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Each Covenant fleet unit is essentially a fully-rounded armada, and is given a unique name with religious connotations similar to how Covenant vessels

traveled with Covenant military units as religious or political overseers. The Covenant military was heavily naval-oriented, with fleets ranging from small

Third Fleet Fifth Fleet Seventh Fleet Sixteenth Fleet By the end of the war, many of the Navy's fleets had also become "paper fleets", or "dead fleets", with

Fleet Security was a division of the Covenant empire's Special Warfare Group (SWG), tasked with the security of a fleet. Although the division ceased to

will deliver it." — The fleet's message to the Flotilla of Unsung Piety The Fleet of Swift Justice is a fleet unit within the Covenant military. Main article:

the fleet's flagship) near High Charity. The fleet exiting slipspace. The fleet over a glassed world. The fleet glassing a city on Reach. The Fleet of Particular

the Second Fleet of Homogeneous Clarity, when the Great Schism began. The fleet was led by former Special Operations Commander of the Fleet of Particular

within a Covenant fleet that dictated the needs of fleet and military forces. Below the councils, numerous ministries exist within the Covenant government

been set up to detonate the Covenant fleet, which destroyed roughly one hundred enemy ships. The opening salvo of Covenant plasma rounds were mostly blocked

"There was honor in our Covenant once, and there shall be again!" — Thel 'Vadam Within the Covenant separatists, only the Fleet of Retribution was known

after the arrival of the First Fleet of Solemn Accord. The First Fleet of Solemn Accord was a fleet unit within the Covenant military. Prior to the Battle

between UNSC and Covenant fleets. After several weeks of combat, the UNSC Home Fleet was nearly wiped out. However, the attacking Covenant armada was also

and are instead organised under Covenant Fleet Security, with units spread throughout the mainline Covenant military to carry out standard battlefield

degrees of command titles within the Covenant fleet, the title of fleetmaster was given to the officer in command of a fleet. The title was originally only assigned

find the path." — Covenant Writ of Union The Covenant Honor Guard were a special unit of Covenant warriors tasked with providing security for the High Council

The Fleet of Inexorable Obedience was a large Covenant fleet. Under the command of Fleetmaster Nizat 'Kvarosee, this fleet engaged in some of the earliest

The Fleet of Holy Respite was a fleet of the Covenant. It supported the Fleet of Particular Justice during the Fall of Reach as the two fleets formed a

you, believed in our leaders and their holy Covenant. How could we have been so willing to believe a Covenant of lies! They have called for the destruction

commitment to the Human-Covenant War. Main article: Human-Covenant War Prior to the Human-Covenant War, the UNSC Navy had a large fleet of warships, including

Tactician Mendicant Bias Offensive Bias Suppression Fleet Security Fleet Emergency Circumstance Fleet Primary Pioneer Group Advance Survey Team Alpha Keyships

during his first encounter with 'Mdama's Covenant Jul 'Mdama's Covenant, simply referred to as “the Covenant” by its followers, was a newly created splinter

is about the Covenant rank. For other uses, see Commander (disambiguation). Commander is a military rank in the armed forces of the Covenant, and the empire's

05's firing. During the Covenant invasion of Earth, Truth had his fleet excavate The Portal, which would enable him and his fleet to journey towards the

the Covenant organize smaller fleet units on a temporary basis similar to UNSC battle groups, their naval doctrine identifies such units as fleets rather

Heart Navy and Marine Corps Medal Fleet Admiral Lord Terrence Hood is available as a Fleet Commander in Halo: Fleet Battles for 120 points. He is able

launched a joint operation to destroy the Covenant once and for all at the Ark. Fighting against a massive Covenant fleet (3:1 numerical superiority in space)

by the Covenant, but it seems that they occasionally utilize the UNSC D- and E- Bands. Covenant F-Band Covenant G-Band Covenant H-Band Covenant I-Band

what remained within Regret's initial fleet while a large support and excavation fleet of Jiralhanae-led Covenant reinforcements was en route to Earth.

Sangheili unit in the Covenant, its post-war remnant factions, and a few in the Banished. Within the Covenant Empire, they were organized under Fleet Security

NAVCOM and UNICOM delineations mean that Generals may also serve the Covenant fleet in the capacity of Shipmaster - one such example being General Ardo

Operations units within the Fleet of Particular Justice; later assumed the titles of Shipmaster of the Shadow of Intent and Fleetmaster of the Fleet of Retribution

engagement, a Covenant Ruma-pattern light carrier was able to land a large contingent of troops on the northern pole of the planet. The Covenant were able

purposes of achieving the objectives for the previous Covenant body. A part of Covenant's Fleet Security, the Rangers are a group of Sangheili specializing

Task forces are a fleet composition element employed by the UNSC Navy. Task forces are typically interchangeable with battle groups, being ad-hoc fighting

used to identify them within holographic readouts of a fleet when acknowledging orders from their Fleet Master, for example. Most shipmasters have bodyguards

to inform the public of the Covenant threat and to give Cole his own fleet. One of the members of the Strategic Response Unit bears a striking resemblance

PUNISHABLE BY EXECUTION. ENTRY 34589/9070454–PURIFICATION Fleet of Holy Respite and the Fleet of Particular Justice move to system perimeter and form blockade

heavy destroyer in the Covenant Fleet of Glorious Interdiction that took part in the Battle of Trove during the Human-Covenant War in February 2531. The

the Covenant assault. The Home Fleet engages the Covenant fleet above Earth in full force. Ket-pattern battlecruisers engaging the UNSC Home Fleet above

of the Covenant from Africa, remaining Covenant forces had fortified themselves across the southwestern URNA. The Prophet of Truth and his fleet's departure

Dome of Light - "Uncover what the Covenant were after on Arcadia." Scarab - "Send in ground units to destroy a Covenant super weapon." Anders' Signal - "Forge

This article is about UNSC spacecraft. For Covenant fleet unit of the same name, see Fleet of Swift Justice. The UNSC Swift Justice is a frigate in service

the fleet into two groups, the starboard most of which arced around Viperidae to cut into the pursuing Covenant fleet. The majority of Cole's fleet was

his actions in the battles. The Fleet of Particular Justice is formed following a restructuring of the Covenant fleet. Thel 'Vadamee is made Shipmaster

service with the Covenant military. Manufactured by Assembly Forges, the Vampire was used during the early years of the Human-Covenant War. However, its

that the fleet will be the destruction of humanity and Anders takes advantage of the Arbiter and his Sangheili Honor Guard's distraction by the fleet to activate

Sanghelios home defense fleet is a Swords of Sanghelios fleet charged with defense of the planet Sanghelios. In early 2560, the fleet positioned it itself

Keeper's Vault, along with their reception units. Their sole purpose within the Covenant was to be given to fleets heading to unknown space to announce the

the ADP for Halo: Fleet Battles. An ADP model in Fleet Battles. A flotilla of Aktons. Halo: Fleet Battles (First appearance) Halo: Fleet Battles: ADP-class

combat with the various Covenant units in the area, including several Choppers, a number of Shade turrets and snipers. With the Covenant presence depleted,

of the Covenant incursion. UNSC Fleet Command was unable to plan out grand strategies and thus granted operational autonomy to UNSC naval units. In the

frigates form the backbone of any fleet or battle group, while cruisers appear to fill a similar role within the Covenant. As their most ubiquitous warship

classification within the now-defunct Covenant fleet. It is used for planetary occupation and naval command, as well as to support Covenant flagships. Following the

colloquially nicknamed the Weevil, is a Covenant artillery piece. The Weevil was the most common mortar artillery used by the Covenant during their war against humanity

long-destroyed squadrons attached to UNSC fleet units out of deference to tradition and to honour their sacrifice. A UNSC fleet with only such detached squadrons

training. Main article: Human-Covenant War In the first several months of the war, some ONI analysts believed the Covenant may have visited Earth in the

standard jetpack unit following the Human-Covenant War, featuring integrated fly-by-light controls. The Covenant equipped specialized infantry units with jetpacks

of Jul 'Mdama's Covenant on Sanghelios. While the Arbiter led his forces against 'Mdama's Covenant directly, Osiris destroyed Covenant anti-air emplacements

The Covenant has been known to utilize two methods of glassing. Typically, when fleet actions require no deployment of ground forces, the Covenant will

to stay in orbit around Mesra and remain undetected by potential Covenant fleet units. Despite this, she readily broke communications silence midway through

specialized Sangheili units in the Covenant and some of its splinter factions, tasked with infiltration and stealth operations. Within the Covenant, they reported

massive combined Covenant fleet arrives The destruction of the supercarrier would also bring with it the death of Rho 'Baratumee, leaving the fleet of Valiant

later leaked to the Covenant fleet around Reach by the ship's AI. In-atmosphere slipspace jumps were subsequently performed by Covenant forces during the

communications. With the Covenant fleet stretched thin, UNSC task forces were able to pounce on cut-off Covenant scout fleets. Noble Five then sacrificed

slipspace above Reach while the Covenant fleet continued to wreak destruction on the planet. The Covenant, primarily the Fleet of Particular Justice led by

