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The '''Sangheili'''<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 189'' (''"Sangheili: the Elite name for their race"'')</ref> (Latin ''Macto cognatus''<ref name="Bestiarum">'''[[Bestiarum]]'''</ref>, meaning "I glorify my kin") are a saurian<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=enemies&cid=24611 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo: Reach: Enemies - Elite'']</ref> species of fierce, proud, strong, agile and intelligent warriors and innovative strategists. Sangheili are named after their home planet, [[Sanghelios]]. Known to [[human]]s as '''Elites'''<ref name="h2prima">'''[[The Official Halo 2 Strategy Guide]]''', ''page 43''</ref>, due to their adeptness and skill in military strategy, the Sangheili formed the military backbone of the [[Covenant]] for almost the entirety of its existence. They had a very strong rivalry with the [[Jiralhanae]], which finally became open hatred during the [[Great Schism]] at the conclusion of the [[Human-Covenant War]]. | The '''Sangheili'''<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 189'' (''"Sangheili: the Elite name for their race"'')</ref> (Latin ''Macto cognatus''<ref name="Bestiarum">'''[[Bestiarum]]'''</ref>, meaning "I glorify my kin") are a saurian<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=enemies&cid=24611 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo: Reach: Enemies - Elite'']</ref> species of fierce, proud, strong, agile and intelligent warriors and innovative strategists. Sangheili are named after their home planet, [[Sanghelios]]. Known to [[human]]s as '''Elites'''<ref name="h2prima">'''[[The Official Halo 2 Strategy Guide]]''', ''page 43''</ref>, due to their adeptness and skill in military strategy, the Sangheili formed the military backbone of the [[Covenant]] for almost the entirety of its existence. They had a very strong rivalry with the [[Jiralhanae]], which finally became open hatred during the [[Great Schism]] at the conclusion of the [[Human-Covenant War]]. | ||
Originally a founding species of the unified conglomerate of races known as the Covenant, they later led the Covenant breakaway faction | Originally a founding species of the unified conglomerate of races known as the Covenant, they later led the initial [[Thel 'Vadam's Covenant faction|Covenant breakaway faction]] who sided with the humans against their former allies, due to the fact that the [[Prophet of Truth]] and the [[Prophet of Mercy]] had ordered the genocide of the entire Sangheili race. This was established after the assassination of the [[Prophet of Regret]] at the hands of [[John-117]]. It was the Sangheili who were ultimately held responsible for the Prophet of Regret's death, and were seen as "unfit" to continue to guard the [[San 'Shyuum|Prophets]]. The Prophets sought to achieve this through the use of the other Covenant races, primarily the [[Jiralhanae]]. The aftermath of the Great Schism formed the bedrock of the Covenant's ultimate collapse. | ||
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===Human-Covenant War=== | ===Human-Covenant War=== | ||
{{Main|Human-Covenant War}} | {{Main|Human-Covenant War}} | ||
When the Prophets declared war on a previously unknown species called | When the Prophets declared war on a previously unknown species called [[human]]s, the Sangheili followed their lead without question. After a period of time, however, even though the Prophets insisted that the humans were "unclean beings" that must be eliminated from the galaxy, some seasoned Sangheili veterans began to question the refusal of the Prophets to even consider accepting the humans into the Covenant. They seem to believe that humans, although physically weak, at least compared to themselves, are brave and even honorable. As such, these few Sangheili believed that humans should be offered admittance to the Covenant.<ref name="conversations">'''[[Conversations from the Universe]]'''</ref> Some even believed that the humans are equal to them - a considerable step for a Sangheili, or any member of the Covenant to make. These Sangheili admired how willing and brave the humans were when fighting to survive against outright extinction, they even respected to a certain degree those few soldiers who were willing to stay behind and cover their comrades from a Covenant attack. A few Sangheili even had more respect for the humans than they did for the San 'Shyuum ''before'' the Great Schism. | ||
===The Great Schism=== | ===The Great Schism=== | ||
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During the final months of the Human-Covenant War, the political shift caused by both the [[Prophet of Truth]] and [[Tartarus]], the [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]], started a slippery slope that ended in the [[Great Schism|dissolution]] of the Covenant between the Sangheili and the San 'Shyuum. Originally, the Jiralhanae were viewed as savagely aggressive and extremely goal-oriented, which the Sangheili viewed as a serious threat should the Brutes ever begin to desire political power. This fear became reality when the Honor Guards of the Prophets, originally an all-Sangheili class, were [[Changing of the Guard|transformed]] into a [[Brute Honor Guard|duty of the Brutes]]. This was directly caused by the death of the [[Prophet of Regret]] at the hands of John-117, the human "Demon" known as the Master Chief, despite Regret's protection from his