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{{Battle infobox | {{Battle infobox | ||
|name = Battle for Earth | |name = Battle for Earth | ||
|image = [[File:Battle for Earth compilation.png|300px]]<br>Clockwise from top left: The [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] above the [[European Union]]; [[Alpha-Five]] dropping into [[Mombasa]]; [[John-117]] supposedly at the [[Second Battle of New Mombasa]]; a {{ | |image = [[File:Battle for Earth compilation.png|300px]]<br>Clockwise from top left: The [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] above the [[European Union]]; [[Alpha-Five]] dropping into [[Mombasa]]; [[John-117]] supposedly at the [[Second Battle of New Mombasa]]; a {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}} over [[Cleveland]]; a [[Phantom]] reinforcing the Covenant in [[Sector Six]]; John-117 and [[Thel 'Vadam]] watch as ''[[Indulgence of Conviction]]'' crash lands into [[Voi]]. | ||
|prev = *[[Fall of Reach]] {{c|[[Siege of the Inner Colonies]]}} | |prev = *[[Fall of Reach]] {{c|[[Siege of the Inner Colonies]]}} | ||
*[[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]] {{c|[[John-117]]}} | *[[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]] {{c|[[John-117]]}} | ||
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**[[Yanme'e]] | **[[Yanme'e]] | ||
**[[Huragok]] | **[[Huragok]] | ||
|forces3 =*1 captured {{ | |forces3 =*1 captured {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}{{Ref/Reuse|H3Flood}} | ||
*Several [[infection forms]]{{Ref/Reuse|H3Flood}} | *Several [[infection forms]]{{Ref/Reuse|H3Flood}} | ||
*Several [[combat forms]]{{Ref/Reuse|H3Flood}} | *Several [[combat forms]]{{Ref/Reuse|H3Flood}} | ||
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At this point, the fight for Earth began in earnest. Smaller battles were waged all across the world, from the UEG capital of [[Sydney]], [[Australia]], to [[Cleveland]], [[URNA]], to [[Havana]], Cuba, and to [[Mount Erebus]], [[Antarctica]] and multiple other locations even when the Sangheili and now Jiralhanae-led Covenant forces turned each other following the beginning of the [[Great Schism]].{{Ref/Reuse|encycearth}}{{Ref/Reuse|HUI1}}{{Ref/Reuse|goo204}}{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}} By November 17 after very hard fighting, most of the Home Fleet had been obliterated by substantial Covenant naval forces loyal to the [[San'Shyuum|Prophets]], including the Prophet of Truth,{{Ref/Reuse|H2GJ}} and the majority of cities were destroyed as well throughout the battle.{{Ref/Reuse|HUI3}} After defenders and the orbital defense grid were overwhelmed, the Earth has been massively devatasted by a large Covenant [[orbital bombardment|bombardment]], resulting catastrophic human casualties.{{Ref/Reuse|H3CN}} It was on this date that the Prophet of Truth himself, aboard the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] and with [[John-117|Spartan-117]] in tow, arrived and headed straight for the [[Portal at Voi|Excession]], by then fully excavated. Upon interfacing with the [[keyship]], the portal was activated and a large contingent of the remaining Covenant fleet under the Prophet's command departed through the [[Portal at Voi|Portal]] with the intention of activating the [[Halo Array]] from [[Installation 00|the Ark]].{{Ref/Reuse|H3Storm}} | At this point, the fight for Earth began in earnest. Smaller battles were waged all across the world, from the UEG capital of [[Sydney]], [[Australia]], to [[Cleveland]], [[URNA]], to [[Havana]], Cuba, and to [[Mount Erebus]], [[Antarctica]] and multiple other locations even when the Sangheili and now Jiralhanae-led Covenant forces turned each other following the beginning of the [[Great Schism]].{{Ref/Reuse|encycearth}}{{Ref/Reuse|HUI1}}{{Ref/Reuse|goo204}}{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}} By November 17 after very hard fighting, most of the Home Fleet had been obliterated by substantial Covenant naval forces loyal to the [[San'Shyuum|Prophets]], including the Prophet of Truth,{{Ref/Reuse|H2GJ}} and the majority of cities were destroyed as well throughout the battle.{{Ref/Reuse|HUI3}} After defenders and the orbital defense grid were overwhelmed, the Earth has been massively devatasted by a large Covenant [[orbital bombardment|bombardment]], resulting catastrophic human casualties.{{Ref/Reuse|H3CN}} It was on this date that the Prophet of Truth himself, aboard the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] and with [[John-117|Spartan-117]] in tow, arrived and headed straight for the [[Portal at Voi|Excession]], by then fully excavated. Upon interfacing with the [[keyship]], the portal was activated and a large contingent of the remaining Covenant fleet under the Prophet's command departed through the [[Portal at Voi|Portal]] with the intention of activating the [[Halo Array]] from [[Installation 00|the Ark]].{{Ref/Reuse|H3Storm}} | ||
