Editing Inka 'Saham

{{Status|Canon}}
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|name=Inka 'Saham
|image=[[File:HINF InkaSaham2.png|300px]]
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|death=During or after [[2560#May|May 28, 2560]]{{Ref/Quest|Id=Hi|HI|Connections|Inka 'Saham}}
|causeofdeath=Killed in battle by [[John-117]]{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}}
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|species=[[Sangheili]]
|gender=Male
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|eyes=Orange{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}}
|affiliation=*[[Covenant]] {{C|formerly}}{{Ref/Game|Id=Target01|HINF|[[High Value Target]] dossier, Inka 'Saham}}
*[[Banished]]{{Ref/Reuse|Target01}}
**[[Valorguards of the Chosen]]{{Ref/Reuse|Target01}}
|rank=*[[Shipmaster]]{{Ref/Reuse|Target01}}
*[[Sangheili General|General]]{{Ref/Reuse|Target01}}
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'''Inka 'Saham''' was a [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili General|General]] serving within the [[Bloodstars#Banished|Bloodstars]] of the [[Banished]]. During the [[Human-Covenant War]], he served the [[Covenant]] as the [[shipmaster]] of the {{Pattern|Mutan Et|storm cutter}} ''[[Heresy's Sorrow]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|Target01}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CF151|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-lorelord|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Lorelord|https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-lorelord|D=20|M=3|Y=2024|LocalArchive=Armory Infinitum#Rapidfire Pulse Carbine}} As part of the Third Lance in the Second Combat Element of the [[Valorguards of the Chosen]],{{Ref/Reuse|Target01}} 'Saham would participate in the [[Installation 07]] [[Battle for Zeta Halo|conflict]] in [[2560]], during which time he was killed by [[John-117]].{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}}

==Biography==
===Shipmaster of the Covenant===
Inka 'Saham grew to notoriety during the [[Human-Covenant War]] for harassing [[United Nations Space Command]] supply lines and [[Unified Earth Government]] trade routes as the [[shipmaster]] of the ''[[Heresy's Sorrow]]'', a {{Pattern|Mutan Et|storm cutter}}. After the [[Covenant]] [[Battle of Installation 00|collapsed]] in [[2552]], 'Saham struck a deal with [[War Chief]] [[Escharum]], dedicating his ship and his crew to the [[Banished]].{{Ref/Reuse|Target01}}

===Banished service===
In [[2559]], a [[Spartan-IV]] [[Headhunters|headhunter]] was sent on a mission to assassinate Inka 'Saham, but they were unsuccessful. The Spartan was captured and tortured as a [[prisoner of war]] simply for 'Saham's enjoyment, rather than for the purpose of extracting intelligence on the UNSC. After this, 'Saham would be inducted into the [[Bloodstars#Banished|Bloodstars]].{{Ref/Reuse|Target01}}

'Saham participated in the Banished [[Battle for Zeta Halo|occupation]] of [[Installation 07]] in [[2560]]; he led a number of his troops to fight against the [[Forerunner]] [[Sentinel]]s on the ring.{{Ref/Reuse|CF151}} Later on during the conflict, [[the Weapon]] discovered his location and passed his information on to [[Spartan-II]] [[John-117]]. The Spartan proceeded to hunt down and kill both 'Saham and the Banished forces accompanying him.{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}}

==Equipment==
During the Battle for Zeta Halo, Inka 'Saham wore a maroon-colored [[Sangheili Warlord]]'s [[Sangheili harness|harness]]. He carried a {{Pattern|Meluth'qelos|energy sword}} and a modified [[Erudo'ma'keth-pattern pulse carbine|pulse carbine]] called the [[Rapidfire Pulse Carbine]].{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}}{{Ref/Reuse|Target01}}{{Ref/Reuse|CF151}}

==In-game information==
===''Halo Infinite''===
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===Target dossier===
{{:High Value Target/Inka}}

==Gallery==
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<gallery>
File:HINF InkaSaham.png|Inka 'Saham on Installation 07.
File:HINF InkaClose.jpg|A view of 'Saham up close.
File:HINF CF151 InkaSaham.png|'Saham holding the Rapidfire Pulse Carbine.
File:HINF InkaSaham1.png|A cut-out of a battle-damaged Inka 'Saham.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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