User:Donut THX 1138

Summary
Originally a Fleet Master, later promoted to a member of the High Council. Shch 'Nodotee is the youngest Councilor to date, but one of the most influencing. Shch is a personal friend of the current Arbiter, he was greatly in the minority when it came to the punishment for the Arbiter. Later, 'Nodotee took command over his old fleet and aided the Covenant Separatists.

History
Shch 'Nodotee first enlisted as a Major Domo, his family name was well respected and got him a low officer position. He was placed encharge of a squad of Unggoy and two other Minor Domo Sangheili. Shch 'Nodotee prefered the Particle Beam Rifle for his personal weapon, being his squad's sniper. After the Battle of Eridanus II in 2530, Shch 'Nodotee was wounded saving his Field Master. He was then promoted to Ultra for his acts of bravery. In the 1535 Battle of Jericho VII Shch was promoted again, this time he didn't save anyone though. He was given the rank of Field Master for his tactical brilliance in the fight, managing to lead his division to victory and eliminate the enemy leader. While the fleet he was stationed with, was assaulting a human inner colony world, the ship he was on was hit by a MAC round, killing the Ship Master onboard. Shch 'Nodotee was in the control room when they were hit by the MAC, he was one the only surviver in the control room, so he took control of the ship. Shch 'Nodotee then personally piloted the Assault Carrier out of the MAC killzone. Once out of the killzone, he positioned the ship and opened fire on the planet. The fleet's Imperial Admiral then made 'Nodotee his second in command, a Fleet Master. Shch 'Nodotee remained on the Assault Carrier he saved, he then made it his personal capital ship.

As the second in command of The Fleet of Combined Vengeance, and a Fleet Master, he was admired for his seemingly random but brilliant tactics. However, he was never able to fully use his power of command because of his commanding officer, the Imperial Admiral of Combined Vengeance, was more inclined to using standard "overpower and eliminate the enemy force" tactic. Although, after the fleet was ambushed by a human assault force and almost destroyed, his commanding officer was in too deep. The fleet only survived because of Shch's dangerous tactics. He moved his capital ship,Bloodied Remnants, around to flank the humans, while he used his own commander as bait. This was a more risky plan, considering his commander was almost destroyed by the human attack. None-the-less though, Shch 'Nodotee saved the rest of the fleet. This battle is what got him promoted to Councilor, he impressed the High Prophet of Truth. Afterwards, he gave up command of Bloodied Remnants, to another Zealot. Shch 'Nodotee still remained on the ship though, he used it as his makeshift office.

Shch 'Nodotee never really believed much in the Prophet's Great Journey, but rather focused on protecting his fellow Sangheili and the political/military life of the Covenant. He was one a the few Council members that avoided the assassination the Jiralhanae carried out against the Sangheili leadership.

'Nodotee is currently aiding the Covenant Separatists.

Rank
Shch 'Nodotee was a Fleet Master, and second in command of a fleet. After a close victory thanks to Shch, he was rewared by being promoted to Councilor, the highest rank any elite could attain. The Councilors shared power with the Covenant Prophets on the High Council. Making most of the day to day decisions of the Covenant, militaristic and political.

Before Shch 'Nodotee attained the rank of Councilor he was a Zealot Fleet Master. He was the second in command of The Fleet of Combined Vengeance. The fleet itself was led by an Imperial Admiral. However, after saving the fleet's former flagship and it's leader, he was promoted to the rank of Councilor for his superior military tactics. Although, some think he was only promoted to Councilor to get him away from the war. Shch 'Nodotee has been deemed by some as the riskest Commander in the Covenant, using his own superiors and other fleets as bait to win the fight.

Later on, after the start of the Civil War of the Covenant he helped lead his stunned comrades. Donut then assumed command of the fleet Combined Vengeance and started his new campaign against the Jiralhanae from his flagship Bloodied Remnants.

Armour
Shch 'Nodotee wears the white armour of an Ultra, but Councilors wear a different kind of helmet. Councilor Sangheili wear a large white headpiece instead of the standard Sangheili helmet. Councilor have the strongest shielding of all Sangheili armour.

