Editing Sangheili Ranger

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{{Unit infobox|variant=Cov
|name=Ranger
|image={{tabcontainer|title1=Storm-based harness|content1=[[File:H5G-Sangheili Ranger.png|250px]]|title2=Helmet-plate on harness|content2=[[File:Sangheili-Ranger H2A.png|250px]]|title3=Helmet-plate off harness|content3=[[File:HReach - Ranger 2.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=
|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> [[Swords of Sanghelios]] <br> [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] <br> [[Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group]] <br> [[The Banished|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 original 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===
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]]''</ref> In this, they are 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>

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> The Rangers have been observed in various combat theatres such as the [[Fall of Reach]], [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]], the [[Battle of Earth]], the [[Battle of Installation 05]], and the [[Fall of High Charity]]. The Rangers were also seen at the planet [[Reach]] when John-117 returned to the planet aboard the ''[[Ascendant Justice]]''.

With the Sangheili's [[Great Schism|departure]] from the Covenant, the Rangers were replaced by the [[Jump Pack Jiralhanae]] and [[Yanme'e]] as aerial infantry units.

After the war, Sangheili Rangers continued to serve within various [[Covenant remnants|remnant factions of Covenant]]. An few Sangheili Rangers were known to have been hired by the mercenary group known as [[The Banished]] as part of [[Let 'Volir|Let 'Volir's]] [[Enduring Conviction|crew]] when he joined.<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.

==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}}

== Changes ==
=== 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.

== Trivia ==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes|gallerypage=Images of Sangheili Rangers}}
*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:Rangerelite2.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 in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.
File:HReach - Ranger 2.png|A Sangheili Ranger standing still wielding a 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'' 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: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 ranger on Sanghelios.
File:Kola 'Baoth.jpg|[[Kola 'Baoth]] in [[Swords of Sanghelios]] Ranger Armor.
File:KillerInstinctRangerOptions.png|The Ranger harness in ''Killer Instinct''.
</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]]