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{{Quote|I see you never studied, Commander. They are the Flood, one of the many tests and obstacles we must pass to activate the holy rings and begin the Great Journey.|The Minister of Etiology, to [[Rtas 'Vadum]]ee and [[Bero 'Kusovai]]{{Ref/Reuse|hgn}}}}


This character is introduced in the [[Halo Graphic Novel]] when [[Rtas 'Vadumee]]'s battle group boards the [[Infinite Succor]]. He appears to be a [[Prophet|Minor Prophet]] and is called the Minister of Etiology.
The '''Minister of Etiology''', also known as the '''Legate''', was a [[San'Shyuum]] politician and [[Minor Prophet]], serving as the [[Covenant]] [[Minister (title)|Minister]] of [[Ministry of Etiology|Etiology]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. He was stationed aboard the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]]'s {{Pattern|Mjern|agricultural support ship}} ''[[Infinite Succor]]'' during the [[Battle of Installation 04|Battle]] of [[Installation 04]].{{Ref/Reuse|hgn}}<ref name="canon fodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-infinity-beyond '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Infinity & Beyond'']</ref>


==In Context==
==Biography==
The Legate appears in the [[Halo Graphic Novel]], in the story "[[Infinite Succor]]" when [[SpecOps]] [[Elite]] [[Rtas 'Vadumee]] and a [[Covenant]] Strike Team boards the ship in orbit over [[Installation 04]] after a [[Covenant]] [[Spirit]] dropship filled with [[Flood]]-infected [[humans]] crashes into the ship's docking bay. The group fights its way through several new [[Flood]] types (as the ship contains an infected hunting ground) all the way to the bridge, only to find [[Infinite Succor]]'s controls disabled.
===Early life===
The Minister of Etiology spent much of his life studying the [[Flood]]. Eventually he was assigned to the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] as the master of the support ship ''[[Infinite Succor]]''.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1197877643346989057 ''Twitter'', Halo "Assigned to Thel ‘Vadamee’s Fleet of Particular Justice as master of the support ship Infinite Succor, the Minister of Etiology would eventually meet his end fighting the very threat he had spent much of his life studying – the Flood."]</ref>


Here they meet the [[Prophet]] Legate, Minister of Etiology who reveals to them that he has disabled the controls, and locked-out the self-destruct sequence over-ride from another part of the ship. The Minister orders the entire group medically scanned before he will meet with them, due to the situation of [[Flood]] outbreak aboard the ship.
===Battle of Installation 04===
{{Quote|We...have command codes. Will soon leave, spread.|Etiology as the [[Proto-Gravemind]]}}
During the [[Battle of Installation 04]], ''Infinite Succor'' was in orbit over [[Installation 04]] along with the rest of the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]], when a Covenant [[Spirit]] dropship filled with [[Flood]] [[Flood combat form|combat forms]] crashed into the ship's docking bay. Soon after, the [[Special Operations Commander]] [[Rtas 'Vadum|Rtas 'Vadumee]] led a Covenant [[Covenant Special Operations|Strike Team]] on board the ship. The team fought through a multitude of Flood infected creatures, including human combat forms and infected animals from the ship's hunting grounds, all the way to the bridge, only to find [[Infinite Succor]]'s controls disabled.{{Ref/Reuse|hgn}}


The group meets with the Legate in a secret location on the ship, where a plan is devised to get everyone off of the ship and have the ship vaporized by the nearby [[Fleet of Particular Justice|Covenant Fleet]]. During this time it also becomes apparent that the [[Flood]] have gained the access codes to [[Infinite Succor]] through one of the infected [[Elites]] from [[Rtas 'Vadumee|Rtas]] party. As the [[Flood]] continue to spread throughout the ship, they gain access to the bridges and engineering room and have begun fortifying the engineering room. The [[Flood]] were attempting a [[Slipspace]] jump to escape the system. At this time, [[Rtas 'Vadumee|Rtas]] realizes the Legate is only concerned with his own safety, which has been costing the group precious time. In anger, [[Rtas 'Vadumee]] slams the Legate into the floor, telling him that their prime concern is the [[Covenant]]'s safety, not his.  
Here they met the [[San'Shyuum|Prophet]] Legate, Minister of Etiology who revealed to them that he had disabled the ship's primary controls, including the [[self-destruct]] sequence to prevent the Flood from getting at the systems. The Minister ordered the entire group medically scanned before he would meet with them, due to the situation of Flood outbreak aboard the ship and refused to unlock the self-destruct because it posed too much risk that if the team was infected, they could then hack into the other primary systems.{{Ref/Reuse|hgn}}


