Swords of Sanghelios: Difference between revisions
From Halopedia, the Halo wiki
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Era|HCW|Post}} | {{Era|HCW|Post}} | ||
{{Stub}} | |||
{{Affiliation infobox | {{Affiliation infobox | ||
|anthem= | |anthem= | ||
|image= [[File:Fleet of Retribution - Ark.jpg|300px]] | |image=[[File:Fleet of Retribution - Ark.jpg|300px]] | ||
|section1-title=Overview | |section1-title=Overview | ||
|hideb=yes | |hideb=yes | ||
| Line 20: | Line 21: | ||
*[[United Nations Space Command]] | *[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|There was honor in our Covenant once, and there shall be again!|[[Thel 'Vadam]]<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Storm]]''</ref>}} | {{Quote|There was honor in our Covenant once, and there shall be again!|[[Thel 'Vadam]]<ref name="storm">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Storm]]'' ([[Thel 'Vadam]]: ''"There was honor in our Covenant once, and there shall be again!"'')</ref>}} | ||
This '''faction''' is a [[Covenant remnants|splinter group]] of the former [[Covenant]] formed during the [[Great Schism]], when the bulk of the [[Sangheili]]-led forces seceded from the [[Hierarchs|Prophet]]-led hegemony. In [[2552|November 2552]], the [[Prophet of Truth]] had the Sangheili removed from their former position and replaced by the [[Jiralhanae]] as the Covenant's main military caste, resulting in an open war breaking out between the Jiralhanae-led forces loyal to the Prophets and the Sangheili. After the Sangheili learned the truth about the [[Halo Array|Halos]] near the end of the [[Battle of Installation 05]], they allied with [[human]]ity on their mission to stop the Prophet-led Covenant.<ref name="gj">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[The Great Journey]]''</ref> | |||
As they no longer looked to the | As they no longer looked to the Prophets for leadership, the separatists initially lacked defined leadership, although [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] and [[Shipmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]] led their forces in the deciding battles of the war,<ref name="floodgate">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref> with 'Vadam becoming the group's most prominent leader following the war's end.<ref name="glasslands">'''Halo: Glasslands'''</ref> With the Covenant dissolved, the Sangheili returned to [[Sanghelios|their homeworld]] and splintered into various factions, with the Arbiter and his policy of cooperating with humanity retaining a solid following. However, many Sangheili disagreed with his ideals, planning to overthrow the Arbiter and rise against humanity. | ||
In the wake of the Covenant War, 'Vadam's group is often viewed as representing the Sangheili on the whole in their diplomatic relations with humanity.<ref name="glasslands"/> Similar to [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s ideologically opposite [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant group]], 'Vadam's alliance considers itself—and is viewed by the UNSC as—the legitimate successor to the original Covenant.<ref name="storm"/><ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Dawn]]'' ([[John-117]]: ''"I thought we had a truce with the Covenant."'')</ref> | |||
== Background == | == Background == | ||
'Vadam's group is mainly made up of his fellow Sangheili, along with some [[Unggoy]] and [[Mgalekgolo]] loyal to them.<ref name="uprising">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Uprising]]''</ref><ref name="gj"/> At the onset of the Great Schism, the separatists began fighting the forces loyal to the Covenant, led by the [[San 'Shyuum]] with Jiralhanae, Yanme'e, Kig-yar and some Unggoy and Mgalekgolo loyalists. | |||
This disgruntled faction is led by the Arbiter Thel 'Vadam and [[Shipmaster]] Rtas 'Vadum, since the highest-ranking Sangheili military leader, [[Imperial Admiral]] [[Xytan 'Jar Wattinree]] was killed by a [[NOVA bomb]] soon after announcing the separation of the Sangheili from the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 240''</ref> | This disgruntled faction is led by the Arbiter Thel 'Vadam and [[Shipmaster]] Rtas 'Vadum, since the highest-ranking Sangheili military leader, [[Imperial Admiral]] [[Xytan 'Jar Wattinree]] was killed by a [[NOVA bomb]] soon after announcing the separation of the Sangheili from the main body of the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 240''</ref> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
=== Origins === | === Origins === | ||
[[File:War.jpg|thumb|Sangheili-controlled and Jiralhanae-controlled ships engage each other over ''High Charity''.]] | [[File:War.jpg|thumb|250px|Sangheili-controlled and Jiralhanae-controlled ships engage each other over ''High Charity''.]] | ||
