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Before the war, humanity made great advances in military and science technology on par with those of the Forerunners, thanks to the efforts of [[Yprin Yprikushma]] who encouraged humans to study Forerunner technologies from humanity's earlier conflicts with Forerunners.<ref name="pri238">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 237-238''</ref> Humanity also allied themselves with the more technologically sophisticated San 'Shyuum; this alliance produced technology that easily rivaled that of the Forerunners. As they collected and reverse-engineered [[Precursor]] technology at [[Charum Hakkor]], creating one of the largest collections of Precursor artifacts in the galaxy, humanity's rapid technological achievements made them increasingly arrogant and willing to challenge Forerunner dominance. This, coupled with their belief that they were the true inheritors of the [[Mantle]] from the Precursors rather than the Forerunners, made them ideological enemies with the Forerunners.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 112-113''</ref> | Before the war, humanity made great advances in military and science technology on par with those of the Forerunners, thanks to the efforts of [[Yprin Yprikushma]] who encouraged humans to study Forerunner technologies from humanity's earlier conflicts with Forerunners.<ref name="pri238">'''Halo: Primordium''', ''pages 237-238''</ref> Humanity also allied themselves with the more technologically sophisticated San 'Shyuum; this alliance produced technology that easily rivaled that of the Forerunners. As they collected and reverse-engineered [[Precursor]] technology at [[Charum Hakkor]], creating one of the largest collections of Precursor artifacts in the galaxy, humanity's rapid technological achievements made them increasingly arrogant and willing to challenge Forerunner dominance. This, coupled with their belief that they were the true inheritors of the [[Mantle]] from the Precursors rather than the Forerunners, made them ideological enemies with the Forerunners.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 112-113''</ref> | ||
Driven to desperation after losing many of their colonies in their [[Human-Flood war|conflict]] against [[the Flood]], humanity invaded a Forerunner-controlled sector of space and annihilated fifty defenseless systems in which the Forerunners had resettled other species. After the indigenous populations were eliminated, humanity replaced them with human colonies to strengthen their hold over their new territories. Humanity looked to forcibly take new worlds anywhere, including those inhabited by Forerunners.<ref name="c270">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 270-272''</ref> The rapid expansion of human technology and power elevated tensions with the more powerful Forerunner empire, culminating in a war of retaliation against the humans.<ref name="c130"/> [[The Didact]], commander-in-chief of the Forerunner military, saw humanity as one of the most contentious, bigoted, and self-centered species in the galaxy. Although initially successful in destroying and conquering many Forerunner worlds, humanity was eventually pushed back to Charum Hakkor.<ref name="c270"/> [[Earth|Erda]] was one of the earliest worlds lost to the Forerunners, a tremendous blow to humanity's morale.<ref name="pri238"/> Over the course of the war, humanity never came closer than 15,000 light years of the [[Orion complex]], the center of Forerunner power.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 311''</ref> | Driven to desperation after losing many of their colonies in their [[Human-Flood war|conflict]] against [[the Flood]], humanity invaded a Forerunner-controlled sector of space and annihilated fifty defenseless systems in which the Forerunners had resettled other species. After the indigenous populations were eliminated, humanity replaced them with human colonies to strengthen their hold over their new territories. Humanity looked to forcibly take new worlds anywhere, including those inhabited by Forerunners.<ref name="c270">'''Halo: Cryptum''', ''page 270-272''</ref> The rapid expansion of human technology and power elevated tensions with the more powerful Forerunner empire, culminating in a war of retaliation against the humans.<ref name="c130"/> [[The Didact]], commander-in-chief of the Forerunner military, saw humanity as one of the most contentious, bigoted, and self-centered species in the galaxy. Although initially successful in destroying and conquering many Forerunner worlds and star systems, humanity was eventually pushed back to Charum Hakkor by Didact's warriors.<ref name="c270"/> [[Earth|Erda]] was one of the earliest worlds lost to the Forerunners, a tremendous blow to humanity's morale.<ref name="pri238"/> Over the course of the war, humanity never came closer than 15,000 light years of the [[Orion complex]], the center of Forerunner power.<ref>'''Halo: Primordium''', ''page 311''</ref> | ||
===Battle of Charum Hakkor=== | ===Battle of Charum Hakkor=== | ||