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Moses: Chelsea Ready To Go Again Vs Barca After Tough First Leg
It was a landmark game for Busquets, who attempted 139 passes, the most by any Barcelona player in a game this season. " He's an absolute nightmare to play against ". "He's the back man in midfield, he sends people in to win it back, his awareness on the ball - he was an absolutely joy tonight". "He could go out there in a pair of velvet slippers and perform", the former Manchester United and England defender said.
Lindsey Vonn pays touching tribute to grandfather in South Korea
There will also be a team Alpine skiing event at the 2018 Winter Olympics which features teams consisting of two men and two women, racing against each other on parallel slalom courses. A three-time world champion in the slalom , Shiffrin is also the reigning World Cup overall and slalom champion and a four-time victor of the World Cup discipline title in that event.
State of the Western Cape - Heckling and Interruptions Punctuate Zille Address
The city's infrastructure-build programme, on its own, amounts to nearly R6bn. The Premier is expected to focus on the devastating drought that has affected Cape Town and other areas of the Western Cape and has led to the implementation of severe water restrictions and the possibility of Day Zero when the city's taps run dry.
Things You Didn't Know About Jennifer Lawrence
A LONDON photo call for the cast of new Jennifer Lawrence spy thriller Red Sparrow is getting a lot of attention - but not for the reason they'd hoped. Jennifer said creating controversy over "silly innocuous things" such as what she chooses to wear is "not moving us forward". And if the media were quick to compare the look of the actress with the image of Elizabeth Hurley 24-year-old, netizens criticized Lawrence for the choice of attire.
Stephen Fry reveals he is receiving treatment for prostate cancer
Following an MRI scan, which Fry described as "taking a sledgehammer to a peanut", cancerous tissues were found in his prostate. Stephen Fry has revealed that he had surgery earlier this year to treat prostate cancer that was diagnosed late last year .
WATCH a Soft Robot Slither Like a Serpent
Ahmad Rafsanjani, a Ph.D. fellow member at SEAS stated that in recent times, many types of research have been focused on using a stretchable and morphable structure in making robots. Further, the robot has no rigid part that helps it propel. However, as real-world applications of the technology will likely require an untethered design, the researchers have also built a fully untethered robot with small lightweight components that can be attached to the tail of the robot without limiting its ...
Reddit conspiracy theory says David Hogg is a 26-year-old felon
I hate it". "I would like to thank the people that are saying this about me", Hogg said. But as the theory that he was in fact a " crisis actor " trying to promote anti-gun legislation spread in pockets of social media and message boards, TMZ released a video debunking the entire theory.
'Game Night' review: frantic fun with Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams
Max and Annie have to avoid their morose newly-single neighbor, and one-time game night participant, Gary ( Jesse Plemons ), and meet up with the friends for what they think is a night of fun. There's not a single person under any misapprehension with what they're settling in for with one of these plainly titled films - Horrible Bosses , Identity Thief, Couples Retreat, Office Christmas Party - and the ensuing 100 minutes is usually passable if impossible to remember soon after, like ...
Arjun Kapoor & Parineeti Chopra kick off NAMASTEY ENGLAND shoot
After completing the shoot, of Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar , the two took a much-needed break. Namastey England is directed by Vipul Amritlal Shah who is also the producer of the film. As in an interview with a leading daily he revealed, "Yes, all these years I have wanted to stay and discover Punjab". It is to be noted that Parineeti has been paired opposite Akshay for the first time in "Kesari".
Aamir Khan unhappy with Rajinikanth's 2.0 Delay
This content is restricted to site members. Aamir Khan's next film Thugs of Hindostan has already been announced for Diwali release. A source revealed to Bollywoodlife.com, "The makers want to release 2.0 during Diwali, so they tried to discuss things with Aamir Khan as his movie - Thugs of Hindostan is scheduled to release on the same day".
Investor's Watch List: Lexington Realty Trust (LXP)
Grandeur Peak Global Advisors Llc who had been investing in First Long Is Corp for a number of months, seems to be bullish on the $693.18 million market cap company. Moreover, Texas Permanent School Fund has 0.02% invested in Kite Realty Group Trust (NYSE:KRG) for 61,027 shares. Franklin Resource owns 1.64 million shares or 0.02% of their USA portfolio.
Subhash Ghai Wants To Work With Peecee Again
Earlier when a leading entertainment channel asked Priyanka about her Bollywood venture, she had said, "Yes, I am, as soon as I put pen to paper". Fourteen years ago, Priyanka Chopra was appreciated for playing a grey character in Aitraaz (2004), that was loosely based on Hollywood erotic thriller Disclosure (1994).
Priyanka Chopra is exhausted of 'Being Fabulous'
Here are some resemblances pictures of the model. Fans on social media have literally gone insane with Milan pictures and couldn't stop commenting on them. The actor posted several pictures with her cast mates from the sets on Wednesday. Priyanka, who made her debut in Hollywood with Baywatch , also starring Dwayne Johnson and Zac Effron, has a couple of projects like A Kid Like Jake , Isn't It Romantic and Tulia , in the pipeline.
Kylie Minogue confirms Dublin and Belfast visits
Tickets go on sale at 10am next Friday.find out more by calling 0844 493 6666 . The Aussie pop star releases her new album 'Golden' on April 6th , and will tour it across the United Kingdom and Ireland during September and October. She last embarked on a concert stint three years ago with her Kylie Summer 2015 mini-tour across Europe. Golden , Minogue's 14th studio album, will be released on April 6.
RBS reports first profit in 10 years
The bank is still awaiting the outcome of a US Department of Justice investigation into the mis-selling of mortgage-backed securities in the run-up to the financial crisis and has already set aside billions of pounds in anticipation of a hefty penalty.
Railway trips hit record high at end of Spring Festival holiday
The top 10 most popular provincial destinations include Guangdong, renowned for its cuisine, Sichuan, home of the giant panda and hot pot, and Hunan, which is widely known for its natural beauty and the Zhangjiajie UNESCO World Heritage site.
Complaint filed against singer Papon for inappropriately kissing child contestant
In a video that has gone viral, Papon can be seen applying colour to a contestant's face. Papon is now one of the judges on Voice India Kids along with singers Shaan and Himmesh Reshammiya. Meanwhile, a group of the singer's fans - Papon Fan Club - lodged an FIR against 40 social media accounts at Dispur Police Station on Thursday. "In my eyes whatever you have done with the girl was not appropriate Papon.
Lamar Odom finally speaks out about Khloé Kardashian's pregnancy
The former basketball player believes that Khloé will make sure her first baby doesn't want for anything . No matter how real she gets, we're totally here for Khloe's pregnancy confessions! He added, "That's gonna be one spoiled ass baby".
Bachelor Winter Games finale: Clare Crawley, Benoit Beausejour-Savard engaged
After exchanging "I love yous", he stood her up. What did you make of Luke completely abandoning Stassi after filming? She chose Christian over Benoit, which turned out to be a mistake, since Benoit was super into her, while Christian was only into the way she looked, he told her in a cruel moment after she didn't get into the jacuzzi with him.
Paul Heyman Can't Rule out Brock Lesnar's UFC Return
Interestingly enough, all this buzz will likely drive the price of his next contract up to the highest bidder, something north of 7 figures. Paul Heyman isn't pretending that he has any control over Brock Lesnar's career decision making.
'MISS YOU ALREADY': Theroux found Pitt love notes to Aniston
The property was also reportedly altered to feature two garage spaces, which 46-year-old Justin used to house his collections of cars and bikes, whilst Jennifer used hers as an expansive 2,000 square foot closet. And now looks like she still couldn't get over her ex like most of us. "The last thing he needs is to be on a major talk show so soon after the announcement where the focus will inevitably be on the split".
Trump challenges Sessions to investigate Obama, Democrats on Russian Federation
Trump took to Twitter early Sunday to thank "Liddle' Adam Schiff" for criticizing former President Barack Obama's handling of suspected Russian meddling in the 2016 election. Trump has already claimed the investigation has vindicated him on the question of whether his team colluded with Russian Federation. This all comes after special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation pointed to 2014 as the big beginning of Russia's interference with America, and the subsequent federal grand ...
ARP Americas LP Purchases New Holdings in Chipotle Mexican Grill, Inc. (CMG)
It has underperformed by 0.41% the S&P500. Robert Rodriguez increased its stake in Express Scripts Holding Co (ESRX) by 35.25% based on its latest 2017Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC. Its down 0.16, from 1.18 in 2017Q2. It increased, as 53 investors sold Alaska Air Group, Inc. shares while 131 reduced holdings. 362,036 were reported by Salem Invest Counselors.
Kodak Black 3 Charges Dropped from Home Raid ... Still in Jail, Though
Black's attorney, Bradford Cohen , confirmed the dismissal of the charges to TMZ . Any violations of probation stemming from the alleged firearm and narcotics in the "Instagram Live" video should also be dismissed because the evidence does not prove that the alleged firearm in the video was, indeed, a real firearm, nor the alleged cannabis in the video was, indeed, cannabis.
Ted Cruz: One 'Simpsons' character is a Democrat, the rest are GOP
And Jean wasn't the only one to mock Cruz on social media. Sen. Ted Cruz has claimed four of five " The Simpsons " family members as fellow Republicans, singling out Lisa as the lone Democrat. You just would never expect that a Republican would be the one to make this comparison-or that he would think that counts as a sick burn. This is not the first time Cruz has gotten flack for trying to work pop culture references into speeches.
Deadpool Spinoff X-Force Movie To Begin Filming In October, Cast Details
Conceived by writer/illustrator Rob Liefeld for the Marvel Comics, the X-Force emerged after Cable travelled to the present to seek to change his apocalyptic time, he took the New Mutants under his wing and restructured them as X-Force, a mutant strike team that would take a more proactive stance against threats to mutantkind.
Lisa Marie Presley Suing Ex-Manager After $24 Million Loss
Lisa Marie Presley filed a lawsuit Wednesday against her former business manager Barry J. Siegel for whittling her $100M fortune down to $14K 'through his reckless and negligent mismanagement and self-serving ambition'. For example, she says the Trust already had 2 mortgages that were under water when she bought a $9 million English estate. Presley's suit is for over $ 100 million; however, this afternoon (February 22), TMZ added that Siegel has filed a counter-suit saying that Presley ...
Roxanne Shante's Long-Awaited Biopic 'Roxanne, Roxanne' Is Almost Here
This started the Roxanne Wars and catapulted the first lady of hip-hop from a street battle rapper to a bonafide rap star, all the while dealing with personal turmoil. Hip-hop pioneer Roxanne Shanté is set to showcase her rise to fame in the dramatized story about her life in the Netflix original movie and biopic Roxanne Roxanne .
