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[[File:H4 John-117 Didact first encounter.jpg|250px|thumb|The Ur-Didact overpowers John-117.]]

{{Quote|Time was your ally, human, but now it has abandoned you. The Forerunners... have returned.|The Ur-Didact to John-117, declaring the return of the Forerunners.}}

In [[2557|July 2557]], the wreckage of the [[UNSC frigate]] ''[[UNSC Forward Unto Dawn|Forward Unto Dawn]]'', carrying [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] and his [[Smart AI|AI]] companion [[Cortana]], arrived in the orbit of Requiem, where they were intercepted by a fleet of [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant]] warships led by the [[Sangheili]] [[Jul 'Mdama]]. Though the Covenant had been denied access to Requiem's interior for three years, an entrance portal opened after scanning the Spartan and pulled all nearby ships inside. After landing, both the Spartan and the Covenant forces faced opposition from the occupying Promethean constructs, until eventually discovering the Ur-Didact's Cryptum on what John and Cortana originally thought to be a communications relay satellite. Even in his imprisoned and hibernating state, the Ur-Didact appeared to be in partial control of Requiem's systems, being able to manipulate {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}'s signal to lead John-117 to Requiem's core and release him,<ref name="forerunner"/> or hinder Cortana's attempts to access a local [[Cartographer]].<ref name="requiem">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Requiem (level)|Requiem]]''</ref>

In [[2557#July|July 21, 2557]] ,the wreckage of the [[UNSC frigate]] ''[[UNSC Forward Unto Dawn|Forward Unto Dawn]]'', carrying [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] and his [[Smart AI|AI]] companion [[Cortana]], arrived in the orbit of Requiem, where they were intercepted by a fleet of [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant]] warships led by the [[Sangheili]] [[Jul 'Mdama]]. Though the Covenant had been denied access to Requiem's interior for three years, an entrance portal opened after scanning the Spartan and pulled all nearby ships inside. After landing, both the Spartan and the Covenant forces faced opposition from the occupying Promethean constructs, until eventually discovering the Ur-Didact's Cryptum on what John and Cortana originally thought to be a communications relay satellite. Even in his imprisoned and hibernating state, the Ur-Didact appeared to be in partial control of Requiem's systems, being able to manipulate {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}'s signal to lead John-117 to Requiem's core and release him,<ref name="forerunner"/> or hinder Cortana's attempts to access a local [[Cartographer]].<ref name="requiem">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Requiem (level)|Requiem]]''</ref>

Inadvertently awakened by John-117, the Ur-Didact easily disabled the Spartan with a [[constraint field]]. Ignoring the Librarian's plan for him, he declared that humanity should not be allowed to reclaim the Mantle. Emerging from his Cryptum, the Didact immediately reassumed control of his Prometheans; soon after, he also allowed Jul 'Mdama's Covenant forces to join forces with him and his Promethean armies against humanity. John and Cortana immediately recognized the danger posed by the Promethean and after the ''Infinity'' had crash-landed on Requiem, they attempted to convince [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Andrew Del Rio|Del Rio]] of the ''Infinity'' to take more drastic action against the Didact before he regained his full strength. However, Del Rio instead opted that they leave Requiem as soon as possible, leaving John and an increasingly rampant Cortana facing the Didact by themselves.<ref name="h4"/>

In July 22, the Ur-Didact contacted a Catalog on [[Mars]] and asked to take control of the ecumene, but Catalog rejected his request.<ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2963929_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2963929 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction'']</ref>

The Didact, intending to acquire the [[Composer]] once again and fulfill the plans he had laid 100,000 years prior, began make preparations for his departure. While doing so, he stationed his combat Cryptum amidst a series of towers jutting from Requiem's outer shell. John-117 and Cortana disabled nodes generating a shield around the Cryptum, but before they could engage the Didact directly, preparations for his ship, ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'', were completed. The Didact entered his massive command vessel aboard his combat Cryptum, exited Requiem's outer shell and set course for [[Installation 03]], escorted by numerous Covenant [[Type-56 Lich|Lich]] and [[Type-44 Phantom|Phantom]] craft. As the Master Chief persisted in his attempts to stop the Ur-Didact, the Promethean addressed the Spartan telepathically several times and gradually came to be greatly impressed by his opponent.<ref name="shutdown">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Shutdown]]''</ref>

