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[[File:HTMCC H3 CitadelBroots.jpg|250px|thumb|Remnants of the Brute forces brought to the Ark and loyal to the Prophet of Truth make up the majority of the loyalist forces.]] | [[File:HTMCC H3 CitadelBroots.jpg|250px|thumb|Remnants of the Brute forces brought to the Ark and loyal to the Prophet of Truth make up the majority of the loyalist forces.]] | ||
Given their status as soldiers picked for their loyalty to the Prophet of Truth during the [[Great Schism]], the loyalist troops consist primarily of Jiralhanae and their Kig-Yar subordinates, numbering in the dozens. As expected, the loyalists remained outfitted with Covenant-era arms and weaponry including {{Pattern|Vostu|carbine}}s and at least six [[Phantom]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}} They also have a number of | Given their status as soldiers picked for their loyalty to the Prophet of Truth during the [[Great Schism]], the loyalist troops consist primarily of Jiralhanae and their Kig-Yar subordinates, numbering in the dozens. As expected, the loyalists remained outfitted with Covenant-era arms and weaponry including {{Pattern|Vostu|carbine}}s and at least six [[Phantom]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}} They also have a number of [[Ghost]]s and some [[Seraph]] starfighters.{{Ref/Reuse|DW}} For defensive purposes, the loyalist remnant continue to make use of {{Pattern|Rizsheda|Shade}} turrets abandoned by the Covenant during the original conflict on the Ark.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=302-303}} | ||
While relatively high in numbers when compared to a [[Banished]] raiding party composed of three [[Banished Phantom|Phantom dropships]], their exact numbers are unknown. Truth's forces mobilized everything they had to defend the [[Installation 00 Citadel|Citadel]] during their [[Battle of the Citadel|last stand]] in the [[Human-Covenant War|war]],{{ref/Level|Halo 3|Level=The Covenant|Quote=Brutes are mobilizing everything they've got.}} rendering Bhasvod's remnants a very small sliver of Truth's former fleet. Notably, while working with the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]], the loyalists resorted to tricking the UNSC into eliminating most of their Banished pursuers rather than using their own forces to do so, suggesting they are outnumbered by the Banished and the UNSC forces on the Ark.{{Ref/Reuse|DW}} | While relatively high in numbers when compared to a [[Banished]] raiding party composed of three [[Banished Phantom|Phantom dropships]], their exact numbers are unknown. Truth's forces mobilized everything they had to defend the [[Installation 00 Citadel|Citadel]] during their [[Battle of the Citadel|last stand]] in the [[Human-Covenant War|war]],{{ref/Level|Halo 3|Level=The Covenant|Quote=Brutes are mobilizing everything they've got.}} rendering Bhasvod's remnants a very small sliver of Truth's former fleet. Notably, while working with the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]], the loyalists resorted to tricking the UNSC into eliminating most of their Banished pursuers rather than using their own forces to do so, suggesting they are outnumbered by the Banished and the UNSC forces on the Ark.{{Ref/Reuse|DW}} | ||