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The '''Jiralhanae''' ([[Latin]], ''Servus ferox'', translated to "wild slave"<ref>[http://forums.bungie.org/halo/archive29.pl?read=865756 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''Bestiarum Latin names translated'']</ref>), known by [[human]]s as '''Brutes''', are a carnivorous [[Sentience|sapient]] species of pseudo-ursine mammals.<ref name="BES"/><ref name="wp jiralhanae"/> Originating from the planet [[Doisac]], the Jiralhanae were the final addition to the [[Covenant]] hegemony. Many Jiralhanae have a profound hatred of the [[Sangheili]], unmatched by any other feud within the Covenant.<ref name="ENC142">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 142'' (2011 edition)</ref> This rivalry was fueled by the Jiralhanae's naturally aggressive demeanor and most Sangheili's sense of superiority over them at the time of the Covenant.<ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-wars-2-new-character-images-and-details-revea/1100-6442098/?ftag=GSS-05-10aaa0b '''Gamestop''': ''Halo Wars 2: New Character Images and Details Revealed''] - "Decimus still harbors some resentment against the Elites under Atriox's banner due to how Elites treated the Brutes during the time of the Covenant"</ref><ref>[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-wars-2-new-character-images-and-details-revea/1100-6442098/?ftag=GSS-05-10aaa0b '''Gamestop''': ''Halo Wars 2: New Character Images and Details Revealed''] - "This arrangement was deeply unpleasant for the Shipmaster, especially since Elites were used to lording over the Brutes during the time of the Covenant..."</ref> The Jiralhanae were the final species to join the Covenant Empire before its fragmentation in [[2552]].  

Immensely strong (surpassing the strength of both Sangheili and [[Spartan-II]]s), Jiralhanae typically a greater emphasis on brutality than wisdom; they are considered to be a savage species on the whole. Preferring this potential for blind obedience, the [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]] began plans to replace the Sangheili with Jiralhanae, slowly placing the latter in higher positions and giving them greater allowances than Sangheili troops would receive.<ref name="changeguard"/> Finally, on Truth's orders, the Jiralhanae began a purge of [[Sangheili Councilor|Sangheili High Councilors]] and commanders throughout Covenant space, sparking a cataclysmic civil war known as the [[Great Schism]] that led to the [[Battle of the Citadel|dissolution of the Covenant]]. This civil war would [[Post-Covenant War conflicts#Continuing Jiralhanae-Sangheili hostility|continue]] well after the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]] and like the Sangheili, the Jiralhanae would fight an internal civil war as well.<ref name="ret"/>