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| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Era|HGN}} |
| {{Character infobox | | {{Ratings}} |
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| |name=Bero 'Kusovai | | |name=Kusovai |
| |image=[[File:HGN BeroSpeaks.png|300px]] | | |image=[[Image:Kusovaitraining.jpg|300px]] |
| |homeworld= | | |homeworld=[[Sangheilios]] |
| |birth= | | |birth= |
| |death=[[2552#September|September 21, 2552]]{{Ref/Comic|Id=Succor|HGN|Story=The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor}} | | |death=[[2552|September 20, 2552]] |
| |causeofdeath=Infected by the [[Flood]] and subsequently killed by [[Rtas 'Vadum]]ee{{Ref/Reuse|Succor}}
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| |species=[[Sangheili]] | | |species=[[Sangheili]] |
| |gender=Male | | |gender=Male |
| |height= | | |height= |
| |mass= | | |rank=Sub-Commander |
| | |weapons=[[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|Energy Sword]], [[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle|Plasma Rifle]] |
| | |equipment=[[Elite Personal Energy Shield]], [[Sangheili Point Defense Gauntlet]], [[Active Camouflage]] |
| | |vehicles=[[Type-52 Troop Carrier|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 Elite|Special Operations]] Sub-Commander '''Bero 'Kusovai'''<[[Halo Encyclopedia]] Chapter 4, page 125</ref> is an [[Sangheili|Elite]] character first introduced in the ''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''.<ref>''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', page 14</ref> He was known for his great skill with the [[Type-1 Energy Weapon/Sword|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}}
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| ===Skirmish on Infinite Succor=== | | ==Summary== |
| {{Main|Skirmish on Infinite Succor}}
| | Kusovai is first seen in a practice duel with [[Rtas 'Vadumee]].<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, [[Flood]]-infected animals then begin attacking the group. The group fights its way through to the ship's bridge, where they find the controls have been disabled. |
| 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 is eventually infected by the Flood and fights the uninfected Rtas 'Vadumee.<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, as all members of Rtas' team and the original crew of the craft, as well as the 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==
| | [[Image:InfectedKusovai.jpg|thumb|left|Rtas 'Vadumee fights Kusovai after he has been absorbed by the [[Flood]].]] |
| 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== | | ==Rank== |
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| | His true rank is unknown, although in the graphic novel, his armor color is shown in blueish-green, alongside Rtas 'Vadum. It is certain that he must have been lower ranked than Rtas 'Vadumee, but higher than normal [[Special Operations Elites]]. Most believable is that he was Special Operations Officer (also called Spec Ops Major), as with [[Zuka 'Zamamee]], but he could even be an [[Ultra Elite]] with the role as Sub-Commander. |
| 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 Kusovai was his first name, or a nickname, thus explaining the lack of an "-ee" suffix in his name. |
| *''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
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| **''[[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]'' {{1st}}
| | Another explanation is that [[Elites]] never put "-ee" after a vowel, only after consonants. Many [[Elites]] whose last name finishes in vowel don't have "-ee"([[Toha 'Sumai]]). The reason for this is probably for the purposes of pronunciation and aesthetics, since "Kusovaiee" neither looks good nor sounds good. Three Elites, however, featured in [[Ghosts of Onyx]], do have the suffix after a vowel. |
| *''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]'' {{Im}}
| | These are [[Zasses 'Jeqkogoee]], [[Uruo 'Losonaee]] and [[Y'gar 'Pewtrunoee]]. |
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| | It is also possible that the -ai at the end of his name is in fact his suffix, perhaps to designate his swordsmanship skill. If this is true, it is a title apparently shared by [[Toha 'Sumai]], another Elite master swordsman. |
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| [[Category:Sangheili characters]] | | ==Related Links== |
| [[Category:Covenant military personnel]] | | *''[[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]'' |
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