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I'm not sure how this fad of "Major Officers" as a sub-class came about, but in both Bungie's ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' and 343 Industries' ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'', it is clear that Elite Majors and Officers are one and the same. This conclusion can be drawn by the apparent lack of regular Majors in the former, in tandem with the visual substitution of 2001 model Majors with 2011 model Majors in the latter video game. | I'm not sure how this fad of "Major Officers" as a sub-class came about, but in both Bungie's ''[[Halo: Reach]]'' and 343 Industries' ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'', it is clear that Elite Majors and Officers are one and the same. This conclusion can be drawn by the apparent lack of regular Majors in the former, in tandem with the visual substitution of 2001 model Majors with 2011 model Majors in the latter video game. | ||
It is my speculation that the usage of the word Officer was only favoured due to the simple nature of marketing. As the armour of the Elite Majors in ''Halo: Reach'' was being offered as a video game exclusive, a logically appealing name was required in order to generate interest for it and ultimately boost sales. Therefore the nomenclature of Officer, borrowed from Special Operations Officer was used. | It is my speculation that the usage of the word Officer was only favoured due to the simple nature of marketing. As the armour of the Elite Majors in ''Halo: Reach'' was being offered as a video game exclusive, a logically appealing name was required in order to generate interest for it and ultimately boost sales. Therefore the nomenclature of Officer, borrowed from Special Operations Officer (first appearance: ''Halo: The Flood'') was used. | ||
Another noteworthy instance of Elite Majors, which strengthens the connection between Majors and Officers as a singular intermediate-tier of enemy, exists in ''Halo 3''. Whenever Sangheili Majors are present, they are depicted in various shades of red, yet it would be ludicrous to argue that they are different ranks. A similar relationship can be identified in regard to the "regular-class of Majors" seen prior to ''Halo: Reach'' and "Officer sub-class" observed thereafter. | Another noteworthy instance of Elite Majors, which strengthens the connection between Majors and Officers as a singular intermediate-tier of enemy, exists in ''Halo 3''. Whenever Sangheili Majors are present, they are depicted in various shades of red, yet it would be ludicrous to argue that they are different ranks. A similar relationship can be identified in regard to the "regular-class of Majors" seen prior to ''Halo: Reach'' and "Officer sub-class" observed thereafter. | ||
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Welcome to my userpage. You can find me about the site mostly contributing to talk pages or uploading images, but ocasionally I do edit articles.
Favourite Video Games
- (Mario series) Super Mario World
- (Bond series) 007: Agent Under Fire
- (Sonic series) Sonic Adventure 2: Battle
- (Star Wars series) Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- (Halo series) Halo 2
- (Shock series) BioShock
Great Elite Reformation
Stand First
Editing is often like the principle of learning mathematics; you slowly build and build upon what you have already accomplished. Sometimes though, we've just gotta start all over again. This is the case with our current archiving of Sangheili ranks. For those who don't want a long read, a summary of my analysis exists in the image tables that I've uploaded (I've used a posterized elite for instances where a good quality, cropped image wasn't available). Otherwise, read on, because I intend to reference every rank and title and my subsequent categorizing of them with full sourcing. And if I can't find a source for something, then I will make a point of it.
Standard Military
I'll start with the basics of Minor, Major and Ultra by addressing what I'm certain is basic, in-universe nomenclature for the ranks.
I'm not sure how this fad of "Major Officers" as a sub-class came about, but in both Bungie's Halo: Reach and 343 Industries' Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, it is clear that Elite Majors and Officers are one and the same. This conclusion can be drawn by the apparent lack of regular Majors in the former, in tandem with the visual substitution of 2001 model Majors with 2011 model Majors in the latter video game.
It is my speculation that the usage of the word Officer was only favoured due to the simple nature of marketing. As the armour of the Elite Majors in Halo: Reach was being offered as a video game exclusive, a logically appealing name was required in order to generate interest for it and ultimately boost sales. Therefore the nomenclature of Officer, borrowed from Special Operations Officer (first appearance: Halo: The Flood) was used.
Another noteworthy instance of Elite Majors, which strengthens the connection between Majors and Officers as a singular intermediate-tier of enemy, exists in Halo 3. Whenever Sangheili Majors are present, they are depicted in various shades of red, yet it would be ludicrous to argue that they are different ranks. A similar relationship can be identified in regard to the "regular-class of Majors" seen prior to Halo: Reach and "Officer sub-class" observed thereafter.
The Halo trilogy has even shown that across games, exact colour of armour associated with particular ranks can change. In Halo: Reach, Bungie gave the Elites a new plethora of armour to identify them. As it happened, the Elite Major's red armour was given an orange tint. Possibly to make it easier to distinguish their new Zealots, which are of a similar red hue to that of previous Combat Evolved era Majors.
If the term Officer is synonymous to the term Major, then Trooper can likewise be synonymous to Minor. Which is supported by the usage of the word Trooper as term for lower-tier infantry in both Stealth Sangheili and Spec Ops ranks.
(more to come).
Completed Campaigns
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- Halo: CE on Legendary
- Halo 2 on Legendary
- Halo 3: ODST on Legendary
- Halo 3 on Legendary
- Floodgate on Mythic
- Halo on Mythic
- Halo: Reach on Legendary
Cooperative
- Halo: CE on Legendary
- Halo 2 on Legendary
- Halo 3: ODST on Legendary
- Halo 3 on Legendary
- Halo: Reach on Legendary
- Winter Contingency on Mythic
- ONI: Sword Base on Mythic
- Tip of the Spear on Mythic
- Long Night of Solace on Mythic
- Exodus on Mythic
- New Alexandria on Mythic
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