Editing Maccabeus

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{{Covenant Character Infobox
|name=Maccabeus
|image=
|homeworld=[[Doisac]]
|birth=
|death=February 23, [[2525]]
|rank=[[War Chieftain]], [[Ship Master]]/Alpha Jiralhanae
|species=[[Jiralhanae]]
|gender=Male
|height=
|weapons=[[Fist of Rukt]]
|equipment=[[invincibility]]
|vehicles=* [[Rapid Conversion]] (Cruiser)
* [[Chopper]]
|hair=Grey
|eyes=
|cyber=
|era= 23rd [[Age of Doubt]]
|types=
|notable=*Was the uncle of [[Tartarus]]
*Was killed by [[Tartarus]] with the [[Fist of Rukt]] 
*Led the first Covenant contact with Humans
|affiliation=[[Covenant/Hierarchs]]
|hideb=
}}
'''Maccabeus''' was a [[Jiralhanae]] [[Chieftain]] and one of the few [[Jiralhanae]] [[Ship Master]]s prior to the [[Great Schism]]. He commanded the [[Covenant]] vessel, ''[[Rapid Conversion]]'', a ship that the [[Sangheili]] had "given" him, though the [[Sangheili]] did downgrade it severely, showing their distrust in the [[Jiralhanae]].  However, he upstaged the Sangheili by taking his rebuke in turn. He was not allowed to repair any weapon systems and he was not allowed to have a [[Huragok]] on board. Although he was allowed to have a mechanical lift system on his ship, Maccabeus decided to remove it and replace them with multiple, crude ladders as a deliberate affront to the Sangheili (as the shape of their knees gave them great difficulty when climbing). <ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', page 194</ref> He was honored and respected by his pack for his unshakable faith in the [[Forerunners]]. He was also the uncle to the future [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]], [[Tartarus]]. 

Maccabeus was one of the first official representatives of the Covenant to meet with the humans. However, the talks went sour when some overeager [[Unggoy]], lead by [[Tartarus]], broke rank and made an early attack on a group of militia recruits. One [[Unggoy]] attacked a recruit named [[Osmo]]. When [[Osmo]] caught a glimpse of his attacker, he attempted to open fire, but it was already too late. The [[Unggoy]] split [[Osmo]] open across his belly. Maccabeus is also known as the first Jiralhanae to use the vehicle known as the "[[Chopper]]", which was one of four created by the [[Huragok]] [[Lighter Than Some]], which were originally created as a peace offering for the humans. Maccabeus was severely injured in battle when he was hit by [[Sergeant Johnson]]'s [[Warthog]] and was greatly dishonored in this way. After he had bungled the assault on Harvest, his nephew Tartarus challenged him to a duel because Maccabeus had disobeyed orders from the Prophets about glassing [[Harvest]], but had instead continued his search for relics and a possible [[Oracle]], and had caused the deaths of several Jiralhanae, one of which was a friend of [[Tartarus]]. He was then defeated by Tartarus, who became the new Chieftain of the pack and gained Maccabeus' armour. 

Maccabeus' weapon of choice is the [[Fist of Rukt]], a large hammer with a stone head. He used this ancient cudgel in his duel with [[Tartarus]]. [[Tartarus]] was able to disarm his uncle and use the [[Fist of Rukt]] against him. Maccabeus' last words to [[Tartarus]] were: "Never forget the meaning of this Age(The Age of Doubt), nephew." [[Tartarus]] then crushed Maccabeus' skull while he clung onto a ladder. Maccabeus' body plummeted into the explosions and fires below. [[Tartarus]] returned to Maccabeus' body and stripped him of his Chieftain armor. 

== Trivia ==

*Maccabeus wielded the [[Fist of Rukt]] before it was outfitted with gravity technology.
*His name may be a reference to the legendary Jewish military hero Judah Maccabee, who's last name is derived from the Aramaic word for hammer.
*His favorite food was the smallest thorn of the [[Thorn Beast]] when it was properly cooked because once the Chieftain worked the thorn back and forth in its socket, it would bring a muscle-bed with it along with a tender ball of meat on a crisp and oily cone which was called an appetizer and a dessert.
*In [[Halo: Contact Harvest]], his [[energy shields]] were powerful enough to withstand fire from about 30 members of the [[Colonial Militia of Harvest]] wielding [[MA5 Individual Combat Weapon System]]s and two with [[Prototype BR-55]]s without failing.


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