Onyx Conflict: Difference between revisions

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|name=Onyx Conflict

|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]]

*[[Great Schism]]

|date=[[2552#October|October 31]]-[[2552#November|November 3]], [[2552]]

|place=[[Onyx]], [[Zeta Doradus system]]

*Some UNSC forces escape

*All Covenant forces destroyed

*[[Sarcophagus]] [[shield world]] sealed with some survivors inside

|side2=*[[Covenant separatists]]

**[[Joyous Exultation Covenant]]

|commanders2=[[Fleet Master]] [[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]]†

|commanders3=  Unknown

*[[Battle Group Omicron]]<ref>'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 113''</ref>

**1 [[UNSC carrier|carrier]]

**1 {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}

**6 [[UNSC destroyer|destroyers]]

*{{UNSCShip|Agincourt}}

Ground

*5 [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-IIs]]

*17 [[SPARTAN-III program|Spartan-IIIs]]

*Several ONI agents

*[[Second Fleet of Homogeneous Clarity]]

**22 ships  

***2 [[Covenant cruiser|cruisers]]

***18 [[Covenant destroyer|destroyers]]

*[[Combined Fleet of Righteous Purpose]]

*Legions of Covenant warriors

**Six [[Mgalekgolo]]

**Over two hundred [[Sangheili]]

*[[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]]

*[[Type-31 Seraph|Seraphs]]

*[[Sentinel manufacturing facility]]

|casual1=*Battle Group Omicron save for {{UNSCShip|Dusk}}

*Sentinel manufacturing facility

}}

===The Sentinel activation===

Almost immediately, [[Team Gladius]] and the orbiting {{UNSCShip|Agincourt}} were destroyed and [[Team Katana]] lost after passing to Zone 67. The [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] trainers, save for [[Franklin Mendez|SCPO Mendez]] and [[Kurt Ambrose]] were all killed as well. In accordance with emergency protocols, Zone 67's AI [[Endless Summer]] assumed complete command of all UNSC forces on Onyx.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 122''</ref> Shortly afterward, [[Team Saber]] regrouped with Kurt-051, [[Tom-B292]], [[Lucy-B091]] and [[Franklin Mendez|SCPO Mendez]], although they had no means of summoning reinforcements from the rest of the UNSC. [[Franklin Mendez|Mendez]] declared [[Bloody Arrow]] via UNSC E-Band.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 159''</ref>

===Blue Team and the Covenant arrive===

At the same time, 'Mantakree's forces formed around the flagship ''[[Incorruptible]]'' and began nearing Onyx. The destroyer ''[[Far Sight Lost]]'' was sent ahead to scout the environs but was quickly engaged and destroyed by Sentinels. Another scout, ''[[Absolution]]'', was ordered to perform a precision [[Slipstream space|Slipspace]] jump to the northern polar areas of Onyx, but the Sentinels followed it through Slipspace and the ''Absolution'' was destroyed upon exiting Slipspace.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 280-283''</ref> However, sufficient information had been gathered and 'Mantakree ordered his ground troops, including [[Sangheili]] from the [[E'Toro Warrior Crèche|E’Toro]], [[R'Lan Warrior Crèche|R’Lan]] and [[N'Noro Warrior Crèche|N’Nono]] warrior crèches, to converge on Zone 67.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''pages 350''</ref>

The Spartans piled onto the two Mgalekgolo. Kurt-051 was wounded. Will-043 killed one Mgalekgolo, that had been shot by Linda-058, in hand-to-hand combat but was in turn shot and killed by the second. The last Mgalekgolo was killed by Fred-104 with a [[M41 Surface-to-Surface Rocket Medium Anti-Vehicle/Assault Weapon|Jackhammer]] missile mainly for efficiency reasons, as it could take down a Mgalekgolo with one hit.{{Ref/Reuse|goo360}}

However, the main Covenant assault with hundreds of Sangheili, [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]] and Unggoy, was yet to come. Realizing it was futile for his diminished force to resist further, Kurt-051 ordered the survivors into the shield world while opting to remain behind to prevent the Covenant from reopening the portal. 'Mantakree ordered his troops to not fire upon the center of the chamber, while sending in Huragok with [[slipspace field shunt]]s to reopen the portal. With 'Mantakree approaching to finish off the wounded Spartan personally, Kurt-051 detonated two [[FENRIS nuclear warhead|FENRIS warheads]], killing himself and the entire enemy force in the antechamber as well as triggering the Sentinels of Onyx to "erupt" through the surface of the planet. With the portal closed, his comrades who had escaped into shield world were trapped, but unharmed.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 372''</ref>

===Destruction of Onyx===

With the shield world closed and gated, Onyx disintegrated into its trillions of component Forerunner Sentinels. The Covenant fleet, so recently victorious against the humans, were finally obliterated by the swarm of vigilant constructs. Only the {{UNSCShip|Dusk}} managed to escape alive and intact.<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 48''</ref>

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===UNSC===

*[[Battle Group Omicron]]

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===Joyous Exultation Covenant===

====Personnel====

*[[Second Fleet of Homogeneous Clarity]]

*[[Combined Fleet of Righteous Purpose]]

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*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' {{Mo}}

*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''

*''[[Halo Mythos]]''

*''[[Halo Fractures]]''

{{Human-Covenant War}}

[[Category:Battles of the Human-Covenant War|Onyx]]