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[[File:CouncilsScorn.jpg|thumb|200px|Councilors at the trial of the [[Supreme Commander]], [[Thel 'Vadam]], who would later become the [[Arbiter]].]] | [[File:CouncilsScorn.jpg|thumb|200px|Councilors at the trial of the [[Supreme Commander]], [[Thel 'Vadam]], who would later become the [[Arbiter]].]] | ||
The '''High Council''' was the central theocratic/aristocratic and decision-making body of the [[Covenant]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 154''</ref> Based in the [[High Council Chamber]] in the heart of the Covenant holy city ''[[High Charity]]'', the High Council consisted of more than 200 [[Sangheili]] and [[San 'Shyuum]]<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 271''</ref> and was headed by a triumvirate known as the [[Hierarchs]] or "High Prophets." | The '''High Council''' was the central theocratic/aristocratic and decision-making body of the [[Covenant]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 154''</ref> Based in the [[High Council Chamber]] in the heart of the Covenant holy city ''[[High Charity]]'', the High Council consisted of more than 200 [[Sangheili]] and [[San 'Shyuum]]<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 271''</ref> and was headed by a triumvirate known as the [[Hierarchs]] or "High Prophets." | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The theocratic Covenant followed the orders of the High Council to the letter as they were the whole of the Covenant governance. The High Council seemed to have been divided into sub-groups, with different tasks and goals which keep the Covenant up and running within all its aspects. | The theocratic Covenant followed the orders of the High Council to the letter as they were the whole of the Covenant governance. The High Council seemed to have been divided into sub-groups, with different tasks and goals which keep the Covenant up and running within all its aspects. The lower caste members of the Covenant, such as the [[Kig-Yar]], [[Yanme'e]], and [[Unggoy]], are not represented on the High Council but were instead vetted by the [[Ministry of Concert]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 150''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 155''</ref> | ||
Most of the Sangheili members of the Council were assassinated during the [[Battle of Installation 05]] as part of the [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]]'s plan to replace Sangheili with [[Jiralhanae]] in Covenant society. With the [[Thel 'Vadam's Covenant faction|secession]] of the Sangheili in the [[Great Schism]], the [[Flood]] [[Battle of High Charity|invasion]] of ''[[High Charity]]'' and the eventual dissolution of the Covenant itself, it is likely that the High Council no longer exists at all whatsoever. | Most of the Sangheili members of the Council were assassinated during the [[Battle of Installation 05]] as part of the [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]]'s plan to replace Sangheili with [[Jiralhanae]] in Covenant society.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Uprising]]''</ref> With the [[Thel 'Vadam's Covenant faction|secession]] of the Sangheili in the [[Great Schism]], the [[Flood]] [[Battle of High Charity|invasion]] of ''[[High Charity]]'' and the eventual dissolution of the Covenant itself, it is likely that the High Council no longer exists at all whatsoever. | ||
==Known Council members== | ==Known Council members== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Despite the official numbers of the High Council, the actual Council in session during Thel 'Vadamee's trial was comprised of the following based on an analysis of the 3D model environment from the game:<br> - Prophet Hierarchs (2, plus 1 holographic presence)<br> - Prophet Councilors (38)<br> - Elite Councilors (40)<br> - Elite Honor Guards (14)<br> - Brutes (2, plus Tartarus)<br> - Elites on trial (1)<br> | *Despite the official numbers of the High Council, the actual Council in session during Thel 'Vadamee's trial was comprised of the following based on an analysis of the 3D model environment from the game:<br> - Prophet Hierarchs (2, plus 1 holographic presence)<br> - Prophet Councilors (38)<br> - Elite Councilors (40)<br> - Elite Honor Guards (14)<br> - Brutes (2, plus Tartarus)<br> - Elites on trial (1)<br> | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:Elite Councillors.jpg|[[Sangheili Councilor]]s. | |||
File:Prophet Councillors.jpg|[[Lesser Prophet|San 'Shyuum Councilors]]. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo | *''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo | *''[[Halo 2]]'' | ||
**''[[Conversations from the Universe]]'' | |||
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' | *''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' | *''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
{{Covenant Government}} | {{Covenant Government}} | ||
[[Category:The Covenant]] | [[Category:The Covenant]] | ||
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The High Council was the central theocratic/aristocratic and decision-making body of the Covenant.[1] Based in the High Council Chamber in the heart of the Covenant holy city High Charity, the High Council consisted of more than 200 Sangheili and San 'Shyuum[2] and was headed by a triumvirate known as the Hierarchs or "High Prophets."
Overview
The theocratic Covenant followed the orders of the High Council to the letter as they were the whole of the Covenant governance. The High Council seemed to have been divided into sub-groups, with different tasks and goals which keep the Covenant up and running within all its aspects. The lower caste members of the Covenant, such as the Kig-Yar, Yanme'e, and Unggoy, are not represented on the High Council but were instead vetted by the Ministry of Concert.[3][4]
Most of the Sangheili members of the Council were assassinated during the Battle of Installation 05 as part of the High Prophet of Truth's plan to replace Sangheili with Jiralhanae in Covenant society.[5] With the secession of the Sangheili in the Great Schism, the Flood invasion of High Charity and the eventual dissolution of the Covenant itself, it is likely that the High Council no longer exists at all whatsoever.
Known Council members
High Prophets
Trivia
- Despite the official numbers of the High Council, the actual Council in session during Thel 'Vadamee's trial was comprised of the following based on an analysis of the 3D model environment from the game:
- Prophet Hierarchs (2, plus 1 holographic presence)
- Prophet Councilors (38)
- Elite Councilors (40)
- Elite Honor Guards (14)
- Brutes (2, plus Tartarus)
- Elites on trial (1)
Gallery
List of appearances
- Halo: The Flood (First appearance)
- Halo 2
- Halo: Contact Harvest
- Halo Wars: Genesis
Sources
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 154
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 271
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 150
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 155
- ^ Halo 2, campaign level, Uprising
