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At some point between November 15 and 16,{{Ref/Note|''Halo: Uprising'' indicates that John-117 and Ruwan's actions was both concurrent. While ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' and ''Halo 3'' show that Kenya, which was aimed by the Forerunner Dreadnought, was still in night at the time that the ship jumped into Earth and then landed on the Portal at Voi in November 17 in the morning on the [[Africa|African continent]], the Battle of Cleveland in ''Halo: Uprising'' seemingly took place on the very early morning, if not evening, on the [[North America|North American continent]] and still ongoing even after the sunrise on the Cleveland city, which would be likely and realistic that the battle took place at least one day before November 17, although the URNA is oddly still in daylight in the comic when the Forerunner Dreadnought arrived at Earth.}} while John-117 was still hunting the Prophet of Truth, the UNSC already lost their garrison on [[Mars]] at the hands of the [[Fleet of Furious Redemption]] following the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]],{{Ref/Reuse|HUI1}} which led to a dramatic increase in Covenant force deployments on Earth as the Covenant began to concentrate more of their forces on the planet, worsening the siege.{{Ref/Comic|Id=HUI3|HU|Issue=3}} Despite the dramatic increase in Covenant deployments, the works of [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]] in the Battle of Mare Erythraeum helped buy UNSC ground forces on Earth precious time.{{Ref/Book|Id=ackerson|Book=[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]|Page=??}} By this point, the UNSC would be hardly faced with impossible odds with no hope in sight against the full might of Covenant forces on Earth.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HUI4}} | At some point between November 15 and 16,{{Ref/Note|''Halo: Uprising'' indicates that John-117 and Ruwan's actions was both concurrent. While ''Halo 2: Anniversary'' and ''Halo 3'' show that Kenya, which was aimed by the Forerunner Dreadnought, was still in night at the time that the ship jumped into Earth and then landed on the Portal at Voi in November 17 in the morning on the [[Africa|African continent]], the Battle of Cleveland in ''Halo: Uprising'' seemingly took place on the very early morning, if not evening, on the [[North America|North American continent]] and still ongoing even after the sunrise on the Cleveland city, which would be likely and realistic that the battle took place at least one day before November 17, although the URNA is oddly still in daylight in the comic when the Forerunner Dreadnought arrived at Earth.}} while John-117 was still hunting the Prophet of Truth, the UNSC already lost their garrison on [[Mars]] at the hands of the [[Fleet of Furious Redemption]] following the [[Battle of Mare Erythraeum]],{{Ref/Reuse|HUI1}} which led to a dramatic increase in Covenant force deployments on Earth as the Covenant began to concentrate more of their forces on the planet, worsening the siege.{{Ref/Comic|Id=HUI3|HU|Issue=3}} Despite the dramatic increase in Covenant deployments, the works of [[Colonel]] [[James Ackerson]] in the Battle of Mare Erythraeum helped buy UNSC ground forces on Earth precious time.{{Ref/Book|Id=ackerson|Book=[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]|Page=??}} By this point, the UNSC would be hardly faced with impossible odds with no hope in sight against the full might of Covenant forces on Earth.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HUI4}} | ||
Shortly after the loss of Mars, Covenant forces also [[Battle of Cleveland|invaded the city]] of [[Cleveland]] on Earth without intending to destroy it or kill civilians, unlike other cities, looking for a supposed Forerunner artifact known as the "[[Key of Osanalan]]" as told by a wounded and Covenant-tortured Colonel [[James Ackerson]], who was captured aboard [[Lepidus]]'s vessel, the ''[[Triumphant Declaration]]'', and that was a necessary component for the firing sequence of the [[Halo Array]]. Additionally, his plan would help the population to escape the city and stall the Covenant assault on Earth and prevent the planet's [[Glassing|fall]] to the Covenant like [[Reach]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=HUI1|HU|Issue=1}} During the battle, many civilians were [[Prisoner of war|captured]] and interrogated at [[Old Cleveland]] | Shortly after the loss of Mars, Covenant forces also [[Battle of Cleveland|invaded the city]] of [[Cleveland]] on Earth without intending to destroy it or kill civilians, unlike other cities, looking for a supposed Forerunner artifact known as the "[[Key of Osanalan]]" as told by a wounded and Covenant-tortured Colonel [[James Ackerson]], who was captured aboard [[Lepidus]]'s vessel, the ''[[Triumphant Declaration]]'', and that was a necessary component for the firing sequence of the [[Halo Array]]. Additionally, his plan would help the population to escape the city and stall the Covenant assault on Earth and prevent the planet's [[Glassing|fall]] to the Covenant like [[Reach]].{{Ref/Comic|Id=HUI1|HU|Issue=1}} During the battle, many civilians were [[Prisoner of war|captured]] and interrogated at [[Jacobs Field]] in [[Old Cleveland]] for the Key of Osanalan,{{Ref/Reuse|HUI1}} but later evacuated following a surprise attack from a [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODST]] team that suddenly killed most of the Covenant forces.{{Ref/Comic|Id=HUI2|Comic=Halo: Uprising|Issue=[[Halo: Uprising Issue 2|2]]}} | ||
Arriving in a large chamber aboard the keyship ''Anodyne Spirit'' with the Prophet of Truth and a pack of Jiralhanae soldiers and [[Jiralhanae Honor Guardsman|honor guardmens]] being present, John-117 attempted to kill the Prophet remotely via a {{Pattern|Vostu|carbine}}, as soon as the Spartan was then attacked by a [[Kig-Yar Sniper]] and the Prophet escaped, forcing John-117 to confront and engage a number of Jiralhanae warriors. While the Spartan was believed to be [[Missing in action|dead]], the Prophet of Truth orders the crew of the Forerunner Dreadnought to jump further in-system and finally arrived at Earth in high orbit on November 17, spearheading the final contingent of Truth's forces as the final space battle is still raging and the ship was then surrounded by the massive space engagement.{{Ref/Reuse|H2GJ}}{{Ref/Reuse|HUI4}} During which, John-117, emerged once again, broadcast to the UNSC, confirming his presence and his information regarding his situation.{{Ref/Reuse|HUI4}} | Arriving in a large chamber aboard the keyship ''Anodyne Spirit'' with the Prophet of Truth and a pack of Jiralhanae soldiers and [[Jiralhanae Honor Guardsman|honor guardmens]] being present, John-117 attempted to kill the Prophet remotely via a {{Pattern|Vostu|carbine}}, as soon as the Spartan was then attacked by a [[Kig-Yar Sniper]] and the Prophet escaped, forcing John-117 to confront and engage a number of Jiralhanae warriors. While the Spartan was believed to be [[Missing in action|dead]], the Prophet of Truth orders the crew of the Forerunner Dreadnought to jump further in-system and finally arrived at Earth in high orbit on November 17, spearheading the final contingent of Truth's forces as the final space battle is still raging and the ship was then surrounded by the massive space engagement.{{Ref/Reuse|H2GJ}}{{Ref/Reuse|HUI4}} During which, John-117, emerged once again, broadcast to the UNSC, confirming his presence and his information regarding his situation.{{Ref/Reuse|HUI4}} | ||