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{{quote|Time was your ally, but now it has abandoned you. The Forerunners have returned.|[[ | {{quote|Time was your ally, but now it has abandoned you. The Forerunners have returned.|The [[Ur-Didact]]<ref name="h4for">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Forerunner (level)|Forerunner]]''</ref>}} | ||
The '''Human-Promethean war''' is an ongoing conflict that began approximately on [[2557|July 20th, 2557]] on the [[Forerunner]] [[shield world]] called [[Requiem]]. The [[Covenant remnant]], led by [[Jul 'Mdama|Shipmaster Jul 'Mdama]], first engaged [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] forces during the boarding of the derelict wreckage of the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}. UNSC reinforcements would subsequently arrive to fight a Covenant effort now aligned with the | The '''Human-Promethean war''' is an ongoing conflict that began approximately on [[2557|July 20th, 2557]] on the [[Forerunner]] [[shield world]] called [[Requiem]]. The [[Covenant remnant]], led by [[Jul 'Mdama|Shipmaster Jul 'Mdama]], first engaged [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] forces during the boarding of the derelict wreckage of the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}. UNSC reinforcements would subsequently arrive to fight a Covenant effort now aligned with the Ur-Didact and his legions of mechanized [[Promethean]]s. | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
Before the Forerunners first built the [[Halo Array]], the human race was a [[Prehistoric human civilization|great interstellar empire]]. During the course of their growth as a civilization, they [[Human-Flood war|encountered]] a terrifying threat: an extra-galactic parasite known as the [[Flood]]. As the parasite ravaged their worlds and threatened to consume their entire species, humanity fled outwards from their home territory. As they did so, they attacked any Forerunner world where an infection had taken hold, neglecting to warn the Forerunners of the threat in favor of bombarding infected areas immediately. Ignoring their warnings about the dangers posed by the Flood, the Forerunners - led by the Didact and his [[Promethean]] [[Warrior-Servant]]s - defeated humanity and forcibly devolved their civilization. However, the Forerunners were left vulnerable by the long conflict: their military had been weakened, and all information regarding the mysterious threat that humanity had been fleeing was lost. After a period of calm, [[Forerunner-Flood war|the Flood returned]], and the Forerunners were ill-prepared to fight back.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum'''</ref> | Before the Forerunners first built the [[Halo Array]], the human race was a [[Prehistoric human civilization|great interstellar empire]]. During the course of their growth as a civilization, they [[Human-Flood war|encountered]] a terrifying threat: an extra-galactic parasite known as the [[Flood]]. As the parasite ravaged their worlds and threatened to consume their entire species, humanity fled outwards from their home territory. As they did so, they attacked any Forerunner world where an infection had taken hold, neglecting to warn the Forerunners of the threat in favor of bombarding infected areas immediately. Ignoring their warnings about the dangers posed by the Flood, the Forerunners - led by the Ur-Didact and his [[Promethean]] [[Warrior-Servant]]s - defeated humanity and forcibly devolved their civilization. However, the Forerunners were left vulnerable by the long conflict: their military had been weakened, and all information regarding the mysterious threat that humanity had been fleeing was lost. After a period of calm, [[Forerunner-Flood war|the Flood returned]], and the Forerunners were ill-prepared to fight back.<ref>'''Halo: Cryptum'''</ref> | ||
The Forerunner [[Builder]] [[rate]] had prepared for this eventuality, creating a number of ring-shaped superweapons known as the Halo Array. However, the Didact was reluctant to use these, and instead planned to use the [[Composer]], a device capable of transferring organic consciousness to software, as a means to save the galaxy's populace from Flood infection. But the process was flawed, and those who underwent the process were corrupted, driven insane and unable to be re-uploaded to an organic form. This, however, suited the Didact's purposes: he would use the Composer to convert his Prometheans into [[Promethean Knight|mechanical warriors]], later augmenting their numbers with converted humans to create a massive army to fight the Flood. In his view, this was both an elegant solution to the Flood problem and a means of neutralizing the human threat forever. However, his wife the Librarian was horrified by his actions, and sealed him inside the shield world Requiem, which was his base of operations. The converted Prometheans were left there to guard his [[Cryptum]], and Requiem remained quiet for millennia after the Forerunners were wiped out by the Halo Array.