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|name=The Covenant | |name=The Covenant | ||
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}}<br/><sup> | }}<br/><sup>Symbols associated with the Covenant</sup> | ||
[[File: | [[File:HW LECover-Wide.jpg|300px]]<br/><sup>Ripa 'Moramee leads a Covenant force comprising of Sangheili and Unggoy infantry and a Banshee squadron.</sup> | ||
|type=*Interstellar empire | |type=*Interstellar empire | ||
*Theocratic [[Wikipedia:Cultural hegemony|cultural hegemony]] | *Theocratic [[Wikipedia:Cultural hegemony|cultural hegemony]] | ||
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In the wake of the dissolution of the Covenant, many individual commanders sought to seize control of the hegemony's former military assets for themselves, many of them forming disparate fiefdoms claiming to be ''the'' Covenant.<ref name="HE5">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 5|Issue #5]]''</ref> Others retreated from active involvement in interstellar affairs, maintaining the ships and weaponry for defense of their own lands. With large portions of the Covenant's infrastructure in shambles, intact ships in particular were considered a valuable commodity among the Sangheili.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141012164920/https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-4-16-14 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 4.16.14'']</ref> While many former members of the hegemony discarded the Covenant's religion in favor of more pragmatic pursuits, others continued to adhere to the core tenets of their former religion, namely the worship of the Forerunners as gods.<ref name="Thursday War">'''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'''</ref> The [[Banished]] amassed a considerable degree of power in the aftermath of the Covenant's destruction.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4axn4oo_KE '''YouTube''': ''Halo Wars 2 E3 Trailer BTS'']</ref> | In the wake of the dissolution of the Covenant, many individual commanders sought to seize control of the hegemony's former military assets for themselves, many of them forming disparate fiefdoms claiming to be ''the'' Covenant.<ref name="HE5">'''[[Halo: Escalation]]''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 5|Issue #5]]''</ref> Others retreated from active involvement in interstellar affairs, maintaining the ships and weaponry for defense of their own lands. With large portions of the Covenant's infrastructure in shambles, intact ships in particular were considered a valuable commodity among the Sangheili.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141012164920/https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-4-16-14 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 4.16.14'']</ref> While many former members of the hegemony discarded the Covenant's religion in favor of more pragmatic pursuits, others continued to adhere to the core tenets of their former religion, namely the worship of the Forerunners as gods.<ref name="Thursday War">'''[[Halo: The Thursday War]]'''</ref> The [[Banished]] amassed a considerable degree of power in the aftermath of the Covenant's destruction.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4axn4oo_KE '''YouTube''': ''Halo Wars 2 E3 Trailer BTS'']</ref> | ||
One notable Sangheili-led faction that formed in the wake of the dissolution of the Covenant was [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]]. It was founded and led by [[Jul 'Mdama]] in [[2553]], a former member of the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]].<ref name="Thursday War"/><ref>'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'''</ref> This faction self-proclaimed to be "the Covenant",<ref name="escalation5" /> albiet an entirely different organization, and was bolstered by the addition of [[Ur-Didact|the Didact's]] [[Promethean#Mechanical Prometheans|Prometheans]].<ref name="Halo 4">[[Halo 4]]</ref><ref name="Escalation">[[Halo: Escalation]]</ref> Jul was eventually killed during the [[Battle of Kamchatka]] and the remainder of his Covenant fell to the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] with the help of [[Fireteam Osiris]] during the [[Battle of Sunaion]] in [[2558]].<ref name="Guardians" /> | One notable Sangheili-led faction that formed in the wake of the dissolution of the Covenant was [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]]. It was founded and led by [[Jul 'Mdama]] in [[2553]], a former member of the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]].<ref name="Thursday War"/><ref>'''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'''</ref> This faction self-proclaimed to be "the Covenant",<ref name="escalation5" /> albiet an entirely different organization, and was bolstered by the addition of [[Ur-Didact|the Didact's]] [[Promethean#Mechanical Prometheans|Prometheans]].<ref name="Halo 4">[[Halo 4]]</ref><ref name="Escalation">[[Halo: Escalation]]</ref> Jul was eventually killed during the [[Battle of Kamchatka]] and the remainder of his Covenant fell to the [[Swords of Sanghelios]] with the help of [[Fireteam Osiris]] during the [[Battle of Sunaion]] in [[2558]].<ref name="Guardians">''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'', campaign level [[Battle of Sunaion (level)|Battle of Sunaion]]</ref> | ||
==Government and politics== | ==Government and politics== | ||
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File:HM-Covenant.png|Sangheili and San'Shyuum during the early days of the Covenant in ''[[Halo Mythos]]''. | File:HM-Covenant.png|Sangheili and San'Shyuum during the early days of the Covenant in ''[[Halo Mythos]]''. | ||
File:HLC Truth Foretold.jpg|Several Covenant species on the ''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'' #12 poster. | File:HLC Truth Foretold.jpg|Several Covenant species on the ''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'' #12 poster. | ||
File:H2A Covenant Meeting.jpg|A meeting of the [[High Council]] to discuss the fate of [[Thel 'Vadam]]. | |||
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