Editing Battle for the Control Room (Installation 05)

*[[Karo'etba-pattern Ghost|Ghosts]]

*1 [[Zurdo-pattern Wraith|Wraith]]

*[[Karo'etba-pattern Ghost|Ghosts]]

*[[Zurdo-pattern Wraith|Wraiths]]

*[[Kez'katu-pattern Phantom|Phantoms]]

Following his brash and unprepared arrival at [[Earth]], the [[Hierarch|High Prophet]] of [[Prophet of Regret|Regret]] was forced to withdraw as his [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration|small excavation fleet]] was overwhelmed by the planets defenses and his ground forces in the city of [[Mombasa]] were pushed back by UNSC ground forces.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Outskirts]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Metropolis]]''</ref> The Prophet had his [[flagship]], the {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' perform a [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] jump directly over [[New Mombasa]], having discovered the location of [[Installation 05]] using information he had gleaned from the [[Luminary]] recovered on [[Meridian]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''' - ''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal]]'' ''Beholden''</ref> Unbeknownst to the Prophet, his ship was followed through slipspace by the UNSC {{Class|Stalwart|light frigate}} {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}}. The two warships arrived in the [[Coelest system]] on [[2552#November|November 2, 2552]]. As the ''Solemn Penance'' deployed ground forces to the surface, the human vessel deployed a strike force of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODSTs]] led by [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] to [[Assassination of the Prophet of Regret|assassinate]] the Covenant Hierarch.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Delta Halo]]''</ref> Despite the arrival of the Covenant holy city [[High Charity]] and it's vast [[High Charity defense fleet|defense fleet]], the Covenant were unable to prevent Regret's death at the hands of the Master Chief. Truth instead recalled the flotilla of [[Kez'katu-pattern Phantom|Phantoms]] the fleet had dispatched and allowed his fellow Hierarch to die, having the fleet [[Glassing|glass]] the [[Temple (Installation 05)|temple]] instead.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Regret (Halo 2 level)|Regret]]''</ref>  

[[File:H2AJiralhanaeEncampment.png|250px|thumb|The [[Jiralhanae encampment]].]]

Thel and his allies fought their way through several more rooms containing Jiralhanae and Kig-Yar occupying positions fortified by [[Eeo'Pimu-pattern Shade|Shade]] turrets and encountering scattered Sangheili and Unggoy who assisted the separatists in their push. Eventually, the group made it outside the structure, where they eliminated a large pack of Jiralhanae before commandeering their parked [[Karo'etba-pattern Ghost|Ghosts]]. Now mobilized, Thel and his allies attacked a larger Covenant camp, overcoming several waves of Jiralhanae and Kig-Yar reinforcements. In the next camp, they assisted a cowering Unggoy by killing it's Kig-Yar overseer. The Unggoy mounted a nearby Shade and assisted the team in destroying the rest of the Covenant forces in the camp, including a Jiralhanae-operated [[Wuzum-pattern Spectre|Spectre]] which arrived from the camp's exit. The separatist movement pressed onward, wiping out a small camp of Kig-Yar before reaching a shallow river where Jiralhanae forces attempted to detonate a number of [[Plasma battery|plasma batteries]] with their [[Type-25 Brute Shot|Brute Shots]]. This attempt failed and all of the Covenant troops were wiped out. Thel and his allies arrived at a heavily-fortified [[Jiralhanae encampment|encampment]] where the Jiralhanae had stockpiled an assortment of UNSC and Covenant weaponry. The team were forced to destroy a pair of [[Zurdo-pattern Wraith|Wraiths]], as well as a number of Kig-Yar [[Kig-Yar Sniper|snipers]] before they could enter the structure. Over the course of the battle, several more Sangheili arrived in drop pods to reinforce the group. As they made their way through the structure, the Sangheili accompanying Thel expressed their disgust at the weaponry the Brutes had stockpiled. A final group of Covenant including a pair of Ghosts guarding a nearby cave attempted to halt the separatists but were destroyed. Thel proceeded through the cave alone.{{Ref/Reuse|uprising}}

[[File:H2ABastionOfTheBrutes.png|250px|thumb|The [[Bastion of the Brutes]] with a [[Protos-pattern Scarab|Scarab]] adjacent to it.]]

'Vadumee, remembering the words spoken by the Gravemind, stated his intention to get inside, to which 'Vadumee revealed he knew [[Protos-pattern Scarab|a way]] to break the doors. A Spectre piloted by a Special Operations Sangheili arrived, allowing the Arbiter to mount up. With the Spectre and 'Vadumee's Wraith, the group made their way through the canyon, engaging a unit of Jiralhanae-operated Ghosts and a Wraith. As another set of Forerunner structures came into view, re-purposed as the [[Bastion of the Brutes]], 'Vadumee suggested they use the adjacent Protos Scarab to blast through the reinforced doors of the control room. A Phantom attempted to strafe the separatist vehicles while a pair of Wraiths and another pack of Jiralhanae guarding the entrance to the structures fought to keep the Sangheili out. Eventually 'Vadumee and his allies managed to defeat the Brutes. 'Vadumee declared his intent to retake a nearby {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}} from the Jiralhanae, after waiting to ensure no Covenant reinforcements followed the group into the structure. Proceeding inward, 'Vadumee encountered another Special Operations Sangheili and a [[Mgalekgolo]] pair. After assuring the Arbiter that the gestalts were on the separatist side, the group made their way through a series of corridors and rooms and across an indoor cave, clearing out Jiralhanae positions as they went. On an outdoor bridge, a unit of Kig-Yar, Yanme'e and a Phantom engaged the Sangheili and Mgalekgolo. As the Covenant ground troops, the Phantom retreated allowing the Arbiter and his group to proceed into a holding area where several surviving Councilors and another Mgalekgolo pair were contained behind [[shield door]]s. Thel and his allies attacked, releasing the captives. Between them, they quickly wiped out the Jiralhanae presence in the room. On the exterior platform, the Jiralhanae were preparing to execute three captured [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] Sergeants [[Johnson]], [[Stacker]] and [[Banks]]. Just as Tartarus radioed the Brutes to kill the captives, 'Vadamee and his forces attacked the Jiralhanae, catching them off guard. Johnson took advantage of the confusion, signalling for Stacker and Banks to open fire with concealed [[Type-25 Plasma Pistol]]s while he boarded and took control of the nearby Scarab.{{Ref/Reuse|journey}}