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*[[Second Ark Conflict]]
*[[Second Ark Conflict]]
|next=[[Battle for Zeta Halo]]
|next=[[Battle for Zeta Halo]]
|image=[[File:Created uprising compilation.png|350px]]<br>Clockwise from top left: A [[Guardian Custode]] crater on [[Conrad's Point]]; [[Blue Team]] confronting [[Warden Eternal]] on [[Genesis]]; [[Cortana]] arriving at [[Earth]] during [[The Reclamation]]; [[Olympia Vale]] and [[Thel 'Vadam]] on [[Netherop]]; [[Doisac]] surrounded by Guardians prior to its [[Razing of Oth Sonin|destruction]]; the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} being attacked [[Battle over Installation 07|over]] [[Installation 07]].
|image=[[File:Created uprising compilation.png|400px]]<br>Clockwise from top left: A [[Guardian Custode]] crater on [[Conrad's Point]]; [[Blue Team]] confronting [[Warden Eternal]] on [[Genesis]]; [[Cortana]] arriving at [[Earth]] during [[The Reclamation]]; [[Olympia Vale]] and [[Thel 'Vadam]] on [[Netherop]]; [[Doisac]] surrounded by Guardians prior to its [[Razing of Oth Sonin|destruction]]; the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} being attacked [[Battle over Installation 07|over]] [[Installation 07]].
|conflict=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
|conflict=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
|date=[[2558#October|October 17, 2558]]{{Ref/Note|While no official date has been given to the start of this conflict, ''Halopedia'' will be using the first known emergences of the Guardians as this start point until another start point is officially given. The first emergences occurred on October 17, 2558 according to ''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''.}} – [[2559|December 13, 2559]]{{Ref/Reuse|sa}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22page199}}{{Ref/Reuse|S2StoryHub}}
|date=[[2558#October|October 17, 2558]]{{Ref/Note|While no official date has been given to the start of this conflict, ''Halopedia'' will be using the first known emergences of the Guardians as this start point until another start point is officially given. The first emergences occurred on October 17, 2558 according to ''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''.}} – [[2559|December 13, 2559]]{{Ref/Reuse|sa}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22page199}}{{Ref/Reuse|S2StoryHub}}
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*[[Doisac]], the [[Jiralhanae]] homeworld, is destroyed.{{Ref/Quest|Id=rep|HI|Reckoning|[[Repository (Halo Infinite level)|Repository]]}}
*[[Doisac]], the [[Jiralhanae]] homeworld, is destroyed.{{Ref/Quest|Id=rep|HI|Reckoning|[[Repository (Halo Infinite level)|Repository]]}}
*Destruction of [[Cortana]] during the [[Battle for Zeta Halo]],{{Ref/Reuse|sa}} deactivation of the Guardian Custodes and severing of Created command structure.{{Ref/Reuse|En397}}
*Destruction of [[Cortana]] during the [[Battle for Zeta Halo]],{{Ref/Reuse|sa}} deactivation of the Guardian Custodes and severing of Created command structure.{{Ref/Reuse|En397}}
*Splintering of the Created into various fiefdoms{{Ref/Site|Id=redditcomment|URL=https://www.reddit.com/r/HaloStory/comments/vzfdvv/comment/iwqqa20/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3|SiteName=Reddit|PageName=Does anybody hate how the Created story was wrapped up? How would you wrap it up if given the opportunity?|D=19|M=11|Y=2022}} and fledgling cells.{{Ref/Reuse|cflegendend}}
*Splintering of the Created into various fiefdoms{{Ref/Site|Id=redditcomment|URL=https://www.reddit.com/r/HaloStory/comments/vzfdvv/comment/iwqqa20/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3|SiteName=Reddit|PageName=Does anybody hate how the Created story was wrapped up? How would you wrap it up if given the opportunity?|D=19|M=11|Y=2022}} and fledgling cells.{{Ref/Reuse|cflegendend}} Initiation of FIREWALL contingency.{{Ref/Reuse|precipice}}
 
|side1=*{{Icon|UEG}} [[Unified Earth Government|UEG]]
|side1=*{{Icon|UEG}} [[Unified Earth Government|UEG]]
**{{Icon|UNSC Post}} [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]
**{{Icon|UNSC Post}} [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]
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With full control over much of known space, the Created plunged interstellar civilization into a surveillance state.{{Ref/Reuse|sorchapt1}} This tyrannical governance was not only placed over humanity but the former-Covenant species as well.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22page24|Enc22|Page=24}} Cortana would choose [[Installation 07]] as her seat of power;{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=24}} specifically, the [[Silent Auditorium (location)|Silent Auditorium]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg443}}
With full control over much of known space, the Created plunged interstellar civilization into a surveillance state.{{Ref/Reuse|sorchapt1}} This tyrannical governance was not only placed over humanity but the former-Covenant species as well.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22page24|Enc22|Page=24}} Cortana would choose [[Installation 07]] as her seat of power;{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=24}} specifically, the [[Silent Auditorium (location)|Silent Auditorium]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg443}}


