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The Chieftain of the Jiralhanae is the central political and military leader within the Jiralhanae contingent of the Covenant,^[1] responsible for representing their interests in the Covenant.

Function

A Chieftain of the Jiralhanae has requirements and functions beyond those of a regular Chieftain. He represents the Jiralhanae as a populace and operates as an emissary on their behalf within the Covenant, likely to the Ministry of Concert, and also functions as the Commander-in-Chief of his entire race. Past Chieftains of the Jiralhanae have been issued tasks deemed important by the Prophets - Maccabeus was tasked with recovering the Forerunner "relics" at Harvest, and later, Tartarus was given the task of recovering the Index from Installation 05 and activating the installation.

Inheritance

It appears that the title of "Chieftain of the Jiralhanae" is a title and designation that is passed through a specific ruling family. The most recent Chieftain of the Jiralhanae, Tartarus, inherited the title from his uncle Maccabeus, who in turn inherited it from his own father. In most, if not all cases, the title is passed on when a high-ranking son or relative of the current Chieftain challenges and kills his predecessor in ritual combat.

Notable Chieftains

Tartarus - Served as Chieftain from 2525, when he killed Maccabeus and took his position, until the end of the Battle of Installation 05 in November 2552 ^[2], in which he was killed doing Truth's bidding by the Arbiter.

Trivia

After the death of Tartarus at the hands of Arbiter Thel 'Vadam, it is unknown whether another Chieftain of the Jiralhanae would have been instituted, since the killer was not a Jiralhanae.

List of appearances

Halo 2

Sources

^ Halo 2, campaign level, The Heretic
^ Halo 2, campaign level, The Great Journey

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[1] Halo 2, campaign level, The Heretic

[2] Halo 2, campaign level, The Great Journey

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 ==Function==
-A Chieftain of the Jiralhanae has requirements and functions beyond those of regular [[Chieftain]]s. He represents the [[Jiralhanae]] as a populace and operates as a centric emissary on the Covenant's behalf, likely to the [[Ministry of Concert]], and is also the Jiralhanae Commander in Chief of his entire race. Past Chieftains of the Jiralhanae have been given tasks deemed important by the [[San 'Shyuum|Prophets]] - Maccabeus was tasked with recovering the "relics" at [[Harvest]], and later, Tartarus was given the task of recovering the [[Activation Index|Index]] from [[Installation 05]] and activating the installation.
+A Chieftain of the Jiralhanae has requirements and functions beyond those of a regular [[Chieftain]]. He represents the [[Jiralhanae]] as a populace and operates as an emissary on their behalf within the Covenant, likely to the [[Ministry of Concert]], and also functions as the Commander-in-Chief of his entire race. Past Chieftains of the Jiralhanae have been issued tasks deemed important by the [[San 'Shyuum|Prophets]] - Maccabeus was tasked with recovering the Forerunner "relics" at [[Harvest]], and later, Tartarus was given the task of recovering the [[Activation Index|Index]] from [[Installation 05]] and activating the installation.
 ==Inheritance==
-It is likely that the title of ''Chieftain of the Jiralhanae'' is a title and designation that is passed through a specific "royal" family. The most recent ''Chieftain of the Jiralhanae'', [[Tartarus]], for example, inherited the title from his uncle, [[Maccabeus]], who in turn inherited it from his own father; however, it could be a more Ape-like leadership, with one challenging the leader, for control of the family. And with a large number of clans, clan warfare for society roles would be common. Perhaps a leading family would be involved in feuds with itself and other families, with the assassin assuming control. This methodology is similar to the [[Sangheili]] [[Kaidon]].
+It appears that the title of "Chieftain of the Jiralhanae" is a title and designation that is passed through a specific ruling family. The most recent Chieftain of the Jiralhanae, [[Tartarus]], inherited the title from his uncle [[Maccabeus]], who in turn inherited it from his own father. In most, if not all cases, the title is passed on when a high-ranking son or relative of the current Chieftain challenges and kills his predecessor in ritual combat.
 ==Notable Chieftains==
 *[[Tartarus]] - Served as Chieftain from [[2525]], when he killed [[Maccabeus]] and took his position, until the end of the [[Battle of Installation 05]] in [[2552|November 2552]] <ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Great Journey]]''</ref>, in which he was killed doing [[Prophet of Truth|Truth]]'s bidding by the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]].