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*Mercenary organization{{Ref/Site|Id=waypoint|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/halo-wars-2|ArchiveURL=http://web.archive.org/web/20170704000948/https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/games/halo-wars-2|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo Wars 2}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=Mercenary|SoR|Chapter=1}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p453|Enc22|Page=453}}{{Ref/Book|Id=TRPp150|Halo: The Rubicon Protocol|Chapter=17|Page=150}}

*[[Confederation]] of [[Piracy|pirates]] and raiders{{Ref/Novel|Id=divine|DW|Chapter=1}}

*[[Jiralhanae#Language|Jiralhanae language]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW2|HDW|Chapter=2}}{{Ref/Reuse|Mercenary}}

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*[[Harbinger|Harbinger's]] [[Skimmer]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}}

The '''Banished''' are a multi-species [[confederation]] of [[piracy|pirates]] and raiding clans.{{Ref/Reuse|divine}} Acting as mercenaries,{{Ref/Reuse|Mercenary}} the organization's goals have been described as attaining power in their raids across the [[Orion Arm]],{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p25|Enc22|Page=25}} while their killers and mercenaries plunder treasure in the name of their own free will.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HuntingParty2}}

 

They were formed and led by the [[Jiralhanae]] [[warmaster]] [[Atriox]] after rebelling against the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Reuse|a new enemy}} The Banished are primarily composed of Jiralhanae and have incorporated [[Sangheili]],{{Ref/Site|Id=Gamespot|URL=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-wars-2-new-story-details-and-images-revealed/1100-6440811/|Site=Gamespot: Halo Wars 2 New Story Details and Images Revealed}} [[human]]s,{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW7B|DW|Chapter=7|Page=102}} [[Mgalekgolo]], [[Unggoy]], [[Huragok]], and [[Kig-Yar]], as Atriox denounced vengeance between species as a petty restriction in the way of gaining rewards and treasures.{{Ref/Comic|Id=HuntingParty1|[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]: [[Hunting Party]]|Page=83}}{{Ref/Comic|Id=ROA2|[[Halo: Rise of Atriox Issue 2|Rise of Atriox Issue 2]]|Page=13}}

 

Decimus advised Atriox that the Banished should travel to the planet [[Otraak]] to recruit an old friend of his, a [[Kig-Yar]] [[T'vaoan]] scientist named [[Sig Raan]]. Decimus was sent to investigate first, where Sig Raan initially welcomed him and his squad showing off her latest invention: a device that could control the [[Yanme'e]] by simulating their [[Yanme'e Queen|queen's]] pheromones. Sig Raan then attacked Decimus with her Yanme'e swarm. Atriox showed up along with more of his Banished forces and attacked Sig Raan in return. Decimus killed her, putting an end to the skirmish.{{Ref/Comic|Id=ROA3|RoA|Detail=[[Halo: Rise of Atriox Issue 3|Issue 3]]}}

In [[2558]], a Jiralhanae in the [[Voice of Maardoth]] clan led by [[Hekabe]], suggested contacting the Banished after gaining control of the [[Sharquoi]], to move their new weapons as they needed [[slipspace]]-capable vessels and their own had been destroyed. However, Hekabe refused the suggestion, unwilling to share power with Atriox and the Banished when he wanted it all for himself. A dispute had also led to Hekabe killing a Banished Chieftain known as [[Odanostos]].{{Ref/Novel|HEnv}} The [[Children of Oth Sonin]] led by [[Lydus]], one of the strongest Jiralhanae master-packs in the wake of the [[War of Annihilation]],{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p247|Enc22|Page=247}} had secretly struck a deal with the Banished, using the Banished to take out Lydus' most dangerous rivals in exchange for full access to his shipyards and land.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p255|Enc22|Page=255}}