Jane Seymour poses for 'Playboy' at 67, opens up about sexual assault
She said she feels "much sexier" than when she was young. "There's an enormous freedom in having lived as long as I have", she said. "Like my father used to say, 'I'm comfortable in my own skin, '" she told the Playboy on Wednesday. Seymour said the incident happened when a powerful producer invited her to his house to watch her screen test for a role. Her agent was relieved and said that the producer had a "bit of a reputation".
NWS issues Flood Warning for Rough River
Rain will move back into the Valley on Friday. Earlier this week, the river crested at 53.55 feet at Maysville and 53.43 feet at Meldahl, according to the Ohio River Forecast Center. According to the NWS, the forecast for flooding has increased from minor to moderate severity. Stretches of USA 52 are flooded, and backwater flooding closes portions of OH 221 and other secondary roads along creeks.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. (NASDAQ:NCLH) To Release Earnings
A ratio of under 1 typically indicates that the shares are undervalued. It has underperformed by 16.70% the S&P500. Bank & Trust Of Ny Mellon Corporation invested in 0.01% or 781,088 shares. Experts say the higher the value , the better, as it means that the free cash flow is high, or the variability of free cash flow is low or both. The stock's average target of $43.50 is -26.47% below today's ($59.16) share price.
US Jobless Claims Fell Last Week
Jobless claims have fallen three out of the past four weeks after hitting a almost 45-year low in January, signaling the labor market's tightness. The four-week moving average of initial claims, considered a better measure of labor market trends as it irons out week-to-week volatility, fell 2,250 to 226,000 last week.
Liam Gallagher pokes fun at brother Noel while quizzed by schoolchildren
GOBBY rocker Liam Gallagher looks to have met his match as a group of schoolchildren grill him in a hilarious interview. "What's your favourite fart?" asked one boy in the video for VICE music channel Noisey , with Liam's answer getting the loudest laugh of all.
Amazon's answer to 'Altered Carbon' is Iain Banks' space opera
The estate of Banks, who died in 2013, will take an executive producer role. Dennis Kelly, the British writer known for sitcom Pulling, co-writing stage-play Matilda the Musical, and conspiracy thriller Utopia , is on board to adapt the book.
First National Bank to halt production of NRA credit card
Nebraska's largest bank has chose to cut ties with the National Rifle Association . Biden met with the NRA and other gun control opponents January 10 for about an hour and a half. When pressed for further information on Twitter , First National simply responded they had "no further information to provide". The NRA didn't have an immediate comment when contacted by The Omaha World-Herald.
Chrissy Teigen's Friends Threw Her a Super-Chill Surprise Baby Shower
Aint nothing like girlfriends", she wrote. The surprise went down in NYC with Chrissy sharing a few moments from the intimate bash on social media - including footage of her gushing over her besties. Chrissy added. "But John and his ego, he was like, 'I don't want him to feel like he has to live up to that.' And I was like, 'Wow, you are a jerk.'" No matter what name they choose though, we're sure it'll be adorable - and we can not wait to meet the infant this summer! "But John and his ego he ...
Akshay Kumar Shares Picture With Children From The Sets Of Kesari
The actor is now shooting in India and shared the cutest pic from the sets, captioning, "Innocent smiles galore on set today". Directed by Anurag Singh, Kesari is based on a battle between Sikh soldiers of the British Indian Army and Pashtun Orakzai tribesmen.
Joss Whedon Steps Down as 'Batgirl' Director
However sad news has come today revealing that Whedon is no longer directing the movie. "I'm grateful to [DC president Geoff Johns and Warners Picture Group president Toby Emmerich] and everyone who was so welcoming when I arrived, and so understanding when I, uh, is there a sexier word for 'failed?'" Whedon shared a statement with The Hollywood Reporter regarding his departure from the project, indicating that he didn't have a great Batgirl story to tell.
Shahid Kapoor to miss 'Padmaavat' success party?
After overcoming all the odds stacked against it, Padmaavat has emerged successful. Reports suggest that a party will take place overseas a luxuury liner on Sanjay Leela Bhansali's birthday on February 24. Much to everyone's surprise, he flew off to Delhi to join wife Mira and daughter Misha, who have been staying here for nearly a week. Reportedly, Sasha has plans to celebrate his upcoming birthday on February 25 by attending a satsang in Beas with his family.
IIHS launches rear crash prevention ratings program
Those ratings are determined based on if the models have an available rear autobrake and on how it performs in a series of car-to-car and car-to-pole tests. Rear cross-traffic alert, however, is more popular; IIHS estimates the feature is standard on 11 percent of 2018 models and optional on 43 percent. The systems can detect the impending contact between the backing vehicle and the stationary object and stop them from hitting one another.
Research Analysis of Hi-Crush Partners LP (HCLP)
Philip Hempleman increased its stake in Hi (HCLP) by 13.39% based on its latest 2017Q3 regulatory filing with the SEC. Malaga Cove Capital LLC now owns 83,019 shares of the basic materials company's stock worth $791,000 after buying an additional 17,721 shares in the last quarter.
CBS Names Margaret Brennan as Face The Nation's New Host
According to CBS News , Brennan is the tenth journalist to hold the position, but she is not the first female host. Since joining the network, Brennan has covered both domestic and global politics. "The entire Face the Nation team is thrilled she's taking over the anchor spot". Brennan joined CBS News in 2012, after stops at Bloomberg News and CNBC.
Netflix Debuts Trailer for THE OUTSIDER Starring Jared Leto
Here's a synopsis: Set in post-WWII Japan, an imprisoned American soldier (Leto) is released with the help of his Yakuza cellmate. "You trade one type of family for another". - Judging by what we see in the trailer, Nick fully embraces the allure of the Japanese criminal underworld. Jared Leto ( Suicide Squad , Blade Runner 2049 ) takes on the lead role in The Outsider which finds his character, Nick Lowell, transforming into a Yakuza-trained killer.
South Africa's NUM union marches on Gupta-owned Optimum Coal mine
Chief Operating Officer at Optimum, George van der Merwe today spoke with the workers at the mine telling them that legal courses are in motion to keep the bank accounts open. Eskom , the sole power provider in Africa's most industrialised economy, said it was informed by Optimum, which supplies its Hendrina Power Station, that Optimum had started business rescue proceedings on Monday.
Pennsylvania Church Will Bless Assault Rifles In Preparation For Christ's Return
The World Peace and Unification Sanctuary in Newfoundland, PA - an offshoot of the Unification Church - is inviting couples to bring their semi-automatic rifles to the church on february 28 to "show their willingness to defend their families, communities and nation".
Survivors of Florida school massacre rally for gun ban in state capital
Also Wednesday, thousands of high-school students from Maryland marched at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, chanting "NRA, not today, " according to The Hill ". "What might come out of it is some kind of marginal law". Students gathered on the steps of the old Florida Capitol in Tallahassee on Wednesday protesting gun violence.
Kim Cattrall's on-screen beau is team Sarah Jessica Parker
He held back from going further, saying, "I'm going to stop there because I've got nothing good to say". Rubin then followed up with the question, "And were other people not so good to you?", to which Lewis again tellingly replied, " Sarah , was incredible".
Brendan Fraser Recounts Groping Incident That's Left Him 'Still Frightened'
He withdrew, and the industry seemed to withdraw from him - to the extent that Fraser wondered if he'd been blacklisted by the HFPA. "I became depressed", he added. Like numerous other survivors of sexual assault, Fraser said he didn't want the assault to become part of his narrative, following him around and resurfacing those feelings.
MTV Movie & TV Awards Latest News, Photos, and Videos
Move over, Adam Devine! Comic and actress Tiffany Haddish will continue her hot streak in June by hosting the 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards , MTV announced today. "#MTVAwards #SheReady #godisgood #mtv". The 2017 edition (the first since 2007 to include categories that aren't gender-specific) also marked the first time that television programs and performances were recognized at the awards show.
Rachel McAdams is reportedly pregnant with her first child
While a rep for the Oscar nominee could not be reached at the time of the announcement, a number of sources reportedly confirmed the happy news to the publication. She'll be a cool mom . They have never walked a red carpet together. She told Marie Claire that she would like to have kids at "some point". Before we get any further, let's address the big white "If you're a bird, I'm a bird" in the room: Rachel McAdams and Ryan Gosling are not going to end up together.
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The global automotive industry faces important challenges, from the rapid growth of the supply base in emerging markets to the need for improved performance, reliability and cost effectiveness. In response to these challenges, the International Automotive Task Force (IATF) agreed to discontinue the joint development of ISO/TS 16949, the well-known technical specification for automotive sector quality management systems.
This on-site Gap Analysis assessment will help you and your organisation plan for the transition to IATF 16949:2016. The Gap Analysis assessment examines and reports on your management system's readiness for transition and it focuses on how your management system has addressed, or plans to address, the changes introduced through the publication of IATF 16949:2016.
Wales Quality Centre will provide certificates for this training.
Members: £1,495/ day one, second day £995 + VAT.
Non-Members: £ £1,650/ day one, second day £995 + VAT.
This service is provided in-house.
This training programs focuses on providing the Senior Management team with an understanding of their role in meeting the requirements of IATF 16949:2016, thus allowing them to effectively oversee the implementation of their quality management system to IATF 16949:2016 and maintain their organisation's compliance to the standard.
This training course is designed to prepare you and your organisation for the transition to IATF 16949:2016. The two-day training focuses on an in-depth review of the changes from TS16949:2009 to IATF 16949:2016, and the impact the changes will have on your organisation.
This training program provides participants with the necessary knowledge to support their organisation in achieving compliance to IATF 16949:2016. It is designed for experienced members of an ISO/TS16949:2009 implementation team, internal auditors, supplier auditors, lead auditors, and other key individuals involved in transitioning the organisation's QMS from ISO/TS16949:2009 to IATF 16949:2016.
Internal audits remain a crucial requirement of the IATF 16949:2016 standard to verify the compliance and effectiveness of an organisation's quality management system. Internal auditors must understand the process approach and be knowledgeable of the IATF 16949:2016 requirements to effectively perform internal audits.
Using accelerated learning techniques this course engages participants in a detailed review of IATF 16949:2016, it focuses on the use of the process approach to ensure audits are based upon risk, internal and external performance trends and criticality of processes.
To gain the most benefit from this course it is best delivered as a closed course where auditors will through individual participation and group exercises develop their skills as required by 19011:2011. The training will conclude with "live audits" conducted against your organisations processes that can be used as either part of your internal audit programme or support your transition to IATF 16949:2016.
This internal auditor course is designed for both new auditors and existing internal auditors who need a thorough refresher of how to perform an internal audit to IATF 16949:2016. Participants will gain an in-depth understanding of IATF 16949:2016 and the tools to effectively prepare and conduct 1st and 2nd party audits.
