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{{Title|''Halo Wars'' Timeline}}
{{Status|RealWorld}}
[[File:HWDE Timeline Screen.png|300px|thumb|The Halo Timeline menu in ''[[Halo Wars: Definitive Edition]]''.]]
The '''Halo Timeline''' is a subsection included in the main menu of the ''[[Halo Wars]]'' game that shows the timeline of the [[Halo universe|''Halo'' universe]] as it pertains to ''Halo Wars''. The events are acquired by retrieving [[Black Boxes]] within the [[campaign]] levels of the game, as well as winning [[skirmish]] matches using different [[leader]]s.

The timeline events were written by [[Graeme Devine]], and also tie in with [[Halo Wars: Official Strategy Guide#Short stories|the short stories]] included in the official game guide, alongside the non-canon [[Spirit of Fire Archives|''Spirit of Fire'' Archives]] published on his blog.

==Events==
===16 January 2498===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Complete a game on the Docks.
{{Document|1=[[Arcadia]] Colony opens the DSRA ([[Deep Space Research Array]]), designed to research and study extremely high-gravity events, such as black holes and other areas that exploratory vessels cannot visit directly. The DSRA is eventually destroyed by the [[Covenant]] during the [[Battle for Arcadia|initial attack]] on Arcadia in 2531.}}

===2506===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Unlocked at the start.
{{Document|1=[[Project ORION]], the original SPARTAN project - the first attempt by the [[Colonial Military Administration]] to create and train teams of supersoldiers for covert military operations in the [[Outer Colonies]] - is deactivated. Though the Spartans are effective, their abilities fall short of original expectations, and they are far too expensive to develop and field. The soldiers in the program are reassigned to various special operations units.}}

===17 August 2517===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Unlocked at the start.
{{Document|1=Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] and her aide Lt. [[Jacob Keyes]] covertly inspect one of the first test subjects for the mysterious "SPARTAN-II" project. The prospective candidate - a six-year-old child named "[[John-117|John]]" - is ideal for the project. Halsey arranges for the subject to be covertly conscripted.}}

===23 September 2517===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Unlocked at the start.
{{Document|1=Halsey's [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II project]] begins, with primary research conducted on the planet [[Reach]] in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]]. Seventy five children of both sexes are subjected to an intense program of physical and mental retraining and technological augmentation, including reinforced skeletal structure and improved musculature.}}

===20 July 2520===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Collect Black Box on [[HW:Arcadia City|Arcadia City]].
{{Document|1=Captain [[Alexander]], the last civilian captain of the [[UNSC Spirit of Fire|Spirit of Fire]], retires from active duty at the conclusion of the [[Verent]] mission. The ship is requisitioned by the UNSC and scheduled for refit.}}

===1 September 2520===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Collect Black Box in [[HW:Arcadia Outskirts|Arcadia Outskirts]].
{{Document|1=Spirit of Fire completes an extensive refit at the Reach orbital shipyards before entering active military duty as a ground support vessel, initially detailed with providing ground support for the upcoming [[Operation: TREBUCHET|operation TREBUCHET]].}}

===Edict of the Office of the High Prophet of Restraint===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Complete a game on [[Pirth Outskirts]].
{{Document|1=It is known the [[Kig-Yar]] ship [[Pitiless]] has brought forth an [[Human|Unclean Being]]'s corpse. Hear now, all Kig-Yar vessels are to be searched. Let faithful [[Sangheili]] lead teams of Unggoy to all Kig-Yar ships and seek further evidence of the Unclean. It is done.}}

===Edict of the Office of the High Prophet of Tolerance===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Collect Black Box on [[HW:Cleansing|Cleansing]].
{{Document|1=Hear now that 500 teams are to be formed to study [[Human languages|the language]] of the Unclean. Each team to consist of the most clever and most educated [[Unggoy]] and Sangheili. These teams to speak only the Unclean language among themselves. The Unclean language to be taught to all military strike teams, that the foe shall be vulnerable.}}

===Excerpt from The Punished Deeds, Vol. III===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Complete a game with the [[HW:Prophet of Regret|Prophet of Regret]] as your leader.
{{Document|1=The youngest of the new Prophets, [[Prophet of Regret|Regret]] ascended by manipulating and blackmailing those around him. Regret was one of the Prophets who visited [[Mendicant Bias|the Oracle]], an ancient AI, where it was learned that the humans were [[Reclaimer|somehow connected]] to the [[Forerunner]] race and that the very foundation of [[Covenant religion|Covenant belief]] was flawed. Their decision to eradicate humanity to hide these facts is debated to this day.}}

