Editing Horatius

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Character infobox
|variant=Ban
|name=Horatius
|image=[[File:HINF Horatius2.png|300px]]
|homeworld=
|death=c. [[2560#May|May 28, 2560]]
|causeofdeath=Killed in battle by [[John-117]]{{Ref/Level|HINF|Silent Auditorium}}
|parents=
|siblings=
|spouses=
|children=
|species=[[Jiralhanae]]
|gender=Male
|height=
|mass=
|hair=White
|eyes=Orange
|affiliation=*[[Banished]]
**[[Exodus Guard]]
|rank=*[[Chieftain]]
*[[Jiralhanae Warlord|Warlord]]
|sn=
|notable=Served as an honor guard for the [[Harbinger]] during the [[Battle for Zeta Halo]].
}}

'''Horatius''' was an elderly [[Jiralhanae]] [[Jiralhanae Warlord|Warlord]] and [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]] who fought for the [[Banished]] during the [[Installation 07]] [[Battle for Zeta Halo|conflict]] in early [[2560]]. He was a member of the [[Exodus Guard]], a collection of Banished chosen by [[Atriox]] to return to [[Milky Way|the galaxy]] from [[Installation 00|the Ark]]. He was killed by [[Spartan-II]] [[John-117]] during the [[Battle of the Silent Auditorium]].{{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=08|M=09|Y=2022}}

==Biography==
Horatius was one of many Jiralhanae who accompanied Atriox to the remnants of [[Installation 00]], where the Banished would learn about the existence of the [[Harbinger]] and the [[Xalanyn]], also known as the Endless, whom the [[Forerunners]] had imprisoned on [[Zeta Halo]]. In November of [[2559]], Horatius accompanied Atriox back to the Milky Way as part of the [[Exodus Guard]], after the Banished managed to open a portal to the Ark from [[Reach]]. Shortly afterwards, Horatius traveled with Atriox and his fleet to Zeta Halo. After Atriox's presumed demise, Horatius vowed to honor the [[warmaster]]’s memory and ensure the release of the [[Xalanyn]]. He spent the next six months under the command of [[Escharum]], fighting the remnants of the [[UNSC]] on Zeta Halo.{{Ref/Reuse|CFHVT}}

After the discovery and release of the Harbinger from her [[cylix]], Horatius was appointed as an "honor guard" for the Banished's new ally while she worked to [[Reformation|restore]] the [[Silent Auditorium (location)|Silent Auditorium]], which she intended to use to locate and free the rest of the Xalanyn. During the [[Battle of the Silent Auditorium]], Horatius defended the Harbinger against [[Master Chief Petty Officer|Master Chief]] [[John-117]]. Despite the warlord's best efforts, Horatius met his end at the hands of the Spartan.{{Ref/Reuse|CFHVT}}{{Ref/Twitter|Halo|1649435754810974208|Halo|Quote=TARGET DATABASE - HORATIUS A devoutly loyal warlord of Atriox and honor guard to the Harbinger, countless foes have perished under the hammer of Horatius. #FictionFriday|D=21|M=04|Y=2023}}

==Personality and traits==
Horatius was rendered numb by the suffering his people had endured, from the [[Jiralhanae]]'s induction into the [[Covenant]] all the way to the [[Razing of Oth Sonin]]. However, he was inspired by [[Atriox]] and [[Escharum]], each a distinct generation leading the Banished, fighting to ensure the future and survival of their species.{{Ref/Reuse|CFHVT}}

==Equipment==
During the [[Battle of the Silent Auditorium]], Horatius carried a [[Gravity hammer (fiction)|gravity hammer]], as well as [[spike grenade]]s.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HINF Horatius.jpg| Horatius in the Silent Auditorium.
File:HINF-Silver Chieftain.png|Horatius with energy shields.
File:HINF Shielded Silver Chieftain.png|Another look at Horatius with his energy shields active.
File:HINF Chieftain Attacks.png|Horatius swinging his hammer.
File:HINF Horatius no helmet.png|Horatius without his helmet.
File:HINF Horatius1.png|Horatius in Forge.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Whispers from the Pyre]]'' {{Mo}}

==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
[[Category:Jiralhanae characters]]
[[Category:Banished members]]