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[[File:HLC The Great Schism.jpg|250px|thumb|left|One of the Sangheili leaders, [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]], duels against the Jiralhanae leader [[Tartarus]].]] | [[File:HLC The Great Schism.jpg|250px|thumb|left|One of the Sangheili leaders, [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]], duels against the Jiralhanae leader [[Tartarus]].]] | ||
A shaky alliance between some Sangheili and their former foes, the [[human]]s, was forged out of necessity and revenge against the Covenant to some extent.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]'' "I will have my revenge on a Prophet, not a plague!"</ref> Both sides had two common enemies that wished for their extinction: the Covenant and the Flood. This alliance of circumstance was forged in the [[Control Room (Installation 05)|control room of Installation 05]], when [[Avery Johnson|Sergeant Major Avery Johnson]] and [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee united to prevent the [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]], [[Tartarus]], from activating Delta Halo and firing the Halo Array.<ref name="journey">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[The Great Journey]]''</ref> After succeeding in killing Tartarus, the Arbiter persuaded many Sangheili to ally with the humans, forming the [[Fleet of Retribution]]. | A shaky alliance between some Sangheili and their former foes, the [[human]]s, was forged out of necessity and revenge against the Covenant to some extent.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]'' "I will have my revenge on a Prophet, not a plague!"</ref> Both sides had two common enemies that wished for their extinction: the Covenant and the Flood. This alliance of circumstance was forged in the [[Control Room (Installation 05)|control room of Installation 05]], when [[Avery Johnson|Sergeant Major Avery Johnson]] and [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee united to prevent the [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]], [[Tartarus]], from activating Delta Halo and firing the Halo Array.<ref name="journey">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[The Great Journey]]''</ref> Meanwhile, [[Rtas 'Vadum]] led a strike team of Sangheili to capture the [[Shadow of Intent]] from the Jiralhanae as a flagship for their local forces. After succeeding in killing Tartarus, the Arbiter persuaded many Sangheili to ally with the humans, forming the [[Fleet of Retribution]]. | ||
On November 17, the devastated [[UNSC Home Fleet]] attempted a last-ditch assault on the High Prophet of Truth's [[Forerunner Dreadnought]], which had integrated with [[Portal at Voi|the Forerunner artifact]] that Regret had discovered nearly a month prior. This attack failed and a [[Indulgence of Conviction|Flood-controlled battlecruiser]] crashed in [[Voi]] only moments after Truth's fleet entered the [[Slipspace portal|portal]] generated by the artifact.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[The Storm]]''</ref> However, the Sangheili [[Fleet of Retribution]], led by [[Shipmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]], arrived in pursuit of the cruiser; as the fleet glassed the city and its environs, the Sangheili and UNSC agreed to follow Truth beyond the portal.<ref name="floodgate">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref> | On November 17, the devastated [[UNSC Home Fleet]] attempted a last-ditch assault on the High Prophet of Truth's [[Forerunner Dreadnought]], which had integrated with [[Portal at Voi|the Forerunner artifact]] that Regret had discovered nearly a month prior. This attack failed and a [[Indulgence of Conviction|Flood-controlled battlecruiser]] crashed in [[Voi]] only moments after Truth's fleet entered the [[Slipspace portal|portal]] generated by the artifact.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[The Storm]]''</ref> However, the Sangheili [[Fleet of Retribution]], led by [[Shipmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]], arrived in pursuit of the cruiser; as the fleet glassed the city and its environs, the Sangheili and UNSC agreed to follow Truth beyond the portal.<ref name="floodgate">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref> | ||