===Edict of the Offices of the High Prophet of Truth===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Complete a game on [[Chasms]].
{{Document|1=All within the Covenant, hear now and obey. Weapons and [[Covenant starship|ships of war]] to descend upon the inhabited world of [[Epsilon Indi]]. Strike with all force. No intelligent survivors may remain, upon severest penalty.}}

===3 February 2525===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Unlocked at the start.
{{Document|1=Contact with the agricultural colony [[Harvest]] is lost. Initial attempts to reestablish contact fail. The worst is feared. Meanwhile, in [[Medical Facility Endurance|orbiting ONI facilities]] near Reach, [[Project ASTER|surgical procedures]] to augment the SPARTAN-II candidates are about to begin. Many candidates will "wash out" - dead or crippled by the process.}}

===Excerpt from The Punished Deeds, Vol. III===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Complete a game with the [[HW:Arbiter|Arbiter]] as your leader.
{{Document|1=This [[Ripa 'Moramee|new Arbiter]] did not fear death, but even he was afraid of what was inside the relics of the Ancients. Before he entered a relic, he would send in a squad of Unggoy to check for any signs of danger. If all was clear, they would live, but at the slightest sign of trouble, the Arbiter would detonate [[plasma]] bombs attached to the [[methane]] tanks.}}

===20 April 2525===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Unlocked at the start.
{{Document|1=Contact with the scout ship "[[CMA Argo|Argo]]," sent to investigate the problem on Harvest, is lost. A larger, armed battlegroup is prepared in response.}}

===Excerpt from The Punished Deeds, Vol. III===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Complete a game with the [[HW:Arbiter|Arbiter]] as your leader.
{{Document|1=The new Arbiter was almost immediately tested. An installation of the Ancients near remnants of a massive space installation that was thought to contain a "key," an object that was believed could be used to activate technology. The installation was heavily defended by a growing faction of Elites who did not agree with the ways of the new Prophets. The Arbiter killed them in a battle that raged for days. A key was never found, but the dissident movement was silenced.}}

===7 October 2525===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Unlocked at the start.
{{Document|1=[[Battle Group D]] arrives at Harvest and engages the Covenant but is forced to jump away back to Reach after two of its three ships are destroyed by [[Heaven's Brilliant Bier|a single]] [[Rasus-pattern interdictor|Covenant vessel]]. An audio-only message was transmitted by the Covenant during this engagement: "Your destruction is the will of the gods... and we are their instrument." It is believed that because the message was transmitted in English, the Covenant have been studying humanity for some time.}}

===1 November 2525===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Complete a game on [[Frozen Valley]].
{{Document|1=The [[UNSC]] military goes on full alert and begins making preparations to move in and retake Harvest. All Colonial Military Administration combat forces are immediately placed under [[UNSC Naval Command|NavCom]]/[[Unified Ground Command|UniCom]] "for the duration of the crisis." The SPARTAN-II project is accelerated to its final phase: [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR]], a new form of powered armor specifically designed for Spartan use.}}

===27 November 2525===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Complete a game on [[Tundra]].
{{Document|1=All SPARTAN-IIs are transported to the [[Damascus Materials Testing Facility]] on [[Chi Ceti IV|Chi Ceti-4]] to be equipped with MJOLNIR armor. They only have a matter of hours to test suit operation before [[Unrelenting|an alien vessel]] enters the system and attacks their [[UNSC Commonwealth|orbiting support ship]]. In the [[Battle of Chi Ceti IV|ensuing battle]], three Spartans [[Naval boarding|board]] the enemy ship and encounter their first Covenant soldiers, capturing an [[Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet|energy shield gauntlet]]. [[Samuel-034|One Spartan]] is lost in the engagement.}}

===Edict of the Office of the High Prophet of Regret===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Complete a game with the [[HW:Prophet of Regret|Prophet]] as your leader.
{{Document|1=Hear now the infamy in Chi Ceti system. Due to lack of faith on the part of the crew of the vessel Unrelenting, a [[Blue Team|band of Unclean]] were able to board and slay. A Science [[Lance]] is ordered to be formed to study the captured weapons and armor that mitigation can be taken in future.}}

