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| {{Era|H1|H2|TF|HGN}}
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| {{Covenant Rank Infobox
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| |name=Special Operations Commander
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| |image=[[Image:Shipmaster Rtas 'Vadum.jpg|300px]]
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| |species=[[Sangheili]]
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| |weapons=*[[Plasma Rifle]]
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| *[[Energy Sword]]
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| *Any [[weapon]] given in [[Campaign]]
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| |equipment=*[[Elite Personal Energy Shield]]
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| *[[Active Camouflage]]
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| |vehicles=*[[Carrier]]
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| *[[Wraith]]
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| *[[Phantom]]
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| *[[Spectre]]
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| |missions=Special Operations
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| |role=Commander of Special Operations
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| |notable=[[Rtas 'Vadum]]
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| |affiliation=[[Covenant]], later [[Covenant Separatists]]
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| }}
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| '''Special Operations Commander of the Covenant'''<ref>''[[Halo 3]]'', director's commentary</ref> is a high [[Covenant]] [[Sangheili]] position that has command over all Special Operations forces.
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| == Rank ==
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| Special Operations Commander is a position/office among the [[Elite]]s, which probably holds more authority than that of Shipmaster. It is speculated that only one individual can hold this rank at a time, similar to the Human rank of [[Sergeant Major]] of the Marine Corps. From what is gathered from the name, holders of this rank are in command of all special forces troops within the Covenant, but often lead attacks themselves.<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', level ''[[The Arbiter (Level)]]''</ref> This is assuming, however, that the title is meant to refer to one's authority and not one's origin (example: Julius Caesar of Rome). This trend of personal leadership may be due to Sangheili nature, mainly their sense of honour. It appears that the Special Operations Commander is clad in armour similar to standard Ultras, although not exactly identical.
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| It is possible that, during the [[Second Battle of Earth]], the [[Covenant Loyalists]] appointed a [[Jiralhanae]] to this position.
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| == Armour ==
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| The only known Elite of this office thus far was [[Rtas 'Vadum]], who wore white armour with silver coloured trimmings in ''[[Halo 2]]''. In ''[[Halo 3]]'', his armour was a white and silver coloured mix of an [[Assault Harness]] and [[Combat Harness]].
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| == Combat ==
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| Most of the time, Special Operations Commanders are seen wielding [[Energy Sword]]s, but they can utilize any [[Covenant]] or [[UNSC]] weapon. They can also drive or operate any [[Human]] or [[Covenant]] vehicle and are usually invincible from attack by both friend and enemy forces.
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| == Appearances ==
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| === ''[[Halo 2]]'' ===
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| ==== [[Rtas 'Vadumee]] ====
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| This is a list of where 'Vadumee (later 'Vadum) appears in [[Halo 2]].
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| * ''[[The Arbiter (Level)|The Arbiter]]'' - 'Vadumee is the commander of the Special Operations force (Arbiter, Special Operations Elites and [[Special Operations Grunts]]) that storms the [[Gas Mine]] and coordinates the attack from the safety of a Phantom.
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| * ''[[The Oracle (Level)|The Oracle]]'' - 'Vadumee joins in on the attack, fighting the [[Heretic]]s and the newly-released [[Flood]]. At a later point, however, he and his men withdraw, leaving the Arbiter to fight off the enemies to kill the [[Sesa 'Refumee|Heretic Leader]]. Later, 'Vadum appears to exfiltrate the Arbiter from the Gas Mine in his Phantom.
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| * ''[[Sacred Icon (Level)|The Sacred Icon]]'' - Near the end of the level, when the Arbiter reaches the Spec Op Elites' Base Camp, he meets up with Rtas 'Vadumee, who is in charge of the troops in the camp. Together, Rtas 'Vadumee, the Arbiter and the other SpecOps Elites defend the area until a Phantom arrives, clears the area, and drops a [[Spectre]].
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| * ''[[Quarantine Zone (Level)|Quarantine Zone]]'' - Special Operations Elites assist the Arbiter in forging a path to the [[Library]]. About at the two-thirds mark, 'Vadumee sends a Phantom with another [[Spectre]] and more Spec Ops Elites to assist. When the Covenant forces reached the gondolas, further Elites defended the [[Gondola]] from Flood attacks. When it halts, Elites wait onboard the gondola to protect their sole exfiltration craft. The Arbiter retrieves the [[Index|Sacred Icon]]. It is likely that the [[Brute]]s slaughtered the remaining commandos that were defending the [[Gondola]] - one of the first acts of the [[Covenant Civil War]].
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| * ''[[The Great Journey (Level)|The Great Journey]]'' - Rtas 'Vadumee escorts the Arbiter to the mouth of the Brute fortress before leaving. The Arbiter kills the [[Brute Chieftain|Chieftain]] [[Tartarus]] as 'Vadumee moves ahead to retake a Brute-held [[CCS-class Battlecruiser]] in extreme low orbit (E.L.O.).
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| ===''[[Halo 3]]''===
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| ====[[Rtas 'Vadum]]====
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| *''[[Floodgate (Level)|Floodgate]]'' - 'Vadum appears in command of the ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'' and her accompanying [[Fleet]], showing the high amount of power he holds. He quickly aids in the latter end of the [[Battle of Voi]], helping to recover the recording of [[Cortana]], and then proceeds to stop the [[Flood]] infection by [[glassing]] the immediate area.
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| *''[[The Ark (Level)|The Ark]]'' - After the Elite Fleet and the ''[[UNSC Forward Unto Dawn]]'' jumps through the portal, 'Vadum immediately begins eliminating the larger Brute Fleet with superior training, showing his obvious hatred for Brutes. The tactics of his Fleet were effective, attaining them total victory.
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| *''[[The Covenant (Level)|The Covenant]]'' - During the assault of Truth's position, he leads a bombardment of the Prophet's shielding, then prepares to finally destroy him with a plasma blast. But his ship is struck by a chunk of ''[[High Charity]]'' as it comes out of Slipspace, crippling the vessel and forcing him to abort the attack.
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| *''[[Halo (Halo 3 Level)|Halo]]'' - He is only heard once, as he prepares to move away from the Ark and back through the portal, carrying both his Elites and the Humans who travelled with them to the Ark.
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| *''[[Halo 3 Credits|Epilogue]]'' - He is in the cut scene prior to the credits, in which he talks to the Arbiter about the end of the Prophets and returning to Sanghelios. He openly relinquishes his command of the carrier to the Arbiter, and they travel home on the now-repaired ''Shadow of Intent''.
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| ==Known Spec Ops Commanders==
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| *[[Rtas 'Vadum]]
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| == Related Links ==
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| *[[Sangheili]]
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| *[[Special Operations Elite]]
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| == Sources ==
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| <references/>
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| {{Elite Ranks}}
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| [[Category:The Covenant]]
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| [[Category:Elites]]
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| [[Category:Ranks]]
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