Editing Joyous Exultation

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'''Saepon'kal''',<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/covenant '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Covenant'']</ref> known as '''Joyous Exultation''' in [[English]], was a [[Sangheili colony]] world. It was located in the fringe of the massive Covenant empire in the [[Salia system]] and had a small moon, [[Malhiem]].

==History== 
During the [[Great Schism]], the planet was a rally point for the [[Sangheili]] [[Joyous Exultation Covenant|seceding]] from the [[Covenant]], under the leadership of [[Imperial Admiral]] [[Xytan 'Jar Wattinree]]. The [[Combined Fleet of Righteous Purpose]] met here, along with several ships from the [[Second Fleet of Homogeneous Clarity]] as well as many other Sangheili-controlled vessels. They planned to set up a meeting with the Covenant loyalists on this planet, where they would massacre the [[Jiralhanae]] and [[San'Shyuum]] leadership.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 236''</ref> 

The plan failed when a [[NOVA bomb]] taken from [[Reach]] by the fleet's flagship, the [[Covenant supercarrier|supercarrier]] ''[[Sublime Transcendence]]'', was accidentally detonated, vaporizing a quarter of the world, shattering the planet's moon, and destroying much of the [[Joyous Exultation alliance|fleet]] gathered there. However, due to the large size of the fleets, about a quarter of the vessels on the other side of the planet escaped. The bomb also caused massive shockwaves that leveled many cities on other parts of the planet. In addition, the explosion resulted in 300 kilometer-per-hour winds that razed many of the remaining cities, and created massive tidal waves that destroyed much of the coastline.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 244-245''</ref> Imperial Admiral Xytan 'Jar Wattinree was vaporized by the blast.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 129''</ref>

The Jiralhanae, knowing that Joyous Exultation would serve as an anchor point for the Sangheili forces, intended to lay siege to the planet. By the time they arrived, however, both the planet and the fleet had been destroyed.<ref>'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 270''</ref>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}

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