[[Image:Floodlegate.jpg|thumb|left|230px|The Minister absorbed by the Flood.]]
[[File:Legate.png|thumb|250px|left|The Minister absorbed by the Flood.]]
The group met with the Legate in a secret location on the ship, where a plan was devised to get everyone off of the ship and have the ship vaporized by the nearby Covenant fleet. During this time it also became apparent that the [[Flood]] had gained the access codes to ''Infinite Succor'' through one of the infected [[Sangheili]] from 'Vadumee's party. As the Flood continued to spread throughout the ship, they reached the bridge and engineering room and begun fortifying the engineering room. The Flood were attempting a [[slipspace]] jump to escape [[Soell system|the system]]. At this time, 'Vadumee realized the Legate was only concerned with his own life, which had been costing the group precious time. In anger, 'Vadumee slammed the Legate into the floor, telling him that their prime concern was the [[Covenant]]'s safety, not his. The Minister was later absorbed by the Flood, becoming part of the growing [[Proto-Gravemind]] in the engine room of the ship. The infected Legate taunted 'Vadumee, before the latter destroyed the ''Infinite Succor'' by sending it on a slipspace vector with the system's star.{{Ref/Reuse|hgn}}


Although the Minister is eventually absorbed by [[Flood]], [[Rtas 'Vadumee]] is able to set [[Infinite Succor]] on a [[Slipspace]] course, directly into the nearest star ([[Threshold]] System). It was also here that [[Rtas 'Vadumee]], in a fight against the [[Flood]]-infected [[Elite]], Sub-Commander [[Kusovai]], lost his left mandibles to [[Kusovai]]'s [[Energy Sword]]. [[Rtas 'Vadumee|Rtas]] escapes the [[Infinite Succor]] just prior to the doomed [[Slipspace]] jump, and is apparently the only survivor of the mission.
==''Halo: Fleet Battles''==
The Minister of Etiology is available as a Heroic Character in ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' for 80 points. He is able to use two Zealots every full 1,000 points at the cost of 10 points each. As a Heroic Character he must be assigned to a specific formation base within the fleet at the start of the battle.<ref name="HFBHC">'''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''' Heroic Character card</ref>
===Special Orders===
*'''Prepare My Transport'''
**Cost: 2 Order Defense dice
**Description: The Minister of Etiology is never without an escape plan. Should the element containing the Minister be destroyed, roll a Halo dice - on the roll of any result other than a fail, the Minister may be placed on a nearby friendly vessel within 12". Should Minister roll a fail when trying to escape, or have no friendly formation base within 12" however, the Minister is removed from the game and the enemy fleet gains and additional +4 victory points.
*'''Protect The Minister!'''
**Cost: 2 Order Attack dice
**Description: The Minister may force an enemy firing solution targeting his own formation base to re-target a different member of his battle group - even if a loadout would require the formation to be the nominated (missile barrage, for example). This order may be issued after the formation containing the Minister is declared the target of a firing solution.


[[Rtas 'Vadumee]] goes on to eventually become the [[Special Operations Commander of the Covenant|Leader]] of the [[Covenant Special Operations]] in [[Halo 2]] and a [[Shipmaster]] in [[Halo 3]].
===Unique Ability===
Whilst utterly self-possessed and concerned only with politics, the Minster claims a high rank within the Covenant hierarchy and can bend even Fleet Commanders to his will. After any initial order dice have been rolled during the order dice phase, the Minister may change a single friendly Covenant order dice to be any result.


