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| {{Center|''For other uses, see [[Heretic (disambiguation)]].''}}
| | A '''heretic''' is someone who has grievously offended the leadership of the [[Covenant Empire]], branded not only a traitor, but an unholy blight on the universe that must be wiped out as soon as possible to protect the Covenant from their taint. |
| {{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>
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| 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> | |
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| ==List of known heretics== | | ==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]] was executed, and after 'Chavamee and a high-ranking Elite named [[Haka]] died by each others' hand in [[The Duel|a duel]], 'Chavamee's rank of [[Arbiter]] was changed from a gloriously honourable rank of prestige to a rank granted only to Elites who have disgraced themselves, that they might regain their honour in death by undertaking suicidal, yet important missions for the good of the Covenant. |
| *[[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> | | *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. Thereafter, Humans were referred to as Heretics by the Covenant because of this claim. |
| *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>
| | *[[Sesa 'Refumee]], leader of an artifact retrieval team, found the [[Forerunner]] [[Monitor]] [[343 Guilty Spark]] floating in the wreckage of [[Installation 04|Halo]], 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 [[Heretics|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 (see below) for the specific purpose of silencing him. |
| *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. | | *[[Thel 'Vadam]]ee, the commander of the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]], failed to prevent the destruction of a Halo ring by the [[John-117|Demon]]. 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 honour and serve the Covenant further. |
| *[[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, [[Itho 'Hesiikee]], to dispose of Atriox without turning him into a martyr. After Atriox fought and killed a devoted comrade, the Itho 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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