The [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]] led a badly planned mission to [[Earth]], against the wishes of the [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]], and was subsequently forced into the [[Battle of Earth]], as he did not know that the planet was the [[human]] homeworld. He escaped to [[Installation 05]], where he was killed by [[John-117]]. Regret's death was used as a justification by the remaining Prophets to [[Changing of the Guard|replace]] the Sangheili with Jiralhanae as their [[Covenant Honor Guard|protectors]]. However, this move resulted in great turmoil within the Covenant, with the Sangheili threatening to resign from the [[High Council]]. | The [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]] led a badly planned mission to [[Earth]], against the wishes of the [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]], and was subsequently forced into the [[Battle of Earth]], as he did not know that the planet was the [[human]] homeworld. He escaped to [[Installation 05]], where he was killed by [[John-117]]. Regret's death was used as a justification by the remaining Prophets to [[Changing of the Guard|replace]] the Sangheili with Jiralhanae as their [[Covenant Honor Guard|protectors]]. However, this move resulted in great turmoil within the Covenant, with the Sangheili threatening to resign from the [[High Council]]. | ||
| Line 39: | Line 42: | ||
===Sangheili-human alliance=== | ===Sangheili-human alliance=== | ||
[[File:Floodgate - Cutscene.jpg|thumb| | [[File:Floodgate - Cutscene.jpg|thumb|250px|Humans and Sangheili onboard the ''Shadow of Intent'''s [[bridge]].]] | ||
The Unggoy were too indecisive to continue the rebellion and the true political motivation of the Mgalekgolo, if any, remains a mystery, although Mgalekgolo pairs could have followed the Sangheili they protect. The shaky-to-steady alliance between the separatists and their former foes, the humans, was forged entirely out of necessity. The [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] forces were on the defensive, and both factions had two common enemies that wished for their extinction: the Covenant and the [[Flood]]. The alliance of circumstance was forged in the [[control room]] of [[Installation 05|Delta Halo]], when UNSC Sergeant Major [[Avery Johnson|A. J. Johnson]] and the Arbiter were coerced to unite in order to prevent [[Tartarus]], [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]], from activating Installation 05.<ref name="gj"/> After that, the Arbiter persuaded the rest of the Sangheili to join humanity. While the two factions experienced some friction, they learned to work with one another for their mutual survival. By the end of the Human-Covenant War, the Sangheili fought alongside humans in battle and saved them from destruction.<ref name="floodgate"/><ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]''</ref><ref name="cove">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref> | The Unggoy were too indecisive to continue the rebellion and the true political motivation of the Mgalekgolo, if any, remains a mystery, although Mgalekgolo pairs could have followed the Sangheili they protect. The shaky-to-steady alliance between the separatists and their former foes, the humans, was forged entirely out of necessity. The [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] forces were on the defensive, and both factions had two common enemies that wished for their extinction: the Covenant and the [[Flood]]. The alliance of circumstance was forged in the [[control room]] of [[Installation 05|Delta Halo]], when UNSC Sergeant Major [[Avery Johnson|A. J. Johnson]] and the Arbiter were coerced to unite in order to prevent [[Tartarus]], [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]], from activating Installation 05.<ref name="gj"/> After that, the Arbiter persuaded the rest of the Sangheili to join humanity. While the two factions experienced some friction, they learned to work with one another for their mutual survival. By the end of the Human-Covenant War, the Sangheili fought alongside humans in battle and saved them from destruction.<ref name="floodgate"/><ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]''</ref><ref name="cove">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref> | ||
| Line 45: | Line 48: | ||
=== End of the Human-Covenant War === | === End of the Human-Covenant War === | ||
With Truth dead, ''High Charity'' destroyed, and Installation 00 essentially lost to the [[Installation 04B|reborn Installation 04]] firing, what remained of the Covenant was all but destroyed, with its member species divided into multiple factions. In the wake of the conflict, the Arbiter and his allies remained friendly to humanity and wished to build mutual peace, as they both had made tremendous sacrifices in order to stop Truth and the Covenant forces. On [[Sanghelios|their homeworld]], however, they were challenged by a resurgent faction of religious fanatics known as the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]], who viewed the Arbiter's allies as "blasphemers" and began | With Truth dead, ''High Charity'' destroyed, and Installation 00 essentially lost to the [[Installation 04B|reborn Installation 04]] firing, what remained of the Covenant