User:Ivea 'Quiton/Ivea 'Quiton

Ivea ‘Quiton was an unusual Sangheili who was active during the 29th Age of Doubt and the Ninth Age of Reclamation.

He later led a Sangheili legion against the remaining Loyalist factions throughout Covenant-controlled space.

Early Career
Fathered by an Aristocrat and raised on Sangheilos, Ivea excelled in military academy and scored high enough to be considered for placement into the Ascetics. However, he instead opted for a more-frontline role as a Special Operations commando. He experienced firsthand the grim determination of outnumbered and outgunned human soldiers, and soon learned to be surprised by nothing the humans laid out for them. Ivea soon grew to believe strongly--in private, of course-- that the tenacious and wily Humans should be adopted into the Covenant, and did not understand why the San ‘Shyuum Hierarchs ordered their complete extermination.

He was swiftly promoted through Spec-Ops Officer and became a Sub-Commander, boasting armor and shields equivalent to an Ultra, and given command of a Covenant Stealth Corvette (which he named Voidstrike) to transport and house his own troops. When not engaging on high-priority missions and risky campaigns, Ivea trained his soldiers hard, drilling them to be resourceful, gutsy, and ferocious. Between the species’ natural abilities, the equipment they had available to them, and the training Ivea provided, any one of the Spec-Ops Sangheili under his command could match a human Spartan.

Revelation
During the events of Halo 1, Voidstrike was sent to attack and destroy a small human colony, securing the system in Covenant hands. However, their invasion was halted by the appearance of an Oracle, L0-142 Recondite Docent, who promptly and adamantly defended the humans. More confused and curious than angry, Ivea called for a cease-fire and a discussion with the holy relic. Docent then informed him—and all his crew—that the Humans were in fact Reclaimers, the chosen successors of the Forerunner; that the entire Covenant theocracy was a lie. The SpecOps agreed to attempt to overthrow the Hierarchs and reform the Covenant and make peace with humanity. Chris-713, a Spartan stationed at the base, and Docent insisted to go along, but Ivea asked for time to feel how the winds blew in High Charity first.

Voidstrike was summoned to the location of Installation 04 shortly after its destruction to join the Second Fleet of Homogenous Clarity and High Charity there. The Spec-Ops Sangheili under Ivea’s command witnessed Thel ‘Vadamee’s punishment, much to their unease; they decided time was still on their side and to wait and see how events unfolded. Unfortunately, they found that the San ‘Shyuum were already in motion against those who were speaking against the Hierarchs; a SpecOps group was deployed to silence the “heresy” of Sesa ‘Rufamee and his followers: the same news Ivea and his men bore. They decided to wait again; perhaps they could uncover more of the San ‘Shyuums’ treachery at a later date to solidify their case.

Pre-Schism
When High Charity and the Second Fleet of Homogenous Clarity jumped to Installation 05, Ivea’s troops were among those scrambled to reinforce Regret’s Honor Guard, but were ordered off in descent, which may have directly resulted in “the Demon”, Spartan John-117, slaying the Prophet of Regret and living to tell the tale. When the Prophet’s death was used as an excuse to grant the Jiralhanae the position of the San ‘Shyuums’ protectors, Ivea and his men were furious. They were redeployed to Installation 05 in support of the Arbiter’s mission to claim the Activation Index. When they arrived in the Quarantine Zone, they were immediately set upon by Flood, Sentinels, and Enforcers who were already engaged in combat. Even though they had been subjected to a hot drop, the Spec-Ops team was used to such conditions, and fending off the other factions of the battle proved simple enough. Sensing time was no longer their ally, the Sub-Commander ordered his men back to the Voidstrike and from there back to High Charity—only to find the city in the middle of an epic war.

Doing His Own Thing--VERY Well
After the Schism, Ivea, who was never very fond of the seemingly-arbitrary commandments of the San ‘Shyuum, broke rigid tradition and began using armor and color schemes of his own personal preference, and not according to the warrioristic Sangheili culture and military rank structure. Assembling customized suits of varying styles and colors, he additionally defied ancient mores by willfully carrying, maintaining, and using human and Jiralhanae weaponry. However, while he initially suffered heavy scrutiny under the stern eyes of his species by this somewhat deviant behavior, his unparalleled effectiveness in combat, both martial and psychological, could not be denied. His immediate command, while skeptical at first, witnessed the powerful devastation he personally wrought and followed suit shortly afterwards.

Armor Variants
Ivea usually wears an Ascetic Helmet, twin Commando Shoulders, and an Assault Chestplate in the Separatist/UNSC alliance/wilderness camouflage colors of sage and brown for informal events and ground-battles in the wilderness, or the ash/steel color of the Sangheili Special Operations Group/urban camouflage color scheme. In more formal occasions, he usually dons a more traditional and ceremonial silver and white suit of the Ultra rank, made up by the Combat Helmet and Shoulders along with an Assault Chestpiece. He also has a Special Operations suit consisting of a Commando Helmet, Ascetic Shoulders, and an Assault Chestplate in the steel color scheme when stealth is the whole point of the mission, not eventually revealing himself and scaring the daylights out of the Jiralhanae and their lackeys.

Combat
Ivea is a dead shot with the Type-51 Covenant Carbine, which is his greatly-preferred weapon at medium to long ranges. His favorite dual-wield combination is a Type-25 Directed Energy Rifle (Plasma Rifle) in one hand and a Type-25 Carbine (Spiker) in the other, which is quite devastatingly effective at medium to close range, and both have a significantly powerful melee should he choose to strike down his opponent rather than shoot him. He is, however, basically content with almost arrangement of weapons that have a solid balance between long and short ranges and have a high rate of damage. He delights in the Shotgun and the Energy Sword, especially if Flood is among the combating factions.