Almost immediately after this, the [[Flood]] arrived aboard a [[Indulgence of Conviction|captured]] {{ | Almost immediately after this, the [[Flood]] arrived aboard a [[Indulgence of Conviction|captured]] {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}, which crashed down in the town of [[Voi]]. A [[battle group]] assigned to the [[Fleet of Retribution]], a [[Covenant separatists|Covenant separatist]] fleet allied with the UNSC against Truth and his loyalists, was permitted to [[glass]] a large portion of [[Kenya]] to prevent the parasite's spread. With the threat from the Flood dealt with and the bulk of Covenant forces gone, several UNSC forces accompanied the Fleet of Retribution in pursuit of Truth.{{Ref/Reuse|H3Flood}} The remainder of UNSC forces remained behind to defend Earth from an expected full-scale Flood invasion and also began a major counteroffensive to eliminate all Covenant that remained.{{Ref/Reuse|H3Flood}}{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}} | ||
Official accounts report that, facing with the potential human extinction by the alien hegemony, a signifiantly massive amount of civilians joined the UNSC forces to repel the Covenant throughout the campaign on Earth with various being an instrumental part of the war effort.{{Ref/Book|Id=OSFM69|Book=Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual|Page=69}}{{Ref/Reuse|HUI1}} | Official accounts report that, facing with the potential human extinction by the alien hegemony, a signifiantly massive amount of civilians joined the UNSC forces to repel the Covenant throughout the campaign on Earth with various being an instrumental part of the war effort.{{Ref/Book|Id=OSFM69|Book=Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual|Page=69}}{{Ref/Reuse|HUI1}} | ||
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The [[Prophet of Truth]] discovered the location of [[Earth]] after the [[Fall of Reach]], but withheld knowledge of this discovery from the rest of the Covenant leadership.{{Ref/Film|Id=waypoint|Film=Halo Waypoint|Story=Ten Twenty|StoryLinkText=Ten Twenty}} To attack the human homeworld, he ordered an [[Truth's fleet|assault fleet]] to secretly assemble at ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]'' station in the [[Tau Ceti system]]. The fleet would overwhelm Earth's defenses in a single decisive strike.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}{{Ref/Novel|Novel=Halo: First Strike}} The fleet was discovered by the UNSC [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] [[Cortana]] and preemptive strike was led by [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]] and a [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]], strike team, which successfully destroyed ''Unyielding Hierophant'' and almost the entirety of the assembled fleet, some five hundred ships.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=HFS333|Novel=Halo: First Strike|Page=333}} Earth was granted a small reprieve. | The [[Prophet of Truth]] discovered the location of [[Earth]] after the [[Fall of Reach]], but withheld knowledge of this discovery from the rest of the Covenant leadership.{{Ref/Film|Id=waypoint|Film=Halo Waypoint|Story=Ten Twenty|StoryLinkText=Ten Twenty}} To attack the human homeworld, he ordered an [[Truth's fleet|assault fleet]] to secretly assemble at ''[[Unyielding Hierophant]]'' station in the [[Tau Ceti system]]. The fleet would overwhelm Earth's defenses in a single decisive strike.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}{{Ref/Novel|Novel=Halo: First Strike}} The fleet was discovered by the UNSC [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] [[Cortana]] and preemptive strike was led by [[Vice Admiral]] [[Danforth Whitcomb]] and a [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]], strike team, which successfully destroyed ''Unyielding Hierophant'' and almost the entirety of the assembled fleet, some five hundred ships.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=HFS333|Novel=Halo: First Strike|Page=333}} Earth was granted a small reprieve. | ||
