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| {{Covenant Rank Infobox
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| |name=Special Operations Commander
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| |image=[[File:Rtas 'Vadum.jpg|300px]]
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| |species=[[Sangheili]]
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| |weapons=*[[Energy Sword]]
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| *[[Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle|Plasma Rifle]]
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| *[[Plasma Grenade]]
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| |equipment=
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| *[[Sangheili combat harness]]
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| *[[Sangheili personal energy shield]]
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| *[[Active camouflage]]
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| |vehicles=*[[Wraith]]
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| *[[Spectre]]
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| *[[Phantom]]
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| |missions=Special operations
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| |role=Commander of Special Operations
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| |notable=[[Rtas 'Vadum]]
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| |affiliation=[[Covenant Empire|The Covenant]]
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| }}
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| '''Special Operations Commander''' is a high [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Sangheili]] rank. Special Operations Commanders typically command all [[Covenant Special Operations|Special Operations forces]] within a [[Covenant fleet]].<ref name="vis">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 175''</ref><ref>'''[[The Official Halo 2 Strategy Guide]]''', ''page 121''</ref><ref group="note">[[Jason Jones]] makes a reference to a "special operations commander of the Covenant" in the "Making of ''[[Halo 3]]''" commentary. However, other sources such as the ''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'' list Rtas 'Vadum's rank as "Special Operations Commander".</ref>
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| == Description ==
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| The title of Special Operations Commander is the highest office attainable by a Sangheili in the Covenant Special Operations division. They hold considerable amount of political and military authority in the [[Covenant military]]; a Special Operations Commander is placed in command of all the personnel and material of a fleet's Special Operations division and has a unique honor of speaking directly to the [[High Prophets]] and relaying their messages to the [[High Council]].<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Sacred Icon (level)|Sacred Icon]]''</ref>
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| The Special Operations Commander of the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]],<ref name="vis"/> [[Rtas 'Vadumee]], led dozens of [[Special Operations Sangheili]] and [[Special Operations Unggoy|Unggoy]] in the [[Battle of the Threshold gas mine]] and also the [[Battle of the Quarantine Zone]], later assuming the role of [[Shipmaster]] of the [[CAS-class assault carrier|assault carrier]] ''[[Shadow of Intent]]''.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref>
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo 2]]''
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| *''[[Halo 3]]''
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| *''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
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| *''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' {{1st}}
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| ==Note==
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| <references group="note"/>
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| ==Sources==
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| <references/>
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| {{Elite Ranks}}
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| [[Category:Covenant ranks]]
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| [[Category:Elites]]
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