Executioner (Earth-5875)

"We must know if your faith has begun to waver, or if you remain loyal. I need to be sure if you understand the role you are meant to play."

- - Executioner to Atriox

The "Executioner" was a high-ranking sangheili of the Covenant, who lead the execution a contingent of jiralhanae warriors.

Biography
During the First Contact War, the sangheili only known as the Executioner was commanded by the Hierarchs to command a contingent of jiralhanae warriors led by Atriox on the human colony Algolis. After Atriox returned alive from a suicide mission, the Executioner became worried, expressing his concerns to the Prophets of Truth, stating that Atriox was becoming popular among jiralhanae soldiers because of his continuous survival and influence. Because they hoped Atriox could still be an important asset for the Great Journey, they ordered the Executioner to test the jiralhanae's loyalty and faith. However, after discovering that Atriox was resentful of the Covenant, the Hierarchs commanded the Executioner to kill Atriox and his soldiers without him turning into a martyr. He arranged for a loyalist jiralhanae to frame Atriox and paint him as a dissident. However, upon the upcoming assault on a UNSC base, the Executioner secretly observed Atriox through an Eye. The loyal jiralhanae confronted Atriox after the latter blasphemously dismissed the Path, leading the two warriors to attack each other, ending with Atriox's defeat and the loyalist's death.

When Atriox returned, the Executioner appeared and encircled him with a group of Zealots, framing him for treason, heresy, and the death of a fellow soldier. As he noticed their plan, Atriox dropped his Type-2 gravity hammer, dropping to his knees. As the Executioner aimed his red Type-1 energy sword, Atriox caught it with his hand, killing the Executioner by smashing his skull. The jiralhanae under his command proceeded to do as he did and killed the Zealots that surrounded them.