The Fleet of Combined Vengeance
Bloodied Remnants Combined Vengeance is Shch's personal fleet of 18 warships. There is one Assault Carrier, Shch's personal flagship Bloodied Remnants. Then there are 14 other CCS-class battleships and 3 Agricultural Support Ships, all commanded by Sangheili Zealots. The remaining crew is made up of Sangheili and Huragok. However, each capital ship carries several infantry legions of of various species: Sangheili, Lekgolo, and Unggoy. All the other Covenant races (Jiralhanae, Kig-Yar, Yanme'e) on board were killed after the start of the Covenant Civil War. Now Combined Vengeance fights on the side of the Separatists.

The Flagship Bloodied Remnants
Bloodied Remnants is a Covenant Assault Carrier that was stationed with the fleet Combined Vengeance. It was Shch 'Nodotee's capital ship when he was a Fleet Master (before he was promoted to Councilor), and second in command of the fleet. Originally, it was only the second most powerful capital ship in the fleet, as there was a Supercarrier, the Burning Sacrifice. The Burning Sacrifice was the fleet's flagship until they encountered an ambush set up by the Jiralhanae and Burning Sacrifice was destroyed in the battle, along with their former Imperial Admiral. After that, Bloodied Remnants took the position of flagship, seeing how it was the office/headquarters of Shch 'Nodotee. However, there was one last problem, the former Ship Master of Bloodied Remnants was less than tactically sound. So Shch 'Nodotee quickly replaced him.

Fleet Status
Combined Vengeance once was a fleet of 27 ships of various classifications. However, after countless encounters with Jiralhanae controlled capital ships, Combined Vengeance's numbers started to decrease. The war took quite a toll on the fleet, costing them the lives of thousands of brothers and almost 10 ships. The only reason Combined Vengeance continues to fight and survive is it's commanding officer, Shch 'Nodotee. Although, even with Shch's leadership they're still in troubled waters, all Sangheili are, after being betrayed be the Prophets and Brutes.

Leadership
This fleet is unusual, mainly because instead of being lead by a Zealot or Imperial Admiral, it's Fleet Master is a Councilor Sangheili. Shch 'Nodotee was using Bloodied Remnants as his headquarters for leading the Separatists, but Combined Vengeance suffered horrible losses because the poor leadership skills of it's former Fleet Master: Ffch 'Nifumee. After the third terrible loss at the hands of the Jiralhanae, Shch 'Nodotee took power away from the lacking Sangheili Fleet Master, Ffch 'Nifumee. Ffch 'Nifumee now commands one of the CCS-class Battlecruisers in the fleet, namely the CCS-class ship Enlightened. The former Fleet Master, Ffch 'Nifumee, was spared from death mainly because 'Nodotee knew he would need as many soldiers as possible. Next, Shch 'Nodotee placed himself in command of the fleet, and ever since The Fleet of Combined Vengeance has preformed better then ever. Although this isn't all Shch 'Nodotee's doing, Combined Vengeance has received help from it's other Ship Masters as of late. They believe in Shch 'Nodotee's command and abilities, he has their trust and 'Nodotee feels their confidence in him.

Shch 'Nodotee's Appearances
Shch 'Nodotee appears only once in Halo 2, the beginning cut scene at the trial of the current Arbiter. Other then not he's not shown or talked about in either Halo:Combat Evolved or Halo 2. Shch 'Nodotee is also never spoken of in any books. In Halo 2 there is one way that you can learn more of Shch, even play as him. However, you have to have a certain mod first.

In the mod you play through all the Arbiter levels as Shch 'Nodotee. Soon enough, after i finish my next modifications to the mod, it will contain an alternate version of the human levels, where you play for the Covenant. The alternate human levels will actually follow a different path then that taken by the Demon, but very similar path none-the-less. For example, on the second level your path will just about follow the Master Chief, but you're traveling over the rooftops. At one point you'll be able to actually see the Demon running through the streets, but you're to far away to do anything. There is also a finished alternate version of the level Gravemind, playing as Shch 'Nodotee, except the elites are now your allies.

Shch 'Nodotee can also used in multiplayer games.