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Jiralhanae Jumpers served as part of the [[Covenant|Covenant's]] vast [[Covenant military|military]] during its [[Human-Covenant War|genocidal campaign]] against the [[human]] race. Following their arrival at [[Trove]] on February 21, [[2531#February|2531]], the [[Fleet of Glorious Interdiction]] deployed ground forces onto the surface of the [[shield world]]. A number of Jiralhanae Jumpers, along with several [[ | Jiralhanae Jumpers served as part of the [[Covenant|Covenant's]] vast [[Covenant military|military]] during its [[Human-Covenant War|genocidal campaign]] against the [[human]] race. Following their arrival at [[Trove]] on February 21, [[2531#February|2531]], the [[Fleet of Glorious Interdiction]] deployed ground forces onto the surface of the [[shield world]]. A number of Jiralhanae Jumpers, along with several [[Barukaza Workshop Chopper|Choppers]] and other infantry, set up a defensive position near the location where the [[UNSC Spirit of Fire|UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'']] was deploying several [[M312 Elephant|Elephant]] reconnaissance teams. One of these teams, lead by Sergeant [[John Forge]], soon engaged the Covenant position. Soon after, [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[Red Team]] dropped in behind the Covenant forces. The combined UNSC attack soon resulted in the elimination of the Jumpers, along with their support.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign level ''[[Anders' Signal]]''</ref> | ||
During the [[Battle of Mombasa|Battle of]] [[Mombasa]] on [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], following the departure of the [[Prophet of Regret]] from the city, [[Jiralhanae]]-led Covenant reinforcements sent by the [[Prophet of Truth]] arrived to assume control of the battle. A group of Jiralhanae Jumpers was deployed onto the roof of [[ONI Alpha Site (location)|ONI Alpha Site]] as part of the Covenant attack on the facility. However, a group of [[New Mombasa Police Department|NMPD]] officers—along with the [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODSTs]] [[Taylor Miles]] and [[Michael Crespo]]—arrived on the rooftop via elevator after setting [[M168 Demolition Charge|explosive charges]] throughout the base to deny the Covenant access to information pertaining to the [[Portal at Voi|Portal]] buried beneath the city. The Jumpers fought against the human forces, killing the remaining NMPD personnel before they were all slain by the ODSTs.<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level ''[[ONI Alpha Site]]''</ref> Several more were deployed onto the rooftop of the [[NMPD headquarters]] but were wiped out by ODSTs [[Edward Buck]] and [[Kojo Agu]] as they made their way through the upper levels of the facility in order to rendezvous with the rest of their [[Alpha-Nine|squad]], whose [[D77C-NMPD Pelican|Pelican]] had been shot down by [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshees]]. Using an array of heavy weaponry, Alpha-Nine furiously defended the Pelican crash site from waves of attacking Banshees and [[ | During the [[Battle of Mombasa|Battle of]] [[Mombasa]] on [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], following the departure of the [[Prophet of Regret]] from the city, [[Jiralhanae]]-led Covenant reinforcements sent by the [[Prophet of Truth]] arrived to assume control of the battle. A group of Jiralhanae Jumpers was deployed onto the roof of [[ONI Alpha Site (location)|ONI Alpha Site]] as part of the Covenant attack on the facility. However, a group of [[New Mombasa Police Department|NMPD]] officers—along with the [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper|ODSTs]] [[Taylor Miles]] and [[Michael Crespo]]—arrived on the rooftop via elevator after setting [[M168 Demolition Charge|explosive charges]] throughout the base to deny the Covenant access to information pertaining to the [[Portal at Voi|Portal]] buried beneath the city. The Jumpers fought against the human forces, killing the remaining NMPD personnel before they were all slain by the ODSTs.<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level ''[[ONI Alpha Site]]''</ref> Several more were deployed onto the rooftop of the [[NMPD headquarters]] but were wiped out by ODSTs [[Edward Buck]] and [[Kojo Agu]] as they made their way through the upper levels of the facility in order to rendezvous with the rest of their [[Alpha-Nine|squad]], whose [[D77C-NMPD Pelican|Pelican]] had been shot down by [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshees]]. Using an array of heavy weaponry, Alpha-Nine furiously defended the Pelican crash site from waves of attacking Banshees and [[Kez'katu-pattern Phantom|Phantoms]]. One Phantom attempted to deploy a force of Jumpers onto the rooftop, but they were promptly slain by the superior firepower of the ODSTs.<ref name="nmpdhq">'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level ''[[NMPD HQ]]''</ref> | ||
