Jiralhanae Captain

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Captain Species and equipment information Species Jiralhanae Weapons Brute Shot Brute Plasma Rifle Brute Spiker Mauler Covenant Carbine Plasma Grenade Shade Shielded Plasma Cannon Fuel Rod Gun Equipment Spike Grenade Radar Jammer Bubble Shield Flare Power Drainer Deployable Cover Regenerator Vehicles Wraith Ghost Brute Chopper Banshee Political and military information Mission types Various Role Commanding lesser troops Affiliation Covenant, later Covenant Loyalists

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The Brute Captain is a Covenant Brute (Jiralhanae) rank.

Contents 1 Introduction 2 Combat 2.1 Armor 2.2 Armament 2.3 Counters 3 Brute Captain Regular vs. Brute Bodyguard

[edit] Introduction

Brute Captains are the approximate counterparts of the Sangheili Major Domo rank, often leading very small groups of lesser Brutes in field combat. However, their shielding is much weaker than that of a Major Domo Elite, and slightly stronger than that of a Minor Domo. Their physical resistance compensates for this weakness.

Brute Captains are seasoned veteran Brutes, and are more heavily armored and heavily armed than the standard Brute warrior. They wear purple-blue armor with a silvery hue. In Halo 3, they also appear to play some sort of ceremonial rank.

Appearances of Brute Captains in the Halo 3 campaign vary based on the difficulty played, but some appear in certain levels regardless.

[edit] Combat

Brute captains are more tactical and significantly tougher than their lesser brethren, and they will hold their ground more often. The armor they wear is much stronger than the standard Brute warrior and are far more effective killing machines. Their combat effectiveness, is due to more experience in the field and heavy weapons.

[edit] Armor

They wear the standard Brute warrior partial body armor in Halo 2, but are shown with a small red flag extending from their back or shoulder. In Halo 3, they can be seen with full-body Power Armor with large, similarly-colored headdresses showing their rank instead of the flags.

• Violet (Captain Regular)
• Gold (Captain Major)
• Cyan (Captain Ultra)

[edit] Armament

In Halo 2, the standard and iconic armament of the Brute Captain is the Brute Shot and it is almost exclusively wielded by Captains. However, they uncommonly wield Brute Plasma Rifles (in Halo 2 only) Covenant Carbines, or Shotguns at times. In Halo 3, their range of weaponry differs, and in addition to the Brute Shot, they wield both the Spiker and the Plasma Rifle.

[edit] Counters

The Brute Captain, sports more defenses than the standard Brute and is therefore more difficult to engage, especially on higher difficulty settings. Their primary tactics are to bombard an enemy at range. with the high-caliber explosive projectiles from the Brute Shot and they also sport a ferocious melee attack at close range, making the options available to the player limited, when encountering a Brute Captain.

The safest option, is to use the Particle Beam Rifle from long range, although it takes several headshots to penetrate the thick helmet and skull of the Brute Captain, although the player may choose to resort to the M6C Magnum, Covenant Carbine, or BR55HB SR Battle Rifle, those three weapons, are effective against Brute Captains. At close range, the Energy Sword and the Shotgun are recommended. A preferable tactic when approaching any Brute Captain, with a shotgun is to put a quick burst into their chest and quickly follow up with a beat-down to the face. This tactic can kill a Brute Captain (on any difficulty) with efficiency (strictly Halo 3).

[edit] Brute Captain Regular vs. Brute Bodyguard

The Brute Captain Regulars and the common Brute Bodyguard look similar, (especially in dim lighting), but there are significant differences in their Power Armor color. The Brute Captain Regulars have a violet tinge to the armor, but the bodyguards have a more indigo color. It can be difficult to tell in the heat of combat and due to the fact that the armor shape is identical for both.

Jiralhanae Military Ranks
Chieftains	Regular Chieftain • War Chieftain • Chieftain of the Jiralhanae
Captains	Captain • Captain Major • Captain Ultra
Specialists	Stalker • Jump Pack • Bodyguard
Infantry	Minor • Major • Ultra
Other	Honor Guardsman