Editing Thars 'Sarov

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|death=[[2558#September|September 2558]]
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{{Quote|no=four|q1=Who is this Thars anyway?|Dahlia|q2=The enemy you should fear. One of my kind who thinks humans are...|Jat|q3=Inferior?|Dahlia|q4=Worms.|Jat|[[Dahlia]] asks [[Jat]] about Thars.{{Ref/Anthology|Id=O|HFra|Oasis}} }}

'''Thars' Sarov''' was a [[Sangheili]] who rose to power recently as of [[2558]] and amassed a following on [[Carrow]], a planet [[Joint Occupation Zone|jointly-occupied]] by Sangheili and [[human]]s. [[Masov Oasis]], in particular, was controlled by those loyal to him. Isolated hostilities between his followers and the [[Carrow militia]] broke out in July of 2558{{Ref/Reuse|O}} escalating into a [[Carrow Conflict|full-on civil war]] in the coming months.{{Ref/Reuse|ENVOY}}

Thars despised humans as [[nishum]] and was opposed to any efforts made toward peace with them. Standing in contrast to this position was his cousin [[Rojka 'Kasaan]], who led the first Sangheili to Carrow in the wake of the [[Great Schism]]. In his efforts toward promoting peace, Rojka had demilitarized some vehicles, such as {{Pattern|Wuzum|Spectre}}s. Thars, upon securing some of these vehicles for himself, made sure to re-arm them.

In September, Thars launched a full-scale revolt against [[Rojka 'Kasaan]] with the help of the [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] [[Hekabe]]. During a massive space battle above the planet, Thars succeeded in defeating Rojka, but Rojka survived, crashing the ''[[Unwavering Discipline]]'' in the [[Karfu Mountains]]. Thars relentlessly pursued Rojka, unaware that he was after the [[Gray Team|Demon Three]] who had [[Operation: SUNSPEAR|destroyed]] [[Glyke]] and then been freed during the battle by [[Melody Azikiwe]].

Thars was soon betrayed by Hekabe who in reality had come to Carrow seeking the secret [[Sharquoi]] hive, having gotten a hold of the ''[[vertex]]'', a Forerunner device that allowed the user to control the Sharquoi. Hekabe's fleet destroyed most of Thars' ships while disabling the rest, forcing them to land on Carrow for repairs. Thars repeatedly refused to listen to reason about the greater enemy and refused to order his ships to destroy their [[slipspace]] drives until too late, resulting in their capture by Hekabe's Sharquoi. In a final confrontation, Thars' warriors were defeated by a combination of a few surviving Sangheili loyal to Rojka and Gray Team while Thars himself lost a duel with Rojka. After Thars' refusal to listen after his defeat allowed his ships to fall into Hekabe's hands, he was decapitated by Rojka with an energy sword for his betrayal.

At the end of the battle, Thars' surviving ships were destroyed by Sharquoi under the control of human governor [[Ellis Gass]] to thwart Hekabe's plot and stop their attack on Rak. The civil war Thars started and the Jiralhanae he brought to Carrow caused heavy casualties in both the human and Sangheili populations while leaving Carrow without any sort of a defensive fleet.{{Ref/Reuse|ENVOY}}
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Fractures]]''
**''[[Oasis]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo: Envoy]]''

==Sources==
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