Talk:Sangheili

Ranks are a Mess
I'm not sure if it is against the rules to re-post this or not, so please forgive me, but the issue just keeps being pushed aside, when changes desperately need to be made.

Everyone seems to be aware of the massive mess that the upper ranks of the Sangheili Ranking Structure suffered since the release of Reach and Anniversary. Here I'm going to attempt to explain my theory. This has been well thought out and gone over with other Sangheili canon fanatics of various Sangheili themed clans. (Yes I am apart of one, don't judge me.) Now let me proceed. I believe once a sangheili reaches the rank of General, they can be put into one of two positions. They can obtain the TITLE of Field Master or Ship Master. This is justified by the Generals we see commanding ground troops in Reach (Field Master), as well as Ardo, the Shipmaster of Ardent Prayer. General is too low of a rank to be qualified to reach the TITLE of Fleet Master, which is why we have never seen one, and never will. This is justified by the Special Operations Ship and Fleet Masters we've seen, who do not dawn the gold armor. As well as the Arbiter. Now I probably should have stated this earlier, but I call Field, Ship, and Fleet Master titles, because it is simply an extra position added to your rank. Rank is the physical changes in armor and color. Title is your role. Moving on...

Once a General is promoted, they become a Zealot. From there, a Zealot will have another choice (Whomever decides which path is chosen is beyond me, likely a lesser prophet, but that is pure conjecture). They will either become golden armored Zealots, and remain in the procession o nf "Master" titles (Field Master, Ship Master & Fleet Master), or they will become maroon Zealots, apart of a commando detachment unit compromised o nf all Zealots and a Field Marshall subclass to hunt down intel or artifacts of religious value to the Covenant. This is supported by all the golden Zealots we read about in the Halo books, as well as the ones we've seen in Halo CE(A) and Halo 2; ranging from Field Masters, Ship Masters, and Fleet Masters, all described as Zealots and as golden. The maroon Zealots are obviously from Reach, and could as well include Thel 'Vadam's all Zealot lance, making the soon to be Arbiter the Field Marshall of the squadron, considering their color was never said, it can be deduced they were indeed maroon Zealots. Now to get to the big boys...

Supreme Commanders. Once a Zealot Fleet Master is granted permission to lead a large Fleet or a Combined Fleet rather than a Task Force or a small Fleet, they will be granted the title or rank of Supreme Commander. There is evidence for Supreme Commander being both a Rank and a Title. I personally lean towards a title, due to the only evidence of it being a rank is the Comic Book which depicts the Purple-clad Commander. And obviously Imperial Admirals command the entire Covenant Navy.

Now please, I would love to hear some input on this, but more importantly, I would like to see change. I am not the best editor when it comes to wikia, and I would be honored to have people help work on this mess. It is so wrong the way it is right now, and it bothers me greatly. Thank you for your time.--Xzan Tamasee 23:19, 24 December 2011 (EST)


 * So it goes:


 * - Minor (BLUE)
 * - Major (Officer) (RED)
 * - Ultra (WHITE)
 * - General (Field Master/Ship Master) (GOLD)
 * - Zealot (Field Master/Ship Master/Fleet Master [small fleets & task forces]/Artefact Squad) (GOLD/CRIMSON)
 * - Supreme Commander (Fleet Master [large and combined fleets]) (GOLD/PURPLE)
 * - Imperial Admiral (ORNATE WHITE AND GOLD)


 * The problem I have with this, is that if colour distinquishes rank, we have three ranks which are Golden. Personally, to identify rank correctly, I think I have to stop thinking in terms of sub-ranks and titles to a certain degree.


 * This is what we know is certain:


 * - Minor (BLUE)
 * - Major (RED)
 * - Ultra (WHITE)
 * - General (GOLD)
 * - Imperial Admiral (ORNATE WHITE AND GOLD)


 * This is my judgement:


 * Based on sources that the position of "Ship Master" can be granted to a number of different ranks, I believe this to be just a title. For the same evidence and reasoning, I would class "Fleet Master" as another title. To make things easier, I will presume (unless there are sources which grant evidence for my reasoning) that "Field Master" is also a title. Because of more than one appearance of Gold coloured elites as a "Supreme Commander" I deduce that this is yet another title (attributing the Purple armour of Thel 'Vadamee in The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor to artistic license, which I would like to note is something not uncommon to the Halo franchise).


