Editing List of known Covenant heretics

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Center|''For other uses, see [[Heretic (disambiguation)]].''}}
{{Quote|Heresy! Remove this filth!|A [[Sangheili]] warrior upon seeing [[Ellen Anders]] activate the [[Relic (location)|Forerunner Relic]].}}<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign level ''[[Relic Interior]]''</ref>

A '''heretic''' is someone who has grievously offended the [[Hierarchs|leadership]] of the [[Covenant]], branded not only a [[Treason|traitor]], but an unholy blight on the universe that must be wiped out as soon as possible to protect the Covenant from their taint.<ref name="heretic">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Heretic]]''</ref>

==List of known heretics==
*[[Ussa 'Xellus]] was deemed a vile and perfidious heretic for opposing the [[Writ of Union]] of the newly founded Covenant. After Covenant authorities attacked and destroyed [[Xellus keep|'Xellus' keep]], Ussa and his followers eventually fled Sanghelios to a [[The Refuge|Forerunner shield world]]. The Covenant later erroneously presumed Ussa and his rebels had perished in a blasphemous act of mass suicide when he did not surrender to the [[Mken 'Scre'ah'ben|Prophet of Inner Conviction]] and destroyed the shield world.<ref>'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''', ''Part 1 - A Place of Refuge''</ref>
*[[Fal 'Chavamee]] was named a heretic for his refusal to accept the [[Covenant religion]]. As a result, his wife [[Han (Sangheili)|Han]] was executed, and after 'Chavamee and a high-ranking Sangheili named [[Haka 'Suukaree]] died by each others' hand in [[The Duel|a duel]], 'Chavamee's rank of [[Arbiter]] was changed from a gloriously honorable rank of prestige to a rank granted only to Sangheili who have disgraced themselves, that they might regain their honor in death by undertaking suicidal, yet important missions for the good of the Covenant.<ref>'''[[Halo Legends]]''' - ''[[The Duel]]''</ref>
*The rule of [[Krith]], the [[Kig-Yar]] [[piracy|pirate-prince]], was ended by [[Ripa 'Moramee]] after the Covenant found his reign to be heretical.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'''</ref>
*Upon learning that the [[human]] species had been chosen to be the [[Reclaimer]]s of the [[Forerunner]]s' legacy, the [[Prophet of Truth]], in order to protect the current status of the Covenant, and therefore his own personal power, declared that the entire species was an affront to their gods and should be eradicated.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 278''</ref> Thereafter, humans were referred to as heretics by the Covenant because of this claim.
*[[Sesa 'Refumee]], leader of an artifact retrieval team, encountered the [[Forerunner]] [[Monitor]] [[343 Guilty Spark]] in a [[Threshold gas mine|gas mine]] on [[Threshold]], and discovered through conversation with him that the true purpose of the [[Halo Array]] was to wipe out all life in the galaxy, not to help true believers ascend to a higher plane of existence. Thereafter, 'Refumee and [[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction|his soldiers]] began an open rebellion against the Covenant, which would have been grounds enough for the label of heresy, but he also openly preached that the [[Covenant religion|Great Journey]] was a lie, resulting in the creation of an Arbiter for the specific purpose of silencing him.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[The Arbiter]]''</ref> Sesa was killed by the new Arbiter and his movement ended.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Oracle]]''</ref>
*[[Thel 'Vadam]]ee, the commander of the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]], failed to prevent the destruction of [[Installation 04|a Halo ring]] by [[John-117]]. This failure was deemed heresy, and he was branded with the [[Mark of Shame]] and sentenced to death. However, the [[Hierarchs]] of the Covenant chose to name him the latest successor to the rank of Arbiter instead of simply killing him, that he might regain his honor and serve the Covenant further.{{Ref/Reuse|heretic}}
*[[Atriox]], the leader of the [[Banished]], had been labeled a heretic when he began calling into question the Covenant's righteousness and orders during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. Worried that his heresy would spread to other [[Jiralhanae]], the High [[Prophet of Truth]] tasked the [[Executioner]] to dispose of Atriox without turning him into martyr. After Atriox fought and killed a devoted comrade, the Executioner used this show of betrayal to sentence Atriox to a heretic's death. Atriox, however, rebelled and killed the Sangheili executioner, abandoning the Covenant with a handful of loyal followers.<ref name=roa2>'''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]''', ''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox Issue 2|Issue 2]]''</ref>

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