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Officers,[1] also known as Captains,[2] are a class of armiger used by the Forerunners.[1]
Overview
Design details
Although they bear some superficial similarities to the Promethean Knights, these similarities are only aesthetic. Where Knights are created from composed essences of formerly-sentient living beings, Officers (as with all armigers) are driven by a controlling ancilla.[3][1][4] As such, armigers are classed as a form of sentinel automata - not a Promethean.[5]
Armiger Officers are primarily white in color with red glowing highlights, contrasting the regular Soldier's silver/grey color palette. Similar color differences are seen within the Knight Commanders. They stand slightly taller than their their lesser-ranked counterparts, and incorporate a visage designed to maximise psychological impact on their enemies. Their up-sized frame and preference for heavy weaponry such as the Z-520 splinter turret mean they are considered heavy units, though their robust command network suites also allow them to serve as field officers leading armiger detachments. As such, they can complex attack maneuvres at ranges of several kilometres, and use their heavy weaponry to provide suppressive fire.[1]
Gameplay
It is highly recommended to deal with Splinter Turret-wielding Soldier Officers from a safe distance as the Splinter Turret's projectiles are dangerous due to their strong knockback that can easily disrupt a Spartan while they are reviving another Spartan, which can then lead to the entire fireteam dying quickly. Use the scenery and thruster pack boosting to evade the projectiles, seek cover, and then fire away at the Soldier Officer with a precision weapon and/or explosive weapons. Soldier Officers have heavier armor than standard Soldiers, taking up to a full clip of a Boltshot on Heroic or Legendary before their armor breaks.
Gallery
Turn around references of the Soldier Officer for Halo 5: Guardians.
Two Soldier Officers wielding splinter turrets.
Officer leading Soldiers on Meridian.
Officers on Pinnacle Station.
Frederic-104 assassinating a Soldier Officer in the Gateway.
A Soldier Officer with an Incineration Cannon on Skirmish at Darkstar.
A Soldier Officer with an M739 SAW on Attack on Sanctum.
A cloaked Soldier Officer.
A Soldier Officer with a Tufasumo-pattern plasma caster.
Soldier Officers manning a Corp Warthog.
A Soldier Officer driving a Karo'wark-pattern Ghost on Raid on Apex 7.
A Legendary Soldier Officer with an M343A2 chaingun.
A Legendary Soldier Officer with an M70 Gauss cannon.
Two Mythic Soldier Officers with M80B Rocket Pod Turrets.
List of appearances
- Halo 5: Guardians (First appearance)
- Halo: Outcasts
Sources
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 330-331
- ^ Halo 5: Guardians Official Game Guide, page 299
- ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Under Locke & Keynote (Retrieved on Jun 15, 2021) [archive]
- ^ Halo Waypoint Forums, Canon Fodder 6-19-15: Under Locke & Keynote (Retrieved on Mar 5, 2021) [archive]
- ^ Halo: Warfleet, page 90: "Forerunner combat Sentinels used in planetary operations. The spread of the logic plague and corruption of armiger forces was a major blow to Warrior-Servant military effectiveness."
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