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{{Status|Canon}}
{{Era|HCW|Post}}
{{Outdated|Halo: Shadows of Reach}}
{{Outofdate|Halo: Shadows of Reach}}
{{Character infobox
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|name=Inslaan 'Gadogai
|name=Inslaan 'Gadogai
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|species=[[Sangheili]]
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*[[Covenant separatists]] {{C|formerly}}
*[[Covenant separatists]] {{C|formerly}}
*[[Banished]] {{C|formerly}}
*[[Banished]] {{C|formerly}}
*[[Keepers of the One Freedom]] {{C|formerly}}
*[[Keepers of the One Freedom]]
*[[Castor]]
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'''Inslaan 'Gadogai''' (born '''Azl 'Lamoul''') is a shrewd, cunning, and short-tempered [[Sangheili]] [[blademaster]] serving the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]]. He was a veteran of the [[Silent Shadow]] during the time of the [[Covenant]], before rebelling against the [[High Prophet of Truth]] and [[Tartarus|Tartarus']] [[Jiralhanae]] leadership at the onset of the [[Great Schism]]. By [[2559]] he was a mercenary serving the [[Banished]] as an eye for [[Escharum]], before leaving them in favor of [[Castor]] and the Keepers of the One Freedom.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFPUmbra|https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/pen-umbra|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Pen Umbra|D=28|M=10|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=SoR3|HSoR|Chapter=3}} Following the failed attempt at firing the [[Halo Array]], he and Castor were left as the only survivors of the Keepers of the One Freedom.{{Ref/Novel|DW}}
'''Inslaan 'Gadogai''' is a mysterious, short-tempered [[Sangheili]] [[blademaster]] serving the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]]. He was a veteran of the [[Silent Shadow]] during the time of the [[Covenant]], before rebelling against the [[High Prophet of Truth]] and [[Tartarus|Tartarus']] [[Jiralhanae]] leadership at the onset of the [[Great Schism]]. By [[2559]] he was a mercenary serving the [[Banished]] as an eye for [[Escharum]], before leaving them in favor of [[Castor]] and the Keepers of the One Freedom.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFPUmbra|https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/pen-umbra|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Pen Umbra}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=SoR3|HSoR|Chapter=3}}


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Early Life===
Born on the fortress world of [[Saepon'kal]], the Sangheili who would become Inslaan ‘Gadogai was originally known as Azl 'Lamoul. He was a member of the [[Moul clan]], a powerful house of the seventeen keeps in the Varo state. He was the eldest son the Matriarch of the Moul keep and would eventually be mentored by its Kaidon. In time, he became as adept in personal combat as he was in administration. When the ruling Kaidon intended to abdicate, Azl was greatly favored to be chosen as the next Kaidon of his clan, and so he traveled to the client keeps to cement their support.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HDW8|HDW|Chapter=8}}
During the third destination, he met [[Olabisi Varo'dai]], the daughter of the Matriarch of the keep. The two quickly fell in love and would traveled together to the next keep. Upon arriving, they secretly agreed to join their houses once Azl becomes Kaidon.{{Ref/Reuse|HDW8}}
Upon his return to the Moul keep, he learned that the Kaidon was abdicating his position. The elders of his keep named ‘Lamoul as his successor, but also named Unavaro, niece to the Marshal of Varo, as Matriarch. Azl rejected the proposal and announced his intentions with Olabisi.{{Ref/Reuse|HDW8}}
Before the Kaidon and matriarch could consent to ’Lamoul’s desires, the Marshal of Varo led a coup against the Moul clan. With the aid of a treacherous member of the clan, the Marshal sent assassins into the keep and slaughtered anyone who bore the blood of the Kaidon and the Matriarch, save for Azl. The assassins drugged-darted and imprisoned him, denying him the chance to die with the rest of his family.{{Ref/Reuse|HDW8}}
The Marshal of Varo completed Azl’s  humiliation by forcing him to watch as an heir of the Varo clan was chosen as Kaidon and installed Olabisi as Matriarch. ‘Lamoul was then warned that any form of retaliation would forfeit his beloved’s life, and was thus released.{{Ref/Reuse|HDW8}}
Afterwards, many loyal retainers gathered to Azl and offered to join him to avenge the Marshal’s atrocities. However, he was unwilling to risk Olabisi’s life and ultimately forbade any retribution from his vassals and left his keep to fight in the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|HDW8}}
===Joining the Silent Shadow===
During his early service to the [[Covenant]], his ferocity on the battlefield caught the attention of the [[Silent Shadow]] and was invited to join their ranks. He accepted their invitation, with the intention of returning to [[Saepon'kal]] to save Olabisi and kill the Marshal of Varo.{{Ref/Reuse|HDW8}}
Over time, Azl ‘Lamoul became a [[blademaster]] within the [[Silent Shadow]] and adopted a new name: '''Inslaan 'Gadogai'''. At some point, he was attached to the Fleet of Certain Glory.{{Ref/Reuse|HDW8}}
After four hundred cycles, he returned to [[Saepon'kal]], only to discover that the Marshal and the illegitimate Kaidon dead and that Olabisi became the matriarch of the state of Varo. Knowing that his beloved was safe and well aware of his commitments to the Silent Shadow, he departed [[Saepon'kal]] and returned to the Fleet of Certain Glory.{{Ref/Reuse|HDW8}}
Over time, his compassion for Olabisi turned to bitterness and resentment.{{Ref/Reuse|HDW8}}
===Great Schism===
===Great Schism===
Following the [[Massacre at Eridanus Secundus]], 'Gadogai saw the [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]] [[Tartarus]] present three remaining [[Slipspace flake|slipspace crystals]] to the [[High Prophet of Truth]] in the [[Sanctum of the Hierarchs|Inner Sanctum]].{{Ref/Book|Id=SORCovenant|Halo: Shadows of Reach|Chapter=3|Quote=Tartarus had been the leading chieftain during the final days of the Covenant, a bold Jiralhanae who had single-handedly wrestled military control from the Sangheili in an event that had since been called the Great Schism... He had probably witnessed the events in the Inner Sanctum with his own eyes.}} Soon after, 'Gadogai would eventually rebel against the High Prophets and their new Jiralhanae leadership at the onset of the [[Great Schism]].{{Ref/Reuse|Id=SORCovenant}}
In the [[Covenant]], Inslaan 'Gadogai served as a [[blademaster]] in the [[Silent Shadow]]. Following the [[Massacre at Eridanus Secundus]], 'Gadogai saw the [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]] [[Tartarus]] present three remaining [[Slipspace flake|slipspace crystals]] to the [[High Prophet of Truth]] in the [[Sanctum of the Hierarchs|Inner Sanctum]].{{Ref/Book|Id=SORCovenant|Halo: Shadows of Reach|Chapter=3|Quote=Tartarus had been the leading chieftain during the final days of the Covenant, a bold Jiralhanae who had single-handedly wrestled military control from the Sangheili in an event that had since been called the Great Schism... He had probably witnessed the events in the Inner Sanctum with his own eyes.}} Soon after, 'Gadogai would eventually rebel against the High Prophets and their new Jiralhanae leadership at the onset of the [[Great Schism]].{{Ref/Reuse|Id=SORCovenant}}


