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You wish to know about Atriox and his Banished? The Covenant's dirty little secret. The Jiralhanae they could not control.
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The Banished was a mercenary faction that broke away from the Covenant Empire. This faction was led by Atriox. The logo of The Banished is called the Mark of Atriox.[3]
History
Origins
During the Human-Covenant war, Atriox was sent to fight in 40 man teams. In each battle, Atriox was the only survivor. Tired of seeing his compatriots die, Atriox rebelled against the Covenant. Thus The Banished was created.[4] Now, its own organization separate from the Covenant, The Banished began fighting against the Covenant before the Great Schism.[5]
Expansion
In early 2550, the Office of Naval Intelligence began to take notice of The Banished. Specifically after The Banished's attack and theft from the Carter Guard Armory.[6] For the rest of the year, The Banished turned toward the Covenant primarily, raiding and recruiting only to have ONI notice this trail after Codename: Slow Dive. Desperate to gain any assistance in the Human-Covenant war, one ONI agent proposed making a deal with Atriox.[7]
The largest acquisition by The Banished happened in 2553. The CAS-class assault carrier Enduring Conviction and its crew would fall under control of Atriox.[8]
In the October of 2558,[9] The Banished arrived at Installation 00.[10] However, The Banished maintained some operations in the Orion Arm.[11] After arriving, the Banished assaulted the Henry Lamb Research Outpost and killed most who were in the base.[9]
Battling the Spirit of Fire
- Main article: Battle of Installation 00 (2559)
In 2559,[12][13] the crew of the UNSC Spirit of Fire encountered them. Atriox attacked Red Team, and allowed them to escape. James Cutter then declared war upon the Banished.[14][10] During the battle, the Banished lost the Enduring Conviction to a barrage of Sentinels. Though this loss was devastating, The Banished had discovered Installation 04C. They immediately attempted to board the new Halo,[15] though a large portion of them failed to get on thanks to the Spirit's forces.[16] The remaining Banished forces on the ring were destroyed in attempts to access the Control Room. However, this failure didn't stop Banished forces still on the Ark proper.[17]
Following the conflict with the Halo, forces of the Banished ended up disobeying Atriox's orders about a location on the Ark. What resulted, was a Flood resurgence on Installation 00.[18]
Military
Assets
Armament
Ground Vehicles
The Banished use a variety of ground vehicles. These include the Reaver, the Marauder, the Type-26 Wraith, the Type-25 Chopper, the Type-32 Ghost and Type-47 Scarab. The Banished also use their own variant of the Shade turret.
Air Vehicles
The Banished utilised the Shroud and Blisterback as well as their own variants of the Type-26 Banshee, Type-25 Spirit and Type-56 Lich.
Starships
The Banished have control over at least one CAS-class assault carrier, the Enduring Conviction.
Subordinates
The Banished is predominantly composed of Jiralhanae and led by the Jiralhanae Atriox and Decimus.
Unlike most Jiralhanae, Atriox does not care for the Sangheili-Jiralhanae war, viewing the feud as petty.[19] As such, he has welcomed many Sangheili into the Banished as warriors.[20] Because Atriox and the Jiralhanae in the Banished claim to not have been involved in the betrayal and massacre of the Sangheili,[21] many Sangheili have willingly accepted the offer, and joined viewing the Banished as "other".[22] Let 'Volir, his crew, and three Sangheili formerly from Resa 'Azavayl's Silent Shadow squad reluctantly joined the Banished. Despite this coexistence, rivalry between the two species still manifests. The Sangheili under Decimus' command were treated with resentment and often sadistically sent on suicide missions.[23] This is due to Decimus in particular, still holding a grudge against the Sangheili for treating the Jiralhanae as inferrior during the time of the Covenant.[24]
The Banished encompass members of several species, including Unggoy, Huragok and Mgalekgolo.
Jiralhanae
- Atriox: Warmaster and supreme leader of the Banished.
- Decimus: A general in the Banished and Atriox's right hand. Killed by UNSC forces on Installation 00.
- Balkarus: A Jiralhanae Captain under the command of the Banished.
- Teranus: A Jiralhanae Guard.
Sangheili
- Let 'Volir: A Sangheili shipmaster reluctantly serving the Banished in exchange for supplies for his ship and crew.
- Jato 'Ratum: A Sangheili who served in a mining expedition for the Banished.
- Orda Val 'Saham: A Sangheili Guard in service to Atriox and Let 'Volir.
Mgalekgolo
- Colony: Commanders of all its Lekgolo forces on the Ark.
Unggoy
- Yam-Blim: An Unggoy thrall-taskmaster under the command of Decimus. Killed by Spartan-II Alice-130 on the Ark.
Gallery
Appearances
- Halo: Tales from Slipspace
- Halo Wars 2 (First appearance)
Notes
Sources
- ↑ Halo Wars 2, Phoenix Logs - Outpost - "The Banished have perfected their strip—mining and rapid assault and extraction efforts over a decade of raiding Covenant and other targets."
- ↑ Halo Wars 2 - Collectible: Phoenix Logs - Campaign Logs - Rise of Atriox V
- ↑ Halo Waypoint: Community Update - Burn Baby Burn
- ↑ Halo Wars 2 - Level: A New Enemy
- ↑ YouTube: Live at E3 2016 - Halo Wars 2: Behind the Scenes
- ↑ Halo Wars 2 - Collectible: Phoenix Logs - Campaign Logs - Rise of Atriox I
- ↑ Halo Wars 2 - Collectible: Phoenix Logs - Campaign Logs - Rise of Atriox II
- ↑ Halo Wars 2 - Collectible: Phoenix Logs - Campaign Logs - Rise of Atriox III
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Halo Wars 2 - Collectible: Phoenix Logs - Campaign Logs - The Graveyard
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Halo Waypoint: Halo Wars 2 - KNOW YOUR ENEMY
- ↑ Halo Wars 2 - Collectible: Phoenix Logs - Banished Buildings - Harvester
- ↑ Halo Wars 2 - Level: The Signal
- ↑ IGN: Halo Wars 2 Developer Interview - IGN Live: E3 2016, 3:05-3:18
- ↑ YouTube: Halo Wars 2 Official E3 Trailer
- ↑ Halo Wars 2 - Level: Under the Dark
- ↑ Halo Wars 2 - Level: The Foundry
- ↑ Halo Wars 2 - Levels: The Halo and Last Stand
- ↑ Halo Waypoint: Community Update - Flood of Emotion
- ↑ Halo: Tales from Slipspace, Hunting Party - "So, you've simply traded one leash for another. Vengeance is petty. Vengeance has no reward."
- ↑ Halo: Tales from Slipspace, Hunting Party - "I see you for what you are and what you could be. We can do great things together. Not as master and slaves, but as the warriors you truly are."
- ↑ Halo: Tales from Slipspace, Hunting Party - "I am not Tartarus or some fanatic. I am not Truth. I am not Regret. I am their remedy."
- ↑ Halo: Tales from Slipspace, Hunting Party - "Agreed. Atriox is of a kind with our enemies, but he is OTHER, and an ally worth considering."
- ↑ GameSpot - Halo Wars 2: New Character Images and Details Revealed-"...and as one of Atriox’s generals Decimus now takes a sadistic joy in ordering those Elites on the most dangerous, even suicidal, missions."
- ↑ GameSpot - Halo Wars 2: New Character Images and Details Revealed-"Decimus still harbors some resentment against the Elites under Atriox's banner due to how Elites treated the Brutes during the time of the Covenant..."