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|death=[[2552#September|September 21, 2552]]<ref name="hgn">'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', ''[[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]''</ref>
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*[[Minor Prophet]]<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 284'' (2011)</ref>
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{{Quote|I see you never studied Commander. They are the Flood, one of the many test 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 name="hgn"/>}}


The '''Legate''', formally '''Minister of Etiology''', was a [[San'Shyuum]] [[Minor Prophet]] in the [[Covenant]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]], stationed aboard the [[Covenant agricultural support ship|agricultural support ship]] ''[[Infinite Succor]]'' during the [[Battle of Installation 04]].<ref name="hgn">'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', ''[[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]''</ref>
This '''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 [[DSC-class support ship|agricultural support ship]] ''[[Infinite Succor]]'' during the [[Battle of Installation 04|Battle]] of [[Installation 04]].<ref name="hgn"/><ref name="canon fodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-infinity-beyond '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Infinity & Beyond'']</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Fall of Reach===
===Battle of Installation 04===
At some point before the discovery of Installation 04, the Minister supported [[Imperial Admiral]] [[Xytan 'Jar Wattinree]] while he led the [[Combined Fleet of Righteous Purpose]] during the Covenant [[Fall of Reach|assault]] of the human colony world of [[Reach]].<ref name="wave3">[http://www.spartangames.co.uk/september-2015-release '''Spartan Games''' - ''September 2015 Release'']</ref>
{{Quote|We… have the 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 '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 name="hgn"/>


===Battle of Installation 04===
Here they met the [[San'Shyuum|Prophet]] Legate, Minister of Etiology who revealed to them that he had disabled the controls, and locked-out the self-destruct sequence override from another part of the ship. The Minister ordered the entire group medically scanned before he would meet with them, due to the situation of Flood outbreak aboard the ship.<ref name="hgn"/>
{{Quote|I see you never studied [[Rtas 'Vadum|Commander]]. They are the [[Flood]], one of the many test and obstacles we must pass to activate the [[Halo Array|holy rings]] and begin the [[Covenant religion|Great Journey]].|The Minister of Etiology to [[Rtas 'Vadum|Rtas 'Vadumee]] and [[Bero 'Kusovai]]}}
During the [[Battle of Installation 04]], the ''[[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 '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.


Here they met the [[San'Shyuum|Prophet]] Legate, Minister of Etiology who revealed to them that he had disabled the controls, and locked-out the self-destruct sequence override from another part of the ship. The Minister ordered the entire group medically scanned before he would meet with them, due to the situation of Flood outbreak aboard the ship.
[[Image:Floodlegate.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The Minister absorbed by the Flood.]]
====Death====
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 [[Fleet of Particular Justice|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 [[Rtas 'Vadum|'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|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, [[Rtas '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 [[Soell|system's star]].<ref name="hgn"/>
{{Quote|We..have the command codes. Will soon leave, spread.|Etiology as the [[Proto-Gravemind]]}}
[[Image:Floodlegate.jpg|thumb|200px|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 [[Fleet of Particular Justice|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 [[Rtas 'Vadum|'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|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, [[Rtas '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 [[Soell|system's star]].


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*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 complete history of the Flood to the [[Rtas 'Vadumee|Commander]], implying he has studied the matter deeply.
*His hands have four fingers each, instead of three like the other San'Shyuum, probably an oversight from the artist.
*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 ''Graphic Novel´'', the Legate is grabbed in a choke hold by Rtas 'Vadumee, 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.
*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==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Image:Legate.jpg|The Minister  
Image:Legate.jpg|The Minister in the ''Graphic Novel''
File:Fleet Battles - Covenant busts.jpg|''Halo: Fleet Battles'' busts of the Minister and other Covenant leaders
</gallery>
</gallery>


Revision as of 18:15, February 6, 2016

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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:

Title(s):

 

"I see you never studied Commander. They are the Flood, one of the many test 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]

This 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 agricultural support ship Infinite Succor during the Battle of Installation 04.[1][3]

Biography

Battle of Installation 04

"We… have the 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 controls, and locked-out the self-destruct sequence override from another part of the ship. The Minister ordered the entire group medically scanned before he would meet with them, due to the situation of Flood outbreak aboard the ship.[1]

A now-infected Minister of Etiology informing Rtas 'Vadumee of the Flood's plan to escape the Soell system.
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, Rtas '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]

Trivia

  • 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

  • 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

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Halo Graphic Novel, The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor
  2. ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 284 (2011)
  3. ^ Halo Waypoint: Canon Fodder - Infinity & Beyond
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