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| {{Character infobox | | {{Character Infobox|variant=Cov |
| |variant=Cov | | |name = Bero 'Kusovai |
| |name=Bero 'Kusovai | | |image = [[File:Kusovaitraining.jpg|300px]] |
| |image=[[File:HGN BeroSpeaks.png|300px]] | | |homeworld = |
| |homeworld= | | |birth = |
| |birth= | | |death = [[2552|September 20, 2552]] |
| |death=[[2552#September|September 21, 2552]]{{Ref/Comic|Id=Succor|HGN|Story=The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor}} | | |species = [[Sangheili]] |
| |causeofdeath=Infected by the [[Flood]] and subsequently killed by [[Rtas 'Vadum]]ee{{Ref/Reuse|Succor}} | | |gender = Male |
| |parents= | | |height = |
| |siblings= | | |rank = Sub-Commander |
| |spouses= | | |weapons = [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|Energy Sword]], [[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle|Plasma Rifle]] |
| |children= | | |equipment = [[Sangheili personal energy shield|Elite Personal Energy Shield]], [[Sangheili point defense gauntlet|Sangheili Point Defense Gauntlet]], [[Active camouflage|Active Camouflage]] |
| |species=[[Sangheili]] | | |vehicles = [[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantom]] |
| |gender=Male | | |hair = |
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| |affiliation=*[[Covenant]] {{c|formerly}}{{Ref/Reuse|Succor}} | | |notable = Responsible for severing two of Rtas 'Vadamee's mandibles. |
| *[[Flood]]{{Ref/Reuse|Succor}}
| | |affiliation = [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]], then later the [[The Flood|Flood]] |
| |rank=[[Sub-commander]]{{Ref/Reuse|Succor}} | | |hideb = true |
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| |notable=Responsible for severing two of Rtas 'Vadumee's mandibles.{{Ref/Reuse|Succor}} | |
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| '''Bero 'Kusovai'''{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc09|Enc09|Page=125}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc11|Enc11|Page=131}} was a [[Sangheili]] [[sub-commander]] within the [[Covenant Special Operations|Special Operations]] division of the [[Covenant military]]. As a [[blademaster]], he was known for his great skill with the [[Type-1 energy sword|energy sword]].{{Ref/Reuse|Succor}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}} | | |
| | '''Bero 'Kusovai'''<ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', "chapter 4", ''page 125''</ref> was a [[special Operations Sangheili|special operations]] sub-commander [[Sangheili]] known for his great skill with the [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|Energy Sword]].<ref>'''Halo Graphic Novel''', ''page 14''</ref> |
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| ==Biography== | | ==Biography== |
| ===Covenant service===
| | [[File:InfectedKusovai.jpg|thumb|left|Rtas 'Vadumee fights 'Kusovai after he has been absorbed by the [[The Flood|Flood]].]] |
| Enlisting in the [[Covenant]] [[Covenant military|military]] as was the custom for all male [[Sangheili]], Bero 'Kusovai became a renowned [[martial arts|swordsman]] and earned the title of [[blademaster]], as denoted by the "-ai" suffix in his surname.{{Ref/Reuse|Succor}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}} He would eventually find a place within the Covenant's [[Special Operations]] division, and by [[2552]] was deployed within the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]]. Assigned as [[sub-commander]] to [[Commander (Covenant)|Commander]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]]ee, the two were known to engage in sparring matches with each other.{{Ref/Reuse|Succor}}
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| ===Skirmish on Infinite Succor===
| | 'Kusovai was known to fight practice duels with [[Rtas 'Vadum]]ee.<ref>'''Halo Graphic Novel''', ''page 12''</ref> Later, he joined the group that boarded the ''[[Infinite Succor]]'' and realized that something was amiss. When they headed into a hunting preserve, [[The Flood|Flood]]-infected animals began attacking the group. The group fought its way through to the ship's bridge, where they found the controls had been disabled. |
| {{Main|Skirmish on Infinite Succor}}
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| While on deployment aboard ''[[Seeker of Truth]]'' during the [[Battle of Installation 04]], Bero 'Kusovai was tasked with investigating unusual signals from the {{Pattern|Mjern|agricultural support ship}} ''[[Infinite Succor]]''. Upon boarding the ship, the special operations strike team found themselves facing down the [[Flood]], which had successfully managed to infect the [[List of animals|fauna]] held within the ship's hunting preserves. The strike team fended off the infected and fought their way through to the ship's bridge, where they found the controls necessary to activate a [[self-destruct]] sequence had been disabled by the ship's [[Legate]], the [[Minister of Etiology]]. The group then began fighting their way through the Flood to the ship's medical bay to meet up with the Legate and re-enable the self-destruct, with 'Vadumee threatening to kill the [[San'Shyuum]] to allow the mission to proceed.{{Ref/Reuse|Succor}}