 * Based on recent sources which regard being a "Zealot" as more of an ideology than rank, I would classify this simply as an inclination felt by certain devoted Sangheili, and as a title if necessary. As a title, it is logical for "Zealot" to be held in concurrence with other titles. Having more than one title exists as per Ship Masters who are also Fleet Masters. There are also the bonus titles of Aristocrat and Kaidon.


 * The Zealots and Field Marshals of Halo: Reach we know belong to the Ministry of Fervent Intercession. It is obvious to me that these elites, like Stealth, Spec Ops and Ranger specialists do not pertain to the standard uniform ranking system and therefore do not need to be placed within it. Although it is certain that they all hold the title of "Zealot."


 * Finally "Imperial Admiral" is one of the highest known ranks used by the Sangheilian military.


 * Although your theory is certainly possible, I am sorry that I cannot commit myself to fully agreeing with it. I feel my conclusion involves less conjecture and is a more reasonable analysis of the evidence that we've seen within the series. The same as you, I would just like to form some consensus on the subject, for the better of Halopedia. So I greatly value your interest. :)


 * What do you think about that? - TheLostJedi  01:54, 3 January 2012 (EST)

As per your whole beginning, you restated what I wrote. Field, Ship, & Fleet Master are titles. However, your next paragraph about Zealot I disagree with. Zealot is specifically a rank, that is divided into two subclasses that I stated in my original post. The Golden Zealot commanders of the infantry, and the special mission type Crimson Zealots. This is directly supported by the description of the Zealot in the CEA Library. 

And everything else is also a rephrase of what I said of sorts. So it seems you only disagree with the Zealots, and provided the evidence on the table, and the fact that there are no Zealots of other ranks. (Ex. We never see Ultra Zealots or Major Zealots). I would have to disagree. I put a lot of effort into cracking this system. It took me months. I appreciate the replies at least. I am just hoping one day to get this changed onto the actual site. Evidently this is proving difficult lol --Xzan Tamasee 21:25, 4 January 2012 (EST)


 * Ah... now I have never seen the Library article for Zealots, as I don't own a Kinect. But this changes everything. At least in regard to how I perceived Zealots. ;)


 * Wish I saw that image before I uploaded a load of images to my user page. But it means only minimal changes are required. I've also put a lot of thought into ranks, so try not to take all of the credit buddy. We're a team, and I'm certain we'll soon get this done. :)


 * I've started to add a load of information to my user page in order to make it easier to figure this all out. Tomorrow I'll finish what I've started and upload a newer version of the Military Titles image to remove Zealot from there and anchor it in the MoFI. I plan to add information and sourcing for the rest of the ranks and titles, as well as a list of changes we're going to need to make to current articles. This is no doubt a big project. So I see having some kind of guide and unity would be a benefit. I'll let you know when it's done as I'm looking forward to fixing this with you. :D - TheLostJedi  00:54, 5 January 2012 (EST)

Thank the lord I have found someone who knows how and has the initiative to edit these pages. I am so very excited this will finally be rectified! Unfortunately I am of no help with the editing, but if you need to consult me with any information do not hesitate! My xbl gamertag is Avu Med Telcam. You can message me there, or on Bungie.net if you need to contact me since I am not aware of any chatbox or private messaging system on this site. Once again thank you for having the initiative to tackle the editing involved in this great change!--Xzan Tamasee 17:21, 5 January 2012 (EST)


 * Thanks! I'm sure your consultation will prove very intrinsic. In fact, once I've finished my analysis within the nexy few days, perhaps you could take a look at it for me please? Let me know if there's anything you believe is incorrect, etc. Then perhaps I could begin editing these articles. I'll fire you an Xbox Live message anyway once I'm finished soon. Nice Gamertag! Haha. ;) - TheLostJedi  08:18, 6 January 2012 (EST)

Excellent! Contact me whenever you need to. I look forward to seeing progress.--Xzan Tamasee 18:51, 7 January 2012 (EST)


 * I've been a little busy and have had to put this on hold. But it looks like some other users have made some progress. I'll come back by the end of the month and finish my user page. Then make some edits. ;) - TheLostJedi  07:01, 12 January 2012 (EST)

I've been waiting to say this: It's the end of the month :D--Xzan Tamasee 19:39, 31 January 2012 (EST)