Editing Joyous Exultation Covenant

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{{Quote|I, like all of you, believed in our leaders and their holy Covenant. How could we have been so willing to believe a Covenant of lies! They have called for the destruction of all Sangheili. They have aligned themselves with the barbaric Jiralhanae. The Great Schism is upon us. The unbreakable Covenant Writ of Union has been split asunder. This is the end of the Ninth, and final, Age. You must now decide to surrender to fate — or resist and strive to persist. Myself, I choose to fight. I call upon you all to join me. Let the old ways fade and battle by my side. Together we can forge a new, better union — a new Covenant among the stars.|[[Imperial Admiral]] [[Xytan 'Jar Wattinree]] addresses the Sangheili commanders<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 240''</ref>}}
An '''alliance''' of [[Sangheili]] [[Combined Fleet of Righteous Purpose|forces]] seceded from the main body of the [[Covenant]] during an emergency summit on the Sangheili base world [[Joyous Exultation]] at the onset of the [[Great Schism]] on [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]].<ref name="goo">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 239-245''</ref>

==History==
After the [[Hierarchs]] cast the Sangheili out of the Covenant and replaced them with the [[Jiralhanae]] as the leadership caste of the [[Covenant military]], [[Imperial Admiral]] [[Xytan 'Jar Wattinree]] summoned [[Covenant separatists|all Sangheili groups]] to their fortress world of [[Joyous Exultation]]. With the Sangheili leaders gathered aboard his flagship the [[Covenant supercarrier]] ''[[Sublime Transcendence]]'', Wattinree announced the secession of the Sangheili from the main body of the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|goo}} In addition, memorandums of the Prophets' betrayal were transmitted to all Sangheili vessels across the galaxy.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', ''"The Return"'', ''page 501''</ref>

The Imperial Admiral also summoned the leadership of the Jiralhanae [[Alpha Tribe]]s to Joyous Exultation under the guise of a peace summit, in truth planning to kill the envoys and deal a decapitating blow to the Jiralhanae leadership. Wattinree also gave [[Shipmaster]] [[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]] command of his own fleet and ordered him to go to [[Onyx]] and prevent the [[Forerunner]] technologies there from falling into [[human]] hands.{{Ref/Reuse|goo}}

Wattinree's plans came to an end, however, when a [[NOVA bomb]] aboard ''Sublime Transcendence'', retrieved from [[Reach]] weeks earlier, was accidentally detonated by the [[Unggoy]] [[Kwassass]] and a group of [[Huragok]], obliterating the supercarrier, the Sangheili fleet, and razing Joyous Exultation's surface. Wattinree himself was killed in the blast, depriving the faction of its leader. Mantakree's fleet made it to Onyx and [[Onyx Conflict|engaged the UNSC forces there]]. Mantakree was killed when [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Kurt Ambrose]] sacrificed himself to detonate two [[FENRIS nuclear warhead]]s to deny him access to [[Sarcophagus|the interior]] [[shield world]] while the fleet was eventually wiped out by the Forerunner world's [[Onyx Sentinel|automated defenses]].<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 378''</ref>

After the devastation of Joyous Exultation, many Sangheili went on to join the [[Swords of Sanghelios|group]] headed by [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] and allied with humanity to stop the [[Prophet of Truth]] and his Jiralhanae underlings.<ref>'''Halo 3'''</ref>

== Military structure ==
The [[Sangheili]] continued to serve as the leadership caste within the alliance. Their rank structures were virtually unchanged from the [[Covenant military]] they used to serve. The [[Unggoy]] continued to serve as cannon fodder. The alliance also included [[Mgalekgolo]], which were used as super-heavy infantry units. 
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=== Notable individuals ===
*[[Xytan 'Jar Wattinree]], [[Imperial Admiral]] during the early stages of the Great Schism. Killed by a [[NOVA bomb]] on November 3, 2552.
*[[Parala 'Ahrmonro]], [[Oracle Master]]. Killed by a NOVA bomb on November 3, 2552.
*[[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]], [[Fleetmaster|Fleet Master]]. Killed by a [[FENRIS nuclear warhead]] on November 3, 2552.
*[[Qunu]], [[Shipmaster]]. Killed by [[Onyx Sentinel]]s on November 3, 2552.
*[[Paruto Xida Konna]]
*[[Waruna Xida Yotno]]
*[[Kwassass]]
*[[Uruo 'Losonaee]]
*[[Zasses 'Jeqkogoee]]
*[[Y'gar 'Pewtrunoee]]

==Military assets==
As the alliance had just separated from the Covenant, they still used much of the same equipment. Most Unggoy within the alliance used [[Type-25 plasma pistol]]s and [[Type-33 Needler]]s. Most Sangheili used {{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}}s and [[Type-33 Needler]]s, while several used [[Type-1 energy sword]]s. The {{Pattern|Shepsu|plasma cannon}} was used to provide suppressing fire.

The alliance had access to at least one [[Scarab]] walker. The [[Type-26 Banshee]] remained as the primary ground support aircraft, while {{Pattern|Dextro Xur|Spirit}}s and {{Pattern|Ru'swum|Phantom}}s were used as troop transports. The [[Type-31 Seraph]] continued to be used as the alliance's primary space fighter.

The alliance was composed of the massive [[Combined Fleet of Righteous Purpose]] consisting of a number of Covenant vessel types, primarily [[Covenant destroyer|destroyers]], [[Covenant cruiser|cruisers]] and [[Covenant carrier|carrier]]s.

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''
**''[[The Return]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' {{Im}}
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Fractures]]''
**''[[Lessons Learned]]'' {{Im}}
*''[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]'' {{Im}}

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