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The '''Covenant''', also referred to as the '''Covenant Empire'''<ref name="xytan">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 239''</ref><ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 269'' (2003 edition); ''page 323'' (2010 edition)</ref> or '''Covenant Hegemony''',<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 338'' (2003 edition); ''page 405'' (2010 edition)</ref> was a religious hegemony of multiple alien species that controlled a large portion of the [[Orion Arm]] in the [[Milky Way|Milky Way Galaxy]]. Originally a mutual alliance between the [[San'Shyuum]] and the [[Sangheili]], the Covenant expanded to include at least six other species united in the worship of the [[Forerunner]]s and the [[Halo Array]]. | The '''Covenant''', also referred to as the '''Covenant Empire'''<ref name="xytan">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 239''</ref><ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 269'' (2003 edition); ''page 323'' (2010 edition)</ref> or '''Covenant Hegemony''',<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 338'' (2003 edition); ''page 405'' (2010 edition)</ref> was a religious hegemony of multiple alien species that controlled a large portion of the [[Orion Arm]] in the [[Milky Way|Milky Way Galaxy]]. Originally a mutual alliance between the [[San'Shyuum]] and the [[Sangheili]], the Covenant expanded to include at least six other species united in the worship of the [[Forerunner]]s and the [[Halo Array]]. | ||
They waged a [[Human-Covenant War|genocidal campaign]] against [[human|humanity]] | They waged a [[Human-Covenant War|genocidal campaign]] against [[human|humanity]] for over 40 years. Their war with humanity [[First Battle of Harvest|began]] in [[2525]] and in theory the genocide [[Voi Memorial|ended]] when they were defeated in [[2552]] but a [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-war insurgency]] prolonged the conflict with various [[Covenant remnants|remnants]]. Despite being ostensibly the most powerful military force in the known Milky Way galaxy at the time, [[Great Schism|internal conflict]] combined with stubborn human resistance were formidable enough to shatter the bonds that held the empire together. Following those events, the Sangheili [[Sangheili civil war|fought eachother]] as well as the [[Jiralhanae]].<ref name="h4guide">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/halo4guide ''Halo 4 Interactive Guide'']</ref><ref name="H3 Assem">'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Assembly (level)|Assembly]] description''</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||