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During the [[Battle of Installation 00|Battle]] of [[Installation 00]], a large Jiralhanae pack including Jumpers and [[Jiralhanae Stalker|Stalker]] units was deployed into one of the installation's [[Cartographer#Installation 00|Cartographer]] facilities. Led by Chieftain [[Cethegus]], the pack was charged with halting the Master Chief's progress as the human left the facility. Even as the Spartan proceeded to attack the Stalkers of his pack, Cethegus taunted the human before retreating to an exterior platform where he regrouped with his Jumper packmates. As the Master Chief approached the Jiralhanae after wiping out the Stalkers in a previous room, the Prophet of Truth communicated with Cethegus via a nearby holo-pedestal; the Chieftain was to defeat the [[Covenant religion#Demons|"Demon"]] by himself. The Jumpers retreated to the outer rim of the platform, allowing the two to do battle. Despite his best efforts, Chieftain Cethegus fell. The Jumpers sprang into action, vainly attempting to avenge their fallen commander, but they too were slain.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]''</ref><ref name="canon fodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-brute-force '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Brute Force'']</ref> A group of Jumpers were among the last remaining Covenant soldiers defending the Prophet of Truth within the [[Installation 00 Citadel|Citadel]]. Unfortunately for them, John-117 and Thel 'Vadam made an alliance with the [[Flood]] forces that were simultaneously infiltrating the Citadel. This combined force spelled doom for the Covenant defenders; the Jumpers soon fell along with their comrades. The Prophet of Truth himself was slain by the Arbiter, bringing about the end of the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref> | During the [[Battle of Installation 00|Battle]] of [[Installation 00]], a large Jiralhanae pack including Jumpers and [[Jiralhanae Stalker|Stalker]] units was deployed into one of the installation's [[Cartographer#Installation 00|Cartographer]] facilities. Led by Chieftain [[Cethegus]], the pack was charged with halting the Master Chief's progress as the human left the facility. Even as the Spartan proceeded to attack the Stalkers of his pack, Cethegus taunted the human before retreating to an exterior platform where he regrouped with his Jumper packmates. As the Master Chief approached the Jiralhanae after wiping out the Stalkers in a previous room, the Prophet of Truth communicated with Cethegus via a nearby holo-pedestal; the Chieftain was to defeat the [[Covenant religion#Demons|"Demon"]] by himself. The Jumpers retreated to the outer rim of the platform, allowing the two to do battle. Despite his best efforts, Chieftain Cethegus fell. The Jumpers sprang into action, vainly attempting to avenge their fallen commander, but they too were slain.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]''</ref><ref name="canon fodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-brute-force '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Brute Force'']</ref> A group of Jumpers were among the last remaining Covenant soldiers defending the Prophet of Truth within the [[Installation 00 Citadel|Citadel]]. Unfortunately for them, John-117 and Thel 'Vadam made an alliance with the [[Flood]] forces that were simultaneously infiltrating the Citadel. This combined force spelled doom for the Covenant defenders; the Jumpers soon fell along with their comrades. The Prophet of Truth himself was slain by the Arbiter, bringing about the end of the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref> | ||
Following the conclusion of the Human-Covenant War, the Jiralhanae and [[Sangheili]] typically did not work together, at least not as equals.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Envoy3|Halo: Envoy|Chapter=1 "The Covenant had failed, obliterated under the weight of many lies; as a result, the Sangheili did not make common cause with Jiralhanae anymore, at least not as equals. No, this was strange. "}} This was due to their hatred of each other being further stoked by the [[Great Schism]]. For reasons unknown, a few Jiralhanae Jumpers joined the newly formed [[Merg Vol's Covenant|splinter faction]] of the former Covenant led by [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili Zealot|Zealot]] [[Merg Vol]]. This new "Covenant" [[Battle of Draetheus V|attacked]] the UNSC research colony world of [[Draetheus V]] and its moon [[X50]] in [[2554]], in direct violation of the [[Treaty of 2552]]. As the battle raged on, Merg Vol discovered the true purpose of X50: the moon was actually a [[Forerunner]] installation capable of building and destroying planets. The cult leader was successful in activating X50's main weapon, beginning the process of dismantling Draetheus V. Both UNSC and Vol's Covenant forces on Draetheus V were thrown into disarray. [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan]] [[Sarah Palmer]] made her way through a rapidly-disintegrating UNSC base, engaging a few Jiralhanae Jumpers and other panicking forces of Merg Vol as she went. Eventually making it to a [[jetpack]] armory, Palmer was able to destroy the doors with explosives while fending off the repeated attacks of Vol's Covenant, few of which contained Jumpers. She was ultimately successful, breaching the armory and taking off with a jetpack as the base was completely destroyed.