The Flood Cut Off His Jaw! Rtas Vadum | the White Elite Shipmaster - Halo Lore

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[@TheElite1102]

You know 'Rtas had faced the Flood before when he says "that stench..." in Halo 2.

[@Xerrounautix]

"I've smelled it before..."

[@donny6775]

Holy shit its so much better after watching this video

[@East_Coast_Toasty_Boy]

​@@Xerrounautix That's what he said.

[@Xerrounautix]

@@East_Coast_Toasty_Boy Yes.

[@East_Coast_Toasty_Boy]

@@Xerrounautix meaning: that's what he said... in the bedroom

[@MarkSmithphotography]

I always wondered about that elite. It could not wort properly.

[@Woodyisasexybeast]

Wor wor wor

[@martinnavarrete5279]

The book "shadown of intent" is a story in which he is the main character, and is explain that yes he has problems talking, and the sounds with "P" are pretty hard for him to pronounce

[@Woodyisasexybeast]

That’s just all elites

[@GallowayJesse]

Wonder where he is now. Would've been neat to see him in infinite

[@Enderwave22]

​@@martinnavarrete5279 exlain roblems retty ronounce

[@LeDaddyJamesThe3rd]

“Shipmaster we are outnumbered 3-1, So it is an even fight.” This line goes way to hard

[@sheepersouls9898]

"So we still have the advantage" would be a flex

[@gordonz88]

@@sheepersouls9898I mean they still won, that’s the hardest flex of all. Sometimes silent confidence > arrogance.

[@phillipsanmiguel7473]

"On the blood of our father's, on the blood of our sons"

[@kevlarhorne]

“Burn their mongrel hides”

[@Amy-gf7je]

Bruh they made the elites the most gangster shit, feels bad when the brutes give ‘em the second class citizen treatment in the time after halo ce

[@aelfynnalochoir8249]

"A single flood-spore could destroy a species!"

[@TheIronPanda12-ct7un]

Yet here is the sangheli, lost a jaw to the flood and was not infected. That's pretty f'in impressive.

[@S113Productions]

“Were it not for the Arbiter’s counsel, I would have glassed your entire PLANET.”

[@shadowthoughts7959]

The Arbiter, R’tas…Just charging into flood infections and walking away clean on the other side time and time again. It really stands to reason why an unaltered and experienced Sangheili was a close match for an average Spartan-II, with those less experienced being more like a Spartan-III. Nimble, fierce, tactical, intelligent, creative, skeptical, strong, loyal, and self-sacrificial. All what makes a good warrior, Spartan OR Elite.

[@Woodyisasexybeast]

Absolute badasses. All of them

[@Auto987]

@@Woodyisasexybeast ALL of them.

[@ButtSauce666]

​@@Auto987 ALL OF them

[@JoshEastham]

They are called Elites for a reason

[@secondarytrollaccount]

Arbiter slept Miranda Keyes and Johnson in a 1v2 where both sides were spinning the block with guns and throwing hands. Miranda wasn't a slouch but still beating Johnson you can't have tiny heart syndrome bc Johnson has the biggest heart of all

[@DONTG3TMADCUZI]

Don't forget to mention that the same swordsman he fought that turned flood, was hailed as the greatest sword wielder among the covenant. Just further proving how badass R'tas is.

[@Woodyisasexybeast]

Yes! I wanted to include that but I just didn’t have time. Shorts can only be a minute, max.

[@josephpa05]

Yeah he messed up. The fight is legendary

[@Universexy1]

That really doesn’t matter though as long as their isn’t a proto gravemind since in their early stages they aren’t as coordinated or smart enough to use weapons or retain memory .

[@oilyseal1287]

I absolutely love the artwork of the flood in that comic very dead spacey

[@Woodyisasexybeast]

This is actually from an animated cutscene hidden in the Anniversary version of the game. It’s amazing though and it’s definitely worth watching the full thing. Look up Halo CE terminal 9. It’s about 4 minutes long and it’s full of great artwork like this.

