Imperial Admiral

Imperial Admiral is a Covenant Sangheili (Elite) rank.

Rank
An Imperial Admiral operates on a high ranking Covenant Flagship such as an Assault Carrier, Supercarrier or other very powerful capital ships within the Covenant armada. They are of higher rank than a Zealot, as Xytan 'Jar Wattinree promoted Voro Nar 'Mantakree to the position of Fleet Master. It is revealed in Halo: Ghosts of Onyx that the Imperial Admiral controls an entire fleet. Little else is known about the rank other than that, as the UNSC have little knowledge of them, and there isn't as many Admirals as there is Brutes or Grunts. It is unknown how many of these Imperial Admirals there actually were, and none are named.

Appearance
Their armor is silver, similar to that of an Ultra Elite, and covered with the gold Forerunner glyphs of 'sacred mystery', much like the Arbiter's. Such silver-and-gold Elite armor has been mentioned in Ghosts of Onyx and is superior in quality to the gold armor of a Zealot. When Xytan 'Jar Wattinree spoke to his Ship Masters, he did so by way of a massive holographic representation of himself, over 30 feet tall. It is not clear if this was a choice peculiar to Xytan or if all Imperial Admirals have similar holograms. They resemble Zealots in finer armour, and have large energy swords, very like Zealots.

Trivia

 * It has been speculated that a Supreme Commander is the same as an Imperial Admiral, allthough this is just pure speculation.

Appearances
Halo:Ghosts of Onyx Halo 2 (Mentioned)