Why do elites have different armor colors? Do they represent different social status or is it just so they can look fancy? Archived post. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. The Sangheili Rank Structures are the various hierarchies of ranks the Sangheili use in a their various political and military organizations.
Kaidons and Arbiters have existed since before the Sangheili became a spacefaring species.[1] The rank structures differ between organizations. The Covenant Empire features the most ranks for Sangheili as well as the most in. ^ Sangheili NPCs in Halo: Combat Evolved wear eye coverings corresponding to the color of their armor, while Elites of all ranks wear black lenses in Halo 2.
These devices were likely meant to project the combatant's heads. Minor elite-Blue Major (Veteran) elite-Red Stealth elite- Brownish Grey (often a light blue color in halo:ce) Spec Ops-Black, Purple Ultra-White w/ black or white secondary color Zealot-Gold [b] Special types of elites [/b] Honor Guard. Their different color armor signals their rankings: Blue - Elite minors.
They can also serve as scouts. The scouts have armor that is more rounded, and they have jetpacks. You almost always see them out in space.
Red - Elie majors, they are usually the strongest type of regular elites. Black or Purple. In almost all the installments aside from Reach, Elite Zealots had yellow/gold armor while Elite Majors had red armor.
But in Reach, it seems like the Zealots and Majors switched armor color. In that, Zealots had dark pink/red armor and Majors had yellow/orange armor. Is there any reason for this change of armor color lore-wise? In Halo: Reach, If you activate night vision while aiming at a dead elite's eyes, the eyes will glow.
In Halo: Reach, many Sangheili ranks have more ornate and different armor than their Halo trilogy counterparts. The Ultra-class armor refers to several types of armors utilized by the former Covenant empire. They are of a glistening and fearsome white, and signify the individual's renown.
The Ultra. This YouTube video showcases the color variations of Elite ranks in Halo 2.