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Following the loss of their home planet, the Banished represented the largest surviving Jiralhanae military force under a single banner.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=424}} Atriox and his Banished force comprised of Jiralhanae, humans, Sangheili, Unggoy, Mgalekgolo, and Kig-Yar traveled to [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 07]] where the Xalanyn species were secretly hidden and where the rogue Cortana presided.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=aud}} Other Banished forces occupied the former human colony of [[Camber]] and took possession of several UNSC assets that had been left behind. They began to refit and repurpose the ruins into tools to serve their needs.{{Ref/Reuse|CFLore}} | Following the loss of their home planet, the Banished represented the largest surviving Jiralhanae military force under a single banner.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=424}} Atriox and his Banished force comprised of Jiralhanae, humans, Sangheili, Unggoy, Mgalekgolo, and Kig-Yar traveled to [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 07]] where the Xalanyn species were secretly hidden and where the rogue Cortana presided.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=aud}} Other Banished forces occupied the former human colony of [[Camber]] and took possession of several UNSC assets that had been left behind. They began to refit and repurpose the ruins into tools to serve their needs.{{Ref/Reuse|CFLore}} | ||
In [[2559#December|December 2559]], Atriox's forces, who had arrived at Installation 07, [[Battle over Installation 07|ambushed]] the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} to retrieve [[CTN 0453-0]] in order to defeat Cortana and her Created empire as well.{{Ref/Level|Game=HI|Level=The Sequence|Quote=Atriox came for you. He attacked the Infinity. We fought. He won.|Quotee=Master Chief | In [[2559#December|December 2559]], Atriox's forces, who had arrived at Installation 07, [[Battle over Installation 07|ambushed]] the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} to retrieve [[CTN 0453-0]] in order to defeat Cortana and her Created empire as well.{{Ref/Level|Game=HI|Level=The Sequence|Quote=Atriox came for you. He attacked the Infinity. We fought. He won.|Quotee=Master Chief}} | ||
======Opening engagements====== | ======Opening engagements====== | ||
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==Governance and society== | ==Governance and society== | ||
{{Quote|You will be paid-in blood and sport and spoils. But...I can offer no honor. For it holds no weight beyond sentiment.|Atriox to his new Banished recruits.}}{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HuntingParty1 | {{Quote|You will be paid-in blood and sport and spoils. But...I can offer no honor. For it holds no weight beyond sentiment.|Atriox to his new Banished recruits.}}{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HuntingParty1}} | ||
[[File:HW2-Banished-02.jpg|thumb|300px|Atriox stands before the Banished.]] | [[File:HW2-Banished-02.jpg|thumb|300px|Atriox stands before the Banished.]] | ||
As a mercenary organization, the Banished are essentially a military hierarchy led by [[Atriox]]. Their prevailing philosophy appeared to be one of ruthless pragmatism, with their operations focusing solely on accruing useful resources for their war machine. Their overall goals ostensibly center around increasing their power through raiding and conquest,{{Ref/Reuse|log outpost}} with Atriox having laid plans for dominance across the [[Orion Arm]].<ref name="PLHarvester">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Logs - Harvester''</ref> During the [[Covenant]]'s reign, the Banished mostly laid low and kept on the move, never claiming territory; Atriox only attacked targets he had something to gain from, largely in the form of supplies and materiel. However, the Covenant did not seem to have been Atriox's ultimate target, instead only being leveraged as a source of supplies to raid. [[ONI]] operative [['D']] speculated that Atriox was planning to stabilize the Jiralhanae on their homeworld [[Doisac]] under his leadership, though his colleague [['S']] disagreed and suspected that Atriox was recruiting and his long-term goals were even more ambitious.<ref name="log rise iv">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Logs - Rise of Atriox IV''</ref> | As a mercenary organization, the Banished are essentially a military hierarchy led by [[Atriox]]. Their prevailing philosophy appeared to be one of ruthless pragmatism, with their operations focusing solely on accruing useful resources for their war machine. Their overall goals ostensibly center around increasing their power through raiding and conquest,{{Ref/Reuse|log outpost}} with Atriox having laid plans for dominance across the [[Orion Arm]].