Jul 'Mdama
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October 23, 2558[2] (aged 69) |
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Stabbed in the neck by Spartan Jameson Locke |
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239.9 centimeters (7 ft 10.4 in)[1] |
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148 kilograms (327 lb)[2] |
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- "Embittered by decades of hatred towards humanity and the loss of his own wife at their hands, the Sangheili warrior wanted revenge."
- — Curator on Jul 'Mdama[3]
Jul 'Mdama (formerly 'Mdamaee), known to his followers as the "Didact's Hand"[4] or the "Hand of the Didact",[2] was a Sangheili shipmaster previously in the service of the Covenant during its war against humanity. Fueled by hatred for humanity after the death of his wife, 'Mdama became the Supreme Commander and founder of a new Covenant faction in the wake of the Great Schism. Despite years of eluding the public light, his activities on the shield world Requiem established him as a highly valued target for the United Nations Space Command. Because of this, Spartan-IVs notably trained against a simulated version of him in Warzone.
'Mdama was eventually killed by Spartan Locke during the Battle of Kamchatka. The rest of his Covenant faction was destroyed shortly after during the Battle of Sunaion, having lasted for five years.
Biography[edit]
Early life and military career[edit]
Jul was born on March 5, 2489, in the state of Mdama on Sanghelios.[1] Years later he would marry Raia 'Mdama, with whom he had two sons, Dural and Asum.[5] At some point he became the elder of Bekan keep in Mdama. During the last third of the Human-Covenant War he served in the Covenant military under the name 'Mdamaee as the shipmaster of a Covenant Varric-pattern heavy cruiser, the Blight of the Profane.[6][7] While he was away he left the management of his ancestral estate of Bekan keep to Raia and her grandbrother, Naxan.[5]
Like many other Sangheili, when Jul 'Mdamaee was forced out of the Covenant during the Great Schism, he abridged his surname to 'Mdama, dropping the "ee" suffix and renouncing his service of the High Prophets.[7]
Post-war[edit]
After the end of the war and the fall of the Covenant, 'Mdama still felt mistrust and resentment toward humanity, comparing them to the Flood in some respects, believing the species would not stop their colonization efforts. He did, however, grudgingly admit that while they were not the best at anything, they were good enough at everything to survive. In January 2553 he attended a meeting with Kaidon Levu 'Mdama and Arbiter Thel 'Vadam. He asked the Arbiter what his plans were for the humans and expressed his desire to finish them off while they were still recovering. After 'Vadam announced he would try to make peace with the humans, Jul and his fellow shipmaster Forze 'Mdama decided that humanity would not change and that they must be stopped.[5] Jul later met with Levu in private. Although the kaidon disliked humanity and believed they were a threat to the Sangheili, Levu did not believe that the Sangheili had the capability to wipe out the entire species and that peace was currently a better option.[8]
On February 1, 2553,[9] 'Mdama and Forze allied with Avu Med 'Telcam purely out of pragmatism, as his cult, the Servants of the Abiding Truth, were best equipped to assassinate 'Vadam. 'Telcam took them on a tour of the Temple of the Abiding Truth, pointing out symbols that may lead to the Halos.[10] The three met with Buran 'Utaral, another member of the Abiding Truth and a former shipmaster. Together the four traveled to the Aanrar Shipyard to steal Buran's former frigate, Unflinching Resolve. After simply going to the bridge of the ship and stealing the vessel, telling the shipyard's dockmaster they were taking the frigate for assessments, Unflinching Resolve was brought to 'Mdama and hidden in Bekan quarry near Jul's keep.[11] Shortly after, 'Telcam left to meet with his weapons supplier. 'Mdama suggested that they should move Unflinching Resolve to the planet where 'Telcam received his weapon shipments, but 'Telcam refused to reveal its name or location. 'Mdama became suspicious of 'Telcam's benefactors and secretly followed him to New Llanelli. After he discovered 'Telcam receiving weapons from the Office of Naval Intelligence, 'Mdama was discovered and captured by Spartan Naomi-010.[12]
Imprisonment on Trevelyan[edit]
Detained aboard the UNSC Port Stanley, Jul was interrogated by Professor Evan Phillips and the shipboard AI, Black-Box.[13] 'Mdama was then transferred to ONI Research Facility Trevelyan, where he was placed in captivity under the supervision of Dr. Irena Magnusson.[14]
