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While fighting alongside the allied Sangheili, they will call John-117 "Demon", perhaps out of respect and deference, as a passive insult, or to signify John's rank as a [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartan]] (this could be out of not knowing to call him "Spartan" or simply out of habit). Later in the game, the Sangheili begin clarifying and referring John as Spartan, or sometimes, [[Human]] Champion; if the player were to be killed anytime during gameplay, and the Sangheili witness this, one of them might say "The Human Champion is down!" The theory that "Demon" translates directly into "Spartan" is disproved in this game when [[Rtas 'Vadum]] and [[Thel 'Vadam]] both refer John as "Spartan" throughout the game. Thel 'Vadam, [[Sangheili Minor|Minor Sangheili]], and some [[Special Operations Sangheili]] will sometimes refer John-117 as "Reclaimer", just like [[343 Guilty Spark]]. This is most likely as a result of the new Human-Sangheili alliance, which makes the derogatory term Demon inappropriate. The term was obviously taken from 343 Guilty Spark (who, as their "Oracle," holds a position of fervor among the Sangheili), who always refers to John-117 as Reclaimer. Despite this, Thel will nearly always refer to John-117 as "Spartan," as does Rtas 'Vadum. If the player dies at the hands of Covenant soldiers like Jiralhanae and Unggoy, they will say things like "The Demon is dead!", "We are the Champions!", or, on rare occasions, things like "I got the Demon's boots!", or "I call his helmet!" Often, one will shout (with the [[Halo 2 Skulls#I_Would_Have_Been_Your_Daddy|IWHBYD Skull]] on) things like, "Ding-dong, the Demon's dead!"