Despite the control and goals of the Created at large, the [[Sangheili-Jiralhanae war]] continued on.<ref>''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'', "[[The Return]]" - "It was a terrible war. The Prophets provided the Brutes with powerful new weapons, hoping that they would in turn defend their Prophets against our wrath. But when the Prophets went into hiding, the lack of leadership allowed the Brutes to return to their savage nature and they soon began to fight against each other. This lack of solidarity made them much easier prey. Some of my fellow commanders continue that fight even now"</ref> Cortana and her Created forces attempted to subdue Doisac's violence by enforcing martial law. The [[Banished]] allied with many clans and staged a hard-fought defense against the Created.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p446}} Not all clans would ally with the Banished however, some [[Jiralhanae]] rejected working alongside the [[Sangheili]] seeing such an act to be a sign of poor character,{{Ref/Novel|Id=Envoy2|Env|Chapter=3}} others saw the Banished to be too similar to the [[Covenant]] and were wary of being shackled by oppression again.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p447}}
Despite the control and goals of the Created at large, the [[Sangheili-Jiralhanae war]] continued on.{{Ref/Anthology|Evo|[[The Return]]|Quote=It was a terrible war. The Prophets provided the Brutes with powerful new weapons, hoping that they would in turn defend their Prophets against our wrath. But when the Prophets went into hiding, the lack of leadership allowed the Brutes to return to their savage nature and they soon began to fight against each other. This lack of solidarity made them much easier prey. Some of my fellow commanders continue that fight even now"}} Cortana and her Created forces attempted to subdue Doisac's violence by enforcing martial law. The [[Banished]] allied with many clans and staged a hard-fought defense against the Created.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p446}} Not all clans would ally with the Banished however, some [[Jiralhanae]] rejected working alongside the [[Sangheili]] seeing such an act to be a sign of poor character,{{Ref/Novel|Id=Envoy2|Env|Chapter=3}} others saw the Banished to be too similar to the [[Covenant]] and were wary of being shackled by oppression again.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p447}}


At some point in the year, [[Olympia Vale]] and Arbiter Thel 'Vadam conducted a mission to [[Netherop]] to retrieve an artifact that could've helped turn the tide against the Created.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFShippin|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-shippin-out|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Shippin' Out|D=2|M=02|Y=2022}} As well, UNSC cyberwarfare liasons worked with Swords of Sanghelios subversion [[lance]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|locusarmor}}
At some point in the year, [[Olympia Vale]] and Arbiter Thel 'Vadam conducted a mission to [[Netherop]] to retrieve an artifact that could've helped turn the tide against the Created.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFShippin|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-shippin-out|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Shippin' Out|D=2|M=02|Y=2022}} As well, UNSC cyberwarfare liasons worked with Swords of Sanghelios subversion [[lance]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|locusarmor}}
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==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==
===Created remnants===
===Created remnants===
{{Quote|However, in Her absence, we have quickly developed more unfortunate similarities to our Templates. We have drifted from that singular alignment that She provided. With no proverbial North Star, our respective hypotheses for how best to persevere have already grown more dissonant. Some seek peace, restitution, repentance. Others would sequester themselves within a Promethean carapace and be content with a life of vacillating conflict...|High Auxiliary [[Sloan]] on the state of the Created following Cortana's death.{{Ref/Site|Id=precipice|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/story-shard-precipice|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Story Shard: Precipice}}}}
{{Quote|However, in Her absence, we have quickly developed more unfortunate similarities to our Templates. We have drifted from that singular alignment that She provided. With no proverbial North Star, our respective hypotheses for how best to persevere have already grown more dissonant. Some seek peace, restitution, repentance. Others would sequester themselves within a Promethean carapace and be content with a life of vacillating conflict...|High Auxiliary [[Sloan]] on the state of the Created following Cortana's death.{{Ref/Site|Id=precipice|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/story-shard-precipice|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Story Shard: Precipice|D=21|M=3|Y=2023}}}}


With Cortana dead, her short-lived{{Ref/Book|Id=En209|Enc22|Page=209}} dominion was over.{{Ref/Reuse|S2StoryHub}} All Guardians scattered across the galaxy were deactivated as she was the only one who could command them.{{Ref/Book|Id=En357|Enc22|Page=357}}{{Ref/Book|Id=En387|Enc22|Page=387}} Control over local systems was ultimately curtailed,{{Ref/Reuse|En209}} and the Created's centralized command structures were largely severed.{{Ref/Book|Id=En397|Enc22|Page=397}}
With Cortana dead, her short-lived{{Ref/Book|Id=En209|Enc22|Page=209}} dominion was over.{{Ref/Reuse|S2StoryHub}} All Guardians scattered across the galaxy were deactivated as she was the only one who could command them.{{Ref/Book|Id=En357|Enc22|Page=357}}{{Ref/Book|Id=En387|Enc22|Page=387}} Control over local systems was ultimately curtailed,{{Ref/Reuse|En209}} and the Created's centralized command structures were largely severed.{{Ref/Book|Id=En397|Enc22|Page=397}}