===2526===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Unlocked at the start.
{{Document|1=At the [[Battle of Harvest]], [[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]]'s [[Battle Group X-Ray|war fleet]] - one of the largest ever mobilized - engages the alien warship responsible for the decimation of the colony, scoring a victory. Only Cole's last-minute tactical inspiration turns the tide of battle. Upon his return to [[Earth]], Cole is promoted to the rank of [[Admiral]].}}

===Edict of the Office of the High Prophet of Regret===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Complete a game on [[Terminal Moraine]].
{{Document|1=Let the Victory of Epsilon Indi be celebrated by fasting and prayer. Unggoy and Kig-Yar food rations to be eliminated for the next three work periods. Sangheili and [[Jiralhanae]] to spend two rest periods in public prayer. All attend the public monitors at the sounding of five bells to observe the execution of those who failed their duty at the Victory.}}

===30 January 2528===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Complete a game with [[HW:Captain Cutter|Captain Cutter]] as your leader.
{{Document|1=Captain [[HW:Captain Cutter|Captain Cutter]] turns down a command position on board the [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] class ship [[UNSC Prophecy|The Prophecy]].{{Ref/Note|Id=Prophecy|In the timeline, the vessel {{UNSCShip|Prophecy}} is consistently referred to as "UNSC ''The Prophecy''". Other sources including ''Halo Wars'' game environment details, the [[Halo Wars manual|game manual]] and ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' comic clarify the ship's name as UNSC ''Prophecy''. Additionally, the logs claim the ship as a destroyer; in ''Genesis'', the ship is depicted as a {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}.}} His decision to stay close to his family prompted an ONI psychological examination that determined that while fit to command, his family ties worked against any larger military career.}}

===Incident Report 16-196901===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Complete a game with the [[HW:Brute Chieftain|Brute Chieftain]] as your leader.
{{Document|1=Security team called to [[Avitus|Jiralhanae Chieftain's]] quarters at third bell, second shift. Team arrived at location to find quarters door torn from its frame and five chunks of unidentified biological matter in hallway (see attached diagram). Upon inspection, biological matter confirmed as parts of two [[Unggoy]] from Deck Four Kitchens. Chieftain was calm and responsive; stated that delivery of his midday meal was not to specifications ([[thorn beast]] overdone, dipping sauce insufficient). Maintenance crew notified; official reprimand of D4 Kitchen supervisor filed.}}

===17 August 2530===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Complete a game with [[HW:Sergeant Forge|Sergeant Forge]] as your leader.
{{Document|1=Sergeant [[John Forge|Forge]] incarcerated for assaulting a [[Commissioned officer|senior officer]]. His career would have been over if Admiral Cole had not intervened and seen that the investigation was fair and aboveboard. The senior officer eventually faced a court martial, and Sergeant Forge was assigned to Spirit of Fire in an effort to keep the prior events quiet.}}

===Professor Anders' Log, 30 January 2531===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Complete a game with [[HW:Professor Anders|Professor Anders]] as your leader.
{{Document|1=Upon boarding The [[UNSC Last Gleaming|Last Gleaming]], I was shown my quarters. On the door it read "Doctor Anders" - the name my mother wanted me to use in my professional career. I cannot abide being reminded of her wishes. This whole cloak-and-dagger trip has her fingerprints all over it.}}

===Message from the Office of the High Prophet of Regret===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Collect Black Box on [[HW:Relic Interior|Relic Interior]].
{{Document|1=Return at fastest possible speed to the world they know as Harvest. We must learn the secrets inside the [[Harvest Forerunner relic|holy relic]] before the Great Journey can continue. The humans must not be allowed to enter the artifact; we will do whatever we must to deny them access. All must be resolute in this task, or face punishment.}}

===4 February 2531===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Collect Black Box on [[HW:Alpha Base|Alpha Base]].
{{Document|1=The UNSC support ship Spirit of Fire enters orbit around Harvest. While Admiral Cole's fleet is engaged elsewhere, Spirit is sent to Harvest to investigate ongoing Covenant activity in the system and look for survivors from the missing UNSC Destroyer The Prophecy{{Ref/NoteReuse|Prophecy}} (previously dispatched to Harvest to investigate the same activity). Commanded by Captain Cutter, Spirit has been reassigned by [[FLEETCOM]]. ONI has placed Professor Anders on board to lead the investigation.}}

