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Jul 'Mdama's hatred for humanity initially stems not from any religious issues, but from a fear that humans will eventually overrun the galaxy and ultimately drive the Sangheili to extinction. He compares humans to the [[Flood]] in this regard. When Thel 'Vadam proposes making peace with the humans, 'Mdama is skeptical and insists humans can't be trusted. His distrust and antipathy for humanity is only reinforced by his subsequent abduction and captivity by [[ONI]]. After the death of his wife, however, 'Mdama's primary motivation for destroying humanity changes from a matter of species survival to personal vengeance for their (indirect) role in her demise. Despite his hatred and distrust for humanity as a whole, 'Mdama is still willing to work with certain human individuals, such as [[Catherine Halsey]], when necessary. <ref>''[[Spartan Ops]]: [[S1/Exodus|S1E10 ''Exodus'']]</ref> | Jul 'Mdama's hatred for humanity initially stems not from any religious issues, but from a fear that humans will eventually overrun the galaxy and ultimately drive the Sangheili to extinction. He compares humans to the [[Flood]] in this regard. When Thel 'Vadam proposes making peace with the humans, 'Mdama is skeptical and insists humans can't be trusted. His distrust and antipathy for humanity is only reinforced by his subsequent abduction and captivity by [[ONI]]. After the death of his wife, however, 'Mdama's primary motivation for destroying humanity changes from a matter of species survival to personal vengeance for their (indirect) role in her demise. Despite his hatred and distrust for humanity as a whole, 'Mdama is still willing to work with certain human individuals, such as [[Catherine Halsey]], when necessary. <ref>''[[Spartan Ops]]: [[S1/Exodus|S1E10 ''Exodus'']]</ref> | ||
Although 'Mdama often displays typical Sangheili aggression and does not hesitate to use force to achieve his goals, he can be both patient and highly manipulative at times. During his captivity on Onyx, he placates his human captors by behaving according to their expectations of his species, at the same time gleaning information on ONI's plans whenever possible. He convinces [[Prone to Drift]] to give him key information about the Ur-Didact, then later forces Prone to aid him in his escape by threatening to detonate his explosive vest, which would damage the installation - something which he knew Prone would not allow. Later, during the Requiem campaign, 'Mdama deliberately allows the crew of the ''Infinity'' to take possession of the [[Requiem slipspace artifacts|slipspace artifact]] - playing on their assumption that the Covenant want the artifact for themselves. The artifact later enables his forces to invade ''Infinity'' and abduct Catherine Halsey. Prior to this, he attempts to gain Halsey's trust by sending her anonymous messages offering information about the Prometheans. He further appeals to her scientific curiosity by delivering to her the [[Didact's Gift|"soul"]] of a [[Promethean Knight]]. He is surprised - but not too upset - when Halsey contacts him and reveals that she knew his identity all along. | Although 'Mdama often displays typical Sangheili aggression and does not hesitate to use force or the threat of force to achieve his goals, he can be both patient and highly manipulative at times. During his captivity on Onyx, he placates his human captors by behaving according to their expectations of his species, at the same time gleaning information on ONI's plans whenever possible. He convinces [[Prone to Drift]] to give him key information about the Ur-Didact, then later forces Prone to aid him in his escape by threatening to detonate his explosive vest, which would damage the installation - something which he knew Prone would not allow. Later, during the Requiem campaign, 'Mdama deliberately allows the crew of the ''Infinity'' to take possession of the [[Requiem slipspace artifacts|slipspace artifact]] - playing on their assumption that the Covenant want the artifact for themselves. The artifact later enables his forces to invade ''Infinity'' and abduct Catherine Halsey. Prior to this, he attempts to gain Halsey's trust by sending her anonymous messages offering information about the Prometheans. He further appeals to her scientific curiosity by delivering to her the [[Didact's Gift|"soul"]] of a [[Promethean Knight]]. He is surprised - but not too upset - when Halsey contacts him and reveals that she knew his identity all along. | ||
'Mdama is mostly disillusioned with the Covenant's religion. Not only does he no longer believe in the [[Great Journey]], but he has come to accept the fact that the Forerunners were never gods. While he would ''like'' to believe they were gods, he sees the fact that the Forerunners made mistakes as proof that they were not gods. He further reasons that the Forerunners never expected or intended to be worshiped as gods in the first place. As such, 'Mdama has no qualms with exploiting or even destroying Forerunner artifacts to achieve his goals. He has also broken other taboos, such as acquiring and using human weapons. | 'Mdama is mostly disillusioned with the Covenant's religion. Not only does he no longer believe in the [[Great Journey]], but he has come to accept the fact that the Forerunners were never gods. While he would ''like'' to believe they were gods, he sees the fact that the Forerunners made mistakes as proof that they were not gods. He further reasons that the Forerunners never expected or intended to be worshiped as gods in the first place. As such, 'Mdama has no qualms with exploiting or even destroying Forerunner artifacts to achieve his goals. He has also broken other taboos, such as acquiring and using human weapons. | ||