Thel 'Lodamee (Earth-5875)

"Fleetmaster, you fool! A thousand hells await you!»"

- - Thel 'Lodamee to Luro 'Taralumee

Thel 'Lodamee was a sangheili Major of the Covenant. He served during the First Contact War, attached to the Third Fleet of Glorious Consequence, and was one of the few members of the Covenant to successfully kill a SPARTAN-II in battle.

Battle of Kawlang
Thel 'Lodamee let a contingent of warriors during the Battle of Kawlang in 2544, where he encountered a SPARTAN-II, Sheila-065, for the first time. Despite the deaths of all of his lackeys, he was able to kill the Demon in a duel. He proceeded to kidnap Dr. Catherine Halsey, who Sheila was protecting, as the Covenant knew she was somehow important to the UNSC. He then escorted Halsey to the flagship of the Third Fleet of Glorious Consequence, the Resplendent Fervor.

Defense of the Fervor
"We must always show our superior strength... anything less and they will exploit our weaknessess."

- - Thel 'Lodamee to Luro 'Taralumee

After imprisoning the doctor, 'Lodamee reported to the fleet's Fleetmaster, the zealous Luro 'Taralumee, who taunted Thel about the loss of his troops and honor, having his name disgraced after losing allies to a Demon. 'Taralumee then discovered that a group of SPARTAN-IIs were set to invade the flagships to rescue Halsey, and berrated 'Lodamee for his survival, as he commanded he "...[had] not the heart to die with honor". The fleet's defenses were able to kill two SPARTANs, but the last surviving three, led by John-117, successfully breached the Fervor, killing a series of jiralhanae, unggoy and kig-yar along their way.

Seeing the appearance of the SPARTANs as a chance to regain his lost honor, Thel, commanding two sangheili Minors, rushed to kill them. They were able to ambush John, Kelly-087, and Fred-104, but the latter rose up and was able to kill one of the Minors after impaling his combat knife through the warrior's eye, holding Thel and the other sangheili back so that Kelly and John could resume their search. After John located and found Halsey, 'Lodamee appeared and challenged him for an Type-1 energy sword duel. After an intense fight, Thel gained the upper hand, managing to disarm the SPARTAN-II. As he prepared to kill, the fleet cleared the magnetic field that was preventing them from jumping into slipspace, and 'Taralumee separated the entirety of the ship's aft, pulling Thel back. Infuriated, he cursed Luro, as the Fleet Commanded pondered that 'Lodamee would either die disgraced or become an Arbiter.