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{{Quote|By the Prophets | {{Quote|By the Prophets What have these Brutes done? They have shed our brothers' blood... and for that, they must die!|[[Sangheili]] on [[Installation 05]]}}{{Ref/Level|Id=Uprising|Halo 2|Level=Uprising}} | ||
The '''Great Schism''',{{Ref/Book|Id=GoO|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Page=240}} also known as the '''Covenant Schism''',{{Ref/Book|Id=GoO245|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Page=245}} was a major civil war between the forces loyal to the [[Covenant]] (led by the [[San'Shyuum]] and the [[Jiralhanae]]) against the [[Covenant separatists]] (the [[Sangheili]] and their followers), which split apart on [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]]. The [[High Prophet of Truth]] ordered the extermination of the entire Sangheili species,{{Ref/Reuse|TEVG}}{{Ref/Level|H2|Quarantine Zone}}{{Ref/Novel|GoO|Page=208}} forcing them out of the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|Elites}} Battles during the Schism took place all throughout Covenant space, most prominently on [[High Charity]], the heart of the alien empire. The [[Flood]] additionally played a tertiary role, when they took over the holy city in an effort to assimilate the other warring factions. The deciding battles were fought between the Sangheili [[Fleet of Retribution]] allied with the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] against the [[High Prophet of Truth]] and his remnants of the Covenant on the [[Installation 00|Ark]]. The Schism marked both the end of the Covenant and the partition of its client species for a thousand years.{{Ref/Reuse|GoO245}} For the UNSC, it served as a major turning point that led to the [[Battle of Installation 00|end of the war]] after their [[Fall of Reach|disastrous defeat on Reach]]. | The '''Great Schism''',{{Ref/Book|Id=GoO|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Page=240}} also known as the '''Covenant Schism''',{{Ref/Book|Id=GoO245|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Page=245}} was a major civil war between the forces loyal to the [[Covenant]] (led by the [[San'Shyuum]] and the [[Jiralhanae]]) against the [[Covenant separatists]] (the [[Sangheili]] and their followers), which split apart on [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]]. The [[High Prophet of Truth]] ordered the extermination of the entire Sangheili species,{{Ref/Reuse|TEVG}}{{Ref/Level|H2|Quarantine Zone}}{{Ref/Novel|GoO|Page=208}} forcing them out of the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|Elites}} Battles during the Schism took place all throughout Covenant space, most prominently on [[High Charity]], the heart of the alien empire. The [[Flood]] additionally played a tertiary role, when they took over the holy city in an effort to assimilate the other warring factions. The deciding battles were fought between the Sangheili [[Fleet of Retribution]] allied with the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] against the [[High Prophet of Truth]] and his remnants of the Covenant on the [[Installation 00|Ark]]. The Schism marked both the end of the Covenant and the partition of its client species for a thousand years.{{Ref/Reuse|GoO245}} For the UNSC, it served as a major turning point that led to the [[Battle of Installation 00|end of the war]] after their [[Fall of Reach|disastrous defeat on Reach]]. |