Editing Janissary

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Disambig header|the Venezian mercenary super soldiers|the character|Janissary James}}
[[File:HINF CF162 FuelRodSPNKr.jpg|thumb|300px|The [[ASSAILER-class armor]] is one of the signature powered exoskeletons used by janissary soldiers.]]
{{Quote|You will be trained, and you will be forged into weapons to be wielded by many masters. You will serve until your family’s debt is repaid. Each job you take, each contract you sign, will stipulate a percentage of your profits that will go towards repayment, and what that percentage is will depend upon your conduct within these halls. Successes is expected; transgressions and failures will accrue interest.|[[M'raad]] explaining how the program will work to new recuits.{{Ref/Reuse|sonata}}}}

A '''janissary''' (plural '''janissaries'''){{Ref/Game|Id=HIAHRedCornet|HINF|Armor customization (Halo Infinite)|Armor Hall|Detail=Red Cornet - Helmet Attachment Description|Quote=Banished equivalent of a UNSC Command Network Module used by Venezian janissaries and liasons.}} is a term used by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] to refer to a variety of non-[[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] supersoldier programs active throughout [[Human colonies|human space]]. The term was originally coined explicitly to refer to programs run by [[Insurrectionist]]-affiliated power brokers, though over time has expanded to incorporate a variety of private augmentation programs run by criminal, corporate and colonial groups.{{Ref/Site|Id=CF158|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-blightlands-and-brigands|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Blightlands and Brigands|D=17|M=10|Y=2024}} Similarly to the UNSC's [[Spartan]] programs, the term comes from a kind [[Wikipedia:Janissary|historical soldier]] used by the [[Wikipedia:Ottoman Empire|Ottoman Empire]] during the [[Wikipedia:Middle Ages|Middle Ages]]. 

==Overview==
Named after a similar [[Wikipedia:Janissary|program]] undertaken by the [[Wikipedia:Ottoman Empire|Ottoman Empire]]'s military during the [[Wikipedia:Middle Ages|Middle Ages]] of [[human]]ity's history, the term "janissary" was initially used to describe super-soldier programs such as the [[Venezia]]n mercenary super-soldiers,{{Ref/Novel|Id=sonata|Halo: Venezian Sonata}} but later expanded to encompass a variety of human augmentation programs by criminal, corporate, power brokers, and colonial groups. Janissaries are often considered commodities, created to be a profitable weapon system.{{Ref/Reuse|CF158}} According to [[James Solomon]], the janissary forces were ''far'' from leveling the playing field against Spartans, but they still posed a notable threat.{{Ref/Reuse|ET9}}

==Known programs==
While the term was originally coined to refer to insurrectionist-affiliated supersoldier programs, the term "janissary" has come to cover many of the non-UNSC human supersoldier programs in existence throughout the postwar world, particularly in the [[Created uprising]] era of [[2559]]-[[2560]].{{Ref/Reuse|CF158}}
===Venezian janissaries===
On Venezia, janissaries are funded by cartel leaders; they create and hire out super-soldier mercenaries to a variety of groups in exchange for raw materials and access to stolen technology.{{Ref/Site|Id=CF158|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-blightlands-and-brigands|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Blightlands and Brigands|D=17|M=10|Y=2024}} One such effort is lead by the [[Yonhet]] power broker [[M'raad]], whose recruits were conscripted as collateral for the debts of their parents. Dozens were recruited to the program including [[Callie Calder]] who was only 15 years old; the others were varying ages relative to hers.{{Ref/Reuse|sonata}}

Rumors stated that various corporations -- many of which had been used as military contractors to develop the ever evolving [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]] -- along with power brokers on worlds like Venezia and [[Karava]], were looking to upgrade their private security forces, leveraging all of the stolen information and technology they could get to develop their own super-soldiers.{{Ref/Reuse|ET9}}

