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'''Obedientiaries''' ([[Sangheili (language)|Sangheili]]: '''''lesser chosen''''', '''''charged with glory'''''){{Ref/Reuse|GC}} are a rate of senior personnel employed in the [[Covenant military]] - serving as the rough equivalent to the concept of [[commissioned officer]]s in the [[United Nations Space Command]] and [[Colonial Military Authority]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p240|Enc22|Page=240}}{{Ref/Site|Id=GC|URL=http://www.spartangames.co.uk/new-halo-ground-command-blisters|Site=Spartan Games|Page=New Halo: Ground Command Blisters|D=25|M=08|Y=2017}} Obedientiaries are veteran warriors who have begun to step foot on the path of command, and are thus expected to experience every facet of warfare.{{Ref/Reuse|Seraph}} A part of this selection process involves those warriors who are able to temper their bloodlust and survive their first battles - with their experiential process expected to see them take on missions requiring cunning and courage in equal measure.{{Ref/Reuse|GC}} | '''Obedientiaries''' ([[Sangheili (language)|Sangheili]]: '''''lesser chosen''''', '''''charged with glory'''''){{Ref/Reuse|GC}} are a rate of senior personnel employed in the [[Covenant military]] - serving as the rough equivalent to the concept of [[commissioned officer]]s in the [[United Nations Space Command]] and [[Colonial Military Authority]].{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p240|Enc22|Page=240}}{{Ref/Site|Id=GC|URL=http://www.spartangames.co.uk/new-halo-ground-command-blisters|Site=Spartan Games|Page=New Halo: Ground Command Blisters|D=25|M=08|Y=2017}} Obedientiaries are veteran warriors who have begun to step foot on the path of command, and are thus expected to experience every facet of warfare.{{Ref/Reuse|Seraph}} A part of this selection process involves those warriors who are able to temper their bloodlust and survive their first battles - with their experiential process expected to see them take on missions requiring cunning and courage in equal measure.{{Ref/Reuse|GC}} | ||
Obedientiary is not an explicit rank, but an overall grouping for a number of ranks and roles found throughout the [[Covenant]] and its [[Covenant remnants|remnants]]. The ranks of [[Major (Covenant)|Major]], [[Officer (Covenant)|Officer]] and [[Commander (Covenant)|Commander]] all fall within this grouping{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p240}}, with the [[Enforcer (Banished)|Enforcers]] of the [[Banished]] modelled after the Covenant's obedientiaries to fulfil a similar role.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=428}} | Obedientiary is not an explicit rank, but an overall grouping for a number of ranks and roles found throughout the [[Covenant]] and its [[Covenant remnants|remnants]]. The ranks of [[Major (Covenant)|Major]], [[Officer (Covenant)|Officer]] and [[Commander (Covenant)|Commander]] all fall within this grouping{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p240}}, with the [[Enforcer (Banished)|Enforcers]] of the [[Banished]] modelled after the Covenant's obedientiaries to fulfil a similar role.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=428}} Obedientiaries may be expected to organise lesser warriors such as [[Minor]]s and [[thrall]]s, though they will still nonetheless seek honour and glory in a similar manner as any younger warrior. They generally sport more ornamental [[Sangheili harness|harnesses]] usually in a red (or similar) colouration to denote their status - and will often close with the enemy and engage their forces directly on the battlefield in comparison to the UNSC, who expect their officers to lead from a more dispassionate view. These tendencies, alongside their skill-at-arms, mean that their distinct visual aesthetic is the only way [[human]] forces are able to distinguish Obedientiaries from their lessers.{{Ref/Reuse|GC}} | ||
Obedientiaries may fulfil the duty of officers aboard smaller [[Covenant starship]]s such as [[intrusion corvette]]s.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS12|HSS|Chapter=12}} [[Pilot]]s of Covenant [[space fighter]]s and [[dropship]]s such as [[Seraph]]s and [[Spirit]]s were drawn from the ranks of the obedientiaries.{{Ref/Book|Id=Seraph|HWF|Page=58-59}}{{Ref/Book|HWF|Page=74-75}} | As part of their requirements to experience all aspects of war, Obedientiaries may fulfil the duty of officers aboard smaller [[Covenant starship]]s such as [[intrusion corvette]]s.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS12|HSS|Chapter=12}} [[Pilot]]s of Covenant [[space fighter]]s and [[dropship]]s such as [[Seraph]]s and [[Spirit]]s were also drawn from the ranks of the obedientiaries.{{Ref/Book|Id=Seraph|HWF|Page=58-59}}{{Ref/Book|HWF|Page=74-75}} | ||
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Revision as of 15:13, June 22, 2022
Obedientiaries (Sangheili: lesser chosen, charged with glory)[2] are a rate of senior personnel employed in the Covenant military - serving as the rough equivalent to the concept of commissioned officers in the United Nations Space Command and Colonial Military Authority.[1][2] Obedientiaries are veteran warriors who have begun to step foot on the path of command, and are thus expected to experience every facet of warfare.[3] A part of this selection process involves those warriors who are able to temper their bloodlust and survive their first battles - with their experiential process expected to see them take on missions requiring cunning and courage in equal measure.[2]
Obedientiary is not an explicit rank, but an overall grouping for a number of ranks and roles found throughout the Covenant and its remnants. The ranks of Major, Officer and Commander all fall within this grouping[1], with the Enforcers of the Banished modelled after the Covenant's obedientiaries to fulfil a similar role.[4] Obedientiaries may be expected to organise lesser warriors such as Minors and thralls, though they will still nonetheless seek honour and glory in a similar manner as any younger warrior. They generally sport more ornamental harnesses usually in a red (or similar) colouration to denote their status - and will often close with the enemy and engage their forces directly on the battlefield in comparison to the UNSC, who expect their officers to lead from a more dispassionate view. These tendencies, alongside their skill-at-arms, mean that their distinct visual aesthetic is the only way human forces are able to distinguish Obedientiaries from their lessers.[2]
As part of their requirements to experience all aspects of war, Obedientiaries may fulfil the duty of officers aboard smaller Covenant starships such as intrusion corvettes.[5] Pilots of Covenant space fighters and dropships such as Seraphs and Spirits were also drawn from the ranks of the obedientiaries.[3][6]
Sources
- ^ a b c Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 240
- ^ a b c d Spartan Games, New Halo: Ground Command Blisters (Retrieved on Aug 25, 2017) [archive]
- ^ a b Halo: Warfleet, page 58-59
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 428
- ^ Halo: Silent Storm, chapter 12
- ^ Halo: Warfleet, page 74-75