==Quotes==
==Trivia==
'''From [[Halo Graphic Novel]]: The Last Voyage Of The [[Infinite Succor]].
*His hands have four fingers each, instead of three like the other San'Shyuum, probably an oversight from the artist.
*"That is because I have disabled all primary systems onboard the [[Infinite Succor]]." - To [[Rtas 'Vadumee]], by the screens, when self-destruct system was offline.
*In one scene of the ''Halo Graphic Novel'', the Legate is grabbed in a chokehold by Rtas 'Vadumee, then slammed to the floor. In the next panel, he is seen unharmed, his headpiece unbroken, and his being is robustly frail as any other Prophet. This is just a simple printing glitch, meant to be in a prior page.
*"I will not, Commander." - When [[Rtas 'Vadumee]] asked him to re-enable the self-destruct system.
*"On that, we agree, Commander. But how can I trust [[Rtas 'Vadum|you]] are not infected yourself? If I open up one system, [[Rtas 'Vadumee|you]] may be able to reach other systems, such as [[slipspace]] controls." - To [[Rtas 'Vadumee]].
*"The [[Flood]] cannot be allowed to escape, and you may be assisting it. I do not have accurate information on how quickly the [[Flood]] spreads. Thus [[Rtas 'Vadumee|you]] and your men are suspect." - To [[Rtas 'Vadumee]].
*"While in an other circumstance I would take your word for this, Commander. I cannot now." - When [[Rtas 'Vadumee]] told him, that he and his men are not infected.
*"Head to the Medical Bay where I can examine you remotely. If you are free from infection then I will meet with you."
*"Yes, I can see that. Go the primary Hydroponics Chamber one deck down, I will contact you there." - When [[Rtas 'Vadumee]] showed him that he's free from the infection.
*"And make sure the [[Flood]] does not follow you."
*"Excellent, [[SpecOps Commander|Commander]], please enter." - To [[Rtas 'Vadumee]].
*"Do hurry, and close the door. Don't want to give away our location."
*"Lacking a full security complement, I had this installed in case we were boarded. None of the crew knows about it, which is especially valuable now."
*"I see, [[Rtas 'Vadumee|you]] never studied, Commander. They are the [[Flood]], one of the many tests and obstacles we must pass to activate the [[Halos|Holy Rings]] and begin the [[Great Journey]]." - When [[Rtas 'Vadumee]] asked him what [[Flood]] is.
*"[[Flood|They]] are mentioned in several of our religious texts, but the details are woefully inadequate given current circumstances. [[Flood|They]] arrived in one of our [[Spirit|Dropships]] from [[Alpha Halo|Halo]], but managed to destroy it in their rather crude attempt at landing here. [[Flood|They]] are now trapped here, on the [[Infinite Succor]]." - To [[Rtas 'Vadumee]].
*"As soon, as the boarding alarm was sounded, I locked down the primary systems and came here to await reinforcements."
*"Unfortunately, I feel now retaking the [[Infinite Succor|ship]] is not an effective course of action. The [[Flood]] infects any living or dead animal tissue [[Flood|they]] come into contact with. Taking control of an infected creature. The infection process also makes this creatures very resilient."
*"In the last half hour since [[Flood|they]] consumed your comrade, their behavior has changed dramatically. [[Flood|They]] have grown far more organized and shunted the atmosphere for some areas to the [[Infinite Succor|ship]] to create a defensive perimeter around [[Engineering]] and the primary cargo hold in the rear of the [[Infinite Succor|ship]]. In addition, [[Flood|they]] have set up patrols throughout the [[Infinite Succor]]. Thus it seems they also absorbed the knowledge of those [[Flood|they]] infect.." - To [[Rtas 'Vadumee]].
*"Now that [[Flood|they]] have destroyed the [[Bridge]], the [[Flood]] have set guards in [[Engineering]] - I believe, [[Flood|they]] plan on using the [[slipspace]] drive to flee this system, and [[Engineering]] is the only place [[Flood|they]] can activate it from."
*"Thay have already absorbed the pilot, so they know how to plot a [[slipspace]] course. Using the command codes your underling knew they have begun trying to bypass my security lockout, and I have no doubt [[Flood|they]] will succeed in less than an hour."
*"The [[Gravemind|creature]] [[Flood|they]] are building I believe serves as their leader and organizer. [[Flood|They]] keep bringing [[Gravemind|it]] corpses and other flesh and it has been growing quickly by absorbing them."
*"So, [[SpecOps Commander|Commander]]... How are [[Rtas 'Vadumee|you]] going to get me safely off this [[Infinite Succor]] and then destroy the [[Flood]]?" - To [[Rtas 'Vadumee]].
*"[[SpecOps Commander|Commander]]?" - When [[Rtas 'Vadumee]] was silent.
*"Not from this location. I only have minimal access from here, and the [[Bridge]] controls are destroyed." - When [[Rtas 'Vadumee]] asked him if he is able to pressurize the vacuum areas.
*"No, we had no [[Sangheili]] on our crew, and so no suits for them." - When [[Rtas 'Vadumee]] asked him about vacuum suits for [[Sangheili]].
*"[[SpecOps Commander|Commander]]! I must protest! There is no point in you going to [[Engineering]] - we can escape this [[Infinite Succor|ship]] and have the [[Fleet of Particular Justice|Fleet]] destroy it remotely." - To [[Rtas 'Vadumee]].
*"Also, splitting your forces in hostile territory seems a bad move, considering [[Rtas 'Vadumee|you]] are responsible for my safety, which should be your foremost concern after destroying the [[Infinite Succor|ship]]. I am the [[Minister of Etiology]] after all.."
*"Your comrades... Part of [[Flood|us]]. We know... They knew." - Already infected, to [[Rtas 'Vadumee]].
*"[[Flood|We]]...have command codes. [[Flood|We]] will soon leave, spread."
*"The [[Forerunners]]... Not defeat [[Flood|us]]. What chance... [[Rtas 'Vadumee|you]]?"


