Editing Banished

{{Title|Banished}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Affiliation infobox
|name=The Banished
|image=[[File:Banished Logo.png|100px]]<br>The insignia of the Banished; the [[Banished#Symbol|Mark of Atriox]]
[[File:PL BondsOfBrotherhood.png|300px]]<br>[[Let 'Volir]] leading Banished forces on the Ark.
|type=
*Mercenary organization{{Ref/Site|Id=waypoint|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/halo-wars-2|ArchiveURL=http://web.archive.org/web/20170704000948/https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/halo-wars-2|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo Wars 2}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=Mercenary|SoR|Chapter=1}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p453|Enc22|Page=453}}{{Ref/Book|Id=TRPp150|Halo: The Rubicon Protocol|Chapter=17|Page=150}}
*[[Confederation]] of [[Piracy|pirates]] and raiders{{Ref/Novel|Id=divine|DW|Chapter=1}}
|founder=*[[Atriox]]<ref name="gamestop">[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-wars-2-new-character-images-and-details-revea/1100-6442098/?ftag=GSS-05-10aaa0b '''Gamestop''': ''Halo Wars 2: New Character Images and Details Revealed'']</ref>
*[[Decimus]]{{Ref/Level|Id=a new enemy|HW2|A New Enemy}}{{Ref/Comic|RoA|Detail=[[Halo: Rise of Atriox Issue 2|Issue 2]]}}
*[[En'Geddon]]{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}}
|documents=
|head=[[Warmaster]]
|executive=
|legislative=
|judicial=
|branch=
|main=*Raided settlements, [[Doisac]]{{Ref/Book|Id=H:OSFM5|OSFM|Page=160}}{{Ref/Game|Id=hihome|Hi|Quote=Our home was taken from us. Doisac was destroyed. As repayment, we claim this ancient Ring. And all the power it possesses. Never again will we mourn so great a loss! Our place is here! Our time is NOW!|Quotee=[[Atriox]]}} {{c|formerly}}
*[[Installation 07]]{{Ref/Reuse|Id=hihome}} 
|anthem=
|language=*[[Sangheili (language)|Sangheili]] with heavy [[Jiralhanae]] dialect {{c|primary}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=TRP18|TRP|Chapter=18|Page=145}}
*[[Human languages]]{{Ref/Reuse|Id=DW6}}
*[[Jiralhanae#Language|Jiralhanae language]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW2|HDW|Chapter=2}}{{Ref/Reuse|Mercenary}}
|script=
|religion=None<ref name="ReferenceA">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Logs - Shield Generator''</ref>
|techlevel=
|notable=*[[Algolis Invasion]]
*[[Siege of Palghanar]]
*[[Second Ark Conflict]]
*[[Operation: WOLFE]]
*[[Battle for Zeta Halo]]
|formed=c. early [[2549]]{{Ref/Game|Id=log outpost|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Outpost|Quote=The Banished have perfected their strip—mining and rapid assault and extraction efforts '''over a decade''' of raiding Covenant and other targets.}}{{Ref/Note|Id=date|See [[Algolis Invasion]]'s [[Algolis Invasion#Notes|Notes section]] regarding the formation of the Banished.}} {{c|Pre-[[Great Schism]]}}
|dissolved=
|affiliation=*[[Keepers of the One Freedom]] {{c|temporarily}}{{Ref/Reuse|Id=SOR3}}
*[[Children of Oth Sonin]] {{c|temporarily}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p255|Enc22|Page=255}}
*[[Human]] criminal enterprises{{Ref/Reuse|H:OSFM2}}
*[[Harbinger|Harbinger's]] [[Skimmer]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}}
}}
{{Quote|I've gathered this crew and they're loyal, because I am loyal... and because we share a vision. One where the blood we spill and the treasures we plunder are in the name of our own free will and nothing more.|Atriox explains the Banished's mission statement to the [[Silent Shadow]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=HuntingParty2|[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]: [[Hunting Party]]|Page=84}}}}
The '''Banished''' are a multi-species [[confederation]] of [[piracy|pirates]] and raiding clans.{{Ref/Reuse|divine}} Acting as mercenaries,{{Ref/Reuse|Mercenary}} the organization's goals have been described as attaining power in their raids across the [[Orion Arm]],{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p25|Enc22|Page=25}} while their killers and mercenaries plunder treasure in the name of their own free will.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HuntingParty2}}

They were formed and led by the [[Jiralhanae]] [[warmaster]] [[Atriox]] after rebelling against the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Reuse|a new enemy}} The Banished are primarily composed of Jiralhanae and have incorporated [[Sangheili]],{{Ref/Site|Id=Gamespot|URL=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-wars-2-new-story-details-and-images-revealed/1100-6440811/|Site=Gamespot: Halo Wars 2 New Story Details and Images Revealed}} [[human]]s,{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW7B|DW|Chapter=7|Page=102}} [[Mgalekgolo]], [[Unggoy]], [[Huragok]], and [[Kig-Yar]], as Atriox denounced vengeance between species as a petty restriction in the way of gaining rewards and treasures.{{Ref/Comic|Id=HuntingParty1|[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]: [[Hunting Party]]|Page=83}}{{Ref/Comic|Id=ROA2|[[Halo: Rise of Atriox Issue 2|Rise of Atriox Issue 2]]|Page=13}}

==History==
[[File:HW2 BanishedVsCovenant.png|thumb|300px|left|Atriox and his Banished conduct attacks and raids against the [[Covenant]].]]
===Early years===
{{Quote|Atriox and his Banished raided Covenant resources, cutting a swath across the galaxy... Growing in strength with each attack... Gathering killers and mercenaries to his side. The Covenant had two targets in those years. Humanity and Atriox. They almost got us. But Atriox? They never came close. The whole damn Covenant couldn't contain him at the height of their power.|[[Isabel]] tells the origin of the Banished.{{Ref/Reuse|a new enemy}}}}

The Banished were formed around [[2549]], during the [[Algolis Invasion]] in the late years of the [[Human-Covenant War]] by [[Atriox]], [[Decimus]], [[En'Geddon]] and several other disgruntled [[Jiralhanae]] who rebelled against their [[Sangheili]] masters, after being used by the [[Covenant]] as cannon fodder repeatedly.{{Ref/Reuse|a new enemy}} After establishing their group, the Banished started off as little more than raiders and [[Piracy|pirates]],<ref name="log foundry">''Halo Wars 2'', ''Phoenix Logs - Foundry''</ref> conducting surgical raids against the Covenant and other targets while scavenging for resources and gathering mercenaries to their cause.{{Ref/Reuse|log outpost}}{{Ref/Reuse|a new enemy}} Evading Covenant enforcers led to Atriox prioritizing stealth in his forces.<ref>'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Logs - Cloak Generator''</ref> One such attack was on a Covenant training camp in [[2550]], Atriox and the Banished killed the Sangheili guards and stole everything they could including vehicles and weapons. By this point the Banished had attacked at least five other Covenant bases.{{Ref/Game|Id=HW2PL2|HW2|[[Phoenix Logs]]: Rise of Atriox II}}

Unimpeded by the Covenant's devastating [[Great Schism]], the Banished managed to salvage many of the empire's former assets after its fall,{{Ref/Reuse|Gamespot}} growing into a formidable power in their own right after a decade.{{Ref/Reuse|log foundry}}{{Ref/Reuse|log outpost}} While Atriox had already recruited many allies during the Covenant War, the Banished gained many new members in the war's aftermath from former Covenant who wished to continue living as warriors,{{Ref/Reuse|log rise iv}} and additionally renegade [[human]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|H:OSFM2}}{{Ref/Reuse|H:OSFM1}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW5|DW|Chapter=5}}

===Expansion===
{{Quote|Vengeance is petty. Vengeance has no reward.|Atriox attempting to recruit Resa 'Azavayl, pointing out the futility in feuds between species.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HuntingParty1}}}}

Decimus advised Atriox that the Banished should travel to the planet [[Otraak]] to recruit an old friend of his, a [[Kig-Yar]] [[T'vaoan]] scientist named [[Sig Raan]]. Decimus was sent to investigate first, where Sig Raan initially welcomed him and his squad showing off her latest invention: a device that could control the [[Yanme'e]] by simulating their [[Yanme'e Queen|queen's]] pheromones. Sig Raan then attacked Decimus with her Yanme'e swarm. Atriox showed up along with more of his Banished forces and attacked Sig Raan in return. Decimus killed her, putting an end to the skirmish.{{Ref/Comic|Id=ROA3|RoA|Detail=[[Halo: Rise of Atriox Issue 3|Issue 3]]}}

[[File:HTFSS ElitesVsBrutes.png|300px|thumb|Silent Shadow Elites killing Banished Brutes out of hatred for their species.]]
Following the [[Great Schism]], some [[Sangheili]] continued their genocidal campaign against the [[Jiralhanae]] out of hatred. One such group was [[Resa 'Azavayl]]'s Elite squad of the [[Silent Shadow]]. After slaughtering various Jiralhanae [[packs]] across various solar systems, the Silent Shadow boarded Atriox's {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}} ''[[Elegy's Lament]]''. The Silent Shadow slaughtered several of the Jiralhanae crewmen aboard, until they encountered Atriox who talked them down. Atriox stated that he and the Banished were different from the Jiralhanae led by [[Tartarus]] and the [[High Prophet of Truth]], who had betrayed and massacred the Sangheili. Upon hearing this distinction, 'Azavayl's squad began to see the Banished as "other". Atriox then told them that they should rejoice that the traitorous Covenant was no more and invited them to join the Banished, to which 'Azavayl's squad expressed they were open to. 'Azavayl himself continued to harbor hatred toward Atriox for being a Jiralhanae, to which Atriox dismissed that vengeance was petty. 'Azavayl attacked Atriox but was killed by his Silent Shadow brethren who wanted to join the Banished. Atriox happily recruited them.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HuntingParty1}}

