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|name=Chur'R-Yar | |name=Chur'R-Yar | ||
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|homeworld=[[Eayn]] | |homeworld=[[Eayn]] | ||
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|death=[[2525]] | |death=[[2525|January 17, 2525]] | ||
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|species=[[Kig-Yar]] | |species=[[Kig-Yar]] | ||
|gender=Female | |gender=Female | ||
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|eyes=Ruby | |eyes=Ruby red<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 56''</ref> | ||
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| | |rank=[[Shipmaster|Shipmistress]] | ||
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{{Quote|This is my ship, and I will do with it what I wish.|Chur'R Yar{{Ref/Reuse|ch134}}}} | |||
'''Chur'R-Yar''' was the [[Kig-Yar]] [[Shipmaster|Shipmistress]] of the [[Covenant]] [[missionary ship|missionary vessel]] ''[[Minor Transgression]]'' in [[2525]]. | |||
==Biography== | |||
Chur'R-Yar was pivotally involved in the Covenant's [[First Battle of Harvest|first contact]] with [[humanity]]. Commanding her ship on the very fringes of Covenant territory, she ordered the raid of two human [[DCS light freighter|freighter]]s in the [[Epsilon Indi system]] with the aid of the [[Deacon]] [[Dadab]], before locating [[Harvest|a planet]] with supposed [[Forerunner]] relics. She intended to steal a number of these relics for herself before she could report it to the Covenant, betraying the Deacon as well, evidently because she wanted her ship to be out of commission for the whole Kig-Yar mating season. She had chosen the Kig-Yar [[Zhar (Kig-Yar)|Zhar]] as her mate, based around his physical traits and long, angular spikes that no other male had.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 94''</ref> | |||
However, before she could enact her plan, [[Skirmish on Minor Transgression|she was shot]] by [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]] after the ''Minor Transgression'' boarded a third freighter, bait for a trap laid by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]. Before dying, she detonated her own ship in an unsuccessful, suicidal attempt to kill her attacker.<ref name="ch134">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 134''</ref> | |||
Chur'R-Yar's ancestors were pirates, sailing the oceans of the Kig-Yar homeworld [[Eayn]], battling rival clans and claiming slaves and territory. In this regard, she hoped to mimic them, with space serving as the new ocean. She also hoped to retire with the profit from the stolen relics and raise a family of young Kig- | ==Personality and traits== | ||
Chur'R-Yar's ancestors were [[piracy|pirates]], sailing the oceans of the Kig-Yar homeworld [[Eayn]], battling rival clans and claiming [[Slavery|slaves]] and territory. In this regard, she hoped to mimic them, with space serving as the new "ocean".<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 93''</ref> Like the other three Kig-Yar aboard the ship, she disrespected [[Dadab]] and was often annoyed by his presence.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 56''</ref> She also hoped to retire with the profit from the stolen relics and raise a family of young Kig-Yar. She was killed before she could reach her aspirations.{{Ref/Reuse|ch134}} However, she proved to be very determined, fighting until the last and nearly taking down [[Avery Johnson]] with her. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Chur'R-Yar was the first female Covenant character mentioned in the Halo universe. | |||
* | ==List of appearances== | ||
* | *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | |||
[[Category: | [[Category:Kig-Yar characters]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Covenant military personnel]] | ||