In accordance with internal and supplier auditor competency requirements defined in IATF 16949 Section 7.2.3 and 7.2.4, participants are encouraged to complete the AIAG Core Tools Self-Assessment (CTSA) to assess proficiency in the core tools, prior to attending auditor training. Plexus International is the Certified Training Provider for this course.
Prerequisites: A series of questions (self-study document) to be answered by the student and handed in prior to or at the beginning of the course to demonstrate an understanding of ISO 9001.
requirements for certification of individual QMS Auditors.
Knowledge and effective use of the core tools is one of the most important mechanisms for any organisation who wants to develop a robust quality management system, and consistently manage its key processes.
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This course will provide a brief summary of the Automotive Core Tools APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, and MSA. The primary focus will be to create awareness of the Core Tools, with an overview of how they can help your organisation in its quest for continual improvement.
Certificates: WQC certificate of attendance.
Learn the skills needed to implement the APQP process, develop control plans and complete the production part approval process smoothly, efficiently and effectively within your company. Additionally, acquire the skills necessary to complete all five APQP phases from "voice of the customer" through final output, including control plan methodology and PPAP submission.
Establish the foundation to void Murphy's Law; things that could go wrong don't have to when you learn to use FMEAs successfully. This course will teach you the skills to understand and use FMEAs and the concept of risk reduction and defect prevention.
Improve the performance of your quality management system and gain the ability to identify the need for SPC tools within ISO/TS 16949. Develop an understanding of the SPC methodology, learn to use control charting and carry out calculations and interpretations in the SPC reference manual.
Study concise, efficient methods for planning and preparing a Measurement System Analysis (MSA) and understand process variation and its impact. Gain insight into organisational applications, categories of measurement system variation, and gage repeatability and reproducibility.
Each of these training courses can be delivered independently, contact us for more information and for details of fees.


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...that the Juridicals were a rate of Forerunners charged with legal matters?
...that Dr. Halsey's personal journal was retrieved from SWORD Base by the Office of Naval Intelligence?
...that the Oort cloud of the Epsilon Eridani system contains Forerunner artifacts?
...that the M808 Scorpion has been in service since 2218?
...that a joke scene depicting Sergeant Johnson hugging an Elite can be seen by beating the final level of Halo: Combat Evolved on Legendary?
(Redirected from Covenant War)
Concurrent:
Insurrection (in reduced capacity)
Blooding Years
Sangheili-Jiralhanae war
Clockwise from top left: the UNSC responds to a Covenant invasion of a UEG colony world; a Covenant fleet glasses Kholo; the UNSC, Covenant and the Flood battle on Installation 04; the war's final battle at the Ark; the Battle of Earth; and the Pillar of Autumn fleeing from the Fall of Reach.
February 11, 2525[1]–December 11, 2552[2]
March 3, 2553 (official ceasefire)[3][notes 2]
The Orion Arm of the Milky Way[notes 3]
Pyrrhic Human-Sangheili victory[4]
Covenant Empire collapses[5]
Flood threats sterilized and contained[5]
Activation of the Halo Array averted[6]
Human and many Sangheili forces reconcile[7][8]
Ongoing conflict between former Covenant factions[9]
Covenant separatists (From November 3, 2552 onwards)
Fleet of Retribution
Forerunner constructs[notes 1]
Fleet Admiral Lord Terrence Hood
Admiral Preston Cole† (MIA, assumed KIA)
Admiral Margaret Orlenda Parangosky
Admiral Michael Stanforth†
Admiral Danforth Whitcomb†
Arbiter Thel 'Vadam
Shipmaster / Fleet Master Rtas 'Vadum
Governor Jacob Jiles†
High Prophets of the Covenant†
High Prophet of Truth†
High Prophet of Regret†
High Prophet of Mercy†
Covenant High Council
Military commanders
Chieftain of the Jiralhanae Tartarus†
Fleetmaster Nizat 'Kvarosee
Special Operations Commander Rtas 'Vadumee (pre-Great Schism)
Ripa 'Moramee†
Voro Nar 'Mantakree† (pre-Great Schism)
Xytan 'Jar Wattinree† (pre-Great Schism)
Supreme Commander Thel 'Vadamee (pre-Great Schism)
Gravemind†
Forerunner constructs
Human population reduced considerably
Approximately 23 billion civilian and military casualties by October 20, 2552;[10] billions more during invasion of Earth[11]
Widespread infrastructure, structural, and environmental damage to the vast majority of UEG colonies
Presumably moderate Sangheili casualties
Devastation of the Sangheili colony, Joyous Exultation.
Destruction of the Sangheili colony, Glyke
Heavy Insurrectionist casualties
All Eridanus Rebels killed
Moderate Rubble rebel casualties
Outer Colonies decimated
Heavy casualties for all Covenant races
Destruction of the Covenant holy city, High Charity
Destruction of the Covenant battle station Unyielding Hierophant.
Near-extinction of the ruling San'Shyuum
Extreme casualties for the Flood
High Charity destroyed
Installation 05 sterilized
All Flood forces destroyed at the Etran Harborage, Installation 04 and Installation 08
Heavy casualties for Forerunner constructs
Destruction of Installation 04 and its replacement Installation 08
Glassing of Installation 05
Devastation of Installation 00
"Your destruction is the will of the Gods... and we are their instrument."
— The Covenant's declaration of war.[12]
The Human-Covenant War,[13][14] also known as the Covenant War,[15][16][notes 4] the Human-Covenant Conflict,[17] and the Great War,[18] was a major interstellar conflict pitting humanity and its United Nations Space Command against the Covenant during the mid-26th century between February 11, 2525 and December 11, 2552. There were two additional factions sporadically involved in the conflict: the Flood and a small number of surviving Forerunner constructs. Both factions proved to be invaluable to the efforts of humanity, as the information taken from Forerunner constructs and the Flood invasion of High Charity were helpful in splitting the Covenant apart in November 2552.
The war was instigated by the High Prophets of the Covenant following a discovery which led them to believe that humans were directly related to the Forerunners, contradicting their ancient religion. Seeking to keep various political and religious orders intact, the High Prophets declared a holy war of genocide against the human species, and the discovery of their relation to the Forerunners was kept a secret. With superior firepower, numbers and technology, the Covenant would repeatedly overpower the UNSC across hundreds of human-inhabited worlds, including the heavily defended strongholds of Reach and Earth. Humanity would win only scattered and costly victories.
The conflict was also the cause of the Great Schism within the Covenant. Forced to fight a war on two fronts, the formerly monolithic empire was torn apart. While the final battle of the war was fought on December 11, 2552 ending the Covenant,[19] a formal ceasefire between humanity and the Sangheili was not agreed upon until February 2553.[20] The official end of the war was declared on March 3, 2553.[3] The war was incredibly costly to both sides, with over twenty-three billion humans and billions of Covenant individuals killed during the hostilities.[10] An outbreak of the virulent parasite known as the Flood almost consumed both factions near the war's end. The conflict lasted for a total of twenty-eight years.
After the ceasefire was declared, the Great Schism continued in the form of wars between the Sangheili and the Jiralhanae until at least 2559.[21] Concurrent to this, the Sangheili species fell into civil war, as did the Jiralhanae, while the UNSC itself had to deal with a resurgence in the Insurrection. In the wake of the Covenant's cessation, its former member species fragmented and formed many new splinter factions. Among the most notable of these groups was the religiously devout new "Covenant" formed in the disarray following the war by Shipmaster Jul 'Mdama. The UNSC was locked in smaller conflicts with Jul's faction until defeating it, and remained in small conflicts with several other splinter groups, until late 2558.[22]
1.1 Declaration of war (2525)
1.2 Open war (2525-2552)
1.3 The Apex and the Arbiter (2531)
1.4 SPARTAN-III (2531)
1.5 Crisis (2534-2535)
1.6 Continuing war (2536-2551)
1.7 The final year (2552)
1.7.1 The tide turns
1.7.2 Onyx Conflict
1.7.3 Arrival of the Flood and human-Sangheili victory
1.7.4 SUNSPEAR
3.1 2524 (Pre-war)
3.5 2528 or 2529
3.22.1 April
3.22.2 July
3.22.3 August
3.22.4 September
3.22.5 October
3.22.6 November
3.22.7 December
3.23.1 February
3.23.2 March
Declaration of war (2525)[edit]
Main article: First Battle of Harvest
Staff Sergeant Johnson leading Colonial Militia during the Covenant invasion of Harvest.
Humanity and the Covenant first came into direct contact on February 3, 2525, when a Kig-Yar missionary ship, the Minor Transgression, discovered a human ship transitioning out of slipspace and subsequently raided the vessel.[23] The raid continued to another unfortunate human ship.[24] Some time after, Sif, Harvest shipping operations AI, investigated the raids and reported her findings to an undercover Office of Naval Intelligence agent, Jilan al-Cygni, believing that the attacks were Insurrectionist activity. The ONI agent devised a trap for the raiding parties, which resulted in a minor skirmish between Staff Sergeants Nolan Byrne and Avery Johnson, and the Kig-Yar privateers.[25] When the Covenant returned with another ship and a contingent of Jiralhanae and Yanme'e, the UNSC proposed a meeting (via pictogram) with the intention to make amends and to trade with the alien species.[26] The Covenant met the UNSC on Harvest, but were only interested in claiming the relics that the Luminary had detected on Harvest, completely oblivious that the humans were the "relics" in question. The meeting was botched after Osmo, a member of the Colonial Militia, was attacked by a nervous Unggoy who was part of a second Covenant force sent to look for the relics. As a result, a firefight erupted between the two groups and the Covenant promptly retreated back to their ship.[27]
The political ramifications of these relics were abundant, and two San'Shyuum bureaucrats, the Minister of Fortitude and the Vice Minister of Tranquility, were already scheming to use the supposed reliquary to inaugurate a new Age of Reclamation with themselves as the Hierarchs of the High Council.[28] To do this, they needed the blessing of the Oracle of High Charity. When the two San'Shyuum approached the Philologist to affirm on their behalf, the data from the Rapid Conversion caused the long-dormant Oracle to reactivate. Mendicant declared that the Covenant had been misinterpreting Forerunner symbols: the "relics" in question were the humans, calling them Reclaimers and his makers. This shocked the three San'Shyuum, who falsely concluded that the humans were actually living Forerunners who had been left behind when the others transcended.[29] Although they were able to prevent Mendicant from taking the Forerunner Dreadnought to take the humans to deliver them to the Ark, Fortitude concluded that if the masses learned that they might be left behind, they would rebel against the Prophets. Fortitude and Tranquility inducted the Philologist into their plan and ascended as the High Prophets of Truth, Regret, and Mercy. Intending to keep the revelation about the humans a secret and prevent the Covenant from falling apart, the hierarchy declared that the humans destroyed the holy reliquary on Harvest, and ordered the entire race to be eradicated.[30]
The first battle of the war was the extended, albeit one-sided, engagement which took place on Harvest. The UNSC managed to delay the Covenant long enough to evacuate many of Harvest's civilians.[31] Eventually, the Covenant ship responsible for the attack glassed the planet's surface.[32]
Open war (2525-2552)[edit]
Cole's fleet destroys the Covenant ship in the Second Battle of Harvest.