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| {{Quote|You will... be with [[Flood|us]].|An infected Bero 'Kusovai to Rtas 'Vadumee}}
| | 'Kusovai was eventually infected by the Flood and fought the uninfected Rtas 'Vadumee.<ref>'''Halo Graphic Novel''', ''page 53''</ref> The Flood were almost able to make a [[Slipstream space|Slipspace]] jump out of the system, but not before Rtas 'Vadumee changed the course so that the ship flew towards the sun. 'Vadumee, while fighting the infected 'Kusovai, was injured as an Energy Sword cut off his left mandibles. 'Vadumee defeated Kusovai and managed to escape two minutes before the Slipspace Jump occurred. Rtas 'Vadumee is believed to be the only survivor of the ''Infinite Succor'' mission, as all members of Rtas' team and the original crew of the craft, as well as the [[Minister of Etiology|legate]] on board, were presumably killed and absorbed by the Flood. If not, they were killed when the ship jumped into the system's sun. |
| Bero 'Kusovai was eventually infected and the Flood had begun preparing for a [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] jump out of the system. While 'Vadumee worked to stop this, he was ambushed by the infected 'Kusovai. In the ensuing fight, 'Kusovai severed his commander's two left mandibles with a swipe of an energy sword. However 'Vadumee swiftly ended the fight by bisecting 'Kusovai's body with a cleave of his sword. After this, 'Vadumee changed the ship's course so that it would collide with [[Soell system|Soell]] before escaping in a [[Phantom]].{{Ref/Reuse|Succor}}
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| ==Skills and abilities== | | ==Rank== |
| Bero 'Kusovai was particularly gifted in the use of [[Energy sword (fiction)|energy sword]]s and was a practitioner of ''[[pzish'zawk]]'',{{Ref/Reuse|Succor}} a Sangheili [[martial arts|martial art form]] in which the swordsman wields a pair of swords simultaneously.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFHVT|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-high-value-histories|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - High Value Histories|D=19|M=10|Y=2024}} His skill earned him the prestigious title of blademaster, allowing him to utilize an "-ai" suffix in his surname rather than the "-ee" suffix used by most Sangheili warriors within the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}} Commander Rtas 'Vadumee believed 'Kusovai to be the most talented swordsman in his unit.{{Ref/Reuse|Succor}}
| | 'Kusovai's rank was Sub-Commander, and his armor color was shown in blueish-green, alongside Rtas 'Vadumee. It is most likely that he was only subordinate to 'Vadumee in his unit. |
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| ==Equipment== | | ==Name== |
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| | Unlike most Sangheili warriors, Kusovai's name does not possess the "-ee" suffix. Rather, his name bears the "-ai" suffix, which denotes swordsmanship. His case is similar to [[Toha ‘Sumai|Toha 'Sumai]]'s, who is also a master swordsman<ref name="ENC"/>. |
| While Bero 'Kusovai held the rank of [[sub-commander]], he wore a dark blueish-black [[combat harness]]. He has been observed wielding a pair of {{Pattern|Pelosus|energy sword}}s in combat.{{Ref/Reuse|Succor}}
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| ==Gallery==
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| File:Kusovaitraining.jpg|Bero 'Kusovai training with Rtas 'Vadumee.
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| File:HGN Kusovai&Vadumee.png|'Kusovai and 'Vadumee after their sparring session.
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| File:HGN Kusovai.png|'Kusovai and 'Vadumee on the ''Infinite Succor''.
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| File:HGN InfectedKusovai.png|An infected 'Kusovai approaches 'Vadumee.
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| File:InfectedKusovai.jpg|Rtas 'Vadumee fighting with the infected 'Kusovai.
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| File:HGN HalfJawOrigins.png|An infected 'Kusovai cuts off 'Vadumee's left mandibles.
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| File:HGN KusovaiDeath.png|'Vadumee bisects 'Kusovai.
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
| *''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'' | | *''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'' |
| **''[[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]'' {{1st}} | | **''[[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]'' {{1st}} |
| *''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]'' {{Im}}
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| {{DEFAULTSORT:Kusovai, Bero}}
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| [[Category:Sangheili characters]]
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| [[Category:Covenant military personnel]]
| | [[Category:Elites (Characters)]] |
| [[Category:Blademasters]] | |
