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<center>''Were you also looking for [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman]], [[Jiralhanae Honor Guardsman]], [[Honor Guard Ultra]], [[Type-26 Assault Gun Carriage#Honor_Guard_Wraith|Honor Guard Wraith]] or the [[Energy stave|Honor Guard Pike]]?''</center> | <center>''Were you also looking for [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman]], [[Jiralhanae Honor Guardsman]], [[Honor Guard Ultra]], [[Type-26 Assault Gun Carriage#Honor_Guard_Wraith|Honor Guard Wraith]] or the [[Energy stave|Honor Guard Pike]]?''</center> | ||
{{Infobox Military Unit | {{Infobox Military Unit | ||
|unit_name= Honor | |unit_name= Honor guard | ||
|image=[[File:Brutesarbiter.jpg|300px]] | |image=[[File:Brutesarbiter.jpg|300px]] | ||
|dates= | |dates= | ||
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|patron= | |patron= | ||
|motto= | |motto= | ||
|colors= Crimson and | |colors= Crimson and gold | ||
|colors_label= Standards | |colors_label= Standards | ||
|march= | |march= | ||
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}} | }} | ||
{{quote|Thou, in faith, will keep us safe,<br>Whilst we find the path.|[[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Writ of Union]]}} | {{quote|Thou, in faith, will keep us safe,<br>Whilst we find the path.|[[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Writ of Union]]}} | ||
The ''' | The '''honor guard''' is a special unit of [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] tasked with providing security for the [[High Council]], mainly consisting of [[Sangheili]], though during the [[Great Schism]], they were replaced by [[Jiralhanae Honor Guardsman|Jiralhanae]].<ref name="gravemind">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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At the [[Battle of the Quarantine Zone]] in [[2552|November 2552]], [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae|Chieftain]] [[Tartarus]] retrieved the [[Activation Index|Index]] from the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]], and moments later sent him to his death which he survived.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Quarantine Zone (level)|Quarantine Zone]]''</ref> | At the [[Battle of the Quarantine Zone]] in [[2552|November 2552]], [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae|Chieftain]] [[Tartarus]] retrieved the [[Activation Index|Index]] from the [[Thel 'Vadam|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 | This action, given to Tartarus by the High Prophets, started the [[Great Schism]],<ref name="gravemind"/> that would last for several years.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[The Return]]"</ref> | ||
During the [[ | During the [[Battle of High Charity]], the [[Jiralhanae Honor Guardsman|Jiralhanae Honor Guardsmen]] 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"/> | ||
===Death of Mercy and the Dreadnought=== | ===Death of Mercy and the Dreadnought=== | ||
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==Related | ==Related articles== | ||
*[[San 'Shyuum]] | *[[San 'Shyuum]] | ||
**[[Hierarchs|High Prophets]] | **[[Hierarchs|High Prophets]] | ||