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! style="text-align:center;" |[[Sangheili Councilor|Councilor]][[File:Sangheili Councilor 01.png|140px]]

|The Councilor was one of the highest positions attainable by a Sangheili. As members of the [[High Council|Covenant High Council]], they shared governance with the Lesser Prophets and answered directly to the [[Hierarchs]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Heretic]]''</ref> After the [[Changing of the Guard]], the Councilors were taken to Installation 05, where most were murdered by the Jiralhanae. ~~Yet~~ a number were saved by fellow Sangheili during the early stages of the [[Great Schism]], ~~some of whom assisted in the fight against Tartarus~~.

|The Councilor was one of the highest positions attainable by a Sangheili. As members of the [[High Council|Covenant High Council]], they shared governance with the Lesser Prophets and answered directly to the [[Hierarchs]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Heretic]]''</ref> After the [[Changing of the Guard]], the Councilors were taken to Installation 05, where most were murdered by the Jiralhanae. Although a number were saved by fellow Sangheili during the early stages of the [[Great Schism]], their ultimate fate remains unknown.

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! style="text-align:center;" |[[Arbiter]][[File:Ripa 'Moramee.png|140px]]

|The title of Arbiter was originally granted to the commander of the Sangheili military, and was considered a great privilege.<ref>'''[[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 honour through suicidal missions of great importance to the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo 2''', ''[[The Arbiter (Level)|The Arbiter]]''</ref> The armour of the Arbiter is an ancient version of the modern Sangheili harness, featuring primitive active camouflage which can only last for a variably short period of time.

|The title of Arbiter was originally granted to the commander of the Sangheili military, and was considered a great privilege.<ref>'''[[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 honour through suicidal missions of great importance to the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[The Arbiter (Level)|The Arbiter]]''</ref> The armour of the Arbiter is an ancient version of the modern Sangheili harness, featuring primitive active camouflage which can only last for a variably short period of time.

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! style="text-align:center;" |[[Ascetics|Ascetic]]

|The Ascetics are a special group of Sangheili devoted to ensuring stability and purity within their ~~society~~. The Ascetic armour ~~has been made~~ to ~~inflict~~ psychological fear ~~through~~ the ~~use~~ of ~~special elements~~ in the ~~design~~, ~~such~~ as the ~~two spokes protruding~~ from the ~~helmet and bright~~, glowing orange ~~lenses~~.

|<br>The Ascetics are a special group of Sangheili devoted to ensuring stability and purity within Covenant society.<ref>'''Halo 3''', armour preferences</ref> At the formation of the Covenant, the [[Writ of Union]] termed the dissolution of their order. Instead they were reconstituted as an organization under the authority of the San 'Shyuum, until the renewed sovereignty of the Sangheili following the Great Schism brought the return of the Ascetics as an independent group.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 56''</ref> The Ascetic armour was designed to instill confidence in those loyal whilst inflicting psychological fear in members who would undermine the Covenant.

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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" |[[Honor Guard of the Covenant|Honour Guard]]

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! style="text-align:center;" |[[Light of Sanghelios]][[File:Honor guard Ultra0111.jpg|140px]]

|The Lights of Sanghelios, known as Helios in short, are one of the most formidable and elite combat units of the Sangheili. They are responsible for commanding regular [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Sangheili Honor Guardsmen]] that protect the High Prophets.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref> And as result are demanded to require particularly prodigious combat abilities. Their formal name is in reference to the three stars of the [[Sanghelios|Sangheili home planet]].<ref name="CH">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 153-154''</ref> Though due to being clad in the same ornate armour as the standard Honour Guard, albeit in the white colour of a Sangheili Ultra, they are colloquially known as the Honour Guard Ultra.

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! style="text-align:center;" |[[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Honor Guardsman]][[File:Sangheili HG 01.png|140px]]

|The Sangheili Honour Guardsmen were highly skilled warriors, hand-picked for the duty of protecting members of the High Council and the Prophet Hierarchs.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 381''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 95''</ref> Although it was a great honour and they were expected to eliminate anyone who drew a weapon in the presence of a Hierarch,<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 341''</ref> the position was seen by some Sangheili as merely a ceremonial duty too removed from battle. How many existed before their service was relinquished to the Jiralhanae is unknown, yet the [[Sanctum of the Hierarchs]] on ''[[High Charity]]'' could accommodate as many as three hundred units when required.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 339''</ref> They wore highly ornate armour; a maroon harness with glowing orange spikes and pauldrons, despite previous iterations being more simple.<ref>'''Halo Legends:''' ''The Babysitter''</ref>

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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" |High Commander

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! style="text-align:center;" |[[Sangheili General|General]][[File:HReach - Sangheili General.png|160px]]

|Generals command specific groups of infantry on the battlefield, and also command ships. "General" may simply be a human-given name for the rank of Field Master, given their similar roles.

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~~| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" |[[Honor Guard of the Covenant|Honor Guard]]~~

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~~! style="text-align:center;" |[[Honor Guard Ultra]][[File:Honor guard Ultra0111.jpg|160px]]~~

|Formally known as the "Lights of Sanghelios", Honor Guard Ultras are one of the most elite combat units of the Sangheili, named for the cluster of stars near the Sangheili home system. They are clad in white armor with glowing plates and wield energy staves.

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~~! style="text-align:center;" |[[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Honor Guardsman]][[File:Sangheili HG 01.png|160px]]~~

|The Sangheili Honor Guardsmen were the personal guard of the High Council, in particular the Prophet Hierarchs. They wear ornate, ceremonial red and orange elaborately flanged armor which glowed with orange light. They were replaced by Jiralhanae during the Changing of the Guard.

