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In December of [[2552]], the UNSC and last remnants of the loyalist Covenant found their way to the extragalactic megastructure known as [[Installation 00]]. During the [[Battle of Installation 00|ensuing fighting]], the [[Gravemind]] would use its knowledge to transport High Charity to the installation, with the hulk of the city crashing on the surface and peppering the surrounding landscape with debris and Flood forms.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref> Spartan [[John-117]] and [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] would travel to the city to extract the AI [[Cortana]] from the Gravemind's clutches, in the process destroying some of the still-operational power reactors in the city. The three would escape the city as it exploded beneath them, believing the Flood threat to be finished.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[Cortana (level)|Cortana]]''</ref> | In December of [[2552]], the UNSC and last remnants of the loyalist Covenant found their way to the extragalactic megastructure known as [[Installation 00]]. During the [[Battle of Installation 00|ensuing fighting]], the [[Gravemind]] would use its knowledge to transport High Charity to the installation, with the hulk of the city crashing on the surface and peppering the surrounding landscape with debris and Flood forms.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref> Spartan [[John-117]] and [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] would travel to the city to extract the AI [[Cortana]] from the Gravemind's clutches, in the process destroying some of the still-operational power reactors in the city. The three would escape the city as it exploded beneath them, believing the Flood threat to be finished.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[Cortana (level)|Cortana]]''</ref> | ||
[[File: | [[File:H3 High Charity Blowing up.jpg|250px|thumb|left|High Charity explodes.]] | ||
Following the faulty firing and destruction of [[Installation 08]] and the damage it dealt to the Ark, the vast majority of the Flood were destroyed. Because Installation 08 was incomplete and falling apart, a few Flood forms survived the faulty firing.<ref>[https://twitter.com/GrimBrotherOne/status/874380206785445888 ''Jeff Easterling on Twitter'': "Guns that are blowing up while firing might not be quite as effective..."]</ref> The installation's [[monitor]] [[000 Tragic Solitude]] began to construct a sterilized [[quarantine zone]] around the wreckage of High Charity, ensuring that no life could survive around the site that the Flood may potentially use for sustenance.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', ''[[Phoenix Logs]]'' - ''Idle Hands II''</ref> For seven years, the few surviving Flood inside the rubble of High Charity festered, until the arrival of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} and the [[Second Ark Conflict]] in [[2559]]. | Following the faulty firing and destruction of [[Installation 08]] and the damage it dealt to the Ark, the vast majority of the Flood were destroyed. Because Installation 08 was incomplete and falling apart, a few Flood forms survived the faulty firing.<ref>[https://twitter.com/GrimBrotherOne/status/874380206785445888 ''Jeff Easterling on Twitter'': "Guns that are blowing up while firing might not be quite as effective..."]</ref> The installation's [[monitor]] [[000 Tragic Solitude]] began to construct a sterilized [[quarantine zone]] around the wreckage of High Charity, ensuring that no life could survive around the site that the Flood may potentially use for sustenance.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', ''[[Phoenix Logs]]'' - ''Idle Hands II''</ref> For seven years, the few surviving Flood inside the rubble of High Charity festered, until the arrival of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} and the [[Second Ark Conflict]] in [[2559]]. | ||
High Charity's remains would remain largely untouched in the conflict, though by June 1, the vessel had sent out recon teams to investigate the site. One such team led by [[G. Peterson]] reported a 300-meter boundary by which all flora and [[List of animals|fauna]] stopped growing and an unparalleled swarm of Sentinels patrolling this perimeter. Peterson and their squad were ordered by Captain [[James Cutter]] to keep watch of the site for Banished activity, following a [[Operation: SPEARBREAKER|close shave]] with a [[Forerunner]] {{Class|Despair|fighter}} months prior.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', ''[[Phoenix Logs]]'' - ''Pandora's Box I''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', ''[[Phoenix Logs]]'' - ''Pandora's Box II''</ref> | ==Flood outbreak== | ||
===UNSC scouting=== | |||
[[File:PL - PandorasBox1.jpg|thumb|left|G. Peterson and their unit scout out the destroyed High Charity.]] | |||
High Charity's remains would remain largely untouched in the conflict, though by June 1, the vessel had sent out recon teams to investigate the site. One such team led by [[G. Peterson]] reported a 300-meter boundary by which all flora and [[List of animals|fauna]] stopped growing and an unparalleled swarm of Sentinels patrolling this perimeter. Peterson and their squad were ordered by Captain [[James Cutter]] to keep watch of the site for Banished activity, following a [[Operation: SPEARBREAKER|close shave]] with a [[Forerunner]] {{Class|Despair|fighter}} months prior.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', ''[[Phoenix Logs]]'' - ''Pandora's Box I''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', ''[[Phoenix Logs]]'' - ''Pandora's Box II''</ref>{{clear}} | |||