From that point on, the Covenant continued to attack and destroy the humans wherever they were found, using their Luminaries to find human worlds. Though the UNSC forces fought bravely, their inferior technology and numbers meant that even a close victory was far from guaranteed. The Covenant, fighting a war of extermination, did not need to commit to full ground invasions except in special circumstances; their ships simply needed to destroy space-borne defenses and any other threats around the planet. They would then reduce the planet's surface to glass with orbital plasma bombardment.[33] In general, human missiles and magnetic acceleration weapons were asymmetrically matched with Covenant energy shields and plasma weaponry. The few major victories achieved by the UNSC were usually due to tactical genius, extensive use of nuclear weapons, the rapid deployment of Spartan teams, or decisive ground engagements, where UNSC technology and skill usually outmatched Covenant tactics. After just six years of combat, space battles with the Covenant had depleted the UNSC's nuclear stockpile to almost nothing in some sectors of space.[34] For twenty-seven years, the Covenant whittled down the UNSC planet by planet. Despite this, the UNSC kept the war secret to the public in the first few months of engagement.
Realizing the threat posed to humanity by the Covenant, the UNSC Colonial Military Administration gave Vice Admiral Preston Cole the command of the then-largest fleet in human history with orders to retake Harvest.[35] Cole retook Harvest in 2526,[36] and then spent five years chasing the Covenant around the Outer Colonies, fighting them and scoring victories at Alpha Aurigae, XI Boötis A, and Groombridge-1830.[35][37] Meanwhile, the Covenant returned to Harvest, determined to recapture the planet. This led to a five-year long series of engagements on Harvest between the Covenant and the UNSC.[38] Because of the threat the Covenant posed, the UNSC began deploying the SPARTAN-IIs, super soldiers originally trained to fight the Insurrection. The Spartans became one of humanity's greatest — and most celebrated — defenders, demonstrating a remarkable ability to turn the tide of battle. Their prowess was not lost on the Covenant, who came to fear the Spartans as "demons".[39]
The Apex and the Arbiter (2531)[edit]
The Prophet of Regret converses with Arbiter Ripa 'Moramee on the destruction of the human race.
Despite their major numerical and technological advantages over humanity, by 2531, the Covenant High Prophets had realized that the task of destroying an entire sapient species had a logistical burden beyond anything that the Covenant military could muster without leaving Covenant space defenseless.[40] In spite of the UNSC's inferiority in comparison to the Covenant, the Prophets apparently considered their armed forces to be powerful enough to pose a threat to the Covenant proper. Seeking a more efficient solution, the Prophet of Regret dispatched an Arbiter to Harvest to claim a Forerunner artifact buried under the north pole of Harvest.[41]
Preston Cole counterattacked by leading a fleet composed of the UNSC Spirit of Fire and the UNSC Prophecy back to Harvest after receiving a message from an ONI prowler. The battle was a victory, despite major casualties.[35] Upon discovering that the Covenant, under the command of 'Moramee, had excavated Forerunner artifacts in the northern polar region, Captain James Cutter deployed ground forces to remove the Covenant occupation. After a heated fight on the surface, the UNSC forces were able to examine the artifact, a star map, and realized the information within had led the Covenant to another human colony: Arcadia.[42]
The UNSC Spirit of Fire engages the CPV-class heavy destroyer Proclamation's Tithe in the Etran Harborage.
As predicted, the Covenant followed the information from the artifact to Arcadia. The Covenant hoped that the planet would contain more Forerunner artifacts for them to claim, and while they only found a complex of ruins, information garnered from them led them to a Shield World. The Spirit of Fire followed and removed the Covenant presence from the planet. However, 'Moramee's capture of an important civilian researcher forced Captain Cutter to pursue the Covenant to the newly discovered Shield World without reinforcements.[40]
On the Shield World, the crew of the Spirit of Fire eventually discovered that the Covenant needed Professor Anders to activate the Apex and claim the huge fleet of Forerunner dreadnoughts held there.[43] A group of Marines, together with SPARTAN-II Red Team, rescued the researcher and destroyed the Shield World by initiating the collapse of the interior star. The Arbiter was also killed by John Forge during the battle though the Prophet of Regret escaped.[44]
SPARTAN-III (2531)[edit]
Main article: SPARTAN-III Program
Despite the well-publicized victory at Harvest, the UNSC was already on the way to losing the war. A number of colonies had already been glassed by the Covenant or abandoned, including Eridanus II, Dwarka, Bliss, Madrigal, Asmara and Biko. The UNSC's sole hope apparently lay with the SPARTAN-II Program. However, there were never enough Spartans to decisively turn the tide of the war in favor of humanity. Recognizing this, the Office of Naval Intelligence authorized the creation of the SPARTAN-III Program. The brainchild of Colonel James Ackerson, these Spartans would be trained with a greater emphasis on stealth and teamwork, and would be sent on missions against high-priority targets that would be impossible even for elite units.[45]
Crisis (2534-2535)[edit]
A member of Gray Team at the Battle of the Rubble.
With the majority of the Outer Colonies glassed or abandoned, the UNSC faced an economic crisis, as many of their agriculture worlds had been destroyed, leading to food shortages. On Charybdis IX, food riots were common.[46] Meanwhile, Covenant forces began to encroach on the Inner Colonies.[47] In response, the UNSC issued United Nations Space Command Emergency Priority Order 098831A-1, otherwise known as the "Cole Protocol". It stated that no UNSC vessel may lead the Covenant to Earth or any other human population center. Furthermore, all movement through space was restricted to UNSC Navy vessels.[35] Insurrectionist attacks increased in the face of what the colonies perceived as a removal of their right to freedom of movement. This was to culminate in the discovery of Insurrectionists using Covenant weapons supplied by apparently renegade Kig-Yar. Shocked, the UNSC viewed this as a major threat to security.[48] Upon learning of this, the Prophet of Regret declared such weapons as heresy, and as a result dispatched Thel 'Vadamee to destroy the source of the modified weapons: a remote asteroid habitat known as the Rubble.[49]
Fleeing from the Battle of Charybdis IX, the UNSC Midsummer Night chased an Insurrectionist freighter to the Rubble and discovered that the Insurrectionists there had actually formed an alliance with a group of Kig-Yar.[50] The Jackals were supplying the weapons and the Insurrectionists were modifying them. The crew of the Midsummer Night, including its captain, Lieutenant Jacob Keyes, were captured, but later escaped and helped SPARTAN-II Gray Team and the Rubble's citizens stop an assault from the Kig-Yar leader, Reth, and 'Vadamee's forces. They managed to rescue a million civilians from behind enemy lines and escorted them to Falaknuma.[51] It later transpired that the Prophet of Truth had ordered the Kig-Yar to ally with the humans so that they could discover the location of Earth from stolen navigation data or through tracking devices in the weapons. Through this, the Covenant found two more worlds to attack.[52]
By the time of the Battle of Jericho VII in 2535, most of the Outer Colonies were either destroyed, or cut communications with the UNSC.
Continuing war (2536-2551)[edit]
Humanity, heavily out-gunned, lost much ground to the Covenant.
For fifteen years, the war ground on in a predictable pattern; costly victories on the ground for UNSC forces, with near total Covenant space superiority. The UNSC managed to deal a heavy blow to the Covenant in 2537 with the destruction of the Covenant manufacturing plant K7-49 in Operation: PROMETHEUS,[53] and again during the Siege of the Atlas Moons in the same year. However, these victories were offset by the loss of New Constantinople, the loss of its colonies at Leonis Minoris, and the total destruction of the force of SPARTAN-IIIs sent to destroy the Covenant base.[54]
Throughout the 2540s, the UNSC was dealt ever greater blows with the death of the SPARTAN-II Sheila-065 during the Battle of Miridem in 2544,[55] followed by the defeat at Actium in 2545,[56] defeat during the Fall of Arcadia[57] and the loss of Paris IV in 2549.[58] One of the UNSC's success was Operation: TORPEDO in 2545. The loss of 298 SPARTAN-IIIs was ultimately considered acceptable losses by UNSC High Command.[59] The SPARTAN-II raid on the Third Fleet of Glorious Consequence to recover a captive Dr. Halsey further proved the Covenant Empire was overwhelmingly powerful, but not invincible.[60]
Of the few major wins in the 2540's for the UNSC, and one of the most significant and strategically advantageous was the Battle of Psi Serpentis in 2543. This engagement became colloquially known as Admiral Cole's last stand due to the presumed death of Admiral Preston J. Cole. In addition to the alleged death of Cole, over 300 Covenant vessels, two fleets worth, were completely vaporized when UNSC nuclear missiles detonated inside the atmosphere of Viperidae, a supermassive gas giant. This detonation spurred spontaneous fusion at the core of Viperidae, temporarily turning the super gas giant into a brown dwarf star.[61] Cole's achievements in this battle alone were only rivaled by the destruction of the Unyielding Hierophant and the actions of Spartan-117 throughout the course of the war.[62] A painting depicting the battle, titled "Admiral Cole's Last Stand" was created and by 2552, it hung on the wall of the HIGHCOM Facility Bravo-6 on Sydney, Earth.[63]
Civilians on a human colony world under siege by a Covenant invasion force.
While the Covenant had merely been slowed by the UNSC's military efforts, there was growing tension between the San'Shyuum and the Sangheili over the Human-Covenant War. At first, the Sangheili had followed the Prophets command to destroy the humans without question. But after more than twenty five years of war, humanity's continued and fierce resistance in the face of certain death had deeply impressed the martial Sangheili.[64] There was a growing consensus among the Sangheili that the humans had earned the right to be offered membership in the Covenant, which the Prophets continued to reject. At the same time, the Jiralhanae, the one race which could challenge the Sangheili's dominance of the Covenant military, were rapidly earning favor with the Prophets, as they were less inclined to question orders.[65]
Towards the end of the war in 2552, the Office of Naval Intelligence was resigned to the fact that humanity may only have months left before the Covenant destroyed the remaining Inner Colonies and moved against Earth. To try and buy time, HIGHCOM ordered all available SPARTAN-IIs to return to Reach and commence Operation: RED FLAG, a mission to locate the Covenant homeworld and capture a Prophet to force the Covenant into a cease-fire.[66]
The final year (2552)[edit]
The last year of the war saw humanity's largest defeat since the war's beginning, but also saw several of their greatest victories, coupled with the destruction of the Covenant as a galactic power. On Sigma Octanus IV, the Covenant were defeated, though at the cost of not only heavy UNSC casualties but also the Covenant attaching a spy probe to the destroyer Iroquois leading the Covenant to Reach, which they attacked a few days later.[67] On the ground, the SPARTAN-IIs secured a Forerunner artifact covered in symbols that the Covenant tried to transport out of Cote d'Azur.[68]
The Fall of Reach and Tribute that followed resulted in staggering losses for both sides, but in the end the Covenant claimed a costly victory.[69][70] The Pillar of Autumn was among the surviving UNSC ships which fled the battle, and made a somewhat blind jump. The destination as described by Cortana was calculated with symbols from the Sigma Octanus IV artifact, coordinates to the Forerunner ring world of Halo. The Pillar of Autumn rushed to its destination, pursued by a dozen Covenant warships.[71]
The tide turns[edit]
The Pillar of Autumn pushes through the Covenant blockade and escapes Reach.
