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| '''"Demon"''' is the [[Covenant]] name for all [[Spartans]]<ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 243 - "Voro strained to isolate the human word for demons from their objectionable speech... ''Spartans''".</ref><ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 349 - "They would take no chances with these human demons, these 'Spartans' ".</ref><ref>[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]], page 372 - "The Fleet Master Elite snarled at Kurt, and the translation filtered through his helmet's speaker: 'One last fight demon' ".</ref>, but is most commonly used in reference to [[SPARTAN-117]]. | | '''Demon''' may refer to the following: |
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| It is theorized that Covenant beliefs show a Demon (the Spartans) helping the unholy enemy ([[humanity]]) to destroy the great sanctuaries ([[The Halos]]), but this is speculation. There is no actual information on why the Covenant refer to Spartans as Demons.
| | *'''[[Covenant religion#Demons|Demons]]''' - A [[Covenant]] term referring specifically to the [[UNSC]]'s [[SPARTAN]]s. |
| | *'''[[Demon (Halo 3 achievement)]]''' - A ''[[Halo 3]]'' achievement. |
| | *'''[[Demon (Halo 2 achievement)]]''' - A [[Halo 2 (Windows Vista)|''Halo 2'' for Windows Vista]] achievement. |
| | *'''[[Unfriggenbelievable]]''' (Demon in ''[[Halo Infinite]]'') |
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| The Covenant fear the Spartans because of their ability to destroy hundreds of Covenant soldiers. They particularly fear the Master Chief because of his destruction of [[Alpha Halo]].
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| Demon could possibly mean a particularly powerful foe, and they might call spartans demons because they rarely ever die, comparing to a demon's immortality and are bringers of great destruction and defeat ([[Master Chief]] and [[Installation 04]]). Also, a demon's immortality could be part of the [[UNSC]] myth of how Spartans never die, they only go [[MIA]].
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| ==Gameplay==
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| In gameplay, when Covenant warriors encounter the Demon (Master Chief), they usually engage him with extreme caution. [[Grunts]] and [[Jackals]] have a tendency to retreat upon the Demon killing their Elite commander, or if they are the only soldier remaining. The [[Prophets]] and [[Brutes]] also refer to the Master Chief as the Demon<ref>[[Gravemind (Level)|Gravemind]] cutscene - "Kill the demon!".</ref>. The [[Prophet of Truth]] is the only member of the Covenant that has referred to John-117 as the Master Chief.<ref>[[The Heretic (Level)|The Heretic]] cutscene - "But this demon, this "Master Chief"..."</ref> It is theorized that Truth says this so the player knows who the demon is, as the term is not used in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''.
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| If any Covenant soldier actually kills a Demon, it may be assumed they are given a very high reward for their success against this potent soldier. This can be noted in gameplay during [[Halo 2]] when the Master Chief dies, the nearby Elites say something along the lines of "The Demon is dead, I killed it! I killed the Demon!"; "The Prophets shall reward me well for that!"; "The Demon has died by my hand"; "I have earned my Journey!"; or more rarely, "Ha! And I'm not even [[The Arbiter (character)|The Arbiter]]!" and not a single grunt has killed one (due to lack of combat ability).
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| When the Demon throws a [[grenade]], an Elite (and sometimes Grunt in [[Halo 2]] will usually say "Demon Flare! Scatter!", regardless of the grenade type. When an Elite throws a grenade, he yells "Holy light!" or "Cleansing flame!"
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| ===[[Halo 3]]===
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| While fighting with [[Elites]] on your side, they will call you Demon, perhaps out of respect or to signify your rank as a Spartan. Later in the game, the Elites begin referring to you as Spartan, or sometimes, Human Champion; if you were to be killed anytime during gameplay, and the Elites witness this, one of them might say "The Human Champion is down!" The theory that "Demon" translates into "[[Spartan]]" is disproved in this game when [[Rtas 'Vadum]] refers to you as "Spartan" after destroying a [[Scarab]] on [[The Ark]].
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| ==Sources==
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