[@DerBroeckel]

​@@Woodyisasexybeast it's originally the short story "The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor" from The Halo Graphic Novel. Almost completely forgot about that book, so thanks for helping me dig up those memories haha

[@Woodyisasexybeast]

Oh shit, I have a video on the Keyes terminal. I thought this was the video this comment was on, my bad. Yes, it’s from the graphic novel. It’s excellent

[@Kdot..F]

“SHOOT THE LIMBS!”

[@Vikingr4Jesus5919]

So it's fair to say he's the Elite equivalent to Sgt. Johnson, isn't it?

[@Woodyisasexybeast]

Pretty much

[@protovision7040]

This one doesn't die at the end... Right?

[@Woodyisasexybeast]

No, Rtas is alive and well

[@protovision7040]

@@Woodyisasexybeast yay!

[@xyreniaofcthrayn1195]

@@protovision7040 and last i heard was on a crusade to wipe brutes from their own census across the galaxy glassing each one as he goes.

[@LUNKS342]

This chad looks an entire coventant fleet that outnumbers him entirly. and like a true sanghili says "so its an even fight"

[@Woodyisasexybeast]

Rtas? More like badass

[@secondarytrollaccount]

Rtas was willing to throw himself at any enemy the arbiter faced no matter what happened to him or his Boyz. He didn't have little heart syndrome.

[@tuachixiong5232]

​@@secondarytrollaccountE' AINT NO ORK. BUT! IZ BE WILLN TO INDUCT 'IM AS ONE OF DA BOYZ!

[@thafightgame5383]

“If it weren’t for the arbiters council I woulda glassed your whole planet!”

[@___H3475]

I always thought he said that because he dosen’t care for humans, now I see he said it because he realizes how much bigger of a threat they face

[@danielefabbro822]

Rtas 'Vadum was the Sangheili equivalent of Sergent Johnson. That kind of badass soldier that lives over countless enemies and rarely ends up seeing peace.

[@Albino_Basilisk]

I bought that comic last month. Pretty epic and gruesome artwork

[@BthereorBsquared]

It’s that part of Halo I wish we could see more of. Halo but with the gore quality of Gears Of War 2 would be interesting.

[@Joshua_N-A]

@@BthereorBsquared never play the games but with that kind of gore, players could be able to see what damages can an Elite, a Brute or even a Grunt do to a marine. I can imagine that a Sangheili, masters of the sword would slice off a marine's arms and slice then the body in half like a freaking samurai. Brute would've pull a marine's head out complete with the spinal cord off the body with its bare hands.

[@superscatmonkey6742]

"shipmaster! your mandibles have gone from 4 to 2!" "then it is an even bite"

[@wanderingmelonfarmer8581]

The Halo Graphic Novel. I remember my older brother getting this back in 2006, it was one of the coolest things for a 10 year old kid, I still remember the scent of the book, odd as that sounds.

[@Woodyisasexybeast]

I know exactly what you mean. Graphic novels/certain comics have a very specific smell

[@Enderwave22]

Fresh books smell gud

[@FruitsOfTheHearts]

You meant to say that line like Rtas in Halo 2. "That stench...."

[@SyrilsCereal]

On the blood of our fathers… on the blood of our sons

[@xyreniaofcthrayn1195]

even to our dying breath

[@supersaltlee7657]

Read this in a library when I was in middle school haha

[@Woodyisasexybeast]

Oh man, it must’ve gave you nightmares lol

[@supersaltlee7657]

@@Woodyisasexybeast no but the flood that johnson escapes from might have. played ce when i was 4. ghosts were the only thing that scared me the flood just made me mad because they would kill me alot.

[@Kdot..F]

@@supersaltlee7657I’m guessing the library

[@supersaltlee7657]

@@Kdot..F actually cooped library with my Mom, it was actually two betrayals when you get to that room with the glass structure in the middle. Low ammo and low health and a bad checkpoint

[@Kdot..F]

@@supersaltlee7657 Ah alright I straight up skipped the library when I played through it but I may play through Ce again

[@charliechuckles2195]

He also attempted to defend the unshielded unngoy (grunts) in his unit during that mission.