==Trivia==
==Gallery==
*The word "etiology" means "the study of causes, origins, or reasons", meaning he most likely is associated with studying the history of the [[Covenant]] races, the [[Forerunner]], or even the [[Flood]]. This can be confirmed by the fact that he explained the history of the [[Flood]] to the [[Rtas 'Vadum|Commander]], implying he knows a lot about history.
<gallery>
*In one scene of the Graphic Novel, the Legate is grabbed in a choke hold by Rtas 'Vadum, then slammed to the floor. In the next "slide" he is seen just fine, his headpiece unbroken and his being is robustly frail as any other Prophet. This is just a simple printing glitch, meant to be in a prior page.
Image:Legate.jpg|The Minister in the ''Graphic Novel''
*The Minister of Etiology is one of the two KNOWN prophets whose names make sense, due to his understanding of the flood. The only other prophet being the [[Prophet of Objection]], who objected at the [[Arbiter|Supreme Commanders]] trial.
File:Fleet Battles - Covenant busts.jpg|''Halo: Fleet Battles'' busts of the Minister and other Covenant leaders
</gallery>
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
**''[[Halo: The Flood#2010 bonus content|Adjunct]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
**''[[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
*''[[Halo: Graphic Novel]]''
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
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[[Category:Prophets]]
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[[Category:Ranks]]
[[Category:San'Shyuum characters]]
[[Category:Covenant politicians]]

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Minister of Etiology
An illustration of the Minister of Etiology.
Biographical information

Died:

September 21, 2552[1]

Personal details

Species:

San'Shyuum

Gender:

Male

Hair color:

Gray

Eye color:

Blue

Political and military information

Affiliation:

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"I see you never studied, Commander. They are the Flood, one of the many tests and obstacles we must pass to activate the holy rings and begin the Great Journey."
— The Minister of Etiology, to Rtas 'Vadumee and Bero 'Kusovai[1]

The Minister of Etiology, also known as the Legate, was a San'Shyuum politician and Minor Prophet, serving as the Covenant Minister of Etiology during the Human-Covenant War. He was stationed aboard the Fleet of Particular Justice's Mjern-pattern agricultural support ship Infinite Succor during the Battle of Installation 04.[1][3]

Biography[edit]

Early life[edit]

The Minister of Etiology spent much of his life studying the Flood. Eventually he was assigned to the Fleet of Particular Justice as the master of the support ship Infinite Succor.[4]

Battle of Installation 04[edit]

"We...have command codes. Will soon leave, spread."
— Etiology as the Proto-Gravemind