[[File:HW2-Banishedfleet.png|thumb|left|300px|Atriox and his Banished being knelt to by Let 'Volir and his crew.]] After having successfully persuaded among the most vengeful of the Sangheili, 'Azavayl's Silent Shadow squad, Atriox confidently sought out the powerful {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'' and its Sangheili crew. He devised a plan to meet with its Sangheili [[Shipmaster]], [[Let 'Volir]]. Atriox and his Banished attacked a Sangheili-led base on [[Kostroda]], resulting in 'Volir and his forces deploying to the base to defend it. This left ''Enduring Conviction'' vulnerable for a separate Banished strike force to raid and capture the mostly vacant ship. Back on the ground, Atriox surrendered himself to 'Volir after seemingly losing the skirmish at the base, and was brought back up to the bridge of ''Enduring Conviction'' as a prisoner. On the bridge Atriox had his second team of Banished revealed themselves, ambushing 'Volir and turning the tables. Now as prisoner of Atriox, 'Volir was offered a chance to join the Banished and allow his crew to live a new life as mercenaries and be provided with resources, rather than be used as cannon fodder for the Sangheili-Jiralhanae conflict. After being persuaded, 'Volir had ''Enduring Conviction'' abandon their Sangheili-led fleet. 'Volir and his crew would later pledge their allegiance to the Banished, albeit reluctantly,<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-wars-2-new-character-images-and-details-revea/1100-6442098/?ftag=GSS-05-10aaa0b '''Gamestop''': ''Halo Wars 2: New Character Images and Details Revealed''] - "This arrangement was deeply unpleasant for the Shipmaster, especially since Elites were used to lording over the Brutes during the time of the Covenant..."</ref> in return the Banished supplied their ship with fuel.{{Ref/Reuse|ROA4}} The Banished would later use similar methods to hire [[Thav 'Sebarim]]'s [[Warriors of Malaston|clan]] and [[Inka 'Saham]]'s [[Valorguards of the Chosen|crew]] as mercenaries as well.{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}}

Atriox's [[Chieftain]]s led divisions of Banished into Jiralhanae colonies and [[human]] criminal enterprises to build connections and spread their influence.{{Ref/Reuse|H:OSFM2}} Atriox was open to recruiting capable assets of any species and several humans had joined the Banished.{{Ref/Reuse|H:OSFM1}}{{Ref/Reuse|DW5}} As the city of [[New Mombasa]] began [[Project Rebirth|reconstruction]] on [[Earth]], Banished human mercenary groups would flock to the city for opportunity.{{Ref/Reuse|Legendary}} 

A veteran Jiralhanae Chieftain known as [[Jovus]] had made a name for himself as a warlord after the Covenant's fall, which drew Atriox's attention. The Banished sought to recruit him along with his pack, thus Shipmaster Let 'Volir invited him via video transmission to meet Atriox. Like many Jiralhanae, Jovus was confounded that Sangheili and Jiralhanae would overlook their feud and band together but he accepted the offer to meet Atriox regardless. After a tense meeting, Jovus was killed when he tried to attack Atriox.{{Ref/Comic|Id=ROA5|RoA|Issue=5}}

In [[2558]], a Jiralhanae in the [[Voice of Maardoth]] clan led by [[Hekabe]], suggested hiring the Banished after gaining control of the [[Sharquoi]], to move their new weapons as they needed [[slipspace]]-capable vessels and their own had been destroyed. However, Hekabe refused the suggestion, unwilling to share power with Atriox and the Banished when he wanted it all for himself. A dispute had also led to Hekabe killing a Banished Chieftain known as [[Odanostos]].{{Ref/Novel|HEnv}} The [[Children of Oth Sonin]] led by [[Lydus]], one of the strongest Jiralhanae master-packs in the wake of the [[War of Annihilation]],{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p247|Enc22|Page=247}} had secretly struck a deal with the Banished, using the Banished to take out Lydus' most dangerous rivals in exchange for full access to his shipyards and land.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p255|Enc22|Page=255}}

===Occupation of the Ark===
{{Main|Second Ark Conflict}}
{{Quote|In the shadows of the Ark lurked a banished legacy of the shattered Covenant: a new opponent fueled not by religious fervor, but by raw lust for power.|[[Curator]]'s update on the Banished.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Mythos|HM|Page=200}}}}
[[File:HW2-Trailer-Banished vs UNSC.png|300px|thumb|Banished and UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'' forces clashing on the Ark.]]
Atriox and the Banished took a fleet led by their flagship ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'' to the extra-[[Milky Way|galactic]] [[Forerunner]] structure known as [[Installation 00|the Ark]], with a force comprised of Jiralhanae, Sangheili, humans, Unggoy, Mgalekgolo, and Huragok. They [[Attack on Installation 00|attacked]] a [[Henry Lamb research outpost|UNSC research facility]] on its surface, leaving no survivors but [[Isabel]], a [[smart AI]]. The Banished would occupy the Ark, unaware that a large military force would soon encounter them.

======Opening engagements======
[[File:HW2-Chainbreakerslam.png|300px|thumb|left|Atriox intimidating the Spartans of the UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'', after meeting them for the first time.]]
In March 2559, 28 years after the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} lost contact with the rest of the [[United Nations Space Command]], the vessel arrived at the Ark to find Isabel in the raided outpost. After the crew's Spartan-IIs encountered Atriox in the facility and were chased away by him, the ''Spirit of Fire'' [[Second Ark Conflict|engaged]] the Banished in combat.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/community-update-the-finals-countdown '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Finals Countdown'']</ref>

[[UNSC rank structure|Captain]] [[James Cutter]] and Isabel decided to strike at the Banished by attacking a salvage operation, in which a group of Banished led by [[War Chief]]tain [[Decimus]], Atriox's right-hand man, searched for supplies among the wreckage left from the [[Battle of Installation 00|battle]] nearly seven years earlier. The UNSC forces managed to destroy the operation despite orbital support from the [[CAS-class assault carrier|''CAS''-class assault carrier]] ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'', the Banished flagship, although Decimus escaped.{{Ref/Reuse|a new enemy}}

From the wreckage of the fight, the UNSC discovered evidence of a [[Cartographer]], a repository of data about the Ark's systems. As the ''Spirit of Fire'' sent [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] led by [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[Jerome-092]] to secure an elevator leading to the Cartographer, the Banished troops in the area were attacked by [[Sentinel]]s. The survivors were unable to stop the UNSC forces from gaining access to the Cartographer.

Meanwhile, the Banished fell victim to a series of hit-and-run operations conducted by Spartan [[Alice-130]], who was trapped behind enemy lines at the start of the battle, and liberated many captured UNSC troops.

The UNSC managed to capture the Cartographer and Professor [[Ellen Anders]] determined that the Banished were using the Ark's vast portal network to rapidly transport troops across the installation. The Banished forces at the network's control hub, led by Decimus, failed to prevent UNSC troops led by Jerome and [[Douglas-042]] from destroying the hub, crippling the network. Decimus himself attempted to avenge the loss of the portals, but was killed by the UNSC forces.

The Banished then went on the offensive, launching an all-out ground assault on Alice's forces and sending several waves of [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshees]] from the ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'' at the ''Spirit of Fire.'' Alice managed to survive, but the ''Spirit of Fire'' was seriously threatened, as several of its deck turrets had been destroyed. Several Banished troops were diverted from the carrier's [[gravity lift]] in an attempt to stop UNSC forces led by Douglas from using a Forerunner [[particle cannon]] to disable the carrier's energy shields. The UNSC was ultimately successful, however, and Jerome and Isabel approached the ship's grav lift, intending to board the vessel and destroy it from the inside out. Their dropship was shot down by Banished anti-aircraft turrets as it approached, but they survived and Alice managed to use [[M400 Kodiak|Kodiak]] artillery vehicles to destroy the Banished defenses to clear a path for them to board. On the ship, Isabel managed to fire the carrier's [[energy projector]] at the Ark's surface. The resulting damage caused swarms of Sentinels to crash themselves into the carrier, bisecting it. Jerome and Isabel were able to land safely on the Ark.

======A new Halo ring======
Atriox met with [[Shipmaster]] [[Let 'Volir]], who survived his ship's destruction, on the Ark's surface, to assess the situation. They observed a [[Installation 09|new Halo ring]] rising from the Ark's [[Foundry (location)|Foundry]], which the UNSC intended to disarm before sending it to the [[Soell system]] in the [[Milky Way]] in order to contact the rest of the UNSC. Atriox ordered 'Volir to send his surviving men onto the ring to capture it in a chance for redemption. However, Alice and Douglas led Marines in capturing a portal at the Foundry which the Banished were using to send troops to the ring. The Spartans went through the portal and it was destroyed afterwards to limit the Banished presence on the ring.

Atriox contacted Capt. Cutter and offered him a deal: the Banished would allow the ''Spirit of Fire'' to leave the area unharmed if the UNSC surrendered the Halo ring to him. He was refused, with Cutter reminding him that he did not make the same offer to the scientists at the [[Henry Lamb Research Outpost]]. The Banished troops on the ring were unable to stop Professor Anders hijacking a [[Retriever Sentinel]] in order to destroy a shield which the Banished had erected around the installation's [[Control Room]].

[[File:HW2-Banished-03.jpg|300px|thumb|The Banished fighting the crew of the ''Spirit of Fire'' on Halo [[Installation 09]].]]
The Banished launched a last-ditch assault to stop Anders from disabling the ring's firing systems and planting a distress beacon. However, a stiff UNSC defense did not break, allowing Anders to finish her work. Once this was done, Anders accessed the ring's [[gravity anchor]]s and ejected a portion of the landmass, which was occupied by the Banished, into space. The Halo ring then entered Slipspace after all of the UNSC troops were evacuated. However, Professor Anders was stuck on the ring. Cutter resolved to continue fighting the Banished on the Ark until Anders returned. Meanwhile, although Atriox's forces had been devastated by the combined losses of Decimus, the ''Enduring Conviction'', and the Halo ring, the warlord still commanded an impressive army with which to fight the UNSC.

======Operation: SPEARBREAKER======
One month later, [[Colony]], a pair of [[Mgalekgolo]] who command all [[Lekgolo]] forces in the Banished, attempted to launch a Forerunner {{Class|Despair|fighter}} to destroy the ''Spirit of Fire''. This plan was thwarted by [[Sunray 1-1]], a team of UNSC [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] from [[Boomerang Company]].

