Editing Sangheili Ranger

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{{Unit infobox|variant=Cov
|name=Ranger
|image=[[File:H5G-Sangheili Ranger.png|250px]]
|species=[[Sangheili]]
|authority-title=Authority
|authority=[[Special Warfare Group]]<ref name="visual">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 58''</ref>
|branch=[[Fleet Security]]<ref name="visual"/>
|mission=Unconventional warfare<ref name="visual"/>
|role=[[Extra-vehicular activity]]<ref name="visual"/>
<br> Specialized reconnaissance<ref name="visual"/>
|size=
|armament=[[Type-1 energy sword]]
<br>[[Type-1 plasma grenade]]
<br>[[Type-25 plasma pistol]]
<br>[[Type-25 plasma rifle]]
<br>[[Type-31 needle rifle]]
<br>[[Type-51 carbine]]
<br>[[Type-51 plasma repeater]]
<br>[[Type-52 focus rifle]]
<br>[[Type-53 plasma caster]]
<br>[[Type-55 storm rifle]]
|equipment=[[Ranger harness]]
<br>[[Sangheili personal energy shield]]
<br>[[Antigravity pack]]/[[Covenant thruster pack|Thruster pack]]
<br>[[Type-3 active camouflage]]
|notable=[[Vil 'Kthamee]] <br> [[Loquen 'Nvong]] <br> [[Ziln 'Klel]] <br> [[Kola 'Baoth]]
|affiliation=*[[Covenant]] <br> 
*[[Covenant separatists]]
*[[Covenant remnants]]
**[[Swords of Sanghelios]]
**[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] 
**[[Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group]]
**[[Banished]]
}}
{{Quote|Glory and honor guide our ascension.|Sangheili Ranger's mantra<ref name="reach">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''Armor description''</ref>}}

The '''Sangheili Rangers''' are a specialized [[Sangheili]] unit in the [[Covenant]], its post-war [[Covenant remnants|remnant factions]],<ref name="h4">'''[[Halo 4]]''', ''Interactive Guide''</ref> and the [[Banished]].<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]'''</ref> Within the first Covenant Empire, they were organized under [[Fleet Security]], a division of the [[Special Warfare Group|Covenant Special Warfare Group]].<ref name="visual"/> Experts in [[Extra-vehicular activity|extra-vehicular]] space and aerial combat, the Rangers are a threat to ships, stations, as well as many other types of flightcraft.

==Description==
===Recruitment===
Before the [[Great Schism]], Sangheili Rangers were an all-volunteer force. While some joined for personal glory or ancestral duty, they each know that a gruesome end could await them from even the most inconsequential of injuries.<ref name="Joyride">[https://web.archive.org/web/20070411233153/http://www.joyridestudios.com/halo2_4_ranger_elite.asp '''Joyride Ranger Elite description''']</ref>

===Role===

Normally deployed as an expeditionary force during limited naval engagements, it is they who choose which craft are to be boarded and which destroyed. Experts in both zero-g combat and demolitions, they have been the bane of many a ship.<ref name="Joyride"/> Rangers also perform HAZOP operations and traditional scouting roles.<ref name="H4Rangertoy">'''Halo 4 Series 2 Elite Ranger Action Figure''' box descirption</ref>

As part of the [[Covenant]]'s [[Fleet Security]], the Rangers were tasked with the security of a [[Covenant fleet|fleet]]. This placed the Rangers in a defensive role, such as removing foreign forces from entering and/or commandeering the ship.<ref name="lnos">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)]]''</ref> The Rangers can also perform offensive roles such as space insertion and demolition tasks.<ref name="tfor">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page ??''</ref><ref name="cairo">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref>

Sangheili Rangers are combat experts in environments with little or no gravity. However, they are commonly deployed planetside during engagements. A Ranger's ease of mobility poses the greatest threat to his opponents on a world's surface.<ref name="enc133">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 133'' (2011 edition)</ref>

