Supreme Commander

Supreme Commander is a high Covenant Sangheili (Elite) rank.

Rank

In the known Elite rank structure, the Supreme Commanders are the fourth-highest ranking Elites, beneath only the Councilors, Arbiters, and Imperial Admirals. They command large fleets of ships within the Covenant. They could then be considered Covenant Vice Admirals. They are usually Zealot grade Elites.

Because of this, Supreme Commanders are probably the Covenant equivalent of Vice Admirals and Admirals, but this has not yet been confirmed.

Appearance

Physical

Supreme Commander armor is depicted as clad in bright violet armor, with a long cloak that wraps around and over the armor piece of their shoulders. It should also be noted that Supreme Commanders wear Zealot Armor.

Halo Graphic Novel

The particular Supreme Commander in the aforementioned text was a friend and superior to Rtas 'Vadumee, and would later become the Arbiter. Interestingly enough, this same Commander wears gold Zealot armor in his trial at High Charity. This change in armor could be assumed the outcome of simply not being a Supreme Commander anymore. The future Arbiter was still a Fleet Master or Ship Master prior to and during his trial before the High Council and thus still wore the armor of his rank. So far, only one has been seen.

During the Civil War of the Covenant, it is possible the Brutes usurped these positions from the Elites.