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'''Stalker''' is a specialist [[:Category:Ranks|rank]] for [[Jiralhanae]] that are serving in the [[Covenant]]. They serve in | '''Stalker''' is a specialist [[:Category:Ranks|rank]] for [[Jiralhanae]] that are serving in the [[Covenant]]. They serve in covert roles in the Covenant, acting as spies or assassins.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/Stats/GameStatsCampaignHalo3.aspx?gameid=20779] Bungie.net Stats</ref> UNSC intel on the Stalker corps was used by the [[Naphtali Contractor Corporation]] in the production of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)]] [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Stalker|Stalker]] variant.<ref>'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 176''</ref> | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Stalkers are commonly seen acting as spies and bodyguards for [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]]s, however they have a far more | Stalkers are commonly seen acting as spies and bodyguards for [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]]s, however they have a far more covert role in the [[Covenant]]. On the battlefield, they can function as spies and assassins. Jiralhanae Stalkers often use their [[active camouflage]] to flank and ambush unsuspecting hostile forces. They also use [[radar jammer]]s to confuse enemies, before charging in with [[Type-52 Mauler]]s to finish them off.<ref name="HE145">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 145''</ref> | ||
The Stalkers replaced the [[Stealth Sangheili]] after the [[Sangheili]] [[Thel 'Vadam's Covenant faction|seceded]] from the [[Covenant]] during the [[Great Schism]]. | The Stalkers replaced the [[Stealth Sangheili]] after the [[Sangheili]] [[Thel 'Vadam's Covenant faction|seceded]] from the [[Covenant]] during the [[Great Schism]]. | ||
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*It is easier to spot a Brute Stalker by looking for its feet, as their cloaking reveals their feet more than any part of their body. | *It is easier to spot a Brute Stalker by looking for its feet, as their cloaking reveals their feet more than any part of their body. | ||
*On the [[John-117 Monument]] created for the [[Believe]] marketing campaign, all of the battling Jiralhanae minus the Chieftains are Brute Stalkers. | *On the [[John-117 Monument]] created for the [[Believe]] marketing campaign, all of the battling Jiralhanae minus the Chieftains are Brute Stalkers. | ||
*On higher difficulties, a single Brute Stalker wielding a [[Type-25 Brute | *On higher difficulties, a single Brute Stalker wielding a [[Type-25 Brute Shot|Brute Shot]] can be found at the second highest level of the [[Cartographer]] entrance on [[The Ark (level)|The Ark]], just after defeating the [[Type-47 Scarab|Scarab]]. | ||
*On the level [[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]], the Brute Stalkers at the second tower guarding the Jiralhanae [[Jiralhanae War Chieftain|War Chieftain]] can be easily spotted by a glitch in which the player stands behind the glass wall right after arriving in the elevator which "cuts" their active camouflage in half where their bottom half is revealed and the rest of their body remains camouflaged. | *On the level [[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]], the Brute Stalkers at the second tower guarding the Jiralhanae [[Jiralhanae War Chieftain|War Chieftain]] can be easily spotted by a glitch in which the player stands behind the glass wall right after arriving in the elevator which "cuts" their active camouflage in half where their bottom half is revealed and the rest of their body remains camouflaged. | ||
*In ''Halo 3: ODST'', cloaked Stalkers are visible in VISR in orange, which means that VISR systems label camouflaged objects as scenery. | *In ''Halo 3: ODST'', cloaked Stalkers are visible in VISR in orange, which means that VISR systems label camouflaged objects as scenery. | ||