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{{Quote|Station and Salvation both command a heavy price.|Sangheili Major's mantra<ref name="Reach">'''Halo: Reach'''</ref>}} | {{Quote|Station and Salvation both command a heavy price.|Sangheili Major's mantra<ref name="Reach">'''Halo: Reach'''</ref>}} | ||
'''Major''' is a [[Sangheili]] military rank that includes a prevalent '''Officer''' subclass.<ref name="Reach"/> Majors are directly superior to their [[Sangheili Minor|Minor counterparts]]. | '''Major''' is a [[Sangheili]] military rank that includes a prevalent '''Officer''' subclass.<ref name="enc11">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 130'' (2011 edition)</ref><ref name="Reach"/> Majors are directly superior to their [[Sangheili Minor|Minor counterparts]]. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
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|Officers wear more ornamental armor than other Majors. Like the standard combat harness, the officer combat harness is augmented with a stronger energy shield system than that of a Minor. Though colored red, Officers' armor typically possesses a golden orange tinge. It features much more pronounced shoulder pauldrons and a more elaborate helmet; the helmet features a prominent backward-swept spike in the center.<ref name="Reach"/> | |Officers wear more ornamental armor than other Majors.<ref name="enc11"/> Like the standard combat harness, the officer combat harness is augmented with a stronger energy shield system than that of a Minor. Though colored red, Officers' armor typically possesses a golden orange tinge. It features much more pronounced shoulder pauldrons and a more elaborate helmet; the helmet features a prominent backward-swept spike in the center.<ref name="Reach"/> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*As seen in an early trailer for ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', Sangheili Majors were originally supposed to wield a [[Sangheili point defense gauntlet|point defense gauntlet]]s. | *As seen in an early trailer for ''Halo: Combat Evolved'', Sangheili Majors were originally supposed to wield a [[Sangheili point defense gauntlet|point defense gauntlet]]s. | ||
*The | *The Sangheili Officer combat harness is available as a Sangheili [[Armor Permutations (Halo: Reach)|armor permutation]] in [[multiplayer]] as a reward for buying the [[Halo: Reach Limited Edition|''Halo: Reach'' Limited]] or [[Halo: Reach Legendary Edition|Legendary]] editions.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=intel&cid=25875 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo: Reach Intel - Pre-Order'']</ref> | ||
*It was previously assumed that the full title was "Major Domo Sangheili", first mentioned in ''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', which makes a reference to a "Major Domo Sangheili".<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 349''</ref> On the following pages Sangheili of the military rank are simply called Majors.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 350''</ref> In the real world, "[[Wikipedia:Majordomo|majordomo]]" is a term for the head of a family in an aristocracy. In light of this, it is possible that Sangheili who hold the title of Major Domo are in a similar position in the Sangheili [[Aristocrat|aristocracy]]. Alternatively, it is possible that Major Domo is an alternate title for Officer, or another subclass within the Major rank. | *It was previously assumed that the full title was "Major Domo Sangheili", first mentioned in ''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx'', which makes a reference to a "Major Domo Sangheili".<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 349''</ref> On the following pages Sangheili of the military rank are simply called Majors.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 350''</ref> In the real world, "[[Wikipedia:Majordomo|majordomo]]" is a term for the head of a family in an aristocracy. In light of this, it is possible that Sangheili who hold the title of Major Domo are in a similar position in the Sangheili [[Aristocrat|aristocracy]]. Alternatively, it is possible that Major Domo is an alternate title for Officer, or another subclass within the Major rank. | ||