Bassus

"Spartans not so tough I think. Break open easy. Soft inside!"

- Bassus as he prepares to bash and kill John-117.

Bassus was an old high-ranking Jiralhanae in the service of the Banished.

Installation 07 conflict
On May 28, 2560, Bassus was in charge of the excavation site for the Conservatory when it is attacked by John-117. After the Master Chief disables the cooling pipes on the Banished's mining drill, Escharum orders Bassus to defend the site personally and Bassus attacks him in the control room before the Master Chief and the Weapon can destroy the drill completely. After a brutal fight, the Master Chief manages to kill Bassus and the Weapon succeeds in overloading and destroying the mining drill.

Equipment
Bassus wears a resilient Chieftain power armor, albeit colored in gold and crimson, opposing typical black/grey and red (or sometimes blue) power armor used by regular Jiralhanae Chieftains, and similar to armors issued by Warlord Tremonius and Sangheili Warlord Chak 'Lok, implying he may also have been promoted to the Warlord rank. Bassus was equipped with a massive Type-2 gravity hammer when confronting John-117.

Productions notes
The Chieftain power armor used by Bassus is very similar than the one used by Jiralhanae Chieftains in Halo 3.

List of appearances

 * Halo Infinite