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This article is about the Forerunner rate. For other uses, see Warrior.

A Promethean Warrior-Servant.

Warrior-Servants, or Warriors, were the rate traditionally tasked with defense and warfare in the Forerunner ecumene.^[1] In formal proceedings, the rate was also referred to as the Warrior-Servant Corps.^[2] They stood second-lowest in the hierarchy of rates during the last millennia of Forerunner rule. The highest and most respected class of Warrior-Servants were known as the Prometheans.

Overview

While the Forerunners preferred to see themselves as being peaceful by nature, Warrior-Servants were ruthless in executing warfare against enemies of the ecumene, as they believed that defying the Forerunners was to show contempt toward the Mantle itself.^[3] Although their services were vital in maintaining galactic harmony, most Forerunners viewed their purpose and practices as being contradictory to the principles of the Mantle. As such, other rates looked down on the Warrior-Servants, who mostly kept to themselves as a result.^[4]

As with the other rates, Warrior-Servant forms were shaped based on qualities deemed most useful in their role; to best suit fighting and warfare, Warriors were more powerfully built and more robust than the other rates.^[5] In battle, Warrior-Servants wore varying classes of fighting suits known as combat skins. They utilized many different war machines, including war sphinxes and had fleets of powerful warships, such as Fortress-class vessels, planet-breakers and picket cruisers. Warriors also used drone craft known as weapon-ships, which were remote-controlled by individual warriors in great numbers.^[6]

It was a common policy among Warriors to extract the memory impressions of their vanquished foes before executing them.^[7] However, in the case of opponents they deemed worthy, it was considered more honorable to execute them outright.^[8]

History

Ten million years before the final days of the Forerunner civilization, the Warriors were the highest rate.^[9] They were the ones responsible for rebelling against the Precursors and hunting them down to near-extinction.^[10] Their status would gradually move lower over several millions of years, in part due to an increase in the political power of their Builder competitors and because the other rates viewed their field of work with distaste. This decrease of status would result in the name of their rate being suffixed with "-Servant", although on some occasions they were still referred to as "Warriors".^[11]

Even though they eventually ranked second-lowest, the Warrior-Servants, particularly their highest and most respected Promethean class, still wielded remarkable political power and were in a prestigious social standing, serving in various roles in the Ecumene Council by the time of the Human-Forerunner War in 110,000 BCE.^[12] After the conclusion of the war with humanity, the Prometheans, under the leadership of the Didact, were opposed to the Builders' plan to construct a new superweapon known as the Halo Array.^[13]

Though they managed to forestall the construction of the Halos for thousands of years, while preparing a defense of their own known as the shield worlds, the Didact and the Warrior-Servants eventually lost the political war as a result of Master Builder Faber's political maneuvering. When the Builders rose to supreme power within the Council circa 101,000 BCE, the Warrior-Servants were diminished as a rate, with their fleets and armies being systematically disbanded over the course of the next millennium as part of the Master Builder's scheme to secure the primacy of the Builder rate.^[14] This would leave the ecumene ill-prepared for the return of the Flood. However, many Warriors chose to move to the Builder rate, becoming part of Builder Security.^[15] The Didact and the Promethean commanders who had supported him were accorded harsh punishments, often execution, though many were offered the choice of self-imposed exile in "Warrior Keeps" known as Cryptums.^[16]

In the final years of the Forerunner-Flood war, after the Master Builder was stripped of his power due to his crimes, the standing of the Warrior-Servants was elevated once again with the IsoDidact - an imprinted copy of the Didact - being placed in command of Forerunner defense.^[17] Many former Warriors still remained in Builder Security, but their forces were combined with those of the Warrior-Servants in newly reconstituted forces led by the IsoDidact.^[18]

Known Warriors

Gallery

A squad of Warrior-Servants during the Human-Forerunner War.
A Warrior-Servant using an unidentified energy-based weapon.
Warrior-Servants fighting side-by-side during the Forerunner-Flood war.

