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Sangheili Mercenaries, or Elite Mercenaries,[1][2] are the standard low ranking Sangheili mercenaries working for the Banished.
Overview
While many Sangheili continued to genocidally hunt down and slaughter the Jiralhanae,[3][4] a few were persuaded by Atriox to work for the Banished, as he claimed to have no complicity with Tartarus and the other Jiralhanae who had betrayed and massacred their kind.[5] As such, a small minority of Sangheili have joined the Banished as mercenaries, some of which used their earnings of military resources to fight out disputes with other Sangheili kin on their homeworlds.[6][1] Joining the Banished was frowned upon in Sangheili culture, Let 'Volir's name was notably forever tarnished for working under a Jiralhanae.TEMPLATE ERROR: Template using invalid/disallowed fields: "sectionlinktext", "section"[7]
Operational history
Many of Let Volir's mercenaries took part in the battle between the UNSC Spirit of Fire and the Banished on the Lesser Ark, as Rangers and Honor Guards. Several standard Sangheili Mercenaries were hired by the Banished and fought against the Master Chief during the Installation 07 conflict.[8]
Equipment
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Gameplay
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Production notes
With the design of Sangheili in Halo Infinite taking inspiration from Halo 3 and Halo: Reach,[9] the design of the Sangheili Mercenaries bear an almost-identical design to that of a concept art of a Sangheili Minor created by Isaac Hannaford during the development of Halo: Reach (shown below).
Gallery
An Elite mercenary in combat.
Isaac Hannaford's Halo: Reach Elite Minor concept art.
A monster energy promo of the Elite Mercenary.
July 2020 gameplay showing an Elite Mercenary.
List of appearances
- Halo Infinite (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ a b Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedMonster - ^ Mega Construx, Halo - Recon Getaway™ | Mega Construx: "...2 UNSC Marines, an Elite Mercenary, and a Grunt Conscript, with authentic detail..." (Retrieved on Mar 28, 2021) [archive]
- ^ Halo: Evolutions – Motion Comics - The Return: "But when the Prophets went into hiding, the lack of leadership allowed the Jiralhanae to return to their savage nature and they soon began to fight against each other. This lack of solidarity made them much easier prey. Some of my fellow commanders continue that fight even now."
- ^ Halo: Tales from Slipspace - Hunting Party: "Now we have but one aim... the slaughter of beasts."
- ^ Halo: Tales from Slipspace - Hunting Party: "I am not Tartarus or some fanatic. I am not Truth. I am not Regret. I am their remedy." - Atriox
- ^ Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual, page 161: "Strong and proud, with a refined martial tradition. The Elites in service to the Banished are primarily paid in resources and military equipment needed for inter-clan and factional warfare back in their home colonies."
- ^ Halo Wars 2: "His decision to bind his crew to the Banished has forever tarnished his name in "proper" Elite culture..."
- ^ Halo Infinite Campaign Gameplay Premiere
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Inside Infinite - October 2021 (Retrieved on Oct 29, 2021) [archive]
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