Jiralhanae




 * "With my blessing, the Brutes now lead our fleets! They ask for your allegiance, and you shall give it!"
 * —Prophet of Truth

The Jiralhanae (Latin, Ferus Servire, translated to "Wild Slave"[2] ), known by humans as Brutes, are the newest members of the Covenant. They are a large, bipedal, ape-like species from Doisac. The Jiralhanae were the second Covenant species encountered by the humans following theKig-Yar raid on the freighter This End Up. They were also the first Covenant species encountered by the Harvest Colonial Militia. The Brutes have a profound hatred of the Sangheili, unmatched by any other feud within the Covenant , fired by the Jiralhanae's natural aggressive nature and the Sangheili's attitudes of superiority.

The Jiralhanae have been part of the Covenant since before the destruction of the UNSC agricultural colony on Harvest,[3] and were always feared by the Sangheili for their monomaniacal behavior. The Jiralhanaes' plans to seize power over the Sangheili began with their alliance with the High Prophet of Truth during the Battle of Harvest and continued to gain headway until the eventual splitting of the Covenant. They eventually took the role of the Prophets' Honor Guards from the Sangheili after the Sangheili failed to prevent the assassination of the High Prophet of Regret by SPARTANJohn-117 This culminated with the Jiralhanae replacing the Sangheili as the leaders of the Covenant military.

They are rated Native Tier 4/Adopted Tier 2 species by theForerunner Technological Achievement Tier scale.[4]