<ref>'''Halo 4'''</ref> | The Forerunner [[Builder]] [[rate]] had prepared for this eventuality, creating a number of ring-shaped superweapons known as the Halo Array. However, the Didact was reluctant to use these, and instead planned to use the [[Composer]], a device capable of transferring organic consciousness to software, as a means to save the galaxy's populace from Flood infection. But the process was flawed, and those who underwent the process were corrupted, driven insane and unable to be re-uploaded to an organic form. This, however, suited the Didact's purposes: he would use the Composer to convert his Prometheans into [[Promethean Knight|mechanical warriors]], later augmenting their numbers with converted humans to create a massive army to fight the Flood. In his view, this was both an elegant solution to the Flood problem and a means of neutralizing the human threat forever. However, his wife the Librarian was horrified by his actions, and sealed him inside the shield world Requiem, which was his base of operations. The converted Prometheans were left there to guard his [[Cryptum]], and Requiem remained quiet for millennia after the Forerunners were wiped out by the Halo Array.<ref>'''Halo 4'''</ref> | ||
In the year [[2554]], the planet was found again. Seeking both a new spiritual voice for their people and a chance for revenge against the victorious UNSC, a remnant faction of the Covenant sought to unlock the world's secrets. Additionally, their shipmaster, [[Jul 'Mdama]], had learned the Didact was trapped inside and sought to release him in order to achieve vengeance on humanity. In orbit above the planet, however, was the wreckage of the {{UNSCship|Forward Unto Dawn}} that had been in space since the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]]. In the first skirmish of the war, in July 2557, Covenant warriors attacked the vessel in hopes of deterring the humans' efforts.<ref name="h4dawn">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Dawn (level)|Dawn]]''</ref> | In the year [[2554]], the planet was found again. Seeking both a new spiritual voice for their people and a chance for revenge against the victorious UNSC, a remnant faction of the Covenant sought to unlock the world's secrets. Additionally, their shipmaster, [[Jul 'Mdama]], had learned the Ur-Didact was trapped inside and sought to release him in order to achieve vengeance on humanity. In orbit above the planet, however, was the wreckage of the {{UNSCship|Forward Unto Dawn}} that had been in space since the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]]. In the first skirmish of the war, in July 2557, Covenant warriors attacked the vessel in hopes of deterring the humans' efforts.<ref name="h4dawn">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Dawn (level)|Dawn]]''</ref> | ||
==The conflict== | ==The conflict== | ||
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Fighting through numerous Covenant hunting parties, Master Chief was attacked by advanced Forerunner defense drones which Cortana identified as Prometheans. Evading or destroying pursuit, John attempted to warn the approaching {{UNSCship|Infinity}} of the dangerous energy field that had disabled the ''Forward Unto Dawn''.<ref name="h4for"/> | Fighting through numerous Covenant hunting parties, Master Chief was attacked by advanced Forerunner defense drones which Cortana identified as Prometheans. Evading or destroying pursuit, John attempted to warn the approaching {{UNSCship|Infinity}} of the dangerous energy field that had disabled the ''Forward Unto Dawn''.<ref name="h4for"/> | ||
After disabling two control nodes in Requiem's core, it became clear that a great threat had been imprisoned within Requiem. The Didact, the Forerunner's greatest warrior, remained in suspended animation within a [[Cryptum]]. Easily disabling John with his powerful abilities, he declared the return of the Forerunners as the galaxy's rulers and saviors. Humanity remained weak and unworthy in his eyes of inheriting the Mantle, a view rejected by his lover, the Librarian. Having always revered the Forerunners as gods, the Covenant quickly swore alliance to the Didact and his armies. The Didact viewed the Covenant as mere primitives, but permitted them to serve his cause, to prevent the ascension of the human race to galactic prominence.<ref name="h4for"/> | After disabling two control nodes in Requiem's core, it became clear that a great threat had been imprisoned within Requiem. The Ur-Didact, the Forerunner's greatest warrior, remained in suspended animation within a [[Cryptum]]. Easily disabling John with his powerful abilities, he declared the return of the Forerunners as the galaxy's rulers and saviors. Humanity remained weak and unworthy in his eyes of inheriting the Mantle, a view rejected by his lover, the Librarian. Having always revered the Forerunners as gods, the Covenant quickly swore alliance to the Didact and his armies. The Didact viewed the Covenant as mere primitives, but permitted them to serve his cause, to prevent the ascension of the human race to galactic prominence.<ref name="h4for"/> | ||
===''Infinity'' arrives=== | ===''Infinity'' arrives=== | ||
