Favorite Character #2



Shipmaster Rtas Vadum(ee)

He was a Sangheili commander in the Covenant army before the great schism, later serving as a high ranking Separatist official.

the only SPECial OPerations commander in the covenant to apear in the halo games.

as Shipmaster of the Shadow of Intent and Fleetmaster of the Fleet of Retribution he was pivitol in the battle of Instalation 05

he is one of the only elites to show concern for all troops under his command even the Grunts, such concern is atypical amongst Elites, this and the fact that during 'the changing of the gaurd', a term given to the change of hierarchal positions of the Elites and more sebmissive and savage Brutes as the protectors and gaurdians of the Prophets, Rtas Vadum was highley aposed to the decision, remarking that the decision was' unpresidented and unacceptable', as the elites had been one of the two founding members of the covenant and due to their impressive fighting and combat tactics were  assigned as the gaurdians and fighting force of the covenant as aposed to the Prophets who were not physicaly suited to the task and served as the political and religious leaders of the covenant. This made him a highly valuable asset among the Covenant Separatists, and to the remaining Human resistance on earth after the Covenant invasion and ocupation.

He apears to hold a certain disdane and respect for Humans as he sent a fleet under his direct command to stop the High Prophet of Regret from finding the Ark on Earth, as he held the flood off from takin complete control of continental africa however this may have been to stop a possible uncontainable outbreak of the flood upon the universe. this is more than likely his true reasoning as following the minor flood outbreak in Voi Africa he had his fleet glass half the continent to prevent any possibility of a major flood outbreak, and he stated that 'if it wasnt for the Arbiters counsil, i would have glassed your entire planet!' to Fleet Admiral Lord Terrance Hood.

i like Rtas Vadum as he is an honourable and untraditional Sangheili as he shows concern for all of the units under his command even the lowest cast's. he beleives that the elites are a strong and independant people who must stand on their own but is however willing to ally with the humans to acheive this goal. and is the reason for the survival of the remaining 20 million humans left in existance, or at least on earth.