===Operational history===
Sangheili Rangers have served since the dawn of the Covenant.<ref name="H4Rangertoy"/><ref name="BC">'''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]'''</ref> Sangheili Rangers were deployed during the [[Covenant]]'s [[Fall of Reach|attack]] on the human colony planet [[Reach]]. During the later stages of the [[Siege of New Alexandria]], a team of Sangheili Rangers entered the [[New Alexandria Hospital]] shortly after [[SPARTAN-B312]] destroyed a [[Covenant communications jammer]]. They attempted to kill the Spartan, but were ultimately killed by the supersoldier.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]]''</ref> During their attempts to seize the [[Forerunner]] [[Babd Catha Forerunner vessel|artifact]] located under [[SWORD Base]], the Covenant deployed many Sangheili Rangers along with other troops to attack [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]]'s laboratory, but all were slain by the defending [[SPARTAN-III]]s of [[NOBLE Team]]. Several were also present at the [[Aszod ship breaking yards]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[The Package (level)|The Package]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> Near the end of the battle, a large contingent of Sangheili Rangers was dispatched to the [[UNSC Circumference]] along with their [[Kig-Yar]] [[Kig-Yar Ranger|counterparts]] in order to retrieve the ship's NAV database. They were stopped by [[SPARTAN-II]] [[Blue Team]], but not before causing the presumed death of [[James-005|one of its members]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page ??''</ref>

During the opening stages of the [[Battle of Earth]], Sangheili Rangers were among the forces deployed to a cluster of [[Orbital defense platform|orbital defense platforms]] above [[Earth]] to destroy them with [[antimatter charge|antimatter charges]] and tip the battle in favor of the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration|Covenant fleet]]. They were successful in destroying [[Athens Station|two]] [[Malta Station|of]] the platforms but were prevented from destroying the [[Cairo Station|third]] due to the intervention of a [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] [[John-117|soldier]].<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> Upon his arrival at [[Installation 05]], the [[Prophet of Regret]] deployed his forces onto the surface of the ringworld. Among these forces were Sangheili Rangers. They were unable to prevent the Hierarch's assassination at the hands of the Master Chief.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Regret (level)|Regret]]''</ref>

Later in the [[Battle of Installation 05]], when the Sangheili were cast out of the Covenant and [[Great Schism|civil war]] broke out on [[High Charity]], many Sangheili Rangers aided their species in their fight against the now [[Jiralhanae]]-led Covenant forces.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref>

With the Sangheili no longer in the Covenant, their role as aerial infantry units was taken by the [[Jiralhanae Jumper]]. Jumpers were equipped with [[jump pack|jump packs]] that, rather than allowing complete aerial maneuverability, gave them the ability to make large jumps across the battlefield. The [[Yanme'e]] also continued to serve in the Covenant as aerial units.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]'''</ref>

After the [[Human-Covenant War]]s conclusion, the rank of Sangheili Ranger continued to see use in several [[Covenant remnants|remnant groups]] of the original [[Covenant]]. The [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|faction]] lead by [[Jul 'Mdama]] utilized Sangheili Rangers, along with their [[Unggoy Ranger|Unggoy]] and [[Kig-Yar Ranger|Kig-Yar]] counterparts in many engagements. A group of Sangheili Rangers were deployed to the exterior of the [[UNSC Forward Unto Dawn|''Forward Unto Dawn'']] when the ship drifted into proximity of the [[Forerunner]] [[Shield world|shield world]] [[Requiem]] in order to prevent any humans from entering the planet.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Dawn (level)|Dawn]]''</ref> They were also part of the contingent of Covenant troops taking part in the [[Raid on Ivanoff Station|attack]] on the [[Ivanoff Station|research facility]] located in an asteroid belt near [[Installation 03]], under command of the [[Ur-Didact]], who was searching for the [[Composer]] on board the station. While all Covenant attackers were slain, the Didact was successful in locating the Composer and using it on the stations [[human]] inhabitants.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Composer (level)|Composer]]''</ref> Sangheili Rangers continued to see actions on the [[Shield world|shield world]] of Requiem as part of the unified Covenant-[[Promethean]] resistance to the crew of the [[UNSC Infinity|UNSC ''Infinity'']] during the [[Requiem Campaign|conflict]] on the planet during February-March [[2558]]. One of their most notable deployments was as part of the massive boarding action conducted against the UNSC ship towards the end of the battle.<ref>'''Spartan Ops''', [[S1/Invasion|S1E7 ''Invasion'']]</ref> 

Sangheili Rangers were deployed to the [[Argent Moon|''Argent Moon'']], a derelict [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] research and development station later in the year in search of supplies in order to aid the Covenant in their ongoing war with the [[Swords of Sanghelios]]. They were stopped when a [[Blue Team|team of SPARTAN-IIs]] scuttled the station.<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level ''[[Blue Team (level)|Blue Team]]''</ref> Many Sangheili Rangers helped the remnants of Jul's Covenant in defending their final stronghold, [[Sunaion]] against the combined forces of the Swords of Sanghelios and the [[SPARTAN-IV]] [[Fireteam Osiris]], but were defeated and ended up being hunted to the last by the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]]'s forces.<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level ''[[Battle of Sunaion (level)|Battle of Sunaion]]''</ref>

