Editing Banished

[[File:PL BondsOfBrotherhood.png|300px]]<br>[[Let 'Volir]] leading Banished forces on the Ark.

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*[[Confederation]] of [[Piracy|pirates]] and raiders{{Ref/Novel|Id=divine|DW|Chapter=1}}

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|formed=c. early [[2549]]{{Ref/Game|Id=log outpost|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Outpost|Quote=The Banished have perfected their strip—mining and rapid assault and extraction efforts '''over a decade''' of raiding Covenant and other targets.}}{{Ref/Note|Id=date|See [[Algolis Invasion]]'s [[Algolis Invasion#Notes|Notes section]] regarding the formation of the Banished.}} {{c|Pre-[[Great Schism]]}}

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{{Quote|I've gathered this crew and they're loyal, because I am loyal... and because we share a vision. One where the blood we spill and the treasures we plunder are in the name of our own free will and nothing more.|Atriox explains the Banished's mission statement to the [[Silent Shadow]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=HuntingParty2|[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]: [[Hunting Party]]|Page=84}}}}

The '''Banished''' are a multi-species [[confederation]] of [[piracy|pirates]] and raiding clans.{{Ref/Reuse|divine}} Acting as mercenaries,{{Ref/Reuse|Mercenary}} the organization's goals have been described as attaining power in their raids across the [[Orion Arm]],{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p25|Enc22|Page=25}} while their killers and mercenaries plunder treasure in the name of their own free will.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HuntingParty2}}

The Banished were formed around [[2549]], during the [[Algolis Invasion]] in the late years of the [[Human-Covenant War]] by [[Atriox]], [[Decimus]], [[En'Geddon]] and several other disgruntled [[Jiralhanae]] who rebelled against their [[Sangheili]] masters, after being used by the [[Covenant]] as cannon fodder repeatedly.{{Ref/Reuse|a new enemy}} After establishing their group, the Banished started as little more than raiders and [[Piracy|pirates]],<ref name="log foundry">''Halo Wars 2'', ''Phoenix Logs - Foundry''</ref> conducting surgical raids against the Covenant and other targets while scavenging for resources and gathering mercenaries to their cause.{{Ref/Reuse|log outpost}}{{Ref/Reuse|a new enemy}} Evading Covenant enforcers led to Atriox prioritizing stealth in his forces.<ref>'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Logs - Cloak Generator''</ref> One such attack was on a Covenant training camp in [[2550]], Atriox and the Banished killed the Sangheili guards and stole everything they could including vehicles and weapons. By this point the Banished had attacked at least five other Covenant bases.{{Ref/Game|Id=HW2PL2|HW2|[[Phoenix Logs]]: Rise of Atriox II}}

Decimus advised Atriox that the Banished should travel to the planet [[Otraak]] to recruit an old friend of his, a [[Kig-Yar]] [[T'vaoan]] scientist named [[Sig Raan]]. Decimus was sent to investigate first, where Sig Raan initially welcomed him and his squad showing off her latest invention: a device that could control the [[Yanme'e]] by simulating their [[Yanme'e Queen|queen's]] pheromones. Sig Raan then attacked Decimus with her Yanme'e swarm. Atriox showed up along with more of his Banished forces and attacked Sig Raan in return. Decimus killed her, putting an end to the skirmish.{{Ref/Comic|Id=ROA3|RoA|Detail=[[Halo: Rise of Atriox Issue 3|Issue 3]]}}

[[File:HTFSS ElitesVsBrutes.png|300px|thumb|Silent Shadow Elites killing Banished Brutes out of hatred for their species.]]

[[File:HW2-Banishedfleet.png|thumb|left|300px|Atriox and his Banished being knelt to by Let 'Volir and his crew.]] After having successfully persuaded among the most vengeful of the Sangheili, 'Azavayl's Silent Shadow squad, Atriox confidently sought out the powerful {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'' and its Sangheili crew. He devised a plan to meet with its Sangheili [[Shipmaster]], [[Let 'Volir]]. Atriox and his Banished attacked a Sangheili-led base on [[Kostroda]], resulting in 'Volir and his forces deploying to the base to defend it. This left ''Enduring Conviction'' vulnerable for a separate Banished strike force to raid and capture the mostly vacant ship. Back on the ground, Atriox surrendered himself to 'Volir after seemingly losing the skirmish at the base, and was brought back up to the bridge of ''Enduring Conviction'' as a prisoner. On the bridge Atriox had his second team of Banished revealed themselves, ambushing 'Volir and turning the tables. Now as a prisoner of Atriox, 'Volir was offered a chance to join the Banished and allow his crew to live a new life as mercenaries and be provided with resources, rather than be used as cannon fodder for the Sangheili-Jiralhanae conflict. After being persuaded, 'Volir had ''Enduring Conviction'' abandon their Sangheili-led fleet. 'Volir and his crew would later pledge their allegiance to the Banished, albeit reluctantly,<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-wars-2-new-character-images-and-details-revea/1100-6442098/?ftag=GSS-05-10aaa0b '''Gamestop''': ''Halo Wars 2: New Character Images and Details Revealed''] - "This arrangement was deeply unpleasant for the Shipmaster, especially since Elites were used to lording over the Brutes during the time of the Covenant..."</ref> in return the Banished supplied their ship with fuel.{{Ref/Reuse|ROA4}} The Banished would later use similar methods to hire [[Thav 'Sebarim]]'s [[Warriors of Malaston|clan]] and [[Inka 'Saham]]'s [[Valorguards of the Chosen|crew]] as mercenaries as well.{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}}

