Sangheili Minor

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"All who walk the blessed path will find salvation...even in death."

— Sangheili Minor's mantra.

Minor is a Sangheili rank used by the Covenant and later by the Covenant Separatists. It is the lowest military rank a Sangheili can obtain.

Background

Sangheili Minors are logically, physically, and pragmatically the least-experienced warriors of their race; however, they are still skilled in combat. They are somewhat weaker than their crimson-armored Major Domo superiors. Being the lowest ranked in the Sangheili military hierarchy, they possess energy shielding that is weaker than any other Sangheili, (besides that of stealth units), and is also inferior to the shielding of MJOLNIR armor.

The Minor's rank seems roughly equivalent to a UNSC Marine sergeant, compared to a Major Domo Sangheili being equivalent to a lieutenant and an Unggoy or Kig-yar Major being equivalent to a corporal. Minors often lead lances of Unggoy and/or Kig-yar into battle. If the Minor leading the lance is killed, their subordinates will often flee.

Minors who are neither promoted nor killed during their first campaign typically commit suicide to retain their honor.^[1]

Physical appearance

Sangheili Minors wear distinctive cobalt-colored combat harnesses in Halo: Combat Evolved. In Combat Evolved, there are two differently shaped variations of the helmet. The more basic helmet features fins on the sides and rear. The secondary helmet from Combat Evolved is more curved toward the back.

The color scheme was later changed to sky blue in Halo 2 and featured two shades of blue in Halo 3. In Halo: Reach, the color of the harness resembles closely to its Halo 3 incarnation, though the design of the harness itself is akin to the designs in Combat Evolved and Halo Wars.

Combat

Minor are the most commonly seen in Halo: Combat Evolved, Halo 2 and Halo: Reach on the Easy and Normal difficulties. On Legendary and Heroic, almost none are present. In Halo 3, the only level Minor domos appear in is The Covenant. Minors are usually found leading lances of Unggoy, but they themselves will likely be led by a Major Domo Sangheili.

Their armor's energy shielding is weak compared to that of higher-ranking Sangheili. Showing off considerable intelligence despite their inexperience, Minor Sangheili will hide when their shields are lowered and will attempt to attack anyone foolish enough to enter into close combat with them with their weapon. They often make tactical errors such as standing in the way of an ally's fire, or rushing forward into enemy fire. They will seek less cover, often standing in one spot to fire and strafe less often than their superiors. When they are seriously injured or unshielded, they will also go "berserk", yelling a war cry and attempting to melee attack their opponent to death. They also fire in shorter bursts, and have somewhat less accuracy and lower rate of fire. Still, one should not underestimate a Sangheili of any rank, especially on the Heroic and Legendary difficulty settings.

Minors usually wield plasma rifles, occasionally dual wielding them. Most of the time, Minor Sangheili will not carry weaponry as powerful as a higher-ranking Sangheili would. Sangheili Minors are strictly forbidden from wielding energy swords unless they are of aristocratic lineage.^[2] Only a more seasoned warrior, such as an Ultra, Honor Guardsman, or Zealot, is allowed to use this holy weapon. Despite this, the player is able to give Minor Sangheili energy swords on the levels Uprising and The Great Journey on Halo 2.

Known Minor Sangheili

Gallery

Two Sangheili Minors accompanying a Zealot. Sangheili Minors are often assigned to protect Elites of higher rank.
Two Sangheili Minors guard the Silent Cartographer's security control room on Installation 04.
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Halo 2's Sangheili Minors can be crack shots with Covenant carbines.
A Minor Sangheili.
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Concept art for a Sangheili Minor in Halo: Reach.
A Sangheili Minor as it appears on the character multiplayer selection screen in Halo: Reach.