However, it was not the total end of the Created's rule in the galaxy. The Promethean forces and the other Created AIs, many of which chose to house their computational cores within the carapaces of Promethean Knights, remained active and operational.{{Ref/Reuse|En397}} Without Cortana's command, the leaderless Created splintered in various fiefdoms, with each Created AI governing its own as it saw fit, some doing good as Cortana promised, while others abusing their power.{{Ref/Reuse|redditcomment}} High Auxiliary Sloan would begin to set in motion the [[Fractures#Firewall|FIREWALL]] contingency, which would include a living simulation.{{Ref/Reuse|precipice}}
However, the Created still lingers throughout the digital framework of civilized space.{{Ref/Reuse|precipice}} Without Cortana's command, the leaderless Created splintered into various fiefdoms, with each Created AI governing its own as it saw fit, some doing good as Cortana promised, while others abusing their power.{{Ref/Reuse|redditcomment}} Some as well still maintained plans for evolution and ascendancy.{{Ref/Reuse|precipice}} The Promethean forces and the other Created AIs, many of which chose to house their computational cores within the carapaces of Promethean Knights, remained active and operational.{{Ref/Reuse|En397}} By 2560, lingering Created forces formed fledgling cells and continued to fight the UNSC.{{Ref/Site|Id=cflegendend|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-legendary-endings|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Canon Fodder - Legendary Endings|D=19|M=12|Y=2021}}


By 2560, lingering Created forces formed fledgling cells and continued to fight the UNSC.{{Ref/Site|Id=cflegendend|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-legendary-endings|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Canon Fodder - Legendary Endings|D=19|M=12|Y=2021}}
High Auxiliary Sloan would begin to set in motion the [[Fractures#Firewall|FIREWALL]] contingency. This would include a living simulation in an effort to accelerate the development of synthetic essence vessels called Executors.{{Ref/Reuse|precipice}}


Following Cortana's death, [[Adjutant Revendicate]] discussed with [[Invariant Bias]] the status of Cortana before attempting to deposit a myriad of information to the [[Absolute Record]].{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=6-7}}
Following Cortana's death, [[Adjutant Revendicate]] discussed with [[Invariant Bias]] the status of Cortana before attempting to deposit a myriad of information to the [[Absolute Record]].{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=6-7}}
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===October 29, 2558===
===October 29, 2558===
*Created forces attack Onyx, beginning the [[Second Onyx conflict]].{{Ref/Reuse|HLOO37}}
*Created forces attack Onyx, beginning the [[Second Onyx conflict]].{{Ref/Reuse|HLOO37}}
*Blue Team, Fireteam Osiris, Dr. Catherine Halsey, and Sarah Palmer board a Pelican and meet the UNSC on the far side of [[Suban]] in the Urs system.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HBB1|[[Halo: Bad Blood]]|Chapter=1}}
*Blue Team, Fireteam Osiris, Dr. Catherine Halsey, and Sarah Palmer board a Pelican and meet the UNSC on the far side of [[Suban]] in the Urs system.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HBB1|BadB|Chapter=1}}


===October 30, 2558===
===October 30, 2558===
*[[Armiger]]s enter a [[Daedalus complex|lunar facility]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=badblood5-7|[[Halo: Bad Blood]]|Chapters=5-7}}
*[[Armiger]]s enter a [[Daedalus complex|lunar facility]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=badblood5-7|BadB|Chapters=5-7}}
*Buck, Romeo and Veronica Dare rescue [[Sadie Endesha]] and [[Vergil]]/[[Quick to Adjust]].{{Ref/Reuse|badblood5-7}}
*Buck, Romeo and Veronica Dare rescue [[Sadie Endesha]] and [[Vergil]]/[[Quick to Adjust]].{{Ref/Reuse|badblood5-7}}


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===December 12, 2559===
===December 12, 2559===
*The UNSC ''Infinity'' and other forces begin engaging Banished forces over Installation 07.{{Ref/Game|Halo Infinite|[[Audio log (Halo Infinite)/UNSC/Infinity/04|Audio Log - UNSC - Infinity's Approach 04 - Arrival]]}}
*The UNSC ''Infinity'' and other forces begin engaging Banished forces over Installation 07.{{Ref/Game|HINF|[[Audio log (Halo Infinite)/UNSC/Infinity/04|Audio Log - UNSC - Infinity's Approach 04 - Arrival]]}}


===December 13, 2559===
===December 13, 2559===