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[[File:HReach - Sangheili Zealot.png|300px|thumb|A Sangheili Zealot.]]
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{{Quote|The true devotee honors our name with actions, not words.|The Sangheili Zealot's mantra.{{Ref/Reuse|Reach}}}}
|name=Zealot
|image=[[File:H5G-Sangheili Zealot.png|300px]]
|species=[[Sangheili]]
|authority=[[Ministry of Fervent Intercession]] {{C|pre-[[Great Schism]]}}{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}
|branch=Sangheili Zealot chapters{{Ref/Reuse|Fighting}}
*[[Devoted Sentries]]{{Ref/Reuse|Fighting}}
|mission=*Apostolic delivery and coercion, reliquary acquisition {{C|Covenant}}{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}
*Combat specialists {{C|ex-Covenant}}{{citation needed}}
|role=*[[Supreme Commander]]{{Ref/Reuse|Succor}}
*[[Fleetmaster]]
*[[Shipmaster]]{{Ref/Reuse|TToR}}
*[[Field Master]]{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Flood}}
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|notable=[[Sangheili Zealot#Known Zealots|See Known Zealots below]]
|affiliation=*[[Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}
*[[Covenant separatists]]{{Ref/Reuse|H2}}
*[[Covenant remnants]]
**[[Merg Vol's Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|HSA}}
**[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|H4:EVG}}
**[[Sali 'Nyon's Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|HE15}}
}}
{{Quote|The true devotee honors our name with actions, not words.|Sangheili Zealot's mantra.{{Ref/Reuse|Reach}}}}


The '''Sangheili Zealots''' are a military order of high-ranking [[Sangheili]] warriors in the [[Covenant]], as well as some of its [[Covenant remnants|splinter factions]] during the [[Blooding Years]].{{Ref/Site|Id=Clarity|D=08|M=11|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-clarity-grace|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Clarity & Grace}} They were supervised and deployed by the [[Ministry of Fervent Intercession]],{{Ref/Book|Id=vis|Halo: The Essential Visual Guide|Page=60}} with their organization divided into multiple chapters.{{Ref/Reuse|Clarity}}{{Ref/Reuse|Fighting}} Zealots were among the most devout worshipers of the [[Forerunner]]s.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc zealot|Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition)|Page=134}} After the [[Battle of the Citadel|dissolution]] of the Covenant and the abandonment of [[Covenant religion|its religion]], some continued Forerunner worship.
'''Zealot''' is a [[Covenant rank structure|military rank]] of high-ranking warriors in the [[Covenant]] [[Covenant military|military]], as well as some of its [[Covenant remnants|splinter factions]] during the [[Blooding Years]].{{Ref/Site|Id=Clarity|D=08|M=11|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-clarity-grace|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Clarity & Grace}} They were supervised and deployed by the [[Ministry of Fervent Intercession]],{{Ref/Book|Id=vis|Halo: The Essential Visual Guide|Page=60}} with their organization divided into multiple chapters.{{Ref/Reuse|Clarity}}{{Ref/Reuse|Fighting}} Zealots were among the most devout worshipers of the [[Forerunner]]s.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc zealot|Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition)|Page=134}} After the [[Battle of the Citadel|dissolution]] of the Covenant and the abandonment of [[Covenant religion|its religion]], some continued Forerunner worship.


Aside from the Sangheili Zealot rank, some [[Kig-Yar]] earned the rank of [[Kig-Yar Zealot|Zealot]] as well.{{Ref/Book|Id=EVG100|Halo: The Essential Visual Guide|Page=100}}
The Zealot rank is almost only held by Sangheili warriors, although [[Kig-Yar]] can earn the rank of Zealot as well.{{Ref/Book|Id=EVG100|Halo: The Essential Visual Guide|Page=100}}{{Ref/Note|Id=zealotnote|Text=There are currently no known Kig-Yar Zealots mentioned in the canon. [[Zhar (Kig-Yar)|Zhar]] from the book ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' was once thought to be a Zealot, but this was based on a misreading of an insult directed toward [[Dadab]], an [[Unggoy]] [[Deacon]]. The ''Essential Visual Guide''{{'}}s assertion that Zealot is a Kig-Yar rank seems to be based on the aforementioned assumption, which had previously been presented as fact on ''Halopedia''.}}


==Overview==
==Overview==
{{Quote|The Path is strict, Jora — it brooks no deviation, no remorse. We are zealots. We serve the Way. These are our orders. We do not question them.|[[Thel 'Vadamee]] to [[Jora 'Konaree]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=tcp thel|Halo: The Cole Protocol|Page=142}}}}
{{Quote|The Path is strict, Jora — it brooks no deviation, no remorse. We are zealots. We serve the Way. These are our orders. We do not question them.|[[Thel 'Vadam]]ee to [[Jora 'Konaree]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=tcp thel|Halo: The Cole Protocol|Page=142}}}}
Zealots are greatly experienced and unparalleled in combat skill. Equipped with advanced armor systems and equipment, they are also among the most resilient and powerful Sangheili fighters.{{Ref/Reuse|vis}} Although all Sangheili males are trained in the arts of combat from a young age, Sangheili believe future Zealots are born with an innate desire to kill.{{Ref/Reuse|enc zealot}}
Zealots are greatly experienced and unparalleled in combat skill. Equipped with advanced armor systems and equipment, this rank is almost exclusively used by the most resilient and powerful [[Sangheili]] fighters,{{Ref/Reuse|vis}} and a handful of selected high-ranking [[Kig-Yar]] warriors.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG100}} Although all Sangheili males are trained in the arts of combat from a young age, Sangheili believe future Zealots are born with an innate desire to kill.{{Ref/Reuse|enc zealot}}


