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'''Vero 'Ahtulai''' was a renowned [[Sangheili]] [[blademaster]] of the [[Ahtulai]] clan. He served in the [[Covenant military]] as a member of the [[Evocati]],{{Ref/NoteReuse|Evocati}} and was a part of the initial invasion force deployed by the [[Prophet of Regret]] during his ill-fated [[Battle for Earth|invasion]] of [[Earth]].{{Ref/Site|Id=CFHVT|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-high-value-histories|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - High Value Histories|D=08|M=09|Y=2022}}
'''Vero 'Ahtulai''' was a renowned [[Sangheili]] [[blademaster]] of the [[Ahtulai]] clan. He served in the [[Covenant military]] as a member of the [[Special Warfare Group]]'s [[Fleet Security]] division as a [[Stealth Sangheili|Stealth]] operative,{{Ref/NoteReuse|Stealth}} and was a part of the initial invasion force deployed by the [[Prophet of Regret]] during his ill-fated [[Battle for Earth|invasion]] of [[Earth]].{{Ref/Site|Id=CFHVT|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-high-value-histories|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - High Value Histories|D=08|M=09|Y=2022}}


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Human-Covenant War===
===Human-Covenant War===
[[File:H3ODST_FamilyFeud.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Edward Buck stumbles upon the bodies of 'Ahtulai and his brethren.{{Ref/Reuse|TP}}]]
[[File:H3ODST_FamilyFeud.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Edward Buck stumbles upon the bodies of 'Ahtulai and his brethren.{{Ref/Reuse|TP}}]]
In late [[2552]], Vero had advanced into the order of [[Evocati]],{{Ref/NoteReuse|Evocati}} and was considered a renowned blademaster - having mastered the martial form of ''[[pzish'zawk]]'' - the [[dual wielding]] of [[energy sword]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|CFHVT}}
In late [[2552]], Vero had advanced into the Covenant Fleet Security as a Stealth operative,{{Ref/NoteReuse|Stealth}} and was considered a renowned blademaster - having mastered the martial form of ''[[pzish'zawk]]'' - the [[dual wielding]] of [[energy sword]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|CFHVT}}


In October of that year, Vero was assigned to the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] during their attack on a world the Prophet of Regret believed may hold a portal to [[Installation 00|the Ark]]. Unbenownkst to the Covenant force, the world in question was not merely a [[Human colonies|colony world]] of [[human]]ity but their most heavily-defended homeworld, Earth. The destruction of the carrier ''[[Day of Jubilation]]'' early in the battle caused ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' shipmaster [[Rhul 'Salmutee]] to begin deploying combat units in key strategic areas on the ground. Vero 'Ahtulai was among the forces deployed into the city of [[New Mombasa]], and was present in [[New Mombasa Sector 6]] when ''Solemn Penance'' made an emergency jump into [[slipstream space]] to escape encroaching [[United Nations Space Command]] forces.{{Ref/Reuse|CFHVT}}
In October of that year, Vero was assigned to the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] during their attack on a world the Prophet of Regret believed may hold a portal to [[Installation 00|the Ark]]. Unbenownkst to the Covenant force, the world in question was not merely a [[Human colonies|colony world]] of [[human]]ity but their most heavily-defended homeworld, Earth. The destruction of the carrier ''[[Day of Jubilation]]'' early in the battle caused ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' shipmaster [[Rhul 'Salmutee]] to begin deploying combat units in key strategic areas on the ground. Vero 'Ahtulai was among the forces deployed into the city of [[New Mombasa]], and was present in [[New Mombasa Sector 6]] when ''Solemn Penance'' made an emergency jump into [[slipstream space]] to escape encroaching [[United Nations Space Command]] forces.{{Ref/Reuse|CFHVT}}
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==Equipment==
==Equipment==
'Ahtulai donned a silver [[combat harness]], as befitting of his position as an Ultra.{{Ref/NoteReuse|Evocati}} He was a master of the martial artform of ''pzish'zawk'', and thus wielded dual energy swords.{{Ref/Reuse|CFHVT}}{{Ref/Reuse|Model}}
[[File:H3ODST TayariPlaza AhtulaiBody.jpg|250px|thumb|'Ahtulai's final resting place beneath human graffiti, written in a language which he would never understand.{{Ref/Reuse|CFHVT}}]]
'Ahtulai donned a grey [[combat harness]], as befitting of his position as a Stealth operative.{{Ref/NoteReuse|Stealth}} He was a master of the martial artform of ''pzish'zawk'', and thus wielded dual energy swords.{{Ref/Reuse|CFHVT}}{{Ref/Reuse|Model}}


