#chak lok

[artificialangel22]

chak x jega tomfoolery based on a doodle i made months ago i love you toxic space lizard yuri

[magtrojan]

This turned out badasser than i expected

[nekoprankster218]

forgive me, I had a thought to post and then I got distracted and now I am very sleepy and I don't fully remember what I was gonna post

in regards to Chak 'Lok and Jega 'Rdonmai and attractiveness and all that

even before Edge of Dawn, people could look at Jega and tell that shit went down, like a quarter of his body is gone. he's Rtas turned up a level or two, and he clearly is coping with it... differently. but also there's that extra layer of having a genuine ride-or-die passionate friendship with Escharum. so like he's an edgelord on the surface with crumbs of intrigue and depth. to anyone attracted to damage (physical or mental) or a story, he's that guy.

Chak 'Lok is an entirely different niche, and honestly on reflection a niche that should have made him gain as much if not more popularity as Jega, but I think the fact he dies relatively early on in the game + Jega has survived past Infinite is a factor. but anyway, he's a nice looking gold boy, with the classic deep Sangheili voice, and his intro with the oddly polite greeting and the acrobatic theatrics is an instant attention-grabber. despite his torturer role, he kinda gives off the air that he'd treat his lover right (you know, as long as they were another Sangheili probably, given things he's said about humans and Jiralhanae; but also this is non-canon fanfiction shipping talk so that matters as much as you decide it does). but also that's kinda it? we don't know much about him beyond what's been shown in Infinite and Rubicon Protocol (which is very little and also they repeat each other), and unlike Jega there's not really as many clues towards backstory, he just seems to be a pretty standard Sangheili that's a little twisted. and that is also probably a factor why Jega beats him in popularity and content amount.

if I wasn't ready for bed I'd write a paragraph about how Thel's fandom reception can be compared against them, but for now I'll just paraphase: Thel may be the Sangheili with the most screen time, but that screen time is also utilized to express so much of his character and his journey from young 'Vadamee to Arbiter 'Vadam of the Swords of Sanghelios and his goals, and I think recognizing how Chak and Jega's screen time compares (they both exude character for sure, but Jega brings a bit more + developed backstory + future plans) is how to understand why Chak got left behind.

until now. because now I propose we be the change in the world we wanna see. who wants to make this the year of Chak 'Lok?

(and it's not like Jega couldn't use more attention either, since like his is only marginally better than Chak's)

[sangheililipgloss]

This is so random but

During my LASO run in Infinite I got stuck on Bassus for a while (because of that whack lunge mechanic), and he talks about Chak Lok like he’s a lil obsessed with him

Anyway this leads me to believe that they are ex lovers who are always trying to outdo the other

Featuring this very old, very unfinished sketch of them

[weird-fish-thingy]

i wonder what he would think about human affection...

NVM I REGRET IT

[houseofpaincakes]

Sangheili boys + punk jackets

[leafy-yezi]

Playing Halo alot recently

[halos-top-alien-model]

Sangheili Bracket Round 2 Match 8

Choose your Sangheili

Usze 'Taham

Chak 'Lok

Voting ended onNov 15, 2023

More info below:

Usze 'Taham:

Debuted in Halo 3

Born Oct. 31st, 2519, Usze was fathered by the famous swordsman Toha 'Sumai (although only knew him as an uncle that would act as a trainer) and born into a respected merchant family in Sumai keep. He would graduated with honors from a top war college, being posted on the Fleet of Faithful Ardor afterwards. After only a single tour within the fleet, he would be offered a place in the Covenant Honor Guard, but declined out of the desire to start away from ceremonial positions. He continued to refuse offers, which could have put him in danger of accusations of apostasy; but, either due to luck or superiors protecting him, Usze would not be targeted, save for some assassination attempts. His actions during the Human-Covenant war would ultimately cause those wishing him in the Honor Guard to finally back off. Still prior to the Great Schism, Usze would join the Ascetics and serve as a liaison for the Covenant, while also serving under SpecOps Commander Rtas 'Vadumee. Once the Great Schism broke out, he would join the Separatists' Fleet of Retribution, specifically the Special Warfare Group. He would then head to Earth alongside the Arbiter and N'tho 'Sraom. Later, he would take part in the Battle of Installation 00, even being present when the Master Chief deactivated the Halo Array and the Arbiter killed the Prophet of Truth.

