Editing Fal 'Chavamee

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{{Character Infobox|variant=Cov

|image = [[File:Fal Arbiter.jpg|275px]]

|homeworld = [[Sanghelios]]

|death = Circa 2152

|rank = Arbiter

|species = Sangheili

|gender = Male

|weapons = [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword]]

|eyes = Yellow

|affiliation = [[Covenant]]; traditional [[Sangheili]] culture

'''Fal 'Chavamee''' was a [[Sangheili]] [[Arbiter]] and the leader of his clan sometime before the [[Human-Covenant War]]. Though he was a prominent leader among his people and within the [[Covenant]], he refuted the [[Covenant religion]]'s validity, leading to his condemnation as a heretic.<ref name="Duel">'''Halo Legends''', ''The Duel''</ref>

As evidenced by his title, 'Chavamee was highly respected and held a considerable degree of recognition among the Sangheili and within the Covenant. He held a considerable degree of command of the [[Covenant military]] and among his clan's forces.<ref name="Duel"/> Despite holding such authority within the Covenant, he believed that his people had strayed from their sense of honor and now fought for power and supremacy. He also believed that the [[Covenant religion|Great Journey]] was a false belief, used by the [[San 'Shyuum]] to achieve and maintain power over the Sangheili, despite their officially equal standing within the hegemony. Eventually, he was called before [[Unidentified Hierarch (Sanghelios)|one of the Hierarchs]], who urged 'Chavamee to profess faith in the Great Journey. Despite the Prophet's pleas, the Arbiter exclaimed that the Great Journey was a lie; for this, the Hierarch declared 'Chavamee a heretic.<ref name="Duel"/>

[[Haka]], a member of Fal's clan, took advantage of the Arbiter's denouncement as a heretic, seeking to gain influence within the clan. Wishing his clansman dead and supported by the Hierarch, Haka dispatched assassins to kill the Arbiter. Predicting treachery, Fal had [[The Boatman|one of his clansmen]] ferry him up a river, seeking to goad the assassins to attack. He killed them all after a brief struggle.<ref name="Duel"/>

After the assassins were killed, Haka forced one of Fal's closest friends, [[Roh]], into killing Fal's wife, [[Han 'Chavamee|Han]], in order to provoke the Arbiter into a duel. Upon returning home from his fight with the assassins, he discovered Han's and Roh's bodies. Stricken by grief, 'Chavamee gained the resolve to end Haka's threat, defeating an enormous Covenant military detachment which had been sent to kill him for his alleged heresy. When Fal finally met Haka atop a [[Forerunner]] structure, their duel began. At the same moment that he was mortally wounded by Haka's blade, Fal managed to stab his foe. Fal thought of his wife as he and Haka died at each other's hands.<ref name="Duel"/>

Before 'Chavamee's actions, the rank of Arbiter had been considered a privilege. However, his supposed heresy led the Prophets to declare that the rank of Arbiter would thenceforth be one without honor, given to those who could be useful to them as a last chance to regain their lost honor before death.<ref name="Duel"/>

*Fal was voiced by [[Wikipedia:John Gremillion|John Gremillion]], who also voiced [[Arthur-079]] in ''[[The Package]]''.<ref>'''Halo Legends:''' ''The Duel'' credits</ref>

*The episode's subtitles mistakenly show Fal's name as "Thel", the name of [[Thel 'Vadam|the Arbiter]] from the ''Halo'' Trilogy and of [[Thel 'Lodamee|the Major]] from ''The Package''.

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File:Duel Sangheilios 2.jpg|Fal killing one of Haka's assassins.

File:Elite Housing.jpg|Fal's home.

File:Han-Duel.jpg|Fal discussing matters with Han.

File:Sangheilios Duel 1.jpg|Fall discussing matters with his close friend Roh.

File:Oncoming army.jpg|A large Covenant force sent to assassinate Fal for his heresy.  

File:Fal_-_The_Duel.png|Fal dual-wielding [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|energy swords]].

Image:HLHunters.png|Fal battling three gargantuan [[Mgalekgolo]].

File:Han's death.jpg|Fal upon discovering Han's corpse.

File:Final Duel.jpg|Fal preparing to duel with Haka.

File:Fal and Haka death.jpg|Fal and Haka dying at each other's hands.

*''[[Halo 2 Anniversary]]''

**''[[Terminal/Halo 2 Anniversary|Terminals]]''

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