======Awakening the Nightmare======

By [[2560]], the Banished had established an expansive shipbreaking yard on the site of the previously destroyed UNSC fleet depot in [[Chiltift Basin]] on [[Camber]].{{Ref/YouTube|Id=S2Intro|n6mwJDgfnO0|HALO|Halo Infinite - Season 2: Lone Wolves Intro Cinematic|Y=2023|M=11|D=26}}{{Ref/Site|Id=S2Intel|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo Infinite|Detail=Season 02 Lone Wolves - Intel|D=09|M=10|Y=2022}}  Here, they melted down titanium with a powerful plasma drill, reforging the material into weapons of war.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFLore|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-lore-of-the-jungle|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Canon Fodder - Lore of the Jungle|D=7|M=5|Y=2022}} With Cortana's dominion over, and the Created's grasp over the galaxy weakened, Banished forces in the galaxy rushed to fill the power vacuum her defeat had left.{{Ref/Site|Id=S2StoryHub|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo Infinite|Detail=Season 02 Lone Wolves - Story|D=06|M=05|Y=2022}} A Banished fleet [[Battle of Suban|attacked]] the moon of [[Suban]], seeking to claim its blamite crystal mines. This sparked a conflict with the [[Swords of Sanghelios]], who has pledged to support local keeps in protecting the most vital mining sites. The Banished and the Swords fleets engaged each other in the moon's skies.{{Ref/Site|Id=WaypointS5Maps|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/maps-overview-season-5|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Maps Overview - Season 5|D=12|M=10|Y=2023}}

Atriox harbors no animosity towards [[human]]ity,<ref>[https://www.previewsworld.com/Article/195788-Angry-Atriox-Brings-Hell-To-Halo Angry Atriox Brings Hell To Halo] - "He would tell the soldiers that they, too, are nothing but expendable. They are nothing more than cannon fodder to be thrown at their enemies. He would tell them that he doesn’t blame them for what they are. He bears them no malice. But he would also tell them that he offers no mercy. They have a role to play, just as he does, and that means that he must kill them all." Cullen Bunn</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|Id=ROA2}} and has recruited humans into the Banished.{{Ref/Reuse|DW5}} For the Banished, the inclusion of humans within their ranks allows the faction to more easily utilize Forerunner technology due to the species' status as [[Reclaimer]]s.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFStrike|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-ship-strike|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Ship Strike|D=22|M=04|Y=2023}} From the humans' perspective, many human criminal enterprises and mercenary groups see mutual benefit in alliances forged with Jiralhanae chieftains who have spread beyond Jiralhanae colonies and into human territory,{{Ref/Reuse|CFStrike}}{{Ref/Book|Id=H:OSFM2|OSFM|Page=156}} providing greater access to scraps of UNSC hardware and advanced alien technology, other humans simply find the sheer pragmatism of the Banished greatly appealing.{{Ref/Reuse|CFStrike}} However, the Banished's violent culture and conditions of service continue to make the faction unattractive to many humans.{{Ref/Book|Id=H:OSFM1|OSFM|Page=161}} Humans who earned enough respect were able to attain positions of prestige such as a certain [[Unidentified Banished human inspector|Banished inspector]] or human leaders of Banished military units.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=TRP20}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFEchoes|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-echoes-with-dinh|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Echoes With-Dinh|D=24|M=03|Y=2023}} Entirely human-led clans would also join the Banished, such as the [[Order of Harmony]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p449}} The Banished have also looked through the [[black market]]s on the colony of [[Venezia]] to trade with humans and sought Forerunner technology, which their [[Banished shield generator|shield generator]]s utilized, as well as purchase [[nuclear weapon]]s.<ref name="shieldgen">''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', ''[[Phoenix Logs]]'' - [[Phoenix Logs/Banished Buildings/Shield Generator|Shield Generator]]</ref>{{Ref/Book|Id=nukes|[[Halo: Retribution]]}} While battling with the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} during the [[Second Ark Conflict]], Atriox utilized Banished humans in his forces and also admitted respect for his UNSC enemies' tenacity to the point of offering them a chance to leave peacefully without being hunted down, [[Captain]] [[James Cutter]] refused the offer however.{{Ref/Level|Id=The Halo|HW2|[[The Halo]]}} Despite [[Escharum]]'s personal hatred for humanity,{{Ref/Novel|SoR}} he showed respect for [[Spartan-II|Spartan]] [[John-117]] as a warrior due to his legendary reputation, to which the Chief would return by listening to and holding him in his dying moments.{{Ref/Reuse|Hi}} Some anti-[[Unified Earth Government|UEG]] [[Insurrectionist|rebels]] perceive an advantage in allying a with powerful alien force such as the Banished, similar to the [[United Rebel Front]]'s attempts at peace with the Covenant in [[2526#March|March 2526]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFStrike}}  

