— Sangheilian Oath to the CovenantThe Sangheili ( Macto cognatus, 'I glorify my kin'), known to as Elites, are a saurian species of strong, proud, and intelligent warriors, as well as skilled combat tacticians. The Sangheili are named after their home planet,. Due to their skill in combat, the Sangheili have formed the military backbone of the for almost the entirety of its existence. They had a very strong rivalry with the, which finally boiled over into open hatred during the, and the conclusion of the.Originally a founding member of the unified conglomerate of races known as the Covenant, their entire species later led the breakaway faction known as the, who with the humans against their former allies due to the fact that the Prophets of and had ordered the genocide of the entire Sangheili race. This was established after the assassination of the at the hands of, as it was the Sangheili who were ultimately held responsible for Regret's death, and they were seen as 'unfit' to continue to guard the. The San'Shyuum sought to achieve this through use of the other Covenant races, primarily the Jiralhanae.The aftermath of the Great Schism formed the bedrock of the Covenant's ultimate collapse.
Contents History Development of Civilization and the CovenantAncient Sangheili on Sanghelios.The Sangheili homeworld, Sanghelios, had at one point been visited by or had been in contact with the mysterious. They revered the objects these had left, and considered tampering with them a beyond any other. In they encountered the San'Shyuum (who would later be known as 'Prophets' by humans). They were a race that also worshipped the Forerunners as gods but had utilized Forerunner technology for their own needs, believing that the technology had been left behind by the gods as gifts for their children.
This sparked a between the two races over how to treat the relics. Even though the Sangheili were much more physically imposing and numerous, they suffered extreme casualties due to the sheer power of the, a surviving, and by even the most devout had to admit that their survival depended on the reconstitution of their own Forerunner technologies. This, of course, led both sides to an that ended with the decommissioning of the Forerunner dreadnought and a shaky alliance that eventually expanded into the Covenant.The San'Shyuum helped assuage the Sangheili by informing them of the. By seeking out the scattered throughout the galaxy and utilizing them, this 'Journey' would transform believers into godlike beings, while providing salvation from their doomed existence of fighting with the. The Sangheili became the of the physically inferior San'Shyuum, who would search the galaxy for the Halos.
The was drawn up in in order to codify the Covenant. Its first canto clearly outlines the nature of the Covenant from the perspective of the San'Shyuum.The Sangheili encountering the San'Shyuum for the first time.Being one of the few races in the Covenant to achieve space-faring status without outside intervention, the Sangheili interaction with the San'Shyuum was initially strained due to memories of the recent war. However, the two sides later formed a prosperous relationship, eventually laying the foundation for the mode.
Homeworld is a currently inaccessible/removed dimension. It had a purple sky, the terrain was flat, and was covered in drained blocks with large square holes scattered everywhere. Nothing spawned naturally on the planet. Trivia There was no way to leave Homeworld once entering it without the use.
' If I had a planet that was truly my homeworld, I wouldn't give it away. I'd want to be able to come back whenever I wanted.' ―A youngTatooine, the homeworld of both Anakin and Luke SkywalkerHomeworld, sometimes referred to as ' home planet,' was a term used to identify the that a being was raised or born on, or migrated to, and in the case of, where they were constructed. Many notable individuals, such as and, referred to the planets where they spent their childhood as their homeworld, despite the fact that they were born elsewhere.
Referred to as her homeworld, even though she grew up. Curiously, of the, never revealed his homeworld.The term homeworld also referred to the home planet of a. Most species had a homeworld or home. Some were found in many systems, while others, suchs as the, had transplanted themselves to a new home. There were thousands of such homeworlds throughout. Most of these planets had modern, a sophisticated trader network and a high level of technology.
The term was also used to describe the homeworld of a culture, like the planet, the homeworld of the, an ancient, warrior-based culture.Members of some species, like the and the, rarely left their homeworld. Most never set foot on their homeworld, and instead spent most of their time on above. As a result, most of them were comfortable only on or other artificial constructs. Who left their homeworld tended to become psychopaths.The equivalent term was spawnworld. This article is a. You can help Wookieepedia by.AppearancesThe following is a list of media in which homeworlds are specifically referred to.