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Following the [[Prophet of Regret]]s botched attack on [[Earth]] on [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], a large [[Jiralhanae]]-controlled [[Truth's fleet|fleet]] sent by the [[Prophet of Truth]] arrived to take control of the [[Battle of Mombasa|battle]] on [[Mombasa]] shortly after Regret performed a [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] jump over the city of [[New Mombasa]], [[Kenya]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Metropolis]]''</ref><ref name="coastal">'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', campaign level, ''[[Coastal Highway]]''</ref> This fleet immediately began to [[Glassing|glass]] the city of Mombasa, in order to excavate the long-buried [[Portal at Voi|portal]] that would lead the [[Covenant]] to the [[Installation 00|Ark]], allowing them to fire the entire [[Halo Array]] and commence their [[Covenant religion#The Great Journey|"Great Journey"]].<ref name="crows">'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Crow's Nest]]''</ref> | Following the [[Prophet of Regret]]s botched attack on [[Earth]] on [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]], a large [[Jiralhanae]]-controlled [[Truth's fleet|fleet]] sent by the [[Prophet of Truth]] arrived to take control of the [[Battle of Mombasa|battle]] on [[Mombasa]] shortly after Regret performed a [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] jump over the city of [[New Mombasa]], [[Kenya]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Metropolis]]''</ref><ref name="coastal">'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', campaign level, ''[[Coastal Highway]]''</ref> This fleet immediately began to [[Glassing|glass]] the city of Mombasa, in order to excavate the long-buried [[Portal at Voi|portal]] that would lead the [[Covenant]] to the [[Installation 00|Ark]], allowing them to fire the entire [[Halo Array]] and commence their [[Covenant religion#The Great Journey|"Great Journey"]].<ref name="crows">'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Crow's Nest]]''</ref> | ||
[[File:Portal odst.png|thumb|left|250px|Truth's fleet excavating the portal to the Ark.]] | [[File:Portal odst.png|thumb|left|250px|Truth's fleet excavating the portal to the Ark.]] | ||
Over the next month, fighting would [[Battle for Earth|spread across]] the planet, as Covenant warships continued to arrive, attacking targets such as [[North America]],<ref name="loot2">''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'', [[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]</ref> [[Australia]]<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', page 287 (2011)</ref> and the [[Wikipedia:Antarctica|Antarctic]], as well as the [[Yucatán Peninsula|Yucatán]] and [[Cuba]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''Chapter 23''</ref>. Despite the widespread combat across the globe, the Covenant under command of the Prophet of Truth and his Jiralhanae loyalists continued to focus most of their attention in eastern Africa, deploying an array of extensive defences around the excavation site around the ruins of Mombasa and [[Battle of Kenya|heavily occupying]] the surrounding region of Kenya, including the [[Tsavo highway (location)|Tsavo Highway]] and the industrial city of [[Voi]].<ref name="tsavo">'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Tsavo Highway]]''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|storm}} The final remaining [[UNSC]] stronghold in the region by mid-November was the 20th century [[Military base|airbase]] [[Crow's Nest (location)|Crow's Nest]]. During the latter days of the Battle of Kenya, the base would house large numbers of [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] wounded during the ongoing conflict.<ref name"crows">'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Crow's Nest]]''</ref> | Over the next month, fighting would [[Battle for Earth|spread across]] the planet, as Covenant warships continued to arrive, attacking targets such as [[North America]],<ref name="loot2">''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'', [[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]</ref> [[Australia]]<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe]]''', page 287 (2011)</ref> and the [[Wikipedia:Antarctica|Antarctic]], as well as the [[Yucatán Peninsula|Yucatán]] and [[Cuba]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''Chapter 23''</ref>. Despite the widespread combat across the globe, the Covenant under command of the Prophet of Truth and his Jiralhanae loyalists continued to focus most of their attention in eastern Africa, deploying an array of extensive defences around the excavation site around the ruins of Mombasa and [[Battle of Kenya|heavily occupying]] the surrounding region of Kenya, including the [[Tsavo highway (location)|Tsavo Highway]] and the industrial city of [[Voi]].<ref name="tsavo">'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Tsavo Highway]]''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|storm}} The final remaining [[UNSC]] stronghold in the region by mid-November was the 20th century [[Military base|airbase]] [[Crow's Nest (location)|Crow's Nest]]. During the latter days of the Battle of Kenya, the base would house large numbers of [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] wounded during the ongoing conflict.<ref name"crows">'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[Crow's Nest]]''</ref> | ||
During the onset of the [[Great Schism]] on November 3, 2552, [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]] [[Tartarus]] would attempt to activate [[Installation 05]] using the captured [[Miranda Keyes|Commander Miranda Keyes]]. Ultimately he would be [[Battle for the Control Room (Installation 05)|stopped]] by the combined forces of [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee and [[Avery Johnson|Sergeant Major Avery Johnson]] and the activation sequence would be averted. Despite this, Installation 05 would be moved to standby mode whereby it, along with the remaining Halo rings were primed to be activated remotely from [[Installation 00|the Ark]], which lay outside the rim of the [[Milky Way]] galaxy and accessible by means of the portal on Earth.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Great Journey]]''</ref> To accomplish this goal, the Prophet of Truth departed from [[High Charity]] on board the [[Forerunner]] [[keyship]] ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'' as the Covenant holy city fell to the [[Flood]] and made a slipspace jump to the [[Sol system]], accompanied by remaining Jiralhanae-held ships of the splintered [[High Charity defense fleet]]. Unbeknownst to the Prophet of Truth, [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] had managed to stow away on the vessel as it decoupled from High Charity.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[High Charity (level)|High Charity]]''</ref> | During the onset of the [[Great Schism]] on November 3, 2552, [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]] [[Tartarus]] would attempt to activate [[Installation 05]] using the captured [[Miranda Keyes|Commander Miranda Keyes]]. Ultimately he would be [[Battle for the Control Room (Installation 05)|stopped]] by the combined forces of [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee and [[Avery Johnson|Sergeant Major Avery Johnson]] and the activation sequence would be averted. Despite this, Installation 05 would be moved to standby mode whereby it, along with the remaining Halo rings were primed to be activated remotely from [[Installation 00|the Ark]], which lay outside the rim of the [[Milky Way]] galaxy and accessible by means of the portal on Earth.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Great Journey]]''</ref> To accomplish this goal, the Prophet of Truth departed from [[High Charity]] on board the [[Forerunner]] [[keyship]] ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'' as the Covenant holy city fell to the [[Flood]] and made a slipspace jump to the [[Sol system]], accompanied by remaining Jiralhanae-held ships of the splintered [[High Charity defense fleet]]. Unbeknownst to the Prophet of Truth, [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] had managed to stow away on the vessel as it decoupled from High Charity.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[High Charity (level)|High Charity]]''</ref> | ||