======Yapyap's rebellion======
During the battle, an [[Unggoy]] named [[Yapyap]] the Destroyer [[Yapyap's Rebellion|rebelled]] against the Banished with his subordinates. Many [[Sangheili]] and [[Mgalekgolo]] also defected and joined the rebellion. The [[Throne of Woe]] was established as their new headquarters. Following Yapyap's lead, they intended to locate the fabled [[Golden Methane Hydrate Mines of Sabator]].<ref name="HoG">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/haze-of-glory '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Haze of Glory'']</ref>

======Awakening the Nightmare======
After months of battle with the ''Spirit of Fire'', the Banished were still searching for victory against the UNSC crew. They unintentionally released the [[Flood]], few of which had survived the destruction of [[High Charity]] and the faulty firing of the unfinished [[Installation 08]] at the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref>[https://twitter.com/GrimBrotherOne/status/874380206785445888 '''Twitter - Jeff Easterling:''' ''"Guns that are blowing up while firing might not be quite as effective..."'']</ref>  [[Pavium]] and [[Voridus]] were sent to scavenge old Covenant ships. Despite being told to not investigate the rubble of High Charity, Voridus breached the containment field around the wreckage anyway. This unintentionally released the Flood onto the Ark. Despite nearly being overwhelmed, Voridus and some of his forces survived and reunited with Pavium. The two began thinking of a way to fight the Flood. Knowing they were underground, they decided to use the drills to ignite explosive materials in the ground to buy them time.{{Ref/Game|Id=nightmare|HW2|Detail=[[Awakening the Nightmare]]}}

[[File:HW2-VoridusvsFlood.png|300px|thumb|left|Voridus inadvertently releases the Flood.]]
After successfully fighting off the Flood and activating the drills, many of the Flood were destroyed by the resulting explosions. With the Flood temporarily weakened, Voridus and Pavium decided the next step was to reactivate the Sentinel Defense Network Voridus had shut down to get to High Charity in the first place. Voridus was chosen to go underground and reactivate the systems, while Pavium stayed up top with the majority of the forces to hold the line. Voridus was accompanied by a small group of soldiers to assist him, consisting of Sangheili Rangers and Jiralhanae Jumpers. They soon found out the Jumpers were crucial to traversing the Forerunner pathways. Despite their small numbers, Voridus' infusion gel helped slow the tide of Flood from overwhelming them in several encounters. Occasionally, Pavium was able to send small groups of troops down to help Voridus through scattered teleporters, but he could not spare many due to his defense against the Flood. Despite the long odds, Voridus and his surviving troops made it to the sentinel activation terminal, but found it covered in Flood biomass. Both Brutes took note of how the Flood seemed to know the defense system was dangerous to them. Pavium decided to send down Voridus' own special grenadiers powered by infusion gel and offered any amount of soldiers Voridus needed to clear out and reactivate the system. Despite stiff Flood resistance, Voridus cleared the biomass, and protected the nodes from being clogged up again. After reaching full power, he re-aligned the system, reactivating the sentinel network.{{Ref/Reuse|nightmare}}

Voridus used the teleporters to reach the surface and reunited with Pavium. The two decided it would be wise to inform Atriox of what was going on. Atriox was furious at them, as he would now have to give up a lot of ground they had earned in the conflict with the Spirit of Fire to assist them in suppressing the Flood. He ordered the two to have the problem fixed by the time he arrived or he would kill them himself.{{Ref/Reuse|nightmare}}

With the survival of the Banished and their own lives at stake Pavium and Voridus led all of their forces deep into Flood territory. Noticing the Flood's increase in tactical ability and intelligence, Pavium realized that a Proto-Gravemind must have formed and was commanding the Flood. He also realized that if they did not kill it soon it would become a Gravemind, at which point the Flood would be nearly unstoppable. They threw everything they had at the Flood and the Proto-Gravemind, which had emerged in the Flood badlands. The Proto-Gravemind used its tentacles to block the Banished forces from reaching it, but Pavium's Mega Turret was able to blast the tentacle away. Finally in range of the Proto-Gravemind, the Banished forces attacked its hard shell, exposing small bulbs. When they were destroyed, the Proto-Gravemind slightly retreated, but exposed its mouth to damage. The Banished fired everything they had, but the beast closed its mouth. Unable to damage it further, Pavium set up another Mega Turret nearby, which opened fire on the beast. The damage was enough to force the Proto-Gravemind out of its defensive state. They attacked the monster again, while holding off ever-increasing Flood forces. This process was repeated several times, adding more Mega Turrets to the barrage every time the Proto-Gravemind went into its defensive position. All the while, it was slowly reaching Gravemind status, but with the constant attacks it could not add enough biomass to reach that state. Pavium and Voridus noticed it was not taking significant damage despite their ever increasing firepower. Pavium decided to call upon a Retriever Sentinel by activating a nearby node specifically meant to control one. With its help, plus the Mega Turrets and Banished forces, the Proto-Gravemind finally succumbed to the damage and was obliterated.{{Ref/Reuse|nightmare}}

Pavium and Voridus reveled in their victory, roaring to the sky, but the celebration was cut short when Atriox landed nearby. Despite Voridus' inability to follow orders, Atriox allowed them to live because they had shown their worth by fending off the Flood with limited resources. During his inspection of their work, a Pod infector attacked him, but Atriox grabbed it midair with his gauntleted hand, crushing it a second later. However, this didn't stop Atriox from reprimanding the brothers for letting the Flood out of High Charity. He then commanded Voridus and Pavium to secure the breach and clean up their mess while standing menacingly over the former, as thousands of Sentinels began cleansing the surrounding area of the Flood.{{Ref/Reuse|nightmare}}

Following the incident, Pavium and Voridus' clan, the [[Clan of the Long Shields|Long Shields]], had lost reputation. Of the Banished's many humans, fifteen were under their command.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=DW7B}} A few defected to the UNSC shortly after the Flood outbreak,{{Ref/Reuse|Id=DW5}} leading Pavium to preemptively kick out the rest in his clan and killing some in the process. Atriox was upset with Pavium's decision as he saw all Banished humans as valuable assets.{{Ref/Reuse|DW6}}

======Portal on Reach======
{{Main|Operation: WOLFE}}
[[File:SlipspacePortal intro.jpg|250px|thumb|Atriox used the portal on [[Reach]] to return to the [[Milky Way Galaxy]] from the [[Installation 00|Ark]].]]
A Banished force allied with the [[Legion#Banished|Jiralhanae legions]] [[Keepers of the One Freedom]], the [[Legion of the Corpse-Moon]], and the [[Clan of the Ravaged Tusks|Ravaged Tusks]], were deployed to the glassed surface of [[Reach]] to search for a [[Menachite portal complex|slipspace portal]] which would allow [[Atriox]] to return to the [[Milky Way]] from [[Installation 00|the Ark]], under the orders of [[War Chief]] [[Escharum]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=Chapter 3|SoR|Chapter=3}} They successfully located the portal and activated with the help of the [[Ferret]]s who were undercover in the Keepers of the One Freedom, allowing Atriox to return to the Milky Way in a [[Eklon'Dal Workshop Lich]]. However, [[Castor]] of the Keepers of the One Freedom betrayed the rest of the Banished by going rogue and taking his forces to the Ark, with the aim of activating the [[Halo Array]] himself.

Although Atriox's stated intention was to return to the Ark with reinforcements, he departed with Escharum and his other forces in an [[intrusion corvette]] to attend to a greater purpose, leaving thousands of Banished troops behind to hold the Ark. With the slipspace portal bound to catch the attention of [[Cortana]], Atriox and Escharum left Castor to escape Reach before a [[Guardian Custode]] arrived to investigate.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Chapter 21|SoR|Chapter=21}}

======Stopping the Ark from activating======
{{Main|Battle of Epsilon Clarion}}
Utilizing the opportunity presented by the opening of the slipspace portal, [[Castor]] led the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] to the Ark to fire the [[Halo Array]] where both the UNSC and Banished forces under the command of [[Pavium]] and [[Voridus]] sought to foil them, indirectly aiding the [[Ferret]]s in eliminating the majority of the surviving Keepers. However, in the process, the Banished inadvertently got in the way of the UNSC's plan to finally destroy [[Intrepid Eye]]. The Banished suffered heavy losses in the effort, but both Pavium and Voridus survived while the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} destroyed the installation that the Keepers intended to use to fire the Halo Array and Intrepid Eye along with it. The brothers intended to report to [[Let 'Volir]] that their efforts had delayed the Keepers long enough for the humans to launch their strike.{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW|DW}}

===Hunt for the Divine Hand===
{{Main|Battle of Netherop (2559)}}
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===Occupation of Zeta Halo===
{{Main|Battle for Zeta Halo}}
{{Quote|This Ring is different. It has secrets within... that I will have!|[[Atriox]] seeking to free the [[Xalanyn]].{{Ref/Level|Id=aud|HI|Silent Auditorium}}}}
The Banished had united many Jiralhanae clans across [[Doisac]] and its moons,{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p446|Enc22|Page=446}} though not all clans. Many clans, including those on [[Warial]], continued to resist the Banished.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p447|Enc22|Page=447}} While Jiralhanae infighting persisted, the Banished staged a defensive against the [[Created]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p446}}

Atriox had also learned of the [[Harbinger]] during his time on the Ark and sought to free her species, the [[Xalanyn]], to aid him.{{Ref/Game|HINF|Id=Harbinger|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Escharum's Testimony 03|Banished Audio logs|Detail=Escharum's Testimony 03: Harbinger}} Upon the warmaster's return, the rogue [[AI]] leader [[Cortana]] ordered him and the Banished to surrender, and [[Razing of Oth Sonin|destroyed]] Doisac in response to his refusal by firing beams at it with several [[Guardian]]s.

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}}{{Ref/Reuse|Id=CFNY}}

======Opening engagements======
{{Main|Battle over Installation 07}}
Several [[Banished dreadnought]]s attacked the ''Infinity'', sparking a space battle. The dreadnoughts rammed into the UNSC supercarrier, sending it crashing toward Installation 07 in four minutes. The ship was boarded by Atriox and other Banished forces during the attack. He dueled [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] and emerged victorious after tossing the [[Spartan-II]] into space. A few surviving [[UNSC]] forces of the devastated fleet managed to escape to the surface of the ring and would continue to engage the Banished in guerrilla warfare. The Banished would come to occupy the ring and establish themselves on it. 