The [[Prophet of Regret]] also independently learned of the location of Earth that was known as Erde-Tyrene as the location of a [[Forerunner]] artifact, [[Portal at Voi|the Portal]] leading to [[Installation 00|the Ark]]. This revelation came after long study by [[steward]]s of a Forerunner [[luminary]] taken from the moon, [[Meridian]], in [[2551]]. Not being privy to Truth's information, Regret set off to uncover the artifact without any knowledge that Erde-Tyrenne was the humans' homeworld. Regret unknowingly led his [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration|small fleet]], a mere two [[CAS-class assault carrier|assault carriers]] and thirteen [[ | The [[Prophet of Regret]] also independently learned of the location of Earth that was known as Erde-Tyrene as the location of a [[Forerunner]] artifact, [[Portal at Voi|the Portal]] leading to [[Installation 00|the Ark]]. This revelation came after long study by [[steward]]s of a Forerunner [[luminary]] taken from the moon, [[Meridian]], in [[2551]]. Not being privy to Truth's information, Regret set off to uncover the artifact without any knowledge that Erde-Tyrenne was the humans' homeworld. Regret unknowingly led his [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration|small fleet]], a mere two [[CAS-class assault carrier|assault carriers]] and thirteen [[Ket-pattern battlecruiser|battlecruisers]], straight into Earth's formidable defenses.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}} Truth belatedly learned of Regret's expedition to Earth, and dispatched a large [[Jiralhanae]]-led support and excavation fleet to reinforce the remaining forces of the initial fleet. They arrived almost one day after Regret had fled.{{Ref/Reuse|waypoint}}{{Ref/Reuse|waypointvergil}}<!--Halo Waypoint confirms that Truth's fleet arrived on October 21st--> | ||
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Regret's means of escape took the UNSC by surprise. The carrier initiated a slipspace jump while still over the city. By this time, Lord Hood originally attempted to intercept the Covenant carrier by dispatching two {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}s at New Mombasa.{{Ref/Reuse|H2Metro}} The UNSC ''In Amber Clad'' quickly recovered John-117 and the light frigate along with {{UNSCShip|Paris}}, {{UNSCShip|Redoutable}}, {{UNSCShip|Coral Sea}} were fast enough to follow the carrier into slipspace while {{UNSCShip|Dusk}} only followed in the fleeing ship's [[slipstream space#Slipspace wake|wake]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=goo186|Novel=Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Page=186}} The slipspace rupture severely damaged the city{{Ref/Reuse|H2Metro}} and generated an [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]]. Many ODSTs had not yet landed when the carrier escaped and were caught in the EMP and blast. Drop pods were disabled in flight and plunged into uncontrolled freefall. Those who survived the blast were scattered across the city.{{Ref/Reuse|H3RDrop}} | Regret's means of escape took the UNSC by surprise. The carrier initiated a slipspace jump while still over the city. By this time, Lord Hood originally attempted to intercept the Covenant carrier by dispatching two {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}s at New Mombasa.{{Ref/Reuse|H2Metro}} The UNSC ''In Amber Clad'' quickly recovered John-117 and the light frigate along with {{UNSCShip|Paris}}, {{UNSCShip|Redoutable}}, {{UNSCShip|Coral Sea}} were fast enough to follow the carrier into slipspace while {{UNSCShip|Dusk}} only followed in the fleeing ship's [[slipstream space#Slipspace wake|wake]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=goo186|Novel=Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Page=186}} The slipspace rupture severely damaged the city{{Ref/Reuse|H2Metro}} and generated an [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]]. Many ODSTs had not yet landed when the carrier escaped and were caught in the EMP and blast. Drop pods were disabled in flight and plunged into uncontrolled freefall. Those who survived the blast were scattered across the city.{{Ref/Reuse|H3RDrop}} | ||
