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{{Status|Canon}}

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**[[Ministry of Etiology]]{{Ref/Reuse|hgn}}

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*[[Minor Prophet]]<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 284'' (2011)</ref>

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{{Quote|I see you never studied, Commander. They are the Flood, one of the many tests and obstacles we must pass to activate the holy rings and begin the Great Journey.|The Minister of Etiology, to [[Rtas 'Vadum]]ee and [[Bero 'Kusovai]]{{Ref/Reuse|hgn}}}}

The '''Minister of Etiology''', also known as the '''Legate''', was a [[San'Shyuum]] politician and [[Minor Prophet]], serving as the [[Covenant]] [[Minister (title)|Minister]] of [[Ministry of Etiology|Etiology]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. He was stationed aboard the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]]'s {{Pattern|Mjern|agricultural support ship}} ''[[Infinite Succor]]'' during the [[Battle of Installation 04|Battle]] of [[Installation 04]].{{Ref/Reuse|hgn}}<ref name="canon fodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-infinity-beyond '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Infinity & Beyond'']</ref>

{{Quote|We...have command codes. Will soon leave, spread.|Etiology as the [[Proto-Gravemind]]}}

During the [[Battle of Installation 04]], ''Infinite Succor'' was in orbit over [[Installation 04]] along with the rest of the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]], when a Covenant [[Spirit]] dropship filled with [[Flood]] [[Flood combat form|combat forms]] crashed into the ship's docking bay. Soon after, the [[Special Operations Commander]] [[Rtas 'Vadum|Rtas 'Vadumee]] led a Covenant [[Covenant Special Operations|Strike Team]] on board the ship. The team fought through a multitude of Flood infected creatures, including human combat forms and infected animals from the ship's hunting grounds, all the way to the bridge, only to find [[Infinite Succor]]'s controls disabled.{{Ref/Reuse|hgn}}

Here they met the [[San'Shyuum|Prophet]] Legate, Minister of Etiology who revealed to them that he had disabled the ship's primary controls, including the [[self-destruct]] sequence to prevent the Flood from getting at the systems. The Minister ordered the entire group medically scanned before he would meet with them, due to the situation of Flood outbreak aboard the ship and refused to unlock the self-destruct because it posed too much risk that if the team was infected, they could then hack into the other primary systems.{{Ref/Reuse|hgn}}

[[File:Legate.png|thumb|250px|left|The Minister absorbed by the Flood.]]

The group met with the Legate in a secret location on the ship, where a plan was devised to get everyone off of the ship and have the ship vaporized by the nearby Covenant fleet. During this time it also became apparent that the [[Flood]] had gained the access codes to ''Infinite Succor'' through one of the infected [[Sangheili]] from 'Vadumee's party. As the Flood continued to spread throughout the ship, they reached the bridge and engineering room and begun fortifying the engineering room. The Flood were attempting a [[slipspace]] jump to escape [[Soell system|the system]]. At this time, 'Vadumee realized the Legate was only concerned with his own life, which had been costing the group precious time. In anger, 'Vadumee slammed the Legate into the floor, telling him that their prime concern was the [[Covenant]]'s safety, not his. The Minister was later absorbed by the Flood, becoming part of the growing [[Proto-Gravemind]] in the engine room of the ship. The infected Legate taunted 'Vadumee, before the latter destroyed the ''Infinite Succor'' by sending it on a slipspace vector with the system's star.{{Ref/Reuse|hgn}}

**Description: The Minister of Etiology is never without an escape plan. Should the element containing the Minister be destroyed, roll a Halo dice - on the roll of any result other than a fail, the Minister may be placed on a nearby friendly vessel within 12". Should Minister roll a fail when trying to escape, or have no friendly formation base within 12" however, the Minister is removed from the game and the enemy fleet gains and additional +4 victory points.

Whilst utterly self-possessed and concerned only with politics, the Minster claims a high rank within the Covenant hierarchy and can bend even Fleet Commanders to his will. After any initial order dice have been rolled during the order dice phase, the Minister may change a single friendly Covenant order dice to be any result.

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