Jiralhanae Warlord
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- "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 serving in the Banished.[3][2]
Overview
Roles and responsibilities
As some of the most fearsome infantry in the Banished forces,[2] Warlords are powerful and skilled Jiralhanae veterans with extraordinary strategic acumen that have been systematically tested in the rigors of combat over many years.[3] Jiralhanae are promoted to Warlords 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] While some Warlords are chieftains of their own clans—such as those led by Decimus' command during the Second Ark Conflict—other Warlords are captains,[9] which is a formal rank within the Banished military; regardless, Warlords are chosen to lead a clan uniquely formulated within the Banished, which is in contrast to traditional fully-formed clans that join the Banished military.[3]
Organization
Leading a clan or a legion, Warlords operate directly under the command of a War Chief or even Warmaster Atriox himself. As such, 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 cunningness, Decimus encouraged more base traits in his warriors, chief among which is an unquenchable thirst for blood.[2]
Answerable only to Atriox and the War Chiefs, 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]
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.[10] Escharum's forces in the Battle for Zeta Halo were led by numerous Warlords, including both Chieftains and Captains. Chieftain Tremonius was notably a Warlord who led a massive Banished force at the Battle of the Mortal Reverie.[11] Another Warlord, Horatius, was appointed as an "honor guard" for the Harbinger.[4]
Equipment
Armor
Warlords are usually equipped with energy shields to supplement their already-heavy armor and hides.[2] Warlords also have the privilege of tailoring their armor and equipment according to their own preference, but those recently appointed to this role often employed a silver armor; its 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.[5]
Weaponry
Jiralhanae Warlord Chieftains under Decimus' command within the core group of the Banished were typically armed with gravity hammers.[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 Grenflekt Workshop Scrap Cannons. Both variants carry spike grenades.[12]
In-game information
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.[4] Warlord Captains are armed with Heatwaves, while Warlord Chieftains are armed with Grenflekt Workshop 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 reuses the same in-game model as Atriox's Chosen.[13]
- Halo Infinite's Forge menu refers to the Jiralhanae Warlord Chieftain as "Brute Chieftain, Chosen", which was not a name used in the Halo Encyclopedia.
Gallery
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Halo Wars 2
Concept art of the Jiralhanae Warlord for Halo Wars 2.
A Jiralhanae Warlord on the Boundless Fury Blitz card in Halo Wars 2.
A Jiralhanae Warlord in the Halo Wars 2 Open Beta.
An alternate view of the Warlord in the Beta.
A Warlord with a Paegaas Workshop gravity hammer in the main menu.
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.
Halo Infinite
A render of a Warlord Captain.
Full view of a Jiralhanae Warlord Captain's armor.
Side view of a Warlord Captain.
A Warlord Captain using his jump pack.
A Warlord Captain with no body armor.
A Warlord Captain with no helmet.
A pair of Warlord Captains.
Tremonius, a Jiralhanae Warlord and Chieftain.
John-117 battles two Warlord Chieftains in the Conservatory.
The Warlord Chieftain Horatius in the Silent Auditorium.
Warlord Horatius with his shields activated.
Warlord Horatius preparing to attack.
A Warlord Chieftain firing his Grenflekt Workshop Scrap Cannon.
A Warlord Chieftain running with a Halbashi Workshop gravity hammer.
A Warlord Chieftain swinging a Halbashi Workshop gravity hammer.
A portrait of a Warlord Chieftain.
A Warlord Chieftain bearing his fangs.
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 j k Halo Wars 2, Phoenix Logs: Warlord
- ^ a b c d e f Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 427
- ^ a b c Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - High Value Histories (Retrieved on Sep 8, 2022) [archive]
- ^ 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"
- ^ Twitter, Tom Wholley (@TomWholley28): "Brute Warlord ◽️ There are many different kinds of banished brutes in Zeta Halo."
- ^ Halo Wars 2, gameplay
- ^ Halo Infinite, Banished Audio log: Outpost Intel #15 - In Your Honor
- ^ Halo Infinite, gameplay
- ^ Halo Wars 2, Open Beta: Brute Warlord 3D model
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