===Optican efforts===
As a result of the [[Created uprising]], [[Optican]] CEO [[Adam Andrews]] believed that the [[Spartan]]s and [[United Nations Space Command]] were unable to protect its people.{{Ref/Reuse|sonata}}{{Ref/Reuse|CF158}} Subsequently, Andrews has directed Optican's resources towards research on stabilizing [[rumbledrug]]s.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Hippocratica|Halo: Hippocratica}}{{Ref/Reuse|CF158}}

==History==
The origins of worries about private supersoldier programs originate in the [[Insurrection]]. In that conflict, human rebel organisations attempted to create equivalents to the [[ORION Project|Orion]] and [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-IIs]] used by the UNSC, culminating in the development of [[rumbledrug]]s. As the war progressed, [[Catherine Halsey]] noted her fears of supersoldier proliferation in [[Dr. Halsey's personal journal|her journal]] after seeing [[NOBLE Team]] for the first time, and noting that they were [[SPARTAN-III program|not "her" Spartans]]. {{Ref/Reuse|CF158}}

However, these worries did not escalate until the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]], with the explosion of human military industry firms seeking to develop [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR power armor]] and equivalents.{{Ref/Game|Id=Legionnaire|H5G|Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|Armory|Detail=Legionnaire helmet description|Quote=Creating a Mjolnir variant from scratch was once extremely difficult, expensive, and fraught with risk. The LEGIONNAIRE presages a democratization of Mjolnir technology that may prove impossible to control.}} These included the [[BUCCANEER-class Mjolnir|Buccaneer]] suit developed using off-the-shelf components,{{Ref/Game|Id=Buccaneer|H5G|Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|Armory|Detail=Buccaneer helmet description|Quote=BUCCANEER helmets use off-the-shelf components, but the casing is custom made. The HUD is also compatible with military VISRs, employing ingenious hacks to bypass licensing locks.}} alongside the [[RAIJIN-class Mjolnir|Raijin]],{{Ref/Game|Id=Raijin|H5G|Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|Armory|Detail=Raijin body description|Quote=The RAIJIN next-generation powered assault armor leverages the latest exoskeleton advances and Mjolnir BIOS extensions for a new breed of super-soldier serving corporate and government interests.}} [[SHINOBI-class Mjolnir|Shinobi]] and [[TEISHIN-class Mjolnir|Teishin]] suits developed for use by commercial and paramilitary clients,{{Ref/Game|Id=Shinobi|H5G|Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|Armory|Detail=Shinobi body description|Quote=Discovered aboard a derelict freighter in Lacaille 9352, SHINOBI armor has no known manufacturer or intended user. ONI continues to probe the recovered suits to unlock what appears to be several levels of restricted functionality.}}{{Ref/Game|Id=Teishin|H5G|Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|Armory|Detail=Teishin body description|Quote=Designed for a new breed of augmented soldier serving in paramilitary and clandestine agencies, TEISHIN suits are at the cutting edge of privately developed powered assault armor technology.}} and Dianthus [[Visual Intelligence System, Reconnaissance|VISR]] discovered in the arms markets of [[Venezia]].{{Ref/Game|H5G|Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|Armory|Detail=Dianthus visor description|Quote=The Dianthus VISR kit was discovered by ONI operatives in the arms markets of Venezia. It's unclear who is manufacturing these VISR sensor elements or how widespread they have become.}} Indeed, Venezia later in the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-war era]] became a hotbed for janissary activity, becoming home to a number of other non-MJOLNIR power armor designs alongside a supersoldier program run by [[M'raad]] - a [[Yonhet]] power broker operating in [[New Tyne]]. M'Raad's program, active around [[2559#September|September, 2559]], involved the conscription of children as collateral for the debts of their parents. These recruits were then taken to New Tyne for their training. During [[Operation: SONATA]], on September 22, [[UNSC]] [[Captain]] [[Veronica Dare]] discovered the existence of the Venezian program.{{Ref/Reuse|sonata}} At some point between September, 2559, and [[2560#March|March 3, 2560]], an operation on Venezia resulted in the UNSC's acquisition of a set of ASSAILER-class armor. This armor would be transferred to [[Anvil Station]] for study.{{Ref/Reuse|Anvil}}