Around this time, Covenant forces also attacked [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]]{{Ref/Reuse|encycearth}} and [[Berkeley]], [[URNA]]. At Berkeley, a [[Covenant starship]], possibly a '' | Around this time, Covenant forces also attacked [[Cairo]], [[Egypt]]{{Ref/Reuse|encycearth}} and [[Berkeley]], [[URNA]]. At Berkeley, a [[Covenant starship]], possibly a ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser from the Fleet of Sacred Consecration, began deploying its [[Seraph]] fighters on the city.{{Ref/Game|Id=axon12|Game=I love bees|Detail=[[Axon Clips]] - [[Axon Clips Chapter 12|Chapter 12]] - Kamal: "Fiancée"}}{{Ref/Note|This is derived from numerous pieces of information from within the Axon Clips including: Chapter 12 which mentions Kamal taking a flight back to the west coast; Chapter 9 where Sophia mentions that one of the people she is talking to isn't a Berkeley police officer and Kamal having to take a packbus to Reno, Nevada as his first stop; Chapter 10 where Kamal mentions waiting for said bus outside of Oakland.}} | ||
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[[File:S117returnstoEarth2552.jpg|300px|thumb|right|John-117 and the Dreadnought entering Earth's atmosphere before crashing on East Africa.]] | [[File:S117returnstoEarth2552.jpg|300px|thumb|right|John-117 and the Dreadnought entering Earth's atmosphere before crashing on East Africa.]] | ||
James' civilian brother, [[Ruwan Ackerson]] who was aware of what the Covenant are looking for during the Covenant interrogation at Cleveland, along with [[Myras Tyla]], were both brought to a secret UNSC forces to meet [[Sergeant]] [[Twyker]] in attempt to repel the Covenant forces in Cleveland.{{Ref/Reuse|HUI1}}{{Ref/Reuse|HUI2}} Ruwan was injected with [[Tykos 30]], an organic tracking device, as Tyla and the remaining civilians were evacuated. He was then taken to [[Chagrin Falls]], where a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] demanded that Ackerson relinquish the Key of Osanalan and an army of Jiralhanae surrounded him. However, Ruwan told them ''he'' was the Key, which confused the Covenant and brought him aboard an orbiting {{ | James' civilian brother, [[Ruwan Ackerson]] who was aware of what the Covenant are looking for during the Covenant interrogation at Cleveland, along with [[Myras Tyla]], were both brought to a secret UNSC forces to meet [[Sergeant]] [[Twyker]] in attempt to repel the Covenant forces in Cleveland.{{Ref/Reuse|HUI1}}{{Ref/Reuse|HUI2}} Ruwan was injected with [[Tykos 30]], an organic tracking device, as Tyla and the remaining civilians were evacuated. He was then taken to [[Chagrin Falls]], where a [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] demanded that Ackerson relinquish the Key of Osanalan and an army of Jiralhanae surrounded him. However, Ruwan told them ''he'' was the Key, which confused the Covenant and brought him aboard an orbiting {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}, the ''[[Harbinger of Piety]]'', before the [[Minister of Inquisition]]. There, the Minister vows to spare Earth from the Covenant occupation in exchange for knowledge of the apparent "key". Aboard the Forerunner Dreadnought, John-117, unable to assassinate the Prophet of Truth and take control of the Forerunner Dreadnought's trajectory, was informed that the ''Harbinger of Piety'' that was holding the "key" is to be destroyed. Since the ship was near the keyship, the Spartan was ordered by Twyker to find a way off the Forerunner Dreadnought to avoid being caught in the impending destruction of the cruiser. The Master Chief was then ordered to find a way to return to Earth quickly as the Forerunner Dreadnought began to enter Earth's atmosphere.{{Ref/Reuse|HUI4}} While the Minister was still interrogating Ruwan, the ''[[Nassau Station]]'' proceeded to remotely shoot at the ''Harbinger of Piety'' with a single shot from its [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC]] gun, destroying instantly the cruiser and killing everyone aboard, including the Minister of Inquisition and Ruwan Ackerson. Though, Twyker's worries was proven ill-founded due to Forerunner Dreadnought remaining unharmed following the ''Harbinger of Piety''{{'}}s destruction.{{Ref/Reuse|HUI4}} | ||
