Jiralhanae Warlord

Warlord
	Chieftain Former Captain
Function:	Direct critical operations
Species:	Jiralhanae
Affiliation:	Banished
Branch:	Jiralhanae clans Lance of the Writhing Star; Bulwark of Bone; Warial's Wrath; Brothers of Unending Ire; Ravaged Tusks; Warkeepers of Qabik; Legion of the Corpse-Moon; Exodus Guard;
Other role(s):	Keeping packs in-line; Leading Jiralhanae clans and legions;
Notable individuals:	Pavium; Ristyx; Tremonius; Horatius;

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This article is about a Banished Jiralhanae rank. For other uses, see Warlord (disambiguation).

"Indeed, many a prideful chieftain has forgotten who their work should be enriching and have wound up on the receiving end of a Warlord’s personally-fashioned gravity hammer."

— Jeff Easterling on Jiralhanae Warlords.^[1]

Jiralhanae Warlords are a class of favored Jiralhanae Captains and Chieftains champions serving in the Banished.^[3]^[2]

Overview

Roles and responsibilities

Jiralhanae Warlords are among the most fearsome infantry in the Banished forces and are promoted by Decimus, and later Escharum,^[8] for their raw strength, savage lust for battle, and the complete absence of mercy to serve as loyal agents positioned to intercede on the Banished leaders’ behalf to bring recalcitrant packs to heal and direct critical faction operations.^[2] If a Banished captain has been chosen and promoted, they can lead a Banished forged clan representing the main Banished force with the highly esteemed mantle of Warlord,^[3] operating directly under command of a War Chief or Warmaster Atriox himself.^[3] Warlords are powerful and skilled Jiralhanae veterans with and extraordinary strategic acumen that have been systematically tested in the rigors of combat over many years.^[3] The commitment of a clan is first to Atriox, even above the loyalty they must have for their own battle brothers.^[3] While the Jiralhanae who make up Atriox's Chosen share their leader's cunning, Decimus encourages more base traits in his warriors, chief among which is an unquenchable thirst for blood.^[2]

Answerable only to Warmaster Atriox and the War Chief, warlords are no doubt feared by many lower-ranking Jiralhanae and hated by Banished Sangheili warriors, such as Let 'Volir’s troops, though none can deny the warlords’ loyalty or violent proficiency in culling the Banished ranks of weaker links.^[1]^[2]

Organization

Warlord role are typically held by former Captains.^[3] Although some Jiralhanae Warlords may be well rather higher-ranking chieftains—including those led by Decimus' command during the Second Ark Conflict—in their own right, unlike traditional clans which had joined the Banished fully formed, warlords lead clans forged in the fires of battle explicitly for the Banished.^[3]^[9]

History

A number of Warlord Chieftains led by Decimus were deployed during the Second Ark Conflict, including Pavium, one of two leaders of the Clan of the Long Shields alongside Voridus.^[9] Several former Captains who became Warlords and Chieftains under Escharum participated in the Battle for Zeta Halo.^[10]

Equipment

Armor

Banished warlords have the privilege of tailoring their armor and equipment according to their own preference, but those recently appointed to this role are often dignified with a silver armor that harkens back to the Covenant of an earlier age.^[3] This specific design actually predates both Banished and Covenant, and was worn by the most renowned pack leaders during the dark times of the First Immolation.^[3] Most notably, Pavium features his own unique Warlord Chieftain power armor gifted by Decimus.^[4]

Weaponry

Jiralhanae Warlord Chieftains under Decimus' command within the core group of the Banished are armed with Type-2 gravity hammers and are usually equipped with energy shields to supplement their already-heavy armor and hides.^[2] Those gravity hammers may rather be a warlord’s personally-fashioned unique gravity hammers, which are wielded by many prideful Jiralhanae chieftains who have forgotten which their work should be enriching, and have wound up on the receiving end of these gravity hammers.^[2] These modified gravity hammers emit a massive shockwave which damages and stuns all nearby ground units.^[2] Jiralhanae Warlord Captains under Escharum are armed with Forerunner heatwaves, while their chieftain counterparts are armed with gravity hammers or Scrap Cannons. Both variants carry spike grenades.^[10]

Gameplay

Halo Wars 2

Info: Melee hero, Powerful area attack, cannot attack air, One active hero limit.
Tier: 1
Cost: Population 0, Supplies 300, Power 275
Warlord upgrade: Hammer Pull
- Info: Equips Warlord's hammer with a gravity beam to drag targets closer
- Tier: 1
- Cost: Supplies 0, Power 300
Warlord upgrade: Hammer Stun
- Info: Warlord's Hammer stuns and deals AoE
- Tier: 2
- Cost: Supplies 0, Power 460
Warlord upgrade: Siphon
- Info: Warlord gains health with each attack
- Tier: 3
- Cost: Supplies 0, Power 600

The Jiralhanae Warlord is exclusive to Decimus and can be built at the War Council. Warlords are great against infantry and vehicles, okay against structures, and cannot attack aircraft. In Blitz a Warlord costs 170 energy and features the Siphon ability to steal health from enemies. When either Jerome-092, Douglas-042, or Alice-130, except Commander Jerome defeats the Warlord in a point-blank range, it has a chance to trigger an execution kills. This also works for the Warlord when defeating the Spartans in point-blank range.