At least four janissaries served as security for a group of [[slavery|slavers]] operating six stolen {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}}s on [[Terceira]]. When ONI sent private military contractor [[James Solomon]] to [[Battle of the Azorian Valley|destroy]] the ships on [[2559#November|November 5, 2559]], the janissaries attacked, but were killed by James with help from his AI [[Lola]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=ET5|ET|Chapter=5}} Afterwards, Lola told James that information on Venezian janissaries was extremely limited as ONI was still in the process of a full threat review.{{Ref/Novel|Id=ET9|ET|Chapter=9}}

==Personnel==
===Roles===
Banished leaders must first enter a formal contract in order to enlist janissaries.{{Ref/Reuse|CF158}} While janissaries allied with the Banished are rarely given with front-line roles, some of them take those roles as the quickest way to gain access to even more augmentation procedures.{{Ref/Game|Id=Assailer|HINF|Armor customization (Halo Infinite)|Armor Hall|Detail=Assailer - Helmet Description|Quote=Human janissaries allied with the Banished rarely take on front-line roles, but it is the quickest way to gain access to further augmentation.}} Janissaries are also enlisted for patrolling or defending key strategic sites; in one instance, [[Marley]] and [[Callie Calder]] were hired to prevent warlords from encroaching upon [[Unidentified Banished mining facility|a mining facility]] on [[Oth Kattral]].{{Ref/Site|Id=CF162|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-tasty-tomes|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Tasty Tomes|D=24|M=3|Y=2025|LocalArchive=Armory Infinitum#Fuel Rod SPNKr}} On another occasion, janissaries acted as security for a group of [[slavery|slavers]] operating six stolen {{Class|Paris|heavy frigate}}s on [[Terceira]].{{Ref/Reuse|ET5}}

==Equipment==
Janissaries are known to use the [[ASSAILER-class armor]],{{Ref/Book|Id=Anvil|Halo: Anvil Accord}} [[BOGGART-class armor]],{{Ref/Game|Id=Boggart|HINF|Armor customization (Halo Infinite)|Armor Hall|Detail=Boggart - Armor Kit Description|Quote=The Goblinstrike effort by Venezia makes use of Created technology stolen from Balaho to restart a Covenant factory satellite and manufacture Grunt-ish armor for augmented human mercenaries. Phew. Get all that? The BOGGART is the first result that didn't result in unnecessary fatalities from design defects. For Banished and independent Grunts it is also a friendly face in an unfriendly galaxy. Friendly for a Grunt, at least.}} [[CONQUEROR-class helmet]]{{Ref/Game|Id=HIAHConqueror|HINF|Armor customization (Halo Infinite)|Armor Hall|Detail=Conqueror - Helmet Description|Quote=The CONQUEROR is a Venezian fusion of Covenant and UNSC technologies made possible by massive infusions of Banished resources and stolen information. Their operators are home-grown mercenary super-soldiers eager for plunder and power.}} with the [[Banished]] Red Cornet [[Command Network Module]],{{Ref/Reuse|HIAHRedCornet}} and [[TASKMASTER-class armor]].{{Ref/Game|Id=HIAHTaskmaster|HINF|Armor customization (Halo Infinite)|Armor Hall|Detail=Taskmaster - Helmet Description|Quote=Venezian power brokers are keen to leverage the Banished for expansion of their burgeoning mercantile empire. They provide the TASKMASTER suits for use by Banished mercenary commanders, while subtly probing their allies battle network for useful information.}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HINF - Event - Anvil - 00001.jpg|The ASSAILER-class armor, commonly worn by janissaries.
File:HINF - Shop icon - Contract Killer.png|Janissaries made use of the Assailer armor.
File:HINF - Store icon - Boggart.png|Janissaries made use of the Boggart armor.
File:HINF-ConquerorShop.png|Janissaries made use of the Conqueror helmet,
File:HINF - Store icon - Taskmaster.png|Janissaries made use of the Taskmaster suit.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' 
**''[[Content Update 29]]'' {{Fm}}
**''[[Content Update 32]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Anvil Accord]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Venezian Sonata]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Empty Throne]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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