Editing Parabum

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{{Character Infobox|variant=Cov

|image=[[Image:Parabum.jpg|275px]]

|death=[[2552]]

|rank=[[Chieftain]]

|species=Jiralhanae

'''Parabum''' (nicknamed '''Big Boy''' by his human prisoners) was a [[Jiralhanae]] commanding the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] ship, the ''[[Valorous Salvation]]'' in 2552. He landed on the human colony of [[Beta Gabriel]], and led a slaughter of the population.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[Stomping on the Heels of a Fuss]]"</ref> He was a member of the [[Rh'tol]] skein, as denoted by the "-um" suffix in his name.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/possible-catalog-jiralhanae--us-suffix-question/c7324d4c-3aab-4a41-bfb5-208df1163974/posts?page=1#post5 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''(Possible Catalog) Jiralhanae -us suffix question'']</ref>

The pack which crewed the ''Valorous Salvation'' was in fact the product of two separate packs which had recently been merged by the Covenant leadership. The two clans were ancient enemies that had fought even before the massive civil war that had knocked the Jiralhanae back to a pre-industrial state. Naturally, this led to tensions between the two factions within the pack. One clan, led by brothers [[Ceretus]] and [[Maladus]], felt themselves to be the more intelligent faction of the pack, and their devout religious beliefs were more in line with those of the [[San'Shyuum|Prophets]]. The other faction, led by the pack's [[Chieftain]] Parabum, believed only in muscle and tradition, and used relics in more opportunistic and disrespectful ways.

During the [[Fall of Reach]] Parabum exhibited cowardice when he ordered the ship to retreat from the massive attack and instead landed on the nearby Beta Gabriel. When they first arrived on the planet they hunted the humans they found there and feasted like never before. Ceretus and Maladus didn't even bother using their [[Spiker]]s, as they had more fun killing them with their bare hands. As the number of humans dwindled they ate the [[Unggoy]] who had been aboard the ship, and Parabum instituted limits on hunting and eating the humans.

Shortly afterward Maladus snapped and challenged Parabum over his cowardice and abandonment of their duties to the Covenant. However, Parabum was stronger and mercilessly pummeled him into submission before tearing his throat out with his teeth. This only served to further enrage Ceretus.

Ceretus then began plotting to overthrow Parabum, but he had no hope of beating the chieftain in a direct challenge. Instead Ceretus tried to convince another Brute, [[Hammadus]], who was the only one strong enough to defeat Parabum. He did so by using Hammadus's brother [[Facius]], and arguing that they needed to overthrow Parabum, return to the Covenant, and beg the gods for forgiveness or else face damnation.

Ceretus got Facius to try to convince Parabum to return to the Covenant, with Hammadus promising to protect his brother. When Facius spoke to Parabum however, the chieftain responded by saying that there were no gods, causing Ceretus to erupt with pious indignation. Parabum then killed Ceretus with his [[Type-2 Energy Weapon/Hammer|gravity hammer]]. Connor Brien then shot Parabum and Hammadus with his tranquilizer gun, knocking them unconscious. Pandemonium reigned and many of the human prisoners attempted to escape, however one woman named [[Nixaliz]] chose to get revenge on her captors and used a fallen [[Spiker]] to shoot Parabum in the face repeatedly, before she herself was decapitated. Any surviving members of his pack would have been killed by the UNSC reinforcements which landed on Beta Gabriel soon after and eliminated all of the Jiralhanae survivors.

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[[Category:Brutes (Characters)]]