In [[2558]], a Jiralhanae in the [[Voice of Maardoth]] clan led by [[Hekabe]], suggested contacting the Banished after gaining control of the [[Sharquoi]], to move their new weapons as they needed [[slipspace]]-capable vessels and their own had been destroyed. However, Hekabe refused the suggestion, unwilling to share power with Atriox and the Banished when he wanted it all for himself. A dispute had also led to Hekabe killing a Banished Chieftain known as [[Odanostos]].{{Ref/Novel|HEnv}} The [[Children of Oth Sonin]] led by [[Lydus]], one of the strongest Jiralhanae master-packs in the wake of the [[War of Annihilation]],{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p247|Enc22|Page=247}} had secretly struck a deal with the Banished, using the Banished to take out Lydus' most dangerous rivals in exchange for full access to his shipyards and land.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p255|Enc22|Page=255}}

[[File:HW2-Chainbreakerslam.png|300px|thumb|left|Atriox intimidating the Spartans of the UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'', after meeting them for the first time.]]

In March 2559, 28 years after the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} lost contact with the rest of the [[United Nations Space Command]], the vessel arrived at the Ark to find Isabel in the raided outpost. After the crew's Spartan-IIs encountered Atriox in the facility and were chased away by him, the ''Spirit of Fire'' [[Second Ark Conflict|engaged]] the Banished in combat.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/community-update-the-finals-countdown '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Finals Countdown'']</ref>

======A new Halo ring======

Atriox met with [[Shipmaster]] [[Let 'Volir]], who survived his ship's destruction, on the Ark's surface, to assess the situation. They observed a [[Installation 09|new Halo ring]] rising from the Ark's [[Foundry (location)|Foundry]], which the UNSC intended to disarm before sending it to the [[Soell system]] in the [[Milky Way]] to contact the rest of the UNSC. Atriox ordered 'Volir to send his surviving men onto the ring to capture it in a chance for redemption. However, Alice and Douglas led Marines in capturing a portal at the Foundry which the Banished were using to send troops to the ring. The Spartans went through the portal and it was destroyed afterward to limit the Banished presence on the ring.

Atriox contacted Capt. Cutter and offered him a deal: the Banished would allow the ''Spirit of Fire'' to leave the area unharmed if the UNSC surrendered the Halo ring to him. He was refused, with Cutter reminding him that he did not make the same offer to the scientists at the [[Henry Lamb Research Outpost]]. The Banished troops on the ring were unable to stop Professor Anders from hijacking a [[Retriever Sentinel]] to destroy a shield that the Banished had erected around the installation's [[Control Room]].

The Banished launched a last-ditch assault to stop Anders from disabling the ring's firing systems and planting a distress beacon. However, a stiff UNSC defense did not break, allowing Anders to finish her work. Once this was done, Anders accessed the ring's [[gravity anchor]]s and ejected a portion of the landmass, which was occupied by the Banished, into space. The Halo ring then entered Slipspace after all of the UNSC troops were evacuated. However, Professor Anders was stuck on the ring. Cutter resolved to continue fighting the Banished on the Ark until Anders returned. Meanwhile, although Atriox's forces had been devastated by the combined losses of Decimus, the ''Enduring Conviction'', and the Halo ring, the warlord still commanded an impressive army with which to fight the UNSC.

======Operation: SPEARBREAKER======

======Yapyap's rebellion======

======Awakening the Nightmare======

After successfully fighting off the Flood and activating the drills, many of the Flood were destroyed by the resulting explosions. With the Flood temporarily weakened, Voridus and Pavium decided the next step was to reactivate the Sentinel Defense Network Voridus had shut down to get to High Charity in the first place. Voridus was chosen to go underground and reactivate the systems, while Pavium stayed up top with the majority of the forces to hold the line. Voridus was accompanied by a small group of soldiers to assist him, consisting of Sangheili Rangers and Jiralhanae Jumpers. They soon found out the Jumpers were crucial to traversing the Forerunner pathways. Despite their small numbers, Voridus' infusion gel helped slow the tide of Flood from overwhelming them in several encounters. Occasionally, Pavium was able to send small groups of troops down to help Voridus through scattered teleporters, but he could not spare many due to his defense against the Flood. Despite the long odds, Voridus and his surviving troops made it to the sentinel activation terminal, but found it covered in Flood biomass. Both Brutes took note of how the Flood seemed to know the defense system was dangerous to them. Pavium decided to send down Voridus' special grenadiers powered by infusion gel and offered any amount of soldiers Voridus needed to clear out and reactivate the system. Despite stiff Flood resistance, Voridus cleared the biomass, and protected the nodes from being clogged up again. After reaching full power, he re-aligned the system, reactivating the sentinel network.{{Ref/Reuse|nightmare}}

