Editing Covenant Loyalists

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|name= Covenant Loyalists
|type= Empire
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|headofstate= [[High Prophet of Truth]] (deceased)
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|commander= *[[High Prophet of Mercy]] (deceased)
*[[Tartarus|Jiralhanae Chieftain Tartarus]] (deceased)
*[[Lepidus|Jiralhanae Chieftain Lepidus]]
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|capital= [[High Charity]]
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|formed= [[Covenant]]
|established= October 2525
|fragmented= September 2552
|reorganized= March 2553
|dissolved= March 2553
|restored= March 2553
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The '''Covenant Loyalists''' is a faction of the former [[Covenant|Covenant Empire]]<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', ''[[Halo 3]]'', and ''[[Halo: Uprising]]''</ref>

==Hierarchy==
The Loyalists are comprised of the [[Prophets (San 'Shyuum)]], [[Brutes (Jiralhanae)]], [[Jackals (Kig-Yar)]], [[Drones (Yanme'e)]], and some [[Hunters (Lekgolo)]], and [[Grunts (Unggoy)]] that support them within the [[Covenant]]'s hierarchical society.  However, it is likely that since the Unggoy supported the Loyalists chiefly because they thought that the Separatists would lose and preferred not to die, they would abandon the Loyalists upon their loss to the Separatist/UNSC forces.

==Background==
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 Grunt and [[Hunters (Lekgolo)|Hunter]] supporters. Fronts of this war include [[High Charity]], [[Delta Halo]], [[Earth]] 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 it's 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 turned out to be the [[UNSC]] homeworld. Regret escapes to [[Delta Halo]] but he is soon assassinated by the [[Master Chief]], which is considered a significant failure in the [[Elite]]s 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 with 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 gave command of the [[Covenant Fleet]]s  to the Brutes, a position previously held by the Elites. Once there were enough Brutes in place, Truth secretly ordered the Brutes to nearly commit "xenocide" of the Elites. With this act disguised as a Brute insurrection, the Brutes replaced the Elites within the society of the Covenant. The Elites, of course, revolted, enlisting the help of most of the Hunters and Grunts, birthing the [[Covenant Civil War]] in [[High Charity]]. 

Deep into the Civil War, the Elite [[Councilor|Councilors]] are assassinated by the Brutes at the behest of the Prophets, mainly Truth. When the Elites learn the truth about the [[Halos]], it changes the war significantly and adds the [[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.

==Future?==
With the death of the High Prophet of Truth and the Ark destroyed it is not known what the future holds for the Loyalists if any (it can be assumed that all of the Loyalists died at the end of Halo 3) although it’s unlikely seeing how few ships were present at the Ark and to think that the Covenant Loyalists are composed of multiple species made up of billions of individuals all from different home planets, each with a large population. Most likely the faction was in disarray after the Prophet of Truth's death, and was defeated and dissolved by the Elites.

==Forces==
===Commanders===
====Prophets====
*[[High Prophet of Truth]] (deceased)
*[[High Prophet of Mercy]] (deceased)

====Jiralhanae Chieftains====                  
*[[Tartarus|Chieftain Tartarus]] (deceased)[[Image:Halo3 diorama 1352-1-.jpg|right|220px|thumb|The Loyalist Army attacks on a bridge during the Second Battle of New Mombassa.]] 
*[[Lepidus|Chieftain Lepidus]]
*[[Gargantum|Chieftain Gargantum]]

===Races===
*[[Prophets (San 'Shyuum)]]
*[[Brutes (Jiralhanae)]]
*[[Hunters (Lekgolo)]]
*[[Jackals (Kig-yar)]] 
*[[Grunts (Unggoy)]] 
*[[Drones (Yanme'e)]]

===Units===
*[[Covenant Army|Covenant Loyalist Army]]
**Numerous Legions assigned to the Fleets.
*[[Covenant Navy (Service)|Covenant Loyalist Navy]]
**[[Fleet of Furious Redemption]]



==Related Articles==
*[[Covenant|The Covenant]]
*[[Covenant Separatists]] 
*[[Civil War of the Covenant]]

==Sources==
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