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[Lord Stark]

Looks like the Arbiter's fleet are kicking 'Mdama's ass in the E3 trailer with the first battle taking place on the final covenant stronghold.  Also the trailer shows Locke wounding him?  I have to say I'll be sad to see Jul go, Halo needs to let their Villains have a bit more time before cutting them down.  

[베이클라이트]

I bet the arbiter dies.

[Fleet Admiral agigabyte]

I bet the arbiter dies.

That would be a good plot point, but I really hope not.

[SternuS]

I bet the arbiter dies.

 

 

That would be a good plot point, but I really hope not.

That would be a great epitaph for 343i.

 

I just hope if someone has to die, at least it will happen in the game, and not IN A SIDE COMIC NO ONE IS GOING TO READ

[Lord Stark]

I doubt the Arbiter will die.  Similar to ASOIAF, you need a POV on every faction.  

The Covenant had Jul 'Mdama, with the end of the Covenant, Jul is no longer really needed.  If Thel dies, you basically lose any interest in the plot of the Sangheili.  Unless they build up other Sangheili characters like Rtas, Uze and N'Tho to take his place.  

[MrChipps]

Well, last covenant stronghold does not HAVE to mean M'damas covenant, it could be a cell loyal to the prophets.

[Jaeger]

It could also be the Servants of Abiding Truth. For all we know this part of some small rebel Sangheili that worship a used vibrator they found on a planet during the war.

[Lord Stark]

Well, last covenant stronghold does not HAVE to mean M'damas covenant, it could be a cell loyal to the prophets.

Doubt it, considering it is based on Sanghelios.  It does say the Arbiter's been fighting a long time for this moment, which given his battles with 'Mdama since 2554 kind of make sense.  

[MrChipps]

Doubt it, considering it is based on Sanghelios.  It does say the Arbiter's been fighting a long time for this moment, which given his battles with 'Mdama since 2554 kind of make sense.  

He has been battling eveyone and their grandmothers since the Great Schism

[Lord Stark]

He has been battling eveyone and their grandmothers since the Great Schism

True, but Mdama rendered his flagship, the Shadow of Intent combat ineffective, and likely almost killed him.  

[SternuS]

True, but Mdama rendered his flagship, the Shadow of Intent combat ineffective, and likely almost killed him.  

WHAT? WHEN? HOW?

[Jaeger]

WHAT? WHEN? HOW?

I don't think thats true. I just skimmed through both halopedia and halowikia and nothing there said anything about Jul being anywhere near the Shadow of Intent or having a chance to kill Thel.

[Whitehalomango]

Please don't tell me you just spoiled Hunters in the Dark. Please.

[Lord Stark]

WHAT? WHEN? HOW?

 
 

I don't think thats true. I just skimmed through both halopedia and halowikia and nothing there said anything about Jul being anywhere near the Shadow of Intent or having a chance to kill Thel.

 
 

Please don't tell me you just spoiled Hunters in the Dark. Please.

Skim harder bro.
 
"Between March 6 and August 24, 2553, Shadow of Intent was believed to be retrieving former Covenant long-range exploratory fleets. On April 22, 2554, the ship was rendered combat-ineffective after a battle with Jul 'Mdama's forces. Up to November 6, 2556, Shadow of Intent was still used against both 'Mdama's Covenant and Jiralhanae forces."- Source halopedia/ the catalogue 
 
Its on both Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction page and Shadow of Intent's page.
Also no, that wasn't in Hunters in the Dark.  Although these events may be covered in the new novella titled Shadow of Intent.


Here is the post for those interested.

Query Answer: Human naval and [frumentarii] records indicate [Covenant] [destroyer] Shadow of Intent as a priority intelligence target. Records indicate repair and refit of vessel at mobile shipyard in [records inaccessible] system [December 30, 2552]. Deployed to Erde-Tyrene [February 29 - March 3, 2553] for diplomatic mission. No record of vessel and associated support vessels from [March 6, 2553 - August 24, 2553] - [frumentarii] [signals analysis] infers deployment to [provinces] to [search and assess] after return of [Covenant] long-range exploratory fleets. Deployed in internecine conflicts in [CE-80-9012] [ref: Urs] system and [topologically proximate] transit points from [May 24, 2553 - April 15, 2554]. Rendered [combat ineffective] during fleet action against [Covenant] [faction] forces [ref: Jul 'Mdama] in [records inaccessible] system on [April 22, 2554]. No record of vessel from [April 22, 2554 - November 6, 2556] - Human naval [chatter] reference vessel several times in [onion] encrypted communications not accessible to full [frumentarii] analysis - inferred activity against [servus ferrox] fleet elements in [macto cognatus] core [sphere]. Vessel appeared with previously unidentified logistical support craft [November 6, 2556] in [Urs] system to pacify [faction] forces. Vessel left [Urs] system [February 2, 2557] on diplomatic mission to [Covenant] [sphere]. Participated in [exercitatio] with Human naval elements [May 6, 2557 - June 1, 2557] against [latrones] in mixed zone of control [ref: Joint Occupation Zone] - [frumentarii] threat dynamic analysis noted significant improvement in the vessels [dynamic capabilities] and alterations to [nanolaminate] hull plating. Analysis of detritus collected after [exercitatio] purged from [frumentarii] low-echelon secure networks and forwarded to priority [cores]. Vessel dispatched with support fleet [June 1, 2557 - March 3, 2558] to protect [macto cognatus] core [sphere]. Recent [frumentarii] records [naufragum] of three [speculatoria navigia] tasked to monitor vessel's fleet activities. Losses not reported to Human naval authorities.

[Mrripley9]

It could also be the Servants of Abiding Truth. For all we know this part of some small rebel Sangheili that worship a used vibrator they found on a planet during the war.

I almost spit the water out of my mouth.

[MrChipps]

I almost spit the water out of my mouth.

The naïveté