[@MDOflims]

"But these..are my Elites. Their lives matter to me yours does not"

[@Valhalla_Heathen]

R’tas: *smells the air* Arbiter: What is it? R’tas: That stench, I’ve smelled it before…

[@mariobernal2722]

Not just a master swordsman, he defeated one of the most prodigious Sangheili in Halo lore that was believed to be the greatest CQC master in Sangheili history. He was even thankful that his former friend had succumbed to The Flood because otherwise he would've surely died against that legend.

[@ScaredShitlessable]

So they should make some of these side stories into their own game. Build the engine and create assets then build short little stories based on these bits of lore. Something to give the characters depth that people can learn through play.

[@kyleknight9686]

Too logical of a suggestion

[@Chipzthetoaster]

They’re already planning to make a side story based off of the first ever spartan to be infected by the flood and it displays how he got infected and how the failsafe was bypassed by the flood, the story releases this Friday I believe, it’s just a cool little Halloween type thing

[@Chipzthetoaster]

And yes this story does give the flood armor in halo Infinite a bit of depth, such as the corrupter armor set which is said to be one of the most dangerous things in the halo universe

[@Woodyisasexybeast]

@Chipzthetoaster it’s already out. It came out yesterday. www.halowaypoint.com/news/halo-saturn-devouring-his-son

[@Chipzthetoaster]

@@Woodyisasexybeast WAIT ACTUALLY!? Thanks! ^.^

[@thegreatsmol]

I wish we'd get more of this stuff mentioned or hinted at in the main games

[@JaguarWarri0r1]

It was hinted at. When the entering the heretic mining platform, Rtas states that he has encountered the stench of the flood

[@tommymaxey2665]

I have this comic. This story takes up most of the book. It's a great story and I love the tie in to CE. The other story's are Johnson escaping 343 GS level, Covenant landing at new Mombasa,a different Spartan field training Cheif Mk6 suit from H2,and a bunch of really cool art work. It's called Halo Graphic Novel and if you are a halo fan you should find a copy, they aren't too expensive

[@Woodyisasexybeast]

I have a copy, it’s great. It might just be the best Halo comic, period. I love the Johnson and Rtas stories.

[@liltimothy8109]

One of the biggest badasses. I was gonna say “the most badass halo character” but he has to contend with Johnson, arbiter and the chief. Can’t pick

[@thefallenC073]

Other Halo Lore fact that wasn’t mentioned here but I find ironic. The original Swords Of Sanghelios were formed to rise against an Arbiter. Now they’re led by one.

[@SENPAI.Popaii]

Why would they do that? Arbitters business is a suicide mission where he doesn'tt return from. Theirs is something else, not?.

[@Woodyisasexybeast]

“Arbiter” didn’t use to be a bad thing. The prophets twisted the title and turned into something negative when an arbiter attempted to rebel against them. After that, it was repurposed into a mark of shame.

[@thefallenC073]

@@SENPAI.Popaii originally Arbiter’s were the leaders of the Sangheli race, the last normal Arbiter eventually became disillusioned with The Covenant, leading to his assassination and from then on Arbiter was a role of shame, rather than honor.

[@SENPAI.Popaii]

@@thefallenC073 thanks for informing me

[@nicholasmargagliano1833]

He also killed the prophet on board. The prophet was being a coward and so Rtas literally picked him up over his head and said he was unworthy of the great journey and smashed him on the ground, killing him.

[@kylejay14]

“ If you have come to hear me beg, you will be disappointed.”

[@punitbhakta9778]

That flood theme activates my fight or flight every time

[@trybezuni4923]

"That stench.. I smelled it before"

[@MerudonWoW]

Bro Half Jaw will forever be missed

[@Woodyisasexybeast]

He’s still around somewhere

[@MerudonWoW]

@@Woodyisasexybeast yeah but it’s 343 so who knows

[@MerudonWoW]

@@Woodyisasexybeast they made every single elite as fat as Jabba the Hutt, instead of the nimble sons of bitches from halo ce and 2

[@epic7783]

@@MerudonWoW Uh.. have you seen the Halo infinite elites? They returned to that style.