With the survival of the Banished and their own lives at stake Pavium and Voridus led all of their forces deep into Flood territory. Noticing the Flood's increase in tactical ability and intelligence, Pavium realized that a Proto-Gravemind must have formed and was commanding the Flood. He also realized that if they did not kill it soon it would become a Gravemind, at which point the Flood would be nearly unstoppable. They threw everything they had at the Flood and the Proto-Gravemind, which had emerged in the Flood badlands. The Proto-Gravemind used its tentacles to block the Banished forces from reaching it, but Pavium's Mega Turret was able to blast the tentacle away. Finally, in range of the Proto-Gravemind, the Banished forces attacked its hard shell, exposing small bulbs. When they were destroyed, the Proto-Gravemind slightly retreated, but exposed its mouth to damage. The Banished fired everything they had, but the beast closed its mouth. Unable to damage it further, Pavium set up another Mega Turret nearby, which opened fire on the beast. The damage was enough to force the Proto-Gravemind out of its defensive state. They attacked the monster again, while holding off ever-increasing Flood forces. This process was repeated several times, adding more Mega Turrets to the barrage every time the Proto-Gravemind went into its defensive position. All the while, it was slowly reaching Gravemind status, but with the constant attacks it could not add enough biomass to reach that state. Pavium and Voridus noticed it was not taking significant damage despite their ever increasing firepower. Pavium decided to call upon a Retriever Sentinel by activating a nearby node specifically meant to control one. With its help, plus the Mega Turrets and Banished forces, the Proto-Gravemind finally succumbed to the damage and was obliterated.{{Ref/Reuse|nightmare}}

Following the incident, Pavium and Voridus' clan, the [[Clan of the Long Shields|Long Shields]], had lost reputation. Of the Banished's many humans, fifteen were under their command.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=DW7B}} A few defected to the UNSC shortly after the Flood outbreak,{{Ref/Reuse|Id=DW5}} leading Pavium to preemptively kick out the rest in his clan and killing some in the process. Atriox was upset with Pavium's decision as he saw all Banished humans as valuable assets.{{Ref/Reuse|DW6}}

======Portal on Reach======

[[File:SlipspacePortal intro.jpg|250px|thumb|Atriox used the portal on [[Reach]] to return to the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] from the [[Installation 00|Ark]].]]

A Banished force allied with the [[Legion#Banished|Jiralhanae legions]] [[Keepers of the One Freedom]], the [[Legion of the Corpse-Moon]], and the [[Clan of the Ravaged Tusks|Ravaged Tusks]], were deployed to the glassed surface of [[Reach]] to search for a [[Menachite portal complex|slipspace portal]] which would allow [[Atriox]] to return to the [[Milky Way]] from [[Installation 00|the Ark]], under the orders of [[War Chief]] [[Escharum]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=Chapter 3|SoR|Chapter=3}} They successfully located the portal and activated with the help of the [[Ferret]]s who were undercover in the Keepers of the One Freedom, allowing Atriox to return to the Milky Way in a [[Eklon'Dal Workshop Lich]]. However, [[Castor]] of the Keepers of the One Freedom betrayed the rest of the Banished by going rogue and taking his forces to the Ark, to activate the [[Halo Array]] himself.

======Stopping the Ark from activating======

{{Main|Battle for Zeta Halo}}

Atriox had also learned of the [[Harbinger]] during his time on the Ark and sought to free her species, the [[Xalanyn]], to aid him.{{Ref/Game|HINF|Id=Harbinger|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Escharum's Testimony 03|Banished Audio logs|Detail=Escharum's Testimony 03: Harbinger}} Upon the warmaster's return, the rogue [[AI]] leader [[Cortana]] ordered him and the Banished to surrender, and [[Razing of Oth Sonin|destroyed]] Doisac in response to his refusal by firing beams at it with several [[Guardian]]s.

 

In [[2559#December|December 2559]], Atriox's forces, who had arrived at Installation 07, [[Battle over Installation 07|ambushed]] the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} to retrieve [[CTN 0453-0]] in order to defeat Cortana and her Created empire as well.{{Ref/Level|Game=HI|Level=The Sequence|Quote=Atriox came for you. He attacked the Infinity. We fought. He won.|Quotee=Master Chief}}{{Ref/Reuse|Id=CFNY}}

======Opening engagements======

Several [[Banished dreadnought]]s attacked the ''Infinity'', sparking a space battle. The dreadnoughts rammed into the UNSC supercarrier, sending it crashing toward Installation 07 in four minutes. The ship was boarded by Atriox and other Banished forces during the attack. He dueled [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] and emerged victorious after tossing the [[Spartan-II]] into space. A few surviving [[UNSC]] forces of the devastated fleet managed to escape to the surface of the ring and would continue to engage the Banished in guerrilla warfare. The Banished would come to occupy the ring and establish themselves on it.  

======Escharum's Banished======

Despite the fact that [[Atriox]] valued Banished [[humans]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW6|HDW|Chapter=6}} and made statements denouncing genocide as "barbarism" with "no reward" which allowed the Banished to incorporate [[Jiralhanae|feuding]] [[Sangheili|species]] in the first place,{{Ref/Reuse|Id=ROA4}}{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HuntingParty1}}{{Ref/Reuse|Id=ROA2}} [[Escharum]] decided to go against Atriox's core beliefs that tied the Banished together and allowed his Jiralhanae to kill off many humans in the faction not responsible for the [[Razing of Oth Sonin]].{{Ref/Reuse|Id=TRP20}} While Escharum declared the destruction of humanity,{{Ref/YouTube|Id=RiseOfBanished|hXrMkGXtk0c|Halo|Halo Infinite The Banished Rise}} he still allowed for some Banished humans to remain, notably [[Unidentified Banished human inspector|those]] who had earned enough respect.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=TRP20}} Radically altered, the Banished under Escharum's leadership would expend valuable resources on revenge and his desire for a glorious battle,{{Ref/Level|Hi|Foundation}}{{Ref/Game|HINF|Id=Demon|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Escharum's Testimony 04|Banished Audio logs|Detail=Escharum's Testimony 04: Demon}} opposed to pragmatism,{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HuntingParty1}} a decision which would ultimately lead his forces stationed around the [[Silent Auditorium (location)|shattered islands]] to ruin with many [[Bloodstars#Banished|high value]] [[Hand of Atriox|leaders]] dead in the ensuing conflict.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=Hi}}