The Covenant suffered a costly defeat on and around Installation 04. Here, the human survivors from the Halcyon-class cruiser, the Pillar of Autumn, managed to form an effective and surprising resistance to the Covenant. Unwilling to risk damaging the sacred ring, the Covenant was forced to fight the humans on Halo's surface rather than using their usual bombardment tactics.[72] The Covenant found the UNSC very adept at fighting on the ring's surface, employing their firearms and vehicles in classic guerrilla raids. The Covenant was soundly defeated in numerous raids led by SPARTAN John-117, including an attack on a grounded cruiser, the Truth and Reconciliation, successfully escaping with the captain of the Pillar of Autumn, Captain Jacob Keyes.[73] The battle on Halo then suddenly took a turn for the worst for both sides when the Covenant accidentally released an ancient and deadly parasitic race called the Flood. The Flood, having been imprisoned within Halo for many thousands of years, instinctively spread quickly throughout the ring, killing or assimilating every unsuspecting human and Covenant in their path and would become a third party in the war.[74]
During the course of the battle, John 117 discovered the true nature of Halo and proceeded to detonate the crashed Pillar of Autumn's engines, destroying the ring, and escaped, much to the Covenant's horrified dismay.[75] The destruction of the holy Halo construct and the later loss of the flagship Ascendant Justice to the surviving UNSC forces led to Supreme Commander Thel 'Vadamee being disgraced and demoted before being branded with the Mark of Shame, leaving him dead in the eyes of the Sangheili. Only the intervention of the Prophet of Truth prevented 'Vadamee's certain execution. He was instead given the title of Arbiter and sent to quell a Heretic uprising that had taken root on the Forerunner gas mine over Threshold.[76]
The UNSC Home Fleet shortly before the Covenant attack on Earth.
The Covenant discovered Earth as a result of an accident after the Pious Flea had been intercepted by the UNSC stealth ship Apocalypso. After retrieving a Forerunner artifact, the Apocalypso made a Slipspace jump directly to Earth. When the ship tumbled into real space and crashed on Luna, the Pious Flea sent a message to the heart of the Covenant military, containing reconnaissance data, photos, star maps, and the coordinates of the Forerunner artifact, which was now on Earth.[77] This information was first relayed to the High Prophet of Truth, who, due to his personal socio-political machinations, kept it secret from his fellow Hierarchs.[78] Instead, he began to amass a massive fleet of approximately 500 ships to the command-and-control station Unyielding Hierophant. The surviving humans from the battles of Installation 04 and Reach, however, discovered the fleet and the direct threat it posed to Earth. Using the captured Covenant flagship Ascendant Justice, the small group of soldiers lured the fleet into a trap and destroyed it.[62]
A few weeks after this defeat, the Prophet of Regret discovered the location of a significant Forerunner artifact on his own. Without knowledge of the fact the planet housing this artifact was the human homeworld, Regret led a small fleet of fifteen ships to Earth, in order to locate a portal to an installation known as "the Ark".[78] Though hopelessly outgunned by the UNSC's new orbital defense grid of MAC guns, the Prophet of Regret's flagship managed to break through the human defenses to New Mombasa. The Covenant ground troops quickly spread through the city, destroying both military and civilian resistance, but a counter-attack by the Marines and John-117 resulted in their swift defeat. With his fleet burning in orbit, Regret was forced to retreat. His carrier jumped into slipspace from within the city, damaging it severely. Directly following Regret's jump, a reinforcement force sent by the Prophet of Truth arrived, resulting in a month-long constant engagement on Earth.[78]
Unfortunately for Regret, four human ships, the In Amber Clad among them, had followed them through their own slipspace rupture to Delta Halo. With the orders "Find out why he came to Earth; why he came here," John-117 was hard-dropped with a complement of ODSTs to Delta Halo's surface.[79] Led by John-117, the humans forced their way through Regret's forces until they had reached the Prophet himself. At that moment, High Charity, having learned of Delta Halo, arrived and launched multiple waves of Phantom dropships to aid Regret. These forces were withdrawn by the Prophet of Truth as part of his plan to remove the Sangheili from power in the Covenant. However, Truth ultimately underestimated the full impact his 'reforms' would have on the Covenant's chances for military victory. The Master Chief assassinated Regret, dealing a heavy blow to the Covenant's political structure. The Prophet of Truth then gave the order to glass the temple in which Regret resided. John-117 narrowly survived only to be captured by the Gravemind, who had already formed a plan to prevent the Covenant from completing their Great Journey.[80]
The Great Schism begins.
Meanwhile, the majority of the human forces on In Amber Clad had traveled to Delta Halo's Library to obtain the Index, which is the key to firing Halo. Originally, the Covenant had been unaware of the Index's importance, but luckily for them, Arbiter Thel 'Vadamee had obtained 343 Guilty Spark, the monitor of Installation 04, while destroying the Heretic base.[81] The monitor, known to the Covenant as an Oracle, told the Prophets of the Index and the Arbiter was sent to retrieve the "Sacred Icon". The mission was complicated though by the unexpected release of the Flood. Despite this, the Arbiter successfully reached the Library and prevented the humans from claiming the Index. Just as Miranda Keyes claimed the index, the Arbiter stole it from her, kidnapping her and Sgt. Johnson. However, the Index was stolen from the Arbiter by the Jiralhanae Chieftain Tartarus, who was under the Prophets' orders to retrieve the Index and kill the Arbiter, whom Tartarus knocked down an apparently bottomless shaft.[82] With the Index secure, the Prophets then ordered the Jiralhanae to begin eradicating the Sangheili, thus starting the Great Schism. Ultimately this led to the death of Tartarus at the hands of 'Vadamee and Johnson and a temporary alliance between the Sangheili and the human forces. Delta Halo was prevented from firing by Miranda Keyes while the Flood infected and absorbed the Prophet of Mercy, leaving the Prophet of Truth firmly in control over the Covenant Empire.[83]
Onyx Conflict[edit]
SPARTANs during the Onyx Conflict.
Long before the events around Halo, the classified UNSC colony of Onyx had been designated the headquarters and training ground for the SPARTAN-III program. However, the UNSC had no idea that the planet was in fact a huge Forerunner structure, integral to the Halo Array, and composed of trillions of Sentinels.[84] After John-117's destruction of Alpha Halo, the Sentinels were roused by the disruption of the Halo network and the portal leading into the Shield World at the planet's core began to close. At this time, a small group of SPARTAN-IIIs were training in a top honors exercise on the surface. After the humans failed to exchange the proper counter-responses, the Sentinels relabeled the Reclaimers as an "aboriginal subspecies" and began to exterminate them.[85] Led by Kurt-051, the SPARTAN-IIIs fought a guerrilla war against the Sentinels until Doctor Catherine Halsey arrived on Onyx and explained the wider situation. Knowing that the Forerunner technology buried in Onyx's core could turn the tide of the war for humanity, Halsey used Forerunner technology to send a message to Fleet Admiral Sir Terrence Hood, requesting reinforcements. Hood deployed Blue Team to Onyx, who stole a Covenant destroyer to reach the planet in time.[86]
Meanwhile, the Sangheili forces under the leadership of Imperial Admiral Xytan 'Jar Wattinree deployed a fleet to Onyx to claim the "sacred relics" for their fight against the Jiralhanae. Xytan would not live to hear of the results of this mission, as he and the majority of his fleet were annihilated by a UNSC NOVA bomb recovered from Reach.[87] After Blue Team made landfall, Fleet Master Voro Nar 'Mantakree's fleet arrived at Onyx, taking down hundreds of orbiting Sentinels before discovering the UNSC forces in the recently-uncovered Forerunner city below. 'Mantakree personally led the Covenant forces on the surface, before a UNSC battlegroup arrived and used tactical skill and indirect help from the Sentinels to destroy the majority of the Sangheili fleet before being wiped out by reinforcements from Joyous Exultation, with only one ship escaping.[88]
Underneath Onyx, the Spartans had discovered the core room antechamber and held off hundreds of Covenant troops before being forced to retreat into the shield world in the core. Kurt-051 sacrificed himself by detonating two FENRIS nuclear warheads, killing the entire Covenant force.[89] After the core was sealed, Onyx broke up into trillions of Sentinels, guarding the construct. With their forces dangerously depleted, many of the warlike Sangheili subsequently allied with their former enemy, humanity, under the Arbiter's leadership.
Arrival of the Flood and human-Sangheili victory[edit]
The Sangheili and humans make ready to finish Truth and the Covenant.
"In memory of those fallen in the defense of Earth and her colonies - March 3, 2553"
— Voi Memorial
Following the Flood infestation of High Charity, the High Prophet of Truth led his remaining fleet to Earth to complete what his occupation forces on Earth had started. Little did he realize that a SPARTAN-II had stowed away with him on board his Dreadnought. By the time Truth arrived at Earth, a full-scale battle in space and on the ground was underway between UNSC and Covenant fleets.[90]
After several weeks of combat, the UNSC Home Fleet was nearly wiped out. However, the attacking Covenant armada was also vastly reduced and focused on securing an enormous unearthed Forerunner structure near the ruins of New Mombasa. With the arrival of John-117, the remaining UNSC forces launched an assault on the area, sweeping aside all Covenant resistance and finally launching an all-out attack on the Prophet of Truth's Forerunner Dreadnought. Unfortunately, even in-atmosphere MAC strikes proved ineffective against the ancient ship's hull, as Truth quickly activated the Portal and escaped. Events were further complicated by an unexpected attack by the Flood. Thanks to the timely arrival of the Sangheili, the Flood force was vanquished but not before Master Chief recovered a recording from Cortana, who had stayed behind on High Charity. Cortana's message told of a means to stop the Flood on the other end of the portal.[91]
The battle raging over Installation 00.
