Editing Leader power armor

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|name=Leader power armor
|image=[[File:BruteCaptainUltra.png|275px]]
A Jiralhanae Captain Ultra employing the leader power armor.
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|type=[[Jiralhanae power armor]]
|role=General combat{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}}
|features=[[Energy shielding]]
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'''Leader power armor'''{{Ref/Note|Id=name|This name is not officially given in an official source, and is derived from the grouping of "Brute Leaders" in the ''Halo 3'' post-game statistics, all of whom employ the armor in question. Should an official name be presented, this article should be renamed appropriately.}} is a variant of the [[Jiralhanae power armor]] employed by [[Jiralhanae Captain]]s, [[Jiralhanae Captain Major|Captain Majors]], [[Jiralhanae Captain Ultra|Captain Ultras]] and [[Jiralhanae Bodyguard|Bodyguards]] of the [[Covenant military]], and several [[Covenant remnants|remnant factions]].

==Overview==
===Design specifications===
{{Main|Jiralhanae power armor}}
Like other Jiralhanae power armor variants, the armor employed by Jiralhanae leadership does not amplify the strength or speed of the wearer, but does provide [[energy shielding]] and protection in the form of composite armor plates.<ref name="ENC">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', p.134 (2009); p.142 (2011)</ref> The leader power armor features an enclosed helmet with a single slit for vision and heavy armor plating covering the body and extremitie. Underneath the armor appears to be a padded cloth undersuit of some variety. The headdress on the helmet bears resemblance to the un-powered armor worn by Jiralhanae Captains during the [[Fall of Reach]]. The left shoulder pad of the armor is almost identical to the one worn by Tartarus, albeit smaller.

===Variants===
The leader variant of power armor has several looks, depending on the rank of the individual Brute wearing the armor. Standard Jiralhanae Captains employ the armor in a violet coloration. Jiralhanae Captain Majors don a more distinctive gold coloration, while Jiralhanae Captain Ultras sport armor colored in a deep turquoise. Jiralhanae Bodyguards employ armor colored in a dark blue color. Outside of standard Jiralhanae officer roles, the [[shipmaster]] [[Lepidus]] employed a variant of the leader power armor in a deep red coloration, though it is unknown is this coloring extended to other Brute shipmasters.
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File:H3 BruteCaptain.png|A Jiralhanae Captain employing leader power armor.
File:BruteCaptainMajor.png|A Jiralhanae Captain Major employing leader power armor.
File:BruteCaptainUltra.png|A Jiralhanae Captain Ultra employing leader power armor.
File:BruteBodyguard.png|A Jiralhanae Bodyguard employing leader power armor.
File:Jiralhanae Combat Knife.jpg|Lepidus employing a red-colored variant of the armor.
</gallery>

===Usage===
Leader power armor is employed by Brute infantry forces for general combat roles.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC}} It was employed by the Brutes rarely until [[2552]]. By October 20, brute infantry assigned to the [[Prophet of Regret]]'s fleet and the remnants of [[Truth's fleet]] employed Minor power armor, with it seeing use during the [[Battle for Earth]].<ref>''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', campaign level [[Tayari Plaza]]</ref> Following the onset of the [[Great Schism]], the Covenant saw a wide proliferation of Jiralhanae arms and matériel, and powered armor systems became more widespread, becoming heavily used in the later stages of the Battle for Earth and the [[Battle of Installation 00]].<ref>''[[Halo 3]]'', campaign level [[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]</ref>

Following the end of the war, Jiralhanae infantry continued to wear power armor in the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts]].<ref>''[[Halo: Escalation]]'', [[Halo: Escalation Issue 1|Issue #1]]</ref>

==Production notes==
{{Main|Cut Halo 3 enemies#Early Brute designs and colours}}
In the early development of ''[[Halo 3]]'', some Jiralhanae were to wear red-colored leader armor. For reasons unknown, this was changed to the colors seen in the final game. A render of a red-colored Brute leader can be found in the ''[[Halo 3 Instruction Manual]]'' and the ''[[Bestiarum]]'', and the design later used in the form of Lepidus in ''[[Halo: Uprising]]''. Early builds of the game also had Brute Bodyguards in a grey-silver colour - something which was also carried over to the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)|Halo Encyclopedia]]'' and its [[Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition)|2011 reissue]].{{Ref/Book|Enc09|Page=137}}{{Ref/Book|Enc11|Page=145}}

==Gallery==
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File:Red Brute captain.jpg|A red-colored Brute Captain in an early build of ''Halo 3''.
File:BestiarumBrute.jpg|A red-colored Brute Captain in the ''Halo 3 Manual'' and ''Bestiarum''.
File:H3ODST Jiralhanae Shields.jpg|The shields of the leader power armor in ''Halo 3: ODST''.
File:HReach - Major Jiralhanae.png|The un-powered armor employed by Captains in ''Halo: Reach'' - note the similarities in helmet and shoulder plate design.
File:HINF BruteCaptain.png|A Jiralhanae Warlord using silver-colored leader power armor in ''Halo Infinite''.
File:HINF-SilverChampion.jpg|[[CHAMPION-class armor]] is based off of leader power armor.
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==List of appearances==
*''[[Starry Night]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 3]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''

==Notes==
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==Sources==
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{{Armor|Covenant}}
[[Category:Jiralhanae armor]]