Okro 'Vagaduun
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During or after May 28, 2560[3] (aged 67) |
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Killed in battle by John-117 |
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259.1 centimeters (8.50 ft)[2] |
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177.4 kilograms (391 lb)[2] |
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Okro 'Vagaduun was an experienced Sangheili blademaster in service of the Banished. During the Second Ark Conflict, Atriox put him and his men under the charge of Chieftain Minas while on a mission to retrieve a slipspace flake from the Anodyne Spirit.[4] 'Vagaduun was present on Installation 07 in early 2560.[3]
Biography
Early life and Covenant service
Okro 'Vagaduun was born on Suban, the blood-moon of Sanghelios,[1][Note 1] on March 2, 2493.[2] His clan had a history of producing talented swordfighters and Okro 'Vagaduun himself was trained by the legendary Toha 'Sumai.[1][2] As is expected of all male Sangheili, 'Vagaduun enlisted in the Covenant military. In the last decade of the Human-Covenant War, he came to be considered one of the most lethal infantry assets in the Covenant, eventually being granted the title of Blademaster by the Minister of Resolution. 'Vagaduun would repeatedly defy the odds, surviving conflicts even when vastly outnumbered.[1] Before the end of the war, he joined the Bloodbrave Guardians of Suban, a mercenary sect which spurned allegiance to the Covenant with the goal of maintaining the purity of the Sangheili people.[2]
Massacre and Banished recruitment
When the Covenant fell into dismay at the hands of the San'Shyuum in late 2552, 'Vagaduun abandoned his post and returned to Suban.[1] Around this time, the Hierarchs sought to destroy the recalcitrant autonomy of the Bloodbrave Guardians, sending an entire battle group to the Subanese jungle-crater of Kovokel, the sect's base of operations. Here, they massacred every member of the sect, except 'Vagaduun, who managed to survive the attack. Following his narrow escape, he was given quarter by Decimus,[2] and Atriox offered him a place within the Banished, though he would not accept immediately. After a year of watching his people descend into civil war, 'Vagaduun finally accepted and fought for the mercenary faction as part of the revitalized Bloodbrave.[1] Okro 'Vagaduun was among those chosen by Atriox to accompany him to Installation 00 in 2558.[4]
War for the Ark
- Main article: Second Ark Conflict
To enact his plan to return to the galaxy for some unspecified business, Atriox needed the fragments of a slipspace flake stored within the keyship that the Prophet of Truth had used to travel to Installation 00. These shards would allow for a slipspace portal to be opened to the human colony of Reach. As such, Atriox chose 'Vagaduun to participate in a raid on the vessel led by Chieftain Minas.[4]
In the summer of 2559, the raid commenced. The blademaster led a team of Sangheili warriors while Minas and Captain Zeretus led two other teams, both composed of choice Jiralhanae, Kig-Yar, and Unggoy soldiers. Each team rode in a separate Phantom dropship to where the Anodyne Spirit rested in a region of the Ark they had dubbed Mahsko. Once inside the keyship, 'Vagaduun expressed confidence that the vessel was indeed devoid of any living beings, but that they should still be careful regardless. His caution was proved to be well-founded when surviving Covenant loyalists ambushed the group, attempting to repel them from the ship that had landed on the Ark nearly seven years prior.[4]
Displaying his masterful swordsmanship, 'Vagaduun's efforts were vital to the success of the mission. As Minas's team found the Forerunner device called "the Adytum" and extricated the shards from within it, the Sangheili and his team valiantly—and perhaps overconfidently—held off the Covenant defenders. 'Vagaduun and Minas were the only two survivors of their respective teams, the others having sacrificed themselves so that they might escape the keyship with the crystal. After they reunited with Zeretus and his team, that is exactly what they did. They evacuated in the same Phantoms that they had used to approach the vessel.[4]
With their mission a success and the crystal shards in Banished hands, Okro 'Vagaduun and a small cast of other accomplished warriors—including Balkarus, Jato 'Ratum, and Zeretus—were picked by Atriox himself to return with him to the Milky Way. The crew of warriors, aboard Atriox's personal Eklon'Dal Workshop Lich went through the Portal on the Ark and emerged on Reach where they met Escharum and the Keepers of the One Freedom and left the planet on the former's intrusion corvette.[5]
Conflict on Zeta Halo
- Main article: Installation 07 conflict
In 2560, 'Vagaduun served under Escharum during his occupation of Installation 07. During this time, he was part of the Blind Lance of the Fifth Combat Element in the Banished's Bloodbrave.[1] He was ultimately targeted by Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 after being identified and located, with the Master Chief eventually confronting and killing 'Vagaduun.[3]
Equipment
Fitting of a Sangheili blademaster, Okro 'Vagaduun is known to wield a Type-1 energy sword. He is also proficient in the use of plasma-based weaponry. During the raid on the Anodyne Spirit, 'Vagaduun was seen dual wielding enemy plasma rifles to great effect.[4] During the Battle for Zeta Halo he was seen using a Duelist Energy Sword while trying to best John-117. The Weapon was able to download the specifications of the weapon so that it could be recreated for the Master Chief at his forward operating bases. 'Vagaduun also wore armor that resembled a Special Operations Sangheili's infiltration harness.[3]
Gallery
John-117's TACMAP displaying the location of Okro 'Vagaduun (lower left) from the Halo Infinite Campaign Gameplay Premiere.
'Vagaduun as he appears in his target profile.
Okro 'Vagaduun on Installation 07.
Alternate image of Okro
List of appearances
- Halo: Shadows of Reach
- Sacrifice (First appearance)
- Halo Infinite
Notes
- ^ a b Page 458 of the Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition) states that his homeworld is Feldokra. However, given that his target dossier in Halo Infinite twice states that his homeworld is Suban and that he was part of the Bloodbrave Guardians of Suban (which the Encyclopedia also backs up), it is likely that Feldokra being stated as his homeworld is an error.
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