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[[File:Origins ii Human-CovenantWar.jpg|thumb|right|250px|An invading Covenant fleet prepares its assault of a human colony.]] | [[File:Origins ii Human-CovenantWar.jpg|thumb|right|250px|An invading Covenant fleet prepares its assault of a human colony.]] | ||
The Covenant began a genocidal campaign against humanity, seeking out their worlds one by one and wiping them clean of all life. If the colony was especially important, they would scorch the planet's entire surface and mark it with a glyph of their religion, in a process known as [[glassing]]. The [[United Nations Space Command]] was able to do little to halt the Covenant's advance, with a single Covenant ship often being a match for an entire UNSC [[battle group]].<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", ''page 470''</ref> However, the UNSC did manage to prevent the Covenant from locating the human homeworld, Earth, and other important [[Inner Colonies]] for over twenty years through the execution of the [[Cole Protocol]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 33''</ref> | The Covenant began a genocidal campaign against humanity, seeking out their worlds one by one and wiping them clean of all life Blitzkreig-style. If the colony was especially important, they would scorch the planet's entire surface and mark it with a glyph of their religion, in a process known as [[glassing]]. The [[United Nations Space Command]] was able to do little to halt the Covenant's advance, with a single Covenant ship often being a match for an entire UNSC [[battle group]].<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", ''page 470''</ref> However, the UNSC did manage to prevent the Covenant from locating the human homeworld, Earth, and other important [[Inner Colonies]] for over twenty years through the execution of the [[Cole Protocol]].<ref>'''Halo: The Cole Protocol''', ''page 33''</ref> | ||
After decades of struggle, some Sangheili within the Covenant began to question why humanity was not offered a chance to join the Covenant as other defeated races had.<ref name="convo">'''Halo 2''', ''[[Conversations from the Universe]]''</ref> Despite their losses, humanity proved a determined and brave enemy. They were especially troubled by their soldiers called [[Spartan]]s, who were more than a match for them in battles and often killed thousands of Covenant by themselves.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 349''</ref> While these idle heresies did not halt the Covenant's military progress, doubt began to surface as to the wisdom of the Prophets' ultimate goals; a doubt that was carefully observed by the spies of the Hierarchs.<ref name="convo"/> Notably, a major break-off faction known as the [[Banished]] was created by [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] [[Atriox]] as a result of his disgruntlement with the Prophets' rule. In open rebellion against the Covenant, the Banished forced the Covenant to fight a two-front war.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4axn4oo_KE '''YouTube''': ''Halo Wars 2 E3 Trailer BTS'']</ref> | After decades of struggle, some Sangheili within the Covenant began to question why humanity was not offered a chance to join the Covenant as other defeated races had.<ref name="convo">'''Halo 2''', ''[[Conversations from the Universe]]''</ref> Despite their losses, humanity proved a determined and brave enemy. They were especially troubled by their soldiers called [[Spartan]]s, who were more than a match for them in battles and often killed thousands of Covenant by themselves.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 349''</ref> While these idle heresies did not halt the Covenant's military progress, doubt began to surface as to the wisdom of the Prophets' ultimate goals; a doubt that was carefully observed by the spies of the Hierarchs.<ref name="convo"/> Notably, a major break-off faction known as the [[Banished]] was created by [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] [[Atriox]] as a result of his disgruntlement with the Prophets' rule. In open rebellion against the Covenant, the Banished forced the Covenant to fight a two-front war.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4axn4oo_KE '''YouTube''': ''Halo Wars 2 E3 Trailer BTS'']</ref> | ||