Editing Councillor

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[[Image:He went thata way!.jpg|thumb|Elite Councilor on [[The Great Journey (Level)]]]]
'''Councilor''' is a [[Covenant]] [[Sangheili]] (Elite) rank.
==Rank==
It is the highest rank attainable for an [[Elite]] of the [[Covenant]], military or politically. They are members of the [[High Council]], along with the [[Prophets|Lesser Prophets]]. They share power directly under the [[High Prophets]]. 

Councilors have been described as "aristocratic" by lesser races. Only one Councilor's name has ever been stated, that of [[Soha 'Rolamee]]. The structure of his name indicates that he has participated in the military. In fact, it is likely that every Councillor Elite is required to participate in the Covenant military.

During the [[Civil War of the Covenant]], many of these Elites were taken to the surface of [[Installation 05]] where they were massacred by the [[Brutes]]. Several were imprisoned, however, and they were set free by the [[Arbiter (character)|Arbiter]] and assisted him in killing [[Tartarus]]. 

They are quite adept in [[sword]] combat, and also wield [[plasma rifles]] and [[plasma pistols]].
 
==Appearance==
===Physical===
The Councilors wear large, distinct and oddly shaped crowns as ceremonial helmets. These helmets are silver mostly and also have streaks of dark gray and olive. Their crowns are reminiscent of the queen alien's head from the ALIENS series. For armor they wear white plates like Ultras.
==Appearances==
===''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' & ''[[Halo: The Flood]]''===
In [[Halo: Combat Evolved|Halo]], they are the Covenant's Elite shock troops, similar to the role played by the [[UNSC]]'s [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]], or Helljumpers. 
*''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]'' - Several led the Covenant boarding action, of which one was [[Zuka 'Zamamee]].
*[[Alpha Base]] - [[Zuka 'Zamamee]] led forty Special Operations Elites in the first Covenant wave against the [[United Nations Space Command]] base "Alpha Base". Eventually, all but 'Zamamee were killed by the [[Helljumper]] defenders.
*''[[Keyes (Level)|Keyes]]'' - They were assigned to eliminate all [[Flood]] perpetrators on the [[CCS-class Battlecruiser|''CCS''-class Battlecruiser]] ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' and repair it for immediate departure. They were present neutralizing the flood when [[SPARTAN-117]] boarded the starship to find what was left of Captain [[Jacob Keyes]]. 
*''[[The Maw (Level)|The Maw]]'' - They were also present on the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} just before [[Installation 04]] was destroyed.

===''[[Halo 2]]''===
*''[[The Arbiter (Level)|The Arbiter]]'' & ''[[The Oracle (Level)|The Oracle]]'' - A squad of Special Operations Elites under the Special Operations Commander [[Rtas 'Vadumee]] accompanied the [[Arbiter]] to the [[Threshold]] [[Gas Mine]] to eliminate the [[Heretic]]s, but were besieged by [[Flood]]. It is unlikely that any survived.
*''[[Sacred Icon (Level)|Sacred Icon]]'' - Special Operations Elites once again under the command of [[Rtas 'Vadumee]] held a [[Covenant]] reinforcement point by way of [[Plasma Cannon]], [[Energy Sword]], and [[Plasma Rifle]] for the Arbiter to join them in the strike to retrieve the [[Sacred Icon]] from the [[Library]]. They held out long enough for a [[Phantom]] with further Special Operations Elites and several vehicles, including a [[Specter]] and two [[Ghost]]s.
*''[[Quarantine Zone (Level)|Quarantine Zone]]'' - Special Operations Elites assisted the Arbiter in forging a path to the Library. About at the two-thirds mark, Rtas 'Vadumee sent a Phantom with another Specter and more Special Operations Elites to assist. When the Covenant force reached the gondolas, further Special Operations Elites defended the gondola from [[Flood]] attacks. When the gondola halted, Special Operations Elites awaited on the gondola to protect their sole exfiltration craft as the Arbiter retrieved the Sacred Icon. It is likely that the [[Brute]]s slaughtered the remaining commandoes that were defending the Gondola - one of the first acts of the [[Covenant Civil War]].
*''[[High Charity (Level)|High Charity]]'' - Several Special Operations Elites were present throughout the Covenant orbital city wielding fearsome [[Energy Sword]]s at the [[Hanging Garden A|first Hanging Garden]] and the second [[Valley of Tears B|second Valley of Tears]]. 
*''[[The Great Journey (Level)|The Great Journey]]'' - Numerous Special Operations Elites fought against [[Tartarus]] and his [[Brute]] allies, brandishing either a [[Carbine]] or dual [[Needler]]s. Many were slain in battle by the fearsome, titanic [[Fist of Rukt]].

These Elites appear only four times in Halo 2.

*In the end of the level [[Gravemind]], next to the mausoleum of the Arbiter room, carrying an Energy Sword. They are also some times seen wearing the Ultra Honor Guard armor with Councilor helmet at the end of the level.
*In ''[[High Charity]]'''s [[Step of Silence]], while the judgment of the future Arbiter takes place.
*In the Arbiter's battle against Tartarus.
*In The Great Journey when you free 2 of them and 2 [[Hunters]].

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