was all but destroyed, with its member species divided into multiple factions. In the wake of the conflict, the Arbiter and his allies remained friendly to humanity and wished to build mutual peace, as they both had made tremendous sacrifices in order to stop Truth and the Covenant forces. On [[Sanghelios|their homeworld]], however, they were challenged by a resurgent faction of religious fanatics known as the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]], who viewed the Arbiter's allies as "blasphemers" and began [[Sangheili civil war|an insurrection]], secretly with the support of the UNSC [[Office of Naval Intelligence]]. The Abiding Truth managed to gather a large amount of followers in a relatively short timespan; while the faction had a strong religious underpinning, many Sangheili had more practical motives for allying against the Arbiter, among them resentment toward humanity.<ref name="glasslands"/> | ||
Over the next six years, the Sangheili continued to wage war against the remaining San 'Shyuum and the Jiralhanae. At first, the Sangheili were at a major disadvantage, as millennia of depending on the San 'Shyuum for technology meant that the Sangheili were unable to properly repair or replace the ships they lost in battle. The odds began to even out when the San 'Shyuum | Over the next six years, the Sangheili continued to wage war against the remaining San 'Shyuum and the Jiralhanae. At first, the Sangheili were at a major disadvantage, as millennia of depending on the San 'Shyuum for technology meant that the Sangheili were unable to properly repair or replace the ships they lost in battle. The odds began to even out when the San 'Shyuum vanished and the Jiralhanae began to fall back into internecine conflicts.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''"[[The Return]]"''</ref> | ||
In [[2558#March|March 2558]], the separatists attempted peace talks with the Jiralhanae chieftain [[Lydus]] on [[Ealen IV]]. [[Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]] volunteered to moderate the talks between the two factions. However, the meeting was interrupted by a [[Battle of Ealen IV|surprise attack]] by [[Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group|Covenant mercenaries]] under the command of [[Shipmaster]] [[Vata 'Gajat]].<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''' - ''Issue #1''</ref> | |||
{{Expand-section}} | |||
== Military structure == | == Military structure == | ||
{| class="wikitable" style="width:640px; margin:5px auto; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;" | {| class="wikitable" style="width:640px; margin:5px auto; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;" | ||
| Line 94: | Line 99: | ||
=== Notable individuals === | === Notable individuals === | ||
[[File:Shipmaster Rtas 'Vadum.jpg|250px|thumb|right|Rtas 'Vadum, one of the leaders of the Covenant separatists.]] | |||
*[[Thel 'Vadam]], the '''Arbiter''', leader of the Covenant separatists. | *[[Thel 'Vadam]], the '''Arbiter''', leader of the Covenant separatists. | ||
*[[Rtas 'Vadum]], Special Operations Commander and Fleet Master. | *[[Rtas 'Vadum]], Special Operations Commander and Fleet Master. | ||
| Line 101: | Line 107: | ||
*[[Usze ‘Taham]], operator within the Special Warfare Group and liaison to the UNSC. | *[[Usze ‘Taham]], operator within the Special Warfare Group and liaison to the UNSC. | ||
*[[N’tho ‘Sraom|N'tho 'Sraom]], Special Operation operator. | *[[N’tho ‘Sraom|N'tho 'Sraom]], Special Operation operator. | ||
=== Units === | === Units === | ||
| Line 113: | Line 118: | ||
'''Ground forces''' | '''Ground forces''' | ||
*[[ | *Several [[legion]]s | ||
*[[Special Warfare Group]] | *[[Special Warfare Group]] | ||
*[[Covenant Special Operations]] | *[[Covenant Special Operations]] | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
Though the Covenant separatists were called "[[heretic]]s" by the High Prophet of Truth, they should not be confused with the [[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction|heretic faction]] led by the Sangheili [[Sesa 'Refumee]] and destroyed by Arbiter Thel 'Vadamee, although they do have the same goal and beliefs. | Though the Covenant separatists were called "[[heretic]]s" by the High Prophet of Truth, they should not be confused with the [[Sesa 'Refumee's heretic faction|heretic faction]] led by the Sangheili [[Sesa 'Refumee]] and destroyed by Arbiter Thel 'Vadamee, although they do have the same goal and beliefs. | ||
Revision as of 22:03, April 27, 2014
This article is a stub. You can help Halopedia by expanding it.
| Swords of Sanghelios | |
|---|---|
| File:Fleet of Retribution - Ark.jpg | |
| Societal overview | |
|
Official language(s): |
Covenant languages (various languages spoken by Sangheili, Unggoy, Huragok, and Lekgolo) |
|
Official religion(s): |
Worship of Forerunners (rejection of Great Journey) |
| Historical overview | |
|
Establishment: |
|
|
Dissolution: |
Late 2552 |
|
Affiliation: |
|
- "There was honor in our Covenant once, and there shall be again!"
