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| |name=Xytan 'Jar Wattinree | | |name=Xytan 'Jar Wattinree |
| |image=[[File:Xytan 'Jar Wattinree.jpg|300px]]
| | |homeworld=[[Sanghelios]]{{citation needed}} |
| |homeworld=[[Sanghelios]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |birth= |
| |birth=[[2488#April|April 20, 2488]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |death=[[2552]]<ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', page 129</ref> |
| |death=[[2552#November|November 3, 2552]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc09|Enc09|Page=129}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc11|Enc11|Page=137}} | | |rank=[[Imperial Admiral]] |
| |causeofdeath=Atomized by a [[NOVA bomb]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}
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| |children=[[Meduu the Fierce]] {{c|daughter}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| |species=[[Sangheili]] | |
| |gender=Male | | |gender=Male |
| |height={{Convert|11.6|ft|cm|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=249}} | | |height=11' 6" (3.54 m){{citation needed}} |
| |mass={{Convert|302.3|lb|kg|disp=flip|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |weapons= |
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| | |vehicles=''[[Sublime Transcendence]]'' |
| |hair= | | |hair= |
| |eyes=Blue | | |eyes= |
| |affiliation=*[[Covenant]] {{C|former}} <br> | | |cyber= |
| *[[Covenant separatists]]
| | |era=*[[23rd Age of Doubt]]{{citation needed}} |
| **[[Joyous Exultation Covenant]] | | *[[9th Age of Reclamation]] |
| |rank=[[Imperial Admiral]]
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| |notable= | | |notable= |
| | |affiliation=[[Covenant Empire]], later [[Covenant Separatist]] |
| }} | | }} |
| {{Quote|The [[Great Schism]] is upon us. The unbreakable Covenant [[Writ of Union]] has been split asunder. This is the end of the Ninth, and final, [[Ages of Reclamation|Age]].|Xytan 'Jar Wattinree, making his declaration to the assembled shipmasters over Saepon'kal.{{Ref/Reuse|GOO27}}}} | | {{Article Quote|The [[Great Schism]] is upon us. The unbreakable [[Covenant Writ of Union]] has been split asunder. This is the end of the Ninth, and final, [[Age of Reclamation|Age]].|}} |
| | | '''Imperial Admiral Xytan 'Jar Wattinree''' was a [[Sangheili]] [[Imperial Admiral]], in regent command of the [[Combined Fleet of Righteous Purpose]]. |
| '''Xytan 'Jar Wattinree''' was a [[Sangheili]] naval officer in the forces of the [[Covenant]] empire. As one of the empire's most capable and prestigious officers, Wattinree rose to the rank of [[Imperial Admiral]] - and was ultimately relegated by the [[Hierarchs]] to command the [[Combined Fleet of Righteous Purpose]] in exile at the borders of [[Covenant]] space. He led the [[Joyous Exultation Covenant|Sangheili]] forces during the early stages of the [[Great Schism]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=GOO27|GoO|Chapter=27}} | |
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| ==Biography== | | ==Biography== |
| ===Early career=== | | ===Military Background=== |
| Xytan 'Jar Wattinree hailed from the Sangheili homeworld of [[Sanghelios]], born on [[2488#April|April 20, 2488]]. He was considered to possess an innate talent for navigating the cutthroat political machine of the Covenant's bureaucracy alongside a keen insight into the psychology of the various client races that formed the backbone of the empire's caste system. As such, he was able to use these talents alongside his status as a foremost commander and tactician to ascend the Covenant [[Covenant rank structure|military hierarchy]] to the title of [[Imperial Admiral]] - the highest office in the [[Covenant military]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} His posting saw him assigned to lead the [[Combined Fleet of Righteous Purpose]] - a massive armada of two hundred vessels charged as the vanguard for the occupied regions on the fringes of Covenant space.{{Ref/Book|Enc11|Page=282}}
| | As evidenced by his extraordinarily high rank of Imperial Admiral, Xytan 'Jar Wattinree was an incredible warrior. It is said that he had never been defeated in battle, he had never failed at any task, no matter what the challenge, and he was never wrong. He came to be so revered, however, that some held him above any [[San 'Shyuum|Prophet]]. For this, the [[High Prophet|Prophet Hierarchs]] exiled him to lead the Combined Fleet of Righteous Purpose, which guarded only the fringes of the vast territory possessed by the [[Covenant Empire]]. |
