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'''Chur'R-Yar''' was the [[Kig-yar]] [[Shipmaster|Shipmistress]] of the [[Covenant]] missionary vessel ''[[Minor Transgression]]'', and as such is unique in being one of the very few female [[Covenant]] characters mentioned in the Halo Universe. | '''Chur'R-Yar''' was the [[Kig-yar]] [[Shipmaster|Shipmistress]] of the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] missionary vessel ''[[Minor Transgression]]'', and as such is unique in being one of the very few female [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] characters mentioned in the Halo Universe. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Commanding her ship on the very fringes of Covenant territory, she ordered the raid of two [[Human]] [[freighter]]s with the aid of the [[Deacon]] [[Dadab]], before locating a planet with supposed [[Forerunner]] relics. Intending to steal a number of these relics for herself before she could report it to the Covenant, betraying the Deacon as well, she was shot by [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson]] after the Minor Transgression boarded a third freighter, bait for a trap laid by the [[UNSC]]. Before dying, she detonated her own ship in an unsuccessful, suicidal attempt to kill her attacker. | Commanding her ship on the very fringes of Covenant territory, she ordered the raid of two [[Human]] [[freighter]]s with the aid of the [[Deacon]] [[Dadab]], before locating a planet with supposed [[Forerunner]] relics. Intending to steal a number of these relics for herself before she could report it to the Covenant, betraying the Deacon as well, she was shot by [[Staff Sergeant]] [[Avery Junior Johnson|Avery Johnson]] after the Minor Transgression boarded a third freighter, bait for a trap laid by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]. Before dying, she detonated her own ship in an unsuccessful, suicidal attempt to kill her attacker. | ||
Chur'R-Yar's ancestors were pirates, sailing the oceans of the Kig-Yar homeworld [[Eayn]], battling rival clans and claiming slaves and territory. In this regard, she hoped to mimic them, with space serving as the new ocean. She also hoped to retire with the profit from the stolen relics and raise a family of young Kig-yar. She was killed before she could reach her aspirations.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'''</ref> | Chur'R-Yar's ancestors were pirates, sailing the oceans of the Kig-Yar homeworld [[Eayn]], battling rival clans and claiming slaves and territory. In this regard, she hoped to mimic them, with space serving as the new ocean. She also hoped to retire with the profit from the stolen relics and raise a family of young Kig-yar. She was killed before she could reach her aspirations.<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Chur'R-Yar, is a prominent character, as she is the first female Covenant character ''ever'' mentioned in the [[Halo Universe]]; however, she is not the only female Covenant character as the [[Prophetess of Obligation]] is clearly another female Covenant character along with [[Chur 'R-Mut]], [[Han ( | *Chur'R-Yar, is a prominent character, as she is the first female Covenant character ''ever'' mentioned in the [[Halo universe|Halo Universe]]; however, she is not the only female Covenant character as the [[Prophetess of Obligation]] is clearly another female Covenant character along with [[Chur'R-Mut|Chur 'R-Mut]], [[Han (Sangheili)|Han]] and [[Sanj'ik]]. | ||
*Chur'R-Yar's motives for taking a share of the apparent relics is because she wants her ship to be out of commission for the whole Kig-Yar mating season. | *Chur'R-Yar's motives for taking a share of the apparent relics is because she wants her ship to be out of commission for the whole Kig-Yar mating season. | ||
*Apparently Chur'R-Yar, had chosen the Jackal Zealot [[Zhar (Kig-yar)|Zhar]] as her mate, based around his physical traits and long, angular spikes no other male has. | *Apparently Chur'R-Yar, had chosen the Jackal Zealot [[Zhar (Kig-yar)|Zhar]] as her mate, based around his physical traits and long, angular spikes no other male has. | ||
*It's possible that the "Chur 'R" is a word which shows that the Kig-Yar is a Shipmaster, considering the fact that the only Jackals having it are Shipmistresses ([[Chur 'R-Mut]]), and the fact that Jackals' names are always monosyllabic. | *It's possible that the "Chur 'R" is a word which shows that the Kig-Yar is a Shipmaster, considering the fact that the only Jackals having it are Shipmistresses ([[Chur'R-Mut|Chur 'R-Mut]]), and the fact that Jackals' names are always monosyllabic. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
Revision as of 21:57, May 14, 2011
- "This is my ship, and I will do with it what I wish."
- — Chur 'R Yar
Template:Ratings Template:Covenant Character Infobox Chur'R-Yar was the Kig-yar Shipmistress of the Covenant missionary vessel Minor Transgression, and as such is unique in being one of the very few female Covenant characters mentioned in the Halo Universe.
History
Commanding her ship on the very fringes of Covenant territory, she ordered the raid of two Human freighters with the aid of the Deacon Dadab, before locating a planet with supposed Forerunner relics. Intending to steal a number of these relics for herself before she could report it to the Covenant, betraying the Deacon as well, she was shot by Staff Sergeant Avery Johnson after the Minor Transgression boarded a third freighter, bait for a trap laid by the UNSC. Before dying, she detonated her own ship in an unsuccessful, suicidal attempt to kill her attacker.
Chur'R-Yar's ancestors were pirates, sailing the oceans of the Kig-Yar homeworld Eayn, battling rival clans and claiming slaves and territory. In this regard, she hoped to mimic them, with space serving as the new ocean. She also hoped to retire with the profit from the stolen relics and raise a family of young Kig-yar. She was killed before she could reach her aspirations.[1]
Trivia
- Chur'R-Yar, is a prominent character, as she is the first female Covenant character ever mentioned in the Halo Universe; however, she is not the only female Covenant character as the Prophetess of Obligation is clearly another female Covenant character along with Chur 'R-Mut, Han and Sanj'ik.
- Chur'R-Yar's motives for taking a share of the apparent relics is because she wants her ship to be out of commission for the whole Kig-Yar mating season.
- Apparently Chur'R-Yar, had chosen the Jackal Zealot Zhar as her mate, based around his physical traits and long, angular spikes no other male has.
- It's possible that the "Chur 'R" is a word which shows that the Kig-Yar is a Shipmaster, considering the fact that the only Jackals having it are Shipmistresses (Chur 'R-Mut), and the fact that Jackals' names are always monosyllabic.
List of appearances
- Halo: Contact Harvest (First appearance)