<ref>'''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''', ''[[Mission 16: Escape from the Southern Fields|Escape from the Southern Fields]]''</ref> A few Jiralhanae Jumpers, alongside [[Kig-Yar | Following the conclusion of the Human-Covenant War, the Jiralhanae and [[Sangheili]] typically did not work together, at least not as equals.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Envoy3|Halo: Envoy|Chapter=1 "The Covenant had failed, obliterated under the weight of many lies; as a result, the Sangheili did not make common cause with Jiralhanae anymore, at least not as equals. No, this was strange. "}} This was due to their hatred of each other being further stoked by the [[Great Schism]]. For reasons unknown, a few Jiralhanae Jumpers joined the newly formed [[Merg Vol's Covenant|splinter faction]] of the former Covenant led by [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili Zealot|Zealot]] [[Merg Vol]]. This new "Covenant" [[Battle of Draetheus V|attacked]] the UNSC research colony world of [[Draetheus V]] and its moon [[X50]] in [[2554]], in direct violation of the [[Treaty of 2552]]. As the battle raged on, Merg Vol discovered the true purpose of X50: the moon was actually a [[Forerunner]] installation capable of building and destroying planets. The cult leader was successful in activating X50's main weapon, beginning the process of dismantling Draetheus V. Both UNSC and Vol's Covenant forces on Draetheus V were thrown into disarray. [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan]] [[Sarah Palmer]] made her way through a rapidly-disintegrating UNSC base, engaging a few Jiralhanae Jumpers and other panicking forces of Merg Vol as she went. Eventually making it to a [[jetpack]] armory, Palmer was able to destroy the doors with explosives while fending off the repeated attacks of Vol's Covenant, few of which contained Jumpers. She was ultimately successful, breaching the armory and taking off with a jetpack as the base was completely destroyed.<ref>'''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''', ''[[Mission 16: Escape from the Southern Fields|Escape from the Southern Fields]]''</ref> A few Jiralhanae Jumpers, led by [[Sangheili]] alongside [[Kig-Yar]] forces, attacked the besieged Marines at [[Faraday Base]]. Just moments before the Marines were overrun, Sarah Palmer arrived at the perimeter of the base. The Spartan was able to relieve the embattled Marines, and escort them to several [[M312 Elephant|Elephants]]. Despite overwhelming assaults from Covenant forces, Palmer and the Marines managed to board the Elephants and leave Faraday Base.<ref>'''Halo: Spartan Assault''', ''[[Mission 17: Liberation of Faraday|Liberation of Faraday]]''</ref> After Merg Vol was killed and his Covenant defeated, the Battle of Draetheus V seemed to be over. However, the UNSC soon detected a looping transmission of low-frequency static, identified by UNSC analysts as a string of Forerunner code, emanating from X50. Spartan Palmer returned to X50 to discern the origin of this signal, only to discover that Merg Vol's Covenant had also returned. Vol's Covenant believed that one of their gods was speaking to them and were intent on preventing the humans from intercepting the message. As Spartan Palmer fought to secure a landing zone by destroying several [[Type-38 Tyrant|Anti-Aircraft Cannons]], Vol's Covenant forces including Jiralhanae Jumpers attempted to stop her, to no avail.<ref>'''Halo: Spartan Assault''', ''[[Mission 26: Battle at the Arid Sea|Battle at the Arid Sea]]''</ref> Some more also fought to prevent her entry into the [[Cistern|cave system]] in which the transmission that the UNSC and Vol's Covenant forces were chasing was emanating from.<ref>'''Halo: Spartan Assault''', ''[[Mission 28: Superstructure Assault|Superstructure Assault]]''</ref> While Palmer destroyed several Forerunner power cores that would allow her entrance to the shrine, a few Jiralhanae Jumpers—led by [[Stealth Sangheili]] and aided by [[Yanme'e]]—attempted to stop her. They all failed to kill the Spartan, however, and Palmer was able to enter the shrine.<ref>'''Halo: Spartan Assault''', ''[[Mission 29: Infiltration of the Cistern|Infiltration of the Cistern]]''</ref> | ||
The [[Banished]], a violent mercenary organisation that rose to power after the conclusion of the Human-Covenant War, was known to utilize Jiralhanae Jumpers in an exclusively anti-fortification role. Armed with [[Type-2 gravity hammer|gravity hammers]], groups of Jumpers could lay waste to buildings at an incredible rate. Jiralhanae Jumpers were deployed during the [[Second Ark Conflict]] in [[2559]] against the forces of the [[UNSC Spirit of Fire|UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'']].<ref name="HW2">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]'''</ref> | The [[Banished]], a violent mercenary organisation that rose to power after the conclusion of the Human-Covenant War, was known to utilize Jiralhanae Jumpers in an exclusively anti-fortification role. Armed with [[Type-2 gravity hammer|gravity hammers]], groups of Jumpers could lay waste to buildings at an incredible rate. Jiralhanae Jumpers were deployed during the [[Second Ark Conflict]] in [[2559]] against the forces of the [[UNSC Spirit of Fire|UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'']].<ref name="HW2">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]'''</ref> | ||