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By this time, the Prophet of Truth led the largest Covenant invasion force recorded by the UNSC at that point in the war to Earth: a very massive Covenant combined armada, presumably both larger than the [[Fleet of Particular Justice|one]] used during the Fall of Reach and containing at least over three hundreds ships – including the remaining loyalist starships and fleets of the [[High Charity defense fleet]] – as the final contingent of his forces.{{Ref/Reuse|truthsfleet}}{{Ref/Site|Id=dreadnought|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/dreadnought|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Dreadnought|D=25|M=07|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Site|Id=dreadnought|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/dreadnought|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Dreadnought|D=25|M=07|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=hbc286|Novel=[[Halo: Broken Circle]] (Google Books)|Page=286|Quote=He has taken what is left of the Covenant fleets and is heading for the human world, Earth. He is seeking the Ark.|Quotee=[[G'torik 'Klemmee]]}} The fleet would later breach the Lunar perimeter,{{Ref/Reuse|H3CN}} and then engage the [[UNSC Home Fleet]], which was already weakened by the previous invasion fleets over Earth, at some point prior to the Forerunner Dreadnought's arrival on Earth as the November 17 dawned.{{Ref/Level|Id=H2GJ|Game=Halo 2|Level=[[The Great Journey (level)|The Great Journey]]}} | By this time, the Prophet of Truth led the largest Covenant invasion force recorded by the UNSC at that point in the war to Earth: a very massive Covenant combined armada, presumably both larger than the [[Fleet of Particular Justice|one]] used during the Fall of Reach and containing at least over three hundreds ships – including the remaining loyalist starships and fleets of the [[High Charity defense fleet]] – as the final contingent of his forces.{{Ref/Reuse|truthsfleet}}{{Ref/Site|Id=dreadnought|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/dreadnought|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Dreadnought|D=25|M=07|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Site|Id=dreadnought|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/dreadnought|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Dreadnought|D=25|M=07|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=hbc286|Novel=[[Halo: Broken Circle]] (Google Books)|Page=286|Quote=He has taken what is left of the Covenant fleets and is heading for the human world, Earth. He is seeking the Ark.|Quotee=[[G'torik 'Klemmee]]}} The fleet would later breach the Lunar perimeter,{{Ref/Reuse|H3CN}} and then engage the [[UNSC Home Fleet]], which was already weakened by the previous invasion fleets over Earth, at some point prior to the Forerunner Dreadnought's arrival on Earth as the November 17 dawned.{{Ref/Level|Id=H2GJ|Game=Halo 2|Level=[[The Great Journey (level)|The Great Journey]]}} | ||
Whilst on [[Installation 05]], [[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]], [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]], and [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] learned of the Prophet of Truth's intentions and departed the installation after the | Whilst on [[Installation 05]], [[Commander]] [[Miranda Keyes]], [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]], and [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] learned of the Prophet of Truth's intentions and departed the installation after the ''Anodyne Spirit'' while [[Rtas 'Vadum]] and most of [[Fleet of Retribution|Sangheili vessels]] under his command, comprising hundreds of ships, stayed behind on Installation 05 in order to quarantine and glass the Halo ring as well as quarantine High Charity in order to stop the escape of the [[Flood]] and the Gravemind from both the Halo and the city. Upon arrival at Earth on or just before November 15 aboard one of Sangheili vessels,{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}}{{Ref/Site|Id=lrh|URL=https://youtu.be/8K3hG76Ctmo?t=164|Site=YouTube|Page=Halo 101: Long Road Home|D=14|M=06|Y=2021}} they took up station in an old military base, [[Crow's Nest]], near Voi, and waited for John-117 to arrive.{{Ref/Reuse|H3CN}}{{Ref/Note|The Sangheili vessel carrying the Arbiter and the survivors of ''In Amber Clad'' arrived at Earth at least two days before Truth's Keyship, despite the latter leaving Delta Halo's orbit well ahead of the former. While this may appear strange given that Forerunner slipspace travel can vastly outpace that of the Covenant, the apparent discrepancy is explained by the Keyship exiting slipspace in the outer edges of the Sol system on November 8 and not landing on Earth until November 17. The reason behind this delay was that the Covenant soldiers inside the Keyship focused on killing John instead of proceeding, as they feared he would kill the Prophet of Truth.}} On November 15, Sergeant Major Johnson and the [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]] interrogated [[Quick to Adjust]], a rebel [[Huragok]] since the Regret's attack on New Mombasa, to share information he had and relating to the [[Portal at Voi]].{{Ref/Reuse|lootcrate2}}{{Ref/Reuse|H3RCoast}} | ||
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Shortly after the loss of Mars, Covenant 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|Comic=Halo: Uprising|Issue=[[Halo: Uprising Issue 1|1]]}} During the battle, many civilians were [[Prisoner of war|captured]] and interrogated at [[Old Cleveland]] stadium 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]]}} | Shortly after the loss of Mars, Covenant 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|Comic=Halo: Uprising|Issue=[[Halo: Uprising Issue 1|1]]}} During the battle, many civilians were [[Prisoner of war|captured]] and interrogated at [[Old Cleveland]] stadium 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 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 [[Type-51 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 [[Type-51 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}} | ||
At the outcome of space engagments, almost the entire [[UNSC Home Fleet]], hence many entire smaller fleets, has been utterly overrun by the outnumbering and outgunning Covenant naval forces, though it was likely that most of the overwhelming Covenant fleet, mostly the capital ships, was in return destroyed by the UNSC defenders, mainly due to Earth's formidable and fierce defense and Hood's brilliant leadership, especially thanks to multiple defending [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon#Mark V|"Super" MAC]]-equipped [[orbital defense platform]]s,{{Ref/Reuse|H2TA}} throughout the Battle for Earth.{{Ref/Level|Id=H3CN|Game=Halo 3|Level=Crow's Nest}} After demolishing most of Earth defenses, the recently-victorious Covenant fleet then lead a colossal [[orbital bombardment|bombardment]] on Earth, causing extreme terrestrial casualties and damaging much of the surface of the planet.{{Ref/Reuse|H3CN}} The ''[[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]]'' survived the final space battle relatively intact, albeit left damaged.{{Ref/Reuse|H2GJ}} | At the outcome of space engagments, almost the entire [[UNSC Home Fleet]], hence many entire smaller fleets, has been utterly overrun by the outnumbering and outgunning Covenant naval forces, though it was likely that most of the overwhelming Covenant fleet, mostly the capital ships, was in return destroyed by the UNSC defenders, mainly due to Earth's formidable and fierce defense and Hood's brilliant leadership, especially thanks to multiple defending [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon#Mark V|"Super" MAC]]-equipped [[orbital defense platform]]s,{{Ref/Reuse|H2TA}} throughout the Battle for Earth.{{Ref/Level|Id=H3CN|Game=Halo 3|Level=Crow's Nest}} After demolishing most of Earth defenses, the recently-victorious Covenant fleet then lead a colossal [[orbital bombardment|bombardment]] on Earth, causing extreme terrestrial casualties and damaging much of the surface of the planet.{{Ref/Reuse|H3CN}} The ''[[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]]'' survived the final space battle relatively intact, albeit left damaged.{{Ref/Reuse|H2GJ}} | ||