- — Thel 'Vadam[1]
This faction is a splinter group of the former Covenant formed during the Great Schism, when the bulk of the Sangheili-led forces seceded from the Prophet-led hegemony. In November 2552, the Prophet of Truth had the Sangheili removed from their former position and replaced by the Jiralhanae as the Covenant's main military caste, resulting in an open war breaking out between the Jiralhanae-led forces loyal to the Prophets and the Sangheili. After the Sangheili learned the truth about the Halos near the end of the Battle of Installation 05, they allied with humanity on their mission to stop the Prophet-led Covenant.[2]
As they no longer looked to the Prophets for leadership, the separatists initially lacked defined leadership, although Arbiter Thel 'Vadam and Shipmaster Rtas 'Vadum led their forces in the deciding battles of the war,[3] with 'Vadam becoming the group's most prominent leader following the war's end.[4] With the Covenant dissolved, the Sangheili returned to their homeworld and splintered into various factions, with the Arbiter and his policy of cooperating with humanity retaining a solid following. However, many Sangheili disagreed with his ideals, planning to overthrow the Arbiter and rise against humanity.
In the wake of the Covenant War, 'Vadam's group is often viewed as representing the Sangheili on the whole in their diplomatic relations with humanity.[4] Similar to Jul 'Mdama's ideologically opposite Covenant group, 'Vadam's alliance considers itself—and is viewed by the UNSC as—the legitimate successor to the original Covenant.[1][5]
Background
'Vadam's group is mainly made up of his fellow Sangheili, along with some Unggoy and Mgalekgolo loyal to them.[6][2] At the onset of the Great Schism, the separatists began fighting the forces loyal to the Covenant, led by the San 'Shyuum with Jiralhanae, Yanme'e, Kig-yar and some Unggoy and Mgalekgolo loyalists.
This disgruntled faction is led by the Arbiter Thel 'Vadam and Shipmaster Rtas 'Vadum, since the highest-ranking Sangheili military leader, Imperial Admiral Xytan 'Jar Wattinree was killed by a NOVA bomb soon after announcing the separation of the Sangheili from the main body of the Covenant.[7]
History
Origins
The High Prophet of Regret led a badly planned mission to Earth, against the wishes of the High Prophet of Truth, and was subsequently forced into the Battle of Earth, as he did not know that the planet was the human homeworld. He escaped to Installation 05, where he was killed by John-117. Regret's death was used as a justification by the remaining Prophets to replace the Sangheili with Jiralhanae as their protectors. However, this move resulted in great turmoil within the Covenant, with the Sangheili threatening to resign from the High Council.
Truth then gave command of the Covenant fleets, the post previously held by the Sangheili, to the Jiralhanae. Once there were enough of them in place, Truth secretly ordered them to commit a vicious genocide of the Sangheili (disguised as a retaliation to an Sangheili revolt against the other Covenant factions) so they may replace them in society. The Sangheili responded, with the help of factions of Mgalekgolo and Unggoy, and war broke out in High Charity with Jiralhanae and Sangheili fleets fighting each other in space around it. Later, most of the Sangheili Councilors were assassinated by the Jiralhanae at the behest of the Prophets.[8][6]
Sangheili-human alliance
The Unggoy were too indecisive to continue the rebellion and the true political motivation of the Mgalekgolo, if any, remains a mystery, although Mgalekgolo pairs could have followed the Sangheili they protect. The shaky-to-steady alliance between the separatists and their former foes, the humans, was forged entirely out of necessity. The UNSC forces were on the defensive, and both factions had two common enemies that wished for their extinction: the Covenant and the Flood. The alliance of circumstance was forged in the control room of Delta Halo, when UNSC Sergeant Major A. J. Johnson and the Arbiter were coerced to unite in order to prevent Tartarus, Chieftain of the Jiralhanae, from activating Installation 05.[2] After that, the Arbiter persuaded the rest of the Sangheili to join humanity. While the two factions experienced some friction, they learned to work with one another for their mutual survival. By the end of the Human-Covenant War, the Sangheili fought alongside humans in battle and saved them from destruction.[3][9][10]