<ref name="PLHarvester">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Logs - Harvester''</ref> During the [[Covenant]]'s reign, the Banished mostly laid low and kept on the move, never claiming territory; Atriox only attacked targets he had something to gain from, largely in the form of supplies and materiel. However, the Covenant did not seem to have been Atriox's ultimate target, instead only being leveraged as a source of supplies to raid. [[ONI]] operative [['D']] speculated that Atriox was planning to stabilize the Jiralhanae on their homeworld [[Doisac]] under his leadership, though his colleague [['S']] disagreed and suspected that Atriox was recruiting and his long-term goals were even more ambitious.<ref name="log rise iv">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Logs - Rise of Atriox IV''</ref> | ||
Societal conditions within the Banished reflect their harsh values, most of the organization's members are honorless mercenaries and killers.{{Ref/Game|Id=HW2PLRangers|HW2|''[[Phoenix Logs]]'' - ''[[Phoenix Logs/Banished Units/Elite Rangers|Elite Rangers]]'' | Societal conditions within the Banished reflect their harsh values, most of the organization's members are honorless mercenaries and killers.{{Ref/Game|Id=HW2PLRangers|HW2|''[[Phoenix Logs]]'' - ''[[Phoenix Logs/Banished Units/Elite Rangers|Elite Rangers]]''}}{{Ref/Reuse|a new enemy}} Weaker members are often subject to violent abuse,{{Ref/Reuse|Raid Camp}} however the Banished reject the Covenant's species-based caste system and any species in the Banished can rise through the ranks if they prove their merit, even [[Unggoy]] such as [[Briglard]] can make a name for themselves.{{Ref/Game|Halo Infinite|Briglard description}} Their chain of command, predominantly composed of [[Jiralhanae]] veterans of the [[Human-Covenant War]],<ref name="surface features">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-surface-features '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Surface Features'']</ref> is a "twisted meritocracy" in which Atriox's subordinates constantly compete for influence and favor in their warmaster's eyes, in hopes of increasing their own status.<ref>'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Logs - War Council''</ref> Atriox has spies across his command hierarchy to snuff out signs of disloyalty,<ref>'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Logs - Sensor Tower''</ref> and his inner circle of loyal [[chieftain]]s, known as [[Atriox's Chosen]], are used to enforce compliance among the higher ranks.<ref>'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Logs - Atriox's Chosen''</ref> | ||
The Banished are thoroughly irreligious, and lack taboos regarding the treatment of [[Forerunner]] technology,<ref name="ReferenceA">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Logs - Shield Generator''</ref> though [[Decimus]] in particular secretly harbors a [[Covenant religion|reverence]] for the Forerunners.<ref name="log decimus">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''[[Phoenix Logs]] - Decimus''</ref> Atriox and Decimus hate the Covenant's [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|successor]] [[Covenant remnants|factions]] that uphold its oppressive ideology and structure,{{Ref/Site|Id=FinalsCountdown|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/community-update-the-finals-countdown|ArchiveURL=http://web.archive.org/web/20161023202516/https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/community-update-the-finals-countdown|Site=Halo Waypoint|Title=The Finals Countdown}} while such remnant factions deem the Banished to be repulsive infidels.{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW5B|DW|Chapter=5}} | The Banished are thoroughly irreligious, and lack taboos regarding the treatment of [[Forerunner]] technology,<ref name="ReferenceA">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Logs - Shield Generator''</ref> though [[Decimus]] in particular secretly harbors a [[Covenant religion|reverence]] for the Forerunners.<ref name="log decimus">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''[[Phoenix Logs]] - Decimus''</ref> Atriox and Decimus hate the Covenant's [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|successor]] [[Covenant remnants|factions]] that uphold its oppressive ideology and structure,{{Ref/Site|Id=FinalsCountdown|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/community-update-the-finals-countdown|ArchiveURL=http://web.archive.org/web/20161023202516/https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/community-update-the-finals-countdown|Site=Halo Waypoint|Title=The Finals Countdown}} while such remnant factions deem the Banished to be repulsive infidels.{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW5B|DW|Chapter=5}} |