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|homeworld=[[Bothaes]], [[Qivro]], [[Sanghelios]]<ref name="hitd">'''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''', ''page 88'' (Google Play edition)</ref>
|homeworld=[[Bothaes]], [[Qivro]], [[Sanghelios]]<ref name="hitd">''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'', p. 100</ref>
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{{Quote|Our province was held in honor, as my uncle Toha 'Sumai was considered widely to be one of the greatest swordfighters in all of Sanghelios.|Usze 'Taham<ref name="hitd"/>}}
[[Blademaster]] '''Toha 'Sumai''' was a [[Sangheili]] [[aristocrat]] of the [[Sumai keep|'Sumai clan]],<ref name="bungie"/> widely regarded as one of the preeminent [[Martial arts|swordsmen]] on [[Sanghelios]] during the [[Ninth Age of Reclamation]],<ref name="hitd"/><ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/usze-taham '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Usze 'Taham'']</ref> his renown bringing great honor to his home province of [[Bothaes]]. As a swordsman, 'Sumai had the right to mate with any female he chose, and so fathered [[Usze 'Taham]] with the wife of a wealthy merchant from his own [[keep]].<ref name="bungie">[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=thesoundofsack '''Bungie.net''': ''The Tru7h About Co-Op in Halo 3'']</ref><ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', p. 137 (2011)</ref> 'Sumai—under the guise of an uncle—aggressively trained 'Taham in swordsmanship for several years. By [[2555#March|March 2555]], 'Sumai had passed away.<ref name="hitd"/> In the years following the [[Human-Covenant War]], 'Taham worked to preserve his father's legacy.<ref name="universe"/>


'''Toha 'Sumai''' was a [[Sangheili]] [[aristocrat]] who was widely regarded as one of the best [[martial arts|sword fighters]] on [[Sanghelios]], his renown bringing great honor to his home state of [[Bothaes]]. As a swordsman, 'Sumai had the right to mate with any female he chose, and so fathered [[Usze 'Taham]] with the wife of a wealthy merchant.<ref name="bungie">[http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=thesoundofsack '''Bungie.net''': ''The Tru7h About Co-Op in Halo 3'']</ref> 'Sumai—under the guise of an uncle—aggressively trained Usze in swordsmanship. 'Sumai had died by [[2555]].<ref name="hitd"/> In the years following the [[Human-Covenant War]], Usze worked to preserve his father's legacy.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/usze-taham '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Usze 'Taham'']</ref>
==Name==
Unlike most Sangheili warriors, Sumai's name does not possess the "-ee" suffix. Rather, his name bears the "-ai" suffix, which denotes swordsmanship. His case is similar to Tulum 'Juranai and Bero Kusovai's, who are also master swordsmen.
==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' {{Fm}}
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[[Category:Sangheili|Sumai, Toha]]
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[[Category:Blademasters|Sumai, Toha]]

Revision as of 23:20, September 13, 2018

Toha 'Sumai
Biographical information

Homeworld:

Bothaes, Qivro, Sanghelios[1]

Died:

Before March 2555[1]

Personal details

Species:

Sangheili[1]

Gender:

Male[1]

Political and military information

Title:

Blademaster[1]

 

"Our province was held in honor, as my uncle Toha 'Sumai was considered widely to be one of the greatest swordfighters in all of Sanghelios."
— Usze 'Taham[1]

Blademaster Toha 'Sumai was a Sangheili aristocrat of the 'Sumai clan,[2] widely regarded as one of the preeminent swordsmen on Sanghelios during the Ninth Age of Reclamation,[1][3] his renown bringing great honor to his home province of Bothaes. As a swordsman, 'Sumai had the right to mate with any female he chose, and so fathered Usze 'Taham with the wife of a wealthy merchant from his own keep.[2][4] 'Sumai—under the guise of an uncle—aggressively trained 'Taham in swordsmanship for several years. By March 2555, 'Sumai had passed away.[1] In the years following the Human-Covenant War, 'Taham worked to preserve his father's legacy.[3]

List of appearances

Sources