Editing Covenant Loyalists

{{era|H2|H3|GOO|UP}}

{{Affiliation infobox
|BG1= #800080
|BG2= #c000c0
|image= 
|name= Covenant Loyalists
|type= Union
|founding=
|constitution=
|headofstate=
|headofgov=
|commander= *[[Prophet of Truth]]
*[[Prophet of Mercy]] (Deceased)
*[[Tartarus]] (Deceased))
*[[Brute Chieftain]]s
|defacto=[[Prophet of Truth]]
|executive=
|legislative=
|judicial=
|capital=
|language= Covenant Language
|currency=
|religious= Worship of the [[Forerunners]]
|holiday=
|anthem=
|formed= 2552 to Ongoing
|established= October 2552
|fragmented=
|reorganized=
|dissolved=
|restored=
}}

The '''Covenant Loyalists''' are made up of the [[Prophets]], [[Brutes (Jiralhanae)|Brutes]], [[Jackals (Kig-Yar)|Jackals]], [[Drones (Yanme'e)|Drones]], and some [[Grunts (Unggoy)|Grunts]] castes within the Covenant's hierarchical society. This faction is made up of those who (as of the end of [[Halo 2]]) still remain in the Covenant and are set on activating the [[Halo|Halos]] and starting the [[The Great Journey|Great Journey]]. Since the beginning of the [[Great Schism|Covenant Civil War]], they have been fighting the [[Covenant Separatists]], led by the [[Elites (Sangheili)|Elites]] and their Grunts and [[Hunters (Lekgolo)|Hunter]] supporters. Fronts of this war include [[High Charity]], [[Delta Halo]], and areas of space where Covenant ships operate.

This is not necessarily the first internal dispute in the Covenant's society; when the current Arbiter was assigned to his office, he was reminded by the [[High Prophet of Mercy]] that an Arbiter was necessary during the [[Grunt Rebellion]], a conflict between the Covenant and its lowest caste, the [[Grunts (Unggoy)|Grunts]].

==Origins of the Faction==

The [[High Prophet of Regret]] led a botched mission to [[Earth]] and was forced into [[The First Battle of Earth]] upon discovering what turns out to be the UNSC home world. He escapes to Delta Halo but is killed by the [[Master Chief]], which is considered a significant failure in the Elites' mission to protect the leading caste of the Covenant. The Master Chief was assigned on a mission to capture and later kill Regret. The remaining Prophets, led by the [[High Prophet of Truth]], use this opportunity to replace the [[Elites (Sangheili)|Elites]] with [[Brutes (Jiralhanae)|Brutes]] as their [[Elite Honor Guard|protectors]]. However, this move effectively shames and angers the Elites, who have been in such a position since the founding of the Covenant, and they threaten to resign from the High Council. 

Truth then gives command of the [[Covenant Fleet|Covenant fleets]] (the Elites' job) to the Brutes. Once there are enough Brutes in place, he secretly orders the Brutes to instigate a brutal genocide of the Elites, so they might replace them in society, disguised as a Brute insurrection against the Covenant to the [[Elites (Sangheili)|Elites]], the [[Hunters]], and most [[Grunts]], and as an Elite revolt to the other factions (excluding the Brutes and the Prophets). The Elites respond, with the help of the Hunters and the Grunts, and war breaks out in [[High Charity]]. Later, the Elite [[Councilor|Councilors]] are assassinated by the Brutes at the behest of the Prophets. When the Elites learn the truth about the [[Halos]], it changes the war significantly and adds the [[United Nations Space Command|humans]] to the struggle. Instead of a [[Great Journey]], the [[Gravemind]]'s revelation regarding the super weapon contradicts the Covenant's belief system and is motivating at least the Arbiter in his eventual opposition to the Covenant as they try to activate Delta Halo later in the game.

== Military Forces: The Prophets and their supporters ==

Commanded by Truth, the Loyalists include Brutes, Jackals, Drones, and a few Grunt castes, along with loyal ships of various classes to their cause.

== See Also ==

*[[Civil War of the Covenant]]
*[[Covenant Separatists]] 

[[Category:Factions]]
[[Category:The Covenant]]