During the Battle of Installation 04, Infinite Succor was in orbit over Installation 04 along with the rest of the Fleet of Particular Justice, when a Covenant Spirit dropship filled with Flood combat forms crashed into the ship's docking bay. Soon after, the Special Operations Commander Rtas 'Vadumee led a Covenant Strike Team on board the ship. The team fought through a multitude of Flood infected creatures, including human combat forms and infected animals from the ship's hunting grounds, all the way to the bridge, only to find Infinite Succor's controls disabled.[1]

Here they met the Prophet Legate, Minister of Etiology who revealed to them that he had disabled the ship's primary controls, including the self-destruct sequence to prevent the Flood from getting at the systems. The Minister ordered the entire group medically scanned before he would meet with them, due to the situation of Flood outbreak aboard the ship and refused to unlock the self-destruct because it posed too much risk that if the team was infected, they could then hack into the other primary systems.[1]

The Minister of Etiology is infected by the Flood.
The Minister absorbed by the Flood.

The group met with the Legate in a secret location on the ship, where a plan was devised to get everyone off of the ship and have the ship vaporized by the nearby Covenant fleet. During this time it also became apparent that the Flood had gained the access codes to Infinite Succor through one of the infected Sangheili from 'Vadumee's party. As the Flood continued to spread throughout the ship, they reached the bridge and engineering room and begun fortifying the engineering room. The Flood were attempting a slipspace jump to escape the system. At this time, 'Vadumee realized the Legate was only concerned with his own life, which had been costing the group precious time. In anger, 'Vadumee slammed the Legate into the floor, telling him that their prime concern was the Covenant's safety, not his. The Minister was later absorbed by the Flood, becoming part of the growing Proto-Gravemind in the engine room of the ship. The infected Legate taunted 'Vadumee, before the latter destroyed the Infinite Succor by sending it on a slipspace vector with the system's star.[1]

Halo: Fleet Battles[edit]

The Minister of Etiology is available as a Heroic Character in Halo: Fleet Battles for 80 points. He is able to use two Zealots every full 1,000 points at the cost of 10 points each. As a Heroic Character he must be assigned to a specific formation base within the fleet at the start of the battle.[5]

Special Orders[edit]

  • Prepare My Transport
    • Cost: 2 Order Defense dice
    • Description: The Minister of Etiology is never without an escape plan. Should the element containing the Minister be destroyed, roll a Halo dice - on the roll of any result other than a fail, the Minister may be placed on a nearby friendly vessel within 12". Should Minister roll a fail when trying to escape, or have no friendly formation base within 12" however, the Minister is removed from the game and the enemy fleet gains and additional +4 victory points.
  • Protect The Minister!
    • Cost: 2 Order Attack dice
    • Description: The Minister may force an enemy firing solution targeting his own formation base to re-target a different member of his battle group - even if a loadout would require the formation to be the nominated (missile barrage, for example). This order may be issued after the formation containing the Minister is declared the target of a firing solution.

Unique Ability[edit]

Whilst utterly self-possessed and concerned only with politics, the Minster claims a high rank within the Covenant hierarchy and can bend even Fleet Commanders to his will. After any initial order dice have been rolled during the order dice phase, the Minister may change a single friendly Covenant order dice to be any result.

Trivia[edit]

  • His hands have four fingers each, instead of three like the other San'Shyuum, probably an oversight from the artist.
  • In one scene of the Halo Graphic Novel, the Legate is grabbed in a chokehold by Rtas 'Vadumee, then slammed to the floor. In the next panel, he is seen unharmed, his headpiece unbroken, and his being is robustly frail as any other Prophet. This is just a simple printing glitch, meant to be in a prior page.

Gallery[edit]

  • The Minister in the Graphic Novel

    The Minister in the Graphic Novel

  • Halo: Fleet Battles busts of the Minister and other Covenant leaders

    Halo: Fleet Battles busts of the Minister and other Covenant leaders

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Halo Graphic Novel, The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor
  2. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 284 (2011)
  3. ^ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Infinity & Beyond
  4. ^ Twitter, Halo "Assigned to Thel ‘Vadamee’s Fleet of Particular Justice as master of the support ship Infinite Succor, the Minister of Etiology would eventually meet his end fighting the very threat he had spent much of his life studying – the Flood."
  5. ^ Halo: Fleet Battles Heroic Character card
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