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The Sangheili, better known as the Elites, are an alien race that was part of the Covenant for thousands of years, and served as the most dangerous foes in Halo: Combat Evolved and Halo 2. They are a very cunning and brave foe and as such they are a very difficult enemy to overcome. They match the Master Chief and the other Spartans in physical characteristics and are very honour bound; they served as the field commanders of the Covenant ground forces and also held key positions throughout the Covenant Navy. They were once the mortal enemies of the Prophets until they were united in their worship of the Forerunners. This was the start of the Covenant. For millenia, they fought alongside the prophets as their protectors and enforcers. However, during Halo 2 they were cast out of the Covenant, and joined by the Grunts and Hunters, who fought against the rest of the Covenant and in particular the Prophet of Truth for his betrayal.
On average, Elites are about 8"6" tall standing at full height (though the overwhelming majority of the time they hunch over) and are much stronger than an average human. Their strength is equal to that of a Spartan in full MJOLNIR armour. Elites are a proud race, intelligent and utterly unmatched in the art of war. Elites are extremely dexterous, as they are able to wield just about any weapon whether it be Covenant or Human made. They have a lean and muscular body structure and they weight in at between 300 and 500 LBS. They have lean, powerfully built limbs and torso with a long hunched neck. Their mouths consist of four mandibles with a throat-hole in the back. These are lined with sharp teeth suggesting that they might have been a race that relied on capturing prey. Their skin is almost reptilian, as it is very leathery in nature, and their colour can vary from black to Grey. Unlike Human eyes their eye colour can include colours like Dark red and in some cases yellow but for the most part it is either blue or green. They have multiple internal organs, namely they have two heats and look to have a double set of pectoral muscles. Like Spartans they too wear armour with its own personal shields however, unlike Spartan armour it does not increase their speed or strength. The MJOLNIR energy shields were reverse engineered by humans from the hand-held shields used by Covenant Jackals; thanks to Human tinkering, Spartan shields are actually slightly superior to those of the Elites, and it is considered imperative that the Covenant not get their hands on MJOLNIR armour, lest they use those improvements to give their soldiers even more of an edge over their human enemies. Like the Human Orbital Drop Shock Troopers, Elites have their own special mode of deployment, in the form of drop pods that vaguely resemble coffins.
Rank of Elites is determined by kills inflicted; some higher ranking elites many have killed thousands to get to their current station. These ranks include:
Minor Domo (Blue) Elite "rookie" military class
Major Domo (Red) Veteran Elites
Stealth (silver/cobalt) Elites with active camo and weak shields
Ranger (jetpacks) wearing vacuum suits to fight in space
Spec ops (dark blue/black) skilled fighters, accurate shots, throw plasma Grenades often
Honour guard (elaborate head dresses and armour) the Prophets' personal bodyguards, extremely dangerous
Ultra (white) Carry energy swords as backup also have over shields
Zealot (gold) Elites carrying only energy swords powerful fierce fighters
Councillor (white with ornate headdress) Very high rank they are among the leaders of the Covenant, equal in power to most Prophets, second only to the three Grand Hierarchs.
Note these are the ranks encountered in the games there are more that are not played against.
Elites are a Covenant race in the Halo series. During Halo: Combat Evolved and the main bulk of Halo 2 they are the primary antagonists. They become allied with the humans in Halo 3.
Overview
An Elite Armour permutation
Characteristics
On average, Elites are about 8"6" tall standing at full height (though the overwhelming majority of the time they hunch over) and are much stronger than an average human. Their strength is equal to that of a Spartan in full MJOLNIR armour. Elites are a proud race, intelligent and utterly unmatched in the art of war. Elites are extremely dexterous, as they are able to wield just about any weapon whether it be Covenant or Human made. They have a lean and muscular body structure and they weight in at between 300 and 500 LBS. They have lean, powerfully built limbs and torso with a long hunched neck. Their mouths consist of four mandibles with a throat-hole in the back. These are lined with sharp teeth suggesting that they might have been a race that relied on capturing prey. Their skin is almost reptilian, as it is very leathery in nature, and their colour can vary from black to Grey. Unlike Human eyes their eye colour can include colours like Dark red and in some cases yellow but for the most part it is either blue or green. They have multiple internal organs, namely they have two heats and look to have a double set of pectoral muscles. Like Spartans they too wear armour with its own personal shields however, unlike Spartan armour it does not increase their speed or strength. The MJOLNIR energy shields were reverse engineered by humans from the hand-held shields used by Covenant Jackals; thanks to Human tinkering, Spartan shields are actually slightly superior to those of the Elites, and it is considered imperative that the Covenant not get their hands on MJOLNIR armour, lest they use those improvements to give their soldiers even more of an edge over their human enemies. Like the Human Orbital Drop Shock Troopers, Elites have their own special mode of deployment, in the form of drop pods that vaguely resemble coffins.
Rank of Elites is determined by kills inflicted; some higher ranking elites many have killed thousands to get to their current station. These ranks include:
Minor Domo (Blue) Elite "rookie" military class
Major Domo (Red) Veteran Elites
Stealth (silver/cobalt) Elites with active camo and weak shields
Ranger (jetpacks) wearing vacuum suits to fight in space
Spec ops (dark blue/black) skilled fighters, accurate shots, throw plasma Grenades often
Honour guard (elaborate head dresses and armour) the Prophets' personal bodyguards, extremely dangerous
Ultra (white) Carry energy swords as backup also have over shields
Zealot (gold) Elites carrying only energy swords powerful fierce fighters
Councillor (white with ornate headdress) Very high rank they are among the leaders of the Covenant, equal in power to most Prophets, second only to the three Grand Hierarchs.
Note these are the ranks encountered in the games there are more that are not played against.
Elites games
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Halo 3: ODST released on Sept. 22, 2009 |
X360 | Bungie Studios |
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Halo Wars released on March 3, 2009 |
X360 | Ensemble Studios |
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Halo 3 released on Sept. 25, 2007 |
X360 | Bungie Studios |
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Halo Triple Pack released on Oct. 6, 2005 |
XBOX | Bungie Studios |
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Halo 2 released on Nov. 9, 2004 |
PC, XBOX | Bungie Studios |
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Halo: Custom Edition released on May 4, 2004 |
PC | Gearbox Software LLC, Bungie Studios, Microsoft Game Studios |
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Halo: Combat Evolved released on Nov. 15, 2001 |
MAC, PC, XBLM, XBOX | Westlake Interactive, Bungie Studios, MacSoft, Gearbox Software LLC |
| Concept Name: | Elites |
| Appears in: | 8 games |
| First appearance: | Halo: Combat Evolved |
| Aliases | Sangheili |