[@MerudonWoW]

@@epic7783 no I haven’t cuz I’ve given up on 343

[@MEGAbrandon281]

We need more Halo stories like this, this character alone would make for a great campaign DLC

[@IllusiveDuck]

Rtas is a very underrated character. I wish more people would shine their light on him but oh well. For the few that do, we know how bad ass he is

[@Ntwadumela89]

Any being that battles and survives flood are legend!!!….

[@NaderVaderYT]

I LOVE THIS COMIC DAMN he clearly was sad about his friends death and hated flood id say

[@MrAkatosh]

I knew he looked funky 🤣 I didn’t even try to find what was different I thought that his bottom jaw just splits into half

[@samtimo3002]

Ngl having a halo swords of senghelios spin off would be cool

[@pariahx13]

I love the Halo Graphic Novel. I put this together when I read it at 15. Pretty sick. But my favorite comic in there was when Johnson escaped the Containment Facility on Installation 04. That one went hard.

[@mathematics557]

The way the flood look in this comic is even more terrifying than they are in the games, they look like something out of john carpenter movie "The thing".

[@Yomamabethick]

What if I told you Rtas had that dawg in him

[@Razgriz_01]

One of my favorite stories from the graphic-novel. I remember buying it all those years ago. Great art and action.

[@gilbertcordova6527]

Lol i had this comic growing up. It was a collection of short storys from various artist depicting different storys from halo 2 leading into halo 3. Theres a funny short strip at the end of the book showing chief trying to go grocerie shopping in his armor with a warthog

[@Mykenai]

Love his character so much. One of my favorite characters in the series next to Arbiter himself.

[@AfroMan187]

I knew this guy was a bad ass, but I never knew of his story. Makes me respect him even more.

[@He11cth3r3]

He is also blind in his left eye from this too

[@notribadsvault]

The art in that comic is brilliant.

[@user-wt7rm1ze3i]

Rtas Vadum is voiced by Robert Davi, great actor, he played Acastus Kolya in Stargate Atlantis which I am currently watching right now

[@Arcjaw]

"That stench. I've smelled it before"

[@ToxicBastard]

The flood look very different here

[@giannih6484]

He isn’t just an elite. He is *THAT ELITE!!*

[@secondarytrollaccount]

Yeah bruh him and arbiter are them dudes. Arbiter slept Miranda Keyes and Sgt Johnson in a 1v2 where both sides were spinning the block with guns and throwing hands. You can't have little heart syndrome to knock out Johnson.

[@usagifang]

You can hear it in his tone whenever he speaks about the flood that he has a personal vendetta against them.

[@SuperSaiyan_Anjanath]

I found out that the side of him that is missing the 2 mandibles, that eye on that side is actually blind....

[@HexSayer]

That stench..I've smelt it before

[@epic7783]

Smelled

[@Bary_McCokner]

"The parasite is not to be trifled with. I hope you know what you're doing."

[@derrickhunter7680]

I'm nerding out trying to imagine his speech in the dropship and the conversation with Arbiter but with half his face flapping around rocking a huge speech impediment😂😂😂

[@forgottenking4022]

I remember reading that comic in the past it was a great read

[@traeharding7501]

I freaking loved his character

[@twomouse5572]

He could have a successful show about himself. Ever since i played halo 2 in 2005 he's one of the most interesting characters.

[@b_wellyn]

the artstyle on that is absolutely insane. Reminds me of the thing comics. Colors really pop on everything

[@veiledxpariah]

I used to own a copy of that comic. The Flood artwork was pretty damn creepy looking. It reminds me of the John Carpenter's The Thing. If any Halo fan hasn't read this comic, I urge you to read it as soon as possible. Such an amazing story.

[@Woodyisasexybeast]

It’s very similar to The Thing. The flood as a whole is

[@veiledxpariah]

@@Woodyisasexybeast I agree. I wonder if Bungie drew inspiration from The Thing while creating the Flood during development of H:CE. The Thing is by far the most horrifying reality if it ever existed. Isolate and Assimilate. No horror movie to date can compare to the horror that is The Thing imo. Truly a masterpiece by John Carpenter.

[@Woodyisasexybeast]

Without a doubt they used it for inspiration. The Thing is a top ten movie for movie.

