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The '''Battle of Onyx''' was a very large and prolonged military engagement between the [[Forerunner]] [[Sentinel]]s, [[United Nations Space Command]] and the [[Covenant Separatists]]. | The '''Battle of Onyx''' was a very large and prolonged military engagement between the [[Forerunner]] [[Sentinel]]s of the planet Onyx, [[United Nations Space Command]] and the [[Covenant Separatists]]. | ||
==Events== | ==Events== | ||
===Sentinel Activation=== | ===Sentinel Activation=== | ||
When [[Alpha Halo]] was destroyed, it emitted a signal that placed all other Forerunner installations in standby mode, including the [[Sentinels]] guarding the [[Shield World]] | When [[Alpha Halo]] was destroyed, it emitted a signal that placed all other Forerunner installations in standby mode, including the [[Sentinels]] guarding the [[Shield World]] located within the artificial world of [[Onyx]]. On October 31, [[2552]], the first of these Sentinels to awaken suddenly began attacking UNSC forces on or near Onyx. Coincidentally, [[Gamma Company]] was participating in the Top Honors exercise at the time. | ||
Almost immediately, [[Team Gladius]] and the orbiting {{UNSCShip|Agincourt}} were destroyed and [[Team Katana]] captured. The SPARTAN-III trainers, save for [[SCPO Mendez]] and [[Kurt-051]] were all killed as well. [[Team Saber]] regrouped with Kurt-051, [[Tom-B292]], [[Lucy-B091]] and SCPO Mendez, although they had no means of summoning reinforcements from the rest of the UNSC. Mendez declared [[Bloody Arrow]]. | Almost immediately, [[Team Gladius]] and the orbiting {{UNSCShip|Agincourt}} were destroyed and [[Team Katana]] captured. The SPARTAN-III trainers, save for [[SCPO Mendez]] and [[Kurt-051]] were all killed as well. [[Team Saber]] regrouped with Kurt-051, [[Tom-B292]], [[Lucy-B091]] and SCPO Mendez, although they had no means of summoning reinforcements from the rest of the UNSC. Mendez declared [[Bloody Arrow]]. | ||
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Blue Team, composed of [[Will-043]], [[Linda-058]], and [[Fred-104]], arrived at Onyx aboard the commandeered ''[[Bloodied Spirit]]'', but were forced to make their way down to the surface in a [[Spirit]] when their ship was attacked by Sentinels. Linking up with [[Kurt-051]]'s group they planned to attack [[Zone 67]]. Using the Spirit they flew into a crater and discovered a Forerunner city. | Blue Team, composed of [[Will-043]], [[Linda-058]], and [[Fred-104]], arrived at Onyx aboard the commandeered ''[[Bloodied Spirit]]'', but were forced to make their way down to the surface in a [[Spirit]] when their ship was attacked by Sentinels. Linking up with [[Kurt-051]]'s group they planned to attack [[Zone 67]]. Using the Spirit they flew into a crater and discovered a Forerunner city. | ||
At the same time, [['Mantakree|'Mantakree's]] forces formed around the ''[[Incorruptible]]'' and began nearing Onyx. The ''[[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 [[Slipspace]] jump to the northern polar areas of Onyx, but the Sentinels followed it through Slipspace and the ''Absolution'' was destroyed upon exiting Slipspace. However, sufficient information had been gathered and 'Mantakree ordered his ground troops, including [[Elite]]s from the [[E’Toro]], [[R’Lan]] and [[N’Nono]] warrior crèches, to converge on Zone 67. | At the same time, [['Mantakree|'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 [[Slipspace]] jump to the northern polar areas of Onyx, but the Sentinels followed it through Slipspace and the ''Absolution'' was destroyed upon exiting Slipspace. However, sufficient information had been gathered and 'Mantakree ordered his ground troops, including [[Elite]]s from the [[E’Toro]], [[R’Lan]] and [[N’Nono]] warrior crèches, to converge on Zone 67. | ||
===Battlegroup Stalingrad=== | ===Battlegroup Stalingrad=== | ||
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The Spartans piled onto the two Hunters. Kurt-051 was wounded. Will-043 killed one Hunter, that had been shot by Linda-058, in hand-to-hand combat but was in turn shot and killed by the second. The last Hunter was killed by Fred-104 with a [[M19 SSM Rocket Launcher|Jackhammer]] missile. | The Spartans piled onto the two Hunters. Kurt-051 was wounded. Will-043 killed one Hunter, that had been shot by Linda-058, in hand-to-hand combat but was in turn shot and killed by the second. The last Hunter was killed by Fred-104 with a [[M19 SSM Rocket Launcher|Jackhammer]] missile. | ||
However, the main Covenant assault with hundreds of Elites, [[Banshees]] and Grunts, was yet to come. Realizing it was futile for his diminished force to resist further, Kurt-051 ordered the survivors into [[Shield World]] while opting to remain behind to prevent the Covenant from reopening 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. | However, the main Covenant assault with hundreds of Elites, [[Banshees]] and Grunts, was yet to come. Realizing it was futile for his diminished force to resist further, Kurt-051 ordered the survivors into [[Shield World]] while opting to remain behind to prevent the Covenant from reopening 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. His last words were: "Die? Don't you know? Spartans never die." | ||
===Destruction of Onyx=== | ===Destruction of Onyx=== | ||