The Commando Unit was a unit within the Special Warfare Group of the Covenant military. The Commando Unit's Sangheili operatives were equipped with the

SPARTAN-II mission to capture Covenant leaders. Captain Jacob Keyes was placed in command. The operation was forestalled by the Covenant assault on Reach; the

smaller-than-expected Covenant fleet led by the Prophet of Regret jumped into the Solar System. ODST combat teams, along with the Marines, began engaging Covenant forces

war effort. After the Human-Covenant War, humanity had begun to resettle its former colony worlds glassed by the Covenant, including Reach, using terraforming

trap for the unsuspecting Covenant fleet. The UNSC lured the Covenant into the minefield, destroying the entire Covenant fleet save for two badly damaged

Halo: Fleet Battles (Mentioned only) Halo: Ground Command Halo: Fractures Oasis Halo: Silent Storm (Mentioned only) Halo: Shadows of Reach Halo: Fleet Battles

Halo: Fleet Battles. The Fleet Battles model for the Mjern-patern. A Mjern-pattern agricultural support ship model for Halo: Fleet Battles. A fleet of Mjern-pattern

the Fleet of Retribution and the United Nations Space Command. Rtas 'Vadum formerly served as a Covenant Special Operations Commander in the Fleet of Particular

Shortly after, a much larger Covenant fleet arrived at Reach. By August 23, Army forces had attempted to break the Covenant's siege of New Alexandria for

communications channel for a small number of military and covenant units, usually a Fireteam. The Covenant and its splinter factions use various communications

of the Human-Covenant War that took place on and around the planet Tribute in the Epsilon Eridani system in August 2552, between the Covenant and the United

other UNSC and Covenant warships. The Epoch model in Fleet Battles. An Epoch-led battlegroup defends Alpha Corvi II against a Covenant armada. Halo: The

Visual Guide, page 42 Halo: Fleet Battles, page 125: Core Rulebook Halo: Fleet Battles, Valiant-class cruiser expansion Halo: Fleet Battles, Orion-class cruiser

scrubbing any chances of a high-risk offensive by special warfare units accompanied by fleet support. However, events initiated within the ranks of the Hierarchs

administrative units during the Human-Covenant War as fleet assets dwindled. The largest and most powerful component of any Naval Command grouping, Fleet Command

of Reach, Cortana intercepted transmissions between Covenant forces that indicated that the Covenant were planning on attacking Earth. They intended to

and future. During the Human-Covenant War, the Silent Shadow were a well distinguished Covenant Special Operations unit of Sangheili primarily tasked

Timeline Phantoms are used by the Covenant against humanity. The role of the Phantom is to transport squads of Covenant troops and vehicles into a combat

the Human-Covenant War and was the last stand of the Covenant, making it one of the few major engagements in the entire war in which the Covenant were on

and responded harshly, sending a fleet of carriers, cruisers, and destroyers to the system to combat the rebel fleet. The resulting battle pitted the UNSC

together they launched a counterattack on a nearby Covenant outpost. After the majority of the Covenant forces in and around the city were eliminated, Team

'D'. During the Human-Covenant War, the Enduring Conviction was commanded by shipmaster Let 'Volir as part of a larger Covenant fleet. It was known to the

alongside other non-aircraft units to provide specialised services such as airbase operation or fuel refining. Known Air Force units 22nd First Response Wing

this, the Covenant and the UNSC sustained heavy losses. The Flood occupied areas of the ring formerly held by the Covenant, although Covenant and Flood

youngest of the three San'Shyuum High Prophets who led the Covenant High Council during the Human-Covenant War. Rash, ambitious, immature, and naive compared to

the rise of the Covenant. The Zealots' internal structure, rankings, and equipment varied from chapter to chapter and from fleet to fleet. The ministry deployed

within the Covenant. As a result of the ministry's prestige and force of ancient writs dating back to the founding of the Covenant Empire, fleets within the

worlds, they are used to carry equipment such as prefabricated colony starter units, hydroponics and other facilities. Known ships of the Phoenix class include

utmost sanctity and importance to the Covenant, thus guarded by their central fleet: the High Charity defense fleet. Throughout the history of the empire

the Covenant. The post-Covenant empire factions have also seen much more leniency in armor color-coding and configuration compared to the Covenant. Unlock:

Cole would return to Epsilon Indi with the Third Fleet under his command, meeting the Covenant's Fleet of Glorious Interdiction at Harvest for an extended

parties. After the Covenant fleet attempted to rush through the newly formed gap the UNSC fleet annihilated them, destroying most of the Covenant battlecruisers

hangar, familiarizing themselves with Covenant weapons captured at Seoba. Meanwhile, the anticipated Covenant fleet had arrived and began its advance toward

succeeded in defeating the Covenant vessel, but lost ships in the process. Mass media are ordered to keep events regarding the Covenant secret and replace the

remnants of the UNSC Home Fleet's Seventh Fleet to launch a joint attack on the Covenant at Installation 00, destroying their fleet and providing a distraction

primarily developed for Covenant Special Operations units and select fleets serving under specific Hierarch mandate. During the Human-Covenant War it was employed

under siege by the Covenant fleet for some time. During the battle, Team Black was sent to Verge on a mission to destroy a Covenant beacon that was mining

however, the Fleet of Sacred Consecration appeared in the system and engaged Earth's defenses, igniting the Battle for Earth. UNSC Home Fleet ships then

the dawn of the Human-Covenant War, he had assumed control of the Fleet of Inexorable Obedience. At the onset of the Human-Covenant War and the Ninth Age

Sanghelios eventually pushed Jul 'Mdama's Covenant back to their final stronghold: Sunaion, where 'Mdama's Covenant was finally defeated. Meanwhile, a Guardian

This article is about the military rank used by the Covenant. For the officer rank in the United Nations Space Command, see Captain (NAVCOM). Captain is

several other ships. A tabletop game of Fleet Battles with a battery of Erőds deployed in the rear lines of the UNSC fleet (left). Halo: The Fall of Reach (First

after the Covenant glassed the planet. Cortana moves the flagship closer as they notice that the Covenant "missed" a spot. The small Covenant fleet in the

Info: Increases unit capacity from 2 infantry squads to 3. Tier: 3 Cost: 0, 800 In Halo Wars 2, Banished Phantoms are exclusive units for Arbiter Ripa

grouping: the UNSC Home Fleet. Fleet Admiral Joseph Harper of the Fifth Fleet is appointed senior flag officer of the Home Fleet and given primary administrative

military commander who served as the Arbiter of the Covenant during the beginning of the Human-Covenant War. 'Moramee was ruthless and unrelenting, concerned

several fleets during his service in the Covenant, most notably the Fleet of Particular Justice, of which he was Supreme Commander. This fleet mounted

engages the Covenant fleet, but takes massive losses. However, the Super MAC platforms manage to repulse the initial Covenant assault. The Covenant return and

begun exchanging fire with the fleet in orbit. Despite this, the shipmasters of the fleet remained hesitant to fight the Covenant, and awaited the orders of

article: Human-Covenant War Following the beginning of the Human-Covenant War in 2525, Operation: TREBUCHET was promptly abandoned due to the Covenant threat.

evade the extremely accurate Covenant plasma torpedoes. As the UNSC and Covenant vessels engaged each other, the Covenant fleet was heavily damaged from the

of its enormous defense fleet drastically reduced the threat of the Covenant to human space. While still dangerous, the Covenant forces loyal to the Prophets

course of history. During the Human-Covenant War in the mid-2500s, the ONI vessel Long Time Coming, as well as the Covenant assault carrier Clarity of Faith

was the sixth Age in the Covenant Age system. Ages of Doubt centered around dealing with the fallout of chaotic events in Covenant history. During the Progression

back at a glassed and partially frozen Harvest, encountering the Covenant troops of the Fleet of Glorious Interdiction, led by Arbiter Ripa 'Moramee, that

Lancer are its rapid-fire naval coilguns, which allowed it to harass large Covenant ships from a relatively safe distance, and eliminate smaller vessels before

serving the Ministry of Tranquility within the Fleet of Particular Justice alongside Loka 'Bandolee. After the fleet arrived at Installation 04 in pursuit of

escape. Before the end of the Human-Covenant War, N'tho would join the Covenant Special Operations branch, becoming his unit's youngest member and outperforming

beneath the Covenant's care. This beam rifle is a variant employed by the Jiralhanae forces of Truth's fleet in the final weeks of the Human-Covenant War. It

events in the Covenant history during which the true search for the Halos began. It was the final age of Covenant history, as the Covenant split apart in