After Atriox arrived at the surface of Installation 07, he confronted Cortana who had been locked down by CTN 0453-0, a UNSC infiltration program also known as ''the Weapon''. Now a prisoner of Atriox and unwilling to give him the secrets of the ring, Cortana detonated part of the ring to prevent him from controlling it, seemingly killing the Banished warmaster in the process. Atriox was thought to be dead, leaving [[War Chief]] [[Escharum]] in charge of the Banished who were stranded on the ring once it suddenly moved its location.{{Ref/Game|Id=OI09|Halo Infinite|Database|Detail=Outpost Intel 09 - To Andrew Valleros}}

======Escharum's Banished======
[[File:HINF-Ruleof2.jpg|thumb|left|War Chief Escharum fighting John-117 in the [[House of Reckoning (location)|House of Reckoning]].|250px]]
Despite the fact that [[Atriox]] valued Banished [[humans]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW6|HDW|Chapter=6}} and made statements denouncing genocide as "barbarism" with "no reward" which allowed the Banished to incorporate [[Jiralhanae|feuding]] [[Sangheili|species]] in the first place,{{Ref/Reuse|Id=ROA4}}{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HuntingParty1}}{{Ref/Reuse|Id=ROA2}} [[Escharum]] decided to go against Atriox's core beliefs that tied the Banished together and allowed his Jiralhanae to kill off many humans in the faction not responsible for the [[Razing of Oth Sonin]].{{Ref/Reuse|Id=TRP20}} While Escharum declared the destruction of humanity,{{Ref/YouTube|Id=RiseOfBanished|hXrMkGXtk0c|Halo|Halo Infinite The Banished Rise}} he still allowed for some Banished humans to remain, notably [[Unidentified Banished human inspector|those]] who had earned enough respect.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=TRP20}} Radically altered, the Banished under Escharum's leadership would expend valuable resources on revenge and his desire for a glorious battle,{{Ref/Level|Hi|Foundation}}{{Ref/Game|HINF|Id=Demon|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Escharum's Testimony 04|Banished Audio logs|Detail=Escharum's Testimony 04: Demon}} opposed to pragmatism,{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HuntingParty1}} a decision which would ultimately lead his forces stationed around the [[Silent Auditorium (location)|shattered islands]] to ruin with many [[Bloodstars#Banished|high value]] [[Hand of Atriox|leaders]] dead in the ensuing conflict.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=Hi}}

Seeking to fulfill part of Atriox's will, Escharum established the ring as the Banished's new home and also sought to free a Xalanyn known as the [[Harbinger]]. A [[Spartan-IV]] team led by [[Hudson Griffin]] attempted to assassinate Escharum, but were ambushed and killed with only Griffin being taken prisoner. Escharum concurrently sent [[Tremonius]] to lead an assault on the crashed [[Mulsanne-class light frigate]] [[UNSC Mortal Reverie]] acting as the humans' base, both as a means of retaliation and to uncover to Harbinger resting beneath its crash site. The Banished forces quickly overwhelmed the frigate killing and scattering the UNSC forces stationed around it, and began to excavate the Harbinger's [[cylix]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=TRP17|TRP|Chapter=17}}

Using a human [[Prisoner of war|prisoner]] named [[Lucas Browning]], Escharum awakened the Harbinger, and forged a begrudging alliance with her for the reformation of Installation 07. The Banished were complimented with the Harbinger's [[Gasgira]] troops known as ''Skimmers'',{{Ref/Game|HINF|Id=Gasgira|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Outpost Intel 05|Banished Audio logs|Detail=Outpost Intel #05 - RE: Damnable Eyes (log description)|Quote=RE: THE GASGIRA}} who were initially hostile upon release.{{Ref/Novel|Id=TRPp285|TRP|Chapter=32|Page=285}}

During [[2560#May|May 2560]], the Banished ship ''[[Ghost of Gbraakon]]'' was destroyed by [[John-117]], who had survived in space and been rescued by ''[[Echo 216]]''. Escharum was invigorated by his survival and welcomed him to a battle on his ring world. The Banished bases [[Outpost Tremonius (location)|Outpost Tremonius]], [[Tower]], [[Annex Ridge (location)|Annex Ridge]], [[Armory of Reckoning (location)|Armory of Reckoning]], [[Forge of Teash (location)|Forge of Teash]], [[Horn of Abolition (location)|Horn of Abolition]], [[Ransom Keep (location)|Ransom Keep]], [[Redoubt of Sundering (location)|Redoubt of Sundering]] and [[Riven Gate (location)|Riven Gate]] all fell to John-117 and the [[Marine]]s he freed during the conflict. All high value members situated around the floating islands, many of which served as [[Bloodstars#Banished|Bloodstars]], were assassinated by the Spartan-II, along with the [[Hand of Atriox]] who were sent to kill him.

Seeking a legendary battle or a glorious death with his illness progressing, Escharum sent [[Blademaster]] [[Jega 'Rdomnai]] to kidnap Echo 216 to lure out the Spartan. Taking the bait, John-117 arrived for [[Battle of the House of Reckoning|the final showdown]] at the [[House of Reckoning (location)|House of Reckoning]]. Waves of Banished fought against John-117, only to be struck down. Jega 'Rdomnai fought him as well and was defeated with his body mysteriously cloaking away. Escharum revealed himself to the Spartan in the room where Echo 216 was being held and a duel took place. Escharum and John-117 took shots at each other until the War Chief resorted to using the room to power a dome-shaped shield to protect himself. The Spartan deactivated the shield and continued to attack, resulting in Escharum pulling out his [[gravity axe]] for an even closer battle. After sustaining enough damage Escharum collapsed and told the Spartan that his death would inspire others before dying in his enemy's arms.

The Harbinger would continue leading the remnants of Escharum's local forces, some Banished Jiralhanae saw his death as martyrdom and proclaimed to fight in his name. In a last ditched effort to protect the Harbinger in the [[Silent Auditorium (location)|Silent Auditorium]]'s central chamber, they attempted to [[Battle of the Silent Auditorium|defend her]] against John-117 where they were all killed along with her. After the Harbinger's defeat, other Banished forces remained in control of different parts of the ring.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=aud}}{{clear}}

======Atriox's return======
Unbeknownst to both the Banished and the UNSC, Atriox had survived his apparent destruction by Cortana, and had discovered the location of the [[cylix]]es in which the Forerunners had imprisoned the [[Xalanyn]].{{Ref/Game|Id=Hi|Hi}} Atriox reestablished contact with the Banished, resulting in a newfound resolve and confidence amongst the Banished with his reemergence.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p423|Enc22|Page=423}} 

Several Banished affiliated human mercenary groups continued to operate in the [[Streets|crime-ridden streets]] of [[New Mombasa]] on [[Earth]], capitalizing on the city's proximity to Forerunner secrets for Atriox and the Banished.{{Ref/Site|Id=Legendary|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-legendary-endings|SiteName=Canon Fodder: Legendary Ending}}
By [[2560]], the Banished had established an expansive shipbreaking yard on the site of the previously destroyed UNSC fleet depot in [[Chiltift Basin]] on [[Camber]].{{Ref/YouTube|Id=S2Intro|n6mwJDgfnO0|HALO|Halo Infinite - Season 2: Lone Wolves Intro Cinematic|Y=2023|M=11|D=26}}{{Ref/Site|Id=S2Intel|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo Infinite|Detail=Season 02 Lone Wolves - Intel|D=09|M=10|Y=2022}}  Here, they melted down titanium with a powerful plasma drill, reforging the material into weapons of war.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFLore|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-lore-of-the-jungle|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Canon Fodder - Lore of the Jungle|D=7|M=5|Y=2022}} With Cortana's dominion over, and the Created's grasp over the galaxy weakened, Banished forces in the galaxy rushed to fill the power vacuum her defeat had left.{{Ref/Site|Id=S2StoryHub|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo Infinite|Detail=Season 02 Lone Wolves - Story|D=06|M=05|Y=2022}} A Banished fleet [[Battle of Suban|attacked]] the moon of [[Suban]], seeking to claim its blamite crystal mines. This sparked a conflict with the [[Swords of Sanghelios]], who has pledged to support local keeps in protecting the most vital mining sites. The Banished and the Swords fleets engaged each other in the moon's skies.{{Ref/Site|Id=WaypointS5Maps|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/maps-overview-season-5|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Maps Overview - Season 5|D=12|M=10|Y=2023}}

==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}}{{Ref/Reuse|Id=CFNY}}
[[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>

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/Site|Id=CFNY|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-new-year-new-lore|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - New Year, New Lore|D=23|M=01|Y=2023}}{{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}} 

In addition to the core group of the Banished led by Atriox and Decimus which includes the [[Clan of the Long Shields]] among other clans, affiliated clans have also been absorbed into the Banished and reformed as military [[legion#Banished|legions]], such as the [[Legion of the Corpse-Moon]] and the [[Clan of the Ravaged Tusks]]. While Atriox and Decimus' mercenaries were all outfitted with red and gray Banished armor and vehicles,{{Ref/Reuse|HW2}} affiliated mercenary clans during the [[Battle for Zeta Halo|Zeta Halo conflict]] typically reused standard former Covenant armor that had been salvaged and the usage of official Banished armor was limited to higher ranks.{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}}

===Personnel===
{{Quote|In theory, all who can aid Atriox's ambition and will bend the knee are welcome, from [[human]] to [[Mgalekgolo|hunter]], but their violence and conditions of service limit recruitment opportunities.|A description of the Banished's society, from the [[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual|Spartan Field Manual]].}}
<center>''For a full list of personnel in the Banished, see [[:Category:Banished members|here]]''</center>

All are welcome to join the Banished provided they submit to Atriox's will, regardless of species. However, in addition to the core Banished clans led by Atriox and Decimus, they are also made up of many affiliated Jiralhanae mercenary clans and packs organized into [[legion#Banished|legions]], a massive unification achieved by Atriox during the post-Covenant tribalistic warfare that ravaged Doisac following the death of [[Tartarus]]. Although Atriox has no particular-defined rules on which species may or may not join the Banished, he also tends not to interfere in the internal politics of the clans sworn to him, provided they do not interfere with the overall goals of the Banished.

[[File:HW2 Banished Fight.png|thumb|300px|Banished Elites and Banished Brutes fighting.]]
Atriox did not care for the greater [[Sangheili-Jiralhanae war|Sangheili-Jiralhanae feud]],{{Ref/Comic|Id=ROA4|[[Halo: Rise of Atriox Issue 4|Rise of Atriox Issue 4]]}} As such, he has welcomed some [[Sangheili]] to join the Banished as mercenaries. Because Atriox and the Jiralhanae in the Banished claim to not have been involved in the [[Great Schism|betrayal and massacre]] of the Sangheili, some Sangheili have willingly accepted the offer, and joined viewing the Banished as "other".{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HuntingParty1}} Three [[Special Operations Sangheili]] from the [[Silent Shadow]], a former [[Covenant Special Operations]] unit, were successfully convinced by Atriox to join the ranks of the Banished.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HuntingParty1}} Additionally, the Sangheili crew of the {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'' joined the Banished since its [[shipmaster]], [[Let 'Volir]], reluctantly aligned himself with Atriox.<ref name="gamespot characters">[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-wars-2-new-character-images-and-details-revea/1100-6442098/?ftag=GSS-05-10aaa0b '''GameSpot''': ''Halo Wars 2: New Character Images and Details Revealed'']</ref> These forces were among the first of many [[Sangheili Mercenary]] groups recruited into the Banished. Several of these individuals attained positions of prestige within the Banished, with Let 'Volir even being granted command of all Banished forces on the Ark by Atriox following his departure, much to the dismay of other Banished Jiralhanae.{{Ref/Novel|Id=DWGuskarit|HDW|Chapter=2|Page=47}} Atriox's charismatic leadership allows for both Jiralhanae and Sangheili to be deployed simultaneously, whereas other leaders would struggle to get such bitter rivals to coopererate.{{Ref/Game|[[Halo Wars 2]] [[Phoenix Logs]] - Atriox}} Despite this coexistence, hatred between the two species still manifests.{{Ref/Game|Hi|Part=[[Chak 'Lok/Quotes|Chak 'Lok Boss Fight]]}} The Sangheili under Decimus' command were treated with resentment and often sadistically sent on suicide missions.<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-wars-2-new-character-images-and-details-revea/1100-6442098/ '''GameSpot''' - ''Halo Wars 2: New Character Images and Details Revealed''] "...and as one of Atriox’s generals Decimus now takes a sadistic joy in ordering those Elites on the most dangerous, even suicidal, missions."</ref> This is due to some Jiralhanae (including Decimus and [[Teranus]]) still holding a grudge against the Sangheili for treating the Jiralhanae as inferiors during the time of the Covenant.<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-wars-2-new-character-images-and-details-revea/1100-6442098/ '''GameSpot''' - ''Halo Wars 2: New Character Images and Details Revealed''] "Decimus still harbors some resentment against the Elites under Atriox's banner due to how Elites treated the Brutes during the time of the Covenant..."</ref> Concurrently, Let 'Volir's Sangheili crew feel a strong hatred toward [[Atriox's Chosen]] Jiralhanae.<ref name="PLH">'''Halo Wars 2''': [[Phoenix Logs#Banished Units|Phoenix Logs -Atriox's Chosen]]</ref>
[[File:PL - HoldFast 1080p.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Although officially, the Banished aim to provide a better society for all of their constituent species', Jiralhanae within the ranks still frequently abuse lower-caste soldiers such as Unggoy.]]

