Sangheili Field Marshal

"With this sacrament of blood we journey into the Divine Beyond."

- Sangheili Field Marshall's mantra.

A Sangheili Field Marshall is one of the highest Sangheili ranks in the Covenant army.

Role
The Field Marshall rank falls under the Zealot-class, but appears to outrank regular Zealots. Besides leading large-scale ground operations, Field Marshalls are known to lead small strike teams comprised of Zealot officers for operations that require both skill and precision to take out key targets to turn the tide of the war/make a key difference. The Field Marshall is the highest combat related rank a Sangheili can achieve.

The Field Marshall is theorized to be a principal, top-tier rank in the Covenant Army. Their designated role seems to pertain to command of ground forces in specific field operations, such as in widespread battles or invasions. Field Marshalls apparently outrank Sangheili Generals, and may be of a higher position than normal Field Masters. Field Marshalls appear to be Sangheili equivalent of the Brute Army Commander or a Supreme Commander in the Covenant Navy. It's possible that they are responsible for all ground operations on a planet.

Halo: Reach
Only one Field marshall appears in the game. Its first encounter is in the level Winter Contingency when Noble Team investigate the Visegrad Relay. The Field Marshall jumps out of nowhere with two Zealots assisting it, it attacks Noble Team but its sheilds collapes due to gunfire and escapes but the Zealots stay but are killed.

It later appears again in the level New Alexandria when the covenant start attacking the building Noble Team are in. The Field Marshall appears in a phantom and kills Catherine-B320 with a Needle Rifle as she was running towards the bunker enterance, SPARTAN-B312 then takes her pistol and fires at the Field Marshall with the rest of Noble Team firing at it aswell, but then orders the phantom to retreat and escapes again.

Its final apperance is in the level The Pillar of Autumn when SPARTAN-B312 and Emile-A239 try to get to The Pillar of Autumn with The Package. The Field Marshall appears at the end of the level leading a squad of Zealots and some Grunts who kill Emile-A239 forcing SPARTAN-B312 to fight his way and take contol of the mass driver. After SPARTAN-B312 kills the zealots and the grunts, he then finally confonts the Field Marshall who is equipped with a Fuel Rod Gun and an Energy sword, after an intense fight the Field Marshall is eventually and finally killed by SPARTAN-B312.

Appearance
The Sangheili Field Marshall's armor design is similar to that of most other Sangheili warriors during the Fall of Reach. For example, the Marshall's armor is appears to be a combination of a Zealot and a General in terms of aesthetics and overall design. The helmet is nearly identical to the Zealot helmet, save for two spike-like protrusions at the top of the helmet. The core body piece of the armor is identical to the Zealot armor. The shoulder pauldrons are almost identical in structure and shape as the General's, although the ornamentation is blue rather than yellow. Essentially, as with all other Sangheili warriors' appearances during the Fall of Reach, the Field Marshall's armor has tones and hues of dark violets and blues.The armor is an affirmative appearance of Covenant construction. Overall, the field Marshall's battle attire is less ceremonious and designed for optimum efficiency in battle, while still emulating the traditionally sleek battle armor worn by the Sangheili throughout the Ages.

Trivia

 * While only one Field Marshall is fought in-game during Halo: Reach's campaign, several sightings occur. The Field Marshall is seen in Winter Contingency during a cutscene, and while he escapes and cannot be fought, his Zealot accomplices can be killed. Another Field Marshall appears briefly at the end of New Alexandria and kills Catherine-B320. Another Field Marshall encounter is at the end of the level Pillar of Autumn, blocking Noble Six from the Onager. It is possible that they are the same Field Marshall, as hinted at in the developer commentary, where the Field Marshall that kills Catherine-B320 was said to be "after some thing they knew", implying that he is the same Field Marshall that escaped from Noble team during the Winter Contingency cutscene.
 * If a Spartan (The player in this case) engages a Field Marshal in hand to hand combat, the player will always win, but will be left with no shields. Simply chain melee, and he will die before you. When the Field Marshal loses his shields, he will be stunned, drop his gun, and pull out a sword, a time which can be used to melee him twice, and finish him off, or move behind him and peform an assassination.
 * The Field Marshall is probably the strongest enemy encountered in the Reach campaign. Even on Easy mode, he can sometimes withstand a direct Spartan Laser hit.
 * On ONI Sword Base, a BOB wearing white-coloured Sangheili armor appears when Six returns to Sword Base's courtyard. It has randomly white-coloured generated armor, and it is possible for it to be wearing Field Marshall armor.
 * Since the Field Marshall may have been involved in the murder of Professor Laszlo Sorvad due to the scientist's mortal wound being that of an energy sword (and may have ordered, authorized, or turned a blind eye to his men slaughtering farmers in spite of them being innocent civilians), as well as possibly allowed the Zealots that accompany him to use the Corporal as a living shield (and eventually murder him, despite the actions being somewhat dishonorable), was probably responsible for ensuring all but three of the Army troopers sent to investigate the events at the communications relay were murdered, probably allowed the Brutes to attack New Alexandria in spite of the fact they would inevitably torture the civilians and servicemen there before killing them, killed Kat, possibly sent the Banshees to pursue Noble Team (and killed Carter due to his injuries as a result of the pursuit), oversaw the death of Emile (and unintentionally stranding Six by requiring him/her to fire the mass driver, making him indirectly responsible for Six's death), and appears to be in charge of all the general turmoil that happened on Reach (resulting in the death of millions), he can be considered the main antagonist of Halo: Reach.
 * In Halo: Reach, the Field Marshall and Zealots are the only Sangheili classes which cannot be fought in Firefight.
 * On Legendary, and sometimes on Heroic difficulty, the Field Marshall can withstand a direct Spartan Laser hit from a distance, and it can take 2 overcharged Plasma Pistol shots to drain their shields.
 * The armor of a Sangheili Field Marshall is available as an armor permutation for Sangheili players who have reached the rank of Lt. Colonel in Halo: Reach. It is the last armor permutation an Elite character can receive.
 * After its shields are depleted, the Field Marshall will switch from his Fuel Rod Gun to an Energy Sword if the player gets too close..
 * A commonly used way to kill the Field Marshall on Legendary is that after the Zealots are killed use an overcharged Plasma Pistol then switch to a shotgun. With the shotgun, shoot then melee until you down the Field Marshall.
 * The headdress of the Field Marshall is very similar to that of a Zealot with horns and the General's shoulder protection being the only difference.

List of appearances

 * Halo: Reach