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Upon following the Covenant to Arcadia, the ''Spirit of Fire'' finds that most of the orbital defense ships have been either destroyed or damaged in battle with the Covenant. Sergeant Forge and his forces are deployed on the ground in order to assist the SPARTANs from [[Red Team]] in the effort to evacuate civilians from Arcadia City, via cargo transports.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level [[Arcadia City]]''</ref> Afterward, the UNSC forces withdraw to a defensible area on the city outskirts, holding off Covenant attacks long enough for [[Team Omega|SPARTAN Group Omega]] to arrive and assist in the destruction of local Covenant forces.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Arcadia Outskirts]]'</ref> At the same time, the Covenant have erected a large energy shield generator around a site of importance, with [[Arcadia Forerunner ruins|undiscovered ruins]] surrounding the area, forcing the UNSC to deploy prototype [[M-145D Rhino|Rhino]] plasma artillery to penetrate it.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level '[[Dome of Light]]'</ref> Moving in to examine what was of such interest to the Covenant, they come under attack from a Super Scarab, only partially complete and annihilating any UNSC forces in its line of sight. Eventually managing to destroy it, Anders and Forge begin documenting the area, only for the [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]] to arrive, taking Anders prisoner and wounding Forge, with Red Team arriving too late to assist.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Scarab (level)|Scarab]]''</ref> Rapidly heading out of the system aboard a starship, the ''Spirit of Fire'' follows, eventually emerging in orbit over a [[Shield 0459|mysterious planet]] in an [[Korinth Prior system|unknown location]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''' page 180</ref>

Deploying ground forces to search for Anders, the UNSC and Covenant forces come under attack from a previously undiscovered alien organism - the Flood.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Anders' Signal]]''</ref> Managing to regroup and hold a defensible location, the UNSC forces manage to locate the source of the signal - an apparent body of water.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign ''[[The Flood (level)|The Flood]]''</ref> The UNSC forces withdraw back to the ''Spirit of Fire'' as a concentrated Flood force begins to gather momentum, narrowly escaping annihilation, regrouping at the ''Spirit of Fire'' over the lake - which splits to reveal an entrance, and with swarms of [[Aggressor Sentinel]]s emerging to deal with the Flood.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Shield World (level)|Shield World]]''</ref> The ''Spirit of Fire'' manages to enter, proceeding through a docking system, removing Flood growths and moving through a system of concentric rings that filters out Flood biomass.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Cleansing]]''</ref> The ''Spirit of Fire'' then emerges inside a massive [[Shield World]], immediately engaging a [[Unidentified CPV-class heavy destroyer|''CPV''-class heavy destroyer]] and fending off attacks while conducting repairs.<ref>'''Halo Wars''', campaign level ''[[Repairs]]''</ref>

The tech tree is different for the two playable factions. When playing as the UNSC, the player advances by building and upgrading [[reactor]]s. The Covenant moves through the tech-tree in [[History of the Covenant|Ages]] by purchasing upgrades at the leader temple; players can advance to the [[Ages of Doubt|Age of Doubt]] and the [[Ages of Reclamation|Age of Reclamation]] respectively. Players can also advance by capturing [[Forerunner Bonus Reactor]]s .

When a Reactor is built or an Age is researched, or a Forerunner Bonus Reactor is claimed, the tech number on the top right of the screen goes up. If, say, a reactor is destroyed, the number goes down. Different buildings, units, and upgrades require higher numbers for use.  

*'''[[XGBU-302 bomb|Disruption Bomb]]''': A bomb that deactivates any leader powers and prevents others being activated in a short radius during the effect.<ref name="gametrailers.com"/>

 

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*[[James Gregory Cutter|Captain James Gregory Cutter]] {{1st}}

*[[Ellen Anders|Professor Ellen Anders]] {{1st}}

*[[Team Omega]] {{1st}}

*[[Papadakis|Private Papadakis]] {{1st}}

*[[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]] {{1st}}

*[[Prophet of Regret]]

*[[Jiralhanae Army Commander|Brute Army Commander]] {{1st}}

 

====Units====

===United Nations Space Command===

===Covenant===

*[[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarab]]: The Scarab is a super-unit that can destroy infantry, ground vehicles and aircraft with ease. The Scarab is extremely resilient to most weapons fire. Earlier versions of the Scarab have been encountered in ''[[Halo 2]]'' and ''[[Halo 3]]''. [[Spartans]] are unable to hijack Scarabs, with the exception of one campaign level in which the Covenant abandons a Scarab, allowing the player to take control of it. The Scarab is unique in its ability to traverse what is considered 'rough terrain'. In other words, Scarabs can climb over cliffs, mountains and some structures. This makes it the only playable ground unit in the game able to do so.<ref name="gametrailers.com">http://www.gametrailers.com/player/41104.html</ref>

*[[Type-28 Troop Carrier|Spirit]]: The Spirit is the Covenant counterpart to the UNSC Pelican, capable of carrying vehicles and infantry in addition to giving them fire support. The screen for the UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'' is not available for the Covenant Leaders and therefore these cannot be called upon to transport troops or vehicles in skirmish or multiplayer modes.

===Neutral Units===

===Arcadia civilians===