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| This act was due to Xytan's popularity within the Covenant military; his power and prestige were such that his influence was capable of challenging even the [[San'Shyuum]] hierarchs - an unacceptable situation for High Charity.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} This may be an example of a Covenant [[High Fleet]] exile, in which a popular Sangheili commander is given an ostensibly prestigious title and office, though in practice exiled far from their ability to influence the direction of Covenant politics.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=248}} As such, Xytan sat out a large portion of the [[Human-Covenant War]] and was not present for many of its key battles, such as the [[Fall of Reach]].{{Ref/Site|Id=CFInfinity|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-infinity-beyond|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Infinity & Beyond|D=09|M=07|Y=2021}}
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| ===Great Schism and death===
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| At the outbreak of the [[Great Schism]], Wattinree was among the first Sangheili leaders to [[Joyous Exultation Covenant|rally his people]] against the [[Jiralhanae]], who had [[Changing of the Guard|supplanted]] the Sangheili as the primary caste of the empire.{{Ref/Novel|GoO|Chapter=22}} Wattinree summoned over two hundred Sangheili [[shipmaster]]s to the [[Sangheili colonies|colony world]] of [[Saepon'kal]], personally requesting the presence of thirty such individuals to the oration chamber of his personal [[supercarrier]], ''[[Sublime Transcendence]]''. Here, Xytan detailed his intent to win the civil war by requesting the presence of the Jiralhanae leadership at Saepon'kal under a banner of truce - in reality a ruse to gather the Jiralhanae commanders in one place to be ambushed and killed - putting an early end to the schism and allowing the Sangheili to form a new Covenant in which they would be the sole leaders of the empire. However, while Xytan and his followers no longer followed the leadership of the San'Shyuum, they did differ from the [[Covenant separatists|separatist group]] led by [[Thel 'Vadam]] in that they retained their [[Covenant religion|religious beliefs]] - and thus intended to continue waging the ongoing war against [[human]]ity once the Jiralhanae threat was dealt with.{{Ref/Reuse|GOO27}}
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| At the urging of the shipmaster [[Voro 'Mantakree]], Xytan did come to realise the threat posed by the [[Flood outbreak|outbreak]] of the [[Flood]] on [[Installation 05]]. Recognising Voro as a potential rival, he did not have him executed but instead promoted him to [[Fleetmaster]] of the [[Second Fleet of Homogeneous Clarity]], and renamed him "Voro ''Nar'' 'Mantakree" - ordering him to take charge of leading an [[Onyx Conflict|attack on]] the [[shield world]] of [[Onyx]]. This served Wattinree on both political and strategic levels, allowing his forces control of the strategically valuable [[Forerunner]] world while also ridding him of one of his primary potential rivals.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}{{Ref/Reuse|GOO27}}
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| Following Voro's departure from the [[Salia system]], the accidental activation of a [[NOVA bomb]] captured aboard ''Sublime Transcendance'' would see the obliteration of the carrier, two-thirds of the surrounding fleet, significant portions of Saepon'kal's surface and the planet's moon of [[Malhiem]].{{Ref/Reuse|GOO27}} Wattinree was atomized in the blast, ultimately putting a premature end to his dreams of empire.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}}
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| ===Legacy===
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| Following Wattinree's death and the end of the Human-Covenant War, Sangheili Shipmasters serving with both [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|new Covenant]] and [[Arbiter]] Thel 'Vadam's [[Swords of Sanghelios]] would continue to study battle recordings of his tactics. While Xytan was not present at the Fall of Reach itself, it was theorized that his brilliance combined with the audacity of then-[[Supreme Commander]] Thel 'Vadamee would have made for a devastating combination during that battle.{{Ref/Reuse|CFInfinity}} After his death, his daughter [[Meduu the Fierce]] violently took control of his many property holdings in the years after the war.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| ==Personality and appearance== | | ===The Great Schism=== |
