User:MasterGreen999/Gargantuanus

Summary
Gargantuanus was a lesser Brute Chieftan during the last days of the Covenant, fighting with distinction and honor against the Humans until the day of his death, though it was at the hands of an Elite. Vicious, brutal, tactically unforgiving, the Chieftan's entire battle strategy revovled around completely crushing the enemy with either superior numbers or equipment. He was a ferocious beast, and undyingly loyal to the Prophets. His faith would help spark a war, and the downfall of the Covenant.

Early Life
Gargantuanus was born Gargantua, having yet to earn the suffix to his name. He was born of a five-pup litter, two sisters and two brothers. As soon as Gargantua was of age, he and his three brothers joined the pack of their father, Lurgonus. Their father taught them to be strong, to be fearless, to obey the orders of the chieftan and the Prophets. Though his brothers seemed skeptical, Gargantua listened intently to everything his father spoke, and vowed to himself to never brake these codes. He began to train in combat, with his brothers and the other Jiralhanae of the pack. His uncle, Joraganus, personally taught the young pup to use a Spiker rifle. He was only ten at the time, and had to use both hands to hold it. It was very awkward to hold for him to hold, and this amused his uncle. The two became attached over the years.

Civil War
When Gargantua was 16, he joined the Covenant military, as law required. He was assigned on the reserve force, serving as a security guard on his home planet, the Jiralhanae homeworld. Several years later, however, a large percentage of the Jiralhanae population rebelled, deciding that they should rule themselves, and the protection of the Prophets was unnecessary. Among them was Lurgonus, the Gargantua's brothers, and most of the pack. However, Gargantua was conflicted. His father had told him never to question the Chieftan. However, he also said to always obey the Prophets, and the Prophets ruled the entire Covenant. With a heavy heart, he decided to stay loyal to the Prophets. It would save his life.

With his uncle and two other Jiralhanae from his pack, Gargantua, acting as Chieftan of the Loyal section of the Lurgon pack, Gargantua signed up the pack with the military division that was to guard the remaining Covenant posessions on the homeworld. They fought a losing war, as many experienced veterans were on the side of the Rebels. Now equipped with armor and a hammer of his own, Gargantua - now named Gargantuanus due to his role as acting Chieftan, battled his father Lurgonus on two seperate occasions, both resulting in a stalemate. Gargantuanus' power was matched by Lurgonus' skill. Eventually, salvation arrived in the form of several thousand Covenant ships, led by the Sangheili Imperial Admiral Ssfa 'Jcoree. 'Jcoree met with Gargantuanus and the other Loyal Chieftans, around 270, and formed a battle plan to defeat the Rebels. He chose Gargantuanus as his Second-in-command. Gargantuanus would take the remaining Jiralhanae Loyalists along with two army groups of Unggoy and Kig'Yar to battle the Rebels in the open field. Ssfa, meanwhile, would divide up the rest of the Covenant Forces and take the Rebel cities while their main forces were brought to bear against the Loyalists.

The plan worked to perfection. In a single day, Imperial Admiral 'Jcoree's forces captured the Rebel cities, while at the same time Gargantuanus and the Loyalists fought the Rebels in open combat. Most of the Regulars stayed back, while the Chieftans dueled with one another. Gargantuanus personally bested his two brothers in combat, slaying them both with a single bloody strike. He pressed on through several more Rebels to find his father. The two fought for the third time. This time, however, Gargantuanus had become skilled in combat through the rites of war. Combined with his vastly superior strength, he fell his father on the third blow, crushing his skull and tearing the right arm from its socket. He had officially earned his place as Chieftan of the Lurgon pack, now the Gargan pack. The surviving Jiralhanae of the Gargan pack faltered at the sight of their Chieftan being struck down, and joined the cause of the Loyalists. Many other Jiralhanae did the same, and the remaining Rebels were destroyed by vastly superior numbers.

Gargantuanus would become good friend with 'Jcoree, and would assist him many times in his campaigns.

Spearhead
In the year 2525, the Human-Covenant war began. Sometime into the war Ssfa 'Jcoree's fleet was placed near the frontlines. He immediately knew his Second-in-command, and brought Gargantuanus and his pack aboard the Flagship. Leading many of the ground assaults, Gargantuanus made a name for himself for personally leading massive assaults on Human positions, utterly destroying them with few or no casualties of anything but Unggoy. Through the years, he served through 7 campaigns, all of them stunning victories for the Covenant. In the year 2552, 'Jcoree's fleet was brought to Delta Halo, to watch in person as the Great Journey began.

Betrayal
The Prophets had taken notice of Gargantuanus and his exploits, and deemed him usable for their plans. He was summoned for a meeting with the High Prophets themselves. He was informed if he wished to keep the oath to the Prophets, he had to assist in destroying the Sangheili, who had become "Fat, greedy, heretical". Though he worried about the implications this would have on his friend 'Jcoree, the Chieftan had no choice in his mind but to accept. He was told to "guard" his friend on the way to the lighting of the Index.

As the two walked to the temple, Gargantuanus stopped him and the Convoy of around 30 Sangheili Councilors. He informed them that he had been ordered to kill them all, and had no choice but to comply, but for the sake of honor he warned them and gave them time to draw weapons. Several seconds later, a hundred Jiralhanae Honor Guards, including Gargantuanus' uncle dropped down from the trees and attacked the Councilors. The battle lasted only a few moments, both sides torn to shreds by another. The Highest-ranking Councilor defeated Joraganus in single combat. Ssfa attacked Gargantuanus, and the two former friends dueled to the death. It lasted only seconds. The hulking Chieftan brought his hammer down on the smaller, faster Sangheili, who rolled away and wishing to end the suffering quickly beheaded Gargantuanus. Though only three Sangheili survived the encounter, and then only by escaping the dozen or so Honor Guards left, the prestigious and hopeful career of the Gargan pack Chieftan was brought to an abrupt end.

Bloodline
Though the three Brothers and Father were slain, the two sisters of Gargantuanus' family survived, and would carry on the Jiralhanae Gargan bloodline. It is believed that the Chieftan Haragauntus, one of the founders of the UCSR, is directly descended from the Gargan bloodline.