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"Eye of the Prophets"

— Translated Covenant Definition of "Ossoona"

Ossoona is a Covenant Sangheili (Elite) title.

Rank

Unlike most other Covenant rankings, an "Ossoona" is a temporary one bestowed by the Prophets of the Covenant upon specially selected Elite warriors.

Due to a lack of intelligence on the United Nations Space Command, the Prophets have begun to pull a handful of Elites from active duty into temporary service as Ossoonas. The mission of an Ossoona is to collect information on the enemy while avoiding combat. As such, they are equipped with Active Camouflage generators. Many of these Elites feel that there is little honor in such an assignment, but they do as they are told due to their reverence of the Prophets.

The title of Ossoona is usually bestowed for a single mission, though a series of missions are sometimes given. Unlike most Elites but similar to Stealth Elites, they do not have a personal energy shield. Instead they have to rely on their Active Camouflage and stealth skills for defense. In fitting with their vulnerability, they are normally slated for non-combat intelligence gathering such as capturing high ranking enemy personnel or equipment such as AI's.

Role

During the Covenant attack on UNSC Pillar of Autumn over Installation 04 in 2552, Isna 'Nosolee (the only known Ossoona) was made an Ossoona and charged with three missions:

Record footage of the human ship on his helmet recorder
Capture the human Artificial Intelligence
Capture senior personnel.

Even though he was killed, the presence of Ossoona in the lifepod ment Captain Keyes had fled, alerted the Covenant to his importance, and allowed them to capture Keyes.

Known Ossoonas

Isna 'Nosolee

Trivia

The name is likely inspired by the Mayan Ossoona Codex, a particular method of writing that to this day is still little understood.

Osoona means 'Eye of the Prophets. ^[1]

Sources

^ Halo: The Flood

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[1] Halo: The Flood

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 Unlike most other Covenant rankings, an "Ossoona" is a temporary one bestowed by the [[Prophets|Prophets of the Covenant]] upon specially selected [[Elite]] warriors.
-Due to a lack of intelligence on the [[United Nations Space Command]], the Prophets have begun to pull a handful of Elites from active duty into temporary service as Ossoonas. The mission of an Ossoona is to collect information on the enemy while avoiding combat. As such, they are equipped with [[Active Camouflage]] generators. The Elites feel that there is little honor in this assignment, but they do as they are told.
+Due to a lack of intelligence on the [[United Nations Space Command]], the Prophets have begun to pull a handful of Elites from active duty into temporary service as Ossoonas. The mission of an Ossoona is to collect information on the enemy while avoiding combat. As such, they are equipped with [[Active Camouflage]] generators. Many of these Elites feel that there is little honor in such an assignment, but they do as they are told due to their reverence of the Prophets.
-The title of Ossoona is usually bestowed for a single mission, though a series of missions is sometimes given and it is only known to be given to [[Major Elite]]s. The rationale here is that Major Elites are more experienced than [[Minor Elites]] and less likely to abandon their mission for personal glory. At the same time, Majors are less important than [[Ultra|Ultra Elites]] and are, to a degree, more expendable.
+The title of Ossoona is usually bestowed for a single mission, though a series of missions are sometimes given. Unlike most Elites but similar to [[Stealth Elite]]s, they do not have a personal energy shield. Instead they have to rely on their Active Camouflage and stealth skills for defense. In fitting with their vulnerability, they are normally slated for non-combat intelligence gathering such as capturing high ranking enemy personnel or equipment such as AI's.
-The Ossoona, unlike most Elites but similar to [[Stealth Elite]]s, do not have a personal energy shield. Instead they have to rely on their Active Camouflage and stealth skills for defense. In fitting with their vulnerability, they are normally slated for non-combat intelligence gathering. Becoming an Ossoona usually means a promotion is on the way for that particular Elite.
 == Role ==