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{{Status|Canon}}
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==Biography==
==Biography==
===Life===
===Life===
Govender taught at [[Elysium City Primary Education Facility Number 119]] around the time the school was attended by a boy who would grow up to be [[John-117]], the Master Chief. Govender passed away ''circa'' [[2551]].<ref name="htt6">''Hunt the Truth'' 006</ref>
Govender taught at [[Elysium City Primary Education Facility Number 119]] around the time the school was attended by a boy who would grow up to be [[John-117]], the Master Chief. Govender passed away circa 2551.<ref name="htt6">''Hunt the Truth'' 006</ref>


===Impersonation===
===Impersonation===
In [[2558]], reporter [[Benjamin Giraud]] was hired by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] to write a story on John-117. Govender's name was on a list of interviewees provided to Giraud by ONI.<ref name="htt">''Hunt the Truth'' 001</ref> The man Giraud interviewed claimed to have taught at Elysium City Primary Education Facility Number 119 during the future Master Chief's childhood. His first anecdote accurately relayed the story of John's dominance in games of King of the Hill.
In [[2558]], reporter [[Benjamin Giraud]] was hired by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] to write a story on John-117. Govender's name was on a list of interviewees provided to Giraud by ONI.<ref name="htt">''Hunt the Truth'' 001</ref> The man Giraud interviewed claimed to have taught at Elysium City Primary Education Facility Number 119 during the future Master Chief's childhood. His first anecdote accurately relayed the story of John's dominance in games of King of the Hill.


From here however, the stories "Govender" told diverged into fiction. He told a story of a twelve-year-old John showing up to a high school [[martial arts|boxing league]] and easily defeating the older boys. A year later, John and his parents were kidnapped by [[Insurrectionist]]s. According to "Govender", rising above this traumatic experience was instrumental in forging John into the man he would become.{{Ref/Reuse|htt}}
From here however, the stories "Govender" told diverged into fiction. He told a story of a 12 year-old John showing up to a high school boxing league easily defeating the older boys. A year later, John and his parents were kidnapped by [[Insurrectionist]]s. According to Govender, rising above this traumatic experience was instrumental in forging John into the man he would become.<ref name="htt"/>


While digging through old records scavenged from Elysium City, Giraud found an old census registry which listed John (actually his [[flash clone]]) deceased at the age of six in [[2517]]. Then, before publishing the first episode of ''Hunt the Truth'', Giraud allowed [[Ellie Bloom]], a former resident of Elysium City, to listen to a rough cut of the episode. Bloom challenged the interviewee's version of events, calling him a liar. According to Bloom, there was never a boxing club at any high school in Elysium City, because youth boxing had been banned planet-wide for decades.<ref>''Hunt the Truth'' 003</ref>
While digging through old records scavenged from Elysium City, Giraud found an old census registry which listed John (actually his [[flash clone]]) deceased at the age of six in [[2517]]. Then, before publishing the first episode of ''Hunt the Truth'', Giraud allowed [[Ellie Bloom]], a former resident of Elysium City, to listen to a rough cut of the episode. Bloom challenged Govender's version of events, calling him a liar. According to Bloom, there was never a boxing club at any high school in Elysium City, because youth boxing had been banned planet-wide for decades.<ref>''Hunt the Truth'' 003</ref>


These inconsistencies left Giraud deeply confused and conflicted. In order to confirm his theories, Giraud asked his friend [[Ray Kurzig]] to look into Govender. Kurzig confirmed that Govender had been a real person, but that he had died seven years prior.{{Ref/Reuse|htt6}} The man Giraud interviewed was an ONI plant intended to keep the journalist from learning the truth about John's history. Various commenters on Giraud's audio blog even claimed to have met the false "Govender", who was supposedly once a homeless drunk.{{Ref/Reuse|htt6}}
These inconsistencies left Giraud deeply confused and conflicted. In order to confirm his theories, Giraud asked his friend [[Ray Kurzig]] to look into Govender. Kurzig confirmed that Govender was a real person, but that he had died [[seven]] years prior.<ref name="htt6"/> The man Giraud interviewed was an ONI plant intended to keep the journalist from learning the truth about John's history. Various commentators to Giraud's audio blog even claimed to have met the false "Govender", who was supposedly once a homeless drunk.<ref name="htt6"/>


After receiving coordinates from [[Petra Janecek]], Giraud went to [[Bliss]], where he found an active ONI communications relay station and discovered who "Govender" really was: an actor hired by ONI called [[Simon Kensington]].<ref>'''Hunt the Truth''', ''Episode 11: DOWN TO THE BONE''</ref>
==Trivia==
 
The man that impersonated Govender is portrayed by American actor [[Wikipedia:Phil LaMarr|Phil LaMarr]] in ''[[Hunt the Truth]]''.<ref>[http://news.xbox.com/2015/05/games-hunt-the-truth-podcast-episode-8 '''Xbox Wire''': ''Halo 5: Guardians #HuntTheTruth - Has the Master Chief Gone AWOL?'']</ref>
==Production note==
Govender's impersonator, Simon Kensington, is portrayed by American actor [[Wikipedia:Phil LaMarr|Phil LaMarr]]. LaMarr also voices [[Thomas Wu]] and [[Ray Kurzig]] in ''[[Hunt the Truth]]''.<ref>[http://news.xbox.com/2015/05/games-hunt-the-truth-podcast-episode-8 '''Xbox Wire''': ''Halo 5: Guardians #HuntTheTruth - Has the Master Chief Gone AWOL?'']</ref>
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HtT-Boxingclub.jpg|Simon Kensington's boxing club card, which was purported to belong to Deon Govender, whom he was impersonating.
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
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==Sources==
==Sources==
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[[Category:Human characters|Govender, Deon]]
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