personal squad of [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Sangheili Honor Guardsmen]]. Soon the Brutes found themselves in new positions of power, such as Field Masters, Ship Masters, and veritable replacements for the Sangheili. At the same time, during the [[Battle of Installation 05]], [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee and [[Rtas 'Vadumee]] (both of which soon dropped the 'ee' suffix from their name to signify their abandonment of the Covenant) discovered the truth of the [[Halo Array|Halo]] rings from the [[Monitor]] [[343 Guilty Spark]] and the deceit of the San 'Shyuum. | During the final months of the Human-Covenant War, the political shift caused by both the [[Prophet of Truth]] and [[Tartarus]], the [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]], started a slippery slope that ended in the [[Great Schism|dissolution]] of the Covenant between the Sangheili and the San 'Shyuum. Originally, the Jiralhanae were viewed as savagely aggressive and extremely goal-oriented, which the Sangheili viewed as a serious threat should the Brutes ever begin to desire political power. This fear became reality when the Honor Guards of the Prophets, originally an all-Sangheili class, were [[Changing of the Guard|transformed]] into a [[Brute Honor Guard|duty of the Brutes]]. This was directly caused by the death of the [[Prophet of Regret]] at the hands of John-117, the human "Demon" known as the Master Chief, despite Regret's protection from his personal squad of [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Sangheili Honor Guardsmen]]. Soon the Brutes found themselves in new positions of power, such as Field Masters, Ship Masters, and veritable replacements for the Sangheili. At the same time, during the [[Battle of Installation 05]], [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee and [[Rtas 'Vadumee]] (both of which soon dropped the 'ee' suffix from their name to signify their abandonment of the Covenant) discovered the truth of the [[Halo Array|Halo]] rings from the [[Monitor]] [[343 Guilty Spark]] and the deceit of the San 'Shyuum. | ||
These events led the entire Sangheili species to secede from the Covenant, forming a [[Covenant | These events led the entire Sangheili species to secede from the Covenant, forming a [[Thel 'Vadam's Covenant faction|faction of separatists]]. They were aided by a few of the member-races within the Covenant, such as many [[Unggoy]] and most [[Mgalekgolo]], even though many apparently ended up siding with the High Prophets despite the Sangheili's efforts. The secession included a movement to destroy the treacherous [[Jiralhanae]] and High Prophets, and the destruction of the [[Flood]] at all costs, eventually resulting in the Sangheili's alliance with the humans, persuaded by the Arbiter's counsel. | ||
It is known that this civil war stretched from the human homeworld, [[Earth]], all the way back to Sanghelios as the Sangheili attempted to wrest their share of the hegemony away from their new-found enemies. The Jiralhanae stepped in to fill the military void in ever increasing numbers, sensing the vacuum and opportunity left by the departure of the Sangheili. | It is known that this civil war stretched from the human homeworld, [[Earth]], all the way back to Sanghelios as the Sangheili attempted to wrest their share of the hegemony away from their new-found enemies. The Jiralhanae stepped in to fill the military void in ever increasing numbers, sensing the vacuum and opportunity left by the departure of the Sangheili. | ||
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After the [[Battle of Earth]], the Sangheili and humans managed to stop and subsequently kill the Prophet of Truth, effectively dissolving the Covenant. However, the Sangheili and humans were coerced to deal with a more massive threat; the [[Flood]]. Finally, the Arbiter and the Master Chief, after activating the newly constructed [[Installation 04B|replacement Halo ring]], effectively ended the Flood threat. | After the [[Battle of Earth]], the Sangheili and humans managed to stop and subsequently kill the Prophet of Truth, effectively dissolving the Covenant. However, the Sangheili and humans were coerced to deal with a more massive threat; the [[Flood]]. Finally, the Arbiter and the Master Chief, after activating the newly constructed [[Installation 04B|replacement Halo ring]], effectively ended the Flood threat. | ||
Following the destruction of the Covenant, Sangheili society plunged into crisis. Already lacking centralized governance and splintered to independent city-states spread across several dozen major colonies,<ref name="11th 2">'''[[Eleventh Hour reports]]''' - ''Report 2''</ref> they fractured into multiple infighting factions with varying ideas on how to run their society, despite their ongoing war with the Jiralhanae. This was largely due to the fact they had become reliant of the Prophets during the millennia of the Covenant's existence. As they regained their independence, they were forced to re-learn to manage their society on their own, without the direction of the Prophets or the manual labor provided by the other client races.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', Chapter 2, ''page 53''</ref> One faction, the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]], opposed Thel 'Vadam and his allies, specifically their rejection of the notion of the Forerunners being gods.