 

 

Using a human [[Prisoner of war|prisoner]] named [[Lucas Browning]], Escharum awakened the Harbinger, and forged a begrudging alliance with her for the reformation of Installation 07. The Banished were complimented with the Harbinger's [[Gasgira]] troops known as ''Skimmers'',{{Ref/Game|HINF|Id=Gasgira|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Outpost Intel 05|Banished Audio logs|Detail=Outpost Intel #05 - RE: Damnable Eyes (log description)|Quote=RE: THE GASGIRA}} who were initially hostile upon release.{{Ref/Novel|Id=TRPp285|TRP|Chapter=32|Page=285}}

During [[2560#May|May 2560]], the Banished ship ''[[Ghost of Gbraakon]]'' was destroyed by [[John-117]], who had survived in space and been rescued by ''[[Echo 216]]''. Escharum was invigorated by his survival and welcomed him to a battle on his ring world. The Banished bases [[Outpost Tremonius (location)|Outpost Tremonius]], [[Tower]], [[Annex Ridge (location)|Annex Ridge]], [[Armory of Reckoning (location)|Armory of Reckoning]], [[Forge of Teash (location)|Forge of Teash]], [[Horn of Abolition (location)|Horn of Abolition]], [[Ransom Keep (location)|Ransom Keep]], [[Redoubt of Sundering (location)|Redoubt of Sundering]] and [[Riven Gate (location)|Riven Gate]] all fell to John-117 and the [[Marine]]s he freed during the conflict. All high value members situated around the floating islands, many of which served as [[Bloodstars#Banished|Bloodstars]], were assassinated by the Spartan-II, along with the [[Hand of Atriox]] who were sent to kill him.

Seeking a legendary battle or a glorious death with his illness progressing, Escharum sent [[Blademaster]] [[Jega 'Rdomnai]] to kidnap Echo 216 to lure out the Spartan. Taking the bait, John-117 arrived for [[Battle of the House of Reckoning|the final showdown]] at the [[House of Reckoning (location)|House of Reckoning]]. Waves of Banished fought against John-117, only to be struck down. Jega 'Rdomnai fought him as well and was defeated with his body mysteriously cloaking away. Escharum revealed himself to the Spartan in the room where Echo 216 was being held and a duel took place. Escharum and John-117 took shots at each other until the War Chief resorted to using the room to power a dome-shaped shield to protect himself. The Spartan deactivated the shield and continued to attack, resulting in Escharum pulling out his [[gravity axe]] for an even closer battle. After sustaining enough damage Escharum collapsed and told the Spartan that his death would inspire others before dying in his enemy's arms.

The Harbinger would continue leading the remnants of Escharum's local forces, some Banished Jiralhanae saw his death as martyrdom and proclaimed to fight in his name. In a last ditched effort to protect the Harbinger in the [[Silent Auditorium (location)|Silent Auditorium]]'s central chamber, they attempted to [[Battle of the Silent Auditorium|defend her]] against John-117 where they were all killed along with her. After the Harbinger's defeat, other Banished forces remained in control of different parts of the ring.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=aud}}{{clear}}

======Atriox's return======

Unbeknownst to both the Banished and the UNSC, Atriox had survived his apparent destruction by Cortana, and had discovered the location of the [[cylix]]es in which the Forerunners had imprisoned the [[Xalanyn]].{{Ref/Game|Id=Hi|Hi}} Atriox reestablished contact with the Banished, resulting in a newfound resolve and confidence amongst the Banished with his reemergence.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p423|Enc22|Page=423}}  

Several Banished affiliated human mercenary groups continued to operate in the [[Streets|crime-ridden streets]] of [[New Mombasa]] on [[Earth]], capitalizing on the city's proximity to Forerunner secrets for Atriox and the Banished.{{Ref/Site|Id=Legendary|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-legendary-endings|SiteName=Canon Fodder: Legendary Ending}}

By [[2560]], the Banished had established an expansive shipbreaking yard on the site of the previously destroyed UNSC fleet depot in [[Chiltift Basin]] on [[Camber]].{{Ref/YouTube|Id=S2Intro|n6mwJDgfnO0|HALO|Halo Infinite - Season 2: Lone Wolves Intro Cinematic|Y=2023|M=11|D=26}}{{Ref/Site|Id=S2Intel|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo Infinite|Detail=Season 02 Lone Wolves - Intel|D=09|M=10|Y=2022}}  Here, they melted down titanium with a powerful plasma drill, reforging the material into weapons of war.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFLore|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-lore-of-the-jungle|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Canon Fodder - Lore of the Jungle|D=7|M=5|Y=2022}} With Cortana's dominion over, and the Created's grasp over the galaxy weakened, Banished forces in the galaxy rushed to fill the power vacuum her defeat had left.{{Ref/Site|Id=S2StoryHub|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo Infinite|Detail=Season 02 Lone Wolves - Story|D=06|M=05|Y=2022}} A Banished fleet [[Battle of Suban|attacked]] the moon of [[Suban]], seeking to claim its blamite crystal mines. This sparked a conflict with the [[Swords of Sanghelios]], who has pledged to support local keeps in protecting the most vital mining sites. The Banished and the Swords fleets engaged each other in the moon's skies.{{Ref/Site|Id=WaypointS5Maps|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/maps-overview-season-5|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Maps Overview - Season 5|D=12|M=10|Y=2023}}

