Editing Jiralhanae armor

{{Status|Canon}}
The [[Jiralhanae]] employ a wide variety of armor systems both in and out of active combat. Jiralhanae are rarely, if ever, seen out of armor. 

==Overview==
Jiralhanae armor is very diverse, varying by warrior, [[Pack]], and [[Skein]]. Common aesthetic features are rivet-like bumps, ornate crests, and jagged protrusions. Brutes of the Rh'tol skein typically don little armor, mainly consisting of a small helm and two shoulder pauldrons.{{Ref/Game|H2}}{{Ref/Game|H2A}} More extensive armor systems, used by the later [[Covenant]] and [[Banished]], consist of thick metal plates, layered over diamond scales and padded cloth undersuits.{{Ref/Game|H3}}{{Ref/Game|HI}} The [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Jiralhanae Chieftain's]] standard armor is a unique, heavy black-and-red power armor, with pipes connecting the back to the neck, and an ornate crest upon their helm. War Chieftains wear similar armor, colored deep bronze, with a thorn-blazoned V and two-pronged horn as its crest. Captains' helmets share a similar V-shaped crest, though smaller in size.

Before the Great Schism, Jiralhane Power Armor (and by extension, [[Energy shielding]]) was rare, only seen on Chieftains, and a [[Maccabeus' clan|select few clans]]. However, by the rise of the [[Banished]], power armor had become more standardized.

==Armor variants==

===Algolis armor===
This armor was worn by [[Atriox]] and his pack during the [[Algolis Invasion]], under Covenant servitude. This armor is donned in a blue-purple paint and is noticeably rounded and segmented, with a chain undersuit.
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===Fall of Reach armor===
These armor designs were seen employed by the Jiralhanae Minors and Captains involved with the [[Siege of New Alexandria]] and [[Battle of Asźod]] during the [[Fall of Reach]]. Like the armor seen worn during the Great Schism, this armor is not energy shielded and is fairly minimal, leaving large swaths of skin exposed. However, this armor design also blends in elements of the power armor later worn during the final weeks of the war, notably in the Captains' distinctive helmets and shoulder plating.
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File:HReach - Minor Jiralhanae.png|A Jiralhanae Minor wearing this armor scheme.
File:HReach - Major Jiralhanae.png|A Jiralhanae Captain wearing this armor scheme.
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===Great Schism Era Armor===
Jiralhanae serving under [[Tartarus]] leading up to the [[Great Schism]] and its first days, among other events, bore little in the way of armor, with even Captains and the Chieftain Tartarus himself bearing almost no equipment beyond the odd shoulder plate or bandolier. These Jiralhanae wear small cap-like helmets similar to the ones used in the Fall of Reach, with Captains employing a small holographic red flag.
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File:H2A Jiralhanae.png|A Jiralhanae Minor employing very little armor protection.
File:Cap'n Jiralhanae.png|A Jiralhanae Captain employing very little armor protection.
File:H2A - Tartarus capturing Keyes.jpg|Tartarus employing very little armor protection.
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===Powered armor===
{{Main|Jiralhanae power armor}}
Jiralhanae Power Armor is a broad category encompassing a wide variety of unique armor permutations, used by both the [[Covenant]] and its [[Banished| remnants]]{{Ref/Book|Halo: Divine Wind|Chapter=6}}. It can generally be identified by small glowing emitters, which adorn ridged armor sections known as shock plates.{{Ref/Book|Halo: Retribution|Chapter=15}} Jiralhanae power armor offers far more protection than its non-powered counterparts - though contrary to what its name suggests - does not typically augment the wearer's strength or speed like the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] and [[Sangheili harness|Combat Harnesses]] employed by [[Spartan]]s and [[Sangheili]] respectively. Covenant-era power armor is typically seen in an iridescent blue, purple, gold, red or brown coloration depending on rank. Select high-ranking Banished personnel do incorporate strength-boosting mechanisms into their power armor, most notably [[Atriox|Atriox's]] right gauntlet. 
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File:HM-Jiralhanae.png|[[Maccabeus' clan]] employing power armor on [[Harvest]] in 2525.
File:BruteUltra.png|A Jiralhanae [[Jiralhanae Ultra|Ultra]] wearing the [[Infantry power armor|infantry]] power armor type.
File:H3 BruteCaptain.png|A Jiralhanae Captain wearing the [[Leader power armor|officer]] power armor type.
File:RegChieftain.png|A Chieftain wearing powered armor.
File:Reach - Chieftain.png|A Chieftain wearing an alternate powered armor.
File:HDW Castor.png|[[Castor]] wearing power armor in the signature blue and gold of the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]], donned as early as [[Operation: WOLFE|the hunt for the Menachite Portal Complex]].
File:HINF-HydraCaptain.jpg|A Banished Jiralhanae Captain wielding a [[Veporokk Workshop Ravager]] on [[Installation 07]].
HINF-Chieftain.jpg|A Banished Jiralhanae Chieftain wielding a [[Grenflekt Workshop Scrap Cannon]].
File:HINF AtrioxRender.png| Atriox in his unique power armor.
File:HW2 - Pavium 3D model.jpg| [[Pavium]] in his unique power armor.
File:HW2-No.png| [[Voridus]] (center) and several other Banished Jiralhanae wearing power armor.
File:HINF BrutePack.png|Three [[Jiralhanae Warrior]]s wearing different degrees of powered armor.
File:HINF Brute Berserkers Shielded.png|[[Jiralhanae Berserker]]s with energy shields active.
File:HINF Bassus.png|[[Bassus]] wearing Chieftain power armor.
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== List of appearances ==
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*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 2]]''
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
*''[[Starry Night]]''
*''[[Believe]]''
**''[[Diorama]]'' {{C|Diorama only}} 
**''[[Enemy Weapon]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Landfall]]''
**''[[Halo: Combat]]''
**''[[Halo: Last One Standing]]''
*''[[Halo: Uprising]]''
*''[[Halo 3]]''
**''[[Bestiarum]]''
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''
*''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''
*''[[Halo Wars]]''
*''[[The Life]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
**''[[Sadie's Story]]''
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[Origins]]''
**''[[The Babysitter]]''
**''[[The Package (animated short)|The Package]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
**''[[Stomping on the Heels of a Fuss]]''
**''[[Dirt]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Headhunters (short story)|Headhunters]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[The Mona Lisa]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[The Return]]'' {{C|Motion comic only}}
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*''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
**''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]''
*''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]'' {{C|[[Prologue]] only}}
*''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''
*''[[Halo: Initiation]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''
*''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
**''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]''
*''[[Halo: New Blood]]''
*''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' {{C|Corpses only}}
*''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''
*''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Last Light]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition dossiers|Limited Edition dossiers]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]''
*''[[Know Your Enemy]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
*''[[Halo: Fractures]]''
**''[[What Remains]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Breaking Strain]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Rossbach's World (story)|Rossbach's World]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''
**''[[On the Brink]]''
**''[[Hunting Party]]''
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*''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]''
*''[[Halo: Envoy]]''
*''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]''
*''[[Halo: Retribution]]''
*''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]
*''[[Halo: Renegades]]''
*''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]''
*''[[Halo: Meridian Divide]]''
*''[[Become]]''
**''[[Carry On]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
*''[[Halo: The Television Series Season One]]''
**''[[Reckoning]]''
**''[[Transcendence]]''
*''[[Halo: The Rubicon Protocol]]''
*''[[Halo: The Third Life]]''
*''[[Halo: Age of Retribution]]''
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==Sources==
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