United Nations Space Command: Difference between revisions
From Halopedia, the Halo wiki
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 111: | Line 111: | ||
====Spartans==== | ====Spartans==== | ||
{{Main|SPARTAN programs|ORION Project|SPARTAN-II program}} | {{Main|SPARTAN programs|ORION Project|SPARTAN-II program}} | ||
[[File: | [[File:HW-Red Team.jpg|thumb|250px|Spartan-II [[Red Team]] in MJOLNIR armor.]] | ||
Fearing the consequences of the possible breakup of their fledgling interstellar empire, while wishing to preserve as much infrastructure as possible, the Earth government would embark on a series of efforts to quickly and quietly deal with insurrections without incurring massive civilian casualties.<ref name="xbox"/> | Fearing the consequences of the possible breakup of their fledgling interstellar empire, while wishing to preserve as much infrastructure as possible, the Earth government would embark on a series of efforts to quickly and quietly deal with insurrections without incurring massive civilian casualties.<ref name="xbox"/> | ||
| Line 155: | Line 155: | ||
{{Main|Post-Covenant War conflicts}} | {{Main|Post-Covenant War conflicts}} | ||
{{Quote|For too many years, humanity was on the backfoot. Reacting to threats, rather than preventing them. Rest of the galaxy was bigger than us. Stronger than us. We were mice, hiding in the shadows, hoping the giants would not see us. No more. Humanity is no longer on the defense. ''We'' are the giants now.|[[Captain (Navy)| Captain]] [[Thomas Lasky]]<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''[[Infinity (mode)|Infinity]]'' introductory cinematic</ref>}} | {{Quote|For too many years, humanity was on the backfoot. Reacting to threats, rather than preventing them. Rest of the galaxy was bigger than us. Stronger than us. We were mice, hiding in the shadows, hoping the giants would not see us. No more. Humanity is no longer on the defense. ''We'' are the giants now.|[[Captain (Navy)| Captain]] [[Thomas Lasky]]<ref>'''Halo 4''', ''[[Infinity (mode)|Infinity]]'' introductory cinematic</ref>}} | ||
[[File:H4Epilogue - Hazteam.jpg|thumb|250px|A UNSC military [[HAZMAT]] team investigates [[New Phoenix]] in the aftermath of the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]]'s [[New Phoenix Incident|attack]].]] | |||
The UNSC transferred its emergency governing functions back to the UEG on [[2553|January 8, 2553]], although this formal shift of power did not significantly diminish the UNSC's practical authority.<ref name="CatalogUEG">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2969317_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2969317 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction (Query Answer: Human records indicate transition to noncombatant administrative control <nowiki>[ref: UEG] [January 8, 2553]. No notable adjustment in military [bureaucratic tactical]</nowiki> behavior and scope of authority.)'']</ref> | The UNSC transferred its emergency governing functions back to the UEG on [[2553|January 8, 2553]], although this formal shift of power did not significantly diminish the UNSC's practical authority.<ref name="CatalogUEG">[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2969317_Catalog-Interaction.aspx#post2969317 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction (Query Answer: Human records indicate transition to noncombatant administrative control <nowiki>[ref: UEG] [January 8, 2553]. No notable adjustment in military [bureaucratic tactical]</nowiki> behavior and scope of authority.)'']</ref> | ||
