Did you know THIS about Rtas 'Vadum?  

And this just makes him an even cooler character

Shipmaster: “That stench. I’ve smelled it before.” Arbiter: “Sorry, that was me. I farted.”

Arbiter and Rtas two of the most badass elites to ever fight and survive the flood

Additional Context: If I recall correctly, Kusovai was regarded as the finest swordsman in the Covenant, and his skill was retained despite the infection. So Rtas really is an S tier badass

In Halo 3, you can see his eye is white

I've always wondered why he had only two mandibles! Thanks!

This guy was literally my favorite character. And that was before I knew he had a name and any lore. He was just "Shipmaster" to me

Their voices are so majestic

It hurts him to talk at all which is why he speaks in such a to the point matter. Amazing character that was absolutely random

He's also blind in his left eye

"What is it, more brutes?" 😆

I learn more everyday about Halo because of your content ❤

And has been absent since Halo 3...

Also the heat from the plasma from the energy sword blinded his eye on the side

Yeah this is very cool I read it in the graphic novel

I just notice now that in H2A Cinematics he doesn't have Green Eye's but in Gameplay he does

Interesting that a shipmaster fights on the ground rather than staying in space but Elite's have a honor code and try to die fighting a good fight I suppose

Such a cool badass character! Love Rtas! Wish we could see him, Arbiter, and the rest of the friendly elites! You got to know them over the series and with them being gone so long, i feel a piece of the halo charm has been missing. A hole that has persisted too long. 😅😔

I wonder how he eats stuff

I LOVES HIM SO MUCH 💗💗💕💕💗💕🤍🤍🤍💜💜💜💙💙💙

My favorite part of the sangehlii that’s not anything lore related is that the developers managed to make a humanoid alien that still felt very alien and dissimilar to humans

My favorite character in the franchise

I once saw a comment of ifunny that became my headcannon. It was that Rtas lost his jaw in noble 6s last stand

Elite after having a arm cut off and rolling with it instead of augmenting it or getting medical attention: 🗿

The book Halo: Shadow of Intent is centered entirely around what Rtas was up to after the war.

Half his jaw gone made him twice as cool

Just got this comic book this weekend in Philadelphia

Artas chadoum

I remember seeing this in the comics

Nearly every character in Halo is straight METAL

These are the kinds of things the show should have expanded on.

In his book shadow of intent he mentioned it still stings his face today

Also, the elite he defeated was the greatest swordsman alive, let’s not undersell the great shipmaster.

I read that comic, but I didn't realize it was about Shipmaster.

He also had some cool eye color eyes too

Now I know....20 yrs later... always wondered why...

I loved that comic

Always loved Rtas

It's worth noting that the suffix "ai" on a Sangheili surname indicates mastery of the sword.

Why do I remember that a small flood jumped on his face and he ripped it off before he could get infected ?

My favorite elite

Also, only a true badass earns a nickname like "half-jaw" In real life military nicknames are usually something embarrasing or some sort of "in-joke" that only certain people will understand. Half-jaw might be cryptic if you don't see Rtas, but it's immediately understood what his nickname is referencing if you know Rtas or have met or seen him. It's the literal equivalent of a dude losing his hand in combat and being given a mechanical replacement and the nickname "iron fist", there's no mistaking that he IS the motherfucker in the room.

I love how in the novels and most of the comics, there is genuinely brutal gore, but in the games it is only exclusive to the flood 😂😂😂

Well shit I didn’t know a elite pulled a guts from beserk

All this time I thought it was because he was fighting Chief and Chief blew half his jaw off lol

Love it! Are there any apps yet let you use a PC laptop as a virtual screen? Or an AR fishtank app? I love the lava lamp app and I've always wanted a fish tank in my office 😂

Was explained in one of the comics

I still don’t understand how flood spores can be microscopic and the air can infect you but these guys walk around it continuously breathing it and then “smell” it. smells more like continuity error

And yet hes still one of the hottest elites

Such a legend

I want rtas focused game

I thought it was ....." on the blood of our fathers on the blood of our sons"

Hes cute they should put in him halo 7

It kinda looks like they’re growing back, like a crab

Looks like he almost lost his arm too

did you know bungie retconned forerunners being humans before halo 3? they were super undecided on whether they were or not but before halo 3 decided they were in fact separate species

Ah shipmaster you fucking Chad

It's your axe body spray I can smell it from here dude

Are'tas

I did not know. 😱

Yo solo sé que es tan genial como el inquisidor, y aún así es increíble que le tenga respeto al inquisidor como superior

Is that how he went blind in that eye too?

And the reason why he didn’t replace them is because it was seen as disgraceful among the elite

I thought it was more metaphorical. Rtas Vadum smells heretics and implies Arbiter is a heretic too and that's why he smelled it before

I've always wondered how tf he does with the humidity that his mouth is supposed to have. What's about his saliva, shouldn't he be drooling constantly. Or what about his throat getting too dry

I'm curious as to how they eat with a jaw like that

I thought the thumbnail said "half a jew" and i was really curious what was going to be said hahaha

What is it? *Sniff sniff* MAN FLESH

I thought it said "half a jew" on the screen when i clicked on this short and i was so confused

Games need to make characters lije this again. Infibite did a pretty good job with the bosses but none of them really have the backstory like Rtas. A lot of other games and shows just dont give other than main characters any story though

The Halo Graphic Novel is one of the coolest things I've ever picked up. Had it for years and still in great condition🫡

Yes I do since every Halo channel is talking about it

If you did not this I really don't know what the hell you're doing here as a Halo fan

I miss these Majestic Honorable Elites, Halo wars 2 was great and saved halo (Without it The only story wed have would be Cortanas Rebellion) but i hate now halo is just about a Handful of brutes on The Rings.

Darn I don't want to be in a war between apes and gators but if I had to choose a side I'll be siding with the gators. If you don't know the reference, you haven't watched headhunters.

Shipmaster* He wasnt a fleetmaster If he was,hed be wearing gold armor But shipmasters wear white armor,same with BOB's,and Rangers

How would you describe it

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It still pisses me off he was left out of halo 5

So that's his name? I always called him vader, cooler name.

Legit thought th thumbnail said jew lol

so is he seen anywhere after halo 2? i think he was in 3 but anywhere else?

Why does he have ultra armor tho?

How do Elites eat?

How do they talk without lips and a tongue

Read a fic where Bero was Rtas’ ex lover. Spicy, I like it. Fighting your boyfriend to the death while he’s controlled by a parasite and receiving a physical scar to remember him by? That’s the shit

Why not repair his helmet tho?😂

wort wort

how do these mfs eat