Instinct Mode - Judge and Executioner: Arbiter summons an energy shield that extends his health meter slightly and has unlimited armor against projectiles. They do battle with him out of curiosity and for sport, though it seems that he remains to have strong ties to the Swords Of Sanghelios, a break away faction from the Covenant, that is cautiously neutral towards humanity.Įxtended Story Main article: Arbiter's Extended Story Gameplay Traits Ĭombo Trait - Combat Evolved: After performing a throw or any ender, Arbiter can follow up by sticking a Plasma Grenade to the opponent or firing his Type-51 Carbine to deal additional damage and extend the combo slightly. He arrives on the Earth at an unknown date, where he encounters the fighters of the Killer Instinct universe. All that is known about his past is that he has once fought against the Covenant empire's corruption and battled the Flood. The Arbiter here is not the same being as Thel 'Vadam, who is a deuteragonist in Halo 2, but rather an amalgamation of themes and traits of other Arbiters (including Thel's armor, weaponry, and some of his speech mannerisms). He is equipped with a custom brown, grey, and gold suit of battle armor known as the Kaidon armor with an ornate helmet and one sleeveless arm, and most often wields a customized Energy Sword known as "Prophet's Bane", a Type-51 Carbine, and a set of Plasma Grenades - traditional weaponry for the Arbiters of the Covenant, although the Prophet's Bane is unique to the most recent Arbiter, Thel 'Vadam. As a Sangheili, he possesses scaly, dark brown skin, piercing yellow eyes, four mandible-like lips around his mouth, two fingers and two thumbs on each hand (similar to Glacius' race), and digitigrade legs and feet. The Arbiter is a member of the Sangheili alien race, somewhat reptilian creatures who tower over humans with their large height and armored flesh.