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 [[File:H4 John-117 Didact first encounter.jpg|250px|thumb|The Ur-Didact overpowers John-117.]]
 {{Quote|Time was your ally, human, but now it has abandoned you. The Forerunners... have returned.|The Ur-Didact to John-117, declaring the return of the Forerunners.}}
-In [[2557|July 2557]], the wreckage of the [[UNSC frigate]] ''[[UNSC Forward Unto Dawn|Forward Unto Dawn]]'', carrying [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] and his [[Smart AI|AI]] companion [[Cortana]], arrived in the orbit of Requiem, where they were intercepted by a fleet of [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant]] warships led by the [[Sangheili]] [[Jul 'Mdama]]. Though the Covenant had been denied access to Requiem's interior for three years, an entrance portal opened after scanning the Spartan and pulled all nearby ships inside. After landing, both the Spartan and the Covenant forces faced opposition from the occupying Promethean constructs, until eventually discovering the Ur-Didact's Cryptum on what John and Cortana originally thought to be a communications relay satellite. Even in his imprisoned and hibernating state, the Ur-Didact appeared to be in partial control of Requiem's systems, being able to manipulate {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}'s signal to lead John-117 to Requiem's core and release him,<ref name="forerunner"/> or hinder Cortana's attempts to access a local [[Cartographer]].<ref name="requiem">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Requiem (level)|Requiem]]''</ref>
+In [[2557#July|July 21, 2557]] ,the wreckage of the [[UNSC frigate]] ''[[UNSC Forward Unto Dawn|Forward Unto Dawn]]'', carrying [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] and his [[Smart AI|AI]] companion [[Cortana]], arrived in the orbit of Requiem, where they were intercepted by a fleet of [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant]] warships led by the [[Sangheili]] [[Jul 'Mdama]]. Though the Covenant had been denied access to Requiem's interior for three years, an entrance portal opened after scanning the Spartan and pulled all nearby ships inside. After landing, both the Spartan and the Covenant forces faced opposition from the occupying Promethean constructs, until eventually discovering the Ur-Didact's Cryptum on what John and Cortana originally thought to be a communications relay satellite. Even in his imprisoned and hibernating state, the Ur-Didact appeared to be in partial control of Requiem's systems, being able to manipulate {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}'s signal to lead John-117 to Requiem's core and release him,<ref name="forerunner"/> or hinder Cortana's attempts to access a local [[Cartographer]].<ref name="requiem">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Requiem (level)|Requiem]]''</ref>
 Inadvertently awakened by John-117, the Ur-Didact easily disabled the Spartan with a [[constraint field]]. Ignoring the Librarian's plan for him, he declared that humanity should not be allowed to reclaim the Mantle. Emerging from his Cryptum, the Didact immediately reassumed control of his Prometheans; soon after, he also allowed Jul 'Mdama's Covenant forces to join forces with him and his Promethean armies against humanity. John and Cortana immediately recognized the danger posed by the Promethean and after the ''Infinity'' had crash-landed on Requiem, they attempted to convince [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Andrew Del Rio|Del Rio]] of the ''Infinity'' to take more drastic action against the Didact before he regained his full strength. However, Del Rio instead opted that they leave Requiem as soon as possible, leaving John and an increasingly rampant Cortana facing the Didact by themselves.<ref name="h4"/>
+In July 22, the Ur-Didact contacted a Catalog on [[Mars]] and asked to take control of the ecumene, but Catalog rejected his request.<ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2963929_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2963929 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction'']</ref>
 The Didact, intending to acquire the [[Composer]] once again and fulfill the plans he had laid 100,000 years prior, began make preparations for his departure. While doing so, he stationed his combat Cryptum amidst a series of towers jutting from Requiem's outer shell. John-117 and Cortana disabled nodes generating a shield around the Cryptum, but before they could engage the Didact directly, preparations for his ship, ''[[Mantle's Approach]]'', were completed. The Didact entered his massive command vessel aboard his combat Cryptum, exited Requiem's outer shell and set course for [[Installation 03]], escorted by numerous Covenant [[Type-56 Lich|Lich]] and [[Type-44 Phantom|Phantom]] craft. As the Master Chief persisted in his attempts to stop the Ur-Didact, the Promethean addressed the Spartan telepathically several times and gradually came to be greatly impressed by his opponent.<ref name="shutdown">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Shutdown]]''</ref>