As the smallest unit, it serves as the base upon which all other units are organized. The closest organizational unit in the Covenant military is known

The Covenant had two targets in those years. Humanity and Atriox. They almost got us. But Atriox? They never came close. The whole damn Covenant couldn't

the Human-Covenant War, the Chopper was primarily manufactured by the Jiralhanae often using scavenged battlefield remains of human and Covenant vehicles

by the Covenant during the Fall of Reach. During their initial incursions on Reach, the Fleet of Valiant Prudence deployed significant Covenant ground

This article is about the rank used by the Covenant. For the Covenant special unit, see Covenant Honor Guard. "We have always been your protectors!" —

against the Insurrection and the Human-Covenant War. Johnson was a highly trained marine, who also served with various units of the Naval Special Warfare Command

killed, and Keyes barely escapes the planet. As they escape the system, a Covenant fleet led by the High Prophet of Regret eliminates the three destroyers defending

disables the Covenant anti-aircraft battery in the previous level, The Storm, UNSC frigates under the command of Admiral Hood attacked the Covenant-controlled

for Halo: Combat Evolved's Covenant tank. Concept art for the Covenant tank, further resembling the final design. The Covenant tank-era Seraph (foreground)

as he learns the truth about the Covenant religion during his conversations with 343 Guilty Spark, and a devout Covenant scribe compiling a record known

artificial planet. Near the end of the Onyx Conflict on November 3, 2552, Covenant Fleet Master Voro Nar 'Mantakree led his forces in an attempt to access Shield

to ministry-sponsored Covenant fleets to serve as advisors in matters of faith. They served as the exclusive commanders of Covenant procurator vessels such

the UNSC was to blitz the Covenant strike force before the rest of the Covenant fleet arrived, preventing any solid Covenant foothold on Reach. The main

of 20 Covenant ships throughout the battle before being totally annihilated by the arrival of the new Covenant fleet. While the UNSC and Covenant fleets

include: Intercepted Covenant communications that refer to a UNSC colony by name. Discovery of hard physical evidence of Covenant activity. Abandoned or

Vehicle Shielding Info: Unit Upgrade, Gains a Shield, Detects cloaked units Tier: 2 Cost: 0, 450 In Halo Wars 2 the Ghost is a unit exclusive to Shipmaster

mission to sabotage the Covenant's supply chain at Etalan. Main article: Battle of Biko Later that same day, the expected Covenant fleet arrived at Biko and

an enemy fleet while they are distracted in combat. During the Onyx Conflict, UNSC Dusk used this to great effect to destroy a number of Covenant starship

This article is about the commanding organization in a Covenant fleet. For other councils, see Council. A Council of Masters, also known as a Command Council

Charity was a large battle for the control of the Covenant capital world High Charity among the Covenant, the Sangheili and those loyal to them, limited

against the Covenant Halo 3, campaign level The Covenant Halo: Broken Circle (Google Books), page 286: "He has taken what is left of the Covenant fleets and is

Ossoona was a temporary title within the Covenant military granted to select Sangheili Stealth warriors within Fleet Security. They were given active camouflage

increases one's units' attack and defense capabilities. Super Units are labelled with a special icon on the minimap, while Hero Units are commonly labelled

would not be able to slip past the fleet defenses, while the fleet held position on the far side of the ring. The fleet had arrived earlier than the Autumn

105th Special Forces to assist in covert offensives against Covenant armor and infantry units. It is designed with stealth gray armor creating a low RADAR

completing the mission and destroyed the Covenant ship. Main article: Battle of the Rubble During the Human-Covenant War, Gray Team operated behind enemy lines

of the Covenant Fleet of Particular Justice. The Supreme Commander of the fleet, Thel 'Vadamee, commanded the vessel during the Human-Covenant War. The

base for Kodiak artillery to clear a path for Jerome-092. Covenant snipers during the Human-Covenant War were predominantly Kig-Yar marksmen who were equipped

the outset of the Human-Covenant War. In 2526, the UNSC initiated Operation: SILENT STORM, intending to board and destroy Covenant vessels and space stations

crafts of the Covenant military, though the Nuro'k Xur-pattern Spirit is now utilized by the Swords of Sanghelios' army and other Covenant remnant factions

Stewardship was later given command of the Fleet of Particular Justice's military assets. When the Fleet of Particular Justice arrived at the Soell system

military unit found within the military forces of the former Covenant empire, and its successor states. Within the armed forces of the Covenant, legions

Annihilation and the rest of 'Mdama's fleet then emerged from the foam ocean, having remained concealed underneath. As 'Mdama's Covenant began their onslaught, the

The ship was one of the many of the fleet was destroyed in the fighting between the flotilla, the Covenant's Fleet of Swift Justice and the United Nations

known as the Office of Naval Intelligence Headquarters, was a building at Fleet Command Headquarters in New Alexandria, Eposz, Reach. It was one of FLEETCOM

and highest-ranking combat units within the Covenant Honor Guard, consisting solely of Sangheili. Members of the elite unit were often given the privileged

to Task Force Yama, a veritable fleet of prowlers that would serve as both transport and support. As a Covenant fleet was currently glassing the colony

the Master Chief, the latter of whom also repelled Covenant boarders along the way. As the Covenant armada began the invasion of Earth, she took In Amber

of Noble Six, the city was ultimately glassed by the Covenant. At some point after the Human-Covenant War the city was reconstructed to some effort, and

applications. The Human-Covenant war era logo. The Human-Covenant war era logo without the ribbon, in black. The Human-Covenant war era logo without the

to Task Force Yama, a veritable fleet of prowlers that would serve as both transport and support. As a Covenant fleet was currently glassing the colony

Sergeant John Forge, soon engaged the Covenant position. Soon after, Spartan Red Team dropped in behind the Covenant forces. The combined UNSC attack soon

military assets for the Covenant's successor states - who have pulled them out of old storage units for use in the post-Covenant conflicts. Numerous design

Malhiem, into a billion fragments, and disintegrating the Covenant armada. The Covenant fleet and a UNSC battle group arrive at Onyx, where they encounter

Infinity returned alongside its escort fleet, Expeditionary Strike Group 1, to begin the task of clearing out Covenant forces from Requiem and establishing

1x Ghost Unit (Required) Once the required armoured units are taken, 0-4 BR points may be spent on optional infantry units. No character units may be taken

main weapon. The Covenant convoy crashing on the moon. The surviving Covenant regroup outside the facility. Black Team assaults the Covenant outside the installation

Force Yama, a small fleet of prowlers led by the Starry Night that would serve as both transport and support. As a Covenant fleet was currently glassing

bombarded by a reinforced Covenant armada, consisting of the remaining Jiralhanae-controlled ships of the High Charity defense fleet, led by the Prophet of

more Marine allies await ahead under fire from more Covenant units. In the background, Covenant infantry erect an anti-vehicle barrier. Serina: "Well

using his fleet to begin probing the Covenant lines for vulnerabilities, using his task forces to attack Covenant scouting fleets. While the Covenant fleet

later days of the Human-Covenant War. Regardless, tens of thousands of these space fighters were produced during the Human-Covenant War. Although intended

fought fiercely against the Covenant advance. However, since the fight in orbit had scattered the UNSC fleet, the Covenant managed to punch through the

end the war. They would commandeer a Covenant vessel, locate the Covenant homeworld, and return with captured Covenant leadership to force a ceasefire. The

is a Covenant dropship and gunship in service with the Covenant and its successors. The Ru'swum-pattern Phantom was common among the Covenant fleets associated

familiarizing themselves with Covenant weapons that had been recovered at Seoba. Meanwhile, the anticipated Covenant fleet had arrived and begun its assault

Bloodstars were a Special Operations unit, employed in the Covenant Empire's reign and later the Banished. Within the Covenant, the Bloodstars comprised of a

