Editing Dadab

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{{Covenant Character Infobox
|name=Dadab
|homeworld= [[Balaho]]
|birth= 2504
|death=[[2525]]
|rank=[[Deacon]]
|species=[[Unggoy]]
|gender=Male
|height=
|weapons= [[Plasma Pistol]]
|equipment=
|vehicles=
|hair=
|eyes=
|cyber=
|era=23rd [[Age of Doubt]]
|types=
|notable= *First [[Covenant]] member to see a human in person.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', page 100</ref>
*Was one of the smartest Grunts in The Covenant.
|affiliation=[[Covenant]]
}}

'''Dadab''' was an [[Unggoy]] with the rank of [[Deacon]] onboard the [[Covenant]] missionary ship ''[[Minor Transgression]]''<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', page 49</ref> under the command of [[Kig-Yar]] [[Ship Master|Ship-mistress]] [[Chur'R-Yar]]. He was one of the small number of Unggoy able to apply for a [[Deaconship]] because of his intelligence.

==Biography==
Dadab had a friendly relationship with the [[Huragok]] on board ''Minor Transgression'', ''[[Lighter Than Some]]'', and learned a fair amount of Huragok sign language during their friendship<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', pages 53-55</ref>. He was promoted to the rank of Deacon because of his above-average intelligence and he could both understand the Covenant [[Writs of Union]] and help explain them to others. While on the ''Minor Transgression'', he was alarmed when the sensors registered what looked like millions of [[Forerunner]] artifacts. These were later proved to be the [[Human]]s, as they were the successors of the Forerunners.

===''Rapid Conversion''===
While Dadab was on board the ''Minor Transgression'', they attacked several Human vessels, a course of action that resulted in the ''Minor Transgression's'' destruction. Dadab was the first member of [[The Covenant]] to see a human, and was being beat by the lone captain on the ship ''This End Up'', however, ''[[Lighter Than Some]]'' killed the human with a rock that the Huragok was given by Dadab.
Their attacks on Human vessels had attracted the attention of the [[ONI]], [[Staff Sergeant Nolan Byrne]] and (then) Staff Sergeant [[Avery Junior Johnson]], who were under the command of [[Lieutenant Commander Jilan al-Cygni]] at the time and made an attack on the [[Covenant]] vessel. Dadab escaped the ship's destruction along with his friend, the Huragok, ''Lighter Than Some'', who risked his own life to produce breathable methane for Dadab, to keep him alive on their journey. Dadab and ''Lighter Than Some'' were rescued by the [[Brute]]-controlled ship ''[[Rapid Conversion]]''. While on board, Dadab was the ship's Deacon, preaching to the other Grunts on board the ship. He befriended one of the most promising members of his ministry, [[Bapap]]. His message of salvation through the [[Great Journey]] was not accepted by all the other Grunts, as he was often at odds with the grizzled Grunt [[Flim]]. He and Bapap fought the Humans on the Tiara, with Dadab staying by Bapap's side after he was injured. After [[Tartarus]] arrived and rescued Dadab, he asked Tartarus to help save his wounded comrade, who responded by shooting a spike into Bapap, killing him. This unexpected betrayal shocked the Deacon and began to instrument his hatred towards the Chieftain.

===Death===
Earlier in the [[Battle of Harvest]], Dadab discovered that ''[[Lighter Than Some]]'' had committed several heresies by trying to make peace with the Humans, against the Prophet's orders. He tried to get ''Lighter Than Some'' to realize the error of his ways, but ''Lighter Than Some'' was unrepentant. Later, after ''[[Lighter Than Some]]'''s killing by the [[Yanme'e|Drone]] mechanics because of their jealousy of his abilities, Dadab flew into a rage at his friend's brutal murder, and shot down all the drones with a [[Plasma Pistol]].
He then swore to avenge his ally and stop all the senseless fighting by killing the [[Chieftain]], [[Tartarus]], who had started the fight with the humans. He managed to take his shields down with an overcharged [[Plasma Pistol]] shot, but failed to injure him. Tartarus charged Dadab and crushed him with the head of the [[Fist of Rukt]]. Dadab simply disappeared under the weight of the hammer with nothing left of him except a mess of pulp, so it seems his death was quick, at the very least. Dadab obviously knew that he was going to die, and wanted the humans to finish off Tartarus once his shields were down. [[Sergeant Johnson]] witnessed this spectacle and it puzzled him greatly, wondering why Dadab had shot [[Tartarus]]. Sergeant Johnson at first thought the shot was intended for him.

==Trivia==
*He is one of the three only known [[Grunt]]s who utilized the overcharge of the [[Plasma Pistol]], the other being [[Linglin]] and another one on the ''[[Pillar of Autumn]]'' who tried to take off Master Chief's helmet.
*He was the only known Grunt able to communicate with a [[Huragok]].
*He and [[Pipit]] are the only known named Deacons.
*Dadab's name is similar to the name of [[Tim Dadabo]], who voiced [[343 Guilty Spark (Monitor)|343 Guilty Spark]] in the [[Halo]] Trilogy.<ref>Tim Dadabo http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Dadabo</ref>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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==Related Pages==
*[[Bapap]]
*[[Unggoy]]
*[[Deacon]]
*[[Yayap]]
*[[Kwassass]]

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