[hider=Tapo'Hatam "Taps" / "Tapper"]

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[color=a36209][sup][i]"K'iri juuch'imo Shak'o, k'unjo res jrashta" // "Accept the new Path, or die like a fool"[/i][/sup][/color][/CENTER][table][row][/row][row][cell][center][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] C H A R A C T E R   P O R T R A I T[/color]
[color=a36209]C H A R A C T E R   P O R T R A I T[/color] [/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup][img]https://i.pinimg.com/236x/ef/9d/da/ef9ddaa259be0d5564181b14e6beda9c.jpg[/img]
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[color=a36209]C H A R A C T E R   S U M M A R Y[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup]
[sub][COLOR=darkgray]Tapo'Hatam[/COLOR]
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[COLOR=darkgray]60 Terran Years[/COLOR]   [b]|[/b]   [COLOR=darkgray]Male[/COLOR]
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[COLOR=darkgray]Swords of Sanghelios[/COLOR]   [b]|[/b]   [COLOR=darkgray]Sanghelios[/COLOR][/sub][/center]
[indent][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] W E A P O N S  &  E Q U I P M E N T[/color]
[color=a36209]W E A P O N S  &   E Q U I P M E N T[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup]
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[indent][sub][b][color=a36209] W E A P O N S  &  E Q U I P M E N T[/color][/b][/sub]
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◼ Domotos-pattern energy sword
◼ Gadulo-pattern needle rifle
◼ Zo'klada-pattern plasma pistol
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[indent][sub][b][color=a36209]   S K I L L S[/color][/b][/sub]
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[COLOR=lightgray][color=lightgray][b]◼ Stealth Operations[/b][/color]

[color=lightgray][b]◼ Sabotage[/b][/color]

[color=lightgray][b]◼ Medium Range Marksmanship[/b][/color]

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[color=#2e2c2c]-[/color][/indent][/hider][/INDENT][indent][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=a36209]O T H E R  I N F O R M A T I O N[/color][/b][/h3][/sub][/sup][/sub][/INDENT][sup]_________________________________________________________[/sup]
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[indent][sub][b][color=a36209]   M I S C  I N F O[/color][/b][/sub]
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[COLOR=darkgray][color=lightgray][b]◼ Part of the Personal Guard Lance assigned to a Shipmaster prior to reassignment to Anvil Station[/b][/color]

[COLOR=darkgray][color=lightgray][b]◼ Participated in the Battle of Earth and subsequent Great Schism, preventing the assassination of his Shipmaster[/b][/color][/color]

[COLOR=darkgray][color=lightgray][b]◼ Notable features: Dark Blue eyes, runic tattoos in Sangheili across chest and left arm, Wide burn mark on left arm covering up a Covenant tattoo(replaced now with the Squad Designation in a show of unity)[/b][/color][/color]

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[indent][sub][b][color=a36209]   T H E M E  S O N G[/color][/b][/sub]
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◼ Blow Me Away by Breaking Benjamin
◼ Favorite Halo? Halo 2. Scarab boarding actions, "Back in my day we had a stick. Two sticks! And a rock! And the whole platoon has to share that rock!", and missions on the Covenant side. If you know, you know.[/b][/color] 
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[color=#2e2c2c]-[/color][/indent][/hider][/INDENT][/cell][cell][INDENT][sub][sup][sub][h3][b][color=black] S E R V I C E  R E C O R D...[/color]
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Tapo'Hatam served with pride and distinction during the opening years of the Human-Covenant War aboard the Sangheili ship Decisive Preservation as part of the massive Fleet of Righteous Purpose. Originally assigned as infantry, Tapo'Hatam proved an effective special operations officer when deployed against the steadily growing resistance of the UNSC ground forces. Unlike many of his allies he proved adaptable to the changing nature of the war, forgoing the more formal assaults carried about by the majority of the Sangheili in favor of subtlety and skillful removal of the enemy's ability to fight. In his mind there was just as much glory gained through the defeat of any enemy by denying them the ability to effectively fight back as their was in engaging them openly on the battlefield. His promotion to the personal guard of the Shipmaster after the devastating loss and vengeful reprisal on Actium in 2545 was one of the proudest days of his life. He felt his place on the Journey was assured, and was content to be the hidden sword at the Shipmasters side.

It all fell apart in 2552 when the Prophet of Truth ordered the extermination of the Sangheili race in reprisal for a supposed attempt by the Sangheili High Councilors to rebel against the Covenant. Like many Sangheili, Tapo'Hatam was confused and angry at the news knowing it could not be true yet unable to fathom calling a Prophet a liar. Yet when the Jiralhanae boarded the Decisive Preservation it was Tapo'Hatam's energy blade they found waiting for them. When the real truth of what the Prophets had done and the facts about the Great Journey came to light he followed his shipmaster into joining the newly formed Fleet of Retribution in turning their wrath upon those who had betrayed them. Tapo'Hatam was deployed several times over the following weeks of combat to weaken the remaining Covenant forces and provide unexpected support to UNSC forces that found themselves still outmatched by Jiralhanae zealotry and firepower.

Following the ceasefire that was enacted after the defeat of the Prophet of Truth, Tapo'Hatam has recognized the new age dawning before him and has requested reassignment to Anvil Station in the hopes that fostering positive cooperation with humanity will make up for what he views as the sins of his past. He sees humans as children playing at the game of interstellar expansion and hopes that some influence from the Sangheili will guide humanity to a future where both factions can carve out a more permanent kind of prosperity. He is well aware that old wounds still fester in many of the humans, turning the tide in the battle for their homeworld does not erase nearly 25 years of war and genocide. 

However, someone must try. And in the spirit of cooperation Tapo'Hatam finds himself assigned to Anvil Station. 

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