Unggoy against the Covenant in 2462. The Unggoy Rebellion initiated the 39th Age of Conflict and led to a radical restructuring of the Covenant military. At

the Human-Covenant War, Tel 'Szatulai served as the leader of the Bloodstars and traveled with the Fleet of Inexorable Obedience. As the fleet made ready

power in the years following the implosion of the Covenant using the Sharquoi. Hekabe served the Covenant loyally during its war with humanity. When the Great

humanity and the second found by the Covenant. The ring became a battleground near the end of the Human-Covenant War; more importantly, it was at Installation

the front lines. Despite this, it is an indispensable part of the UNSC's fleet of dropships, remaining behind the Pelican in terms of importance. The Albatross

engage, Recon 43 engaged the Covenant, drawing the attention of a larger Covenant unit. The unit was presumably killed. Halo: Reach (First appearance) Halo:

solution: a Covenant fleet was dispatched to the Unggoy homeworld of Balaho, and began glassing large portions of the planet. Recordings of the fleet's attack

interesting to note that Covenant signal units work through Covenant energy barriers, while human COM units do not. Before the Human-Covenant War, the UNSC had

support ship of the Covenant, attached to the Fleet of Particular Justice. Infinite Succor was a logistical support ship for the Fleet of Particular Justice

stealth insertion craft in service with the UNSC Navy following the Human-Covenant War. The D102 was designed by the Office of Naval Intelligence and NAVSPECWAR

the savanna on route to the Tsavo Highway, engaging several Covenant units around Covenant watchtowers and a small defensive position near another destroyed

struggle between the United Nations Space Command, Covenant, and the Flood during the Human-Covenant War in the fall of 2552. A sequel, Halo 3, was released

ship types would also have been available as units for the player to control, similar to how ground units are controlled in the previous two games. One

was brought to rest one hundred units above a dry desert plateau, and became the center of activities for Covenant units assigned to "harvest" technology

when a massive combined Covenant invasion fleet over 300 ships strong led by the Supreme Commander Thel 'Vadamee and the Fleet of Particular Justice arrived

Concept art of Covenant-era Jiralhanae. Concept art of Covenant-era Jiralhanae. Concept art of Covenant-era Jiralhanae. Concept art of Covenant-era Jiralhanae

singular combatant, with support by Covenant military forces, or they were tasked to lead large numbers of Covenant troops. Notable Arbiters have been appointed

administration and High Command, specifically Fleet Admiral Hood, to pursue a peace treaty with Sanghelios, this unit and its mission were unknown to those outside

Schism and the dissolution of the Covenant, the designs templates and existing models of energy swords from the Covenant were inherited by its splinter factions

- but ultimately found itself put to its test against Covenant strikecraft in the Human-Covenant War. During the war, the Baselard found itself supplanting

by the Covenant's Fleet of Inexorable Obedience, commanded by Fleetmaster Nizat 'Kvarosee. While the Covenant fleet was glassing Etalan, a unit of the

escape to Infinity aboard a Covenant cargo tug. Paul DeMarco sacrifices himself to cover the ambassadors' escape with Covenant AA guns. Infinity rallies

the name of the next ship delivering Covenant weapons, the Kestrel. However, they received news that a Covenant fleet was on its way to destroy the planet

to both Covenant and UNSC as well. Ultimately, the UNSC and the Sangheili Fleet of Retribution were able to work together to dissolve the Covenant at Installation

reclaim Requiem from the occupying Covenant forces. Once there, Infinity engages in combat with the Covenant fleet, and deploys ground forces, including

been crippled in battle with the Covenant's Fleet of Glorious Interdiction. Fire Team India was among four marine units that were scrambled to board the

conducted a night-time reconnaissance mission in Covenant-occupied territory, assessing the Covenant's deployments on the planet. The next day, they partook

Early on in his military career within the Covenant, he was put in charge of quelling heretic factions on Covenant worlds that were slow to meet High Charity's

4, 2531 when it arrived at the Outer Colony of Harvest to fight the Covenant's Fleet of Glorious Interdiction there and, over the following weeks, witnessed

several plasma-based Rhinos take down the Covenant shield dome, UNSC forces are sent inside to find out what the Covenant were protecting. As a couple of Rhinos

blademaster of the 'Ahtulai clan. He served in the Covenant military as a member of the Special Warfare Group's Fleet Security division as a Stealth operative,

While some Covenant members, such as Cha 'Kulma, believed that 'Mdama's Covenant needed to regroup at Hesduros, the majority of 'Mdama's Covenant chose to

humanity as the Covenant ceased to exist following its collapse during the Great Schism and its defeat at the end of the Human-Covenant War. The end of

employed in Covenant service as a standard aircraft. Main article: Type-26 Banshee The Type-26B is a newer model of Banshee employed by the Covenant, and one

met by the Fleet of Particular Justice. Fireteam Raven are briefed by Major Antonio Silva on their mission; defend Pillar of Autumn from Covenant boarders

reported. Later, Fleet Admiral Hood ordered a strike on the Covenant forces to stop them from activating the Portal in the crater. The unit is featured in

offshoot of the former Covenant going by the same name. In response, 'Mdama accrued a number of Covenant vessels to begin to amass a fleet sized enough to engage

Mountains. Main article: Human-Covenant War After the Covenant attack on Harvest and the beginning of the Human-Covenant War, Solomon and the rest of the

far smaller scale, the Covenant have been known to build superstructures. Main article: High Charity High Charity was the Covenant capital city prior to

space to join the Epsilon Eridani Fleet. After rendezvousing with the UNSC fleet, the Sabres helped repel the Covenant invasion force and escorted the UNSC

of the Covenant in the later years of the Human-Covenant War. Main article: Battle of Installation 04 In August 2552, 'Nosolee served in the Fleet of Particular

service of the armed forces of the Covenant. During the Human-Covenant War, he served as a shipmaster in the Fleet of Inexorable Obedience under Fleetmaster

would report their findings to the rest of the Covenant fleet. Following the outbreak of the Human-Covenant War, human encounters with Kig-Yar were brief

Keepers are a Covenant remnant faction founded not long after the end of the Human-Covenant War. They are notable amongst the myriad of Covenant splinter groups

SPARTAN-II supersoldiers during Operation: WARM BLANKET, an assault on a Covenant fleet in an attempt to board a ship and recover the captured Dr. Catherine

assigned to Task Force Yama, a small fleet of prowlers that would serve as both transport and support. As a Covenant fleet was currently glassing the colony

A kai'd was a military unit of the Covenant, comparable to the human military company crossed with a pack of bloodthirsty warriors. Personnel assigned

John-117 and herself) to assault a Covenant fleet using Booster Frames to recover Dr. Catherine Halsey. The Covenant fleet was temporarily unable to enable

Shock Troops Division were assigned to the UNSC Navy's Fifth Fleet over Earth. When the Fleet of Sacred Consecration arrived at the planet, Marathon-class

targets without hesitation or remorse. As with the Covenant, Banished ultras are rarely attached to their units for long, and are instead employed by their commanding

of Reclamation, he was stationed on Installation 04 as an infantry unit of the Fleet of Particular Justice. During Zuka 'Zamamee and Yayap's first attempt

against the Covenant on the surface of Trove, a Forerunner shield world, Sunray were deployed on the ground against the forces of the Fleet of Glorious

later go on to serve in the Covenant military as a part of Covenant Special Operations, and by 2552 was deployed within the Fleet of Particular Justice. 'Kusovai

pistol] is the bread and butter of Covenant small arms—almost as common as the MA5 is with the UNSC. After the Covenant Carrier jumped there were some areas

most revered ships in the fleet and the Flagship of the Epsilon Eridani Fleet, the UNSC Trafalgar, was also destroyed. The Covenant ship Valorous Salvation

Halo ring. Pursuing the Covenant flagship after an attack on Earth, SPARTAN-117 arrives at Halo Installation 05 to find the Covenant erupting into civil war

equipped with a number of Shepsus when they defected from the Covenant. Within the Covenant military, the Shepsu served as the most common model of plasma

simultaneously sending the Covenant fleet crashing down to the moon. Black Team then begins to fight through the surviving Covenant to commandeer a ship with

against the Covenant fleet in orbit and pave the way for the ultimate human victory on the ground. However, this task was made difficult by the Covenant's ruthless

alongside the SPARTAN-II unit Blue Team. With the help of their older, more experienced counterparts, they successfully fought off a Covenant attack along with

Triumphant Declaration in the Fleet of Furious Redemption. Main article: Battle of Cleveland Lepidus was the first member of the Covenant to hear of the Key of

against a new Covenant faction on the UNSC research colony of Draetheus V and its moon X50, after the Human-Covenant War in 2554. This Covenant faction came

alliance known as the Covenant, and even in victory many of our worlds were glassed and left in ruins. From the ashes of the Covenant War a new generation

Naval Command, alongside Naval Logistical Operations Command (NAVLOGCOM) and Fleet Command (FLEETCOM); they are charged with the oversight, training, and equipping

engaging Covenant forces, doing whatever was necessary to protect the interests of the UNSC. Main article: SPARTAN-III program As the Human-Covenant War progressed

assigned to Task Force Yama, a small fleet of prowlers that would serve as both transport and support. As a Covenant fleet was currently glassing the colony

it to counter Mendicant Bias' fleet in advance before it could reach the Ark. While Offensive Bias engaged Mendicant's fleet, the IsoDidact completed preparations

