Their indestructible helmets render them immune to headshots and thus they must be killed with bodyshots, which can be a difficult task considering a Jiralhanae's enormous durability. Jiralhanae Honor Guards are the highest rank of Jiralhanae seen in Halo 2 aside from Chieftain of the Jiralhanae, and are noticeably more difficult opponents than Jiralhanae Majors or Jiralhanae Captains. It's completely impossible to headshot an Honor Guard Jiralhanae. This may be due to the fact that they wear their original Jiralhanae Helmets underneath, and since together, these greatly strengthen protection. Unlike their Sangheili counterparts, the Honor Guard helmet worn by Jiralhanae Honor Guards prevents them from receiving Headshots. They always work in Pairs or Packs of two to three Jiralhanae and will go berserk when all but one are killed. Jiralhanae Honor Guards fight with their own weapons, which include the Jiralhanae Plasma Rifle, the Brute Shot and sometimes the Covenant Carbine. Honor Guards are considerably rarer than standard Jiralhanae, with only a total of less than a couple dozen appearing throughout Halo 2.Īn Honor Guard Jiralhanae standing on guard. At the start of the Gravemind level, the Player battles their first two Honor Guards. They are also the first Jiralhanae rank to be encountered alive by the Player.
They make their first appearances during the starting cut-scene of the level Sacred Icon where they take the Energy Stave and unique armor from the now replaced Sangheili Honor Guard.
They are found on the levels Gravemind, High Charity and The Great Journey. The Sangheili were incensed that their role of protecting the Prophets, which they had faithfully executed for a millennium, had been now delegated by these new upstarts and genetic rivals. This Changing of the Guard was the beginning of the Civil War of the Covenant also known as the Great Schism. The Jiralhanae Honor Guards took the place of the Sangheili Honor Guardsmen as the loyal Protectors of the Hierarchs after the murder of the High Prophet of Regret by John-117.
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