===6 February 2531===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Collect Black Box in [[HW:The Flood|The Flood]].
{{Document|1=Professor Anders writes her father what appears to be a detailed analysis of Homer's Odyssey. In fact, it is a coded message detailing her mission to [[Harvest]] and the result of the find there. ONI censors miss the cipher completely and the message passes unaltered to her father.}}

===7 February 2531===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Collect Black Box in [[HW:Relic Approach|Relic Approach]].
{{Document|1=Spirit of Fire holds service for the crew of The Prophecy.{{Ref/NoteReuse|Prophecy}} The crew roster is read despite objections from ONI personnel. The Prophecy was lost with all hands on a first expedition to Harvest to investigate the Covenant interest in the artifact found near the polar region.}}

===9 February 2531===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Collect Black Box in [[HW:Scarab|Scarab]].
{{Document|1=After engaging Covenant forces on the surface of Harvest, the UNSC vessel Spirit of Fire arrives at Arcadia - only to find that the Covenant are already there and attacking the colony. Spirit's ground forces assist in the evacuation and help fight the Covenant to a standstill on the surface of the planet.}}

===Message from the Office of the High Prophet of Regret - CLASSIFIED===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Collect Black Box on [[HW:Dome of Light|Dome of Light]].
{{Document|1=Arbiter, you are the Hand of the Covenant - my hand. You know what must be done. Return to the surface and capture the human female - the one who managed to make fools of us on Harvest. She is the key to unlocking the secrets of the Ancients.}}

===10 February 2531===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Collect Black Box on [[HW:Anders' Signal|Anders' Signal]].
{{Document|1=The capture of Professor Anders forces Captain Cutter's hand; Spirit of Fire pursues the enemy into [[Covenant space]]. The ship's AI projects an arrival at their destination in 312 hours. The ship remains on high alert for the duration, though nonessential crew members are briefly placed in cryo sleep.}}

===11 February 2531===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Complete a game with [[HW:Sergeant Forge|Sergeant Forge]] as your leader.
{{Document|1=Sergeant Forge confronts SPARTAN [[Douglas-042]] over his recommendation to destroy the Covenant ship carrying Professor Anders. The altercation results in a broken chair, a seal malfunction on a bulkhead door, and a stern interruption by the ship's AI, Serina. 042 and Forge always eat together in the mess hall following this event.{{Ref/Note|The timeline states that Douglas-042 made the suggestion to destroy 'Moramee's vessel and that he fought Sergeant Forge over the suggestion. However, Red Team's leader, [[Jerome-092]], clearly makes the suggestion in the game proper. Jerome is also the only Spartan seen to interact directly with Forge during the campaign. More importantly, Forge later takes Jerome's place in the suicidal attempt to destroy the shield world's star, suggesting the camaraderie said to have developed between Forge and the Spartan in question.}}}}

===14 February 2531===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Collect Black Box on [[HW:Shield World|Shield World]].
{{Document|1=[[Serina]], knowing that the crew may be on a one-way trip, manufactures and delivers fake emails from family members to the crew celebrating Valentine's Day. She uses previous correspondence as a basis for the letters. No one ever suspects her of this deception.}}

===Excerpt from The Punished Deeds, Vol. III===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Collect Black Box on [[HW:Repairs|Repairs]].
{{Document|1=The [[Trove|Shield World]] that Regret intended to activate was one of [[Shield world|just a few]] that the Covenant had uncovered in the quest for [[Halo Array|the Halos]]. These treasure chests of technology enabled the Covenant to quickly gain access to advanced weaponry and space propulsion systems, allowing them to dominate [[Milky Way|the galaxy]].}}

===23 February 2531===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Collect Black Box on [[HW:Beachhead|Beachhead]].
{{Document|1=Spirit of Fire arrives at an uncharted planet swarming with [[Flood|strange alien life-forms]]. Within a day, the ship is drawn into the planet's interior, where the crew [[Battle of Trove|confronts the Covenant]] and eventually rescues Professor Anders.}}

===Cutter's Log, 25 February 2531===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Complete a game on [[Exile]].
{{Document|1=[[D77 Pelican|Pelicans]] engaged in ground operations on the outside of the shell planet failed invariably within four to five flights. The dust adhered to the intakes during entry into the planetary atmosphere in an almost defensive manner, as if the planet itself did not want any space vehicles descending down to its surface.}}