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==

Revision as of 15:50, September 9, 2022

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Biographical information

Died:

October 20, 2552[1]

Cause of death:

Killed by Bracktanus' gravity hammer

Personal details

Species:

Sangheili[2]

Gender:

Male[2]

Political and military information

Affiliation:

Covenant[2]

Rank:

Stealth[3][Note 1]

 

Vero 'Ahtulai was a renowned Sangheili blademaster of the Ahtulai clan. He served in the Covenant military as a member of the Special Warfare Group's Fleet Security division as a Stealth operative,[Note 1] and was a part of the initial invasion force deployed by the Prophet of Regret during his ill-fated invasion of Earth.[2]

Biography

Human-Covenant War

Alpha-Nine member Edward Buck comes across dead Jiralhanae and Sangheili Minors in New Mombasa Sector 6. From Halo 3: ODST campaign level Tayari Plaza.
Edward Buck stumbles upon the bodies of 'Ahtulai and his brethren.[1]

In late 2552, Vero had advanced into the Covenant Fleet Security as a Stealth operative,[Note 1] and was considered a renowned blademaster - having mastered the martial form of pzish'zawk - the dual wielding of energy swords.[2]

In October of that year, Vero was assigned to the Fleet of Sacred Consecration during their attack on a world the Prophet of Regret believed may hold a portal to the Ark. Unbenownkst to the Covenant force, the world in question was not merely a colony world of humanity but their most heavily-defended homeworld, Earth. The destruction of the carrier Day of Jubilation early in the battle caused Solemn Penance shipmaster Rhul 'Salmutee to begin deploying combat units in key strategic areas on the ground. Vero 'Ahtulai was among the forces deployed into the city of New Mombasa, and was present in New Mombasa Sector 6 when Solemn Penance made an emergency jump into slipstream space to escape encroaching United Nations Space Command forces.[2]

In the wake of the disaster, 'Ahtulai worked to rally his fellow Sangheili forces, now having been abandoned on an enemy world with no reinforcements. He was able to rally thirteen fellow Sangheili to his cause when secret orders from the Prophet of Truth were broadcast to the forces on Earth ordering the local Jiralhanae to begin usurping the Sangheili. 'Ahtulai was set upon by the Jiralhanae Chieftain Bracktanus, who sought to eliminate the blademaster first to disrupt the morale of the other Sangheili in the area. Bracktanus was able to kill Vero by crushing his chest with the reverse blade of his gravity hammer, throwing 'Ahtulai's body to its final resting place.[2]

The bodies of 'Ahtulai and his fellows would only minutes later be stumbled upon by Edward Buck, who remained totally unaware of the Sangheili-Jiralhanae conflict.[1] However, the nature of the event was known to the Office of Naval Intelligence, who were aware of Bracktanus thanks to the observations of a sniper, C. Errera, during the Fall of Reach. Ultimately, these tensions would only days later explode into a fully-fledged civil war.[2]

Equipment

Vero 'Ahtulai's dead body.
'Ahtulai's final resting place beneath human graffiti, written in a language which he would never understand.[2]

'Ahtulai donned a grey combat harness, as befitting of his position as a Stealth operative.[Note 1] He was a master of the martial artform of pzish'zawk, and thus wielded dual energy swords.[2][3]

List of appearances

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d Vero's model in the Halo 3: ODST game files uses the tag for the Stealth Elite.

Sources

  1. ^ a b c Halo 3: ODST, campaign level Tayari Plaza
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - High Value Histories (Retrieved on Sep 8, 2022) [archive]
  3. ^ a b Halo 3: ODST, In-game model