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| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Era|HGN}} |
| {{Character infobox | | |
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| |name=Bero 'Kusovai | | |name=Kusovai |
| |image=[[File:HGN BeroSpeaks.png|300px]] | | |image=[[Image:Kusovaitraining.jpg|300px]] |
| |homeworld= | | |homeworld= |
| |birth= | | |birth= |
| |death=[[2552#September|September 21, 2552]]{{Ref/Comic|Id=Succor|HGN|Story=The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor}} | | |death=[[2552]] |
| |causeofdeath=Infected by the [[Flood]] and subsequently killed by [[Rtas 'Vadum]]ee{{Ref/Reuse|Succor}}
| | |species= [[Sangheili]] |
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| |species=[[Sangheili]] | |
| |gender=Male | |
| |height= | | |height= |
| |mass= | | |weapons=[[Energy Sword]], [[Plasma Rifle]] |
| | |equipment=[[Elite Personal Energy Shield]], [[Active Camouflage]] |
| | |vehicles=[[Phantom]] |
| |hair= | | |hair= |
| |eyes= | | |eyes= |
| |affiliation=*[[Covenant]] {{c|formerly}}{{Ref/Reuse|Succor}} | | |cyber= |
| *[[Flood]]{{Ref/Reuse|Succor}}
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| |rank=[[Sub-commander]]{{Ref/Reuse|Succor}} | | |types= |
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| |notable=Responsible for severing two of Rtas 'Vadumee's mandibles.{{Ref/Reuse|Succor}}
| | |affiliation=[[Covenant]], then later The [[Flood]] |
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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}}
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| ==Biography==
| | Special Operations Sub-Commander '''Kusovai''' is an [[Elite]] character first introduced in the [[Halo Graphic Novel]]<ref>[[halo Graphic Novel]], page 14</ref>. He was known for his skill with the [[Energy Sword]]. |
| ===Covenant service===
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| 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}}
| | ==In Context== |
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| | Kusovai is first seen in a practice duel with [[Rtas 'Vadum]]<ref>[[Halo Graphic Novel]], page 12</ref>. Later, he is with the group that boards the [[Infinite Succor]] and realizes that something is amiss. When they head into a hunting preserve, there are [[Flood]] infected animals that begin attacking the group. The group fights its way through to the ship's bridge, where they find the controls have been disabled. |
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| ===Skirmish on Infinite Succor===
| | Kusovai is eventually absorbed by the [[Flood]] and fights [[Rtas 'Vadumee]], costing the latter part of his jaw<ref>[[Halo Graphic Novel]], page 53</ref>. The [[Flood]] are almost able to [[Slipspace]] jump out of the system, but not before [[Rtas 'Vadumee]] changes the course to the sun. It was here that [[Rtas 'Vadumee]], while fighting an infected Kusovai, is injured as an [[Energy Sword]] cuts off his left mandibles. [[Rtas 'Vadumee]] defeats Kusovai and manages to escape two minutes before the [[Slipspace]] Jump occurred. [[Rtas 'Vadumee]] is believed to be the only survivor of the [[Infinite Succor]] mission. |
| {{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}}
| | [[Image:InfectedKusovai.jpg|thumb|left|Rtas 'Vadumee fights Kusovai after he has been absorbed by the Flood.]] |
| 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}}
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| ==Equipment==
| | His true rank is unknown, although he must have been lower ranked than [[Rtas 'Vadum]], but higher than normal [[Special Operations Elites]]. Most believable is that he was Special Operations Officer (also called Spec Ops Major), as [[Zuka 'Zamamee]], but he could even be an [[Ultra Elite]] with the role as Sub-Commander. |
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| 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== | | ==Name== |
| <gallery>
| | Kusovai's naming structure is odd, as he has neither the apostrophe before the last name nor the "-ee" suffix common to military [[Elites]]. However, given his mastery of the energy sword, it seems foolish to conclude that he is a civilian. More likely, it is an oversight, error, or piece of artistic license on the author's part. |
| 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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| </gallery>
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| ==List of appearances==
| | However, the suffix "-ee" has never been featured being added to the first name. Kusovai's last name was never mentioned but it is possible that the [[Elites]] don't add -ee after a vowel; only after a consonant. |
| *''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
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| **''[[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]'' {{Im}}
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
| {{Ref/Sources}}
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| {{DEFAULTSORT:Kusovai, Bero}} | | <references/> |
| [[Category:Sangheili characters]] | | {{Elites}} |
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| [[Category:Blademasters]]
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