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The Banished were formed by [[Atriox]] and several [[Jiralhanae]] loyal to him who rebelled against their [[Sangheili]] masters during the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="a new enemy">'''Halo Wars 2''', campaign level ''[[A New Enemy]]''</ref> For a decade,<ref name="log outpost"/> the Banished were little more than raiders and [[Piracy|pirates]],<ref name="log foundry">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Logs - Foundry''</ref> conducting surgical raids on the Covenant and other targets while gathering mercenaries to their cause.<ref name="log outpost"/><ref name="a new enemy"/> Evading Covenant enforcers led to Atriox prioritizing stealth in his forces.<ref>'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Logs - Cloak Generator''</ref> Unimpeded by the Covenant's devastating [[Great Schism]], the Banished managed to salvage many of the empire's former assets after its fall,<ref name="Gamespot"/> becoming a formidable power in their own right.<ref name="log foundry"/> While Atriox had already recruited many allies during the Covenant War, the Banished gained many new members in the war's aftermath from former Covenant who wished to continue fighting.<ref name="log rise iv"/> | The Banished were formed by [[Atriox]] and several [[Jiralhanae]] loyal to him who rebelled against their [[Sangheili]] masters during the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="a new enemy">'''Halo Wars 2''', campaign level ''[[A New Enemy]]''</ref> For a decade,<ref name="log outpost"/> the Banished were little more than raiders and [[Piracy|pirates]],<ref name="log foundry">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Logs - Foundry''</ref> conducting surgical raids on the Covenant and other targets while gathering mercenaries to their cause.<ref name="log outpost"/><ref name="a new enemy"/> Evading Covenant enforcers led to Atriox prioritizing stealth in his forces.<ref>'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Logs - Cloak Generator''</ref> Unimpeded by the Covenant's devastating [[Great Schism]], the Banished managed to salvage many of the empire's former assets after its fall,<ref name="Gamespot"/> becoming a formidable power in their own right.<ref name="log foundry"/> While Atriox had already recruited many allies during the Covenant War, the Banished gained many new members in the war's aftermath from former Covenant who wished to continue fighting.<ref name="log rise iv"/> | ||
===Battle of Installation 00 (2559)=== | |||
In May 2559, 28 years after the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} lost contact with the rest of the [[United Nations Space Command]], the vessel arrived at the extra-[[Milky Way|galactic]] [[Forerunner]] structure known as [[Installation 00|the Ark]], only to find that a [[Henry Lamb research outpost|UNSC research facility]] on its surface [[Attack on Installation 00|had been attacked]] by the Banished, leaving no survivors but [[Isabel]], a [[smart AI]]. Soon afterward, the crew of the ''Spirit of Fire'' [[Battle of Installation 00 (2559)|engaged]] the Banished in combat.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/community-update-the-finals-countdown '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Finals Countdown'']</ref> | In May 2559, 28 years after the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} lost contact with the rest of the [[United Nations Space Command]], the vessel arrived at the extra-[[Milky Way|galactic]] [[Forerunner]] structure known as [[Installation 00|the Ark]], only to find that a [[Henry Lamb research outpost|UNSC research facility]] on its surface [[Attack on Installation 00|had been attacked]] by the Banished, leaving no survivors but [[Isabel]], a [[smart AI]]. Soon afterward, the crew of the ''Spirit of Fire'' [[Battle of Installation 00 (2559)|engaged]] the Banished in combat.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/community-update-the-finals-countdown '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Finals Countdown'']</ref> | ||
[[UNSC rank structure|Captain]] [[James Cutter]] and Isabel decided to strike at the Banished by attacking a salvage operation, in which the Banished searched for supplies among the wreckage left from the [[Battle of Installation 00|battle]] nearly seven years earlier, led by [[Decimus]], one of Atriox's lieutenants. The UNSC forces managed to destroy the operation despite orbital support from the [[CAS-class assault carrier|''CAS''-class assault carrier]] [[Enduring Conviction]], the Banished flagship, although Decimus escaped.<ref name="a new enemy">'''Halo Wars 2''', campaign level ''[[A New Enemy]]''</ref> | [[UNSC rank structure|Captain]] [[James Cutter]] and Isabel decided to strike at the Banished by attacking a salvage operation, in which the Banished searched for supplies among the wreckage left from the [[Battle of Installation 00|battle]] nearly seven years earlier, led by [[Decimus]], one of Atriox's lieutenants. The UNSC forces managed to destroy the operation despite orbital support from the [[CAS-class assault carrier|''CAS''-class assault carrier]] ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'', the Banished flagship, although Decimus escaped.<ref name="a new enemy">'''Halo Wars 2''', campaign level ''[[A New Enemy]]''</ref> | ||