Infinite Succor was an engagement of the Battle of Installation 04 aboard the Covenant Mjern-pattern agricultural support ship Infinite Succor on September 21

articles: Covenant remnants, Jul 'Mdama's Covenant, Banished After the destruction of the original Covenant in the concluding events of the Human-Covenant War

many Covenant soldiers despite being hopelessly outmanned and outgunned. Despite the success of the operation, Black Reef soon fell to the Covenant and

Battalion 340th ODST Combat Training Unit Echo Team Kilo Team ODST Special Purpose Forces ODST Air Assault units Fireteam Raven Gamma-Six NSWG2-ODST team

vain, because the largest Covenant fleet the UNSC has ever seen arrives. NOBLE Team regroups in New Alexandria, but a Covenant ship fires its glassing beam

Mountains. Main article: Human-Covenant War After the Covenant attack on Harvest and the beginning of the Human-Covenant War, Malcolm and the rest of the

besieged Alpha Base from the Covenant, M808B Scorpions were deployed alongside other forces in an assault against the Covenant-held relic. The UNSC force

aerial forces to deter enemy air units and attack ground-based units - Flood swarms were able to attack both air and ground units, and although were individually

Mountains. Main article: Human-Covenant War After the Covenant attack on Harvest and the beginning of the Human-Covenant War, Grace and the rest of the

Spirit of Fire, the Covenant, the Flood, and Forerunner forces on the Forerunner shield world known as the Trove during the Human-Covenant War from February

Cortana Moments before the Battle of Earth during the Human-Covenant War, the Prophet of Regret's Fleet of Sacred Consecration was detected near Io by Io Station

Truth and the rest of the Covenant fleet use to escape. Before the UNSC can figure out what to do next, a badly damaged Covenant cruiser enters Earth's orbit

Huki 'Umamee was one of the many Covenant personnel serving in the Fleet of Particular Justice in August 2552, when the fleet departed the Fall of Reach to

face of a Covenant assault, and made their way toward the Covenant refit-and-repair station, Unyielding Hierophant, where an enormous fleet was poised

briefed on the Covenant threat and to receive their new orders: board a damaged Covenant vessel, use a "mission specialist" to crack the Covenant computer system

groups. Halo: Fleet Battles (First appearance) Halo: Fleet Battles, Core Rulebook - pages 124-125 Spartan Games: New Formations for Halo: Fleet Battles Spartan

MJOLNIR armor variants throughout the Human-Covenant War and in the years that followed. After the Human-Covenant War, the UNSC, ONI and various private corporations

before she joined the Fleet of Retribution for Installation 00 via the Portal at Voi. The 11th MFR/ODST was tasked with collecting Covenant and Forerunner intelligence

However, the Covenant soon arranged a massive counterforce, with the Spartans trading fire with Sangheili and ground attack craft. More Covenant reinforcements

with Roland. A Covenant fleet is occupying the path to the primary entrance portal. Roland: "This is the latest SIGINT on Covenant fleet locations, Captain

discoveries: Jul 'Mdama's Covenant had internally disabled the all port defenses, leaving Infinity open to attacks from 'Mdama's Covenant fleet, and that 'Mdama's

begins at the seventh cycle, 49 units, Covenant time. 72=49. The Unggoy Kwassass had served seven years in the Covenant. The structure where the Spartans

lens, the Enforcers are presented in the Phoenix Logs as units employed by Ripa in the Human-Covenant War, and would be used in the Banished. However, as stated

this occurred when the Covenant Fleet of Particular Justice followed UNSC Pillar of Autumn to Installation 04, allowing the Covenant ships to arrive long

served in the armed forces of the Covenant during the final months of the Human-Covenant War. He was assigned to the Fleet of Particular Justice during the

John-117 Cethegus was a Jiralhanae chieftain of the Covenant who led his pack throughout the Human-Covenant War. Becoming the chieftain of his pack after climbing

During the Human-Covenant War, Black Team participated in numerous operations against the Covenant, including one where they destroyed a Covenant Citadel and

Juliana During the Human-Covenant War, Mike and the rest of Gray Team were sent deep behind enemy lines to wreck havoc on both the Covenant and Insurrectionists

part of a successful attack on the Fleet of Inexorable Obedience's logistics train while the main part of the fleet was distracted glassing Biko. Later

in the center of the tank. The COVENANT fleet is packed tightly together a good distance away from Earth. The human fleet is portrayed in a loose line between

assigned to Task Force Yama, a small fleet of prowlers that would serve as both transport and support. As a Covenant fleet was currently glassing the colony

and Noble Six killing Covenant. NOBLE Team in a battle with the Covenant. Reach, seen from orbit. Reach being glassed by the Covenant. Landscape on the level

the automated drones the Forerunners use on their artificial worlds. The Covenant originally thought them to be holy warriors of the Sacred Rings. There

group discovered that the planet was glassed by the Covenant and they were attacked by a Covenant ship upon exiting slipspace in the system. Only Veredi's

factors. With the end of the Human-Covenant War, Spartan Operations played a large role in combating the hostile Covenant remnants to protect the colonies

4, 2531 when it arrived at the Outer Colony of Harvest to fight the Covenant's Fleet of Glorious Interdiction there. She then went on to witness the Battle

at Earth, smashing through the remnants of the UNSC Home Fleet that had been engaging Covenant warships over the planet for the last month. On board the

accomodate for one person, the pilot, unlike the Hornet, which can have support units on its sides, leaving the Phaeton more vulnerable to enemy anti-air forces

So far, only two types of Covenant AIs (security and naval) have ever been encountered by the UNSC. Upon dissecting a Covenant AI aboard the Ascendant Justice

continues the Master Chief's efforts in stopping the Covenant from activating the Halo rings. The Covenant has become embroiled in a civil war, with the Elites

of Fire and assisted in a counterattack on a Covenant outpost. Once the plan to infiltrate a large Covenant shield dome was passed down from Captain James

began broadcasting their beliefs across Covenant communications channels, attracting the attention of other Covenant personnel, including the High Prophets

joined Jul 'Mdama's Covenant or became mercenaries. While Storm troops served as specialized shock units under the original Covenant, post-war Storm troops

wake of the Human-Covenant War. The now-defunct faction led by Merg Vol used the traditional Major rank and armor. Jul 'Mdama's Covenant instead fields Commanders

the delegation attempting to re-establish communication with the orbiting fleet. The Arbiter informs Lord Hood of the planet's fortifications as a means

operation to recover the wreckage of Steadfast Strike, later engaging the Covenant Fleet of Swift Justice. The Kayenta survived the battle and, following the

operation to recover the wreckage of Steadfast Strike, later engaging the Covenant Fleet of Swift Justice. It is unknown if the Rio Grande survived the battle

operation to recover the wreckage of Steadfast Strike, later engaging the Covenant Fleet of Swift Justice. It is unknown if the Mesa Verde survived the battle

Flak Launcher is a type of fuel rod gun that was in service within the Covenant's Fleet of Particular Justice in September 2552. It is a shoulder-mounted,

familiarizing themselves with Covenant weapons that had been recovered at Seoba. Meanwhile, the anticipated Covenant fleet had arrived and begun its assault

the two weeks after the initial Covenant invasion. In orbit, the Covenant fleets constantly fought the UNSC Home Fleet during many major skirmishes, including

spent his service in the Covenant fighting for a command. During his time in the Covenant, he and Daga were deployed as reserve units, rebuilding and refurbishing

individuals and he was posted on the Fleet of Faithful Ardor. After only serving a single tour in the Human-Covenant War with the Fleet of Faithful Ardor, several

disloyal to the Covenant. After Atriox rebuked the underestimation of the humans by the Covenant as they were stronger than the Covenant realized with their

The Devoted Sentries was a crew of Covenant Zealots assigned to the Fleet of Valiant Prudence, tasked with the recovery of Forerunner relics. Members of

"Flak" hunters are a type of Mgalekgolo employed by the Covenant. They are notably distinguished by their gold armor plating, as opposed to the typical

actions had saved his own life; he was granted command of a ship in a new Covenant fleet and was ordered never to speak of the events that had transpired. Ahead

Department of Commercial Shipping. They make up a large portion of the commercial fleet maintained by the DCS. The vessels consist of a large cargo container attached

recently destroyed two warships from the Fleet of Inexorable Obedience—in exchange for peace with the Covenant and the promise that Insurrectionist worlds

side of the slipspace portal. A colossal structure is below them, and a Covenant fleet straight ahead. Cut to the bridge of the Shadow of Intent. Sangheili

her mother and extended family remained trapped on the planet when a Covenant fleet glassed the planet. The pair would soon relocate to a Mars refugee area

before the Covenant did. she figured that if they had accessed the same display she did, that it would only be natural that a Covenant fleet would be arriving

nimble scout units. They are player's first unit and do not have any damage capability other than running things over. Along with infantry units, they can

