Editing Balkarus

{{Status|Canon}}
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|name=Balkarus
|image=[[File:HINF Balkarus.png|300px]]
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|birth=
|death=During or after [[2560#May|May 28, 2560]]{{Ref/Quest|Id=HINF|HI|Connections|Balkarus}}
|causeofdeath=Killed in battle by [[John-117]]{{Ref/Reuse|HINF}}
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|species=[[Jiralhanae]]
|gender=Male
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|hair=Reddish-blond{{Ref/Reuse|HINF}}
|eyes=Orange{{Ref/Reuse|HINF}}
|affiliation=*[[Banished]]{{Ref/Reuse|ANC}}{{Ref/Game|Id=Target08|HINF|[[High Value Target]] dossier, Balkarus, Captain}}
**[[Exodus Guard]]{{Ref/Reuse|Target08}}
|rank=[[Jiralhanae Captain|Captain]]{{Ref/Reuse|ANC}}{{Ref/Reuse|Target08}}
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'''Balkarus''' was a veteran [[Jiralhanae]] [[Jiralhanae Captain|Captain]] in service with the [[Banished]].{{Ref/Reuse|ANC}}{{Ref/Reuse|Target08}} During the [[Installation 07]] [[Battle for Zeta Halo|conflict]] in [[2560]], he served within Glelt Pack in the Advance Combat Element of the [[Exodus Guard]].{{Ref/Reuse|Target08}} Balkarus would be killed by [[John-117]] while serving in this role.{{Ref/Reuse|HINF}}

==Biography==
===Banished veteran===
Balkarus served in a trusted position within the [[Banished]] for multiple years, even accompanying [[Atriox]] himself on several critical missions. In recent years, he attempted to leverage his standing to earn a place in the [[Bloodstars#Banished|Banished Bloodstars]]. Despite failing to join the elite unit, Balkarus still distinguished himself among his fellow officers for his ferociousness in battle and for his tendency to execute his own solders for showing even the slightest bit of hesitancy in combat.{{Ref/Reuse|Target08}}

===Battle on the Ark===
{{Main|Second Ark Conflict}}
On [[2559|March 30, 2559]], Balkarus made an announcement to the [[Unggoy]] under his command wherein he attempted to quash the rumor that [[Alice-130|a lone Spartan]] had lately been responsible for freeing prisoners near a water treatment structure on [[Installation 00]]. The rumor had recently resulted in the attempted desertion of two Unggoy and some were even saying the [[demon]] had been the [[John-117|Master Chief]] himself.{{Ref/Game|Id=AW|HW2|Phoenix Logs#From the Deep 2|Phoenix Log - A Warning}}

On [[2559#May|May 1, 2559]], Balkarus sent a message to [[Forticus]] about [[Atriox]]'s new commander, [[Colony]], and the uneasy feeling he had about the [[Lekgolo]] commander.{{Ref/Game|Id=ANC|HW2|Phoenix Logs#Gatecrashers 2|Phoenix Log - A New Commander}} Hours later, Balkarus sent a message to other Jiralhanae pack brothers about not throwing more Unggoy into the cloaking field and asked them to hold the field active until Colony's plan was complete.{{Ref/Game|Id=HF|HW2|Phoenix Logs#Gatecrashers 2|Phoenix Log - Hold Fast}}

===Conflict on Zeta Halo===
Balkarus was among a cast of warriors, along with [[Jato 'Ratum]], [[Okro 'Vagaduun]], and [[Zeretus]], picked by Atriox himself to return to the galaxy with him. The group boarded Atriox's personal [[Lich]] and went through the Portal on [[Installation 00]] to [[Reach]] to meet with [[Escharum]] and was introduced to [[Castor]] by [[Inslaan 'Gadogai]] when he departed. Eventually, the group departed Reach on Eschuram's [[Intrusion corvette]] after the remaining [[Keepers of the One Freedom|Keepers]] took Atriox's Lich back through the Portal.{{Ref/Novel|SOR}}

A few months later, Balkarus participated in the [[Installation 07]] [[Battle for Zeta Halo|conflict]] as part of the Glelt Pack in the Advance Combat Element of the [[Exodus Guard]].{{Ref/Reuse|Target08}} In [[2560#May|May 2560]], his location was discovered by [[the Weapon]], who passed this information on to [[Spartan-II]] [[John-117]]. After tracking Balkarus down, the Spartan slew both him and the Banished forces accompanying him.{{Ref/Reuse|HINF}}

==Equipment==
During the [[Battle for Zeta Halo]], Balkarus wielded both a [[Type-58 plasma cannon]] and a custom [[Mangler]] known as the [[Riven Mangler]].{{Ref/Reuse|HINF}}{{Ref/Reuse|Target08}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HINF BalkarusTarget.png|Balkarus as he appears in his target profile.
File:HINF Balky.png|Balkarus with his helmet off.
File:HINF Balkarus2.png|Balkarus with a [[Type-58 plasma cannon]].
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''

==Sources==
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[[Category:Jiralhanae characters]]
[[Category:Banished members]]