List of appearances

Sources

^ Halo Waypoint, Halo: Cryptum glossary
^ Halo: Cryptum, page 296
^ Halo: Cryptum, page 50
^ Halo: Cryptum, page 107
^ Halo: Cryptum, page 279
^ Halo: Cryptum, page 174
^ Halo: Cryptum, page 188
^ Halo: Primordium, page 235
^ Halo: Silentium, page 14
^ Halo: Silentium, page 251
^ Halo: Silentium, page 53
^ Halo: Cryptum, page 59
^ Halo: Silentium, pages 43-44
^ Halo: Cryptum, page 238-239
^ Halo: Silentium, page 47
^ Halo: Cryptum, page 182
^ Halo: Silentium, page 20
^ Halo: Silentium, page 197

[1] Halo Waypoint, Halo: Cryptum glossary

[2] Halo: Cryptum, page 296

[3] Halo: Cryptum, page 50

[c107-4] Halo: Cryptum, page 107

[5] Halo: Cryptum, page 279

[6] Halo: Cryptum, page 174

[7] Halo: Cryptum, page 188

[8] Halo: Primordium, page 235

[9] Halo: Silentium, page 14

[10] Halo: Silentium, page 251

[11] Halo: Silentium, page 53

[12] Halo: Cryptum, page 59

[13] Halo: Silentium, pages 43-44

[c239-14] Halo: Cryptum, page 238-239

[15] Halo: Silentium, page 47

[16] Halo: Cryptum, page 182

[17] Halo: Silentium, page 20

[18] Halo: Silentium, page 197

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 <center>''This article is about the Forerunner rate. For other uses, see [[Warrior]]''.</center>
 [[File:H4 - Warrior-Servant.jpg|thumb|250px|A [[Promethean]] Warrior-Servant.]]
-'''Warrior-Servants''' or '''Warriors''' were the second-lowest [[rate]] in [[Forerunner]] society. As their name suggests, they were responsible for defense and warfare in the [[Ecumene|Forerunner ecumene]].<ref>'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''', ''[[Halo: Cryptum/Glossary|Halo: Cryptum glossary]]''</ref> The Warrior-Servants were presumably all subordinate to the [[Warrior-Servant Corps]].<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 296''</ref> Warrior-Servants were typically more powerfully built and more robust than the other rates such as [[Builder]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 279''</ref> The highest and most respected class of Warrior-Servants were known as the [[Promethean]]s.
+'''Warrior-Servants''', or '''Warriors''', were the [[rate]] traditionally tasked with defense and warfare in the [[Forerunner]] [[ecumene]].<ref>'''[[Halo Waypoint]]''', ''[[Halo: Cryptum/Glossary|Halo: Cryptum glossary]]''</ref> In formal proceedings, the rate was also referred to as the '''Warrior-Servant Corps'''.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 296''</ref> They stood second-lowest in the hierarchy of rates during the last millennia of Forerunner rule. The highest and most respected class of Warrior-Servants were known as the [[Promethean]]s.
-==Practices==
+==Overview==
-While Forerunner society was peaceful by nature, Warrior-Servants were ruthless in executing warfare against enemies of the ecumene, as they believed that defying the Forerunners was to show contempt toward the [[Mantle]] itself.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 50''</ref> Although their services were vital in maintaining galactic harmony, most Forerunners viewed their purpose and practices as being contradictory to the principles of the Mantle. As such, other rates looked down on the Warrior-Servants, who mostly kept to themselves as a result.<ref name="c107">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 107''</ref>
+While the Forerunners preferred to see themselves as being peaceful by nature, Warrior-Servants were ruthless in executing warfare against enemies of the ecumene, as they believed that defying the Forerunners was to show contempt toward the [[Mantle]] itself.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 50''</ref> Although their services were vital in maintaining galactic harmony, most Forerunners viewed their purpose and practices as being contradictory to the principles of the Mantle. As such, other rates looked down on the Warrior-Servants, who mostly kept to themselves as a result.<ref name="c107">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 107''</ref>
-In battle, Warrior-Servants wore varying classes of fighting suits known as [[combat skin]]s. They utilized many different war machines, including [[war sphinx]]es and had fleets of powerful warships, such as [[Fortress-class vessel]]s, [[planet-breaker]]s and [[Forerunner picket cruiser|picket cruisers]]. Warriors also used drone craft known as [[weapon-ship]]s, which were remote-controlled by individual warriors in great numbers.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 174''</ref>
+As with the other rates, Warrior-Servant [[form]]s were shaped based on qualities deemed most useful in their role; to best suit fighting and warfare, Warriors were more powerfully built and more robust than the other rates.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 279''</ref> In battle, Warrior-Servants wore varying classes of fighting suits known as [[combat skin]]s. They utilized many different war machines, including [[war sphinx]]es and had fleets of powerful warships, such as [[Fortress-class vessel]]s, [[planet-breaker]]s and [[Forerunner picket cruiser|picket cruisers]]. Warriors also used drone craft known as [[weapon-ship]]s, which were remote-controlled by individual warriors in great numbers.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 174''</ref>