[@semibreve]

The music instantly gave me PTSD

[@relentlesschaos7445]

Now it makes sense in Halo 2 when he said, "That stench...I've smelled it before."

[@tompohnke]

Always one of my favorite elites

[@Lazureth]

I never realized i was in the vicinity of another legend

[@JohnTyson46]

Real fans knew this right after Halo2

[@Woodyisasexybeast]

No gate keeping

[@Cri_Jackal]

I swear to fuck every Sangheili character in this series is some badass hot as fuck warrior stud. Their deep voices and sophisticated way of speaking isn't _helping_ either my guys, GOD DAMN.

[@truthfulpurpose]

Ayo😳

[@Blargy2inch]

That stench... I've smelled it before

[@CndCooch3]

That comic was so kickass

[@Dellloga]

That stench. I've smelled it before...

[@Kripplespak]

Shipmaster a Legend.

[@TrySomeFentanyl]

Halo Lore is unrivaled.

[@randomgai7531]

This man was the John snow of halo

[@Jnigo]

I really enjoyed this thanks

[@Woodyisasexybeast]

Thank you!

[@Legitkilla6969]

This elites voice is really badass

[@reforged1649]

Yoooo I had that comic has a kid. Memories

[@renthesunbreaker6778]

Fun fact, the arbiters real name was thel vadum, meaning he and rtas are from house vadum, making them family

[@Woodyisasexybeast]

No no, Arby’s name is Thel ‘Vadam, not Thel ‘Vadum.

[@epic7783]

Vadam, not Vadum

[@Thenightofhollowness]

I love playing through the arbiter levels and slowly gaining his respect as you go

[@flipbriks106]

My favorite halo comic!

[@solidcomic117]

i remember reading that comic when i was real young when it came out. such an amazing comic.

[@jhnyjoejoe69]

I remember preordering the graphic novel and picking it up from Gamestop when it came out.

[@cannibaljohnson.2409]

That flood music still gives me chills.

[@angelosusa4258]

Rtas I don’t understand how he could still be agile with his ship sized balls

[@mechatech9897]

Dude really has guts of steel. He doesn't fear anything.

[@spiderplant]

"I kid you not, Arbiter! He turned himself into a pickle! They call him... Pickle Rick!! It's the funniest thing I've ever seen!!"

[@csides9531]

Shipmaster is my favorite supporting character

[@quintenvoorhees9974]

I would have glasses the entire planet had it not been for the counsel of the Arbiter

[@raymondjiang3978]

That’s probably why his giving name in halo lore is halfjaw

[@Joeslice09]

That graphic novel Is worth the buy & that story in it was great .that ship has a wild life section & when I try to go through it , infected monster are trying to kill them …

[@milk_ISNOWHERE]

I remember that graphic novel, brutal story

[@joaoguijz10]

Im reading all the comics now and im having a great time

[@HiveQu33n]

"Our shipmaster will sacrifice ALL to stop the flood!"

[@secondarytrollaccount]

Rtas definitely did not have little heart syndrome like beta lord hood.

[@aleqthepredator]

Still got the Halo graphic book that has this story and a collection of others. I love going back to it from time to time.

[@Woodyisasexybeast]

The stories within it are all great. Particularly this one and the Johnson one

[@dirt7430]

I guess you could say he really is... a splijaw

[@davesthrowawayacc1162]

DEY TOOK HIS JAW!

[@foreverdm7000]

Sitting as a passenger on the Scorpion is also in first person in Halo CE.

[@bencurwen]

Memory unlocked of me reading that comic as a kid 0.0

[@sawyerrichmond4193]

Ratass has to be my favourite helo character right behind John halo and the Rbiter

[@Woodyisasexybeast]

Rtas is awesome. Personally, I think my #3 slot would have to go to Cortana, Johnson or maybe Bornstellar 🤔

[@nkvd1606]

That comic in the graphic novel was hella brutal

[@Woodyisasexybeast]

The whole graphic novel is, really. The Johnson one is pretty bloody too

[@jqa39]

I remember that novel. That was badass

[@jaydenmercado9003]

You know i never noticed he was missing half his jaw

[@GP_Streaming]

I remember buying that comic when I was in middle school great comic.