A company is a military unit employed in multiple military forces. The Covenant military employs companies, or some equivalent thereof. A Kai'd is considered

Human-Covenant War. Halo: Reach (First appearance) Halo: Oblivion In Halo: Oblivion, the only usage of the term brigade in relation to the Covenant is through

Operation: ROCK HOUSE took place. Main article: Human-Covenant War At some point during the Human-Covenant War, Operation: BLUE MOON took place on the planet

be a Forerunner Shield World, containing a fleet of Sojourner-class dreadnoughts. To ensure that the Covenant would not be able to use these warships against

who served throughout the Human-Covenant War and, in the postwar era, played a key role in the conflicts with Covenant remnants and Forerunner Promethean

energy shields and a large defensive fleet. If the capital metarchy coordinating the fleet was compromised, the fleet would splinter into individual squadrons

Human-Covenant War was raging, the UNSC assumed the governing function of the UEG in the face of possible extinction from the overwhelming Covenant threat

service of the armed forces of the Covenant. During the Human-Covenant War, he served as a shipmaster in the Fleet of Inexorable Obedience under Fleetmaster

commonly known as the Banshee, is a model of the Banshee commonly employed in Covenant service as a standard aircraft. Main article: Banshee The Oghal-pattern

became The Covenant in the final game). A GDC talk given by Halo 3 producer Allen Murray lists the level as intended to take place after The Covenant and before

Lepidus. Following the loss of Mars at the hands of the Covenant Fleet of Furious Redemption, the Covenant, now under command of the Prophet of Truth and Jiralhanae

stayed at Biko. Main article: Battle of Biko Later that day, the expected Covenant fleet of about one hundred warships arrived at Biko and prepared to assault

of a Covenant fleet above the Ark site. The fleet begins firing down upon the surface of the planet, though it is quickly revealed that the Covenant ships

Rubble During the Human-Covenant War, Jai and the rest of Gray Team operated behind enemy lines, wreaking havoc on both the Covenant and the remaining rebels

do energy projectors for the Covenant. Main article: Excavation beam Excavations beams serve aboard the largest Covenant ships as tools for mining and

colony ship when it arrived at the Outer Colony of Harvest to fight the Covenant's Fleet of Glorious Interdiction there. She then went on to witness the Battle

since the unit responsible is likely one under his direct command, the shipmaster chooses not to wait for 'Mdama's signal and orders his fleet to proceed

the Rubble from the Covenant, Juliana agreed to give the Spartans the data they wanted. After Delgado was wounded by the Covenant-sympathizer Peter Bonifacio

Chieftain Lydus, they came under attack by Covenant mercenaries. Despite facing heavy resistance from Covenant forces, Fireteam Bailey managed to clear a

serving in the Covenant. In the 9th Age of Reclamation, he wore the orange armor of a Minor and was a foot soldier attached to the Fleet of Particular Justice

attacked by the Covenant during the Battle for Earth, they assisted the UNSC in fending off the invasion force. At the time of the Covenant invasion they

Night itself. Spartan-II John-117 and his unit used the Starry Night's nuclear self-destruct to prevent Covenant capture of sensitive data within the downed

crippled or killed by the procedure. Main article: Human-Covenant War After the Human-Covenant War began with the alien empire's attack on Harvest in 2525

the Banished, a Covenant splinter group who fought the empire simultaneously with humanity. Isabel exclaimed that if the entire Covenant couldn't contain

organized by the Covenant Ministry of Preparation. Prelates were genetically enhanced San'Shyuum trained to serve as supersoldiers for the Covenant. Prelates

leads the Banished, a violent ex-Covenant faction of mercenaries and criminals. He originally fought on behalf of the Covenant, but was banished after thwarting

would return to Earth with an intact Covenant vessel full of data on the Covenant and the ringworld, Flood and Covenant prisoners and a myriad of technology

After battling through a Covenant outpost, and boarding another elevator for the highway, the presence of the Covenant fleet was revealed to Dare. Irritated

which would coincide with High Charity and its fleet leaving on October 20th; no other large Covenant fleet is known to have left the system between September

after their escape, they were intercepted by a Covenant Lich. After a short skirmish with the Covenant leading to the destruction of the Lich, Jackknife

Office of Naval Intelligence, is a Huragok that was once attached to the Covenant Fleet of Sacred Consecration in 2552 who defected to the UNSC during the Battle

Corps during the Human-Covenant War. At the Battle of Installation 04 on the 20th of September, 2552, he commanded a Marine unit during a skirmish for control

Sangheili Pathfinders are Sangheili units faced by Spartan-IVs in Warzone simulations. They are outfitted with Warrior-class harnesses and Kewu R'shi'k-pattern

out a plan to destroy Trove and the fleet of Sojourner-class dreadnoughts contained within it to prevent the Covenant from using them. They load the reactor

Sunaion and engaged Covenant soldiers throughout. While the Arbiter led his forces against the Covenant directly, Osiris destroyed Covenant anti-air emplacements

breaks out between Alpha-Nine and Covenant air units. 2141 hours: Remaining Ket-pattern battlecruisers from the Fleet of Sacred Consecration coalesce over

through secure transmissions that can bypass most Covenant security networks. Following the Human-Covenant War, the GEN1 Operator helmet has been forced out

Meanwhile, 'Mdama's Covenant discovers the Altar, where they plan to use it to power the Conduit. Once the Conduit is powered, 'Mdama's Covenant intends to open

operation to recover the wreckage of Steadfast Strike, later engaging the Covenant Fleet of Swift Justice. It is unknown if the Cibola survived the battle. As

conquered and incorporated into the Covenant collective was because their presence defied Covenant religion. When the Covenant discovered humans, they knew they

Space Command Main article: Covenant Fleet of Sacred Consecration Truth's fleet Fleet of Furious Redemption Jha'kaar The Covenant used a lot of different types

major battles. Having survived the Human-Covenant War, as well as engagements against Flood, Promethean and Covenant remnant forces, Stacker is one of the

attracting the attention of the Covenant. Their location was now threatened by Covenant forces. Following a Covenant attack, Halsey and her team retreated

also the root of the Covenant's campaign to exterminate humanity. In 2525, a Covenant missionary ship traveled the edge of Covenant-controlled space and

fall to the Covenant, before mobilizing for an assault on Covenant anti-aircraft defences in the city of Voi. After clearing the Covenant-held Tsavo Highway

of the Covenant. A descendant of Mken 'Scre'ah'ben, the Prophet of Inner Conviction in the Covenant's early years, Resken abandoned the Covenant in its

was there that they found what the Covenant was looking for: an alien construct called the Knowing. If the Covenant got their hands on it, then they could

Fighter (EDF) was a late Human-Covenant War initiative by the United Nations Space Command to adapt newly reverse-engineered Covenant technologies for orbital

the ground and engaged Covenant soldiers. While the Arbiter led his forces against the Covenant directly, Osiris eliminated Covenant anti-air emplacements

Unfortunately, a far larger Covenant fleet arrived moments after both ships' destruction, and promptly resumed the Covenant invasion. Main article: Siege

retain their honor. Following the Human-Covenant War, the rank of Minor continued to be used in Merg Vol's Covenant. Many Sangheili of this rank fought on

CONFIRMED ACCESS GRANTED TARGET PROFILE: THEL 'VADAMEE, SUPREME COMMANDER COVENANT FLEET OF PARTICULAR JUSTICE TARGET VALUE: ALPHA REPORT COMPILED BY LT. COMMANDER

force soon left for Seoba, a moon of Biko, where they would wait for the Covenant fleet arrive. Main article: Operation: ICE DANCE On March 18, 2526, the Ghost

and fought the Covenant for control of the city. Finally together, minus the Rookie and Dare, the squad fought waves of incoming Covenant on the top of