Sangheili Rangers also serve in the mercenary group known as the [[Banished]]. These forces were part of the massive Banished deployment onto [[Installation 00]] in [[2559]]. The Sangheili Rangers of the Banished served as marksmen and skirmishers, rather than extravehicular combat specialists.<ref name="HW2">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]'''</ref>

==Equipment==
The Rangers wear hermetically sealed combat armor that would allow them to work in the vacuum of space or other similarly hazardous environment.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page ??''</ref> In addition to this, the Rangers are equipped with either an [[antigravity pack]] or a [[Covenant thruster pack|thruster pack]], providing them greater mobility. The armor of a Sangheili Ranger allows them to operate in gravity and [[oxygen]]-free environments, but the thrusters on their armor are specifically designed for mobility in gravity-intensive environments.<ref name="enc133"/>

Like most Sangheili units, the Rangers utilize [[Type-25 plasma rifle|plasma rifle]]s and [[Type-51 plasma repeater|plasma repeater]]s as their standard armament.<ref name="cairo"/><ref name="lnos"/> On some occasions, Rangers within the original Covenant would use the [[Type-52 focus rifle|focus rifle]] and the [[Type-31 needle rifle|needle rifle]].<ref name="cairo"/><ref name="nightfall">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Nightfall]]''</ref> [[Lodam Armory]] also produces a combat harness for Rangers, based off their harness for Covenant [[Sangheili Storm|Storm units]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-fury-s-road '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Fury's Road'']</ref>

== Gameplay ==
[[File:reach_1641531_Medium.jpg|thumb|right|250px|A Ranger in mid-flight.]]
The Rangers will use their thruster packs to great effect in battle, using them to strafe while firing their weapons. In ''Halo 2'' and ''Halo: Reach'', their energy shield strength is similar to that of a Sangheili Minor. For combat, they are often seen dual-wielding plasma rifles (''Halo 2'') as well as using suppression rifles such as the focus rifle and the needle rifle. Ranger armor is colored cyan in ''Halo 2'' and grey in ''Halo: Reach''.

==In-Game Information==
===Halo: Reach===
'''Unlock''': Achieve Sergeant.
*Description: Glory and honor guide our ascension.

== Appearances ==
In ''Halo 2'', the Rangers' combat armor design was a combination of the [[Flight harness]] and the [[Assault harness]]. This design was changed significantly in ''Halo: Reach'' where they now have their own unique armor design to distinguish themselves from the rest of the Sangheili units. This was carried on in ''Halo 4''.

{{Conjecture}}
Rangers in ''Halo: Reach'' wear a new type of helmet, bearing some resemblance to the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/V variant|MJOLNIR EVA]] helmet. This helmet may be the type worn by Rangers in ''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'', as the novel describes them as having transparent visors. It is quite possible that the armor types featured in ''Halo 2'' and ''Halo: Reach'' are used synonymously by Rangers, as the one in ''Halo 2'' seems more for low-altitude combat, whilst the armor seen in ''Halo: Reach'' appears to be designed for high-altitude and exoatmospheric combat, with a vacuum-sealed helmet and suit similar to the MJOLNIR EVA equivalent.
{{Conjecture end}}

==Gameplay==
=== Changes from ''Halo 2'' to ''Halo: Reach'' ===
*They now have their own armor design, capable of distinguishing them from the rest of the Covenant units.
*They are a playable class in multiplayer and matchmaking.
*They now use a wider range of weapons, including plasma repeaters, needle rifles, focus rifles and concussion rifles.
*They are now equipped with thruster packs, restricting them to low-altitude flight.

=== Changes from ''Halo: Reach'' to ''Halo 4'' ===
*Rangers have less bulky armor with larger gaps between pieces
*Their visors are transparent, leaving the face fully visible.
*Their armor comes in blue, white, and gray.
*They are often seen leading [[Kig-Yar Ranger]]s and [[Unggoy Ranger]]s.
*The armor has four extra thrusters above the wrists and kneecaps.

