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|allegiance= [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] and later the [[Covenant Loyalists]]

*[[First Battle of High Charity]]

The highly ornate armor of the Honor Guard, a red and orange combination of jutting spikes and designs indicates that the Guard is not only meant for combat, but is also a great position of pride and honor. They are the most skilled of warriors and are hand-picked for the duty of protecting the [[High Prophets]], as well as members of the [[High Council]], from any danger.

Wherever a [[High Prophet]] is located, an Honor Guardsman is always by their side. There could be as many as 300 Honor Guardsman for each Prophet, as a chamber within the [[Sanctum of the Hierarchs]] seems designed to hold 300 Honor Guards.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 339''</ref>

In [[2531]], the Honor Guard was present at the [[Battle of the Flood-controlled Shield World]], where they defended the [[Prophet of Regret]] in his attempt to reactivate a fleet of [[Forerunner]] ships in spite of the interference from the crew of the ''[[UNSC Spirit of Fire]]''. In the battle, the Honor Guard, alongside the [[Ripa 'Moramee|Arbiter]], fought the humans as they prepared to destroy the Shield World. They were easily defeated by the [[Spartan-II]] supersoldiers.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''' ''cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlNHT57SbkA&feature=player_embedded "Monsters"]''</ref>

Between 2542 and 2552, the Honor Guard were charged with defending a [[Unidentified Prophet (The Babysitter)|Lesser Prophet]] on a [[Heian|Covenant-controlled planet]] that served as a major logistics base. Unfortunately for them, a team of [[ODST]]s infiltrated the planet and sniped the Prophet from a distance of two miles before the Honor Guard could intervene.<ref>'''[[Halo Legends]]''', ''[[The Babysitter]]''</ref>

On [[2552|October 20th, 2552]], Covenant [[Covenant Army|Ground]] and [[Covenant Navy|Naval]] forces invaded [[Earth]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref> The [[High Prophet of Regret]] and his fleet came to Earth to find [[Installation 00|The Ark]],<ref>'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', ''[[Second Sunrise Over New Mombasa]]'', ''page 95''</ref> a facility where they could fire all of the [[The Halo Array|Halo Installations]] and complete [[The Great Journey]]. Being pursued by [[United Nations Space Command]] forces, [[Regret]] and his [[Regret's Carrier|flagship]] escaped by going into [[slipspace]] in [[New Mombasa]], [[Kenya]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Metropolis (level)|Metropolis]]''</ref>

Much to the Prophet's surprise, the [[Humans]] followed him to the ring world. There, forces led by [[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]] and [[Master Chief Petty Officer|MCPO]] [[John-117]] tried to capture or kill the [[Prophet of Regret]].

And a few hours later, SPARTAN John-117 and a few [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] initiated an assault on the temple. The Sangheili Honor Guardsmen fought furiously to protect their Prophet from the SPARTAN, though they were overpowered this allowed for the Human to kill the Prophet of Regret.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campiagn level, ''[[Regret (level)|Regret]]''</ref> However, it is revealed later that the [[High Prophet of Truth]] refused to send Regret reinforcements, thus letting the Master Chief kill the Covenant Hierarch, and discrediting the Sangheili at the same time. By doing this, Truth killed two birds with one stone, he eliminated any struggle for power that Regret may spark within the [[Covenant]] and discredited the Sangheili simultaneously.

Due to their mistakes in allowing the killing of a High Prophet, the High Prophet of Truth and [[High Prophet of Mercy|Mercy]] ordered the Sangheili to step down as the protectors of the Prophets. And in their place, the Jiralhanae filled in the void left by the disgraced [[Sangheili]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Sacred Icon (level)|Sacred Icon]]''</ref>

At the [[Battle of the Quarantine Zone]] in [[2552|November 2552]], [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae|Chieftain]] [[Tartarus]] retrieved the [[Index]] from the [[Arbiter (Character)|Arbiter]], and moments later sent him to his death which he survived.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Quarantine Zone (level)|Quarantine Zone]]''</ref>

This action, given to Tartarus by the High Prophets, started the short [[Covenant Civil War]],<ref name="gravemind"/> that would last until the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2553|Spring 2553]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Halo (Halo 3 Level)|Epilogue]]''</ref>

During the [[First Battle of High Charity]], the [[Jiralhanae Honor Guardsman]] were put into more of an infantry role fighting the Covenant [[Covenant Separatists|Separatists]] still on the capital world and on ships in orbit.<ref name="gravemind"/>

Later during the battle on ''[[High Charity]]'', the Prophets of Truth and Mercy along with their personal [[Jiralhanae]] [[honor Guards]] fled towards a landing pad where they would leave on the [[Forerunner Dreadnought|Dreadnought]] in the middle of the city.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[High Charity (level)|High Charity]]''</ref>

During this, the [[Flood]], led by the [[Gravemind]], begin their invasion of ''High Charity''. A lone [[Infection Form]] that slipped past the Jiralhanae, grasped onto Mercy's chest and began his assimilation into a [[Prophet Form]]. Truth, not wanting any potential threat to his ultimate supremacy, allowed the old Prophet to die.

**[[Brute Bodyguard|Jiralhanae Bodyguard]]

*[[Wraith]]

**[[Honor Guard Wraith]]