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'''2552''' was the penultimate year in the [[Human-Covenant War]]. During which, the [[ | '''2552''' was the penultimate year in the [[Human-Covenant War]]. During which, the [[Human]]s of the [[United Nations Space Command]] nearly saw utter defeat and extinction, though the tide turned, and with the help of the [[Sangheili]], won the [[Human-Covenant war|war]]. The [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] were at the peak of their power and reach in 2552, with major assaults on the Human [[Inner Colonies]] and an invasion followed by a prolonged engagement on their home planet, [[Earth]].<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', level ''[[Cairo Station (Level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref><ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''</ref><ref>''[[Halo 3]]'', level ''[[The Storm (Level)|The Storm]]''</ref> During the [[Battle of Installation 04|battle]] at [[Installation 04]], the galaxy found its first large outbreak of the [[Flood]] threat in over a hundred thousand years.<ref>''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', level ''[[343 Guilty Spark (Level)|343 Guilty Spark]]''</ref><ref>''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', level ''[[The Library (Level)|The Library]]''</ref> Over two months later, an even larger outbreak occurred at [[Installation 05]].<ref>''[[Halo 2]]'', level ''[[Sacred Icon (Level)|Sacred Icon]]''</ref> | ||
The war finally drew to a close at [[Installation 00]], known more commonly as the "''Ark''", with the Humans and Sangheili attempting to assassinate the [[ | The war finally drew to a close at [[Installation 00]], known more commonly as the "''Ark''", with the Humans and Sangheili attempting to assassinate the [[Prophet of Truth]], before he could activate the remaining Halo Installations.<ref>''[[Halo 3]]'', level ''[[The Ark (Level)|The Ark]]''</ref><ref>''[[Halo 3]]'', level ''[[The Covenant (Level)|The Covenant]]''</ref> The alliance was successful in their mission against the Covenant, which was later presumed to be disbanded. | ||
==Events== | ==Events== |