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{{Quote|On the blood of our fathers, on the blood of our sons, we swore to uphold the Covenant!|[[Rtas 'Vadumee]] before the [[raid on the Threshold gas mine]].}} | {{Quote|On the blood of our fathers, on the blood of our sons, we swore to uphold the Covenant!|[[Rtas 'Vadumee]] before the [[raid on the Threshold gas mine]].}} | ||
The '''Sangheili'''<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 189'' (''"Sangheili: the Elite name for their race"'')</ref> (Latin ''Macto cognatus'',<ref name="Bestiarum">'''[[Bestiarum]]'''</ref> meaning "I glorify my kin") are a saurian<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=enemies&cid=24611 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo: Reach: Enemies - Elite'']</ref> species of fierce, proud, strong, agile and intelligent warriors. Named after their home planet, [[Sanghelios]], they are known to [[human]]s as '''Elites'''<ref name="h2prima">'''[[The Official Halo 2 Strategy Guide]]''' ''page 43''</ref> for their adeptness and skill in military strategy. The Sangheili formed the [[Covenant military|military]] backbone of the [[Covenant]] until just before the end of its existence. They had a very strong rivalry with the [[Jiralhanae]], which finally led to open conflict during the [[Great Schism]] at the conclusion of the [[Human-Covenant War]] | The '''Sangheili'''<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 189'' (''"Sangheili: the Elite name for their race"'')</ref> (Latin ''Macto cognatus'',<ref name="Bestiarum">'''[[Bestiarum]]'''</ref> meaning "I glorify my kin") are a saurian<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=enemies&cid=24611 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo: Reach: Enemies - Elite'']</ref> species of fierce, proud, strong, agile and intelligent warriors. Named after their home planet, [[Sanghelios]], they are known to [[human]]s as '''Elites'''<ref name="h2prima">'''[[The Official Halo 2 Strategy Guide]]''' ''page 43''</ref> for their adeptness and skill in military strategy. The Sangheili formed the [[Covenant military|military]] backbone of the [[Covenant]] until just before the end of its existence. They had a very strong rivalry with the [[Jiralhanae]], which finally led to open conflict during the [[Great Schism]] at the conclusion of the [[Human-Covenant War]]. | ||
Originally a founding species of the unified conglomerate of races known as the Covenant, they later led the initial Covenant breakaway faction, the [[Swords of Sanghelios]], who sided with the humans against their former allies, due to the fact that the [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]] and the [[Prophet of Mercy|High Prophet of Mercy]] had ordered the genocide of the entire Sangheili race. This was established after the assassination of the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]] at the hands of [[John-117]]. It was the Sangheili who were ultimately held responsible for the Prophet of Regret's death, and were seen as "unfit" to continue to guard the [[San'Shyuum|Prophets]]. The Prophets sought to achieve this through the use of the other Covenant races, primarily the [[Jiralhanae]]. The aftermath of the [[Great Schism|civil war]] formed the bedrock of the Covenant's [[Battle of the Citadel|ultimate collapse]] and would eventually fight in an [[Blooding Years|internal civil war]] as well and the Great Schism with the Jiralhanae would continue throughout the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post Covenant war insurgency]]. | Originally a founding species of the unified conglomerate of races known as the Covenant, they later led the initial Covenant breakaway faction, the [[Swords of Sanghelios]], who sided with the humans against their former allies, due to the fact that the [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]] and the [[Prophet of Mercy|High Prophet of Mercy]] had ordered the genocide of the entire Sangheili race. This was established after the assassination of the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]] at the hands of [[John-117]]. It was the Sangheili who were ultimately held responsible for the Prophet of Regret's death, and were seen as "unfit" to continue to guard the [[San'Shyuum|Prophets]]. The Prophets sought to achieve this through the use of the other Covenant races, primarily the [[Jiralhanae]]. The aftermath of the [[Great Schism|civil war]] formed the bedrock of the Covenant's [[Battle of the Citadel|ultimate collapse]] and would eventually fight in an [[Blooding Years|internal civil war]] as well and the Great Schism with the Jiralhanae would continue throughout the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post Covenant war insurgency]]. | ||