| Amongst the rank and file of the Covenant, particularly the Sangheili, Xytan 'Jar Wattinree was a living legend - with his only flaw said to be that his influence and reverence were so great they grew to challenge the high prophets themselves.{{Ref/Reuse|GOO27}} He was considered to have a natural talent for navigating the Byzantine politics of the Covenant, alongside a keen insight into the psychology of the species under his command - making him a formidable leader. Atop these qualities, he was considered to be a brilliant commander and tactician - all traits that aided his ascent to the office of Imperial Admiral.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
| | Commanding his fleet, he played a considerably large role in the [[Great Schism]]. 'Jar Wattinree was one of the first Elite leaders to take command of the confused Sangheili and rally them against the [[Covenant Loyalists]]. At [[Joyous Exultation]], they planned to move in to ambush the [[Jiralhanae]] and destroy them, putting an end to the Great Schism. At [[Shipmaster]] [[Voro 'Mantakree]]'s urging, however, he also recognized that destroying the [[Flood]] was a more pressing matter. Notably, the Imperial Admiral, having had no opportunity to learn better, held on to the original Covenant beliefs concerning the [[Great Journey]], and plotted to wipe out the humans and their [[Spartans]]. |
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| Despite his confidence and powerful nature, Wattinree was a suspicious individual.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc11}} However, he was able to use these qualities to his advantage, such as leveraging the potential threat posed by the nascent Voro 'Mantakree by ordering him a posting away from a position of influence - likely inspired by his own exile from power by the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|GOO27}}
| | Unfortunately, his [[flagship]], the ''[[Sublime Transcendence]]'', was destroyed along with most of the nearby fleet by a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[NOVA Bomb]] taken from [[Reach]].<ref group="Note">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', pages 236-244, ''A curious and unsuspecting [[Unggoy]] named [[Kwassass]] activated the NOVA bomb's recording from [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]] several times. The NOVA bomb's control panel soon shorted, sparking interest in the nearby [[Huragok]], who repaired the control panel and reconnected the detonator to the NOVA bomb, activating it and destroying ''Sublime Transcendence'', the majority of the nearby Covenant fleet, and Joyous Exultation itself (along with its moon, [[Malhiem]]).''</ref> Watinree was atomized in the blast.<ref name="ENC"/> Had he lived, 'Jar Wattinree would unquestionably have proved a valuable asset for the [[Covenant Separatists]] throughout the rest of the Great Schism. |
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| Wattinree was far larger than most Sangheili, standing at a height of eleven and a half feet tall - or three and a half metres.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} This great stature added to his perception as a mighty warrior. As befit his rank, Wattinree wore silver armor covered with golden Forerunner glyphs. When making his proclamation of empire to his assembled council of shipmasters at Saepon'kal, Wattinree's presentation was further enhanced by being holographically magnified to thirty metres in height, with alternate projections providing clones of his face "looking" in four directions into the crowd.{{Ref/Reuse|GOO27}} | | ==Appearance and Personality== |
| | Amongst the soldiers of the Covenant (particularly the Sangheili) Xytan 'Jar Wattinree was a living legend. The fact that he was so revered that he was sentenced to exile was said to be his one and only flaw. This act of betrayal clearly embittered him against the Covenant even while he remained a part of it. This, along with his superb leadership, explains why he was so prepared to take action against his former San 'Shyuum masters when the Covenant Civil War first broke out, compared to the majority of the Sangheili leadership, who were too stunned by the Prophets' betrayal to do more than defend themselves at the time. |
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| Unlike Thel 'Vadam and the [[Fleet of Retribution]], Wattinree retained a distaste for humanity after the betrayal of the Prophets and continued to have his forces [[Onyx Conflict|oppose]] both humanity and the Covenant.
