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{{Quote|Embitted by decades of hatred towards humanity and the loss of his own wife at their hands, the Sangheili warrior wanted revenge.|[[Curator]] on Jul 'Mdama<ref name="Mythos140">'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 140''</ref>}} | {{Quote|Embitted by decades of hatred towards humanity and the loss of his own wife at their hands, the Sangheili warrior wanted revenge.|[[Curator]] on Jul 'Mdama<ref name="Mythos140">'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 140''</ref>}} | ||
'''Jul 'Mdama''' (formerly ''''Mdamaee'''), known to his followers as the "'''Didact's Hand'''"<ref name="S1E3"/> or the '''"Hand of the Didact"''',<ref name="universe"/> was a [[Sangheili]] [[shipmaster]] previously in the service of the [[Covenant]] during its [[Human-Covenant War|war against humanity]]. Fueled by hatred for humanity after the death of [[Raia 'Mdama|his wife]], 'Mdama became the [[Supreme Leader|supreme leader]] of a [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant| | '''Jul 'Mdama''' (formerly ''''Mdamaee'''), known to his followers as the "'''Didact's Hand'''"<ref name="S1E3"/> or the '''"Hand of the Didact"''',<ref name="universe"/> was a [[Sangheili]] [[shipmaster]] previously in the service of the [[Covenant]] during its [[Human-Covenant War|war against humanity]]. Fueled by hatred for humanity after the death of [[Raia 'Mdama|his wife]], 'Mdama became the [[Supreme Leader|supreme leader]] and founder of a [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|new Covenant faction]] in the wake of the [[Great Schism]]. Despite years of eluding the public light, his activities on the [[shield world]] [[Requiem]] established him as a highly valued target for the [[United Nations Space Command]]. Because of this, [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IVs]] notably trained against a simulated version of him in [[Warzone]]. | ||
'Mdama was eventually killed by [[Spartan Locke]] during the [[Battle of Kamchatka]].The rest of his Covenant faction was destroyed shortly after during the [[Battle of Sunaion]], having lasted for five years. | |||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Early life and military career=== | ===Early life and military career=== | ||
Jul was born on [[2489|March 5, 2489]], in the state of [[Mdama]] on [[Sanghelios]].<ref name="VIS"/> Years later he would marry [[Raia 'Mdama]], with whom he had two sons, [[Dural]] and [[Asum]].<ref name="gl55">'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''page 55''</ref> At some point he became the [[elder]] of [[Bekan keep]] in Mdama. During the last third of the Human-Covenant War he served in the [[Covenant military]] under the name 'Mdama''ee'' as the [[shipmaster]] of a Covenant {{Class|ORS|heavy cruiser}}, the ''[[Blight of the Profane]]''.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 174''</ref><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-reqlamation-begins '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Canon Fodder: Reqlamation Begins'']</ref> While he was away he left the management of his ancestral estate of Bekan keep to Raia and her grandbrother, [[Naxan]].<ref name="gl55"/> | Jul was born on [[2489|March 5, 2489]], in the state of [[Mdama]] on [[Sanghelios]].<ref name="VIS"/> Years later he would marry [[Raia 'Mdama]], with whom he had two sons, [[Dural]] and [[Asum]].<ref name="gl55">'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''', ''page 55''</ref> At some point he became the [[elder]] of [[Bekan keep]] in Mdama. During the last third of the Human-Covenant War he served in the [[Covenant military]] under the name 'Mdama''ee'' as the [[shipmaster]] of a Covenant {{Class|ORS|heavy cruiser}}, the ''[[Blight of the Profane]]''.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 174''</ref><ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-reqlamation-begins '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Canon Fodder: Reqlamation Begins'']</ref> While he was away he left the management of his ancestral estate of Bekan keep to Raia and her grandbrother, [[Naxan]].<ref name="gl55"/> | ||
Like many other Sangheili, when Jul 'Mdamaee was forced out of the [[Covenant]] during the [[Great Schism]], he abridged his surname to 'Madama, dropping the "ee" suffix and renouncing his service of the [[High Prophet]]s.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-reqlamation-begins '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Canon Fodder: Reqlamation Begins''] "During the Human-Covenant War, Jul ‘Mdamaee served..."</ref> | |||
===Post-war=== | ===Post-war=== | ||
