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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Breaking away from the main body of the newly peaceful Covenant, the Storm still continue to adhere to the [[Covenant religion|religion]] and philosophy of the [[San 'Shyuum]].<ref name="Exam"/> In the summer of [[2557]], Storm forces on the [[shield world]] [[Requiem]] engaged [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] personnel who had become stranded on the installation, defying the tenuous cease-fire between [[human]]ity and the Sangheili. The Storm still maintained a presence on Requiem six months later,<ref>''[[Spartan Ops]]''</ref> attempting to gain control of a powerful weapon hidden on the shield world.<ref name="Exam"/> | Breaking away from the main body of the newly peaceful Covenant, the Storm still continue to adhere to the [[Covenant religion|religion]] and philosophy of the [[San 'Shyuum]].<ref name="Exam"/> In the summer of [[2557]], Storm forces on the [[shield world]] [[Requiem]] engaged [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] personnel who had become stranded on the installation, defying the tenuous cease-fire between [[human]]ity and the Sangheili. Despite this, they too were attacked by the [[Promethean]] forces stationed there. The Storm still maintained a presence on Requiem six months later,<ref>''[[Spartan Ops]]''</ref> attempting to gain control of a powerful weapon hidden on the shield world.<ref name="Exam"/> | ||
==Member species== | ==Member species== | ||
Revision as of 15:35, September 19, 2012
The Storm are a Sangheili-led[1] splinter faction of the Covenant that was formed in the wake of the Human-Covenant War.[2]
Background
Breaking away from the main body of the newly peaceful Covenant, the Storm still continue to adhere to the religion and philosophy of the San 'Shyuum.[2] In the summer of 2557, Storm forces on the shield world Requiem engaged UNSC personnel who had become stranded on the installation, defying the tenuous cease-fire between humanity and the Sangheili. Despite this, they too were attacked by the Promethean forces stationed there. The Storm still maintained a presence on Requiem six months later,[3] attempting to gain control of a powerful weapon hidden on the shield world.[2]
Member species
As in the original Covenant, the Sangheili serve as the Storm's military leadership caste. Sangheili Storm members have an unusual mouth structure in which the upper mandibles attach above and behind the eyes rather than beneath the hard palate; their mandibles are shorter and more tapered than those of other Sangheili.[note 1] The Unggoy still serve as cannon fodder;[1] Unggoy in service to the Storm appear to have been selectively bred, genetically modified, or otherwise represent a different species from the mainstream type.[4] Likewise, the Kig-Yar, (at least the Jackals), are still deployed as skirmishers and light infantry; similar to the Unggoy, they possess a noticeably different morphology from those commonly encountered during the Human-Covenant War.[1][5] The Mgalekgolo are also a member species of this faction.[6]
Gallery
- Halo4 Elite.jpg
A Sangheili member of the Storm. Note the unusual mandible structure.
An Unggoy in service to the Storm. Note its abnormal, vaguely reptomammalian morphology.
- Newjackal.jpg
A Kig-Yar serving under the Storm. Note its predominantly reptilian appearance.
Note
- ^ Unlike the Unggoy and the Kig-Yar, there has been no canonical explanation for the change in the Sangheili's physiology. As such, this change could be an example of artistic license rather than representing a different in-universe type of Sangheili.
List of appearances
- Reclaimer Trilogy
- Halo 4 (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ a b c Halo 4 E3 2012 gameplay demo
- ^ a b c Examiner.com Halo 4’s ‘Storm’ Covenant faction officially revealed
- ^ Spartan Ops
- ^ The Halo Bulletin - 5.9.12
- ^ Halo 4 Jackal design
- ^ The Halo Bulletin: 8.22.12