{{Quote|You will be paid-in blood and sport and spoils. But...I can offer no honor. For it holds no weight beyond sentiment.|Atriox to his new Banished recruits.}}{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HuntingParty1}}{{Ref/Reuse|Id=CFNY}}

Societal conditions within the Banished reflect their harsh values, most of the organization's members are honorless mercenaries and killers.{{Ref/Game|Id=HW2PLRangers|HW2|''[[Phoenix Logs]]'' - ''[[Phoenix Logs/Banished Units/Elite Rangers|Elite Rangers]]''}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFNY|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-new-year-new-lore|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - New Year, New Lore|D=23|M=01|Y=2023}}{{Ref/Reuse|a new enemy}} Weaker members are often subject to violent abuse,{{Ref/Reuse|Raid Camp}} however the Banished reject the Covenant's species-based caste system and any species in the Banished can rise through the ranks if they prove their merit, even [[Unggoy]] such as [[Briglard]] can make a name for themselves.{{Ref/Game|Halo Infinite|Briglard description}} Their chain of command, predominantly composed of [[Jiralhanae]] veterans of the [[Human-Covenant War]],<ref name="surface features">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-surface-features '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Surface Features'']</ref>  is a "twisted meritocracy" in which Atriox's subordinates constantly compete for influence and favor in their warmaster's eyes, in hopes of increasing their own status.<ref>'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Logs - War Council''</ref> Atriox has spies across his command hierarchy to snuff out signs of disloyalty,<ref>'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Logs - Sensor Tower''</ref> and his inner circle of loyal [[chieftain]]s, known as [[Atriox's Chosen]], are used to enforce compliance among the higher ranks.<ref>'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Logs - Atriox's Chosen''</ref>

Atriox did not care for the greater [[Sangheili-Jiralhanae war|Sangheili-Jiralhanae feud]],{{Ref/Comic|Id=ROA4|[[Halo: Rise of Atriox Issue 4|Rise of Atriox Issue 4]]}} As such, he has welcomed some [[Sangheili]] to join the Banished as mercenaries. Because Atriox and the Jiralhanae in the Banished claim to not have been involved in the [[Great Schism|betrayal and massacre]] of the Sangheili, some Sangheili have willingly accepted the offer, and joined viewing the Banished as "other".{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HuntingParty1}} Three [[Special Operations Sangheili]] from the [[Silent Shadow]], a former [[Covenant Special Operations]] unit, were successfully convinced by Atriox to join the ranks of the Banished.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HuntingParty1}} Additionally, the Sangheili crew of the {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'' joined the Banished since its [[shipmaster]], [[Let 'Volir]], reluctantly aligned himself with Atriox.<ref name="gamespot characters">[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-wars-2-new-character-images-and-details-revea/1100-6442098/?ftag=GSS-05-10aaa0b '''GameSpot''': ''Halo Wars 2: New Character Images and Details Revealed'']</ref> These forces were among the first of many [[Sangheili Mercenary]] groups recruited into the Banished. Several of these individuals attained positions of prestige within the Banished, with Let 'Volir even being granted command of all Banished forces on the Ark by Atriox following his departure, much to the dismay of other Banished Jiralhanae.{{Ref/Novel|Id=DWGuskarit|HDW|Chapter=2|Page=47}} Atriox's charismatic leadership allows for both Jiralhanae and Sangheili to be deployed simultaneously, whereas other leaders would struggle to get such bitter rivals to coopererate.{{Ref/Game|[[Halo Wars 2]] [[Phoenix Logs]] - Atriox}} Despite this coexistence, hatred between the two species still manifests.{{Ref/Game|Hi|Part=[[Chak 'Lok/Quotes|Chak 'Lok Boss Fight]]}} The Sangheili under Decimus' command were treated with resentment and often sadistically sent on suicide missions.<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-wars-2-new-character-images-and-details-revea/1100-6442098/ '''GameSpot''' - ''Halo Wars 2: New Character Images and Details Revealed''] "...and as one of Atriox’s generals Decimus now takes a sadistic joy in ordering those Elites on the most dangerous, even suicidal, missions."</ref> This is due to some Jiralhanae (including Decimus and [[Teranus]]) still holding a grudge against the Sangheili for treating the Jiralhanae as inferiors during the time of the Covenant.<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-wars-2-new-character-images-and-details-revea/1100-6442098/ '''GameSpot''' - ''Halo Wars 2: New Character Images and Details Revealed''] "Decimus still harbors some resentment against the Elites under Atriox's banner due to how Elites treated the Brutes during the time of the Covenant..."</ref> Concurrently, Let 'Volir's Sangheili crew feel a strong hatred toward [[Atriox's Chosen]] Jiralhanae.<ref name="PLH">'''Halo Wars 2''': [[Phoenix Logs#Banished Units|Phoenix Logs -Atriox's Chosen]]</ref>