== | ===Banished scavenging=== | ||
On June 4, 2559, [[Atriox]] summoned [[Jiralhanae Warlord|warlords]] [[Pavium]] and [[Voridus]] for a new mission. As Captain Cutter had predicted, he was interested in scouting out the ruins of [[High Charity]], and tasked the two brothers with investigating the region surrounding the quarantine site. The goal of the mission was to simply investigate the region surrounding High Charity for formerly-Covenant supplies and weapons, ever crucial especially with the loss of ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'' some months prior. Atriox was clear; under no circumstances attempt to breach quarantine and enter High Charity due to the danger of the Flood still being present inside.<ref name="WCGW?">'''[[Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare]]''', campaign level ''[[What Could Go Wrong?]]''</ref> | On June 4, 2559, [[Atriox]] summoned [[Jiralhanae Warlord|warlords]] [[Pavium]] and [[Voridus]] for a new mission. As Captain Cutter had predicted, he was interested in scouting out the ruins of [[High Charity]], and tasked the two brothers with investigating the region surrounding the quarantine site. The goal of the mission was to simply investigate the region surrounding High Charity for formerly-Covenant supplies and weapons, ever crucial especially with the loss of ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'' some months prior. Atriox was clear; under no circumstances attempt to breach quarantine and enter High Charity due to the danger of the Flood still being present inside.<ref name="WCGW?">'''[[Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare]]''', campaign level ''[[What Could Go Wrong?]]''</ref> | ||
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[[File:HW2-The Archive.jpg|thumb|250px|Voridus and his troops inside the Archive.]] | [[File:HW2-The Archive.jpg|thumb|250px|Voridus and his troops inside the Archive.]] | ||
===Reactivating the Sentinels=== | ===Reactivating the Sentinels=== | ||
Voridus and his party - consisting of [[Sangheili Ranger]]s and [[Jiralhanae Jumper]] - descended a lift into the Archive, intending on re-activating the Sentinel network. The facility's defensive systems were still active, with damaging lasers and many chasms requiring use the [[jump pack]] systems brought by the brutes. The party soon encountered a [[Flood spawner form]] and hundreds of pod infectors, signifying the Flood had already managed to infest the structure. Voridus was able to make use of the automated defenses to lead the Flood into traps, and made use of his [[Infusion gel]] to quickly take down more Flood forms. Voridus eventually managed to reach a [[teleporter]], which he was able to use to bring in more reinforcements, including an [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Honor Guardsman]]. The guard was equipped with [[active camouflage]], which he was able to use to bypass some Flood and reactivate a minor defensive system. The group eventually encountered a deactivated [[light bridge]], which the jump brutes were able to cross and reach the control panel. The troops were once again beset upon by the Flood while waiting for the bridge to activate, before once again using the Honor Guard to sneak past some Flood and activate more defenses. The Banished eventually managed to activate a quarantine protocol with one problem - the quarantine would kill them along with the Flood, unless they were able to eradicate the Flood in the area within two minutes.<ref name="TA">'''[[Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare]]''', campaign level ''[[The Archive]]''</ref> | Voridus and his party - consisting of [[Sangheili Ranger]]s and [[Jiralhanae Jumper]] - descended a lift into the Archive, intending on re-activating the Sentinel network. The facility's defensive systems were still active, with damaging lasers and many chasms requiring use the [[jump pack]] systems brought by the brutes. The party soon encountered a [[Flood spawner form]] and hundreds of pod infectors, signifying the Flood had already managed to infest the structure. Voridus was able to make use of the automated defenses to lead the Flood into traps, and made use of his [[Infusion gel]] to quickly take down more Flood forms. Voridus eventually managed to reach a [[teleporter]], which he was able to use to bring in more reinforcements, including an [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Honor Guardsman]]. The guard was equipped with [[active camouflage]], which he was able to use to bypass some Flood and reactivate a minor defensive system. The group eventually encountered a deactivated [[light bridge]], which the jump brutes were able to cross and reach the control panel. The troops were once again beset upon by the Flood while waiting for the bridge to activate, before once again using the Honor Guard to sneak past some Flood and activate more defenses. The Banished eventually managed to activate a quarantine protocol with one problem - the quarantine would kill them along with the Flood, unless they were able to eradicate the Flood in the area within two minutes.<ref name="TA">'''[[Halo Wars 2: Awakening the Nightmare]]''', campaign level ''[[The Archive]]''</ref> | ||