I don't think the loss of an arm was the only injury 'Gajat sustained. The lack of torso armor and the use of a bracing apparatus around his waste implies he also sustained a spinal injury.
I'm going to go ahead and get started on the Summary and Lore Notes.
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Yeah didn't think about that, but now that you mention it, it seems like he has had a fair amount of shit dealt his way. His helmet is weird too, covering his whole face and connecting down his neck to the back armor.
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Who knew someone with a back brace could be so badass...
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Equal representation of a disabled character without using their disability as a character trait, plot device, or a hook. And he's a Shipmaster. And he's still a leader, a badass warrior, and a resourceful enemy. Halo is doing social justice right...
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Halo has always done social justice right. Throughout Halo's entire 12-13 year history, none of the stories ever have involved or revolved around racism. It seems racism has been eliminated due to education in the 26th Century.
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It has done a pretty damn good job, the exception being cutting off Halsey's arm for the sole purpose of adding 'ambiguity' to her character and motivations. Don't know what the actual fck Brian Reed was thinking. [quote]Poor Catherine Halsey. Don’t get me wrong, she’s a monster. A war criminal. A woman who kidnapped and killed children because she thought the ends justified the means. But then we come along and chop off her arm simply because we wanted a spot of ambiguity in her final line. In the original draft, she was shot, but in one piece. Jul asked her what she wanted, she said, "Revenge" and everyone knew she meant on Palmer and the crew of Infinity. But we didn't want that. Halsey is a woman who is always saying two things at once. To end on a note from her that was so clearly defined just felt wrong.[/quote] Seriously. What the [i]actual[/i] shit goes on in his head?
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If he wanted ambiguity why did he tell us there who she wanted revenge on?
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Poop. That's what goes on in his head. Poop. At least when dealing with Halo.
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I'm sure he excels in writing for universes where morality is black and white, and every character can be used as a mouthpiece for the author regardless of whether or not it's OOC. But Halo is not that universe.