Atriox harbors no animosity towards [[human]]ity,<ref>[https://www.previewsworld.com/Article/195788-Angry-Atriox-Brings-Hell-To-Halo Angry Atriox Brings Hell To Halo] - "He would tell the soldiers that they, too, are nothing but expendable. They are nothing more than cannon fodder to be thrown at their enemies. He would tell them that he doesn’t blame them for what they are. He bears them no malice. But he would also tell them that he offers no mercy. They have a role to play, just as he does, and that means that he must kill them all." Cullen Bunn</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|Id=ROA2}} and has recruited humans into the Banished.{{Ref/Reuse|DW5}} For the Banished, the inclusion of humans within their ranks allows the faction to more easily utilize Forerunner technology due to the species' status as [[Reclaimer]]s.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFStrike|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-ship-strike|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Ship Strike|D=22|M=04|Y=2023}} From the humans' perspective, many human criminal enterprises and mercenary groups see mutual benefit in alliances forged with Jiralhanae chieftains who have spread beyond Jiralhanae colonies and into human territory,{{Ref/Reuse|CFStrike}}{{Ref/Book|Id=H:OSFM2|OSFM|Page=156}} providing greater access to scraps of UNSC hardware and advanced alien technology, other humans simply find the sheer pragmatism of the Banished greatly appealing.{{Ref/Reuse|CFStrike}} However, the Banished's violent culture and conditions of service continue to make the faction unattractive to many humans.{{Ref/Book|Id=H:OSFM1|OSFM|Page=161}} Humans who earned enough respect were able to attain positions of prestige such as a certain [[Unidentified Banished human inspector|Banished inspector]] or human leaders of Banished military units.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=TRP20}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFEchoes|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-echoes-with-dinh|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Echoes With-Dinh|D=24|M=03|Y=2023}} Entirely human-led clans would also join the Banished, such as the [[Order of Harmony]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p449}} The Banished have also looked through the [[black market]]s on the colony of [[Venezia]] to trade with humans and sought Forerunner technology, which their [[Banished shield generator|shield generator]]s utilized, as well as purchase [[nuclear weapon]]s.<ref name="shieldgen">''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', ''[[Phoenix Logs]]'' - [[Phoenix Logs/Banished Buildings/Shield Generator|Shield Generator]]</ref>{{Ref/Book|Id=nukes|[[Halo: Retribution]]}} While battling with the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} during the [[Second Ark Conflict]], Atriox utilized Banished humans in his forces and also admitted respect for his UNSC enemies' tenacity to the point of offering them a chance to leave peacefully without being hunted down, [[Captain]] [[James Cutter]] refused the offer however.{{Ref/Level|Id=The Halo|HW2|[[The Halo]]}} Despite [[Escharum]]'s personal hatred for humanity,{{Ref/Novel|SoR}} he showed respect for [[Spartan-II|Spartan]] [[John-117]] as a warrior due to his legendary reputation, to which the Chief would return by listening to and holding him in his dying moments.{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}} Some anti-[[Unified Earth Government|UEG]] [[Insurrectionist|rebels]] perceive an advantage in allying a with powerful alien force such as the Banished, similar to the [[United Rebel Front]]'s attempts at peace with the Covenant in [[2526#March|March 2526]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFStrike}}  

Despite their fairly egalitarian stance, which allowed a few [[Unggoy]] such as [[Briglard]] to climb the ranks of the Banished's meritocracy, most Unggoy within the Banished retain their thrall/slave nature as they did within the Covenant. The numerous Unggoy in their service were generally regarded as mere cannon fodder and are often abused for sport by their Jiralhanae superiors.<ref name="Raid Camp">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Logs - Raid Camp''</ref> Several "thrall colonies" exist where Unggoy are bred, only to be indoctrinated into the service of the Banished; the most violent individuals were set apart and formed into [[Suicide Unggoy|suicide squads]].<ref>'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Logs - Suicide Grunts''</ref> This led to a [[Yapyap's rebellion|rebellion]] by grunt forces under [[Yapyap]] on the Ark.  

*The [[Harbinger]]: A member of the [[Xalanyn|Endless]] that is aiding Atriox and Escharum on Installation 07. Killed by John-117.{{Ref/Level|Hi|Silent Auditorium}}

*'''[[Legionmaster]]''': Chieftains in charge of differing Banished legions with considerable degrees of autonomy, below the authority of the War Chief.{{Ref/Novel|Id=SOR4|SoR}}

*'''[[Ardent Mgalekgolo]]''': The longest serving Mgalekgolo in the Banished.

*'''[[Mgalekgolo]]''': A standard colony of Lekgolo forming a standard Mgalekgolo.<ref>[https://www.megaconstrux.com/en-us/halo/sets/pelican-inbound ''Mega Construx'': Halo - Pelican Inbound™ | Mega Construx]</ref>

[[Mgalekgolo Scarred|Scarred]]<br>

[[Ardent Mgalekgolo|Ardent]]

|[[Janissary]]

|Cadre leader{{Ref/Reuse|Id=CFEchoes}}

|[[Swarmlord]]<br>

|Inspector{{Ref/Reuse|Id=TRP20}}

Having salvaged and repurposed a great deal of [[Covenant]] matériel as well as equipment from other sources,{{Ref/Reuse|Gamespot}} the Banished are well equipped with a wide range of military technology. Covenant technology plundered by the Banished is modified to match the aesthetic tastes of its new masters, including an overt preference for layered armor plating, spikes, and sharp angles contrasted with the smooth curves and surfaces favored by the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|surface features}} The Banished additionally have the capabilities to manufacture their own weaponry through clan workshops, utilizing [[gravitic-catapult]]s in their spike weapons. How the Banished have managed to make such improvements in as short a time as they have continues to baffle UNSC technicians.{{Ref/Novel|Id=OSFM45|OSFM|Page=45}} The Banished have also began to develop direct-energy electrolaser weaponry recovered from the Jiralhanae's technological age prior to the [[Great Immolation]], with the [[Sicatt Workshop shock rifle|Shock Rifle]] being the latest in [[Voltaic weaponry|the series of experimental voltaic application devices]] by the [[Sicatt Workshop]].{{Ref/Site|Id=Cfflyme|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-fly-me-to-the-blood-moon|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=Games|Page=Canon Fodder: Fly Me to the Blood-Moon|D=20|M=11|Y=2023}} The application of voltaic devices also extends to their starships, with the [[Ghost of Barolon]] including an experimental volt piercer among its naval armaments. {{Ref/Site|Id=Season5intel|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/reckoning-intel|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=Halo Infinite|Page=Reckoning Intel|D=14|M=11|Y=2023|LocalArchive=Halo Infinite Story & Intel#Season 5}}

