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| {{era|Covenant|Human|UNSC|HCW}}
| | #REDIRECT [[Covenant military]] |
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| [[File:Ntho.jpg|159px|thumb|right|The Sangheili were originally the commanders of the Covenant army.]]
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| The [[Covenant]] maintained an '''army''' as their primary force responsible for land-based military operations, including planetary invasions. The army houses numerous [[Covenant Special Operations|Special Operations units]] in addition to conventional forces.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=thesoundofsack '''Bungie.net''': ''The Tru7h About Co-Op in Halo 3'']</ref>
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| ==Organization==
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| The Covenant Army comprises of the majority of the [[Covenant military]]'s ground-based infantry and units, and is tasked with engaging the enemies of the Covenant in ground and air combat. Its officer corps is primarily staffed by [[Jiralhanae]] (and formerly by [[Sangheili]]). Because [[San 'Shyuum]] do not hold military ranks, no San 'Shyuum is truly a "member" of the Army. Instead, they are responsible for strategic decision-making, but also travel with Covenant military units as religious or political overseers.<ref name="flood">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page ??''</ref><ref name="protocol">'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page ??''</ref>
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| The Army is comprised of mostly of the [[Unggoy]] and [[Kig-Yar]], who act as infantry. Whilst these particular soldiers are considerably weaker than humans, the higher up Covenant species, though fewer in number, fare ''much'' better in combat situations. [[Huragok]], as primarily non-combatants, are exempt from the Army but accompany units as engineers.
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| ==History==
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| ===Human-Covenant War===
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| {{Main|Human-Covenant War}}
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| [[File:Staging area.png|175px|thumb|right|A Covenant Army staging area in the [[Viery Territory]] during the [[Fall of Reach]] being observed by SPARTANs of [[Noble Team]].]]
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| The Covenant Army played a pivotal role in Covenant campaigns against the [[human]]s by establishing forward operating bases to support invasion efforts on human worlds, and eliminating the enemy presence and infrastructure.<ref name="lnos">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref>
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| ===Covenant Civil War===
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| {{Main|Great Schism}}
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| During the Great Schism, the Covenant military was violently torn between those loyal to the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]], who continued to follow the [[Hierarchs|High Prophets]], and the [[Covenant Separatists|independent, Elite led separatist faction]], who followed the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]] against them.<ref name="uprising">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Uprising]]''</ref>
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| ==Species in the Covenant Army==
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| ;Pre-Schism
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| *[[Unggoy]]
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| *[[Sangheili]]
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| *[[Kig-yar]]
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| *[[Yanme'e]]
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| *[[Mgalekgolo]]
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| *[[Jiralhanae]]
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| *[[Huragok]]
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| ;During and post-Schism
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| *[[Unggoy]]
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| *[[Kig-yar]]
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| *[[Yanme'e]]
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| *[[Mgalekgolo]]
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| *[[Jiralhanae]]
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| *[[Huragok]]
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| ==Known units==
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| *[[Dn'end Legion]]
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| *[[E'Toro Warrior Crèche]]
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| *[[R'Lan Warrior Crèche]]
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| *[[N'Noro Warrior Crèche]]
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| ==List of appearances==
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| {{col-begin}}
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| {{col-2}}
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| *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''
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| **''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
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| ***''[[Terminal/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary|Terminals]]''
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| *''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
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| *''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
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| *''[[Halo 2]]''
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| **''[[Conversations from the Universe]]''
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| *''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
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| **''[[Second Sunrise Over New Mombasa]]''
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| **''[[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Landfall]]''
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| **''[[Halo: Combat]]''
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| **''[[Halo: Last One Standing]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Uprising]]''
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| *''[[Halo 3]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''
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| *''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''
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| *''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''
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| *''[[Halo Wars]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Helljumper]]''
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| *''[[The Life]]''
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| *''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
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| **''[[Sadie's Story]]''
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| {{col-2}}
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| *''[[Halo Legends]]''
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| **''[[Homecoming]]''
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| **''[[Odd One Out]]'' {{C|Non-canonical appearance}}
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| **''[[Origins]]''
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| **''[[Prototype]]''
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| **''[[The Babysitter]]''
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| **''[[The Duel]]''
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| **''[[The Package]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
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| **''[[Blunt Instruments]]''
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| **''[[Dirt]]''
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| **''[[Headhunters (short story)|Headhunters]]''
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| **''[[Midnight in the Heart of Midlothian]]
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| **''[[Palace Hotel (short story)|Palace Hotel]]''
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| **''[[Stomping on the Heels of a Fuss]]''
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| **''[[The Mona Lisa]]''
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| **''[[The Return]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Blood Line]]''
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| *''[[Remember Reach]]''
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| **''[[Deliver Hope]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Reach]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]''
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| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Covenant|Covenant]]''
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| **''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]''
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| *''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''
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| *''[[Halo 4]]'' <small>([[Prologue]] Only)</small>
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| *''[[Halo: Initiation]]''
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| {{col-end}}
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| ==Sources==
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| <references/>
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| [[Category:The Covenant]]
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| [[Category:Covenant Military Units| ]]
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