By nightfall on October 20, [[New Mombasa]] had been completely overrun by Covenant forces, with virtually no human resistance left. [[Jonathan Doherty]], a lone ODST thought dead by the rest of his squad, awoke from his [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|drop pod]], which had crash-landed into a building in the [[Mbaraki]] district of the city, knocking him unconscious six hours prior. While searching for clues as to the whereabouts of his squadmates, he encountered various Covenant patrols in the darkened streets of the city, including many Jumpers. After receiving a distress call from Captain [[Veronica Dare]], the Rookie was forced to fight through a large group of Covenant infantry, including Jumpers and a [[Jiralhanae War Chieftain|War Chieftain]] in order to find the entrance to the city's [[New Mombasa Data Center|data center]].<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level ''[[Mombasa Streets]]''</ref> Shortly after [[Yanme'e]] in the data center raised the alarm in response to the human intruders, a squad of Jiralhanae Jumpers arrived to stop the humans. However, due to [[Energy shielding#personal shielding|energy shielding]] provided by the defecting [[Huragok]] [[Quick to Adjust]], the ODSTs were able to wipe out the Jumpers easily.<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level ''[[Data Hive]]''</ref> | By nightfall on October 20, [[New Mombasa]] had been completely overrun by Covenant forces, with virtually no human resistance left. [[Jonathan Doherty]], a lone ODST thought dead by the rest of his squad, awoke from his [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|drop pod]], which had crash-landed into a building in the [[Mbaraki]] district of the city, knocking him unconscious six hours prior. While searching for clues as to the whereabouts of his squadmates, he encountered various Covenant patrols in the darkened streets of the city, including many Jumpers. After receiving a distress call from Captain [[Veronica Dare]], the Rookie was forced to fight through a large group of Covenant infantry, including Jumpers and a [[Jiralhanae War Chieftain|War Chieftain]] in order to find the entrance to the city's [[New Mombasa Data Center|data center]].<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level ''[[Mombasa Streets]]''</ref> Shortly after [[Yanme'e]] in the data center raised the alarm in response to the human intruders, a squad of Jiralhanae Jumpers arrived to stop the humans. However, due to [[Energy shielding#personal shielding|energy shielding]] provided by the defecting [[Huragok]] [[Quick to Adjust]], the ODSTs were able to wipe out the Jumpers easily.<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level ''[[Data Hive]]''</ref> | ||
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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 were depicted to have 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]]. The [[TACSIM|simulation]] of events depict [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan]] [[Sarah Palmer]] making 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. A few Jiralhanae Jumpers, led by [[Sangheili]] alongside [[Kig-Yar]] forces, attacked the besieged Marines at [[Faraday Base]]. Depicted near the end of the simulation, Spartan Palmer fought to secure a landing zone by destroying several [[Cheru-pattern 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]].<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. Palmer pushed through and was able to enter the shrine.<ref>'''Halo: Spartan Assault''', ''[[Mission 29: Infiltration of the Cistern|Infiltration of the Cistern]]''</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 were depicted to have 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]]. The [[TACSIM|simulation]] of events depict [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan]] [[Sarah Palmer]] making 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. A few Jiralhanae Jumpers, led by [[Sangheili]] alongside [[Kig-Yar]] forces, attacked the besieged Marines at [[Faraday Base]]. Depicted near the end of the simulation, Spartan Palmer fought to secure a landing zone by destroying several [[Cheru-pattern 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]].<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. Palmer pushed through and 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 [[ | 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 [[Gravity hammer (fiction)|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> | ||