From the wreckage of the fight, the UNSC discovered evidence of a [[Cartographer]], a repository of data about the Ark's systems. As the ''Spirit of Fire'' sent [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] led by [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[Jerome-092]] to secure an elevator leading to the Cartographer, the Banished troops in the area were attacked by [[Sentinel|Sentinels]]. The survivors were unable to stop the UNSC forces from gaining access to the Cartographer. | |||
Meanwhile, the Banished fell victim to a series of hit-and-run operations conducted by Spartan [[Alice-130]], who was trapped behind enemy lines at the start of the battle, and liberated many captured UNSC troops. | |||
The UNSC managed to capture the Cartographer and Professor [[Ellen Anders]] determined that the Banished were using the Ark's vast portal network to rapidly transport troops across the installation. The Banished forces at the network's control hub, led by Decimus, failed to prevent UNSC troops led by Jerome and [[Douglas-042]] from destroying the hub, crippling the network. Decimus himself attempted to avenge the loss of the portals, but was killed by the UNSC forces. | |||
The Banished then went on the offensive, launching an all-out ground assault on Alice's forces and sending several waves of [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshees]] from the ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'' at the ''Spirit of Fire.'' Alice managed to survive, but the ''Spirit of Fire'' was seriously threatened, as several of its deck turrets had been destroyed. Several Banished troops were diverted from the carrier's [[Gravity lift|gravity lift]] in an attempt to stop UNSC forces led by Douglas from using a Forerunner [[Particle cannon|particle cannon]] to disable the carrier's energy shields. The UNSC was ultimately successful, however, and Jerome and Isabel approached the ship's grav lift, intending to board the vessel and destroy it from the inside out. Their dropship was shot down by Banished anti-aircraft turrets as it approached, but they survived and Alice managed to use [[M400 Kodiak|Kodiak]] artillery vehicles to destroy the Banished defenses to clear a path for them to board. On the ship, Isabel managed to fire the carrier's [[Energy projector|energy projector]] at the Ark's surface. The resulting damage caused swarms of Sentinels to crash themselves into the carrier, bisecting it. Jerome and Isabel were able to land safely on the Ark. | |||
===A new Halo ring=== | |||
Atriox met with [[Shipmaster]] [[Let 'Volir]], who survived his ship's destruction, on the Ark's surface, to assess the situation. They observed a [[Installation 04C|new Halo ring]] rising from the Ark's [[Foundry]], which the UNSC intended to disarm before sending it to the [[Soell system]] in the [[Milky Way]] in order to contact the rest of the UNSC. Atriox ordered 'Volir to send his surviving men onto the ring to capture it. However, Alice and Douglas led Marines in capturing a portal at the Foundry which the Banished were using to send troops to the ring. The Spartans went through the portal and it was destroyed afterwards to limit the Banished presence on the ring. | |||
Atriox contacted Capt. Cutter and offered him a deal: the Banished would allow the ''Spirit of Fire'' to leave the area unharmed if the UNSC surrendered the Halo ring to him. He was refused, with Cutter reminding him that he did not make the same offer to the scientists at the [[Henry Lamb Research Outpost]]. The Banished troops on the ring were unable to stop Professor Anders hijacking a [[Retriever Sentinel]] in order to destroy a shield which the Banished had erected around the installation's [[Control Room]]. | |||
The Banished launched a last-ditch assault to stop Anders from disabling the ring's firing systems and planting a distress beacon. However, a stiff UNSC defense did not break, allowing Anders to finish her work. Once this was done, Anders accessed the ring's [[Gravity anchor|gravity anchors]] and ejected a portion of the landmass, which was occupied by the Banished, into space. The Halo ring then entered Slipspace after all of the UNSC troops were evacuated. However, Professor Anders was stuck on the ring. Cutter resolved to continue fighting the Banished on the Ark until Anders returned. Meanwhile, although Atriox's forces had been devastated by the combined losses of Decimus, the ''Enduring Conviction'', and the Halo ring, the warlord still commanded an impressive army with which to fight the UNSC. | |||
===Operation: SPEARBREAKER=== | |||
One month later, [[Colony]], a pair of [[Mgalekgolo]] who command all [[Lekgolo]] forces in the Banished, attempted to launch a Forerunner [[Despair-class fighter]] to destroy the ''Spirit of Fire''. This plan was thwarted by [[Sunray 1-1]] a team of UNSC [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] from Boomerang Company. | |||
===Yapyap's rebellion=== | |||
During the battle, an [[Unggoy]] named [[Yapyap]] the Destroyer rebelled against the Banished with his subordinates, and intended to locate the fabled Golden Methane Hydrate Mines of Sabator.<ref name="HoG">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/haze-of-glory '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Haze of Glory'']</ref> | |||
===Awakening a nightmare=== | |||
After months of battle with the UNSC, the Banished were still searching for victory against the UNSC. They unintentionally released the [[Flood]], | |||
who had survived the firing of [[Installation 04B]] at the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="WN"/> | |||
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