Atriox harbors no animosity towards [[human]]ity,<ref>[https://www.previewsworld.com/Article/195788-Angry-Atriox-Brings-Hell-To-Halo Angry Atriox Brings Hell To Halo] - "He would tell the soldiers that they, too, are nothing but expendable. They are nothing more than cannon fodder to be thrown at their enemies. He would tell them that he doesn’t blame them for what they are. He bears them no malice. But he would also tell them that he offers no mercy. They have a role to play, just as he does, and that means that he must kill them all." Cullen Bunn</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|Id=ROA2}} and has recruited humans into the Banished.{{Ref/Reuse|DW5}} For the Banished, the inclusion of humans within their ranks allows the faction to more easily utilize Forerunner technology due to the species' status as [[Reclaimer]]s.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFStrike|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-ship-strike|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Ship Strike|D=22|M=04|Y=2023}} From the humans' perspective, many human criminal enterprises and mercenary groups see mutual benefit in alliances forged with Jiralhanae chieftains who have spread beyond Jiralhanae colonies and into human territory,{{Ref/Reuse|CFStrike}}{{Ref/Book|Id=H:OSFM2|OSFM|Page=156}} providing greater access to scraps of UNSC hardware and advanced alien technology, other humans simply find the sheer pragmatism of the Banished greatly appealing.{{Ref/Reuse|CFStrike}} However, the Banished's violent culture and conditions of service continue to make the faction unattractive to many humans.{{Ref/Book|Id=H:OSFM1|OSFM|Page=161}} Humans who earned enough respect were able to attain positions of prestige such as a certain [[Unidentified Banished human inspector|Banished inspector]] or human leaders of Banished military units.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=TRP20}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFEchoes|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-echoes-with-dinh|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Echoes With-Dinh|D=24|M=03|Y=2023}} Entirely human-led clans would also join the Banished, such as the [[Order of Harmony]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p449}} The Banished have also looked through the [[black market]]s on the colony of [[Venezia]] to trade with humans and sought Forerunner technology, which their [[Banished shield generator|shield generator]]s utilized, as well as purchase [[nuclear weapon]]s.<ref name="shieldgen">''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', ''[[Phoenix Logs]]'' - [[Phoenix Logs/Banished Buildings/Shield Generator|Shield Generator]]</ref>{{Ref/Book|Id=nukes|[[Halo: Retribution]]}} While battling with the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} during the [[Second Ark Conflict]], Atriox utilized Banished humans in his forces and also admitted respect for his UNSC enemies' tenacity to the point of offering them a chance to leave peacefully without being hunted down, [[Captain]] [[James Cutter]] refused the offer however.{{Ref/Level|Id=The Halo|HW2|[[The Halo]]}} Despite [[Escharum]]'s personal hatred for humanity,{{Ref/Novel|SoR}} he showed respect for [[Spartan-II|Spartan]] [[John-117]] as a warrior due to his legendary reputation, to which the Chief would return by listening to and holding him in his dying moments.{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}} Some anti-[[Unified Earth Government|UEG]] [[Insurrectionist|rebels]] perceive an advantage in allying a with powerful alien force such as the Banished, similar to the [[United Rebel Front]]'s attempts at peace with the Covenant in [[2526#March|March 2526]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFStrike}} 

This willingness to work with criminal elements extends to pirate and mercenary organizations of the [[Kig-Yar]]. During the early months of their [[Second Ark Conflict|campaign on the Ark]], the Banished did not employ [[Kig-Yar]] mercenaries. However, [[Chieftain]] [[Minas]] led a strike force that included Kig-Yar on [[Raid on Anodyne Spirit|a mission]] to the abandoned [[Anodyne Spirit|Forerunner Dreadnought]] in the summer of 2559.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Sacrifice|SoR|Detail= Adjunct - [[Sacrifice]]}} The group has also hired Kig-Yar pirates dubbed "[[Kig-Yar Freebooter|Freebooters]]" and [[Skirmishers]] during the [[Battle for Zeta Halo]].<ref name="MEGA-WR"/>

Despite their fairly egalitarian stance, which allowed a few [[Unggoy]] such as [[Briglard]] to climb the ranks of the Banished's meritocracy, most Unggoy within the Banished retain their thrall/slave nature as they did within the Covenant. The numerous Unggoy in their service were generally regarded as mere cannon fodder and are often abused for sport by their Jiralhanae superiors.<ref name="Raid Camp">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Logs - Raid Camp''</ref> A number of "thrall colonies" exist where Unggoy are bred, only to be indoctrinated into the service of the Banished; the most violent individuals were set apart and formed into [[Suicide Unggoy|suicide squads]].<ref>'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Logs - Suicide Grunts''</ref> This led to a [[Yapyap's rebellion|rebellion]] by grunt forces under [[Yapyap]] on the Ark. 

The Banished have amassed a small complement of [[Huragok]]; those serving on the Ark are imprisoned in harnesses equipped with control yokes keeping them in constant agony to keep them compliant, lest they be distracted by their innate need to repair damaged Forerunner technology.<ref>'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Logs - Engineers''</ref> 

The Banished also field [[Mgalekgolo]] troops, many of whom are unusually violent for their kind, and may have been forced into service as well,<ref name="log hunters">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Logs - Hunters''</ref> while [[Barukaza Workshop Scarab]]s use unstable plasma generators that quickly kill the [[Lekgolo]] comprising their control systems.<ref>'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Logs - Scarab''</ref> The Banished also maintained an alliance with the [[Lekgolo]] collective known as "[[Colony]]", which allowed the organization to employ the use of many lekgolo forms in their conquests.

=====Other=====
*The [[Harbinger]]: A member of the [[Xalanyn|Endless]] that is aiding Atriox and Escharum on Installation 07. Killed by John-117.{{Ref/Level|Hi|Silent Auditorium}}
*[[Skimmer Alpha]]: An individual leading all the [[Skimmer]]s, although it's under the command of the Harbinger. Killed by John-117.{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}}

==Ranks and roles==
[[File:LC 004 banished.jpg|thumb|250px|Various Banished infantry classes and vehicles.]]
The Banished make use of several mercenaries, criminals and affiliates.{{Ref/Reuse|H:OSFM2}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=SOR3|SoR|Chapter=3}} These fill the ranks and roles of the Banished.

===Jiralhanae===
[[File:Enc22 Banished.png|250px|thumb|Banished troops on Zeta Halo.]]
;Ranks
*'''[[Warmaster]]''': First-in-command of the Banished, as the supreme leader and founder, this rank is held by Atriox.<ref name="Atriox log">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''[[Phoenix Logs]] —  Atriox''</ref>
*'''[[War Chief]]''': Leader of the various legions in the Banished and second-in-command of the Banished.{{Ref/Book|Id=H:OSFM3|OSFM|Page=159}} The authority of second-in-command was held by Decimus until his death,{{Ref/Book|Id=H:OSFM4|OSFM|Page=159}} afterward Escharum became the next second-in-command.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=SOR17}}
*'''[[Master of Clans]]''': A high rank of unknown purpose described by [[Pavium]].
*'''[[Legionmaster]]''': Chieftains in charged of differing Banished legions with considerable degrees of autonomy, below the authority of the War Chief.{{Ref/Novel|Id=SOR4|SoR}}
*'''[[Jiralhanae Warlord|Warlord]]''': Jiralhanae Captains and Chieftains loyal only to Atriox and Decimus,<ref name="art of war">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/the-art-of-war-s '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Canon Fodder: The Art of War(s)'']</ref> tasked to intercede on the Banished leaders' behalf to subdue uncooperative [[pack]]s and direct critical operations within the organization.
*'''[[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]]''': Clan leaders.
*'''[[Jiralhanae Captain|Captain]]''': A class of field leaders.
*'''[[Jiralhanae Chosen Warrior|Chosen Warrior]]''':Warriors that are chosen for a higher rank after proving their combat capabilities.  
*'''[[Jiralhanae Warrior|Warrior]]''': Warriors are among the lower Jiralhanae ranks in the Banished.<ref name="MEGA-SI">[https://www.megaconstrux.com/en-us/halo/sets/skiff-intercept ''Mega Construx'': Halo - Skiff Intercept™ | Mega Construx]</ref>

;Roles
*'''[[Atriox's Chosen]]''': Jiralhanae warriors promoted by Atriox to be his personal enforcers.
*'''[[Hand of Atriox]]''': Special forces that specialize in killing Spartans which [[Hyperius]] and [[Tovarus]] are members of.
*'''[[Jiralhanae Grenadier|Grenadier]]''': Warriors that use grenade launchers and [[infusion gel]].
*'''[[Jiralhanae Jumper|Jumper]]''': These warriors wield gravity hammers and use [[jump pack]]s.
*'''[[Gray Guards|Gray Guard]]''': A Jiralhanae force present during [[Operation: WOLFE]].
*'''[[Jiralhanae Berserker|Berserker]]''': These warriors charge at enemies.
*'''[[Jiralhanae Sniper|Sniper]]''': These warriors wield long range precision weaponry.

===Lekgolo===
;Ranks
*'''[[Swarmlord]]''': Held by [[Colony]] as leaders of the lekgolo of the Banished. 
*'''[[Mgalekgolo Captain|Captain]]''': Mgalekgolo officers directly linked to "Colony".
*'''[[Ardent Mgalekgolo]]''': The longest serving Mgalekgolo in the Banished.
;Roles
*'''[[Mgalekgolo]]''': A standard colony of Lekgolo forming a standard Mgalekgolo.<ref>[https://www.megaconstrux.com/en-us/halo/sets/pelican-inbound ''Mega Construx'': Halo - Pelican Inbound™ | Mega Construx]</ref>
*'''[[Mgalekgolo Scarred]]''': A different form of Mgalekgolo.
*'''[[Mgalekgolo Ironclad]]''': A heavily armored Mgalekgolo.
*'''[[Goliath]]''': Giant Mgalekgolos.

