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The '''Silent Shadow''' was a unit of [[Special Operations Sangheili|special operations]] [[Sangheili]] within the [[Covenant]]'s [[Covenant Special Operations|Special Operations]] branch. It was made up of several individual squads. They were often dispatched by the [[Hierarchs]] when they wanted to remove a high-ranking commander from their post. In the event that they might one day be ordered to kill them, members of the Silent Shadow are forbidden to show their faces to any of their superiors.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS9|HSS|Chapter=9}} The Silent Shadow undertook numerous missions during the [[Human-Covenant War|Covenant War]], including assassinations and extractions.{{Ref/Reuse|tfs}}

 

One such squad was led by [[First Blade officer]] [[Resa 'Azavayl]]. Following the [[Great Schism]], Resa's squad took it upon themselves to wipe out every [[Jiralhanae]] they encountered. However, [[Atriox]] was ultimately able to convince the rest of squad to betray 'Azavayl and join the [[Banished]].{{Ref/Reuse|tfs}}

The Silent Shadow were a well distinguished [[Covenant Special Operations]] unit of Sangheili Elites tasked with assassination operations.

During the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2526]] a [[Sangheili]] [[First Blade]] named [[Tel 'Szatulai]] led the [[Bloodstars]], a select group of [[Jiralhanae Stalker]]s including [[Orsun]] and [[Castor]], to find and destroy [[Spartan|Demons]].<ref name="HSS18">'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''', ''Chapter 18''</ref><ref name="R">'''[[Halo: Retribution]]''', ''page 265''</ref> When [[Blue Team]] attempted to destroy the under construction [[Covenant supercarrier]] ''[[Hammer of Faith]]'' in its docks, Tel and several of his warriors attacked the Spartans directly. Most of Tel's warriors were killed by [[Linda-058]] and [[Frederic-104]] while Tel himself engaged [[John-117]]. After a fierce fight, Tel was disarmed by John and then killed by [[Kelly-087]] with a point-blank shot from an [[M90 shotgun]] to the head.<ref>'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''', ''pages 367-369''</ref> Castor and Orsun were able to escape in [[Banshee]]s and reported back to [[Fleetmaster]] [[Nizat 'Kvarosee]] on the death of Tel and all of his Sangheili warriors.<ref>'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''', ''page 377''</ref>

In [[2526#June|June 2526]], the Silent Shadow were sent with the [[Fleet of Swift Justice]] to hunt down the now-renegade 'Kvarosee and his [[Flotilla of Unsung Piety]]. The Silent Shadow arrived at [[Netherop]] where they got caught in the middle of [[Battle of Netherop|a conflict]] between the UNSC and 'Kvarosee who hoped to use the Spartans to get rid of the Silent Shadow. However, despite suffering heavy casualties, the Silent Shadow was able to destroy the ''[[Steadfast Strike]]'' and capture the renegade Fleetmaster, bringing in Honor Guards and a [[Sangheili Ultra]] from [[High Charity]] itself to deal with him. When 'Kvarosee claimed to no longer have the [[Luminal Beacon]]s as they were supposedly destroyed with his ships, the Ultra had 'Kvarosee and his surviving warriors stripped of their armor and exiled on Netherop. Before leaving the planet, the Silent Shadow established an orbital minefield of self-targeting [[plasma torpedo]]s that would prevent even a drop pod from landing, thus keeping 'Kvarosee from being rescued by any of his surviving loyal Shipmasters.<ref>'''[[Halo: Oblivion]]'''</ref>

After the Covenant's betrayal of the [[Sangheili]] and the outbreak of the [[Great Schism]], the squad led by First Blade [[Resa 'Azavayl]] dedicated themselves to eliminating all [[Jiralhanae]], as well as any forces under their control. The Silent Shadow wiped out a Jiralhanae [[pack]] in an armory on the fourth [[moon]] of [[Victors' Truth]], runaway Jiralhanae forces aboard the stolen [[Covenant corvette]] ''[[Adherent]]'', "butchers" encamped in a resource enclave in the northern highlands of [[Thalia]], Covenant holdouts aboard a derelict colonial substation in the low orbit of [[Sansar]], and the last remaining members of [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae|Chieftain]] [[Tartarus]]' crew aboard the [[Covenant cruiser]] ''[[Rapid Conversion]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|tfs}}