*The [[Harbinger]]: A member of the [[Xalanyn|Endless]] that is aiding Atriox and Escharum on Installation 07. Killed by John-117.{{Ref/Level|Hi|Silent Auditorium}}

*'''[[Jiralhanae Chosen Warrior|Chosen Warrior]]''':Warriors that are chosen for a higher rank after proving their combat capabilities.   

*'''[[Gray Guards|Gray Guard]]''': A Jiralhanae force present during [[Operation: WOLFE]].

[[Gray Guards|Gray Guard]]<br>

|Cadre leader{{Ref/Reuse|Id=CFEchoes}}

Having salvaged and repurposed a great deal of [[Covenant]] matériel as well as equipment from other sources,{{Ref/Reuse|Gamespot}} the Banished are well equipped with a wide range of military technology. Covenant technology plundered by the Banished is modified to match the aesthetic tastes of its new masters, including an overt preference for layered armor plating, spikes, and sharp angles contrasted with the smooth curves and surfaces favored by the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|surface features}} The Banished additionally have the capabilities to manufacture their own weaponry through clan workshops, utilizing [[gravitic-catapult]]s in their spike weapons. How the Banished have managed to make such improvements in as short a time as they have continues to baffle UNSC technicians.{{Ref/Novel|Id=OSFM45|OSFM|Page=45}} The Banished have also began to develop direct-energy electrolaser weaponry recovered from the Jiralhanae's technological age prior to the [[Great Immolation]], with the [[Sicatt Workshop shock rifle|Shock Rifle]] being the latest in [[Voltaic weaponry|the series of experimental voltaic application devices]] by the [[Sicatt Workshop]].{{Ref/Site|Id=Cfflyme|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-fly-me-to-the-blood-moon|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=Games|Page=Canon Fodder: Fly Me to the Blood-Moon|D=20|M=11|Y=2023}} The application of voltaic devices also extends to their starships, with the [[Ghost of Barolon]] including an experimental volt piercer among its naval armaments. {{Ref/Site|Id=Season5intel|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/reckoning-intel|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=Halo Infinite|Page=Reckoning Intel|D=14|M=11|Y=2023|LocalArchive=Halo Infinite Story & Intel#Season 5}}

 

This industrial expertise also extends to modifying starships to their own design such as the [[Banished dreadnought]] developed by the Irusk Workshop and using the once abandoned shipyards in Oth Sonin,{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p462|Enc22|Page=462}} with the [[Children of Oth Sonin]] providing the Banished with the shipyards under their control in exchange for decimating Lydus' most dangerous rivals {{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p255|Enc22|Page=255}}. The Banished are also known to use their own variant of [[Banished Drone|UAV]] to repair their outposts during the [[Second Ark Conflict]] and modify the {{Pattern|Emp'seam|Antlion}} to fire spikes instead of plasma. The Banished are capable of using their own portable shield, which is hexagonal-shaped with trapezoids making up the shielding and be active or not active at the user's request.

Weapons used by the organization include standard [[:Category:Covenant weapons|Covenant weaponry]] such as the [[Type-1 energy sword|Energy Sword]], {{Pattern|Anskum|plasma grenade}}, [[Gravity hammer (fiction)|Gravity Hammer]], {{Pattern|Mosa|carbine}}, [[Type-25 plasma pistol]], and {{Pattern|Pez'tk|fuel rod gun}}, as well as their own variants modified by [[Clan workshop|workshop]]s. Atriox uses a custom forged [[gravity mace]] called [[Chainbreaker]].<ref name="Autumn">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/community-update-preview-of-autumn '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Preview of Autumn'']</ref>  The Banished have no taboo against human weapons, with their focus on pragmatically accruing useful resources for their war machine as well as having humans among their ranks. In the Battle for Zeta Halo, Banished forces also used [[:Category:UNSC infantry weapons|UNSC weapons]] such as the [[CQS48 Bulldog]], [[M41 SPNKR]], among others. Examples of Banished weapons made in [[clan workshop]]s include;