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', Chapter 1, ''page 20''</ref> | Following the destruction of the Covenant, Sangheili society plunged into crisis. Already lacking centralized governance and splintered to independent city-states spread across several dozen major colonies,<ref name="11th 2">'''[[Eleventh Hour reports]]''' - ''Report 2''</ref> they fractured into [[Covenant remnants|multiple infighting factions]] with varying ideas on how to run their society, despite their ongoing war with the Jiralhanae. This was largely due to the fact they had become reliant of the Prophets during the millennia of the Covenant's existence. As they regained their independence, they were forced to re-learn to manage their society on their own, without the direction of the Prophets or the manual labor provided by the other client races.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', Chapter 2, ''page 53''</ref> One faction, the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]], opposed Thel 'Vadam and his allies, specifically their rejection of the notion of the Forerunners being gods.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', Chapter 1, ''page 20''</ref> | ||
As the Great Schism went on, the Sangheili continued their fight against the Jiralhanae. This was proving largely unsuccessful and the Sangheili were accepting serious losses. Without the Covenant to provide them with ships, technology, and repairs, they slowly lost warships and technologies they couldn't repair or replace. After the San 'Shyuum went into hiding, the Sangheili began to prevail against the Jiralhanae, who in turn began to fight amongst themselves. Having abandoned the Covenant, the Sangheili were now in a state of mass confusion in regards to their religion, because even though the San 'Shyuum lied to them, they had still given them purpose for their actions. Many Sangheili were still religiously devoted to the Forerunners and were attempting to uncover the meaning of their faith.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''' - ''[[The Return]]''</ref> | As the Great Schism went on, the Sangheili continued their fight against the Jiralhanae. This was proving largely unsuccessful and the Sangheili were accepting serious losses. Without the Covenant to provide them with ships, technology, and repairs, they slowly lost warships and technologies they couldn't repair or replace. After the San 'Shyuum went into hiding, the Sangheili began to prevail against the Jiralhanae, who in turn began to fight amongst themselves. Having abandoned the Covenant, the Sangheili were now in a state of mass confusion in regards to their religion, because even though the San 'Shyuum lied to them, they had still given them purpose for their actions. Many Sangheili were still religiously devoted to the Forerunners and were attempting to uncover the meaning of their faith.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''' - ''[[The Return]]''</ref> | ||
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After the Human-Covenant War, there was competition between the [[UNSC]] and the Sangheili, when it came to examining Forerunner ruins and relics like the [[Portal at Voi]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''' - ''[[From the Office of Dr. William Arthur Iqbal]]''</ref> By March 2553, a tentative ceasefire continued to exist between humanity and the Sangheili. Although Arbiter Thel 'Vadam campaigned for peace between the two species across various Sangheili states, many Sangheili continued to view humans with suspicion, perceiving them as a threat and wanting to destroy them once and for all. At the same time, the UNSC's [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] took advantage of the unstable political situation, attempting to keep the Sangheili splintered and disorganized by inciting the Servants of the Abiding Truth to rebel against 'Vadam. This was to make sure the Sangheili would not pose a threat to humanity again, in spite of the UNSC's alliance with the Arbiter's faction.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', Chapter 1, ''page 66''</ref> | After the Human-Covenant War, there was competition between the [[UNSC]] and the Sangheili, when it came to examining Forerunner ruins and relics like the [[Portal at Voi]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''' - ''[[From the Office of Dr. William Arthur Iqbal]]''</ref> By March 2553, a tentative ceasefire continued to exist between humanity and the Sangheili. Although Arbiter Thel 'Vadam campaigned for peace between the two species across various Sangheili states, many Sangheili continued to view humans with suspicion, perceiving them as a threat and wanting to destroy them once and for all. At the same time, the UNSC's [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] took advantage of the unstable political situation, attempting to keep the Sangheili splintered and disorganized by inciting the Servants of the Abiding Truth to rebel against 'Vadam. This was to make sure the Sangheili would not pose a threat to humanity again, in spite of the UNSC's alliance with the Arbiter's faction.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', Chapter 1, ''page 66''</ref> | ||
