30 Day Halo Challenge - Day 3: Favorite Member of the Covenant

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Day 3: Favorite Member of the Covenant

This one was kind of hard considering that I liked very few Covenant characters. I mean there were excellent characters like Thel 'Vadam, Rtas 'Vadum, and Jul 'Mdama, but still, not too many to choose from. IF I had to choose, however, I would choose Thel 'Vadam. He is widely accepted by the community as a fan favorite, and too be honest, he is a little too over rated. By that I mean, too many people do not see him for who he is (than again most people don't even know what the Mantle is XD). I see him as a great character, and his character arc was at its best in Halo 2. He, as well as the entire Covenant, went through a lot of change in that game. He was being forced to look at their so called religion as a lie, and his leaders as traitors and liars. Everything that he stood for and everyone else before him had turned out to be a lie. He eventually came to realize this. An amazing scene for Thel was at the end of Halo 2, where despite what Tartarus has done, Thel offers him forgiveness and knowledge. He wants Tartarus to learn the truth, however, he is not open to it. There's an awesome battle, and Tartarus is defeated. But it was this moment that stands out for me the most in Thel's story. The best part about his story is that it is not over. Not only is he going to return in H5G, but his past (which was also explained a little bit in the books, which was another part of his story that I liked) will be explored in Halo 2 Anniversary's terminals. I look forward to seeing more of this character!