;[[Bolroci Workshop]]

*[[Bolroci Workshop Shade]]

 

 

*[[Flaktura Workshop Skewer]]

;[[Jovokada Workshop]]

*[[Jovokada Workshop Brute Shot]]

*[[Jovokada Workshop spike grenade|Jovokada Workshop Spike Grenade]]

;[[Kywasky Workshop]]

*[[Kywasky Workshop Gorespike cannon|Kywasky Workshop Gorespike Cannon]]

*[[Sicatt Workshop Disruptor]]

*[[Sicatt Workshop dynamo grenade|Sicatt Workshop Dynamo Grenade]]

;[[Ukala Workshop]]

*[[Ukala Workshop Mangler]]

;[[Veporokk Workshop]]  

*[[Veporokk Workshop Ravager]]

*[[Banished Shade|Unidentified Shade]]

;[['Ahtulai Workshop]]

*[['Ahtulai Workshop Banshee]]

;[[Barug'gel Workshop]]

*[[Barug'qel Workshop Trespasser]]

*[[Barug'qel Workshop Chopper]]

;[[Baruzaka Workshop]]

*[[Barukaza Workshop Locust]]

*[[Barukaza Workshop Scarab]]

*[[Barukaza Workshop siege-hauler|Barukaza Workshkp Siege-Hauler]]

;[[Bolroci Workshop]]

*[[Bolroci Workshop Chopper]]

*[[Bolroci Workshop Wraith]]

*[[Dovotaa Workshop Griever]]

*[[Dovotaa Workshop Reaver]]

*[[Eklon'Dal Workshop Marauder]]

*[[Eklon'Dal Workshop Spirit]]

;[[Gydrozka Workshop]]

*[[Gydrozka Workshop Blisterback]]

*[[Gydrozka Workshop Breaching Pod]]

 

;[[Irusk Workshop]]

*[[Banished dreadnought|Banished Dreadnought]]

;[[Klavbrig Workshop]]

*[[Klavbrig Workshop Shroud]]

*[[Klavrig Workshop Skitterer]]

;[[Qavardu Workshop]]

*[[Qavardu Workshop Gravemaker]]

;[[Zaagokelu Workshop]]

*[[Zaagokelu Workshop Ghost]]

 

By [[2559#October|October 2559]], the Banished in the Milky Way have a formidable fleet including at least one former massive [[Covenant supercarrier]], at least one [[intrusion corvette]] and several [[Covenant destroyer|destroyers]] and [[Covenant cruiser|cruisers]] which were present in their search for the portal on Reach fielded by three Banished legions.{{Ref/Novel|SoR}} The Legion of the Corpse-Moon clan was known to house a small but growing fleet within their hidden outpost on the moon of [[Soirapt]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p447}} The Banished have also acquired a number of [[Drekar]]s, powerful and versatile stealth vessels secretly commissioned by the [[High Prophet of Truth]] himself as he laid the groundwork for the elevation of the Jiralhanae over the Sangheili that the Banished quietly sought to procure following clandestine raids on information cells and Covenant armories.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p461}}

 

As the faction grew  Atriox diverted resources into rapidly bolstering the size and scale of their fleet by utilizing both Jiralhanae and Covenant-sourced designs leading to the creation of the [[Karve]] and the [[Banished dreadnought]]. The Karve were originally used to patrol territory and ferry cargo prior to the Great Immolation, with contemporary Karves now forming the backbone of the Banished navy constructed using Kig-Yar shipbuilding techniques {{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p460|Enc22|Page=460}}. Banished dreadnoughts commissioned by the [[Irusk Workshop]] were built from repurposed and aggressively modified Covenant hulls and were integrated into service in 2553 and becoming the most common of the Banished's warships,{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p462}}, with many of these dreadnoughts including ''[[Ghost of Gbraakon]]'', participating in the [[Battle over Installation 07]] in [[2559#December|December 2559]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p462}} Dreadnoughts in particular can deploy modular Banished bases to the ground.