Halo Infinite

In Halo Infinite Jiralhanae Warlords are silver-armored Captains or Chieftains.^[11] Warlord Captains are armed with Heatwaves, while Warlord Chieftains are armed with Scrap Cannons or gravity hammers. Like other Jiralhanae, Warlords carry spike grenades.

Unlike their normal counterparts, Warlord Chieftains are equipped with personal energy shields. Their shields, in addition to their armor and substantial health, make them some of the strongest non-boss enemies in the game.

Production notes

In Halo Wars 2 Open Beta and Blitz Beta, Jiralhanae Warlords wear the same armor as Atriox's Chosen.^[12]

Gallery

Concept art

Concept art of the Jiralhanae Warlord for Halo Wars 2.

Artworks and renders

A Jiralhanae Warlord on the Boundless Fury Blitz card in Halo Wars 2.
A render of a Warlord in Halo Infinite.^[13]^[3]

Screenshots

A Jiralhanae Warlord in the Halo Wars 2 Open Beta.
An alternate view of the Warlord.
Warlord in Blitz
Warlord under "Really" effect.
Warlord under "Guard" effect.
Warlord under "Really" & "Guard" effect.
The Warlord's Siphon Hammer in comparison between the other Siphon weapons.
An icon of a Warlord.
A Jiralhanae Warlord Captain on Installation 07.
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A Warlord Captain inside the Conservatory.
A Warlord Captain with no body armor.
A Warlord Captain with no helmet.
A pair of Warlord Captains.
A Warlord Chieftain^{[citation needed]} in the Silent Auditorium.
A Jiralhanae Warlord Chieftain^{[citation needed]} firing his Scrap Cannon at Marine forces inside the Redoubt of Sundering.
A shielded Warlord Chieftain.^{[citation needed]}
A Warlord Chieftain^{[citation needed]} preparing to attack.
John-117 battles two Warlord Chieftains^{[citation needed]} in the Conservatory.
A Warlord Chieftain^{[citation needed]} up close.

List of appearances

Halo Wars 2 (First appearance)
Halo: Divine Wind
Halo Infinite

Sources

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder: The Art of War(s) (Retrieved on Jun 18, 2021) [archive]
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Halo Wars 2: Phoenix Logs: Warlord
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 427
^ ^a ^b Halo Waypoint, Back Mentality (Retrieved on Aug 22, 2021) [archive]
^ Halo Wars 2: Phoenix Logs: Fort Jordan
^ Halo Infinite, Ascension achievement
^ Twitter, Halo (@Halo): "UNSC FFG-525 ‘Mortal Reverie’ was a Mulsanne-class light frigate that was shot down on Zeta Halo. The Reverie's crash site became a base of operations for human survivors until it was overwhelmed by the Banished and renamed Outpost Tremonius to honor warlord's victory. #FictionFriday"
^ Halo Infinite, Banished Audio log: Outpost Intel #15 - In Your Honor
^ ^a ^b Halo Wars 2: Gameplay
^ ^a ^b Halo Infinite: Campaign gameplay
^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - High Value Histories (Retrieved on Sep 8, 2022) [archive]
^ Halo Wars 2: Open Beta: Brute Warlord 3D model
^ Twitter, Tom Wholley (@TomWholley28): "Brute Warlord ◽️ There are many different kinds of banished brutes in Zeta Halo."

[atw-1] Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder: The Art of War(s) (Retrieved on Jun 18, 2021) [archive]

[PLH-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Halo Wars 2: Phoenix Logs: Warlord

[Enc22p427-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 427

[back-4] Halo Waypoint, Back Mentality (Retrieved on Aug 22, 2021) [archive]

[FJ-5] Halo Wars 2: Phoenix Logs: Fort Jordan

[ac-6] Halo Infinite, Ascension achievement

[7] Twitter, Halo (@Halo): "UNSC FFG-525 ‘Mortal Reverie’ was a Mulsanne-class light frigate that was shot down on Zeta Halo. The Reverie's crash site became a base of operations for human survivors until it was overwhelmed by the Banished and renamed Outpost Tremonius to honor warlord's victory. #FictionFriday"

[iyh-8] Halo Infinite, Banished Audio log: Outpost Intel #15 - In Your Honor

[HW2-9] Halo Wars 2: Gameplay

[Inf-10] Halo Infinite: Campaign gameplay

[CFHVT-11] Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - High Value Histories (Retrieved on Sep 8, 2022) [archive]

[12] Halo Wars 2: Open Beta: Brute Warlord 3D model

[13] Twitter, Tom Wholley (@TomWholley28): "Brute Warlord ◽️ There are many different kinds of banished brutes in Zeta Halo."

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