4, 2531 when it arrived at the Outer Colony of Harvest to fight the Covenant's Fleet of Glorious Interdiction there. She then went on to witness the Battle

operation to recover the wreckage of Steadfast Strike, later engaging the Covenant Fleet of Swift Justice. It is unknown if the Chaco survived the battle. As

turns. Use your rocket abilities whenever you can. As your units are destroyed by the Covenant opposition, make your main waypoint at the position of the

system, Covenant forces of the Fleet of Particular Justice moved to engage the ship. Under orders from the Minor Prophet of Stewardship, the fleet was forbidden

actions were likely to yield greater success rates against the superior Covenant fleet, especially in the wake of Cole's perilous victory at Harvest. With

final preparations for the mission into Covenant space, Captain Jacob Keyes was informed that a vast Covenant fleet had dropped out of slipspace and were

with a swarm of Covenant warships under his command, including the splintered High Charity defense fleet, which routed the UNSC Home Fleet and the orbital

the "Covenant" are under attack from their own Promethean forces which have inexplicably turned on them, weakening ‘Mdama’s hold on the Covenant. Fighting

his Covenant forces. Crimson neutralized him and several Covenant and Promethean warriors. Soon after, Crimson was then sent to disable a Covenant communications

battlefield management and tactical support. Commanding officers of UNSC military units assume control over a dedicated shard of the battlenet to ensure operations

Reclamation, Yayap was an Unggoy Major assigned to a sleepy Unggoy unit in the Fleet of Particular Justice, commanding others of his race, including his

one of the earliest conflicts of the decades-long Human-Covenant War, fought between the Covenant and the combined forces of the United Nations Space Command

the vessel and its intel, encountering the Covenant scavengers aboard the vessel. However, a Covenant fleet soon arrived in response to their leader's

with one full platoon of UNSC Army infantry, alongside a combat Lance of Covenant troops. Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), p. 55 (2009 and 2011) Halo: Official

day, Crowther was still aboard the Vanishing Point when the expected Covenant fleet of roughly one hundred warships arrived in-system and began moving to

primarily buff allied Grunt units and debuff enemies. They will also explode upon destruction, causing damage to nearby enemy units. In Blitz, Death Wagons

Even those who held some position within the [Covenant] fleet have no hope of survival, as the entire fleet was present at Installation 05 and the Sangheili

primary utility helicopter within the United Nations Space Command's sizable fleet of vertical take-off and landing aircraft, the Falcon is one of the most

and was an elder of the Vadam lineage. Lak is known to have served in the Covenant military as his name has the 'ee' suffix. He served as an adviser to Thel

boarding the Covenant vessel. While remaining hidden in orbit over Netherop, Captain Halima Ascot and her prowlers observed the Covenant vessels in orbit

During the Siege of New Alexandria, the Covenant placed a Covenant communications jammer in the club. Army units 4 Charlie and 4 Delta were sent to destroy

she revealed that the Covenant had used her to activate a fleet of Forerunner Sojourner-class dreadnoughts. To stop the Covenant from using the ships,

were waiting for someone else, the Covenant. Just as everyone else began to see the logic in his reasoning, a Covenant flotilla arrived in the system. Nyeto

after a Covenant fleet showed up, Blue Team decided to scuttle the station instead by overloading the reactor to keep Argent Moon out of Covenant hands.

a handful of UNSC forces, assaulted Vol's Covenant landing zones on the planet and took over Vol's Covenant ships to evacuate the planet. Soon, after Spartan

as well as the Covenant one: the facility possesses a weapon that can fire directly into Slipspace. She also detects a large Covenant fleet moving toward

CONFIRMED ACCESS GRANTED TARGET PROFILE: THEL 'VADAMEE, SUPREME COMMANDER COVENANT FLEET OF PARTICULAR JUSTICE TARGET VALUE: ALPHA REPORT COMPILED BY LT. COMMANDER

Intercession Fleet of Valiant Prudence Unknown Fleet of Righteous Vigilance Fleet of Holy Respite Fleet of Particular Justice The Covenant deployed a number

standard weapon of the Covenant's officer corps throughout most of the Human-Covenant War, the emergence of Jiralhanae as the Covenant military's front line

operation. The best shot at taking over a Class-Five would come after a Covenant fleet believed it had attained a major victory. Margaret's previous transmission

covertly creating minefields to inflict casualties on unsuspecting Covenant fleets. Two M8545 40mm coilguns and three M995 Backstop lasers are fitted for

Sunaion and engaged Covenant soldiers throughout. While the Arbiter led his forces against the Covenant directly, Osiris destroyed Covenant anti-air emplacements

conquered and incorporated into the Covenant collective was because their presence defied Covenant religion. When the Covenant discovered humans, they knew they

you are able to use the Covenant Carbine, the Sentinel Beam, and the Fuel Rod Gun. It is also the first time members of the Covenant aid you. Your allies

several Covenant outposts and discovered a Covenant stealth pylon, to which Jun planted an explosive charge. They then proceeded further into Covenant-occupied

fire from additional Covenant armor. Once the Covenant were defeated, they moved across a bridge to find the Colonel near the Covenant LZ, only to watch as

system by the time the Covenant discovered them in 1342. Unable to defend their territory, the Kig-Yar were subsumed into the Covenant military as standard

boarded the Covenant capital, High Charity, and overtook it. It used the mobile station to pursue United Nations Space Command and Covenant forces to Installation

during the Battle of Jericho VII. After the Covenant attack on Harvest and the beginning of the Human-Covenant War, James and the rest of the Spartan-IIs

Overwatch network. Near the end of the Onyx Conflict on November 3, 2552, Covenant Fleet Master Voro Nar 'Mantakree led his forces in an attempt to access the

an AI could vastly improve the armor's reaction times. After the Human-Covenant War, the Mark V MJOLNIR components were adapted for the use of the SPARTAN-IV

technologies as the Covenant before them, including carriers, cruisers, and corvettes. Notably, the Banished utilize modified Covenant intrusion corvettes

allowed the Sangheili to maintain unit cohesion across the Covenant's various client species. The rank was employed by Covenant Special Operations, with SpecOps

'Mdama's Covenant forces. DeMarco radioed in for reinforcements and Fireteam Crimson was sent to aid them. After Crimson destroyed Jul 'Mdama's Covenant artillery

are a collection of codex entries that provide background information on units, characters, and other events of the Halo universe. Much like its predecessor’s

Second Unit Second Unit Director Tom Struthers Second Unit 1st Assistant Director Mircea Hategan Unit Production Manager Veronika Dobos Assistant Unit Production

4, 2531 when it arrived at the Outer Colony of Harvest to fight the Covenant's Fleet of Glorious Interdiction there. He then went on to witness the Battle

(helmetless): I know, I have beautiful eyes. MCC (helmeted): Killing the Covenant in the face is my favorite pastime. Dutch Halo 3: ODST: A man of strong

were suspected of associations with the Covenant. Hundley was deployed on the Outer Colony of Sedra as part of a unit led by Lieutenant Commander Jameson Locke

Paramount+ While mentioning the Covenant attack on the UNSC Gladius, Miranda Keyes states that it was done by a Covenant corvette identical to the one that

pistol] is the bread and butter of Covenant small arms—almost as common as the MA5 is with the UNSC. After the Covenant Carrier jumped there were some areas

Installation 05. On October 20, 2552, Banks was onboard Cairo Station when the Covenant Fleet of Sacred Consecration arrive at Earth via slipstream space. Banks was

battle with many Covenant soldiers. Unggoy lob plasma grenades and destroy it. The Chief and accompanying Marines engage and defeat the Covenant. A Jiralhanae

unwary Covenant and eliminates them. Once all enemies are dead the brig doors unlatch, and the Marine POWs arm themselves with dropped Covenant weapons

toward a Scarab. The Covenant fleet above Asźod. Three Skirmisher Murmillones in the caverns. Emile and Six in combat against Covenant troops at the ship-breaking

Insurrection and continued to see service well into the Human-Covenant War, with some units fielding this model as late as 2559 in the Second Ark Conflict

devices and assets. Member species of the former Covenant return in the game, in the form of Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction, consisting of Elites and most of their

to Seoba, an icy moon of Biko. Here, they planned to wait until the Covenant fleet arrived, planning to catch them by surprise. Upon arriving at Seoba

pursuit of Covenant forces through the Forerunner portal at Voi. There the Dawn fought alongside a renegade Sangheili fleet and defeated the Covenant, ultimately

assassinate the Covenant Hierarch. Despite the arrival of the Covenant holy city High Charity and it's vast defense fleet, the Covenant were unable to prevent

real-time feed; no smoke-and-mirrors pre-recorded bullshit! Elements of the Covenant fleet have made landfall and occupied one of our cities. We will link up with

the Covenant military. Some of the Sangheili belonging to the legion served on the Varric-pattern heavy cruiser Incorruptible of the Second Fleet of Homogeneous

order to deploy the Weapon and stop Cortana. However, the Infinity and her fleet were ambushed by Banished forces, resulting in the apparent destruction of

remember Gage and do whatever he could against the Covenant. Gage then told Jonathan that Covenant forces and the rogue ODSTs were on their way to the

