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{{Quote|We shall cut into the heart of this infestation, retrieve the Icon, and burn any Flood that stand in our way!| Special Operations Commander Rtas 'Vadumee after learning of the Arbiter's mission}} | {{Quote|We shall cut into the heart of this infestation, retrieve the Icon, and burn any Flood that stand in our way!| Special Operations Commander Rtas 'Vadumee after learning of the Arbiter's mission}} | ||
[[File:H2A - Rtas rallying troops.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Rtas rallying his troops]] | [[File:H2A - Rtas rallying troops.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Rtas rallying his troops]] | ||
After numerous waves of [[Jiralhanae]]-led forces failed to breach the outer wall, Thel 'Vadamee, the Arbiter of the Covenant, was personally ordered by the Prophets to journey to the surface of the ring to retrieve the [[Sacred Icon]]. Dropped directly to the wall by a [[ | After numerous waves of [[Jiralhanae]]-led forces failed to breach the outer wall, Thel 'Vadamee, the Arbiter of the Covenant, was personally ordered by the Prophets to journey to the surface of the ring to retrieve the [[Sacred Icon]]. Dropped directly to the wall by a [[Kez'katu-pattern Phantom|Phantom]] transport, the Arbiter encountered a small number of surviving [[Unggoy]] and [[Kig-Yar]] from the earlier assault. After battling through numerous Forerunner constructs to reach the control center for the Containment Shield, the Arbiter deactivated the shield, proceeding to the inner wall. After his evac Phantom was driven off by a Sentinel Enforcer, 'Vadamee was forced to travel through the now-Flood infested inner-wall. He picked up multiple transmissions from the dwindling human forces that had made it through the wall first, observing two small fireteams of Marines being overwhelmed by Flood forms.{{Ref/Reuse|icon}} | ||
As the Arbiter moved through the Sentinel Wall, Covenant Special Operations forces were deployed to the Quarantine Zone, along with vehicular support, unfortunately exacerbating the Flood outbreak. The Flood's numbers swelled as they assimilated both humans from the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} and Covenant warriors. With these new hosts, the Flood gained access to more sophisticated equipment, [[weapons]] and combat vehicles, magnifying the danger the outbreak presented immeasurably. The Flood used numerous [[Wraith]] tanks to destroy one of the Forerunner [[Sentinel manufacturing facility|Sentinel manufacturing plants]], bringing it crashing down on the surface and slowing the production of Sentinels and Enforcers, swinging the tide further in their favor.{{Ref/Reuse|icon}} | As the Arbiter moved through the Sentinel Wall, Covenant Special Operations forces were deployed to the Quarantine Zone, along with vehicular support, unfortunately exacerbating the Flood outbreak. The Flood's numbers swelled as they assimilated both humans from the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} and Covenant warriors. With these new hosts, the Flood gained access to more sophisticated equipment, [[weapons]] and combat vehicles, magnifying the danger the outbreak presented immeasurably. The Flood used numerous [[Wraith]] tanks to destroy one of the Forerunner [[Sentinel manufacturing facility|Sentinel manufacturing plants]], bringing it crashing down on the surface and slowing the production of Sentinels and Enforcers, swinging the tide further in their favor.{{Ref/Reuse|icon}} | ||
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===Conclusion=== | ===Conclusion=== | ||
The battle itself was a decisive Covenant victory. They succeeded in obtaining the Index, captured the UNSC leadership as well as all surviving Marines, providing them with the [[Reclaimers]] required to activate the Installation. The Flood also won a tactical victory, securing an immense number of hosts, weapons and vehicles, escaping the Quarantine Zone, and capturing a slipspace-capable starship in the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}}, which they would later use to begin their [[Fall of High Charity|infestation]] of [[High Charity]].<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level, ''[[High Charity (level)|High Charity]]''</ref> UNSC forces failed to recover the Index, lost the ''In Amber Clad'' and it's crew to Flood, and suffered total casualties, aside from the small number of survivors captured by the Covenant from the Library and Sentinel Wall. | The battle itself was a decisive Covenant victory. They succeeded in obtaining the Index, captured the UNSC leadership as well as all surviving Marines, providing them with the [[Reclaimers]] required to activate the Installation. The Flood also won a tactical victory, securing an immense number of hosts, weapons and vehicles, escaping the Quarantine Zone, and capturing a slipspace-capable starship in the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}}, which they would later use to begin their [[Fall of High Charity|infestation]] of [[High Charity]].<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level, ''[[High Charity (level)|High Charity]]''</ref> UNSC forces failed to recover the Index, lost the ''In Amber Clad'' and it's crew to Flood, and suffered total casualties, aside from the small number of survivors captured by the Covenant from the Library and Sentinel Wall. | ||
==Gallery== | |||
<gallery> | |||
File:H2A - Enforcer.jpg|An Enforcer Sentinel behind Thel 'Vadamee on the outer surface of the Sentinel wall. | |||
File:HTMCC-H2A CoviesVsSentinel.png|Surviving Covenant troops fighting Aggressor Sentinels inside the outer wall. | |||
File:HTMCC-H2A EnforcerOnGuard.png|An Enforcer Sentinel guarding the plug locks keeping the containment shield activated. | |||
File:HTMCC-H2A CoviesVsHumanFlood.png|Covenant troops under attack by Flood attacker forms. | |||
File:HTMCC-H2A MarinesVsFlood.png|Flood forms overwhelming UNSC Marines inside the Sentinel wall. | |||
File:HTMCC-H2A PatrollingFlood.png|Flood attacker forms deep within the Sentinel wall. | |||
File:HTMCC-H2A Sentinel Factory Explosion.jpg|A Sentinel manufacturing facility exploding above the quarantine zone. | |||
File:HTMCC-H2A SpecOpsVsFlood.png|Special Operations Sangheili defending the camp from the Flood. | |||
File:H2A ScorpionTB-SB-1InBattle.png|Flood-infested vehicles in combat with Sentinel forces. | |||
File:HTMCC-H2A WraithsShootingFacility.png|Flood-controlled Wraiths bombarding the destroyed Sentinel manufacturing facility. | |||
File:HTMCC-H2A SpecOpsEliteFiringCarbine.png|Special Operations Sangheili inside the destroyed Sentinel factory. | |||
File:HTMCC-H2A EliminatorSentinelsBurningFlood.png|Eliminator Sentinels targeting Flood forms. | |||
File:HTMCC-H2A RtasDeploying.png|Rtas 'Vadumee redeploying into the quarantine zone. | |||
File:HTMCC-H2A FloodGondolaStation.png|Flood forces defending the gondola station. | |||
File:H2A-Miranda.jpg|Miranda Keyes reaching for the activation index. | |||
File:H2A - Inevitable betrayal.jpg|Tartarus and his Jiralhanae betray Thel 'Vadamee. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||