===25 February 2531===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Collect Black Box on [[HW:Escape|Escape]].
{{Document|1=Thanks to Sergeant Forge's sacrifice, the Spirit of Fire escapes from the Forerunner Shield World. Spirit of Fire sets a course for home as the majority of the crew prepare to enter cryo sleep for a journey that will take years, if not decades.}}

===Chief Medical Officer O'Neil's Log, 26 February===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Complete a game on [[Release]].
{{Document|1=The decision to burn bodies infected with the virus was not taken lightly, but the danger to the crew and the sheer voracity of the infection made taking the bodies aboard Spirit of Fire impossible. Study of the virus and its effects also seems unwise given that we are not equipped with any quarantine labs or have the faintest idea how the virus spreads.}}

===1 March 2531===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Collect Black Box on [[HW:Reactor|Reactor]].
{{Document|1=Chief Engineer [[Andrew Prescott|Prescott]] finishes his assessment of damage to Spirit of Fire, and repairs continue to the hull. The [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|FTL core reactor]] cannot be replaced, and plans to manufacture a spare from [[UNSC Reactor|base reactor units]] is considered impossible. The decision is made to run the ship on a skeleton crew and place the rest in suspended animation.}}

===Cutter's Log, 3 March 2531===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Complete a game with [[HW:Professor Anders|Professor Anders]] as your leader.
{{Document|1=Professor Anders's captivity by the Covenant has made her the longest known [[Prisoner of war|POW]] in the war so far. She has never sought counseling or talked much about her time in captivity, but one can only begin to guess at the nightmares she went through during that terrible time.}}

===Professor Anders's Log, 4 March 2531===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Complete a game on [[Labyrinth]].
{{Document|1=The [[Astroengineering|artificial construction]] of this "world" is far beyond the Covenant. Indeed, they seem to scavenge this technology for their own use and are unable to operate the machinery, either by design or advancement. The fact that my hand was required to unlock the device leads me to believe the original builders of this planet may have had some knowledge about humans.}}

===12 March 2531===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Complete a game with [[HW:Captain Cutter|Captain Cutter]] as your leader.
{{Document|1=Captain Cutter walks the ship, stepping into medbay to check on the crew still recovering from the battle. He assures Nurse [[Lulu Hershey|Hershey]] that a way will be found home and that she will get to see her fiancé again. He returns to his cabin and, after writing five more commendations, fourteen family condolence letters, and a note to his wife, sleeps for the first time in two weeks.}}

===10 February 2534===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Complete a game on [[Repository]].
{{Document|1=The UNSC designates Spirit of Fire as "lost with all hands." The previous designation of "[[Missing in action|missing]]" had given hope to family and friends. The reason for the change is classified top secret. A memorial service is held for the crew, but many prominent family members do not attend, holding out hope that their loved ones are still alive.}}

===1 June 2536===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Unlocked at the start.
{{Document|1=The [[Siege of the Inner Colonies]] begins as Covenant forces swarm into human-controlled space. For several years, the war falls into a pattern: humans win isolated battles, typically during ground operations, but at horrible cost. One by one, the colonies fall.}}

===9 September 2549 - Black Tuesday===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Complete a game on [[Beasely's Plateau]].
{{Document|1=The Second Fall of Arcadia. The Covenant left Arcadia alone after their first attack on the planet in 2531, but the humans mostly abandoned it, leaving the capital city Pirth to nature. Eventually, a small rural farming community started Abaskun, a rich farmland area on the continent of Mu. Although mostly lawless, the area provided much needed food supplies to the UNSC until the planet was attacked again by the Covenant in the fall of 2549.}}

===Edict of the Office of the High Prophet of Truth===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Complete a game on [[Fort Deen]].
{{Document|1=It is known that there is a delay installing [[Luminary|Luminaries]] upon newly constructed vessels of war. On each vessel still lacking a Luminary, 1 Unggoy worker out of every 64 is to be executed. To preserve discipline between the Sangheili overseers and Unggoy, choice of victim and execution is to be by Kig-Yar death squads. This is to continue daily until that vessel's Luminary is installed.}}