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| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" |[[Covenant Special Operations|Special Operations]]

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 ! style="text-align:center;" |[[Sangheili Councilor|Councilor]][[File:Sangheili Councilor 01.png|140px]]
-|The Councilor was one of the highest positions attainable by a Sangheili. As members of the [[High Council|Covenant High Council]], they shared governance with the Lesser Prophets and answered directly to the [[Hierarchs]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Heretic]]''</ref> After the [[Changing of the Guard]], the Councilors were taken to Installation 05, where most were murdered by the Jiralhanae. Yet a number were saved by fellow Sangheili during the early stages of the [[Great Schism]], some of whom assisted in the fight against Tartarus.
+|The Councilor was one of the highest positions attainable by a Sangheili. As members of the [[High Council|Covenant High Council]], they shared governance with the Lesser Prophets and answered directly to the [[Hierarchs]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Heretic]]''</ref> After the [[Changing of the Guard]], the Councilors were taken to Installation 05, where most were murdered by the Jiralhanae. Although a number were saved by fellow Sangheili during the early stages of the [[Great Schism]], their ultimate fate remains unknown.
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 ! style="text-align:center;" |[[Arbiter]][[File:Ripa 'Moramee.png|140px]]
-|The title of Arbiter was originally granted to the commander of the Sangheili military, and was considered a great privilege.<ref>'''[[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 honour through suicidal missions of great importance to the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo 2''', ''[[The Arbiter (Level)|The Arbiter]]''</ref> The armour of the Arbiter is an ancient version of the modern Sangheili harness, featuring primitive active camouflage which can only last for a variably short period of time.
+|The title of Arbiter was originally granted to the commander of the Sangheili military, and was considered a great privilege.<ref>'''[[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 honour through suicidal missions of great importance to the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[The Arbiter (Level)|The Arbiter]]''</ref> The armour of the Arbiter is an ancient version of the modern Sangheili harness, featuring primitive active camouflage which can only last for a variably short period of time.
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 ! style="text-align:center;" |[[Ascetics|Ascetic]]
-|The Ascetics are a special group of Sangheili devoted to ensuring stability and purity within their society. The Ascetic armour has been made to inflict psychological fear through the use of special elements in the design, such as the two spokes protruding from the helmet and bright, glowing orange lenses.
+|<br>The Ascetics are a special group of Sangheili devoted to ensuring stability and purity within Covenant society.<ref>'''Halo 3''', armour preferences</ref> At the formation of the Covenant, the [[Writ of Union]] termed the dissolution of their order. Instead they were reconstituted as an organization under the authority of the San 'Shyuum, until the renewed sovereignty of the Sangheili following the Great Schism brought the return of the Ascetics as an independent group.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 56''</ref> The Ascetic armour was designed to instill confidence in those loyal whilst inflicting psychological fear in members who would undermine the Covenant.
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+| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" |[[Honor Guard of the Covenant|Honour Guard]]
+|-
+! style="text-align:center;" |[[Light of Sanghelios]][[File:Honor guard Ultra0111.jpg|140px]]
+|The Lights of Sanghelios, known as Helios in short, are one of the most formidable and elite combat units of the Sangheili. They are responsible for commanding regular [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Sangheili Honor Guardsmen]] that protect the High Prophets.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref> And as result are demanded to require particularly prodigious combat abilities. Their formal name is in reference to the three stars of the [[Sanghelios|Sangheili home planet]].<ref name="CH">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 153-154''</ref> Though due to being clad in the same ornate armour as the standard Honour Guard, albeit in the white colour of a Sangheili Ultra, they are colloquially known as the Honour Guard Ultra.
+|-
+! style="text-align:center;" |[[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Honor Guardsman]][[File:Sangheili HG 01.png|140px]]
+|The Sangheili Honour Guardsmen were highly skilled warriors, hand-picked for the duty of protecting members of the High Council and the Prophet Hierarchs.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 381''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 95''</ref> Although it was a great honour and they were expected to eliminate anyone who drew a weapon in the presence of a Hierarch,<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 341''</ref> the position was seen by some Sangheili as merely a ceremonial duty too removed from battle. How many existed before their service was relinquished to the Jiralhanae is unknown, yet the [[Sanctum of the Hierarchs]] on ''[[High Charity]]'' could accommodate as many as three hundred units when required.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 339''</ref> They wore highly ornate armour; a maroon harness with glowing orange spikes and pauldrons, despite previous iterations being more simple.<ref>'''Halo Legends:''' ''The Babysitter''</ref>
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 | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" |High Commander
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 ! style="text-align:center;" |[[Sangheili General|General]][[File:HReach - Sangheili General.png|160px]]
 |Generals command specific groups of infantry on the battlefield, and also command ships. "General" may simply be a human-given name for the rank of Field Master, given their similar roles.
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-| colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" |[[Honor Guard of the Covenant|Honor Guard]]
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-! style="text-align:center;" |[[Honor Guard Ultra]][[File:Honor guard Ultra0111.jpg|160px]]
-|Formally known as the "Lights of Sanghelios", Honor Guard Ultras are one of the most elite combat units of the Sangheili, named for the cluster of stars near the Sangheili home system. They are clad in white armor with glowing plates and wield energy staves.
-|-
-! style="text-align:center;" |[[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Honor Guardsman]][[File:Sangheili HG 01.png|160px]]
-|The Sangheili Honor Guardsmen were the personal guard of the High Council, in particular the Prophet Hierarchs. They wear ornate, ceremonial red and orange elaborately flanged armor which glowed with orange light. They were replaced by Jiralhanae during the Changing of the Guard.
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 | colspan="2" style="text-align:center; font-weight:bold;" |[[Covenant Special Operations|Special Operations]]