At the end of the war, he would become a liaison to the UNSC and an emissary within the Ascetics' naval forces. He also liaisoned between feuding Sangheili keeps and factions, while also helping to resurrect the Ascetic Guard. Upon joining the Swords of Sanghelios, he helped establish the Riftborn: a SpecOps division fully committed to joint operations with the UNSC. In 2555, he learned of an assassination plot against the Arbiter and confronted the would-be assassin, Otar 'Bemet, refusing his attempts to get Usze on his side and killing the rebel. Once that was finished, the Arbiter informed him that the UNSC discovered the Halo Array was suddenly ticking down to activation, so he would be sending him alongside N'tho and the Mayhem to help stop it in Operation: FAR STORM. While waiting for the portal at Voi to be reactivated, he watched over the Huragok Drifts Randomly. When Drifts finally activated the portal, a Forerunner Retriever suddenly appeared and attacked. A meeting would then be organized on Mayhem. The Sangheili wished to continue on with the operation immediately, but Captain Annabelle Richards claimed they needed to wait for consent due to the unknown threat to Earth. Yet N'tho had foreseen this as a possibility, revealing he had tricked the humans necessary for the operation to be on board Mayhem and that he had already decided he would be heading into that portal with or without approval. Another Retriever would attack just then, but Mayhem took care of it before entering the portal. To their surprise, they found the journey took a matter of hours rather than the usual two weeks. Multiple Retrievers were waiting for them, causing Mayhem to crash on the Ark. Usze would then join an expedition on foot, only for a pack of Blind wolves and a group of Chaefka to attack and Olympia Vale to become separated from the group. The team would split up, with Usze, Spartan Elias Holt, and Henry Lamb following Vale's footsteps in the snow. Communications with the other team would then be lost, with increased snowfall sabotaging efforts to follow Vale. Therefore, they decided to head to the Citadel in the hopes they'd regroup with anyone. Forerunner armigers and a giant carnivorous planet would be among the obstacles the trio faced on the way. Once the whole team - barring the still missing Vale - regrouped at the Citadel, the Halo Array was shut down only for more armigers to attack. Usze, Luther Mann, Henry Lamb, Drifts Randomly, and Kola 'Baoth would retreat down the same elevator shaft Usze used as an escape route the first time he was at the Ark, while the rest of the team were teleported elsewhere by the Ark's monitor, 000 Tragic Solitude. In the inner tunnels of the Citadel, they would discover the central power station, where Drifts would start repairs while Lamb was killed by a Sentinel. They would continue to search for an exit, finding a heavy, locked door blocking their path. Usze and Kola would lift the door enough for Luther and Drift to enter, but would be forced to wait on the other side, becoming open to an armiger ambush. As they fought off the armigers, Drifts would finally take control of the Ark from Tragic Solitude, who would be destroyed shortly afterwards. With the galaxy now safe, everyone - including the recovered Vale - returned to the Mayhem and waited for reinforcements to arrive and bring them back to Earth. Following the end of the mission, Usze would have a heart-to-heart with Vale regarding her failure to negotiate with the rampant monitor.

By 2559, N'tho continued to assist the Arbiter. Notably, he helped escort the Arbiter to and from a meeting shortly after the destruction of the Jiralhanae homeworld Doisac, only to be stopped by Created armigers and forced to give up his weapons whilst they searched their vehicle for the perpetrators of a recent conflict. Later, when they returned to Vadam keep, Usze would be present - along with Kola - in hearing out the Oath Warden Crei 'Ayomuu regarding the existence of a weapon that could defeat Cortana.

Chak 'Lok:

Debuted in Halo Infinite

Born Jan. 15th, 2485 on Malurok, he would earn a place within the Seneschal order of the Evocati (known as Ultras to humanity) while serving in the Covenant military. After the fall of the Covenant, he would join the Banished and convinced many other Sangheili Ultras to follow suit. Within the Banished, he utilized interrogation and torture methods to collect intel. By May 2560, he was among the Banished forces occupying Installation 07, taking up the Tower as a personal base of operations. Once he finished gaining all he could out of prisoners, he would send them off to the House of Reckoning. Among those taken prisoner by him were Spartan Hudson Griffin and medic Lucas Browning. On or around May 28th, Chak would set a trap for the Master Chief by activating a distress signal within Spartan Griffin's armor. Then, he put the Tower on lockdown and taunted the Master Chief via hologram. Once the Chief finally made it inside, Chak politely greeted him before engaging one-on-one. However, Chief would recovered Griffin's Threat Sensor, which aided him in killing Chak 'Lok. Following his death, Glibnub the propagandist would claim he was still "100% alive" and that the Tower was merely closed for renovations. Others were not convinced and blamed Chak 'Lok for the fall of the Tower, with Bassus specifically openly expressing delight at his demise.