===27 August 2552===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Complete a game on [[Blood Gulch (Halo Wars level)|Blood Gulch]].
{{Document|1=Twenty-five of the 28 surviving SPARTAN-IIs, including SPARTAN-117, are recalled to Reach to be briefed on the Covenant threat and to receive their [[Operation: RED FLAG|new orders]]: board a damaged Covenant vessel, use a "[[Cortana|mission specialist]]" to crack the [[Proselytization network|Covenant computer system]], and locate the Covenant homeworld. Once accomplished, a covert team will be dispatched to capture the [[Hierarchs|Covenant leadership]] and broker a truce by force. Despite recent successes, the human military is being systematically slaughtered, and this may be the only chance for survival.}}

===30 August 2552 – 0400 hours===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Unlocked at the start.
{{Document|1=Reach, the home of ONI's [[CASTLE Base|CASTLE facility]] and the Spartan-II project, is attacked by an overwhelming Covenant force. The vessel [[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]], commanded by Captain Keyes, transports Spartans into battle, hoping to seize a Covenant vessel. Though the Covenant are prevented from learning Earth's location, most of the Spartans fall in battle and [[Fall of Reach|Reach is lost]].}}

===30 August 2552 – 0500 hours===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Unlocked at the start.
{{Document|1=Pillar of Autumn, commanded by Captain Keyes, flees Reach with [[Fleet of Particular Justice|Covenant ships]] in pursuit. The ship is heavily damaged but manages to drop into [[Slipspace]] and escape. Pillar of Autumn carries the only Spartan thought to have survived the engagement on Reach.}}

===Edict of the Offices of the High Prophets of Regret, Truth, and Mercy===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Complete a game on [[Crevice]].
{{Document|1=Hear now, all personnel to spend today's second rest period in attentive watchfulness before display monitors. All display monitors to show the humbling punishment of the Sangheili [[Supreme Commander]] of the Fleet of Particular Justice for failure, cowardice, and lack of faith.}}

===Edict of the Office of the High Prophet of Truth===
*'''Unlock Condition:''' Complete a game with the [[HW:Brute Chieftain|Brute Chieftain]] as your leader.
{{Document|1=In recognition of the virtue of the Jiralhanae, it is ordered that all Sangheili aboard the [[Fleet of Profound Solitude]], The [[Fleet of Tranquil Composure]], and the [[Fleet of Inner Knowledge]] to be completely replaced by Jiralhanae. Each removed Sangheili is to be assigned other duties. In celebration, all imprisoned or criminal Jiralhanae to be released, rehabilitated, and pardoned.}}

==Achievements==
The following [[achievement]]s can be unlocked by collecting Timeline entries across the [[Xbox 360]] and ''[[Halo Wars: Definitive Edition|Definitive Edition]]'' editions of ''Halo Wars''.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |'''''Halo Wars'' (Xbox 360)'''
! scope="col" style="text-align:center;" |'''''Definitive Edition'' (Xbox One)'''
! scope="col" style="width:135px;text-align:center;" |'''''Definitive Edition'' (Steam)'''
! scope="col" style="width:175px;height:20px;text-align:center;" |'''Title'''
! scope="col" style="width:350px;height:20px;text-align:center;" |'''Unlock requirement'''
! scope="col" style="width:200px;height:20px;text-align:center;" |'''Games'''
|-
|<center>N/A</center>
|[[File:HWDE Achievement HaloUndergraduate.png|center|114px]]
|[[File:HWDE Achievement Halo Undergraduate (Steam).jpg|center|64px]]
|<center>'''[[Halo Undergraduate]]'''</center>
|Unlock a Timeline event.
|<center>''[[Halo Wars: Definitive Edition]]''</center>
|-
|[[File:HW Achievement Halo Academic.png|center|64px]]
|[[File:HWDE Achievement HaloAcademic.png|center|114px]]
|[[File:HW Achievement Halo Academic.png|center|64px]]
|<center>'''[[Halo Academic]]'''</center>
|Unlock 20 Timeline events.
|rowspan="2"|<center>''[[Halo Wars]]''<br>''[[Halo Wars: Definitive Edition]]''</center>
|-
|[[File:HW Achievement Halo Historian.png|center|64px]]
|[[File:HWDE Achievement HaloHistorian.png|center|114px]]
|[[File:HW Achievement Halo Historian.png|center|64px]]
|<center>'''[[Halo Historian]]'''</center>
|Unlock all Timeline events.
|}

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