After the war 'Mdama still felt mistrust and resentment toward humanity, comparing them to the [[Flood]] in some respects, believing the species would not stop their colonization efforts.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 52''</ref> He did, however, grudgingly admit that while they were not the best at anything, they were good enough at everything to survive. In [[2553|January 2553]] he attended a meeting with [[Kaidon]] [[Levu 'Mdama]] and [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]].<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 58''</ref> He asked the Arbiter what his plans were for the humans and expressed his desire to finish them off while they were still recovering. After 'Vadam announced he would try to make peace with the humans, Jul and his fellow shipmaster [[Forze 'Mdama]] decided that humanity would not change and that they must be stopped.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''pages 60-62''</ref> Jul later met with Levu in private. Although the kaidon disliked humanity and believed they were a threat to the Sangheili, Levu did not believe that the Sangheili had the capability to wipe out the entire species and that peace was currently a better option.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 88''</ref> | After the end of the war and the fall of the Covenant, 'Mdama still felt mistrust and resentment toward humanity, comparing them to the [[Flood]] in some respects, believing the species would not stop their colonization efforts.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 52''</ref> He did, however, grudgingly admit that while they were not the best at anything, they were good enough at everything to survive. In [[2553|January 2553]] he attended a meeting with [[Kaidon]] [[Levu 'Mdama]] and [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]].<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 58''</ref> He asked the Arbiter what his plans were for the humans and expressed his desire to finish them off while they were still recovering. After 'Vadam announced he would try to make peace with the humans, Jul and his fellow shipmaster [[Forze 'Mdama]] decided that humanity would not change and that they must be stopped.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''pages 60-62''</ref> Jul later met with Levu in private. Although the kaidon disliked humanity and believed they were a threat to the Sangheili, Levu did not believe that the Sangheili had the capability to wipe out the entire species and that peace was currently a better option.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 88''</ref> | ||
On February 1, 2553,<ref>[https://twitter.com/bsangel/status/694237634420297729 '''Jessica Shea Twitter''' ''Today in Halo - 2/1/2553'']</ref> 'Mdama and Forze allied with [[Avu Med 'Telcam]] purely out of pragmatism, as his cult, the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]], were best equipped to assassinate 'Vadam. 'Telcam took them on a tour of the [[Temple of the Abiding Truth]], pointing out symbols that may lead to the [[Halo Array|Halos]].<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 177''</ref> The three met with [[Buran 'Utaral]], another member of the Abiding Truth and a former shipmaster. Together the four traveled to the [[Aanrar Shipyard]] to steal Buran's former frigate, ''[[Unflinching Resolve]]''. After simply going to the bridge of the ship and stealing the vessel, telling the shipyard's dockmaster they were taking the frigate for assessments, ''Unflinching Resolve'' was brought to 'Mdama and hidden in [[Bekan quarry]] near Jul's keep.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''pages 198-201''</ref> Shortly after, 'Telcam left to meet with his [[Kilo-Five|weapons supplier]]. 'Mdama suggested that they should move ''Unflinching Resolve'' to the planet where 'Telcam received his weapon shipments, but 'Telcam refused to reveal its name or location. 'Mdama became suspicious of 'Telcam's benefactors and secretly followed him to [[New Llanelli]]. After he discovered 'Telcam receiving weapons from the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], 'Mdama was discovered and captured by [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[Naomi-010]].<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''pages 296-299''</ref> | On February 1, 2553,<ref>[https://twitter.com/bsangel/status/694237634420297729 '''Jessica Shea Twitter''' ''Today in Halo - 2/1/2553'']</ref> 'Mdama and Forze allied with [[Avu Med 'Telcam]] purely out of pragmatism, as his cult, the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]], were best equipped to assassinate 'Vadam. 'Telcam took them on a tour of the [[Temple of the Abiding Truth]], pointing out symbols that may lead to the [[Halo Array|Halos]].<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 177''</ref> The three met with [[Buran 'Utaral]], another member of the Abiding Truth and a former shipmaster. Together the four traveled to the [[Aanrar Shipyard]] to steal Buran's former frigate, ''[[Unflinching Resolve]]''. After simply going to the bridge of the ship and stealing the vessel, telling the shipyard's dockmaster they were taking the frigate for assessments, ''Unflinching Resolve'' was brought to 'Mdama and hidden in [[Bekan quarry]] near Jul's keep.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''pages 198-201''</ref> Shortly after, 'Telcam left to meet with his [[Kilo-Five|weapons supplier]]. 'Mdama suggested that they should move ''Unflinching Resolve'' to the planet where 'Telcam received his weapon shipments, but 'Telcam refused to reveal its name or location. 'Mdama became suspicious of 'Telcam's benefactors and secretly followed him to [[New Llanelli]]. After he discovered 'Telcam receiving weapons from the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]], 'Mdama was discovered and captured by [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[Naomi-010]].<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''pages 296-299''</ref> | ||