==Equipment== | ==Equipment== | ||
Jiralhanae Jumpers within the Covenant donned a distinctive dark blue [[Jiralhanae power armor|power armor]]. Jumpers used [[jump pack]]s to propel themselves in the air.{{Ref/Reuse|HE145}} Jiralhanae Jumpers were often equipped with a wide variety of weapons, including | Jiralhanae Jumpers within the Covenant donned a distinctive dark blue [[Jiralhanae power armor|power armor]]. Jumpers used [[jump pack]]s to propel themselves in the air.{{Ref/Reuse|HE145}} Jiralhanae Jumpers were often equipped with a wide variety of weapons, including {{Pattern|Kewu R'shi'k|plasma rifle}}s, {{Pattern|Okarda'phaa|plasma rifle}}s, [[Paegaas Workshop Spiker]]s, [[Type-25 Brute shot]]s, {{Pattern|Vostu|carbine}}, {{Pattern|Pez'tk|fuel rod gun}}s and [[Type-2 spike grenade]]s. | ||
They were occasionally armed with [[radar jammer]]s, [[flare]]s and [[TR/9 trip mine|trip mines]], flying in and dropping them near their opponents. Their jump packs did not break down with the rest of their [[Jiralhanae power armor|power armor]] when heavily damaged, so they were able to continue their airborne assaults until they were killed.{{Ref/Reuse|H3}} | They were occasionally armed with [[radar jammer]]s, [[flare]]s and [[TR/9 trip mine|trip mines]], flying in and dropping them near their opponents. Their jump packs did not break down with the rest of their [[Jiralhanae power armor|power armor]] when heavily damaged, so they were able to continue their airborne assaults until they were killed.{{Ref/Reuse|H3}} | ||
Jiralhanae Jumpers serving in the [[Banished]] wore deep crimson armor and were armed exclusively with [[ | Jiralhanae Jumpers serving in the [[Banished]] wore deep crimson armor and were armed exclusively with [[Gravity hammer (fiction)|gravity hammer]]s, which they used to demolish enemy fortifications. They often used their jump packs to soar through the air before delivering crushing blows with their gravity hammers.{{Ref/Reuse|HW2}} | ||
==Gameplay== | ==Gameplay== | ||
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File:HW closeup Brute Jumppacks.jpg|Closeup of a unit of Jiralhanae Jumpers in ''[[Halo Wars]]''. | File:HW closeup Brute Jumppacks.jpg|Closeup of a unit of Jiralhanae Jumpers in ''[[Halo Wars]]''. | ||
File:H3ODST Jiralhanae Jumper Major.jpg|A Jiralhanae Jumper Major in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. | File:H3ODST Jiralhanae Jumper Major.jpg|A Jiralhanae Jumper Major in ''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''. | ||
File:HTMCC-H3ODST JumperMajor.jpg|A Jiralhanae Jumper Major prepares to throw a grenade in ''Halo 3: ODST''. | |||
File:H3ODST Jiralhanae Jumper Ultra.jpg|A Jiralhanae Jumper Ultra in ''Halo 3: ODST''. | File:H3ODST Jiralhanae Jumper Ultra.jpg|A Jiralhanae Jumper Ultra in ''Halo 3: ODST''. | ||
File:Escape from the Southern Fields.png|A Jiralhanae Jumper serving in [[Merg Vol]]'s [[Merg Vol's Covenant|Covenant]] in ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''. | File:Escape from the Southern Fields.png|A Jiralhanae Jumper serving in [[Merg Vol]]'s [[Merg Vol's Covenant|Covenant]] in ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''. | ||
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File:HW2-JumppackBrute.jpg|Model of the jumper for ''Halo Wars 2''. | File:HW2-JumppackBrute.jpg|Model of the jumper for ''Halo Wars 2''. | ||
File:HW2B_Jump_Jet_Brutes.png|A base and fully upgraded Jet Pack Brute unit in ''[[Halo Wars 2 Open Beta]]''. | File:HW2B_Jump_Jet_Brutes.png|A base and fully upgraded Jet Pack Brute unit in ''[[Halo Wars 2 Open Beta]]''. | ||
File:HW2-JumppackBrutesmash.png| | File:HW2-JumpPackBrutes.png|Four squads of fully-upgraded Jiralhanae Jumpers in ''Halo Wars 2''. | ||
File:HW2-JumppackBrutesvsbuilding.png| | File:HW2-JumppackBrutesmash.png|Jiralhanae Jumpers using their thrusters in ''Halo Wars 2''. | ||
File:HW2-The Archive.jpg|Two Jiralhanae Jumpers join Voridus to reactivate the Sentinels. | HW2 JumpPackBrutesJumping.png|Closeup of Jiralhanae Jumpers using their thrusters in ''Halo Wars 2''. | ||
File:HW2-JumppackBrutesvsbuilding.png|Jiralhanae Jumpers attacking a [[Firebase]] in ''Halo Wars 2''. | |||
File:HW2-The Archive.jpg|Two Jiralhanae Jumpers join Voridus to reactivate the Sentinels on Installation 00. | |||
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