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[[File:H5-Swarmlord Nakagagalit.png|300px|thumb|Swarmlord [[Nakagagalit]] in a [[Warzone]] simulation.]]  
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'''Swarmlord''' is a [[Mgalekgolo]] title for elders who lead swarms of Lekgolo.{{Ref/Mode|Id=H5G|H5G|Warzone}}{{Ref/Game|Id=Myriad|HINF|[[High Value Target]] dossier, Myriad}}
|name=Swarmlord
 
|image=[[File:H5-Swarmlord Nakagagalit.png|300px]]  
==Overview==
|species=[[Mgalekgolo]]
===Characteristics===
|equipment=[[Assault cannon]]
Swarmlords consist of the two individual members of a given Mgalekolo bond brother pairing, each demonstrating a number of behavioural characteristics different to standard Mgalekgolo. Rather than simply acting as a hivemind following orders, Swarmlords tend toward a more individusised form of identity and intelligence.{{Ref/Reuse|Myriad}} As such, Swarmlords tend to find themselves leading forces of other Lekgolo such as the [[Hordeworms of Svir]], or the detachment of Lekgolo deployed by the [[Banished]] on [[Installation 00|the Ark]]. They are capable of demanding a level of coordination from Lekgolo not afforded to regular commanders, such as forcing bond brother pairs to form a [[Goliath]] form even at their own expense.{{Ref/Game|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Phoenix Log|Detail=Colony}}{{Ref/Game|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Phoenix Log|Detail=Goliath}}
|mission=
 
|role=Anti-armor
In the case of the Swarmlords employed by [[Ke 'Nzahz's Evocati]], they don [[Ultra-class armor]] with white colouration and blue-purple lights. Additionally, these Lekgolo are purple in colouration as opposed to the usual orange.{{Ref/Reue|H5G}} Swarmlords in Banished service display comparatively little morphological or visual differences compared to standard Mgalekgolo.
|notable=[[Magsanggalang]]<br/>[[Magtanggol]]<br/>[[Makipagtunggali]]<br/>[[Nakagagalit]]
 
|affiliation=[[Covenant remnants]]
===Known Swarmlords===
}}
By [[2560]], a handful of Swarmlords have been encountered by the [[United Nations Space Command]], and recorded by [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] analysts - who noted their behavioural differences.{{Ref/Reuse|Myriad}} A handful served in a [[Covenant remnants|remnant faction]] of ex-Covenant [[Evocati]] led by [[Ke 'Nzahz]],{{Ref/Reuse|Myriad}} and were later incorporated into [[War Games]] simulations for training purposes.{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}} Two Swarmlord bond-brother pairs serve in the Banished.
'''Swarmlord''' is a [[Mgalekgolo]] title for elders who lead swarms of Lekgolo. Few Swarmlords appear in different [[Covenant remnant]]s, notably [[Colony]] of the [[Banished]],{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=456}} and [[Warzone]] simulations depicted them in [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]]. Swarmlords encountered in [[War Games]] include  [[Magsanggalang]], [[Magtanggol]], [[Makipagtunggali]] and [[Nakagagalit]].<ref>''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''</ref> Unlike other Mgalekgolo, Swarmlords typically don [[Ultra-class armor]] resembling those of [[Evocati]] with blue glowing lights and strips. Swarmlords appear as mythic bosses in Warzone simulations.
;Ke 'Nzahz's Evocati
*[[Magsanggalang]]{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}}
*[[Magtanggol]]{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}}
*[[Makipagtunggali]]{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}}
*[[Nakagagalit]]{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}}
 
;Banished
*[[Colony]] {{C|Leader of Lekgolo forces on the Ark}}{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=456}}
*[[Myriad]] {{C|Leader of the [[Hordeworms of Svir]]}}{{Ref/Reuse|Myriad}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The individual [[Lekgolo]] that make up a Swarmlord are a purple color, instead of the usual orange.
In ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', the individual [[Lekgolo]] that make up a Swarmlord are a purple color, instead of the usual orange.{{Ref/Reuse|H5G}}


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==

Revision as of 13:19, December 11, 2022

Swarmlord Nakagagalit in a Warzone simulation.

Swarmlord is a Mgalekgolo title for elders who lead swarms of Lekgolo.[1][2]

Overview

Characteristics

Swarmlords consist of the two individual members of a given Mgalekolo bond brother pairing, each demonstrating a number of behavioural characteristics different to standard Mgalekgolo. Rather than simply acting as a hivemind following orders, Swarmlords tend toward a more individusised form of identity and intelligence.[2] As such, Swarmlords tend to find themselves leading forces of other Lekgolo such as the Hordeworms of Svir, or the detachment of Lekgolo deployed by the Banished on the Ark. They are capable of demanding a level of coordination from Lekgolo not afforded to regular commanders, such as forcing bond brother pairs to form a Goliath form even at their own expense.[3][4]

In the case of the Swarmlords employed by Ke 'Nzahz's Evocati, they don Ultra-class armor with white colouration and blue-purple lights. Additionally, these Lekgolo are purple in colouration as opposed to the usual orange.Template:Ref/Reue Swarmlords in Banished service display comparatively little morphological or visual differences compared to standard Mgalekgolo.

Known Swarmlords

By 2560, a handful of Swarmlords have been encountered by the United Nations Space Command, and recorded by Office of Naval Intelligence analysts - who noted their behavioural differences.[2] A handful served in a remnant faction of ex-Covenant Evocati led by Ke 'Nzahz,[2] and were later incorporated into War Games simulations for training purposes.[1] Two Swarmlord bond-brother pairs serve in the Banished.

Ke 'Nzahz's Evocati
Banished

Trivia

In Halo 5: Guardians, the individual Lekgolo that make up a Swarmlord are a purple color, instead of the usual orange.[1]

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Halo 5: Guardians, gamemode Warzone
  2. ^ a b c d e Halo Infinite, High Value Target dossier, Myriad
  3. ^ Halo Wars 2, Phoenix Log: Colony
  4. ^ Halo Wars 2, Phoenix Log: Goliath
  5. ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 456