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| {{Seealso|Sangheili Honor Guardsman}} | | {{Ratings}} |
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| |name=Lights of Sanghelios | | {{Rename|Lights of Sanghelios|According to Contact Harvest, it's a unit, not a specific rank among honor guards.}} |
| |image=[[File:H2 Honor Guard Ultra.png|300px]] | | {{seealso|Sangheili Honor Guardsman}} |
| |authority=[[Covenant]] [[High Council]]
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| |authority-title=Affiliation | | |name=Honor Guard Ultra |
| |branch=[[Covenant Honor Guard]] | | |image=[[File:Honor guard Ultra0111.jpg|245px]] |
| |mission=Protection of important individuals
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| |role=Specialized unit of Honor Guard
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| |species=[[Sangheili]] | | |species=[[Sangheili]] |
| |armament=*[[Energy stave]] | | |weapons=*[[Energy Sword]] |
| *[[Type-1 energy sword]] | | *[[Plasma Rifle]] |
| *{{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}} | | *[[Energy Stave]] |
| |equipment=*[[Sangheili harness]] | | |equipment=[[Sangheili personal energy shield]] |
| *[[Sangheili personal energy shield]]
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| | |missions= Personal guards of the [[Prophets]] |
| | |role= Protecting important individuals and places |
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| | |affiliation=[[Covenant Empire]], later [[Covenant Separatists]] |
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| The '''Lights of Sanghelios''', sometimes referred to as the '''Honor Guard Ultras''' or the '''"Helios"''' for short,<ref name="enc134">'''[[Halo: Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 134'' (2011 edition)</ref> was a distinctive unit of [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Honor Guardsmen]] in the [[Covenant]]. The name "Lights of Sanghelios" is a reference to a [[Wikipedia:Globular cluster|globular cluster]] of stars near the Sangheili [[Urs system|home system]].<ref name="CH">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''pages 153-154''</ref>
| | '''Honor Guard Ultra''', also known as the '''Light of Sanghelios''' or "Helios" for short, is a [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Honor Guard]] rank in the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]. They are among of the most distinctive Sangheili combat units. The name "Lights of Sanghelios" comes from a star cluster near [[Sanghelios|their home planet]].<ref name="CH">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 153-154''</ref> They commands the 'lower' [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Sangheili Honor Guardsmen]] that protect the [[Hierarchs|High Prophets]].<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref> |
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| ==Overview== | | ==Description== |
| ===Roles and responsibilies===
| | Honor Guard Ultras sport the same ornate armor as the rest of the Honor Guard, with the exception being that the base armor they wear is white instead of crimson red. This color is consistent with the [[Sangheili Ultra]]s of the regular Covenant army, hence their title. |
| The Lights of Sanghelios represented the most adept and highest-ranking combat units within the [[Covenant Honor Guard]], consisting solely of [[Sangheili]]. Members of the elite unit were often given the privileged duty to protect the [[San'Shyuum]] of the [[Covenant]].<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/covenant-honor-guard '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Covenant Honor Guard'']</ref> High-ranking San'Shyuum politicians hand-picked Honor Guardsmen within the Lights of Sanghelios to serve as their personal guards for their living quarters. The [[Ministry of Fortitude]]'s tower was protected by at least two of these Sangheili, who were chosen by the [[Minister (title)|Minister]]s for their combat abilities.{{Ref/Reuse|CH}}
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| ===Organisation===
| | The Honor Guard Ultras are likely more skilled than their subordinates, with many years of experience in the Covenant Honor Guard services, which is particularly impressive considering the prodigious combat abilities of any in the Honor Guard. Because of their skill in close combat and rank over the rest of the Sangheili, they were likely killed first at the start of the [[Great Schism]], similar to what happened to the [[Councilor]]s. |
| The Lights of Sanghelios were frequently given command of standard [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Honor Guardsmen]] in numerous battles and engagements.{{Ref/Reuse|enc134}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Despite their stoic nature, Sangheili within this unit would gladly have given their lives to protect a San'Shyuum.{{Ref/Reuse|enc134}}{{Ref/Reuse|CH}} | |
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| ===History===
| | The [[San 'Shyuum]] use them as personal guards for their living quarters. The Minister of Fortitude, later known as the [[High Prophet of Truth]], used these special guard units for his own personal protection during the [[Ages of Doubt|Twenty-third Age of Doubt]].<ref name="CH"/> |
| On [[2552#November|November 2, 2552]], following the death of the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]], the remaining [[Hierarchs]] recommissioned the Honor Guard and [[Changing of the Guard|replaced]] the Sangheili with the [[Jiralhanae]]. The Lights of Sanghelios were likely disbanded as the former Sangheili within the unit handed down their weapons and armor to the Jiralhanae, as they were forced to step down from their position.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Sacred Icon]]''</ref> Shortly after, at the outbreak of the [[Great Schism]], the remaining Sangheili serving within the Lights of Sanghelios attempted to lead Sangheili and standard Honor Guardsmen against the Covenant.<ref name="gravemind">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref>
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| ==Equipment==
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| The Lights of Sanghelios sported the same ornate [[Sangheili harness|armor]] as the regular [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Sangheili Honor Guardsmen]], with the exception being that the base armor they wear is a distinctive bright-white instead of crimson red.{{Ref/Reuse|CH}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} This color is consistent with the [[Sangheili Ultra]]s of the regular [[Covenant military]], hence their title. The Sangheili within the unit typically wielded [[energy stave]]s,{{Ref/Reuse|CH}} though the weapon was mostly ceremonial and was rarely used in actual combat.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 349'' (2011 edition)</ref> In most engagements, the Lights of Sanghelios armed themselves with {{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}}s or a [[Type-1 energy sword]] for close-quarter combat.{{Ref/Reuse|gravemind}}
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| ==Trivia==
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| * The Lights of Sanghelios depicted in ''Halo 2'' in the beginning cutscene for the level ''[[Sacred Icon]]'' are instead depicted as regular Honor Guards in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.
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| * In the final section of the level ''[[Gravemind]]'', one of the possible variations of the glitched [[Honor Guard Councilor]], which was intended to be a [[Sangheili Zealot]], takes on the appearance of a member of Light of Sanghelios.
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| ==Gallery==
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| File:Honor Guard Ultra Helmet.jpg|A Helios handing down his armor to a Jiralhanae during the Changing of the Guard in ''[[Halo 2]]''.
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| </gallery>
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
| *''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}} | | *''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}} |
| *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' | | *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' |
| *''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Oblivion]]''
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| {{Sangheili Ranks}}
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| [[Category:Covenant military units]] | | {{Elite Ranks}} |
| | [[Category:The Covenant]] |
| | [[Category:Elites]] |
