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Imperial Admiral is the highest non-political rank a Sangheili within the Covenant could obtain.

Rank

An Imperial Admiral is one of the highest Covenant military ranks, above the rank of Supreme Commander. Imperial Admirals control large fleets of warships and operate on a very high-ranking flagship such as a supercarrier or other very powerful capital warships.^[1]

Xytan 'Jar Wattinree was a legendary Imperial Admiral. Wattinree was so revered among the Sangheili that he was perceived by the Hierarchs as a threat to their own power. During the Great Schism, Wattinree operated aboard the supercarrier Sublime Transcendence, stationed at Joyous Exultation. During the onset of the Great Schism, he addressed the Sangheili military leadership gathered aboard his flagship and promoted Voro Nar 'Mantakree to the position of Fleet Master.^[2]

Appearance

Imperial Admiral's armor is silver, similar to that of a Special Operations Sangheili and an Ultra, and covered with the gold Forerunner glyphs of Sacred Mystery, much like the Arbiter's. When Xytan 'Jar Wattinree spoke to his Shipmasters, he did so by way of a massive holographic representation of himself, over 30 meters tall.

Known Imperial Admirals

Xytan 'Jar Wattinree

Trivia

Halo: The Essential Visual Guide mistakenly identifies this rank as "Imperial Commander".

List of appearances

Halo: Ghosts of Onyx (First appearance)

Sources

^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 239
^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 243

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[1] Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 239

[2] Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 243

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 |image       =
 |species     = [[Sangheili]]
-|equipment   = [[Sangheili Personal Energy Shield]]
+|equipment   = [[Sangheili personal energy shield]]
 |vehicles    = [[Covenant supercarrier|Supercarrier]], [[Covenant assault carrier|assault carrier]]
 |missions    = Fleet command
-|role        = Commander of the [[Covenant Navy]]
+|role        = [[Covenant navy|Naval]] commander
 |notable     = [[Xytan 'Jar Wattinree]]
 |affiliation = [[Covenant]], later [[Covenant separatists]]
 }}
-'''Imperial Admiral''' is the highest non-political [[rank]] a [[Sangheili]] could obtain.
+'''Imperial Admiral''' is the highest non-political [[rank]] a [[Sangheili]] within the [[Covenant]] could obtain.
 ==Rank==
-An Imperial Admiral is of a much higher [[rank]] than a [[Sangheili Zealot|Zealot]], as [[Xytan 'Jar Wattinree]] promoted [[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]] to the position of [[Fleet Master]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 243''</ref> It is one of the highest [[Covenant Navy]] ranks, possibly higher than [[Supreme Commander]]. Imperial Admirals control large [[fleet]]s of warships and operate on a very high-ranking [[Flagship|Covenant Flagship]] in the Covenant Navy such as an [[Covenant assault carrier|assault carrier]], [[Covenant supercarrier|supercarrier]] or other very powerful capital warships within the Covenant Navy. Little else is known about the rank itself. It is unknown how many of these Imperial Admirals there actually were and only Xytan 'Jar Wattinree is named as an Admiral - so it is likely that the rank is very unique and rare.
+An Imperial Admiral is one of the highest [[Covenant military]] ranks, above the rank of [[Supreme Commander]]. Imperial Admirals control large [[fleet]]s of warships and operate on a very high-ranking [[flagship]] such as a [[Covenant supercarrier|supercarrier]] or other very powerful capital warships.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 239''</ref>
+[[Xytan 'Jar Wattinree]] was a legendary Imperial Admiral. Wattinree was so revered among the Sangheili that he was perceived by the [[Hierarchs]] as a threat to their own power. During the [[Great Schism]], Wattinree operated aboard the supercarrier ''[[Sublime Transcendence]]'', stationed at [[Joyous Exultation]]. During the onset of the [[Great Schism]], he addressed the Sangheili military leadership gathered aboard his flagship and promoted [[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]] to the position of [[Fleet Master]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 243''</ref>
 ==Appearance==
-Imperial Admiral's armor is silver, similar to that of a [[Special Operations Sangheili]] and an [[Sangheili Ultra|Ultra]], and covered with the gold [[Forerunner]] glyphs of Sacred Mystery, much like the [[Arbiter]]'s. When Xytan 'Jar Wattinree spoke to his [[Shipmaster]]s, he did so by way of a massive [[holography|holographic]] representation of himself, over 30 meters tall. It is not clear if this was a choice peculiar to Xytan or to all Imperial Admirals, if there is ever more than one at a time, have similar holograms.
+Imperial Admiral's armor is silver, similar to that of a [[Special Operations Sangheili]] and an [[Sangheili Ultra|Ultra]], and covered with the gold [[Forerunner]] glyphs of Sacred Mystery, much like the [[Arbiter body armor|Arbiter's]]. When Xytan 'Jar Wattinree spoke to his [[Shipmaster]]s, he did so by way of a massive [[holography|holographic]] representation of himself, over 30 meters tall.
-==Weapons==
-It is likely that, due to their high ranks, they are allowed to wield [[Energy Sword]]s, though their positions mean they likely rarely see combat, so nothing can be known. Also, rather than weapon skill, they are requested to be tactically excellent, and to hold a great influence over the troops they command.
 ==Known Imperial Admirals==
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 == Trivia ==
-*Since no other rank is higher than his, it is likely that they took orders ''directly'' from the [[Hierarch]]s themselves before the [[Great Schism]].
+''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'' mistakenly identifies this rank as "Imperial Commander".
-*''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide'' mistakenly identifies this rank as '''Imperial Commander'''.
 ==List of appearances==