Editing HW:Brute Chieftain

{{Status|Gameplay}}
{{Leader infobox
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|image=[[File:Brute Army Commander.png|x300px]]<!--[[File:HW Chieftain LeaderPortrait.png|x300px]]-->
|game=
*''[[Halo Wars]]''
*''[[Halo Wars: Definitive Edition]]''
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|faction=[[Covenant]]
|playstyle=Aggressive, [[Jiralhanae|Brute]]-focused
|starting=[[HW:Chopper|Chopper]]
|unique=
*[[HW:Brute Chieftain (unit)|Chieftain]] {{C|Hero unit}}
*[[HW:Chopper|Chopper]]
*[[HW:Brutes|Brutes]]
*[[HW:Grunt Squad|Grunt Squad]] {{C|Brute variant}}
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}}
The '''Brute Chieftain''' is a [[leader]] available to play as in the [[multiplayer]] of ''[[Halo Wars]]''.

==Universe and lore==
{{Main|Avitus}}
Avitus, the Thrallslayer, is a [[Jiralhanae]] [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]] who, at the time of ''Halo Wars'', serves in the [[Covenant]]. He later appears in the [[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]] of ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'', where he can be seen slaughtering the [[Sangheili High Councilor|High Councilors]] in the [[Great Schism]], and later joins the [[Banished]].

==Gameplay==
===Campaign===
The Chieftain is the only Covenant leader to not appear at any point during the [[campaign]] of ''Halo Wars''. 

===Multiplayer===
The Brute Chieftain appears exclusively in ''Halo Wars'' [[skirmish]] [[multiplayer]].

====Unique units====
As with all Covenant leaders, the Chieftain is able to [[HW:Brute Chieftain (unit)|personally deploy]] to the battlefield as a Hero unit armed with a [[gravity hammer]] and unique abilities. The Chieftain is automatically spawned upon building a [[Covenant Temple|Temple]] for the first time, though once killed can be re-purchased for {{HWResources|400}}.

Aside from this, the Chieftain has two wholly unique units. The first is the [[HW:Chopper|Chopper]], a scout vehicle which replaces the [[HW:Ghost|Ghost]]. Unlike the Ghost the Chopper does not start with any weapons, but it does have more health. The Chieftain also has the ability to deploy [[HW:Brute|Brute]]s armed with [[Jovokada Workshop brute shot|brute shots]] and [[jump pack]]s. Finally, the Chieftain is able to use a unique variant of the [[HW:Grunt Squad|Grunt Squad]] with a brute shot-armed Brute replacing the [[Sangheili|Elite]] officer leading the squad.

Together, these units make the Chieftain a formidable early-game presence with the ability to easily blunt early rushes and go on the offensive.
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File:HW Thrallslayer.jpg|[[HW:Brute Chieftain (unit)|Brute Chieftain]] (in-game unit).
File:Covenant brute chopper.gif|[[HW:Chopper|Chopper]]
File:Covenant brute.gif|[[HW:Brute|Brutes]]
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====Strategies====
*By constructing an Elephant early on, Cutter can offset his need to construct a Barracks, meaning that he is free to focus his initial building slots on [[UNSC Supply Pad|Supply Pads]] and [[UNSC Reactor|Reactors]].{{Ref/Book|Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide|Page=8}}
*Alongside the above, the lack of need to spend {{HWResources|[[resources]]}} on upgrading bases means that Cutter is able to quickly build up large armies in the early game.{{Ref/Book|Id=Guide21|Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide|Page=21}}
*Elephants can be used to rush enemy players early on in the match.{{Ref/Reuse|Guide21}}
*The above qualities mean that overall Cutter is the strongest UNSC leader in the early game, though by the late game he becomes the weakest as his ODSTs are not as powerful as [[HW:Professor Anders|Anders']] [[HW:Hawk|Hawks]] and [[HW:Sergeant Forge|Forge's]] [[HW:Grizzly|Grizzly tanks]].{{Ref/Reuse|Guide21}}
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==Gallery==
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File:HWguide Chieftain.png|An overview of Captain Cutter in the [[Halo Wars manual|''Halo Wars'' manual]].
File:HWDE Thrallslayer LeaderProfile.jpg|Captain Cutter's [[target profile]], included in the ''[[Halo Wars Limited Edition]]'' and as a [[Steam reward/Halo Wars: Definitive Edition|Steam reward]] for ''[[Halo Wars: Definitive Edition]]''.
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==Sources==
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