-It was a common policy among Warriors to harvest the memories of their vanquished foes before executing them.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 188''</ref>
+It was a common policy among Warriors to extract the memory impressions of their vanquished foes before executing them.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 188''</ref> However, in the case of opponents they deemed worthy, it was considered more honorable to execute them outright.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 235''</ref>
 ==History==
-The highest class of Warrior-Servants, known as the [[Promethean]]s,<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 59''</ref> had once been in high social standing and power, serving in various roles in the [[Ecumene Council]]. However, after the conclusion of the [[Human-Forerunner wars]], the Prometheans were opposed to a [[Builder]] plan to construct a new superweapon known as the [[Halo Array]]. Through [[Master Builder]] [[Faber]]'s political war with the [[Ur-Didact]], the Warrior-Servants were diminished as a rate, and many moved to the [[Builder]] rate becoming [[Builder security]].<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 3''</ref> Circa [[101,000 BCE]], the Prometheans lost this political battle and were removed from the Council,<ref name="c239">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 238-239''</ref> some of them entering self-imposed exile in "Warrior Keeps" known as [[Cryptum]]s, while others were executed.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 182''</ref> This also resulted in the entire Warrior-Servant rate being marginalized, with their fleets and armies being systematically disbanded over the course of the next millennium as part of [[Master Builder]] [[Faber]]'s scheme to secure the primacy of the Builder rate.<ref name="c239"/> This would leave the ecumene ill-prepared for the [[Forerunner-Flood War|return of the Flood]].
+[[10,000,000 BCE|Ten million years]] before the final days of the Forerunner civilization, the Warriors were the highest rate.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 14''</ref> They were the ones responsible for rebelling against the [[Precursors]] and [[Forerunner-Precursor war|hunting them down]] to near-extinction.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 251''</ref> Their status would gradually move lower over several millions of years, in part due to an increase in the political power of their [[Builder]] competitors and because the other rates viewed their field of work with distaste. This decrease of status would result in the name of their rate being suffixed with "-Servant", although on some occasions they were still referred to as "Warriors".<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 53''</ref>
+Even though they eventually ranked second-lowest, the Warrior-Servants, particularly their highest and most respected [[Promethean]] class, still wielded remarkable political power and were in a prestigious social standing, serving in various roles in the [[Ecumene Council]] by the time of the [[Human-Forerunner War]] in [[110,000 BCE]].<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 59''</ref> After the conclusion of the war with humanity, the Prometheans, under the leadership of the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]], were opposed to the [[Builder]]s' plan to construct a new superweapon known as the [[Halo Array]].<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 43-44''</ref>
+Though they managed to forestall the construction of the Halos for thousands of years, while preparing a defense of their own known as the [[shield world]]s, the Didact and the Warrior-Servants eventually lost the political war as a result of [[Master Builder]] [[Faber]]'s political maneuvering. When the Builders rose to supreme power within the Council circa [[101,000 BCE]], the Warrior-Servants were diminished as a rate, with their fleets and armies being systematically disbanded over the course of the next millennium as part of the Master Builder's scheme to secure the primacy of the Builder rate.<ref name="c239">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 238-239''</ref> This would leave the ecumene ill-prepared for the [[Forerunner-Flood war|return of the Flood]]. However, many Warriors chose to move to the Builder rate, becoming part of [[Builder Security]].<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 47''</ref> The Didact and the Promethean commanders who had supported him were accorded harsh punishments, often execution, though many were offered the choice of self-imposed exile in "Warrior Keeps" known as [[Cryptum]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 182''</ref>
+In the final years of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], after the Master Builder was stripped of his power due to his crimes, the standing of the Warrior-Servants was elevated once again with the [[IsoDidact]] - an imprinted copy of the Didact - being placed in command of Forerunner defense.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 20''</ref> Many former Warriors still remained in Builder Security, but their forces were combined with those of the Warrior-Servants in newly reconstituted forces led by the IsoDidact.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 197''</ref>
 ==Known Warriors==