===Stabilizing the Banished on Reach===
===Stabilizing the Banished on Reach===
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==Personality and traits==
==Personality and traits==
Inslaan 'Gadogai has developed a pattern of short-term relationships with factions, moving from faction to faction over time. However, his loyalty to [[Castor]] and the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] was born out of a genuine friendship with the ''[[dokab]]'' and so he had committed himself fully to Castor's cause.{{Citation needed}}
Inslaan 'Gadogai has developed a pattern of short-term relationships with factions, moving from faction to faction over time.


==Skills and abilities==
==Skills and Abilities==
As a former member of the Silent Shadow, 'Gadogai has a seemingly preternatural degree of strength, speed, and agility - even for a Sangheili. At the Ark's Epsilon Spire, Inslaan moved with a hand speed far too great for the Dokab [[Castor]] to notice; snatching a communications disk from the front of the latter's belt, in spite of the Jiralhanae's alerted state. Notwithstanding his comparatively slender frame, the Sangheili was also considered a match in strength for Castor; a feat highly unusual in contrast to their species. {{Ref/Novel|HDW|Chapter=9}}  
As a former member of the Silent Shadow, 'Gadogai has a seemingly preternatural degree of strength, speed, and agility - even for a Sangheili. At the Ark's Epsilon Spire, Inslaan moved with a hand speed far too great for the Dokab [[Castor]] to notice; snatching a communications disk from the front of the latter's belt, in spite of the Jiralhanae's alerted state. Notwithstanding his comparatively slender frame, the Sangheili was also considered a match in strength for Castor; a feat highly unusual in contrast to their species. {{Ref/Novel|HDW|Chapter=9}}  


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According to the ex-Silent Shadow member himself, this level of physical prowess was only possible as a result of his purchase of a mysterious energy which permeates all living beings in the universe.{{Ref/Novel|HDW|Chapter=1}}
According to the ex-Silent Shadow member himself, this level of physical prowess was only possible as a result of his purchase of a mysterious energy which permeates all living beings in the universe.{{Ref/Novel|HDW|Chapter=1}}


==Gallery==
==Production Notes==
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*Despite his surname first being spelled as "'Gadodgai" in the Pen Umbra [[Canon Fodder]] [https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/pen-umbra post] on [[Halo Waypoint]],{{Ref/Reuse|CFPUmbra}} his surname is always spelled as "'Gadogai" throughout ''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|SoR3}}
File:Inslaan'Gadogai.png|Inslaan 'Gadogai as he appears on the cover of ''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]''.
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==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==

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