Supreme Commander

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Supreme Commander Species and equipment information Species Sangheili Weapons Unknown, most likely Energy Swords and Plasma Rifles as sidearms Vehicles Flagship Political and military information Mission types Space Operations such as Naval Battles, Blockades and Orbital Bombardment Role Commanders of Entire Fleets and Armadas Notable members Thel 'Vadamee Affiliation Covenant, later Covenant Separatists

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The rank Supreme Commander is one of the highest Covenant Sangheili ranks. They command large fleets and armadas. Supreme Commander is likely lower in rank, compared to an Imperial Admiral.

For most of the Covenant's history, this rank was held by the Elite race until the Great Schism, when the Jiralhanae got most of the higher ranks.

Contents 1 Description 2 Appearance 3 Trivia 4 References

[edit] Description

The Supreme Commander commands large Covenant fleets, such as the Fleet of Particular Justice, which was formerly led by Thel 'Vadam, before his failure caused his change of rank to Arbiter. Lesser fleets may be commanded by Fleet Masters, which is a lower rank than the Supreme Commander.

The particular Supreme Commander in the aforementioned text was a friend of, and yet superior to, Special Operations Commander Rtas 'Vadumee, and would later become the Arbiter.

During the Civil War of the Covenant, it is possible that Jiralhanae took these positions from the Sangheili, but none has ever been seen, as the majority of the other posts were taken over. However, some Elite Supreme Commanders may have escaped to fight the Brutes.^[1]

[edit] Appearance

When commanding a Fleet, Supreme Commanders were wearing gold armor signifying the Zealot range of ranks, with a purple cloak that wraps around and over the armor piece of their shoulders, and a showy helmet, probably with ceremonial purpose.^[2] The Supreme Commander's unusual helmet looks somewhat similar to the Halo 3 Sangheili Combat Harness when compared closely. However, when Thel 'Vadamee appears before the Covenant High Council, he sports golden Zealot armor without a purple cloak. This may signify that the purple cloak is only for those who command fleets, or that he resigned from his position.

[edit] Trivia

• Thel 'Vadam is the only known Supreme Commander.
• Supreme Commander may be a type of Zealot, as the term "Zealot" appears to be a blanket rank covering various positions, and Thel was in a Zealot armor suit when he was in council.^[3]

[edit] References

1. ↑ Halo 2, level Uprising, Ending cut scene
2. ↑ Halo Graphic Novel
3. ↑ Halo 2 cutscene The Heretic.

	Sangheili Ranks
High Council	Councilor
Temporary/Prominent	Ossoona • Arbiter
Fleet Commander	Fleet Master • Supreme Commander • Imperial Admiral
Zealot Offices	Field Master • Ship Master • Fleet Master • Supreme Commander
Special Operations	Spec-Ops • Spec-Ops Officer • Spec-Ops Commander of the Covenant
Honor Guard	Sangheili Honor Guardsman • Honor Guard Ultra
Specialists	Stealth • Ranger
Regular	Minor • Major • Ultra