ONI's aid allowed the Servants of the Abiding Truth to amass enough weapons to begin an [[Sangheili civil war|all-out insurrection]] against 'Vadam and his allies in early 2553. Meanwhile, however, ONI's efforts also backfired; partially as a result of their actions the Sangheili [[Jul 'Mdama]] began a personal quest against humanity, forming a Sangheili-led [[Covenant | ONI's aid allowed the Servants of the Abiding Truth to amass enough weapons to begin an [[Sangheili civil war|all-out insurrection]] against 'Vadam and his allies in early 2553. Meanwhile, however, ONI's efforts also backfired; partially as a result of their actions the Sangheili [[Jul 'Mdama]] began a personal quest against humanity, forming a Sangheili-led [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|reconstituted Covenant]] mainly from ex-Covenant forces. Four years after the battle at the Ark, this group launched an invasion on the [[Forerunner]] [[shield world]] [[Requiem]], intending to find and awaken the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]], a Forerunner [[Promethean]] they revered as a living god. Despite this, the alliance between the Arbiter and humanity continued to hold. In 2558, 'Vadam accepted the UNSC as mediators to oversee his peace negotiations with the [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] [[Lydus]].<ref>'''Halo: Escalation'''</ref> | ||
During the crisis that followed the dissolution of the Covenant, some Sangheili sought [[Asylum seeker|asylum]] on Earth. In [[2558]], at least one settlement of former-Covenant races was based in the [[South America|South American]] city of [[Rio de Janeiro]].<ref>'''[[Spartan Ops]]''' [[S1/Departure|S1E1 ''Departure'']]</ref> | During the crisis that followed the dissolution of the Covenant, some Sangheili sought [[Asylum seeker|asylum]] on Earth. In [[2558]], at least one settlement of former-Covenant races was based in the [[South America|South American]] city of [[Rio de Janeiro]].<ref>'''[[Spartan Ops]]''' [[S1/Departure|S1E1 ''Departure'']]</ref> | ||
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[[File:EliteFace.jpg|left|thumb|250px|A close-up of a Sangheili jaws, which have earned nicknames such as "Split-lip" and "Squid-head".]] | [[File:EliteFace.jpg|left|thumb|250px|A close-up of a Sangheili jaws, which have earned nicknames such as "Split-lip" and "Squid-head".]] | ||
Sangheili have a binary circulatory system<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 226''</ref><ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page ???''</ref> that pumps indigo-colored blood. It is assumed that they breathe oxygen, as they can breathe the same atmosphere as humans, and their homeworld has a nitrogen-oxygen atmosphere comparable to Earth's. | Sangheili have a binary circulatory system<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 226''</ref><ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page ???''</ref> that pumps indigo-colored [[blood]]. It is assumed that they breathe oxygen, as they can breathe the same atmosphere as humans, and their homeworld has a nitrogen-oxygen atmosphere comparable to Earth's. | ||
Sangheili have grayish-brown leathery skin | Sangheili have grayish-brown leathery skin. They have laterally oriented orange-yellow eyes with vertical slits and horizontal eyelids, much like those of terrestrial reptiles.<ref group="note">In ''Halo 2''. Thel 'Vadamee has magenta eyes and [[Rtas 'Vadum]]ee has green eyes. In ''Halo 3'', they, like all other members of their species, have orange-yellow eyes.</ref> In combat, Sangheili generally seem to have black eyes, but this is due to eye coverings used to project their [[heads up display]]s. | ||
Sangheili are [[Wikipedia:Oviparity|oviparous]], meaning that they lay eggs rather than giving live birth. They incubate their recently hatched young in tank-like pods.<ref name="blood">[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 3|''Halo: Blood Line'', ''Issue 3'']]: ''"Reff and I hatched on ''(sic)'' the city-state of <nowiki>'</nowiki>Thasanee."''</ref> The species is remarkably long-lived; Sangheili over 60 or 70 years of age have shown to be fully fit for combat duty,<ref>'''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 29''</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 11''</ref> and [[Jul 'Mdama]] was considered young, at least in keep elder terms,<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 61''</ref> at 64 years old.<ref>'''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page ??''</ref> | Sangheili exhibit minor sexual dimorphism, with the females being slightly smaller than the males.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 189''</ref> Sangheili males possess a subtle leathery scent, while females have been described as smelling like "clean feathers".<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''page 208''</ref> Sangheili are [[Wikipedia:Oviparity|oviparous]], meaning that they lay eggs rather than giving live birth. They incubate their recently hatched young in tank-like pods.<ref name="blood">[[Halo: Blood Line Issue 3|''Halo: Blood Line'', ''Issue 3'']]: ''"Reff and I hatched on ''(sic)'' the city-state of <nowiki>'</nowiki>Thasanee."''</ref> The species is remarkably long-lived; Sangheili over 60 or 70 years of age have shown to be fully fit for combat duty,<ref>'''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 29''</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 11''</ref> and [[Jul 'Mdama]] was considered young, at least in keep elder terms,<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 61''</ref> at 64 years old.<ref>'''Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page ??''</ref> | ||
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