Editing Tovarus

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Character infobox
|variant=Ban
|name=Tovarus
|image={{Pageimage|HINF TovarusClose.jpg}}[[File:HINF Tovarus Render.png|300px]]
|homeworld=[[Doisac]]{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=454}}
|birth=[[2515#November|November 21, 2515]]{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}
|death=c. [[2560#May|May 28, 2560]]{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}}
|causeofdeath=Killed in battle by [[John-117]]{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}}
|parents=
|siblings=[[Hyperius]]{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}} {{c|older brother}}
|spouses=
|children=
|species=[[Jiralhanae]]{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}}
|gender=Male{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}}
|height={{Convert|269.2|cm|ftin|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}
|mass={{Convert|576.1|kg|lb}}{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}
|hair=Reddish-blond{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}}
|eyes=Amber{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=out6|Out|Chapter=6}}
|affiliation=*[[Banished]]{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}}
**[[Hand of Atriox]]{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}}
|rank-title=Title|rank=[[Spartan Killer]]{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}}
|sn=
|notable=
}}
{{Quote|The [[Hyperius|coward]] deserved what he got! Now face me, Spartan!|Tovarus taunting [[John-117]].{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}}}}

'''Tovarus''' was a [[Jiralhanae]] [[Spartan Killer]] serving the [[Banished]], and a brother to fellow warrior [[Hyperius]].{{Ref/Site|Id=CF113|D=10|M=5|Y=2021|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/peek-design|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Peek Design}} During the [[Installation 07]] [[Battle for Zeta Halo|conflict]] in [[2560]], he and his brother were killed by [[Spartan-II]] [[John-117]].{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}}

==Biography==
===Early life and Covenant service===
Tovarus had descended from a long lineage of [[Jiralhanae War Chieftain|War Chieftains]] hailing from the upper echelons of the clan of [[Warial's Wrath]]. During his service in the [[Covenant]], he grew weary of the Jiralhanae's place within the empire even after the Jiralhanae became the right hand of the Covenant during the [[Great Schism]]. Tovarus saw this changing of the guard as a desperate struggle made by the Prophets, whom he saw as unfit leaders and unworthy of leading the alien alliance, no less the Jiralhanae species' destiny. This was in direct opposition to the traits he saw in leaders such as [[Atriox]] and [[Escharum]], which made the Banished a suitable place for Tovarus' skills to be utilized.{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} 

===Search for the Guardian killer===
{{Quote|no=two|Tovarus|Eto 'Saljhoo|q1=That only proves the ''trikala'' once existed. How can we be certain it is still so?|q2=Because what the [[Forerunner]]s feared does not die. The [[Flood]] is proof enough of that.|Tovarus and [[Eto 'Saljhoo]] discussing the existence of a Guardian-killing device.{{Ref/Reuse|out6}}}}
On [[2559#November|Noverember 5, 2559]], Tovarus and his brother Hyperius were stationed aboard the [[Banished dreadnought]] ''[[Ghost of Helotry]]'', where they learned of a human operation set for Zeta Halo from [[War Chief]] [[Severan]], who both he and Hyperius held in low as he chided the War Chief for taking prisoners. Tovarus would then accompany Atriox, serving as the second-in-command aboard the [[drekar]] ''[[Hammer of Fate]]'',{{Ref/Reuse|out6}}, on his search for the [[Trikala]] on [[Netherop|Neska]], a weapon that allegedly destroyed a [[Guardian Custode]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=ET4|ET|Chapter=4}}{{Ref/Reuse|out6}} 

He later carried a [[Gravity hammer]] and accompanied as the [[Warmaster]]'s bodyguard, per the old [[Sangheili]] formation for a parley, when Atriox approached the joint [[UNSC]]-[[Swords of Sanghelios]] on the planet's surface. Tovarus lingered with Atriox to glower at [[Thel 'Vadam]] after the Guardian killer was seemingly surrendered to the Banished, then left the planet with the remaining Banished forces.{{Ref/Novel|Id=out24|Out|Chapter=24}}