| | It also appears that he was at least somewhat merciful, and was not arrogant enough to ignore input from those subordinate to him. When he was publicly contradicted by [[Voro 'Mantakree]] - an act which he could have had 'Mantakree executed for - he not only conceded to 'Mantakree's point, but promoted him to [[Fleetmaster]] of the [[Second Fleet of Homogenous Clarity]] and assigned him with protecting the Forerunner artifacts on [[Onyx]] from the [[Demons]]. |
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| ==In-game information==
| | The armor he wears is portrayed as ''"silver armor covered with the gold Forerunner glyphs of sacred mystery."'' Such silver-and-gold Sangheili armor has yet to be seen or mentioned elsewhere, and is almost certainly superior in quality to the gold armor of a [[Zealot]]. Silver metals are possibly rare among the Covenant, so armor with such appearance is probably highly valuable and is of the highest prestige. This is evidenced by the fact that the armor of a [[Special Operations Commander of the Covenant]] is also silver; though a Special Operations Commander is inferior in rank to some Zealots (though perhaps not all), the fact that there can be only one Special Operations Commander at a time makes the position more prestigious than some of the higher ranks in many ways. |
| ===''Halo: Fleet Battles''===
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| Imperial Admiral Xytan 'Jar Wattinree is available as a Fleet Commander in the ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' tabletop wargame. His portrait artwork for the game was done by [[:Category:Images by David Heidhoff|David Heidhoff]], and his gameplay style was designed around representing a "dagger-like tactical genius". His command style was designed with unique orders that can allow him to seize initiative at key junctures in-game, and throw enemy plans into disarray.{{Ref/Reuse|CFInfinity}}
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| | ==Trivia== |
| |+ <sup>IMPERIAL ADMIRAL</sup><br>XYTAN 'JAR WATTINREE - 120 points
| | *'Jar Wattinree was over eleven and a half-feet tall, a giant even amongst the average 7'4" foot Sangheili.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', page 239</ref> However, it may be attributed in part to any ceremonial headdress that he may wear, somewhat similar to that of a [[Councilor]]. [[Eric Nylund]] has also hinted in interviews that 'Jar Wattinree may have secretly readjusted the settings of his hologram or worn elevated boots in order to make himself taller. |
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| | *His name is unusual for a Sangheili. While most Sangheili have a first name followed by a last name that begins with an apostrophe, his name is composed of three names, with the second name bearing the apostrophe. This denotes his immensely high rank and/or honor. |
| | ZEALOTS: 0-4 per full 1000 Points / 1VP KIA || Each Zealot costs +25 Points
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| ;Focused Attack
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| :Cost: 1 Order Attack die
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| :An element may re-roll up to two Halo attack dice. These dice may only be re-rolled once. This order is issued after any initial dice are rolled during either the attack segment or the boarding resolution phase.
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| ;Perfect Time To Strike
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| : The Covenant Fleet automatically gain the initiative this turn. This order may be issued during the execute orders step of the orders dice phase.
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| ;Power To The Defenses
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| :An element may re-roll a single initial defense array die rolled by an element. This die may only be re-rolled once. This order may be issued after any initial defense dice pool roll.
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| : Increase the security detail rating of all zealots in a fleet by +2 for the remainder of the turn. This order must be issued during the execute orders step of the boarding resolution phase.
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| ;Form Up!
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| :Cost: 1 Order Command die
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| :The Fleet Commander may order the re-building of a battle group up to a maximum build rating of 6. This order must be issued during the execute orders step of the order dice phase.
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| :A gifted military opportunist, Xytan 'Jar Wattinree is capable of taking advantage of the slightest flaw in an opponent's plan. During the execute orders step of the orders phase he can force the opponent to re-roll a single order dice each turn, but the second result must be accepted.
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==Appearances== |
| *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}
| | {{Appearances|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx}} |
| *''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
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| {{DEFAULTSORT:Wattinree, Xytan 'Jar}} | | {{Elites}} |
| [[Category:Sangheili characters]] | | [[Category:Elites (Characters)]] |
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