The final battle of the war was fought on December 11, 2552.[19] A small fleet of human and Sangheili forces was sent through the portal, leading them to the Ark, just outside the Milky Way. As they arrived, the Covenant fleet above the Ark immediately attacked. Though the joint human-Sangheili fleet was outnumbered 3-1, the battle ended in defeat for Truth's Jiralhanae fleet. At the same time, UNSC forces were deployed to the surface of the Ark in order to stop Truth, who was attempting to activate the Halo Array from the Ark's Citadel.[92]
Led by the Master Chief, the UNSC forces smashed through the remaining Covenant resistance on the ground. The battle was complicated by the arrival of High Charity. As the Flood began to spread, the Chief and the Arbiter went on to thwart Truth, who died in mid-Flood-infection at the Arbiter's hand with the Flood helping to reach him. John-117 deactivated the Halo Array, preserving all life within its firing pattern. With the Covenant forces completely shattered, Truth's death marked the effective end to the war.[5] The Flood still remained a threat, but were eliminated by John-117, the Arbiter, Cortana and Sergeant Johnson by firing the isolated replacement Halo over the Ark itself, destroying Installation 08 and damaging Installation 00 severely. Although Forward Unto Dawn managed to reach the portal, the portal collapsed splitting the vessel in half. Trapped in the rear section of the frigate, John-117 placed himself into cryosleep until he could be retrieved, eventually drifting to the Forerunner shield world of Requiem. The UNSC's greatest soldier, and humanity's champion, was presumed dead.[7]
SUNSPEAR[edit]
Main article: Operation: SUNSPEAR
With humanity under threat of complete annihilation, ONI sent SPARTAN-II Gray Team on a mission deep behind enemy lines. The plan was that if Earth fell, Gray Team would retaliate against the Sangheili who led the naval fleets that destroyed human colonies by attacking a Sangheili world.
During the Battle for Earth, Gray Team received a message stating Condition Endgame, meaning that the Covenant had appeared in the Sol system and the Cole Protocol had finally failed to protect the planet. Unable to reach Sanghelios as it was too well defended, Gray Team instead targeted the colony world of Glyke, home to billions of Sangheili. Though the war ended, Gray Team's ship had a damaged deep-space communications device and thus could not receive any orders to cease or withdraw. Confident that humanity was about to be destroyed, Gray Team took a vote and decided to carry out the mission, hoping that the slaughter would stop humanity's extinction. In December of 2552, just days after a tentative peace treaty was established with Thel 'Vadam and the Fleet of Retribution, Gray Team destroyed Glyke with a NOVA bomb. With their ship damaged by the blast, Gray Team was forced to evacuate aboard their lifeboat and was left adrift in Glyke's remains, asleep in cryo chambers.[93]
The ceremony held to honor the fallen.
"Decades from now, when historians evaluate the war, what will they say about us? Will they claim that our victory was ultimately fruitless? That it failed to secure a lasting peace, or worse, that it was only a prelude to far greater horrors that now lay ahead? My hope -- OUR HOPE -- is that history would instead view this war as a catalyst. That the last thirty years were a crucible, a threshing floor for our species, sifting out our fears and frailties. And that ultimately it made us stronger and more vigilant in the end, fully prepared for whatever will come next. After all, what good is struggle if there is no change? What good is a fire if the sword is not made stronger?"
— Codename: SURGEON prefacing the first Eleventh Hour report.[94]
On March 3, 2553, a monument was erected on a hillside near the Portal to the Ark to commemorate the billions of men and women killed during the war, and John-117's tag was included as he was presumed MIA by the UNSC, as no Spartan could be declared dead. Lord Hood shook hands with the Arbiter to signify an end to hostilities and a formal ceasefire was agreed upon between the UNSC and the Arbiter's Swords of Sanghelios. The Treaty of 2552 was eventually signed between humanity and the Swords of Sanghelios, officially ending the war for the two factions. As part of the treaty, neither faction was allowed to return to the remains of Installation 04 with a return being considered a severe violation of the peace.
The Great Schism, now the Sangheili-Jiralhanae war, would continue for at least another six years between Sangheili and Jiralhanae factions, further depleting their now crumbling infrastructure. Their reliance upon the sciences and technology of the Forerunners, while neglecting their own, proved a weakness. The fate of the Prophets, after the infestation of High Charity resulted in the near-extinction of their race, now hangs in the balance, with little more than a thousand survivors able to flee to unknown space. The most destructive conflict in modern human history had ended in the survival of humanity, but at a staggering cost. Both the UNSC and the former members of the now-broken Covenant then turned to the enormous task of rebuilding their once great societies.
After the war, Codename: SURGEON authored a series of reports detailing the impact of the Covenant War and the postwar status quo. In light of predicted resurgences of the Covenant and the Insurrection, as well as new discoveries regarding the Forerunners and their complex relationship with humanity, SURGEON hoped that future historians would view the war as an experience which served to strengthen the resolve of humanity as a whole and prepared them for even worse struggles yet to come.[94] This view echoes SURGEON's own conclusions regarding the Insurrection's impact on humanity's survival in the Covenant War in Historical/Psychological Analysis of Cole, Preston J.[95]
The end of the war only provided a short period of calm for humanity and the former-Covenant species, before threats both new and old began to emerge. The end of the war had had a profound effect on Thel 'Vadam, whose human-sympathetic policies were ultimately a factor in the beginning of the Blooding Years and the rise of the Servants of the Abiding Truth. Shipmaster Jul 'Mdama eventually reunited some of the disparate factions which had surfaced in the wake of the Covenant's dissolution and formed a new Covenant faction, resuming hostility against humanity. This faction was one of the most prominent players in the post-Covenant War conflicts, which later saw the involvement of reawakened Forerunner Prometheans led by the Didact. This conflict would be fought as late as mid-2558.[22][96]
In addition to these new threats, the ongoing Insurrection that had stalemated as a result of the prolonged struggle for survival against the Covenant onslaught began to resurface as humanity's fractured and decimated domain across the galaxy struggled to unify under the resurgent Unified Earth Government. In spite of the diplomatic efforts of Fleet Admiral Terrence Hood to rebuild and unite Earth's remaining colonies, many such worlds in the far reaches of space have pledged their loyalty to various Insurrectionist factions in their disillusionment of the UNSC, accusing it of having abandoned them in the war. Some movements such as the highly militant New Colonial Alliance have collaborated with various Covenant remnants in weapons smuggling and terrorist attacks against the UNSC, necessitating a heightened military response against this new Insurrection as various Covenant factions continue to bolster their ranks.
2524 (Pre-war)[edit]
A damaged human civilian freighter, Horn of Plenty, suffers a slipspace drive malfunction from Harvest to Madrigal, forcing the unmanned freighter to exit back into normal space. A Covenant vessel, Minor Transgression, comes into contact after hours of the freighter's isolation. The Covenant vessel targets the freighter, and a Jackal boarding crew enter.
The first conflict between humanity and the Covenant takes place prior to the outbreak of the war. Humanity attempts to gain a truce between the races through a pictogram of trade and peace between the Covenant and humanity, but to no avail. (Pre-War)
The Covenant launch a full-scale assault on Harvest, glassing the planet. Afterward, the Minister of Fortitude, Vice-Minister of Tranquility, and the Philologist become the High Prophets of Truth, Regret, and Mercy, and declare war on humanity.
The Human-Covenant war begins.
Shortly after the attack on Harvest, the colonies of Green Hills and Second Base are glassed.
The Battle of Chi Ceti takes place, marking the first real ship-to-ship engagement between humanity and the Covenant. It is also the first uncontested human victory.
The Battle of Alpha Corvi II takes place; the Covenant launch a major assault on the city of Jamshid. While the UNSC Navy engages the Covenant in orbit, the Spartan Blue Team is deployed to discreetly aid the UNSC Marine Corps ahead of a major counterattack. An alliance with the United Rebel Front prevents the Covenant's acquisition of Forerunner artifacts, but the UNSC is unable to stop the invasion. The UNSC ultimately retreats, and the entire rebel force is annihilated when they are refused evacuation.[97][98][99]
Battle of Harvest. The UNSC and Covenant meet in a fleet-action for the first time; though only one Covenant ship faces a UNSC battle-group of 40, it is a rare, exceptionally powerful super-destroyer. The battle is a high-priced victory for the UNSC, costing the UNSC 13 ships—about one-third of the battlegroup that was assembled to face the threat. The Covenant would return to Harvest later in the year, and the battle for the planet and its surrounding systems, dubbed by the UNSC as the Harvest Campaign, would last for the next five years.
Battle of Circinius IV. The Covenant attacked the UNSC Corbulo Academy of Military Science on Circinius IV, catching the cadets there off guard and sparking a massive ground battle for control of the Academy. The Spartan Blue Team was deployed to fight the Covenant soldiers and to evacuate the trainees who were forced to engage the enemy in close-quarters combat. The battle resulted in the near-complete extermination of the planet's population, including those of the Corbulo Academy save for the survivors of Hastati Squad.
Battle of Alpha Aurigae. Another ship-to-ship battle, where the UNSC outnumber the Covenant almost 10-1, but lost a third of the ships. This was one of the rare naval "victories" for the UNSC, won because of their numerical superiority over the Covenant in that battle.
Battle of XI Boötis A, the UNSC fleet of 70 warships destroy 8 enemy vessels, losing 30 of their own in the process.
Madrigal is glassed by The Covenant.
2528 or 2529[edit]
Battle of Hat Yai.
The Covenant glasses the UNSC colony world of Eridanus II
Battle of Groombridge-1830, 11 UNSC Destroyers are lost in attempt to defeat a Covenant fleet of 3 warships; the battle ends in a costly victory in which the UNSC learns from the interrogation of a Covenant prisoner of the reason for their intended extermination.
The UNSC finally manages to retake Harvest, ending the five-year long Harvest Campaign in a UNSC victory.
Battle of Arcadia, UNSC victory; the humans successfully repel the Covenant after a costly holding action.
Battle of the Etran Harborage, UNSC victory; human forces eliminate a Forerunner fleet reactivated by the Covenant; the UNSC Spirit of Fire is drifting through unknown space and eventually declared lost with all hands.
Kurt-051 is kidnapped by Section III of ONI to train the classified SPARTAN-IIIs, in a need for more supersoldiers to fight the Covenant.
Battle of Vodin, Covenant attack the UNSC colony, but the planet is not destroyed; Spartan-II soldier Randall-037 is listed as MIA.
In an effort to better protect the remaining human worlds, the UNSC implements the Cole Protocol.
The Covenant destroys the UNSC colony world of Jericho VII in the Battle of Jericho VII.
Battle of Charybdis IX.
Battle of the Rubble.
In the course of four short years, UNSC forces have been hammered, despite excellent leadership and tactical brilliance. It is simply a matter of being outgunned; Covenant kill ratios tend to top three to one in ship-to-ship combat. By 2535, virtually all of the Outer Colony worlds have been glassed by the Covenant.
