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As a high-ranking officer in the [[prehistoric human civilization|prehistoric human empire]], Forthencho often found himself at odds with [[Yprin Yprikushma]], humanity's Political and Morale Commander. He disputed Yprikushma's conclusion that [[Earth]] was humanity's original homeworld, having visited many worlds with ruins of a yet earlier human civilization preceding a technological dark age and believing that humanity's origins would be elsewhere. He also viewed Yprikushma's decision to bring [[the Primordial]] to [[Charum Hakkor]] as a grave mistake, arguing that the truths revealed by the Primordial in the subsequent interrogations demoralized humanity, contributing to their ultimate defeat against the Forerunners.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 237''</ref> During humanity's [[Human-Flood war|conflict with the Flood]] and their simultaneous [[Human-Forerunner war|war with the Forerunners]], he attempted in vain to convince the human government to draw the Flood back into the galaxy as a weapon against the Forerunners. Ultimately, he was overruled by Yprin Yprikushma and remained bitter about the decision seeing the Flood could have been humanity's best hope of prolonging the war. | As a high-ranking officer in the [[prehistoric human civilization|prehistoric human empire]], Forthencho often found himself at odds with [[Yprin Yprikushma]], humanity's Political and Morale Commander. He disputed Yprikushma's conclusion that [[Earth]] was humanity's original homeworld, having visited many worlds with ruins of a yet earlier human civilization preceding a technological dark age and believing that humanity's origins would be elsewhere. He also viewed Yprikushma's decision to bring [[the Primordial]] to [[Charum Hakkor]] as a grave mistake, arguing that the truths revealed by the Primordial in the subsequent interrogations demoralized humanity, contributing to their ultimate defeat against the Forerunners.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 237''</ref> During humanity's [[Human-Flood war|conflict with the Flood]] and their simultaneous [[Human-Forerunner war|war with the Forerunners]], he attempted in vain to convince the human government to draw the Flood back into the galaxy as a weapon against the Forerunners. Ultimately, he was overruled by Yprin Yprikushma and remained bitter about the decision seeing the Flood could have been humanity's best hope of prolonging the war. | ||
As humanity fell back to their capital world [[Charum Hakkor]], Forthencho commanded the forces protecting the planet, gaining an intimate understanding of the [[Didact]]'s tactics and strategy in the process of countering his constant assaults over the course of the [[Battle of Charum Hakkor|final battle]];<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 327-328''</ref> he ironically stated that "no lover ever felt [his] attentions so fiercely."<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 86''</ref> He later noted that despite his animosity toward Forerunners, he felt a deep respect for his main opponent. Eventually, he and the other surviving human forces were pushed back to the Precursor ruin known as [[Citadel Charum]] where they made their final stand.<ref group="note">[[Terminal | As humanity fell back to their capital world [[Charum Hakkor]], Forthencho commanded the forces protecting the planet, gaining an intimate understanding of the [[Didact]]'s tactics and strategy in the process of countering his constant assaults over the course of the [[Battle of Charum Hakkor|final battle]];<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 327-328''</ref> he ironically stated that "no lover ever felt [his] attentions so fiercely."<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 86''</ref> He later noted that despite his animosity toward Forerunners, he felt a deep respect for his main opponent. Eventually, he and the other surviving human forces were pushed back to the Precursor ruin known as [[Citadel Charum]] where they made their final stand.<ref group="note">[[Terminal (Halo 4)|Terminal 4]] of ''Halo 4'' depicts the Didact's forces seizing Forthencho's flagship in orbit above Charum Hakkor and him personally surrendering to the Didact on the bridge.</ref> As the final planetary defenses collapsed and their defeat became certain, the survivors stripped their uniforms in an effort to conceal their ranks from the Forerunners in the face of inevitable capture. This failed, as the Didact was able to locate him immediately from amongst the thousands of the human survivors that had been rounded up in the citadel.<ref name="p234">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 234-235''</ref> | ||
[[File:H4 - My finest opponent.jpg|thumb|250px|The Didact, accompanied by his wife, addresses a defeated Forthencho.]] | [[File:H4 - My finest opponent.jpg|thumb|250px|The Didact, accompanied by his wife, addresses a defeated Forthencho.]] | ||
Meeting his defeated opponent in person, the Didact addressed Forthencho as a fellow warrior, showing respect at his tenacity and reassuring him about the future, explaining that the [[Librarian]] had laid plans for Forthencho and his human fellows for thousands of years to come and that their impending death would not mean the end of humankind.<ref name="p234"/> The Forerunners' [[Ecumene Council|Old Council]] believed that humanity possessed a "cure" to the Flood, and the Librarian intended to use this belief to preserve what she could of the human survivors. First analyzed both physically and mentally in the most thorough ways possible, Forthencho and the other humans on Charum Hakkor were scanned by [[Composer]]s, killing their physical selves but [[Mind transfer|storing their patterns]] in virtual form. As mandated by the Old Council, the essences of Forthencho and the other humans processed by the Composer were splintered into many copies which were cycled through incessant virtual interrogation for thousands of years; the Council believed this would finally unlock humanity's supposed cure to the Flood thus making the Forerunners better prepared against the parasite when it reappeared.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 41-43''</ref> | Meeting his defeated opponent in person, the Didact addressed Forthencho as a fellow warrior, showing respect at his tenacity and reassuring him about the future, explaining that the [[Librarian]] had laid plans for Forthencho and his human fellows for thousands of years to come and that their impending death would not mean the end of humankind.<ref name="p234"/> The Forerunners' [[Ecumene Council|Old Council]] believed that humanity possessed a "cure" to the Flood, and the Librarian intended to use this belief to preserve what she could of the human survivors. First analyzed both physically and mentally in the most thorough ways possible, Forthencho and the other humans on Charum Hakkor were scanned by [[Composer]]s, killing their physical selves but [[Mind transfer|storing their patterns]] in virtual form. As mandated by the Old Council, the essences of Forthencho and the other humans processed by the Composer were splintered into many copies which were cycled through incessant virtual interrogation for thousands of years; the Council believed this would finally unlock humanity's supposed cure to the Flood thus making the Forerunners better prepared against the parasite when it reappeared.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 41-43''</ref> | ||
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==Physical appearance and attire== | ==Physical appearance and attire== | ||
Forthencho was dark-skinned<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 236''</ref> and large in stature. He had broad shoulders; muscled, powerful arms and large hands with patches of hair, and a flat, broad head with a large square jaw.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 301''</ref> As was customary for human officers of his time, his face was adorned with several white markings.<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''[[Terminal | Forthencho was dark-skinned<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 236''</ref> and large in stature. He had broad shoulders; muscled, powerful arms and large hands with patches of hair, and a flat, broad head with a large square jaw.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 301''</ref> As was customary for human officers of his time, his face was adorned with several white markings.<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 4)|Terminal 2]]''</ref> | ||
When represented as a hologram after his personality imprint was extracted from Chakas, he appeared wearing the traditional uniform of high-ranking human fleet commanders of his time, including a rounded helmet covering all but the forehead and the ears, a short coat worn over armor plating with a wide belt secured just below the chest. The uniform also included form-fitting pants and a bulky codpiece, which seemed "more than a little exaggerated" to Chakas.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 302''</ref> | When represented as a hologram after his personality imprint was extracted from Chakas, he appeared wearing the traditional uniform of high-ranking human fleet commanders of his time, including a rounded helmet covering all but the forehead and the ears, a short coat worn over armor plating with a wide belt secured just below the chest. The uniform also included form-fitting pants and a bulky codpiece, which seemed "more than a little exaggerated" to Chakas.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 302''</ref> | ||
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