 

This industrial expertise also extends to modifying starships to their own design such as the [[Banished dreadnought]] developed by the Irusk Workshop and using the once abandoned shipyards in Oth Sonin,{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p462|Enc22|Page=462}} with the [[Children of Oth Sonin]] providing the Banished with the shipyards under their control in exchange for decimating Lydus' most dangerous rivals {{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p255|Enc22|Page=255}}. The Banished are also known to use their own variant of [[Banished Drone|UAV]] to repair their outposts during the [[Second Ark Conflict]] and modify the {{Pattern|Emp'seam|Antlion}} to fire spikes instead of plasma. The Banished are capable of using their own portable shield, which is hexagonal-shaped with trapezoids making up the shielding and be active or not active at the user's request.

All forces [[Second Ark Conflict|directly under the command]] of [[Atriox]] and [[Decimus]], including the personnel from the ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'' and the [[Clan of the Long Shields]], were equipped with official Banished red and gray colored armor. These include modified [[Jiralhanae power armor]], [[Combat harness|Sangheili combat harness]]es and [[Unggoy combat harness]]es.<ref name="trailer">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjN1eWhzPeA '''YouTube''': ''Halo Wars 2 Official E3 Trailer'']</ref> Additionally, the Banished employ specialist Jiralhanae soldiers known as [[Jiralhanae Jumper|Jump-pack Jiralhanae]], who are equipped with [[jump pack]] propulsion systems. Many of these Sangheili and Jiralhanae seemingly did not use their [[energy shielding]].{{Ref/Level|Id=HW2|HW2|[[Under the Dark]]}}

Weapons used by the organization include standard [[:Category:Covenant weapons|Covenant weaponry]] such as the [[Type-1 energy sword|Energy Sword]], {{Pattern|Anskum|plasma grenade}}, [[Gravity hammer (fiction)|Gravity Hammer]], {{Pattern|Mosa|carbine}}, [[Type-25 plasma pistol]], and {{Pattern|Pez'tk|fuel rod gun}}, as well as their own variants modified by [[Clan workshop|workshop]]s. Atriox uses a custom forged [[gravity mace]] called [[Chainbreaker]].<ref name="Autumn">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/community-update-preview-of-autumn '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Preview of Autumn'']</ref>  The Banished have no taboo against human weapons, with their focus on pragmatically accruing useful resources for their war machine as well as having humans among their ranks. In the Battle for Zeta Halo, Banished forces also used [[:Category:UNSC infantry weapons|UNSC weapons]] such as the [[CQS48 Bulldog]], [[M41 SPNKR]], among others. Examples of Banished weapons made in [[clan workshop]]s include;

;[[Eklon'Dal Workshop]]

*[[Eklon'Dal Workshop Antlion]]

 

*[[Flaktura Workshop Skewer]]

;[[Jovokada Workshop]]

*[[Jovokada Workshop Brute Shot]]

*[[Jovokada Workshop spike grenade|Jovokada Workshop Spike Grenade]]

;[[Kywasky Workshop]]

*[[Kywasky Workshop Gorespike cannon|Kywasky Workshop Gorespike Cannon]]

*[[Sicatt Workshop Disruptor]]

*[[Sicatt Workshop dynamo grenade|Sicatt Workshop Dynamo Grenade]]

;[[Ukala Workshop]]

*[[Ukala Workshop Mangler]]

;[[Veporokk Workshop]]  

*[[Veporokk Workshop Ravager]]

;Covenant holdovers

*[[Plasma gloves]]

*[[Banished Shade|Unidentified Shade]]

;[[Barug'gel Workshop]]

*[[Barug'qel Workshop Trespasser]]

*[[Barug'qel Workshop Chopper]]

;[[Baruzaka Workshop]]

*[[Barukaza Workshop Locust]]

*[[Barukaza Workshop Scarab]]

*[[Barukaza Workshop siege-hauler|Barukaza Workshkp Siege-Hauler]]

;[[Bolroci Workshop]]

*[[Bolroci Workshop Chopper]]

*[[Bolroci Workshop Wraith]]

*[[Dovotaa Workshop Griever]]

*[[Dovotaa Workshop Reaver]]

*[[Eklon'Dal Workshop Marauder]]

*[[Eklon'Dal Workshop Goblin]]

*[[Methane Wagon|Eklon'Dal Workshop Death Wagon]]

*[[Eklon'Dal Workshop Wraith]]

*[[Eklon'Dal Workshop Phantom]]

;[[Gydrozka Workshop]]

*[[Gydrozka Workshop Blisterback]]

*[[Gydrozka Workshop Breaching Pod]]

 

;[[Irusk Workshop]]

*[[Banished dreadnought|Banished Dreadnought]]

;[[Klavbrig Workshop]]

*[[Klavbrig Workshop Shroud]]

*[[Klavrig Workshop Skitterer]]

;[[Qavardu Workshop]]

*[[Qavardu Workshop Gravemaker]]

*[[Qavardu Workshop war-skiff|Qavardu Workshop War-Skiff]]

;[[Zaagokelu Workshop]]

*[[Zaagokelu Workshop Ghost]]

 

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They have at least one {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}, the ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'' as the [[flagship]] and once the largest Banished [[capital ship]] per [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]], at least five {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}s,{{Ref/Reuse|a new enemy}} and at one point captured the {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}} ''[[Elegy's Lament]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HuntingParty1}} Their ships have the ability to deploy bases for ground combat, such as [[Banished outpost]]s.