===Roles and responsibilies===
Zealots may serve in a variety of command roles ranging from [[Shipmaster]]{{Ref/Level|Id=TToR|CE|The Truth and Reconciliation}}{{Ref/Reuse|tcp thel}} to [[Supreme Commander]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=Succor|HGN|Story=The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor}} The rank of [[Sangheili Field Marshal|Field Marshal]] is exclusive to the Zealot class. Field Marshals hold supreme authority over Covenant land forces, effectively making them the groundside counterpart to a [[Fleet Master]] or Supreme Commander; Field Marshals are also occasionally tasked with leading Zealot strike teams.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc field marshal|Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition)|Page=135}} [[Sangheili Zealot Assassin]]s are specialists who operate with teams of [[Stealth Sangheili|stealth troopers]].{{Ref/Book|[[Halo 5: Guardians Official Game Guide]] (Collector's Edition)|Page=320}}
Zealots may serve in a variety of command roles ranging from [[Shipmaster]]{{Ref/Level|Id=TToR|CE|The Truth and Reconciliation}}{{Ref/Reuse|tcp thel}} to [[Supreme Commander]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=Succor|HGN|Story=The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor}} The rank of [[Sangheili Field Marshal|Field Marshal]] is exclusive to the Zealot class. Field Marshals hold supreme authority over Covenant land forces, effectively making them the groundside counterpart to a [[Fleet Master]] or Supreme Commander; Field Marshals are also occasionally tasked with leading Zealot strike teams.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc field marshal|Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition)|Page=135}} [[Sangheili Zealot Assassin]]s are specialists who operate with teams of [[Stealth Sangheili|stealth troopers]].{{Ref/Book|[[Halo 5: Guardians Official Game Guide]] (Collector's Edition)|Page=320}}
===Organisation===
Unlike the majority of the Covenant's [[Covenant military|conventional military forces]], which fell under the authority of the [[Ministry of Resolution]], the Zealots were a separate group that reported to the Ministry of Fervent Intercession. Within the Ministry existed a number of chapters (such as the [[Devoted Sentries]]), many of which adhered to particular interpretations of ancient codes of honor or debt-packs.{{Ref/Reuse|Fighting}} Some of these chapters traced their lineage back to long before the rise of the Covenant.{{Ref/Site|D=08|M=11|Y=2020|URL=http://www.ultra-combo.com/arbiters-colors-accessories/|Site=Ultra Combo|Page=Arbiter’s Colors & Accessories}} The Zealots' internal structure, rankings, and equipment varied from chapter to chapter and from fleet to fleet.{{Ref/Reuse|Clarity}} The ministry deployed small teams of Zealots during all significant engagements to locate, analyze, and amass intelligence regarding [[reliquary]] sites, as well as to recover [[Forerunner]] artifacts or otherwise important data.{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=tcp team|Halo: The Cole Protocol|Page=138-139}}


===History===
===History===
====Organisation in the Covenant====
During the [[Human-Covenant War]], many Zealots were assigned to battlefield duties in order to directly partake in the destruction of a species the Covenant viewed as heretical.{{Ref/Reuse|vis}} [[Artisan-armorer]]s of the Covenant sometimes allied themselves particularly with the Zealot orders, and would produce specialty equipment such as the {{Pattern|Suspa Al|Assault Carapace|drop pod}} specifically for only the most pious of commanders. When deploying into battle, only warriors from within the Zealot ranks, or those seeking to aspire to join them, would be permitted to employ these insertion pods.{{Ref/Book|Id=WF66|Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo|Insertion Pods|Page=66-67}}
Unlike the majority of the Covenant's [[Covenant military|conventional military forces]], which fell under the authority of the [[Ministry of Resolution]], the Zealots were a separate group that reported to the Ministry of Fervent Intercession. Within the Ministry existed a number of chapters (such as the [[Devoted Sentries]]), many of which adhered to particular interpretations of ancient codes of honor or debt-packs.{{Ref/Reuse|Fighting}} Some of these chapters traced their lineage back to long before the rise of the Covenant.{{Ref/Site|D=08|M=11|Y=2020|URL=http://www.ultra-combo.com/arbiters-colors-accessories/|Site=Ultra Combo|Page=Arbiter’s Colors & Accessories}} The Zealots' internal structure, rankings, and equipment varied from chapter to chapter and from fleet to fleet.{{Ref/Reuse|Clarity}} The ministry deployed small teams of Zealots during all significant engagements to locate, analyze, and amass intelligence regarding [[reliquary]] sites, as well as to recover [[Forerunner]] artifacts or otherwise important data.{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=tcp team|Halo: The Cole Protocol|Page=138-139}} During the [[Human-Covenant War]], many Zealots were assigned to battlefield duties in order to directly partake in the destruction of a species the Covenant viewed as heretical.{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}
 
