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;[[Sangheili High Councilor|High Councilor]] | ;[[Sangheili High Councilor|High Councilor]] | ||
:The High Councilor was one of the highest positions attainable by a Sangheili in the old Covenant hierarchy. As members of the [[High Council]], they shared governance with the [[San'Shyuum High Councilor]]s and answered directly to the [[Hierarchs]].<ref name="H2-heretic">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Heretic]]''</ref> | :The High Councilor was one of the highest positions attainable by a Sangheili in the old Covenant hierarchy. As members of the [[High Council]], they shared governance with the [[San'Shyuum High Councilor]]s and answered directly to the [[Hierarchs]].<ref name="H2-heretic">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Heretic]]''</ref> | ||
[[File:HTMCC H2A CF159 RaasYajadai.jpg|thumb|300px|Though they held a political position, High Councilors were not | [[File:HTMCC H2A CF159 RaasYajadai.jpg|thumb|300px|Though they held a political position, High Councilors were not strangers to combat.]] | ||
;[[Arbiter]] | ;[[Arbiter]] | ||
:The title of Arbiter was originally granted to the warrior ruler of the Sangheili clans,<ref name="h2aterm">'''Halo 2: Anniversary''' - ''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]''</ref> and was considered a great privilege.<ref name="duel">'''[[Halo Legends]]''', ''[[The Duel]]''</ref> However the conflict caused by [[Fal 'Chavamee]] in his refusal of the [[Covenant religion]], had led the Prophets to significantly repurpose the role. In times of an extraordinary crisis, it would be reserved for the most disgraced Sangheili and offered as a means to regain their honor through suicidal missions of great importance to the Covenant.<ref name="H2-arbiter">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[The Arbiter]]''</ref> It also served as a convenient means for the San'Shyuum to silence Sangheili in positions of power who may have started to question the Covenant religion or the Prophets' rule.{{Ref/Reuse|h2aterm}} Following the fall of the Covenant, the Arbiter's role as leader of Sanghelios has been restored by [[Thel 'Vadam]], the incumbent Arbiter who killed the [[Prophet of Truth]] at the end of the [[Great Schism]]. | :The title of Arbiter was originally granted to the warrior ruler of the Sangheili clans,<ref name="h2aterm">'''Halo 2: Anniversary''' - ''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]''</ref> and was considered a great privilege.<ref name="duel">'''[[Halo Legends]]''', ''[[The Duel]]''</ref> However the conflict caused by [[Fal 'Chavamee]] in his refusal of the [[Covenant religion]], had led the Prophets to significantly repurpose the role. In times of an extraordinary crisis, it would be reserved for the most disgraced Sangheili and offered as a means to regain their honor through suicidal missions of great importance to the Covenant.<ref name="H2-arbiter">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[The Arbiter]]''</ref> It also served as a convenient means for the San'Shyuum to silence Sangheili in positions of power who may have started to question the Covenant religion or the Prophets' rule.{{Ref/Reuse|h2aterm}} Following the fall of the Covenant, the Arbiter's role as leader of Sanghelios has been restored by [[Thel 'Vadam]], the incumbent Arbiter who killed the [[Prophet of Truth]] at the end of the [[Great Schism]]. | ||
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The Special Warfare Group is a military organization responsible for overseeing all special operations for the purposes of achieving the objectives for the previous Covenant body. | The Special Warfare Group is a military organization responsible for overseeing all special operations for the purposes of achieving the objectives for the previous Covenant body. | ||
====Artifact Retrieval==== | =====Artifact Retrieval===== | ||
Groups of Sangheili dispatched to artifact retrieval operations also organized themselves with [[Heretic Sangheili Minor|Minor]] and [[Heretic Sangheili Major|Major]] ranks, though they employed different harnesses and preferred [[Vostu-pattern carbine]]s. Once such group was attached to the Fleet of Particular Justice, and became a [[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction|heretical faction]] under the leadership of Third Commander [[Sesa 'Refumee]]. | Groups of Sangheili dispatched to artifact retrieval operations also organized themselves with [[Heretic Sangheili Minor|Minor]] and [[Heretic Sangheili Major|Major]] ranks, though they employed different harnesses and preferred [[Vostu-pattern carbine]]s. Once such group was attached to the Fleet of Particular Justice, and became a [[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction|heretical faction]] under the leadership of Third Commander [[Sesa 'Refumee]].{{Ref/Game|Id=H2|Halo 2}} | ||
[[File:H2A SpecOpsVsHereticElite.png|thumb|300px|Covenant Spec Ops Sangheili in combat with one from the Artifact Retrieval group.]] | [[File:H2A SpecOpsVsHereticElite.png|thumb|300px|Covenant Spec Ops Sangheili in combat with one from the Artifact Retrieval group.]] | ||
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The largest splinter group of Covenant species, the Banished, also includes a large amount of Sangheili. The spontaneous, informal structure of the group led to a large number of different ranks being recognized within, both from old Covenant, new structures, or specialist positions. The troops stationed on the Ark, with most of them employed by a Shipmaster, comprise of a groundbound marksman version of the Ranger, and its more advanced [[Sangheili Assault|Assault]] version, the Stealth-focused [[Sangheili Prowling|Prowling]], the heavily armed [[Sangheili Enforcer|Enforcer]]s, and a number of remnant Honor Guardsmen.{{Ref/Game|Id=HW2|Halo Wars 2}} The Sangheili encountered on Installation 07 used a mixture of Covenant and new ranks as well, with [[Sangheili Mercenary|Mercenaries]], generalist Enforcers, stealth-based Spec Ops, gold-clad [[Sangheili Warlord|Warlord]]s, and veteran Evocati among their number. The group also employed other ranks and titles, like the [[Screecleaver]] and Blademaster.{{Ref/Game|Id=HI|Halo Infinite}} | The largest splinter group of Covenant species, the Banished, also includes a large amount of Sangheili. The spontaneous, informal structure of the group led to a large number of different ranks being recognized within, both from old Covenant, new structures, or specialist positions. The troops stationed on the Ark, with most of them employed by a Shipmaster, comprise of a groundbound marksman version of the Ranger, and its more advanced [[Sangheili Assault|Assault]] version, the Stealth-focused [[Sangheili Prowling|Prowling]], the heavily armed [[Sangheili Enforcer|Enforcer]]s, and a number of remnant Honor Guardsmen.{{Ref/Game|Id=HW2|Halo Wars 2}} The Sangheili encountered on Installation 07 used a mixture of Covenant and new ranks as well, with [[Sangheili Mercenary|Mercenaries]], generalist Enforcers, stealth-based Spec Ops, gold-clad [[Sangheili Warlord|Warlord]]s, and veteran Evocati among their number. The group also employed other ranks and titles, like the [[Screecleaver]] and Blademaster.{{Ref/Game|Id=HI|Halo Infinite}} | ||
*'''[[ | *'''[[Bloodstars]]''': This rank is conferred to Banished who managed to slay Spartans in their career, and many of these are Sangheili. They fight with increased ruthlesness to earn a spot in the [[Hand of Atriox]].{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HI}} | ||
{{Sangheili Ranks}} | {{Sangheili Ranks}} | ||