By [[2559#October|October 2559]], the Banished in the Milky Way have a formidable fleet including at least one former massive [[Covenant supercarrier]], at least one [[intrusion corvette]] and several [[Covenant destroyer|destroyers]] and [[Covenant cruiser|cruisers]] which were present in their search for the portal on Reach fielded by three Banished legions.{{Ref/Novel|SoR}} The Legion of the Corpse-Moon clan was known to house a small but growing fleet within their hidden outpost on the moon of [[Soirapt]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p447}} The Banished have also acquired a number of [[Drekar]]s, powerful and versatile stealth vessels secretly commissioned by the [[High Prophet of Truth]] himself as he laid the groundwork for the elevation of the Jiralhanae over the Sangheili that the Banished quietly sought to procure following clandestine raids on information cells and Covenant armories.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p461}}

 

As the faction grew  Atriox diverted resources into rapidly bolstering the size and scale of their fleet by utilizing both Jiralhanae and Covenant-sourced designs leading to the creation of the [[Karve]] and the [[Banished dreadnought]]. The Karve were originally used to patrol territory and ferry cargo prior to the Great Immolation, with contemporary Karves now forming the backbone of the Banished navy constructed using Kig-Yar shipbuilding techniques {{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p460|Enc22|Page=460}}. Banished dreadnoughts commissioned by the [[Irusk Workshop]] were built from repurposed and aggressively modified Covenant hulls and were integrated into service in 2553 and becoming the most common of the Banished's warships,{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p462}}, with many of these dreadnoughts including ''[[Ghost of Gbraakon]]'', participating in the [[Battle over Installation 07]] in [[2559#December|December 2559]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p462}} Dreadnoughts in particular can deploy modular Banished bases to the ground.

[[Iratus]] is an artificial intelligence construct created using a [[Jiralhanae]] donor and aligned with the Banished.{{Ref/Site|Id=S2StoryHub|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo Infinite|Detail=Season 02 Lone Wolves - Story|D=06|M=05|Y=2022}} Iratus was created by the [[Lux Voluspa]] company as part of an effort to research artificial intelligence creation utilizing brain donors from species aside from [[human]]ity. This included Jiralhanae donors; a decision considered by researchers "LV038" and "LV106" as something that was "always going to draw some attention eventually."{{Ref/Reuse|S2StoryHub}} The Lux Voluspa facility was ultimately breached by a cyberwarfare attack, with an intrusion package deployed using internally-sourced encryption and displaying a Jiralhanae retrieval signature. The originators of this attack were later indicated to be the Banished, who were able to steal the Iratus [[Armored matrix|AI matrix]] from the facility.{{Ref/Generic|Id=LuxVoluspa|[[Halo Infinite Lux Voluspa]]}} In [[2559]], the Iratus AI was present inside the Banished shipbreaking facilities on [[Camber]]. When [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IV]]s [[Sigrid Eklund]] and [[Hieu Dinh]] were deployed to the facility, they were able to trap Iratus inside of Dinh's [[neural interface]], compromising his armor and cognitive functions. Eklund was ultimately able to commandeer an [[Eklon'Dal Workshop Phantom]] back to the [[Avery J. Johnson Academy of Military Science]] to seek aid from friendly forces.{{Ref/Reuse|S2StoryHub}}

* After the Banished's debut in ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' was well received by fans in [[2017]], [[343 Industries]] later decided to make them the main antagonists for ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' midway through development.{{Ref/YouTube|VidName=343 On What You Need To Know About Halo Infinite's Campaign|Code=lVP9u2aJxBs|Time=3:42|Channel=Game Informer|Quote=How to take the Brute aesthetic that we did develop and extend to the Banished in Halo Wars 2 for an RTS game. How to bring both that faction and their art style and their visual distinctiveness to an FPS game.}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.inverse.com/gaming/halo-infinite-villain-escharum-atriox-banished|Site=Inverse|Page=The Banished: Everything you Need to Know About Halo Infinite's Villains|Quote=Why did they add the Banished? Crocker says it's because 'Because they’re super cool and everyone likes them,' Fair enough.}} ''Halo Infinite's'' development began in [[2015]].{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-6-is-undergoing-serious-real-planning-microso/1100-6430903/|Site=GameSpot|Page=Halo 6 Is Undergoing "Serious, Real Planning," Microsoft Says|D=28|M=3|Y=2021|Archive-URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926185128/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-6-is-undergoing-serious-real-planning-microso/1100-6430903/|Quote='We do kind of know what's going to happen in the next game pretty well at this point,' O'Connor told GamesRadar. 'We're doing serious, real planning and even some writing on the next game already, and that's a luxury--we've never been in that position before.'}}

File:HW2-AtrioxTrailer.png|Atriox, warmaster of the Banished.

*''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'' {{Im}}