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[[File:HINF - Event - Entrenched - 00006.jpg|300px|thumb|A [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IV]] showcasing a Sangheili skull on their left shoulder, in accordance with ''Shrwssha'wash''.]] | [[File:HINF - Event - Entrenched - 00006.jpg|300px|thumb|A [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IV]] showcasing a Sangheili skull on their left shoulder, in accordance with ''Shrwssha'wash''.]] | ||
'''''Shrwssha'wash''''' is an ancient [[Sangheili]] martial tradition. The tradition involves ritually dismembering foes defeated in combat and displaying their [[skull]] for all to see. During the era of the [[Covenant]], ''Shrwssha'wash'' was suppressed by the [[San'Shyuum]] [[Hierarchs]], who deemed it | '''''Shrwssha'wash''''' is an ancient [[Sangheili]] martial tradition. The tradition involves ritually dismembering foes defeated in combat and displaying their [[skull]] for all to see. During the era of the [[Covenant]], ''Shrwssha'wash'' was suppressed by the [[San'Shyuum]] [[Hierarchs]], who deemed it distasteful - though the Covenant's collapse has seen it gain some resurgence among the Sangheili and even [[Spartan]]s assigned to work alongside the [[Swords of Sanghelios]].{{Ref/Game|Id=Skullbearer|HINF|Armor customization (Halo Infinite)|Armor Hall|Detail=[[Skullbearer Trophy]] - Shoulder Description|Quote=The Prophets suppressed many Sangheili martial practices they deemed distasteful, including Shrwssha'wash: a tradition of displaying the skulls of particularly recalcitrant foes after their defeat and ritual dismemberment.}} | ||
During the [[Great Schism]], the [[Jiralhanae]] [[Tartarus]] bore a Sangheili skull on his left shoulder pauldron in a similar manner to ''Shrwssha'wash'' | During the [[Great Schism]], the [[Jiralhanae]] [[Tartarus]] bore a Sangheili skull on his left shoulder pauldron in a similar manner to ''Shrwssha'wash''- though this was likely not done out of respect for the ancient Sangheili tradition.{{Ref/Game|H2|Tartarus in-game model}} | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
