Sangheili First Blade officer

First Blade officer, shortened 1st Blade, is a Sangheili special operations division rank. It is a commanding rank in the Silent Shadow.

Equipment
Like other members of the Silent Shadow, First Blade officers use a red Type-1 Energy Sword, and wear a heavily modified red Infiltration harness. What sets them apart however is the red visor utilized by them, while lower ranks use blue visors.

List of appearances

 * Halo: Tales from Slipspace
 * Hunting Party
 * Halo: Retribution
 * Halo: Silent Storm
 * Halo: Oblivion