===Sangheili===
;Ranks
*'''[[Shipmaster]]''': Captain of a starship, the shipmaster of the Banished's flagship ''Enduring Conviction'' was Let ‘Volir.
*'''[[Sangheili Warlord|Warlord]]''': Commander of hundreds of Sangheili mercenaries and enforcers.
*'''[[Sangheili Ultra|Ultra]]''': A Sangheili mercenary in the Banished of high rank.<ref>[https://www.megaconstrux.com/en-us/halo/sets/elite-ultra ''Mega Construx'': Halo - Elite Ultra | Mega Construx]</ref>
*'''[[Special Operations Officer|Sangheili Special Operations Officer]]''': A Sangheili Spec-Ops officer in the Banished of high rank.{{Ref/Game|HINF}}
*'''[[Sangheili Enforcer|Enforcer]]''': Sangheili mercenaries can hold a red-clad Enforcer rank in the Banished utilizing stronger shields.{{Ref/Game|HI}}
*'''[[Sangheili Mercenary|Mercenary]]''': The standard low ranking Sangheili mercenaries among the Banished.<ref name="MEGA-RG">[https://www.megaconstrux.com/en-us/halo/sets/recon-getaway ''Mega Construx'': Halo - Recon Getaway™ | Mega Construx]</ref>

;Roles
*'''[[Hand of Atriox]]''': Special forces that specialize in killing Spartans which [[Jega 'Rdomnai]] is a member of.
*'''[[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Honor Guard]]''': Skilled mercenary swordsmasters who evoke the traditions of the old [[Covenant Honor Guard]] in the service of shipmaster Let ‘Volir, and who by extension serve Atriox.
*'''[[Sangheili Ranger|Ranger]]''': Mercenary units specialized in scouting and marksmanship.

===Human===
;Ranks
*'''Mercenary''': Several standard human forces exist in some clans of the Banished.{{Ref/Reuse|DW5}}{{Ref/Reuse|Id=DW7B}}
*'''Leader of a cadre''': In at least one instance a human led a unit of Kig-Yar operatives in the Banished.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=CFEchoes}}
*'''Inspector''': A position held by those with respect in the Banished hierarchy that oversees prisoners.{{Ref/Novel|Id=TRP20|TRP|Chapter=20}}


;Roles
*'''Criminals''': Atriox's Chieftains have spread the Banished's power and influence through both Jiralhanae colonies as well as human criminal enterprises.{{Ref/Reuse|H:OSFM2}}

===Unggoy===
;Ranks
*'''[[Unggoy Conscript|Conscript]]''': Among the lower ranking Unngoy forces in the Banished.{{Ref/Reuse|MEGA-SI}}{{Ref/Reuse|MEGA-RG}}
*'''[[Unggoy Assault|Assault]]''': Battle hardened and higher ranking Unggoy, specialized for aggressive and direct combat.
*'''[[Unggoy Ultra|Ultra]]''': Highest individualized rank among the Unggoy, shielded in strong armor and armed with heavier weaponry. Unlike their Covenant Counterparts, these Grunts can now hold authority over low ranking Sangheili and Jiralhanae, but are still subordinate to Captains and higher ranked Sangheili Enforcers. 
*'''[[Unggoy Bouncer|Bouncer]]''': Unggoy Ultras given energy shielding to be utilized as bodyguards.
*'''[[Unggoy thrall-taskmaster|Thrall-taskmaster]]''': A role for Unggoy, some of whom serve under the command of Decimus.

;Roles
*'''[[Suicide Unggoy]]''': Drawn from the Banished's thrall colonies, Unggoy in this role are selected for their aggressive and violent tendencies and indoctrinated by the Banished to serve in dedicated [[Suicide attack|suicide squads]].
*'''[[Unggoy Assault|Assault]]''': Banished Unggoy of unknown role.<ref name="MEGA-DPS">[https://www.megaconstrux.com/en-us/halo/sets/defense-point-showdown ''Mega Construx'': Halo - Defense Point Showdown™ | Mega Construx]</ref>
*'''[[Unggoy Mule|Mule]]''': Heavily armored infantry that carry weapons and gear on their backs.{{Ref/Site|Id=MEGA-Mule|URL=https://www.megaconstrux.com/en-us/halo/figures/grunt-mule|Site=Mega Construx|Quote=Grunt Mule}}

===Huragok===
;Roles
*'''Engineers''': Support units that can repair units with reconstruction beams and drop overshield bubbles.<ref>[[Halo Wars 2]] [[Phoenix Logs/Banished Units/Engineers]]</ref>
*'''Infused Engineers''': Described as ''[[Aberrant Huragok]]'', these Huragok channel large pools of [[infusion gel]] and are exclusive to the command of [[Voridus]] who has a fascination with such gel.<ref>[[Halo Wars 2]] [[Phoenix Logs/Banished Units/Infused Engineer]]</ref>

===Kig-yar===
;Roles
*'''[[Kig-Yar Freebooter|Freebooters]]''': Kig-Yar pirates employed by the Banished.<ref name="MEGA-WR">[https://www.megaconstrux.com/en-us/halo/sets/warthog-rally ''Mega Construx'': Halo - Warthog Rally | Mega Construx]</ref>
*'''[[Kig-Yar Raider|Raiders]]''': Kig-Yar pirates sporting red colored armor.<ref>'''Jazware''': ''World of Halo Series 3''</ref>
*'''[[Kig-Yar Sniper|Snipers]]''': Kig-Yar marksman used for assassinations and reconnaissance.<ref>'''Jazware''': ''World of Halo Series 1''</ref>
*'''[[Skirmishers]]''': Kig-Yar scout and shock troop.<ref name="CanonFodder">https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-legendary-endings</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="width:740px; margin:5px auto; font-size:smaller; text-align:center;"
|-
!Classes
![[Jiralhanae]]
![[Lekgolo]]
![[Sangheili]]
![[Human]]
![[Unggoy]]
![[Huragok]]
![[Kig-Yar]]
|-
|colspan="7" | Ranks and type classes
|-
|Standard ranks
|[[Jiralhanae Warrior|Warrior]]{{Ref/Reuse|MEGA-SI}}
|[[Mgalekgolo]]
|[[Sangheili Mercenary|Mercenary]]{{Ref/Reuse|MEGA-RG}}
|Mercenary{{Ref/Reuse|DW5}}{{Ref/Reuse|Id=DW7B}}
|[[Unggoy Conscript|Conscript]]{{Ref/Reuse|MEGA-SI}}
|Engineers
|[[Kig-Yar Freebooter|Freebooter]]{{Ref/Reuse|MEGA-WR}}
|-
|Specialized troops
|[[Suicide Jiralhanae|Suicide]]<br>
[[Jiralhanae Berserker|Berserker]]<br>
[[Jiralhanae Sniper|Sniper]]<br>
[[Jiralhanae Jumper|Jumper]]<br>
[[Unstable Jump Brutes|Unstable Jumper]]<Br>
[[Jiralhanae Grenadier|Grenadier]]<br>
[[Scarred Grenadiers|Scarred Grenadier]]<br>
[[Gray Guards|Gray Guard]]<br>
[[Jiralhanae Bloodfuel|Bloodfuel]]
|[[Goliath]]<br>
[[Mgalekgolo Scarred|Scarred]]<br>
[[Mgalekgolo Ironclad|Ironclad]]<br>
[[Ardent Mgalekgolo|Ardent]]
|[[Sangheili Ranger|Ranger]]<br>
[[Special Operations Sangheili|Spec Ops]]<br>
[[Blademaster]]<br>
[[Wraithmaster]]<br>
[[Sangheili Honor Guard|Honor Guard]]
|
|[[Suicide Unggoy|Suicide]]<br>
[[Unggoy Mob|Mob]]<br>
[[Unggoy Bloodfuel|Bloodfuel]]<br>
[[Unggoy Assault|Assault]]{{Ref/Reuse|MEGA-DPS}}<br>
[[Unggoy Mule|Mule]]{{Ref/Reuse|MEGA-Mule}}
|Infused Engineers
|[[Kig-Yar Raider|Raider]]<br>
[[Kig-Yar Sniper|Sniper]]<br>
[[Skirmisher]]
|-
|Leaders
|[[Jiralhanae Captain|Captain]]<br>
[[Atriox's Chosen]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p449|Enc22|Page=449}}
|[[Mgalekgolo Captain|Captain]]
|[[Sangheili Enforcer|Enforcer]]<br>
[[Sangheili Ultra|Ultra]]
|Cadre leader{{Ref/Reuse|Id=CFEchoes}}
|[[Unggoy Ultra|Ultra]]<br>
[[Unggoy thrall-taskmaster|Thrall-taskmaster]]
|
|
|-
|colspan="7" | Titles
|-
|Affiliates
|[[Dokab]]{{Ref/Reuse|Id=SOR17}}
|
|[[Kaidon]]
|[[Keepers of the One Freedom#Military assets|Acolyte]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=SOR17|SoR|Chapter=17}}{{Ref/Reuse|Id=SOR3}}<br>Criminal{{Ref/Reuse|H:OSFM2}}
|
|
|
|-
|Ratings
|[[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]]<br>
[[Jiralhanae Warlord|Warlord]]<br>
[[Legionmaster]]<br>
[[Master of Clans]]<br>
[[War Chief]]tain<br>
[[Warmaster]]
|[[Swarmlord]]<br>
|[[Sangheili General|General]]<br>
[[Sangheili Warlord|Warlord]]<br>
[[Shipmaster]]
|Inspector{{Ref/Reuse|Id=TRP20}}
|[[High Sumpter]]
|
|[[Arch Khordat]]
|}
{{clear}}

