Heretic Sangheili

Heretic Elites are Covenant Sangheili that have rebelled against the Covenant's High Council.

Summary
Heretic Elites are the Elites of the artifact retrieval group led by Sesa 'Refumee. When 'Refumee discovered the truth about the Halos, his Elites followed him in the rebellion against the High Prophets. They used the Gas Mine above Threshold as a base, and placed Banshees and at least one Seraph starfighter as air forces to defend the mine. They also set up a makeshift camp on Basis, Threshold's moon.

Appearance
The Heretic Elites have no helmet as normal Elites have. Instead, they have breathing apparatuses, to help them breathe on the mine. They also have four ridges on the back, which presumably contain oxygen.

They're found in three colors: Brown, Gold and Red. Although their color is different, The gold Heretics have better shielding and more health then the brown ones. The red color is only worn by the Heretic leader. He also has a jetpack, as is worn by Ranger Elites. Elites who wear gold are Heretic Majors, while brown signifies Minor Elites.

They are only seen in two levels: The Arbiter and Oracle.

Combat
They mostly use Carbines and Sentinel Beams, but also Energy Swords and Plasma Rifles (only used by Banshee pilots and the Heretic leader).

The energy shields of the gold Heretics is as strong as a Major Domo's while the energy shielding of the brown ones is as strong as a Minor Domo's. Note that their shields glow purple instead of blue as the normal Elites use.

Known Heretics

 * Sesa 'Refumee

Related links

 * Covenant Seperatists
 * Elites