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Unlike most other [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] rankings, "Ossoona" was a temporary rank bestowed by the [[San 'Shyuum|Prophets]] upon specially selected Sangheili warriors. | Unlike most other [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] rankings, "Ossoona" was a temporary rank bestowed by the [[San 'Shyuum|Prophets]] upon specially selected Sangheili warriors and is a subclass of the [[Stealth Sangheili]] rank. Ossoonas are roughly equivalent to expendable spies or assassins, sent on high-risk missions of critical importance.<ref name="tf28"/> | ||
Due to a lack of intelligence on the [[United Nations Space Command]], the Prophets had begun to pull a handful of Sangheili from active duty into temporary service as Ossoonas. In order to be chosen, these individuals had to be experienced officers. This is because higher ranking Sangheili are more valuable in active duty, whereas the lower ranking [[Sangheili Minor|Minors]] were considered too inexperienced and liable to either become compromised or abandon their mission in pursuit of their own personal glory.<ref name="tf28"/> | Due to a lack of intelligence on the [[United Nations Space Command]], the Prophets had begun to pull a handful of Sangheili from active duty into temporary service as Ossoonas. In order to be chosen, these individuals had to be experienced officers. This is because higher ranking Sangheili are more valuable in active duty, whereas the lower ranking [[Sangheili Minor|Minors]] were considered too inexperienced and liable to either become compromised or abandon their mission in pursuit of their own personal glory.<ref name="tf28"/> | ||