Covenant forces begin to swarm into the Inner Colonies. For several years the war falls into a pattern: humans win isolated battles, typically during ground operations, but at a horrible cost and rarely without the Spartans' assistance. In space combat, the humans are losing at a precipitous rate, and one by one, the colonies fall.
Discovery of Covenant Manufacturing Plant K7-49 at the Battle of New Harmony.
Battle of New Constantinople, UNSC victory.[100]
Battle of Leonis Minoris, Covenant destroys two of the three colonies in the Leonis Minoris system.[101]
Siege of the Atlas Moons was a rare victory for the UNSC, as victories in space-based fighting were uncommon for the UNSC Fleet.
Operation: PROMETHEUS: UNSC victory. SPARTAN-III Alpha Company is killed by Covenant forces.
Battle of Kholo, Covenant forces glass the colony of Kholo.
Battle for Alluvion, Covenant victory, Alluvion is glassed.
On March 6 the Battle of 18 Scorpii takes place. In the battle prior-unknown Independent/Insurrectionist human forces assist three UNSC destroyers in defeating a Covenant CPV destroyer.
Vice Admiral Preston J. Cole is presumed to have made his last stand at the Battle of Psi Serpentis on April 18. Over 300 Covenant ships destroyed in the battle. As of this time, it is humanity's greatest single victory in the war.
Battle of Miridem, the SPARTAN-II Sheila-065 is killed while protecting Dr. Catherine Halsey on Miridem. Halsey is subsequently captured by Covenant forces, and is placed on board a Covenant assault carrier in the Third Fleet of Glorious Consequence.
Operation: WARM BLANKET, following Halsey's capture by the Covenant, the Office of Naval Intelligence initiates an operation to rescue her with the assistance of five SPARTAN-IIs. The operation is a success, and Halsey is rescued, at the cost of two of the Spartans.
Battle of Draco III. Covenant kill all UNSC ground forces and captured thousands of civilians. Later a SPARTAN squad arrive and kill all Covenant forces only to find that the civilians were killed by ravenous, raging Grunts and Jackals.
Operation: TORPEDO: UNSC victory. All participating SPARTAN IIIs, with the exception of Tom-B292 and Lucy-B091 of SPARTAN-III Beta Company are killed by Covenant forces.
Battle of Actium: Covenant victory. The 53rd Armored Division is wiped out in a nuclear attack aimed at halting the Covenant offensive on the UNSC colony of Actium; Although casualties are high, the Covenant ultimately glass the planet.
Sargasso is attacked by the Covenant. This engagement marks the first appearance of the Type-46 Infantry Support Vehicle.[102]
Battle of New Llanelli: Covenant victory, New Llanelli is glassed.
The UNSC colony of Skopje is destroyed by the Covenant.
Battle of Meridian, UNSC victory; Covenant armada is repelled.
Siege of Paris IV, Covenant victory.
Fall of Arcadia, Covenant victory, Arcadia is glassed.[103]
Battle of Meridian resumes, Covenant victory; The Covenant glass the colony as the UNSC retreats, recovering a Forerunner Luminary that contains to the coordinates to "Erde-Tyrene". Unbeknownst to them, it is the human homeworld Earth.
April[edit]
Battle of Fumirole. Thom-A293 is killed and Kat-B320 loses her arm.
July[edit]
Battle of Sigma Octanus IV. The single greatest UNSC victory since Harvest. However, the Covenant gain what they seek: the location of Installation 04. They also discover the human presence on Reach.
The Covenant discover Reach, and send in an advance invasion force, beginning the prolonged Battle of Reach.
Battle of Criterion. Gabriel Thorne single-handedly saved his entire platoon.[104]
August[edit]
Battle of Tribute. Along with other colonies in the Epsilon Eridani System, Tribute is invaded by Covenant forces. The colony is not glassed instantly, but remains under siege by Covenant forces for some time.
Raid on Verge. A Covenant Beacon transmitting helium-3 for ships blockading Tribute is destroyed by Team Black.
Battle of Line Installation 1-4. A UNSC ship on a covert mission, as well as a Covenant Assault Carrier, crash on a remote moon with a Forerunner relic. In the ensuing engagement, the surviving UNSC forces side with the Covenant against the installation's defense systems.
The Fall of Reach ends. On August 30, 314 Covenant ships destroy over 130 UNSC ships and 20 ODPs for the loss of at least two-thirds of their fleet. It is a major Covenant victory: Reach is the last major stronghold before Sol. The UNSC Pillar of Autumn escapes.
September[edit]
Installation 04 begins to disintegrate, signalling a turning point in the Human-Covenant War.
Battle of New Jerusalem. Following an attack on the UNSC colony of New Jerusalem, the 26th Marine Expeditionary Force is sent to reinforce the UNSC forces already present. The colony is eventually lost to the Covenant and the survivors fall back to Earth.
Raid on Mount Haven
Battle of Installation 04. The Pillar of Autumn engages the Covenant Fleet of Particular Justice at Halo Installation 04. After four days the battle degenerates into a four-way melee as the Flood organisms are released and Forerunner constructs, Sentinels seek to contain the outbreak. The crew of the Pillar of Autumn are instrumental in preventing the Flood from escaping and the installation from firing by destroying the installation. There are only a handful of survivors.
Skirmish over Threshold. UNSC survivors from the Battle of Installation 04 rally in orbit over Threshold. Using their limited resources to the fullest they manage to capture the Covenant vessel Ascendant Justice and use it to escape.
Raid of Reach. John-117 and some of the survivors of the Battle of Installation 04 raid Reach to rescue a SPARTAN-II team trapped on Reach by a Covenant fleet. They rescue the Spartan squad leaving a great deal of damage to the Covenant fleet ships and the ground forces.
Massacre at Eridanus Secundus. It was a minor event in the Human-Covenant War that ultimately resulted in the destruction Eridanus rebels by the Covenant. It is most notable for the involvement of the Gettysburg-Ascendant Justice and Dr. Halsey's kidnapping of Kelly-087.
Operation: FIRST STRIKE. Five SPARTAN-II super soldiers route and destroy a fleet of 500 Covenant warships preparing to jump to Earth. This is accomplished through the destruction of the massive mobile space station Unyielding Hierophant. This is the single greatest victory, for the humans during the entire war and the single greatest loss to the Covenant.
October[edit]
Battle for Earth. 15 Covenant ships assault Earth, defended by the UNSC Home Fleet and 300 ODPs. The Covenant were not expecting the heavy human presence, as well as their new orbital MAC defenses, and are completely destroyed save for the Solemn Penance- the High Prophet of Regret's personal assault carrier, and the Pious Inquisitor. However, a fleet of Covenant capital ships appears soon after, prolonging the battle.
November[edit]
Battle of Installation 05. The Solemn Penance arrives at Installation 05, being pursued by four small UNSC warships. Only one, the UNSC In Amber Clad, arrives in time to participate in the battle.
The Prophet of Regret is assassinated by John-117.
The Great Schism begins. Covenant forces are thoroughly divided between the Sangheili and the Jiralhanae. Every race in the Covenant takes sides.
The Prophet of Mercy is killed by a Flood Pod infector while the Prophet of Truth leads the remaining loyalist forces to Earth.
An alliance is formed between human forces led by Sergeant Major Avery Johnson and Sangheili-led forces commanded by Arbiter Thel 'Vadam to stop Chieftain of the Jiralhanae Tartarus from firing the ring.
Once again, the installation is prevented from firing and the Flood appears to take control of the installation and High Charity.
Due to the premature deactivation of Installation 05, the entire Halo Array is put into standby mode to be fired from the Ark.
Onyx Conflict. The destruction of Installation 04 wakes dormant Forerunner installations, including the Sentinels on Onyx which then threaten the UNSC base there. The SPARTAN-IIs of Blue Team fight their way off of Earth and commandeer a CPV-class heavy destroyer, the Bloodied Spirit, to relieve Onyx. Covenant and UNSC ships converge on Onyx but ultimately all are destroyed except for the UNSC Dusk. UNSC survivors retreat within the Onyx shield world Sarcophagus.
The destruction of Joyous Exultation. A Sangheili-led Covenant fleet led by Imperial Admiral Xytan 'Jar Wattinree assembles to besiege the Covenant forces on the colony world of Joyous Exultation. During this, the Covenant accidentally trigger a captured NOVA bomb recovered from Reach, annihilating the fleet, the entire colony and shattering its moon Malhiem.
The Battle for Earth continues. The Covenant, led by the Prophet of Truth, arrive at Earth in force, to reinforce the Covenant forces already present. During the following week, Marines, with help of the Sangheili, pushes back the Covenant invaders who retreat through the Portal at Voi to the Ark outside of the galaxy.
December[edit]
Battle of Installation 00.
All Covenant vessels are destroyed over the Ark by the Sangheili Fleet of Retribution.
The final Covenant religious leader, the Prophet of Truth, is executed by the Arbiter with help from the Flood. The Master Chief stops the Ark from firing the Halo Rings.
The Human-Covenant war ends.
The flood controlled High Charity is destroyed by the Master Chief after he blasts the city's main reactors causing them to go critical.
Raid on Installation 08.
Thel 'Vadam, John-117, and Johnson battle to the control room that's on Installation 08. Guilty Spark runs rampant, killing Johnson before apparently being destroyed. Installation 08's Sentinels turned on John-117 and Thel 'Vadam. The unfinished Installation 08 is activated, severely damaging the Ark and destroying the entire Flood infestation including the Gravemind. These final events ended the Human-Covenant War. However, the UNSC Forward Unto Dawn is torn in half while entering the portal home, sending 'Vadam to Earth, but leaving John and Cortana lost in space.
The Arbiter returns to Earth in the front half of Forward Unto Dawn, crashing into the Indian Ocean. He is safely cut out of the wreckage by UNSC forces. John is left missing in action.
Operation: SUNSPEAR
Having received word that the Covenant was in the Sol system, Spartan-II Gray Team enacted a secret operation designed to strike hard at the Sangheili in hopes of buying the remnants of humanity some time.
Due to a damaged deep-space communications array, Gray Team failed to receive the message that the war was over and their mission was no longer necessary.
Just days after the war officially ended, Gray Team destroyed the Sangheili colony world of Glyke with a NOVA bomb, killing billions of Sangheili.
Their ship critically damaged in the blast, Gray Team evacuated in their lifeboat and remained adrift in Glyke's remains in cryo chambers.
February[edit]
Fleet Admiral Hood meets with Arbiter Thel 'Vadam on Sanghelios. They agree to a ceasefire between humanity and the Sangheili loyal to Vadam.[20]
March[edit]
While the fighting finished in December and a ceasefire was agreed upon in February, hostilities are not formally ceased officially until March,[3] when the UNSC-Sangheili Treaty of 2552 is formally ratified. The UNSC erect a monument on a hillside near the Ark's gateway to commemorate those who died during the war, particularly during the Battle on Installation 00. Two of the most prominent figures listed on the memorial are John-117 and Dr. Catherine Halsey,[105] though both remain alive. Thel 'Vadam and his retinue depart for Sanghelios.
