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For most of the Covenant's history, this rank was held by the Elite race until the [[Great Schism]], When the [[Brutes]] got some of the higher ranks.

Supreme Commander is the rank which commands large Covenant fleets, such as the ''[[Fleet of Particular Justice]]'' formerly led by [[Thel 'Vadam]] before his failure change of rank to [[Arbiter (Rank)|Arbiter]]. Lesser fleets may be commanded by [[Fleet Master]]s, a lower rank than the Supreme Commander.

During the [[Civil War of the Covenant]], it is possible that [[Brutes]] took these positions from the [[Elites]], but none has ever been seen, as the majority of the other posts were taken over. However, some Elite Supreme Commanders may have escaped to fight the Brutes.<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', level [[Uprising (Level)|Uprising]], Ending cut scene</ref>

When commanding a Fleet, Supreme Commanders were wearing purple [[armor|armour]] with a cloak that wraps around and over the armor piece of their shoulders, and a showy helmet, probably with ceremonial purpose.<ref>''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''</ref> The Supreme Commander's unusual helmet looks somewhat similar to the ''[[Halo 3]]'' [[Elite]] [[Sangheili Combat Harness|Combat Helmet]] when compared closely. However, when Thel 'Vadamee appears before the [[Covenant]] [[High Council]], he sports golden [[Zealot]] armor instead of purple, suggesting that the golden colour is more ceremonial than the purple.