Covenant remnants: Difference between revisions

The Banished are a mercenary group led by the Jiralhanae warlord [[Atriox]]. They fought against the Covenant long before the Great Schism since the late 2540s,<ref name="log outpost">''Halo Wars 2'', ''[[Phoenix Logs]]'' - ''Outpost'' - "The Banished have perfected their strip—mining and rapid assault and extraction efforts over a decade of raiding Covenant and other targets."</ref> and have consolidated a significant number of military assets in the wake of the Human-Covenant War. Similar to the Keepers of the One Freedom, the Banished are open to recruiting humans.{{Ref/Book|Id=H:OSFM1|OSFM|Page=161|Quote=In theory, all who can aid Atriox's ambition and will bend the knee are welcome, from human to hunter, but their violence and conditions of service limit recruitment opportunities.}} In [[2559]], they had a major presence on [[Installation 00]] and [[Second Ark Conflict|clashed]] with the UNSC forces from the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} when the long-lost support vessel mysteriously stumbled upon the Ark.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/halo-wars-2 ''Halo Waypoint'': ''Halo Wars 2'']</ref> Despite having an advantage, the Banished suffered massive losses to the ''Spirit of Fire's'' forces including their flagship the {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'' and their second-in-command [[Decimus]].{{Ref/Reuse|HW2}} The Banished later successfully contained [[Outbreak on Installation 00|a renewed]] [[Flood]] outbreak on the Ark caused by [[Pavium]] and [[Voridus]]' attempts to salvage [[High Charity]].{{Ref/Reuse|Nightmare}} By October 2559, the Banished still in the Milky Way had joined forces with the Keepers and two other Jiralhanae [[Legion#Banished|legions]].{{Ref/Reuse|SoR}} After Banished forces [[Raid on Anodyne Spirit|raided]] ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'' for the [[Menachite Forerunner crystal]],{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}} the Banished forces on the Ark and on [[Reach]] managed to open a [[slipspace portal]] that allowed Atriox to return to the Milky Way. Departing on a more urgent mission, Atriox left behind thousands of Banished forces to hold the Ark.{{Ref/Reuse|SoR}} The Banished on the Ark opposed the efforts of the Keepers of the One Freedom and the Covenant loyalists to fire the Halo Array, resulting in the destruction of both the Keepers and the [[Clan of the Long Shields]], but ultimately a defeat to the Keepers' plan at the hands of the UNSC.{{Ref/Reuse|DW}} In December, the Banished [[Battle over Installation 07|engaged]] the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} over [[Installation 07]], defeating the supercarrier and the UNSC, leaving the [[John-117|Master Chief]] believed to be dead by the Banished after losing a battle with Atriox and being thrown off of the Infinity during the attack. Six months later, after being recovered by [[Fernando Esparza|Echo 216]] from where he'd been left floating in space, the Master Chief [[Battle for Zeta Halo|engaged the Banished]] across the Halo ring's surface, killing [[Escharum]] and many of the Banished's other top warriors and lieutenants, while Atriox was attacked and believed to have been killed by [[Cortana]] during the aftermath of the [[Battle over Installation 07]]. However, with the help of [[the Harbinger]], Atriox succeeded in locating the [[Xalanyn|Endless]].{{Ref/Game|Id=Hi|Hi}}