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After the death of the [[High Prophet of Truth]] and many of the Prophets at the hands of the Sangheili, the remaining San'Shyuum went into hiding, leaving a power vacuum within the remains of the Covenant.<ref name="return">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo: Evolutions]]''' '''[[The Return]]''' ''page 506''</ref> With their enemies defeated, the Sangheili-led separatists no longer had a common goal to unify them. Various high-ranked members of the fallen hegemony seized control of as many military assets as they could; many split off and became independent warlords commanding their own factions, some of them claiming to be legitimate successors to the Covenant.<ref name="escalation5"/> Others, including many Sangheili [[kaidon]]s, hoarded ships and weapons for their own purposes while avoiding involvement in larger conflicts.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''pages 295-296''</ref> | After the death of the [[High Prophet of Truth]] and many of the Prophets at the hands of the Sangheili, the remaining San'Shyuum went into hiding, leaving a power vacuum within the remains of the Covenant.<ref name="return">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo: Evolutions]]''' '''[[The Return]]''' ''page 506''</ref> With their enemies defeated, the Sangheili-led separatists no longer had a common goal to unify them. Various high-ranked members of the fallen hegemony seized control of as many military assets as they could; many split off and became independent warlords commanding their own factions, some of them claiming to be legitimate successors to the Covenant.<ref name="escalation5"/> Others, including many Sangheili [[kaidon]]s, hoarded ships and weapons for their own purposes while avoiding involvement in larger conflicts.<ref>'''Halo: The Thursday War''', ''pages 295-296''</ref> | ||
[[Human]]ity was also entangled in the Covenant remnants' post-war power dynamics. Conducting its own operations unknown to the rest of the UNSC, the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] armed Sangheili dissidents of the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]] and even covertly attacked their allied Sangheili, [[ | [[Human]]ity was also entangled in the Covenant remnants' post-war power dynamics. Conducting its own operations unknown to the rest of the UNSC, the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] armed Sangheili dissidents of the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]] and even covertly attacked their allied Sangheili, the [[Swords of Sanghelios]], to maintain the balance of power between the two factions. ONI was also indirectly responsible for the formation of one of the most prominent post-war factions self proclaiming to be a new "Covenant", led by the Sangheili [[Jul 'Mdama]]. After escaping ONI detainment on the [[shield world]]-based ONI research facility [[Trevelyan]], 'Mdama learned of [[Raia|his wife]]'s death during the [[Blooding Years]] and vowed revenge on the humans due to their involvement in his species' affairs. 'Mdama, assisted by Sangheili from a remote colony planet called [[Hesduros]], formed [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|a new "Covenant"]] and eventually traveled to the Forerunner world [[Requiem]] and wake the "living god" known as [[Ur-Didact|the Didact]] to assist their smaller faction in their ambitious goal of eradicating humanity.<ref name="Thursday War"/> | ||
Covenant remnants hostile to humanity have been informally referred to as "Covies" by the [[United Nations Space Command]],<ref>[[Spartan Ops]] [[Departure]] "The Covies...they believe this is the home of one of their gods."</ref><ref>[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]] [[On the Brink]] "If we hadn't jumped in, Covies would have blown this place sky high!"</ref> despite the various remnants existing as entirely different organizations than the original Covenant empire. | Covenant remnants hostile to humanity have been informally referred to as "Covies" by the [[United Nations Space Command]],<ref>[[Spartan Ops]] [[Departure]] "The Covies...they believe this is the home of one of their gods."</ref><ref>[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]] [[On the Brink]] "If we hadn't jumped in, Covies would have blown this place sky high!"</ref> despite the various remnants existing as entirely different organizations than the original Covenant empire. | ||