[[Artisan-armorer]]s of the Covenant sometimes allied themselves particularly with the Zealot orders, and would produce specialty equipment such as the {{Pattern|Suspa Al|Individual Assault Carapace|drop pod}} specifically for only the most pious of commanders. When deploying into battle, only warriors from within the Zealot ranks, or those seeking to aspire to join them, would be permitted to employ these insertion pods.{{Ref/Book|Id=WF66|Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo|Insertion Pods|Page=66-67}}


====Post-Great Schism====
After their betrayal by the High Prophets, some worshipped the Foreurnners without belief in the Great Journey, while others forsook the religion all together. The role had become a more general rank of combat specialization, similar to how [[Sangheili Honor Guardsmen|Sangheili Honor Guard]]s forsook their original purpose after the Prophets had betrayed them.{{citation needed}} By [[2558]], some Zealots continued to serve within various [[Covenant remnants|Covenant remnant factions]], including those which remained religiously devoted to the Forerunners following the hegemony's collapse. Despite still having a combat niche, these Zealots served in political and social leadership positions (at least within [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]]), filling all roles previously occupied by the [[San'Shyuum]].{{Ref/Site|D=08|M=11|Y=2020|URL=http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/halo4guide|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo 4 Interactive Guide}}{{Ref/Book|Id=H4:EVG|Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide|Page=49}} Zealot loyalties remain divided amongst the Covenant successor states, and now exercise less discretion in judging the worthy to join their ranks.{{Ref/Reuse|WF66}}
After their betrayal by the High Prophets, some worshipped the Foreurnners without belief in the Great Journey, while others forsook the religion all together. The role had become a more general rank of combat specialization, similar to how [[Sangheili Honor Guardsmen|Sangheili Honor Guard]]s forsook their original purpose after the Prophets had betrayed them.{{citation needed}} By [[2558]], some Zealots continued to serve within various [[Covenant remnants|Covenant remnant factions]], including those which remained religiously devoted to the Forerunners following the hegemony's collapse. Despite still having a combat niche, these Zealots served in political and social leadership positions (at least within [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]]), filling all roles previously occupied by the [[San'Shyuum]].{{Ref/Site|D=08|M=11|Y=2020|URL=http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/halo4guide|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo 4 Interactive Guide}}{{Ref/Book|Id=H4:EVG|Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide|Page=49}} Zealot loyalties remain divided amongst the Covenant successor states, and now exercise less discretion in judging the worthy to join their ranks.{{Ref/Reuse|WF66}}


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<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Halo4-SangheiliZealot-Unarmed.png|A Zealot with a ''Danzhau''-pattern intrusion harness.
File:H5G-Sangheili Zealot.png|A Zealot with a ''Danzhau''-pattern intrusion harness.
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File:H4SangheiliZealot.png|A Zealot in ''Halo 4''.
File:H4SangheiliZealot.png|A Zealot in ''Halo 4''.
File:H4 EliteZealot.png|An early render of a Zealot in ''Halo 4''.
File:H4 EliteZealot.png|An early render of a Zealot in ''Halo 4''.
File:Halo4-SangheiliZealot-Unarmed.png|A Hesduros Sangheili Zealot, unarmed, in ''Halo 4''.
File:H4-SangheiliZealot.png|Two variations of the Sangheili Zealot in ''Halo 4''.
File:H4-SangheiliZealot.png|Two variations of the Sangheili Zealot in ''Halo 4''.
File:Spops Zealot.jpg|A Zealot charging a [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IV]].
File:Spops Zealot.jpg|A Zealot charging a [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IV]].
File:HE15 Found.jpg|A golden Hesduros Zealot part of [[Sali 'Nyon's Covenant faction]] is incapacitated by Prometheans during the [[Battle of Aktis IV]].
File:HE15 Found.jpg|A golden Hesduros Zealot part of [[Sali 'Nyon's Covenant]] is incapacitated by Prometheans during the [[Battle of Aktis IV]].
File:HE15 Jul Prometheans.jpg|A [[Ultra-class armor|white]] Zealot conversing with Jul 'Mdama during the Battle of Aktis IV.
File:HE15 Jul Prometheans.jpg|A [[Ultra-class armor|white]] Zealot conversing with Jul 'Mdama during the Battle of Aktis IV.
File:Halo 2 Anniversary Zealot.png|A Sangheili Zealot Field Master in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.
File:Halo 2 Anniversary Zealot.png|A Sangheili Zealot Field Master in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.
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*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''
*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]''
*''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Envoy]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Envoy]]'' {{Mo}}
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{{Sangheili Ranks}}
{{Sangheili Ranks}}
{{Kig-Yar Ranks}}


[[Category:Sangheili ranks and titles|Zealot]]
[[Category:Sangheili ranks and titles|Zealot]]
[[Category:Kig-Yar ranks|Zealot]]
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