===Changes from ''Halo 4'' to ''Halo 5: Guardians''===

*The helmet face mask is orange-colored and no longer transparent

===''Halo Wars 2''===
*'''Info:''' Medium long range, Detects cloaked units
*'''Tier:''' 2
*'''Cost:''' Population 3, Supplies 90, Power 125
Sangheili Rangers are anti-infantry units armed with T-51 carbines that can be built by every Banished leader at the [[Raid Camp]]. Unlike Rangers in other games Banished Rangers do not use jetpacks, and are not equipped with energy shields. In [[Blitz]] Rangers cost 30 energy while Assault Rangers cost 50 energy. They come in pairs unlike UNSC [[sniper]]s, who are deployed alone.

== Trivia ==
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*In ''Halo 2'', the Rangers' eyes can be seen through their helmets' eye pieces.
*In ''Halo 2'', while firing, a Ranger wielding one weapon will have both hands affected by recoil, as if holding two weapons. This is probably because they often wield two plasma rifles,and the game does not support an animation with only one weapon.
*In ''Halo: Reach'', dead Rangers (or a player with this armor permutation) will have their mandibles protruding from their faceplate.
*In ''Halo: Reach'', there are special gold/yellow-armored Rangers known as [[BOB]]s. In the post-game carnage report, they are listed as Covenant vehicles.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:H2_EliteRanger_Cairo.jpg|A Sangheili Ranger in combat in ''[[Halo 2]]''.
File:H2 Elite Ranger.png|A Sangheili Ranger standing still in ''Halo 2''.
File:Sangheili Ranger 01.png|Alternate view of a Sangheili Ranger charging in ''Halo 2''.
File:hhh.JPG|[[Halo ActionClix]] model of a Sangheili Ranger.
File:Reach E310 SangheiliRanger.png|A Sangheili Ranger with a [[Type-52 focus rifle|focus rifle]] in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
File:HReach - Ranger 2.png|A Sangheili Ranger standing still wielding a [[Type-51 plasma repeater|plasma repeater]] in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:HReach - Ranger Sangheili.png|A Sangheili Ranger strafe-running in ''Halo: Reach''.
File:Ranger group.jpg|A squad of Sangheili Rangers.
File:H4-Concept-EliteRanger-Armor.jpg|Concept art of a Sangheili Ranger's armor in ''[[Halo 4]]''.
File:H4 Sangheili Ranger HD render.jpg|An untextured model of the ''Halo 4'' Sangheili Ranger.
File:H4 Sangheili Ranger Model.jpg|Model of a Sangheili Ranger in ''Halo 4''.
File:Halo 4 Ranger.png|A Sangheili Ranger in ''Halo 4''.
File:H4SangheiliRanger.png|Another view of a Sangheili Ranger in ''Halo 4''.
File:H4-SO-S1E6-SangheiliRangers.jpg|A pair of Sangheili Rangers in ''Halo 4''<nowiki />'s ''[[Spartan Ops]]''.
File:H4-SangheiliRanger.png|A Sangheili Ranger in ''Spartan Ops''.
File:H2A-pavel-belov-helms-ranger.jpg|Concept art of Ranger helmets for ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.
File:H2A Ranger Helmet.jpg|Final render of the Ranger helmet for ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
File:Sangheili-Ranger H2A.png|A Sangheili Ranger from ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
File:H2A-SangheiliRanger.jpg|A Sangheili Ranger in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
File:H5G-Ranger.png|A Sangheili Ranger in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
File:H5G-SangheiliRanger.png|A Sangheili Ranger on [[Escape from ARC]].
File:Ranger 859.png|A Sangheili Ranger on [[Sanghelios]].
File:H5G-Rangers.png|Sangheili Rangers with [[Unggoy Ranger|Unggoy Rangers]] on [[Attack on Sanctum]].
File:H5G-SangheiliRangerthruster.png|A Sangheili Ranger activating his thrusters in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:Kola 'Baoth.jpg|[[Kola 'Baoth]] in [[Swords of Sanghelios]] Ranger armor.
File:KillerInstinctRangerOptions.png|The Ranger harness in ''Killer Instinct''.
File:HW2B Elite rangers.png|Sangheili Rangers in the ''[[Halo Wars 2 Open Beta]]''.
File:HW2-RangersvsMarines.png|Rangers fighting Marines in ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*''[[Halo 2]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]''
**''[[Spartan Ops]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
**''[[Terminal/Halo 2: Anniversary|Terminals]]''
*''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]''
*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]''

==Sources==
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== See also ==
*[[Jump Pack Jiralhanae]]
*[[Kig-Yar Ranger]]
*[[Unggoy Ranger]]

{{Sangheili Ranks}}

[[Category:Sangheili ranks and titles|Ranger]]