===Battle for Zeta Halo===
{{Main|Battle for Zeta Halo}}
Some time after December 13, 2559, during the [[Installation 07]] [[Battle for Zeta Halo|conflict]], Escharum created the [[Hand of Atriox]] to honor the memory of Atriox after his alleged death;{{Ref/Quest|Hi|Graveyards|Pelican Down|Quote=I honor his memory each day. When our enemy rises, we meet their challenge. It is why I created the Hand of Atriox. I found the best. The cruelest. The most effecient killers in the universe... and taught them how to be better.|Quotee=Escharum}} when Tovarus joined the Hand of Atriox, he saw it as an opportunity to ascend beyond the ranks and tasks he once previously held, as hunting Spartans was a task he viewed as one only the greatest champions could effectively execute.{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} Tovarus participated in the conflict, during which he and Hyperius killed many Spartans, including [[Theodore Sorel]]. Later, in May [[2560]], they were sent by [[Escharum]] to hunt down the [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan-II]] [[John-117]]. He and Hyperius engaged the Spartan after he had destroyed three [[Kywasky Workshop Gorespike cannon]]s, with Tovarus raining down fire on him with his [[Grenflekt Workshop Scrap Cannon]] and Hyperius mounted on his custom [[Bolroci Workshop Chopper|Chopper]]. They were unsuccessful in killing John-117, and both brothers died at the Spartan's hands.{{Ref/Quest|Id=Hi|Hi|Graveyards|[[Pelican Down (Halo Infinite level)|Pelican Down]]}}

[[Gallian]] later blamed the deaths of [[Escharum]], [[Tremonius]], [[Hyperius]], Tovarus, [[En'Geddon]], [[Chak 'Lok]], [[Horatius]] and nearly [[Jega 'Rdomnai]] on Escharum not being brutal enough on their enemies despite the leader's great history of warmongering.{{Ref/Novel|Id=EOD7|EOD|Chapter=7}}

[[Joyeuse]] listed the deaths of Chak 'Lok, Hyperius, Tovarus and Escharum amongst her and the Master Chief's accomplishments as a team to Spartan [[Tomas Horvath]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=EOD14|EOD|Chapter=14}}

==Personality and traits==
Tovarus is an amber-colored Jiralhanae,{{Ref/Reuse|out6}} with reddish-blond hair and beard.{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}}{{Ref/Reuse|out24}} Proud and boastful, Tovarus seemingly did not think highly of his brother, Hyperius; Tovarus apparently considered him to be a coward.{{Ref/Quest|HINF|Graveyards|[[Pelican Down (Halo Infinite level)|Pelican Down]]|Quote=The coward deserved what he got! Now face me, Spartan!|Quotee=Tovarus if Hyperius dies first}} 

==Equipment==
Tovarus wore ornate black and red [[Jiralhanae power armor|power armor]] with a vaned headdress rising from the brow of his helmet;{{Ref/Reuse|out24}} the armor is equipped with [[energy shielding]] and a [[jump pack]]. He seemed to favor wielding a [[Grenflekt Workshop Scrap Cannon]] in combat. He also carried [[spike grenade]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}}

==Production notes==
Tovarus was portrayed by American actor [[Keith Szarabajka]],{{Ref/Game|HI|Halo Infinite credits|credits}} who previously lent his voice to the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]] in ''[[Halo 4]]''.{{Ref/Game|H4|Halo 4 credits|credits}}

==Gallery==
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<gallery>
File:HINF ChiefVsTovarus.png|John-117 in combat with Tovarus in the ''[[Carry On]]'' trailer.
File:HINF SP Soundtrack Inner Art.jpg|Artwork of Tovarus in combat, from the special limited edition vinyl release of the ''[[Halo Infinite Original Soundtrack]]''.
File:HINF Tovarus Concept.jpg|Concept art of Tovarus for ''Halo Infinite''.
File:HINF-Tovarus.jpg|Render of Tovarus.
File:HINF TovarusClose.jpg|Tovarus up close.
File:HINF TovarusCannon.jpg|Tovarus taking aim with his scrap cannon.
File:HINF Pelican Down Tovarus battle.png|Tovarus in combat with the Master Chief.
File:HINF DeadTovarus.png|A [[Holography|hologram]] depicting Tovarus after he was killed by John-117.
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==List of appearances==
*''[[Become]]''
**''[[Carry On]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
*''[[Halo: Outcasts]]''
*''[[Halo: Empty Throne]]''
*''[[Halo: Edge of Dawn]]'' {{Mo}}

==Sources==
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[[Category:Jiralhanae characters]]
[[Category:Banished members]]
[[Category:Mercenaries]]
[[Category:Bosses]]