After that a furious Lepidus was aware of the loss of ''Harbinger of Piety'' and the Key of Osalanan was in fact turned out to be a hoax perpetrated by Colonel [[James Ackerson]] while openly mocking the Covenant for their arrogance, the Jiralhanae [[shipmaster]] decapitated the colonel aboard the ''[[Triumphant Declaration]]'' over Mars. Ultimately, the attack on Cleveland was repelled due to the James's act of self-sacrifice, and that of Ruwan.{{Ref/Comic|Id=HUI4|Comic=Halo: Uprising|Issue=[[Halo: Uprising Issue 4|4]]}} Though the Martian valiant defense forces were crushed during the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum|Battle of Mars]], they are credited for delaying Covenant forces from pressing their siege on Earth.{{Ref/Site|Id=mars|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/mars|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Mars|Y=2021|D=14|M=06}} Shortly after the Covenant worldwide bombardment, the Earth human population was swiftly reduced to only 200 million individuals, initially around 10 billion prior the Covenant assault with heavy casualties and a major evacuation effort and the sudden change after Truth's arrival.{{Ref/Game|Id=bestiarum|Game=Halo 3|What=[[Bestiarum]]}}{{Ref/Book|Id=ENC|Book=Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe|Page=282}}{{Ref/Site|Id=populateTwit|URL=https://twitter.com/Mr_Admirals/status/429062324737953792|Site=Twitter|Page=@HaloWaypoint Hey, what was the population of Earth prior to November 2552?|Y=2014|D=04|M=02}} The refugees of Cleveland, including Tyla, were evacuated to a relief camp in [[Akron]].{{Ref/Reuse|HUI4}} | After that a furious Lepidus was aware of the loss of ''Harbinger of Piety'' and the Key of Osalanan was in fact turned out to be a hoax perpetrated by Colonel [[James Ackerson]] while openly mocking the Covenant for their arrogance, the Jiralhanae [[shipmaster]] decapitated the colonel aboard the ''[[Triumphant Declaration]]'' over Mars. Ultimately, the attack on Cleveland was repelled due to the James's act of self-sacrifice, and that of Ruwan.{{Ref/Comic|Id=HUI4|Comic=Halo: Uprising|Issue=[[Halo: Uprising Issue 4|4]]}} Though the Martian valiant defense forces were crushed during the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum|Battle of Mars]], they are credited for delaying Covenant forces from pressing their siege on Earth.{{Ref/Site|Id=mars|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/mars|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Mars|Y=2021|D=14|M=06}} Shortly after the Covenant worldwide bombardment, the Earth human population was swiftly reduced to only 200 million individuals, initially around 10 billion prior the Covenant assault with heavy casualties and a major evacuation effort and the sudden change after Truth's arrival.{{Ref/Game|Id=bestiarum|Game=Halo 3|What=[[Bestiarum]]}}{{Ref/Book|Id=ENC|Book=Halo Encyclopedia: The Definitive Guide to the Halo Universe|Page=282}}{{Ref/Site|Id=populateTwit|URL=https://twitter.com/Mr_Admirals/status/429062324737953792|Site=Twitter|Page=@HaloWaypoint Hey, what was the population of Earth prior to November 2552?|Y=2014|D=04|M=02}} The refugees of Cleveland, including Tyla, were evacuated to a relief camp in [[Akron]].{{Ref/Reuse|HUI4}} | ||
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File:H2A - Battle of Earth from Cairo.jpg|The space battle as viewed from ''Cairo Station'' as the Home Fleet holds its ground against the Covenant assault. | File:H2A - Battle of Earth from Cairo.jpg|The space battle as viewed from ''Cairo Station'' as the Home Fleet holds its ground against the Covenant assault. | ||
File:UNSC Fleet.jpg|The Home Fleet engages the Covenant fleet above Earth in full force. | File:UNSC Fleet.jpg|The Home Fleet engages the Covenant fleet above Earth in full force. | ||
File:H2A-Battlecruisers Battle of Earth.png|{{ | File:H2A-Battlecruisers Battle of Earth.png|{{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}s engaging the UNSC Home Fleet above Earth. | ||
File:H2AMinors.jpg|The Master Chief battles Covenant boarding parties on ''Cairo Station''. | File:H2AMinors.jpg|The Master Chief battles Covenant boarding parties on ''Cairo Station''. | ||
File:Athensstation.jpg|Several ODPs were destroyed through the course of the battle in space. | File:Athensstation.jpg|Several ODPs were destroyed through the course of the battle in space. | ||