tanks, SPARTAN-IIs and UNSC firebases. The Covenant's pieces are Grunts, Wraiths, and Arbiters, along with Covenant command bases. Flood pieces are Infection

the Special Warfare Group of the Covenant military, who were known to work closely alongside Special Operations and Fleet Security deployments. The precise

more commonly known as the Spectre, is a Covenant anti-infantry and transportation vehicle. Like most Covenant vehicles, the T46 ISV utilizes a pair of

humanity and the Covenant on the Outer Colony planet of Harvest, as well as the events leading to the beginning of the Human-Covenant War. Staten described

turn of the twenty-sixth century. During the war between humanity and the Covenant, Venezia had gone quiet. Prior to January 2543, the colony cut all ties

augmented with a refractive coating capable of dispersing a limited amount of Covenant energy weapon strikes. The suit contains a gel-filled layer underneath

suit's firmware was modified, altering the HUD and its compatibility with Covenant armor plugins. Mark VI MOD also includes a built-in thruster system enabling

variant of the Kewu R'shi'k-pattern plasma rifle, employed in the Post-Covenant War conflicts. Main article: Type-25 Brute plasma rifle The Sorrow of Teash

constructs, breaking the alliance the constructs once had with Jul 'Mdama's Covenant. Cortana learned that the Forerunners once employed Guardian constructs

of McKay's company lay in wait just beyond the Covenant patrol perimeter, and had watched as the Covenant patrolled in a listless manner - suggesting the

gleamed from her research. The Fleet of Particular Justice, led by Thel 'Vadamee, follows the Pillar of Autumn. The Fleet of Particular Justice arrives

Wraith Invader is the most heavily armoured transport in the Banished ground fleet, and the addition of its firing ports allow embarked passengers to contribute

corvette—Esmeralda—is meeting with representatives from the radical Ex-Covenant sect Keepers of the One Freedom and the insurrectionist Venezian Militia

stop the Arbiter. The Arbiter's Banshee assisting a Covenant Phantom against heretic forces. The Covenant forces greeted by a hologram of 'Refumee. SpecOps

signal to be of human or Covenant origin, and asks Captain Moreland for more time to analyze the contents. Meanwhile, the Covenant assault carrier Clarity

one-hundred millennia, the weapons were reactivated for use against the UNSC Home Fleet. Four were destroyed by John-117 with an F-41 Broadsword fighter to enable

Sangheili was formed by Rojka 'Kasaan following the Great Schism and Human-Covenant War. During the Carrow Conflict, both this faction and Thars 'Sarov's faction

sentinels, in addition to the ancillas of their battle armor and ships. In fleet engagements, individual Warriors could be assigned control of over a million

the Covenant leaders (the Arbiter Ripa 'Moramee, the Avitus, or the Prophet of Regret). Each leader possesses various abilities and exclusive units, providing

combat until the end of the Human-Covenant War, and participated in over 100 SOEIV drops. He served in the same unit as fellow ODSTs Malcolm Geffen and

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and her escort fleet, which included six Mulsanne-class light frigates, arrived at Installation 07. Upon arrival, the weakened UNSC fleet was ambushed by

Jackals and Hunters being the notable exceptions from the Covenant species with Special Operations units. <span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded

first line of defense for colonies and works closely with the UNSC Navy's Fleet Command. While orbital defense platforms have been commonly known elements

employed for containment of the Flood parasite. These units have seen action in the Post-Covenant War conflicts, having executed their job successfully

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against the enemy for the next five years, culminating in a victory over a Covenant fleet in 2531. VADM Stanforth, Michael SN: 00834-19223-HS + 07/03/2486–08/30/2552

is a battle group of the UNSC Navy. The group at the time of the initial Covenant attack on Earth consisted of two active ships out of eight. Two Marathon-class

October 2552, replacing the Mark V. Shortly after the end of the Human-Covenant War, it was replaced by the Mark VII and MJOLNIR [GEN2]. The Mark VI could

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Front. Main article: Human-Covenant War During the opening days of the Human-Covenant War in 2526, ONI Section II kept the Covenant invasion secret from a

perspective of Governor Sloan Sloan was created on Meridian in 2551 just as the Covenant began to glass the moon. The brain donor for cognitive impression modeling

article: Fall of Reach In August 2552, Reach fell to the onslaught of the Covenant. Late in the battle, the SPARTAN-IIs were deployed onto Reach to help defend

stepped down to return to UNSC Fleet Command and defend the Inner Colonies from the Covenant. Following the Human-Covenant War, the Section Chiefs competed

galaxy-spanning conflagration as civil war erupted within the Covenant, driven by revelations that the Covenant leadership, the Prophets, had been deliberately deceiving

when heading into Zone 67 earlier in the battle. Meanwhile, a Covenant fleet led by Fleet Master Voro Nar 'Mantakree arrived at Onyx, dispatching forces

commands a large contingent of Covenant infantry. ODST #3: "Clear that pad, Spartan!" Six and the troopers engage the Covenant inside and finally destroy the

variant of the Kewu R'shi'k-pattern plasma rifle, employed in the Post-Covenant War conflicts. Main article: Type-25 Brute plasma rifle The Scale of Soirapt

earlier before communications with them were lost. Meanwhile, a Covenant fleet led by Fleet Master Voro Nar 'Mantakree arrived at Onyx, dispatching forces

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that the Covenant could in fact be beat, felt ready to go to war. He, Kelly, and all the other Spartans that had not made it on the Covenant ship made

forcing the player to proceed on foot through the swamps while battling Covenant forces along the way. According to Bonnie Ross, the prototype did not progress

locus of its effects, so the launching of the Keeper fleet looked instead like the vanishing of the fleet into thin air. Ash also sighted scaffolding surrounding

data regarding their capabilities revealed during fleet engagements with the UNSC. A single Covenant capital ship (CCS-class) is capable of 'glassing'

deadly evacuation mission signals a shift in Master Chief's war with the Covenant; on Reach, a new regime takes the reins at FLEETCOM; John senses a looming

attack on the Keyship at the end of The Storm, and accompany the Elites' Fleet of Retribution to the Ark later on. In that battle, most of the frigates

teams deployed to key areas of interest and unrest following the Human-Covenant War. This experience led directly to her assignment to Fireteam Shadow

Infinity, where the Covenant remnant has set up three jammers to prevent the ship from firing her weapons at the Didact and the Covenant remnant's cruisers

as a work-shift change for Covenant patrols and dialogue with Cortana informing the Chief that if he's not quick, the Covenant patrols may find the dead

quarry to use it as a staging ground for their assault on the approaching Covenant fleet. Upon arriving at the icy moon on March 18, Colonel Marmon Crowther

themselves through successful counter-boarding actions as part of a fleet action against the Covenant in the Bonanza asteroid belt. The Far-gone colony platforms

the first Halo ring, Cortana lists their accomplishments - stopping the Covenant and the Prophet of Truth and the Flood - and believes that they are finished

diameter–opening between them. While the installation had already begun its passage, a fleet led by the IsoDidact appeared, and the Didact used his control codes to shut

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Company Grade officer of the UNSC Marine Corps who served during the Human-Covenant War. She was a childhood friend of the future SPARTAN-II and Master Chief

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location in the sea as a temple to worship the construct and its creators. The Covenant later explored the Guardian for many years in an effort to learn of the

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better." — Escharum to John-117. The Hand of Atriox was a special operations unit within the Banished, named in the honor of its presumed late leader Atriox

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around Harvest. While Admiral Cole's fleet is engaged elsewhere, Spirit is sent to Harvest to investigate ongoing Covenant activity in the system and look for

after, the Infinity was attacked by the combined forces of Jul 'Mdama's Covenant and Ur-Didact's Prometheans. Main article: Requiem Campaign On February

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of Reach. SAP/FJ in Season 01: Heroes of Reach. "Design for the airborne units, the "para" armor attachments minimize weight without sacrificing protection

firing of the Halo Array in 97,445 BCE. The shield world was stocked with a fleet of Sojourner-class dreadnoughts. An ancilla was placed in charge of looking

board a Covenant vessel with the improved SPARTAN-IIs and learn the location of the Covenant home world. Two days before the mission begins, Covenant forces

kill the others!" - When an enemy unit is killed close to Regret and there are more enemy units with friendly units nearby Regret. "Into the fire!" - While

the fourth episode of the second season of Halo: The Television Series. A Covenant assault threatens humanity's most important stronghold; John, Perez and

excerpts for a report. They detailed the interrogation of Subject 386 by Fleet Admiral Preston Cole after the Battle of the Great Bear. OFFICE OF NAVAL

Installation 07 in order to defeat her. Meanwhile, the UNSC Infinity and its fleet, which included an advance group of six Mulsanne-class light frigates, also