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{{Character Infobox|variant=Cov
{{Character Infobox|variant=Cov
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|homeworld=[[Sanghelios]], in the [[State of Vadam]]<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 11''</ref>
|homeworld=[[Sanghelios]] ([[State of Vadam]]<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 11''</ref>)
|birth=December 10th, 2485<ref name="VIS"/>
|birth=December 10th, 2485<ref name="VIS"/>
|death=
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|mass={{Convert|319|lb|kg}}<ref name="ENC"/><ref name="VIS"/>
|mass={{Convert|319|lb|kg}}<ref name="ENC"/><ref name="VIS"/>
|eyes=Orange
|eyes=Orange
|affiliation=
|affiliation=*[[Covenant Empire]] <small>(formerly)</small>
*[[Covenant]]
*[[Sangheili|Sanghelios government]]
**[[Ministry of Resolution]]<ref name="VIS"/>
|rank=[[Arbiter]]
**[[Fleet of Particular Justice]]<ref name="VIS"/>
|notable=[[Supreme Commander]], [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] <small>(formerly)</small>
*[[Covenant Separatists]] (later)
|rank=[[Arbiter]], [[Kaidon]], and [[Supreme Commander]]
|notable=
*Previously commanded the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]]
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{{Article Quote|Were it so easy...}}
{{Article Quote|Were it so easy...}}
'''Thel 'Vadam''' (formerly known as '''Thel 'Vadamee'''),<ref>'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''', ''The long road home''</ref> is the [[Sangheili]] [[Kaidon]] of the [[Vadam|Vadam family]] and was an [[Arbiter]] during the closing days of the Human-Covenant War. He has commanded fleets, and is responsible for the Sangheili uprising against the [[Hierarchs]]. He is also responsible for the death of [[Tartarus]], which allowed UNSC forces to stop the [[Halo Array]] from firing. In the [[Battle of Installation 00|final battle]] of the war, 'Vadam, along with [[John-117]], prematurely fired Forerunner [[Installation 04B]], destroying [[Installation 00|the Ark]].
'''Thel 'Vadam''' (formerly known as '''Thel 'Vadamee'''),<ref>'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''', ''The long road home''</ref> is the [[Sangheili]] [[Kaidon]] of the [[Vadam|Vadam family]] widely known as the [[Arbiter]] in the closing months of the [[Human-Covenant War]]. Thel has commanded numerous fleets during his service in the [[Covenant Empire]], most notably as the [[Supreme Commander]] of the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]], the formation which mounted a successful invasion and occupation of the [[human]] colony [[Reach]] and later during operations on [[Installation 04]]. In [[2552#October|October 2552]], he was striped of his rank for failing to stop the destruction of Halo; however, to the mercy of the [[Hierarchs]], he was created as the the newest, and final, Arbiter to serve the Covenant.  
 
He participated in some of the Great War's earliest campaigns in the [[Outer Colonies]], and through his successes, quickly became a [[Shipmaster]]. He caught the eye of the Hierarchs after killing a would-be assassin and was given command of a capital ship. For nearly two decades, Thel would serve in the Fleet of Particular Justice, ultimately rising to become its commander-in-chief. Becoming the Arbiter, he yet again proved his battle prowess and usefulness as an agent of the Hierarchs. However, he would soon fall victim to the plight of the Sangheili in the Empire, replaced by the brutal [[Jiralhanae]] who usurped themselves as the new commanders of the Covenant's armies and fleets.
 
Soon it became a full-fledged [[Great Schism|civil war]] and the Arbiter was spared no quarter. He would meet and forcibly, though indirectly, aid the [[Spartan|"demon"]] who caused him to become the Arbiter, [[John-117]]. With a sort of "pact" between the [[Flood]] [[Gravemind]], he was sent to stop the activation of [[Installation 05]]; there, he forced his revenge on [[Tartarus|Chieftain Tartarus]]. Through this, he proved a vital supporting figure in securing a temporary alliance with the [[United Earth Government]] to stop the Covenant, the activation of the entire [[Halo Array]], and the recent outbreak of the Flood. He would again enact his revenge on a central figure, the supreme leader of the entire Empire, the [[High Prophet of Truth]]. Aiding his former foe John-117 in deactivating and destroying [[Installation 00|the Ark]], he escaped to [[Earth]] in the final moments of the monumental final battle.
 
Back on [[Sanghelios]], the Arbiter would become a symbol of Sangheili pride and ingenuity against those who betrayed them. Thel would soon attempt to unite the feudal states across their homeworld in forming the first coalition government since the [[Sangheili-San 'Shyuum War|1st Age of Conflict]]. However, many thought his ideals went against the ideals and honor of their species, openly advocating civil war.  


==Biography==
==Biography==
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