==Technology==
[[File:HW2-EnduringConviction.png|thumb|250px|left|''Enduring Conviction'', a modified ''CAS''-class assault carrier under Banished control.]]
Having salvaged and repurposed a great deal of [[Covenant]] matériel as well as equipment from other sources,{{Ref/Reuse|Gamespot}} the Banished are well equipped with a wide range of military technology. Covenant technology plundered by the Banished is modified to match the aesthetic tastes of its new masters, including an overt preference for layered armor plating, spikes, and sharp angles contrasted with the smooth curves and surfaces favored by the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|surface features}} The Banished additionally have the capabilities to manufacture their own weaponry through clan workshops, utilizing [[gravitic-catapult]]s in their spike weapons. How the Banished have managed to make such improvements in as short a time as they have continues to baffle UNSC technicians.{{Ref/Novel|Id=OSFM45|OSFM|Page=45}} The Banished have also began to develop direct-energy electrolaser weaponry recovered from the Jiralhanae's technological age prior to the [[Great Immolation]], with the [[Sicatt Workshop shock rifle|Shock Rifle]] being the latest in [[Voltaic weaponry|the series of experimental voltaic application devices]] by the [[Sicatt Workshop]].{{Ref/Site|Id=Cfflyme|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-fly-me-to-the-blood-moon|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=Games|Page=Canon Fodder: Fly Me to the Blood-Moon|D=20|M=11|Y=2023}} The application of voltaic devices also extends to their starships, with the [[Ghost of Barolon]] including an experimental volt piercer among its naval armaments. {{Ref/Site|Id=Season5intel|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/reckoning-intel|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=Halo Infinite|Page=Reckoning Intel|D=14|M=11|Y=2023|LocalArchive=Halo Infinite Story & Intel#Season 5}}

This industrial expertise also extends to modifying starships to their own design such as the [[Banished dreadnought]] developed by the Irusk Workshop and using the once abandoned shipyards in Oth Sonin,{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p462|Enc22|Page=462}} with the [[Children of Oth Sonin]] providing the Banished with the shipyards under their control in exchange for decimating Lydus' most dangerous rivals {{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p255|Enc22|Page=255}}. The Banished are also known to use their own variant of [[Banished Drone|UAV]] to repair their outposts during the [[Second Ark Conflict]] and modify the {{Pattern|Emp'seam|Antlion}} to fire spikes instead of plasma. The Banished are capable of using their own portable shield, which is hexagonal-shaped with trapezoids making up the shielding and be active or not active at the user's request.

===Armor===
[[File:PAX-BanishedArtstyleConcept.jpg|300px|thumb|Banished armor designs.]]
All forces [[Second Ark Conflict|directly under the command]] of [[Atriox]] and [[Decimus]], including the personnel from the ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'' and the [[Clan of the Long Shields]], were equipped with official Banished red and gray colored armor. These include modified [[Jiralhanae power armor]], [[Combat harness|Sangheili combat harness]]es and [[Unggoy combat harness]]es.<ref name="trailer">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjN1eWhzPeA '''YouTube''': ''Halo Wars 2 Official E3 Trailer'']</ref> Additionally, the Banished employ specialist Jiralhanae soldiers known as [[Jiralhanae Jumper|Jump-pack Jiralhanae]], who are equipped with [[jump pack]] propulsion systems. Many of these Sangheili and Jiralhanae seemingly did not use their [[energy shielding]].{{Ref/Level|Id=HW2|HW2|[[Under the Dark]]}}

Many affiliated mercenary clans however, including those during the [[Battle for Zeta Halo]], typically reused standard former Covenant armor that had been salvaged and the usage of official Banished armor was limited to higher ranks.{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}}

===Weaponry===
Weapons used by the organization include standard [[:Category:Covenant weapons|Covenant weaponry]] such as the [[Type-1 energy sword|Energy Sword]], {{Pattern|Anskum|plasma grenade}}, [[Gravity hammer (fiction)|Gravity Hammer]], {{Pattern|Mosa|carbine}}, [[Type-25 plasma pistol]], and {{Pattern|Pez'tk|fuel rod gun}}, as well as their own variants modified by [[Clan workshop|workshop]]s. Atriox uses a custom forged [[gravity mace]] called [[Chainbreaker]].<ref name="Autumn">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/community-update-preview-of-autumn '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Preview of Autumn'']</ref>  The Banished have no taboo against human weapons, with their focus on pragmatically accruing useful resources for their war machine as well as having humans among their ranks. In the Battle for Zeta Halo, Banished forces also used [[:Category:UNSC infantry weapons|UNSC weapons]] such as the [[CQS48 Bulldog]], [[M41 SPNKR]], among others. Examples of Banished weapons made in [[clan workshop]]s include;
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;[[Bolroci Workshop]]
*[[Bolroci Workshop Shade]]

;[[Eklon'Dal Workshop]]
*[[Eklon'Dal Workshop Antlion]]

;[[Flaktura Workshop]]
*[[Flaktura Workshop Skewer]]

;[[Grenflekt Workshop]]
*[[Grenflekt Workshop Spiker]]
*[[Grenflekt Workshop Scrap Cannon]]

;[[Jovokada Workshop]]
*[[Jovokada Workshop Brute Shot]]
*[[Jovokada Workshop spike grenade|Jovokada Workshop Spike Grenade]]

;[[Kywasky Workshop]]
*[[Kywasky Workshop Gorespike cannon|Kywasky Workshop Gorespike Cannon]]

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;[[Sicatt Workshop]]
*[[Sicatt Workshop shock rifle|Sicatt Workshop Shock Rifle]]
*[[Sicatt Workshop Disruptor]]
*[[Sicatt Workshop dynamo grenade|Sicatt Workshop Dynamo Grenade]]

;[[Ukala Workshop]]
*[[Ukala Workshop Mangler]]

;[[Veporokk Workshop]] 
*[[Veporokk Workshop Ravager]]

;Covenant holdovers
*{{Pattern|Elutuzem|stalker rifle}}
*{{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}}
*[[Kewu R'shi'k-pattern plasma rifle|Blood Hand]]

;Other
*[[Bloodfuel rifle]]
*[[Plasma gloves]]
*[[Banished Shade|Unidentified Shade]]
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===Vehicles===
<center>''For a full list of vehicles in the Banished, see [[:Category:Banished vehicles|here]]''</center>

The Banished employ many vehicles and aircraft modified from designs premiered by the Covenant through workshops. These notable upgrades also come with a large aesthetic shift away from the Covenant's organic architecture and purple color, with an emphasis instead on armor plating, spikes, and the Banished red and gray color scheme. Notable examples include;
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{{Col-2}}
;[['Ahtulai Workshop]]
*[['Ahtulai Workshop Banshee]]

;[[Barug'gel Workshop]]
*[[Barug'qel Workshop Trespasser]]
*[[Barug'qel Workshop Chopper]]

;[[Baruzaka Workshop]]
*[[Barukaza Workshop Locust]]
*[[Barukaza Workshop Scarab]]
*[[Barukaza Workshop siege-hauler|Barukaza Workshkp Siege-Hauler]]

;[[Bolroci Workshop]]
*[[Bolroci Workshop Chopper]]
*[[Bolroci Workshop Wraith]]

;[[Dovotaa Workshop]]
*[[Dovotaa Workshop Griever]]
*[[Dovotaa Workshop Reaver]]

;[[Eklon'Dal Workshop]]
*[[Eklon'Dal Workshop Marauder]]
*[[Eklon'Dal Workshop Goblin]]
*[[Methane Wagon|Eklon'Dal Workshop Death Wagon]]
*[[Eklon'Dal Workshop Spirit]]
*[[Eklon'Dal Workshop Wraith]]
*[[Eklon'Dal Workshop Phantom]]
*[[Eklon'Dal Workshop Lich]]
*[[Eklon'Dal Workshop Wraith Invader]]

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;[[Gydrozka Workshop]]
*[[Gydrozka Workshop Blisterback]]
*[[Gydrozka Workshop Breaching Pod]]

;[[Irusk Workshop]]
*[[Banished dreadnought|Banished Dreadnought]]

;[[Kaelum Workshop]]
*[[Kaelum Workshop Banshee]]

;[[Klavbrig Workshop]]
*[[Klavbrig Workshop Shroud]]
*[[Klavrig Workshop Skitterer]]

;[[Qavardu Workshop]]
*[[Qavardu Workshop Gravemaker]]
*[[Qavardu Workshop war-skiff|Qavardu Workshop War-Skiff]]
*[[Qavardu Workshop Prowler]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1296840156536868865 '''Twitter''' - ''Halo: The Brute Prowler is a Jiralhanae-designed infantry fighting vehicle that was deployed in the final months of the Covenant War and still sees service within Banished forces. #FictionFriday'']</ref>

;[[Riuctda Workshop]]
*[[Riuctda Workshop Ghost]]

;[[Zaagokelu Workshop]]
*[[Zaagokelu Workshop Ghost]]

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===Ships===
<center>''For a full list of ships in the Banished, see [[:Category:Banished ship classes|here]]''</center>

[[File:HINF BanishedShip.png|thumb|250px|left|The Banished dreadnought, heavily modified from a Covenant ship hull by [[Irusk Workshop]].{{Ref/Site|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|Id=Modified|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-shippin-out|Quote=The dreadnoughts seen in Halo Infinite were built from repurposed and heavily modified Covenant hulls by the Irusk Workshop.}}]]
Key to the initial expansion of the Banished fleet were the appropriated Covenant vessels supplied by allied shipmasters or captured by Jiralhanae boarding parties.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p461|Enc22|Page=461}}

They have at least one {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}, the ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'' as the [[flagship]] and once the largest Banished [[capital ship]] per [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]], at least five {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}s,{{Ref/Reuse|a new enemy}} and at one point captured the {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}} ''[[Elegy's Lament]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HuntingParty1}} Their ships have the ability to deploy bases for ground combat, such as [[Banished outpost]]s.

The Banished during their operations on the Ark also used salvaged wreckage from [[Truth's fleet]] that was left on the Ark. However, the loss of the ''Enduring Conviction'' left them unable to perform the kind of orbital bombardment that the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} was capable of with her [[MAC]] gun.{{Ref/Novel|DW|Chapter=17}}

By [[2559#October|October 2559]], the Banished in the Milky Way have a formidable fleet including at least one former massive [[Covenant supercarrier]], at least one [[intrusion corvette]] and several [[Covenant destroyer|destroyers]] and [[Covenant cruiser|cruisers]] which were present in their search for the portal on Reach fielded by three Banished legions.{{Ref/Novel|SoR}} The Legion of the Corpse-Moon clan was known to house a small but growing fleet within their hidden outpost on the moon of [[Soirapt]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p447}} The Banished have also acquired a number of [[Drekar]]s, powerful and versatile stealth vessels secretly commissioned by the [[High Prophet of Truth]] himself as he laid the groundwork for the elevation of the Jiralhanae over the Sangheili that the Banished quietly sought to procure following clandestine raids on information cells and Covenant armories.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p461}}

As the faction grew  Atriox diverted resources into rapidly bolstering the size and scale of their fleet by utilizing both Jiralhanae and Covenant-sourced designs leading to the creation of the [[Karve]] and the [[Banished dreadnought]]. The Karve were originally used to patrol territory and ferry cargo prior to the Great Immolation, with contemporary Karves now forming the backbone of the Banished navy constructed using Kig-Yar shipbuilding techniques {{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p460|Enc22|Page=460}}. Banished dreadnoughts commissioned by the [[Irusk Workshop]] were built from repurposed and aggressively modified Covenant hulls and were integrated into service in 2553 and becoming the most common of the Banished's warships,{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p462}}, with many of these dreadnoughts including ''[[Ghost of Gbraakon]]'', participating in the [[Battle over Installation 07]] in [[2559#December|December 2559]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p462}} Dreadnoughts in particular can deploy modular Banished bases to the ground.

