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The Brute Army Commander was a high ranking Jiralhanae Chieftain. Possessing uncanny intelligence that complimented his violent nature, the commander was a dangerous foe despite his (relatively) small stature.

Summary
The commander served alongside the Arbiter and Prophet of Regret during the Third Battle of Harvest. Compared to other Jiralhanae, the Chieftain appeared to be smaller than normal, but was still a quite capable master tactician, wielding a Gravity Hammer and wearing chieftain's armour never before seen in the Halo series in battle. During his campaign on Harvest, he grew to respect humans for their primitive nature and unfailling courage in the worst of situations, but, he passionately dislikes the Arbiter. He apparently enjoys eating Thorn Beasts, cooked rare, and hearing exaggerated tales of his adventures, told by an overweight Grunt who serves as his official scribe.

Abilities

 * "Inheritance": adds passive stun ability to normal attacks.
 * "Birthright": can pull enemies to him during combat.
 * "Destiny": adds an area of effect (AOE) stun to Gravity Hammer.
 * Additionally, the Brute Army Commander can also summon Brutes and a Brute Chopper.

Upgrades

 * "Tsunami": increases Vortex damage and AOE.
 * "Hurricane": increases Vortex damage and AOE.
 * "Singularity": increases Vortex damage and AOE.

Leader Ability- Vortex
When activated, a spiraling vortex appears tearing apart everything apart in range and when canceled, explodes causing additional damage.

Strategies
When using the Brute Army Commander, as soon as you start build a temple and two warehouses then send out your chopper for some supply crates. Your base should have 1 temple, 1-2 energy shields, a summit and the rest of the sockets should be blessed warehouses. Your army should contain around 7 squads of brutes, around 7 banshees, 4 engineers and a Scarab for some firepower. The beauty of this is that your banshees and brutes will be your fast attack squad (because of brute jump pack and banshees boost) followed up by your Scarab and chieftan for some firepower. Also another plus is that you only need one building for units leaving your base to gather more supplys very fast. Be careful in using his vortex as you might accidently kill one of your squads from splash damage.

Trivia

 * He appears as a hero unit in Halo Wars. His unique units are Brutes (available at the Citadel), and Brute Choppers (available at the Factory). He does not appear in the Halo Wars campaign as he is only a multiplayer character.
 * The Brute Chieftain despises Ripa 'Moramee.
 * He is one of the few Brutes that respects humans.
 * In 2528, the Brute Army Commander killed two Grunts because the food he ordered (Thorn Beast and dipping sauce) was overdone and insufficient.
 * On the Halo Wars main menu, it states that his favorite food is Thorn Beast and it BETTER BE RARE (actually in capitals).
 * He is voiced by Marc Worden.

Gallery
 Image:Brute Army Commander.jpg|Another view of the Brute Army Commander. Image:HW Brute Commander.jpg|The Commander on volcanic terrain, probably Doisac. 