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 {{disambig header|the Forerunner term|articles of the same name|Reclaimer (disambiguation)}}
 [[File:Reclaimer - H4.png|right|thumb|The [[Forerunner symbols|Forerunner glyph]] for a Reclaimer.]]
 {{quote|[[05-032 Mendicant Bias|The Oracle]] calls them "Reclaimers". But what do they reclaim? These machines? These cities? These worlds? Or, as I fear, are they to reclaim the [[Mantle]] we so terribly squandered?|[[Minister of Discovery]]<ref>'''[[Halo Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''' volume II, ''page 299''</ref>}}
-"'''Reclaimer'''" is a [[Forerunner]] term used to refer to a species (or member of said species) chosen to be the inheritor of the [[Mantle]], the stewardship over all life originally held by the [[Precursor]]s. In more recent [[Forerunner]] usage, this refers to [[human]] individuals, as the Forerunners left the Mantle for humans to reclaim. The Forerunners left behind an abundance of their technology, some of which will only activate when used by a Reclaimer. For most of their history, however, the Forerunners considered themselves Reclaimers, believing to have inherited the Mantle from the Precursors, who had originally intended to pass the Mantle down to humanity.<ref group="note" name="explanation">The term "Reclaimer" has never been used directly in reference to Forerunners. However, in ''Halo: Primordium'', 343 Guilty Spark identifies humans as "the true Reclaimers" which suggests that the Forerunners also held the title; the distinction of humans as "true" Reclaimers corroborates with the Precursors' intent for humans to inherit the Mantle. This also explains why Mendicant Bias assumed the Reclaimers on Harvest to be its creators; the "Reclaimer" glyph would have been originally associated with Forerunners who wrongly considered themselves Reclaimers.</ref>
+"'''Reclaimer'''" is a [[Forerunner]] term used to refer to a species (or member of said species) chosen to be the inheritor of the [[Mantle]], the stewardship over all life originally held by the [[Precursor]]s. In more recent [[Forerunner]] usage, this refers to [[human]] individuals, as the Forerunners left the Mantle for humans to reclaim. The Forerunners left behind an abundance of their technology, some of which will only activate when used by a Reclaimer. For most of their history, however, the Forerunners considered themselves Reclaimers, believing to have inherited the Mantle from the Precursors, who had originally intended to pass the Mantle down to humanity.<ref group="note" name="explanation">The term "Reclaimer" has never been used directly in reference to Forerunners. However, in ''Halo: Primordium'', 343 Guilty Spark identifies humans as "the true Reclaimers" which suggests that the Forerunners also held the title; the distinction of humans as "true" Reclaimers corroborates the Precursors' intent for humans to inherit the Mantle. This also explains why Mendicant Bias assumed the Reclaimers on Harvest to be its creators; the "Reclaimer" glyph would have been originally associated with Forerunners who wrongly considered themselves Reclaimers.</ref>
 == Term use ==
-Chronologically, the title of Reclaimer is first used by [[Mendicant Bias]], as described in ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''. The Reclaimer glyph was both one of the holiest of Covenant religious icons and the source of one of the major flaws in the Covenant religion: While correcting the Covenant's misinterpretation of the [[Luminary]]'s readings, [[Mendicant Bias]] applies the term to the [[human]] population on [[Harvest]]; the Covenant had consistently mistranslated the glyph as "Reclamation" (by reading it upside down, no less.) This is later put to use by the [[Prophet of Truth]], in realization that the Luminary's reading of the humans as Reclaimers would help him scour the galaxy for any other [[human colonies]]. Mendicant also claims that the humans are his makers, which corroborates what [[343 Guilty Spark]] says to the [[John-117|Master Chief]] in ''[[Halo 3]]'': ''"You are the child of my makers. Inheritor of all they left behind. You ''are'' Forerunner."''<ref group="note" name="explanation"/>
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+The Reclaimer glyph was both one of the holiest of Covenant religious icons and the source of one of the major flaws in the [[Covenant religion]]: While correcting the Covenant's misinterpretation of the [[Luminary]]'s readings, [[Mendicant Bias]] applies the term to the [[human]] population on [[Harvest]]; the Covenant had consistently mistranslated the glyph as "Reclamation" (by reading it upside down, no less). By extension, the Covenant had adopted the term Reclamation as their divine entitlement to procure "holy" Forerunner technology, and the [[Ages of Reclamation]] were designated as periods of significant Forerunner discoveries. While incorrectly understood by the Covenant as their quest for Forerunner relics, the Reclamation is an extant concept pertaining to the Reclaimers' process of attaining the Mantle.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Epilogue (Halo 4 level)|Epilogue]]'' (''"The Reclamation... has already begun. And we are hopeless to stop it."'')</ref>
+The Luminary's ability to identify Reclaimers was later put to use by the [[Prophet of Truth]], in realization that it would help him scour the galaxy for any other [[human colonies]]. Mendicant also claims that the humans are his makers, which corroborates what [[343 Guilty Spark]] says to the [[John-117|Master Chief]] in ''[[Halo 3]]'': ''"You are the child of my makers. Inheritor of all they left behind. You ''are'' Forerunner."''<ref group="note" name="explanation"/>
 After Mendicant, the next known bestowal of the title is when Guilty Spark addressed Sergeant [[Marvin Mobuto]] in ''Halo: The Flood''. Following Mobuto's death and Spark's first meeting with SPARTAN-117, the title is laid upon the Master Chief. [[2401 Penitent Tangent]] also instantly recognized the Chief as a Reclaimer. In addition to the Master Chief, both [[Miranda Keyes|Commander Keyes]] and [[Avery Johnson|Sergeant Johnson]] are referred to as Reclaimers, and 343 Guilty Spark seems to show them the same respectful attitude that he shows the Chief. [[Mendicant Bias]] also refers to the Chief as a Reclaimer through the [[Terminals]] in ''Halo 3'', and the [[Librarian]] likewise applies the term to the Spartan in ''[[Halo 4]]''.