===AI, robotics and automation===
The Banished are known to use their own variant of [[Banished Drone|UAV]] to repair their outposts during the [[Second Ark Conflict]]

[[Iratus]] is an artificial intelligence construct created using a [[Jiralhanae]] donor and aligned with the Banished.{{Ref/Site|Id=S2StoryHub|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo Infinite|Detail=Season 02 Lone Wolves - Story|D=06|M=05|Y=2022}} Iratus was created by the [[Lux Voluspa]] company as part of an effort to research artificial intelligence creation utilizing brain donors from species aside from [[human]]ity. This included Jiralhanae donors; a decision considered by researchers "LV038" and "LV106" as something that was "always going to draw some attention eventually."{{Ref/Reuse|S2StoryHub}} The Lux Voluspa facility was ultimately breached by a cyberwarfare attack, with an intrusion package deployed using internally-sourced encryption and displaying a Jiralhanae retrieval signature. The originators of this attack were later indicated to be the Banished, who were able to steal the Iratus [[Armored matrix|AI matrix]] from the facility.{{Ref/Generic|Id=LuxVoluspa|[[Halo Infinite Lux Voluspa]]}} In [[2559]], the Iratus AI was present inside the Banished shipbreaking facilities on [[Camber]]. When [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IV]]s [[Sigrid Eklund]] and [[Hieu Dinh]] were deployed to the facility, they were able to trap Iratus inside of Dinh's [[neural interface]], compromising his armor and cognitive functions. Eklund was ultimately able to commandeer an [[Eklon'Dal Workshop Phantom]] back to the [[Avery J. Johnson Academy of Military Science]] to seek aid from friendly forces.{{Ref/Reuse|S2StoryHub}}

Atriox is equipped with an augmented [[power armor|power gauntlet]]. In addition, [[Jega 'Rdomnai]] employs a prosthetic arm and prosthetic mandibles.

==Symbols==
The emblem of the Banished, known as the Mark of Atriox,<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com//en-us/news/burn-baby-burn '''Halo Waypoint''' ''News: Burn Baby Burn'']</ref> is modeled after the appearance of Atriox's [[gravity mace]], ''[[Chainbreaker]]'', when viewed from a top-down perspective.<ref>[https://mobile.twitter.com/JeremyCook3D/status/834551465536413696 '''Twitter - Jeremy Cook''']</ref> Additional symbols can also be found both within and upon Banished structures.

==Gameplay==
The Banished are one of the two playable factions in ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''. [[Atriox/Gameplay|Atriox]], [[Decimus/Gameplay|Decimus]], [[Let 'Volir/Gameplay|Let 'Volir]], [[Colony/Gameplay|Colony]], [[Yapyap/Gameplay|Yapyap]], [[Ripa 'Moramee/Gameplay|Ripa 'Moramee]], [[Pavium/Gameplay|Pavium]], and [[Voridus/Gameplay|Voridus]] are their playable [[Leader]]s.

==Production notes==
* After the Banished's debut in ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' was well received by fans in [[2017]], [[343 Industries]] later decided to make them the main antagonists for ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' midway through development.{{Ref/YouTube|VidName=343 On What You Need To Know About Halo Infinite's Campaign|Code=lVP9u2aJxBs|Time=3:42|Channel=Game Informer|Quote=How to take the Brute aesthetic that we did develop and extend to the Banished in Halo Wars 2 for an RTS game. How to bring both that faction and their art style and their visual distinctiveness to an FPS game.}}{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.inverse.com/gaming/halo-infinite-villain-escharum-atriox-banished|Site=Inverse|Page=The Banished: Everything you Need to Know About Halo Infinite's Villains|Quote=Why did they add the Banished? Crocker says it's because 'Because they’re super cool and everyone likes them,' Fair enough.}} ''Halo Infinite's'' development began in [[2015]].{{Ref/Site|URL=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-6-is-undergoing-serious-real-planning-microso/1100-6430903/|Site=GameSpot|Page=Halo 6 Is Undergoing "Serious, Real Planning," Microsoft Says|D=28|M=3|Y=2021|Archive-URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20150926185128/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-6-is-undergoing-serious-real-planning-microso/1100-6430903/|Quote='We do kind of know what's going to happen in the next game pretty well at this point,' O'Connor told GamesRadar. 'We're doing serious, real planning and even some writing on the next game already, and that's a luxury--we've never been in that position before.'}}

==Gallery==
===Concept art===
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File:Banished Emblem 241.jpg|An earlier iteration of the Banished emblem.
File:HW2 BanishedBrute Concept.jpg|Concept art of Banished Jiralhanae.
File:HW2 Banished Brutes Concept 1.jpg|Concept art of Banished Jiralhanae.
File:HW2 Banished Brutes Concept 2.jpg|Concept art of Banished Jiralhanae.
File:HW2 Banished Brutes Concept 3.jpg|Concept art of Banished Jiralhanae.
File:HW2 Banished Brutes Concept 4.jpg|Concept art of Banished Jiralhanae.
File:HW2 Banished Brutes Concept 5.jpg|Concept art of Banished Jiralhanae.
File:HW2 Banished Brutes Concept 6.jpg|Concept art of Banished Jiralhanae.
File:HW2 Banished Brutes Concept 7.jpg|Concept art of Banished Jiralhanae.
File:HW2 Banished Brutes Concept 8.jpg|Concept art of Banished Jiralhanae.
File:HW2 Banished Brutes Concept 9.jpg|Concept art of Banished Jiralhanae.
File:HW2 Banished Brutes Concept 10.jpg|Concept art of Banished Jiralhanae.
File:HW2 Banished Brutes Concept 11.jpg|Concept art of Banished Jiralhanae.
File:HW2-concept-BanAssault.jpg|Artwork of Banished forces attacking a UNSC base.
File:HW2C-Banishedstuff.png|Concept art of Banished hardware for ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''.
File:HW2_BanishedForces_Concept.jpg|Concept art of Atriox and the Banished fighting UNSC forces.
File:HW2_BanishedElites_Concept.jpg|Concept art of Sangheili in the Banished's ranks.
File:HW2 ATN BanishedPrometheanBattle Concept.jpg|Concept art of the Banished and [[Created]] fighting on Installation 00.
File:HINF Concept EarlyBanishedBase.jpg|Early concept art for ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' depicting a Banished base.
File:HINF Concept BanishedFortress.png|Another early concept of a Banished base.
File:HINF Concept BanishedBase.jpg|Early concept art of a Banished base on Installation 07.
File:HINF Concept BanishedBase2.jpg|Another early concept of a Banished base on Installation 07.
File:HINF Concept BanishedProps.jpg|Concept art for ''Halo Infinite'' depicting various pieces of Banished technology.
File:HINF Concept BanishedWeaponPads.jpg|Concept art of Banished weapon pads.
File:HINF Concept BanishedConsole.jpg|Concept art of Banished consoles.
File:HINF Concept BanishedTools.jpg|Concept art of Banished-made tools used for an unknown purpose.
File:HINF Concept FuelSilo.jpg|Concept art of fuel silos used by the Banished.
File:HINF BanishedClampGarnisonShip.jpeg|Concept art for ''Halo Infinite'' depicting a Banished ship that could "clamp" onto various kinds of terrain to act as a base.
File:HINF-Banishedrankconcept.jpg|Concept art of various Jiralhanae ranks.
File:HINF Concept BanishedJiralhanaeRanks.jpg|More concept art of Jiralhanae ranks.
File:HINF-Banishedranksconcepts.jpg|More finalized concept art of the Jiralhanae ranks.
File:HINF Concept BanishedPrefab.jpg|Concept art of Banished Chieftains unloading a storage container.
File:HINF Concept BanishedContainer.jpg|Concept art of a much larger storage container.
File:HINF Concept BanishedCrane.jpg|Concept art of a Banished crane.
File:HINF Concept BanishedPlatform.jpg|Concept art of a Banished platform-like structure.
File:HINF Concept BanishedFortifications.jpg|Concept art of various Banished structures and fortifications.
File:HINF Concept BanishedPrefabLarge.jpg|Finalized concept art of the exterior of a prefabricated Banished structure.
File:HINF Concept BanishedInterior.jpg|Finalized concept art of the interior of a Banished structure.
</gallery>

===Renders===
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File:HW2-BanishedElite_Render_Front.jpg|A render of a [[Sangheili]] in service of the Banished.
File:HW2-BanishedElite_Render_Back.jpg|Another view of the Banished Sangheili.
File:HINF Beserker Render.png|Render of a [[Jiralhanae Berserker]].
File:HINF Banished Jackal Render.png|Renders of two Banished Kig-Yar.
File:HINF Grunt Mule.png|Render of a Banished [[Unggoy Mule]].
</gallery>
===Promotional artwork===
<gallery>
File:HW2-clear-artbox.jpg|The Banished face off against the crew of the UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'' on the cover of ''Halo Wars 2''.
File:HW2 - Atriox promotional.png|Promotional image of Atriox with the symbol of the Banished in the background.
</gallery>
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
File:Jiralhanae Warlord.jpg|A Banished Jiralhanae killing a [[UNSC Marine]] in ''[[Know Your Enemy]]''.
File:Jiralhanae Warlord - Combat.jpg|The Jiralhanae warrior battling UNSC Marines.
File:HW2-AtrioxTrailer.png|Atriox, warmaster of the Banished.
File:BanishedELament.png|Atriox and the Banished onboard the ''[[Elegy's Lament]]'' in ''[[Hunting Party]]''.
File:HW2-Banished.png|Members of the Banished on Installation 00.
File:HW2 Warchief Marauder+Warlord.png|Banished vehicles and infantry.
File:HW2-OG.png|The leaders of the Banished.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Know Your Enemy]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'' {{Im}}
*''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''
**''[[Hunting Party]]''
*''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'' {{Im}}
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]''
*''[[Halo: Envoy]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Retribution]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]''
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''
**''[[Sacrifice]]''
*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
*''[[Halo: The Rubicon Protocol]]''
*''[[Halo: Outcasts]]''
*''[[Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon]]''
*''[[Halo: Trial of Reckoning]]''
*''[[Halo: Hippocratica]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Fireside]]''
*''[[Halo: Epitaph]]''

==Notes==
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==Sources==
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{{Organizations}}
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[[Category:Covenant remnants]]
[[Category:Mercenary groups]]