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{{Quote|[[Humanity]] stands as the greatest threat in the galaxy. Refusing to eradicate them is a fool's gambit. We squander eons in the darkness, while they seize our triumphs for their own. The [[Mantle|Mantle of Responsibility]], for all things, belongs to [[Forerunner]]s alone! Think of my acts as you will. But do not doubt the reality: the Reclamation... has already begun. And we are hopeless to stop it.|The [[Ur-Didact]] in a speech defending his actions to a group of other Forerunners<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Epilogue]]''</ref>}} | {{Quote|[[Humanity]] stands as the greatest threat in the galaxy. Refusing to eradicate them is a fool's gambit. We squander eons in the darkness, while they seize our triumphs for their own. The [[Mantle|Mantle of Responsibility]], for all things, belongs to [[Forerunner]]s alone! Think of my acts as you will. But do not doubt the reality: the Reclamation... has already begun. And we are hopeless to stop it.|The [[Ur-Didact]] in a speech defending his actions to a group of other Forerunners<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Epilogue]]''</ref>}} | ||
Following the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2553]], | Following the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2553]], a number of '''new conflicts''' quickly arose from the immediate aftermath of the war. | ||
The [[Unified Earth Government]] and its [[United Nations Space Command]] remained locked in irregular hostilities between [[Covenant remnants|several remnant factions]] of the former [[Covenant]],<ref name="Reed">[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/06/03/Halo-Initiation-Writer-Interview.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo Initiation Writer Interview''] ''("Experience a new war with the Covenant ...")''</ref> later seeing the involvement of [[Forerunner]] elements, specifically [[Promethean]] forces led by the renegade [[Ur-Didact]], imprisoned millennia earlier by the [[Librarian]], once humanity's greatest Forerunner supporter. This Forerunner aspect would come to define and greatly broaden the scope of the events, bridging directly into humanity's [[prehistoric human civilization|own prehistory]] and origins, both eras being intertwined with those of the Forerunners.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 11-12''</ref> Various Human [[Insurrectionist|rebel groups]], which most had been dormant during the Human-Covenant War, re-emerged as a third party in the new conflicts, where there was at least [[Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group|one]] Covenant faction that had joined them in [[Insurrection|their war]] against the UNSC, which had pre-dated their war with the Covenant.<ref name="HI">'''Halo: Initiation'''</ref> | |||
In one of the first human-Covenant conflicts after the [[Treaty of 2552|ceasefire]] at the end of the Covenant War, [[Merg Vol's Covenant faction|one of the Covenant splinter groups]] attacked the human colony of [[Draetheus V]], seeking to obtain a powerful Forerunner weapon held there. In [[2557]], [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|a reformed Covenant]] under the leadership of [[Jul 'Mdama]] gained access to the [[shield world]] of [[Requiem]], home to the Didact, a legendary Forerunner Promethean whose aid the Covenant sought to enlist in their campaign against humanity. The ensuing [[First Battle of Requiem|series of skirmishes]] led to the Didact's release and an alliance between the Promethean forces and the Covenant, who revered the Didact as a "living god". Covenant forces subsequently [[Raid on Ivanoff Station|helped]] the Didact retrieve the [[Composer]], an ancient Forerunner device with the power to enslave mankind.<ref name="H4">'''Halo 4'''</ref> | In one of the first human-Covenant conflicts after the [[Treaty of 2552|ceasefire]] at the end of the Covenant War, [[Merg Vol's Covenant faction|one of the Covenant splinter groups]] attacked the human colony of [[Draetheus V]], seeking to obtain a powerful Forerunner weapon held there. In [[2557]], [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|a reformed Covenant]] under the leadership of [[Jul 'Mdama]] gained access to the [[shield world]] of [[Requiem]], home to the Didact, a legendary Forerunner Promethean whose aid the Covenant sought to enlist in their campaign against humanity. The ensuing [[First Battle of Requiem|series of skirmishes]] led to the Didact's release and an alliance between the Promethean forces and the Covenant, who revered the Didact as a "living god". Covenant forces subsequently [[Raid on Ivanoff Station|helped]] the Didact retrieve the [[Composer]], an ancient Forerunner device with the power to enslave mankind.<ref name="H4">'''Halo 4'''</ref> | ||
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Although the Didact was later defeated by [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]],<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Midnight]]''</ref><ref name="HE10"/> the Covenant continued to occupy Requiem and to search for the Librarian. They contested the UNSC for control of the shield world again in early [[2558]]; the [[Second Battle of Requiem|drawn-out battle]] eventually culminated in the installation's destruction but not the defeat of the Covenant, who had already withdrawn most of their forces from Requiem.<ref>'''[[Spartan Ops#Halo: Infinity|Halo: Infinity]]'''</ref> After ONI attempted to assassinate her on Requiem, [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] began to collaborate with Jul 'Mdama in order to recombine the cartographical artifact known as the [[Janus Key]] and unlock the [[Absolute Record]].<ref name="HE16">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 16|Issue #16]]''</ref> | Although the Didact was later defeated by [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]],<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Midnight]]''</ref><ref name="HE10"/> the Covenant continued to occupy Requiem and to search for the Librarian. They contested the UNSC for control of the shield world again in early [[2558]]; the [[Second Battle of Requiem|drawn-out battle]] eventually culminated in the installation's destruction but not the defeat of the Covenant, who had already withdrawn most of their forces from Requiem.<ref>'''[[Spartan Ops#Halo: Infinity|Halo: Infinity]]'''</ref> After ONI attempted to assassinate her on Requiem, [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] began to collaborate with Jul 'Mdama in order to recombine the cartographical artifact known as the [[Janus Key]] and unlock the [[Absolute Record]].<ref name="HE16">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 16|Issue #16]]''</ref> | ||
In late 2558 the Prometheans would separate from ' | In late 2558 the Prometheans would separate from 'Mdama's Covenant, fall under the control of the [[Created]] and become a fourth party in the conflict, who were led by [[Cortana]] and the [[Warden Eternal]].<ref name="h5g">'''Halo 5: Guardians'''</ref> | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
