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The '''Didact''' is a [[Forerunner]] [[Promethean]] who held an extremely high status in the [[Ecumene|Forerunner society]] as supreme commander of the entire Forerunner military.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Terminal]]s''</ref> He wholeheartedly believed in the [[Mantle]] the Forerunners held to protect life, and initially opposed the [[Halo Array]] as a sin beyond measure. He was also the lover and husband of the [[Librarian]].

Originally thought to have been physically killed by the former [[Master Builder]] [[Faber]],<ref name="c339">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 339''</ref> the Didact effectively existed as two individuals during the final days of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]]; his original self, as well as his implanted consciousness within a young Forerunner known as [[Bornstellar Makes Eternal Lasting]]. To differentiate these two incarnations, the original Didact was referred to as the ''Ur-Didact'', while his other incarnation was known as the ''Bornstellar-Didact''.<ref name="amazon">[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0765323982/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=heaprcom05-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creativeASIN=0765323982 '''Amazon.com''': ''Halo: Silentium official description'']</ref> The ''Ur-Didact'' was eventually exiled on [[Requiem]], not to be awakened until [[2557]],<ref name="true Didact">[http://www.gregbear.com/blog/display.cfm?id=6897 '''Gregbear.com:''' ''HALO 4 DIDACT'']</ref><ref name="gttv">[http://www.gametrailers.com/full-episodes/qevv7h/gt-tv-halo-4 '''GameTrailers''': ''GTTV: Halo 4'']</ref> while the ''Bornstellar-Didact'' supposedly served until the final days of the Flood conflict; he was also the individual responsible for activating the Halo Array.<ref name="t7"/><ref>Iris Array Recorder Data (D-COM)</ref>