The devastated UNSC Home Fleet defending Earth were glad to accept the help of the superior separatist warships. The Sangheili' understanding of Covenant equipment and combat tactics proved invaluable in the Battle of Installation 00. Recurrently the heroes of the battle, Thel 'Vadam and John-117, fought alongside one another many times in the desperate and long conflict.[10]
End of the Human-Covenant War
With Truth dead, High Charity destroyed, and Installation 00 essentially lost to the reborn Installation 04 firing, what remained of the Covenant was all but destroyed, with its member species divided into multiple factions. In the wake of the conflict, the Arbiter and his allies remained friendly to humanity and wished to build mutual peace, as they both had made tremendous sacrifices in order to stop Truth and the Covenant forces. On their homeworld, however, they were challenged by a resurgent faction of religious fanatics known as the Servants of the Abiding Truth, who viewed the Arbiter's allies as "blasphemers" and began an insurrection, secretly with the support of the UNSC Office of Naval Intelligence. The Abiding Truth managed to gather a large amount of followers in a relatively short timespan; while the faction had a strong religious underpinning, many Sangheili had more practical motives for allying against the Arbiter, among them resentment toward humanity.[4]
Over the next six years, the Sangheili continued to wage war against the remaining San 'Shyuum and the Jiralhanae. At first, the Sangheili were at a major disadvantage, as millennia of depending on the San 'Shyuum for technology meant that the Sangheili were unable to properly repair or replace the ships they lost in battle. The odds began to even out when the San 'Shyuum vanished and the Jiralhanae began to fall back into internecine conflicts.[11]
In March 2558, the separatists attempted peace talks with the Jiralhanae chieftain Lydus on Ealen IV. Admiral Terrence Hood volunteered to moderate the talks between the two factions. However, the meeting was interrupted by a surprise attack by Covenant mercenaries under the command of Shipmaster Vata 'Gajat.[12]
This section needs expansion. You can help Halopedia by expanding it.
Military structure
| Classes | Sangheili | Unggoy | Huragok | Lekgolo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranks and type classes | ||||
| Standard ranks | Minor | Minor | Hunter | |
| Specialized troops | Ranger Spec Ops |
|||
| Veterans | Major | Ultra Heavy |
||
| Leaders | Zealot Ultra |
|||
| Titles | ||||
| Ratings | Shipmaster Supreme Commander |
|||
Notable individuals
- Thel 'Vadam, the Arbiter, leader of the Covenant separatists.
- Rtas 'Vadum, Special Operations Commander and Fleet Master.
- Xytan 'Jar Wattinree, Imperial Admiral during the early stages of the Great Schism. Killed by a NOVA Bomb in 2552.
- Voro Nar 'Mantakree, Fleet Master. Killed by a FERNIS nuke in 2552.
- Unidentified Sangheili Shipmaster
- Usze ‘Taham, operator within the Special Warfare Group and liaison to the UNSC.
- N'tho 'Sraom, Special Operation operator.
Units
Fleet units
- Fleet of Retribution
- Shadow of Intent
- Pious Inquisitor (former)
- Combined Fleet of Righteous Purpose
- Sublime Transcendence (destroyed by a NOVA bomb on Joyous Exultation)
- Fleet of Righteous Vigilance
Ground forces
Trivia
Though the Covenant separatists were called "heretics" by the High Prophet of Truth, they should not be confused with the heretic faction led by the Sangheili Sesa 'Refumee and destroyed by Arbiter Thel 'Vadamee, although they do have the same goal and beliefs.
List of appearances
- Halo 2 (First appearance)
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
- Halo 3
- Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe
- Halo: Glasslands
- Halo: The Thursday War
- Halo 4 (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Escalation
Sources
- ^ a b Halo 3, campaign level The Storm (Thel 'Vadam: "There was honor in our Covenant once, and there shall be again!")
- ^ a b c Halo 2, campaign level The Great Journey
- ^ a b Halo 3, campaign level Floodgate
- ^ a b c Halo: Glasslands
- ^ Halo 4, campaign level Dawn (John-117: "I thought we had a truce with the Covenant.")
- ^ a b Halo 2, campaign level Uprising
- ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 240
- ^ Halo 2, campaign level Gravemind
- ^ Halo 3, campaign level The Ark
- ^ a b Halo 3, campaign level The Covenant
- ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "The Return"
- ^ Halo: Escalation - Issue #1
