covenant by destroying a Scarab. The two then attacked a section of the Covenant mechanized presence defending the area around the [[Portal at Voi|Forerunner Portal]], which took them through a Traxus warehouse and in a confrontation with a pair of [[Mgalekgolo]] who sided with Brutes. Along the way, he cursed at a preaching hologram of Truth and declared that he will never again be [[Mark of Shame|shamed]], cementing his newfound hatred toward the last surviving Hierarch of the Covenant, and still fuming over his betrayal and lies. | ||
Opening a hole in the Covenant anti-air defenses, [[Terrence Hood|Lord Hood]]'s remaining ships assaulted the Prophet of Truth's [[Forerunner Dreadnought]]. The airstrike was insufficient to destroy the ancient Keyship, and the activated artifact formed an enormous [[slipspace portal]] through which Truth and the Covenant fleet retreated. Before Lord Hood could consolidate the scattered human resistance, a [[Indulgence of Conviction|Flood-infested Covenant cruiser]] transitioned out of Slipspace and crashed into the city, infesting a significant area in and around Voi.<ref name="TheStorm">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Storm]]''</ref> | Opening a hole in the Covenant anti-air defenses, [[Terrence Hood|Lord Hood]]'s remaining ships assaulted the Prophet of Truth's [[Anodyne Spirit|Forerunner Dreadnought]]. The airstrike was insufficient to destroy the ancient Keyship, and the activated artifact formed an enormous [[slipspace portal]] through which Truth and the Covenant fleet retreated. Before Lord Hood could consolidate the scattered human resistance, a [[Indulgence of Conviction|Flood-infested Covenant cruiser]] transitioned out of Slipspace and crashed into the city, infesting a significant area in and around Voi.<ref name="TheStorm">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Storm]]''</ref> | ||
The Arbiter and the Master Chief proceeded to cauterize the local area of the Flood, battling their way to the cruiser to overload the crashed ship's engines and destroy the source of the infestation. They made their way through the same warehouse they fought Covenant, only to bear witness to the Flood's reanimation of various corpses, both UNSC and Covenant, and carved a swath through the nightmarish outbreak. They were aided by a handful of surviving Marines before they came a cross a [[Suicidal Marine|lone marine]] who was deeply traumatized by his encounter with the Flood, claiming he "helped" his squad by killing them. | The Arbiter and the Master Chief proceeded to cauterize the local area of the Flood, battling their way to the cruiser to overload the crashed ship's engines and destroy the source of the infestation. They made their way through the same warehouse they fought Covenant, only to bear witness to the Flood's reanimation of various corpses, both UNSC and Covenant, and carved a swath through the nightmarish outbreak. They were aided by a handful of surviving Marines before they came a cross a [[Suicidal Marine|lone marine]] who was deeply traumatized by his encounter with the Flood, claiming he "helped" his squad by killing them. | ||
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*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{C|Doll and Emblem only}} | *''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{C|Doll and Emblem only}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Outcasts]]'' | *''[[Halo: Outcasts]]'' | ||
*''[[Sunrise on Sanghelios]]'' | *''[[Halo: Sunrise on Sanghelios]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
{{Col-end}} | {{Col-end}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources|2}} | {{Ref/Sources|2}} | ||
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[[Category:Sangheili characters| | [[Category:Sangheili characters|Sangheili characters]] | ||
[[Category:House of 'Vadam]] | [[Category:House of 'Vadam]] | ||
[[Category:Nobles | [[Category:Nobles]] | ||
[[Category:Kaidons | [[Category:Kaidons]] | ||
[[Category:Arbiters | [[Category:Arbiters]] | ||
[[Category:Covenant military personnel | [[Category:Covenant military personnel]] | ||
[[Category:Swords of Sanghelios members | [[Category:Swords of Sanghelios members]] | ||
[[Category:Playable characters]] | [[Category:Playable characters]] | ||