The "Great War", a name for the war used by Petra Janecek, was originally used for the First World War prior to the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939.
Avery Johnson was the only human to witness both the beginning and end of the Human-Covenant War, as he was present when Harvest was attacked and saw the Prophet of Truth's death, which signified the end of the war. He was also the first human to kill a member of the Covenant.
Admiral Preston Cole questioned the Covenant's apparent difficulty of finding Earth; he pointed out that they could have simply picked up human radio signals and triangulated the source. Cole theorized that the Covenant's systematic destruction of human colonies before assaulting Earth may have been due to an internal scheme within the upper tiers of the Covenant hierarchy that prevented Earth from being targeted sooner; that the destruction of the Outer Colonies before Earth was part of a religious ritual; or that the Covenant were not particularly interested in humanity's homeworld strategically, but for some other, unknown reason. Cole suspected that members of the Covenant military may not have been informed of the particulars of these underlying schemes; in order to prevent hypothetical "rogue elements" within the Covenant military from attacking Earth without authorization from the Covenant leadership, Cole recommended ONI to obfuscate human radio signals in slipspace.[106] Cole's speculations appear to have been at least partially correct; the Prophet of Truth had a far-reaching plan to increase his personal power, which involved keeping the other Hierarchs and most of the Covenant ignorant of key information, including the location of the human homeworld, until the optimal moment to strike Earth. Truth's plans were partially compromised when the Prophet of Regret discovered the location of the Ark Portal on his own and proceeded to attack Earth, unaware of the human presence.[78] Despite Cole's theories, however, the possibility of triangulating Earth's position from radio signals does not appear to have occurred to the Hierarchs, as evidenced by Truth's more convoluted plan to have Kig-Yar led by Reth acquire navigation data leading to Earth from the Rubble,[107] and the fact that Truth did not discover Earth's location until 2552.[78]
The length of the Human-Covenant War (28 years) is a reference to the number seven: 28/4= 7.
i love bees
Conversations from the Universe
Breaking Quarantine
Second Sunrise Over New Mombasa
The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor
Halo: Ghosts of Onyx
Diorama (Diorama only)
Halo: Contact Harvest
Halo Wars: Genesis
Sadie's Story
Odd One Out (Non-canonical appearance)
Stomping on the Heels of a Fuss
Blunt Instruments
The Mona Lisa
Human Weakness
The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole
Halo: Blood Line
Patrol (Indirect mention)
Deliver Hope
Halo: Glasslands (Mentioned only)
Halo: The Thursday War (Mentioned only)
Halo 4 (Prologue Only)
Halo: Spartan Assault (Mentioned only)
Halo: Broken Circle
Halo: Smoke and Shadow (Mentioned only)
Halo Wars 2 (Mentioned only)
Halo: Envoy (Mentioned only)
Halo: Rise of Atriox
Halo: Legacy of Onyx
Halo: Bad Blood (Mentioned only)
Halo: Collateral Damage
Halo: Battle Born
Halo: Renegades (Mentioned only)
Halo: Oblivion
Halo: Meridian Divide
Halo: The Television Series
^ Allied with UNSC/Fleet of Retribution only during the 1st half of the Battle of Installation 04 (UNSC only), Battle of Installation 05 and Battle of the Ark. Elsewhere and excluding these battles, Forerunner constructs were hostile to the UNSC/Fleet of Retribution' (including during the 2nd half of the Battle of installation 04 (UNSC only), Battle of the Etran Harborage (UNSC only), Battle of Onyx (UNSC only) and the Raid on Installation 08). However, Forerunner constructs were hostile to both Flood and Covenant forces throughout the entire war.
^ While the final battle of the war was fought on December 11, 2552, a formal ceasefire was not agreed upon until February 2553. The official end of the war was declared on March 3, 2553.
^ The Human-Covenant War briefly extended outside the Milky Way galaxy for the Battle of Installation 00
^ The name "Covenant War" is most often used by media from 343 Industries. However, the less common "Human-Covenant War" is more descriptive and is therefore used by Halopedia.
^ First Battle of Harvest
^ Halo 3
^ a b c Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, From the Office of Dr. William Arthur Iqbal
^ Believe, Museum
^ a b c Halo 3, campaign level, The Covenant
^ a b Halo 3, campaign level, Halo
^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "The Return"
^ a b Halo: Evolutions, "Palace Hotel", page 351
^ Halo: Glasslands. page 151
^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 98 (2001)
^ Halo: The Fall of Reach (2001), back cover description
^ Halo: The Flood (2001), back cover description
^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, pages 19, 74, 75, 92, 95, 98, 105, 112, 113, 120
^ Halo Waypoint: Headhunters Part 1, Hero - Courage
^ Halo: New Blood, page 5 (Google Play edition)
^ Halo: First Strike (2010), Petra
^ a b Halo Waypoint, Hero-Fortitude
^ a b Halo: Glasslands, pages 358-361
^ Halo: Evolutions, The Return
^ a b Halo Waypoint - Halo Initiation Writer Interview ("Experience a new war with the Covenant ...")
^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 27
^ Halo: Contact Harvest, pages 97-100
^ Halo: Contact Harvest, pages 128-134
^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 229
^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 275 ("'The Forerunners,' the Minister whispered. 'Some were left behind.'")
^ Halo Encyclopedia, "chapter 1", page 33
^ a b c d Halo Wars: Genesis, pages 1-10
^ Halo: Evolutions, The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole, pages 462-467
^ Halo: Evolutions, The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole, page 470
^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 188
^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 103
^ a b Halo Wars, campaign level Scarab
^ Halo Wars, campaign level, Alpha Base
^ Halo Wars, campaign level, Arcadia City
^ Halo Wars, campaign level, Beachhead
^ Halo Wars, campaign level, Escape
^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, pages 43-46
^ Halo: The Cole Protocol pages 352
^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, page 341
^ Halo: First Strike, page 179 ("John had never worked with the Admiral before, but his accomplishments during the battles for New Constantinople and the Siege of the Atlas Moons were well known.")
^ Halo Waypoint video, Hero-Courage
^ Dr. Halsey's personal journal
^ Halo: First Strike, page 244
^ Halo Legends, The Package
^ a b Halo: First Strike, pages 328-333
^ Halo: Evolutions, "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", pages 472-485
^ Conversations from the Universe
^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, pages 240-245
^ Halo: First Strike, pages 104-105
^ Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 177
^ Halo: The Flood, page 187
^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level, The Truth and Reconciliation
^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level, 343 Guilty Spark
^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level, The Maw
^ Halo 2, campaign level The Arbiter
^ i love bees
^ a b c d e Halo Waypoint, "Ten Twenty"
^ Halo 2, campaign level, Delta Halo
^ Halo 2, campaign level Regret
^ Halo 2, campaign level, The Oracle
^ Halo 2, campaign level Quarantine Zone
^ Halo 2, campaign level The Great Journey
^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, pages 377-378
^ Bungie.net: Bungie Weekly Update: 01/23/09
^ Halo 3, campaign level, Floodgate
^ Halo 3, campaign level, The Ark
^ Halo: Envoy, pages 177-180
^ a b Eleventh Hour reports: Aftermath (1/5)
^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe - The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole, page 457
^ Halo: Escalation, Issue #13 official summary
^ Halo: Collateral Damage, Part 1
^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "The Impossible Life and The Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", page 470
^ Halo Waypoint article on Arcadia
^ Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide
^ Halo: Glasslands, page 435
^ Halo: The Cole Protocol, page 285-286
⇦ Battles of the Human-Covenant War ⇨
Harvest (I) (Minor Transgression) • Chi Ceti • Alpha Corvi II • Bliss • Harvest (II) • Netherop (I) • SILENT STORM (Seoba • Biko • Etalan • Zhoist) • Circinius IV • Mesra • Netherop (II) • Alpha Aurigae • XI Boötis A • Madrigal • Hat Yai • Asmara • Harvest (III)
Groombridge-1830 • Arcadia (I) • Etran Harborage • Vodin • Jericho VII • Charybdis IX • The Rubble • Metisette • Leonis Minoris • New Constantinople • Bonanza asteroid belt • New Harmony • K7-49 • Kholo
GUARDIAN LANCE • Alluvion • 18 Scorpii • Psi Serpentis • Miridem • Fleet of Glorious Consequence • Draco III • Actium • Pegasi Delta • Sargasso • New Llanelli • Skopje • Meridian • Arcadia (II) • Paris IV
Minab • Gamma Pavonis VII • Ballast • Concord • Beta Eridani • Ariel • Fumirole • Troy • Criterion • Sigma Octanus IV • Reach (Engagements) • Tribute • Verge • Beta Gabriel • Line Installation 1-4 • New Jerusalem • Mount Haven • Installation 04 (Engagements) • Threshold • Reach raid • Eridanus Secundus • Unyielding Hierophant • Earth (Engagements) • Onyx • Installation 05 (Quarantine Zone • High Charity) • Mare Erythraeum • Installation 00 (BLIND FAITH • Citadel • High Charity raid • Installation 08 raid) • SUNSPEAR
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Bounty (2546-2552) • Camber (post-2535) • Eirene (pre-2537) • Alpha Cephei (pre-2541) • Algolis (post-2548) • Atlas Moons (pre-2552) • Heian raid (pre-2552) • HEMORRHAGE (pre-2552) • Odenli'sh (pre-2552) • DEVIL FREEDOM (pre-2552) • Ruthersburg (pre-2552)
Overarching Campaigns
Outer Colonies (2525-2536) • Inner Colonies (2536-2552)
UNSC • Covenant
Wars in human history
Human-Forerunner wars (c. 107,445 BCE - 106,445 BCE) • Jovian Moons Campaign (2160) • Rainforest Wars (2162) • Battle of Delambre (2162) • Mars Campaign (2163) • Interplanetary War (2164 - 2170) • Hydra System Massacres • Inner Colony Wars (post-2362) • Insurrection (2494-ongoing) • Human-Covenant War (2525 - 2553) • Post-Covenant War conflicts (2553 - ongoing)
Wars in Covenant history
War of Wills (1st Age of Conflict) • War of Beginnings (1st Age of Conflict) • Rending (1st Age of Reconciliation) • Struggle for Ideological Purity • Second Illumination • Taming of the Lekgolo (Age of Conversion) • Unggoy Rebellion (39th Age of Conflict) • Sixteenth Unggoy Disobedience • Human-Covenant War (23rd Age of Doubt to 9th Age of Reclamation) • Great Schism (9th Age of Reclamation) • Sangheili-Jiralhanae war
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Battles of the Human-Covenant War
History of the Covenant
History of the UNSC

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