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|date=[[2552#December|December 11, 2552]]<ref name="Fortitude">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/herofortitude/bfe5038b-314a-4f17-a6be-f7613e0e3788 '''Halo Waypoint''', ''Hero-Fortitude'']</ref> | |date=[[2552#December|December 11, 2552]]<ref name="Fortitude">[http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/intel/featured/video/herofortitude/bfe5038b-314a-4f17-a6be-f7613e0e3788 '''Halo Waypoint''', ''Hero-Fortitude'']</ref> | ||
|place=Infested [[Covenant]] holy city of ''[[High Charity]]'' | |place=Infested [[Covenant]] holy city of ''[[High Charity]]'' | ||
|result=Penultimate and decisive [[UNSC]]/[[ | |result=Penultimate and decisive [[UNSC]]/[[Swords of Sanghelios|Sangheili]] victory | ||
*''High Charity'' destroyed | *''High Charity'' destroyed | ||
*Cortana rescued | *Cortana rescued | ||
|side1=*[[United Nations Space Command]] | |side1=*[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Swords of Sanghelios]] | ||
|side2=*[[Flood]] | |side2=*[[Flood]] | ||
|commanders1=*[[John-117|SPARTAN John-117]] | |commanders1=*[[John-117|SPARTAN John-117]] | ||
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{{Quote|Child of my enemy, why have you come? I offer no forgiveness; a [[Forerunner|father]]'s sins passed to his [[Human|son]].|[[Gravemind]] to [[John-117]]}} | {{Quote|Child of my enemy, why have you come? I offer no forgiveness; a [[Forerunner|father]]'s sins passed to his [[Human|son]].|[[Gravemind]] to [[John-117]]}} | ||
The '''Raid on ''High Charity''''' was a small engagement between the joint [[UNSC]]-[[ | The '''Raid on ''High Charity''''' was a small engagement between the joint [[UNSC]]-[[Swords of Sanghelios|Sangheili]] alliance against [[the Flood]] in late [[2552]] on the crashed planetoid ship ''[[High Charity]]'' upon the surface of [[Installation 00]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', [[campaign]] level ''[[Cortana (level)|Cortana]]''</ref> | ||
== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
Prior to the raid, [[the Flood]] had seized the Covenant mobile home planetoid of ''High Charity'' from the divided | Prior to the raid, [[the Flood]] had seized the Covenant mobile home planetoid of ''High Charity'' from the divided Covenant during the [[Battle of Installation 05]] and the onset of the [[Great Schism]]. A small UNSC force was present during the [[Battle of High Charity|Battle of ''High Charity'']], and although many UNSC personnel fell to the Flood, [[SPARTAN-II]] supersoldier [[John-117]] managed to escape, although the UNSC [[artificial intelligence]] Cortana was left behind during the operation. | ||
The Flood significantly Flood-formed ''High Charity'', initially spreading metastasizing tendrils and biological growths throughout the planetoid and cutting power while spreading spores into the air, but later, after a short period, completely remodeled the planetoid. The doors were largely replaced with biological [[porta]]s and the walls were covered with infested biomass with [[Flood Growth Pods]] and fleshy growths. It was no longer recognizable as a Covenant installation, but rather a [[Flood hive]]. All remaining Covenant on the planetoid were killed and/or infected. Cortana surrendered to the Flood for her own safety<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref> and was tortured for information, almost succumbing. | The Flood significantly Flood-formed ''High Charity'', initially spreading metastasizing tendrils and biological growths throughout the planetoid and cutting power while spreading spores into the air, but later, after a short period, completely remodeled the planetoid. The doors were largely replaced with biological [[porta]]s and the walls were covered with infested biomass with [[Flood Growth Pods]] and fleshy growths. It was no longer recognizable as a Covenant installation, but rather a [[Flood hive]]. All remaining Covenant on the planetoid were killed and/or infected. Cortana surrendered to the Flood for her own safety<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]''</ref> and was tortured for information, almost succumbing. | ||
The Gravemind, with its newly found space station and billions of Flood forms, planned to attack Earth, the UNSC/Covenant separatist stronghold, and infest it with Flood. However, upon arrival at the [[Sol system]] it found a [[Portal at Voi|Forerunner Portal]] which led from Earth to [[Installation 00]]: the Ark, a center from which all the [[Halo Array|Halo installations]] could be simultaneously and remotely fired. Sensing that the Ark was the greater threat, the Gravemind slipped ''High Charity'' straight to the Ark via a desperate ''ad hoc'' transit measure,<ref name="Bulletin924">[https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-9-24-14 '''Halo Waypoint''' - The Halo Bulletin: 9.24.14'']</ref> sparing Earth by committing all its forces to the Ark. However, during the Slipspace transition, ''High Charity'' emerged in the fray of the [[Battle of Installation 00]], and parts of it crashed into the [[ | The Gravemind, with its newly found space station and billions of Flood forms, planned to attack Earth, the UNSC/Covenant separatist stronghold, and infest it with Flood. However, upon arrival at the [[Sol system]] it found a [[Portal at Voi|Forerunner Portal]] which led from Earth to [[Installation 00]]: the Ark, a center from which all the [[Halo Array|Halo installations]] could be simultaneously and remotely fired. Sensing that the Ark was the greater threat, the Gravemind slipped ''High Charity'' straight to the Ark via a desperate ''ad hoc'' transit measure,<ref name="Bulletin924">[https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-9-24-14 '''Halo Waypoint''' - The Halo Bulletin: 9.24.14'']</ref> sparing Earth by committing all its forces to the Ark. However, during the Slipspace transition, ''High Charity'' emerged in the fray of the [[Battle of Installation 00]], and parts of it crashed into the [[Swords of Sanghelios|Sangheili]] [[assault carrier]] ''[[Shadow of Intent]]''. Parts of Flood-infested ''High Charity'' were sheared off and crashed into the installation below while the assault carrier was crippled. However, ''High Charity'' crashed into Installation 00's surface due to damage from the Slipspace transition.<ref name="Bulletin924"/> While Flood exited and spread across the Ark, infesting the [[Citadel]], large amounts of Flood still took residence within the crashed hulk. | ||
On the Ark, however, its [[Foundry]] was manufacturing a new Halo installation to replace the lost [[Installation 04]] which was destroyed earlier on in the [[2552|year]]. The Covenant separatist/UNSC alliance realized that in order to contain the Flood outbreak on Installation 00 spread by the crashed ''High Charity'', they needed to flee and then activate the Halo, sterilizing the Flood on the Ark. However, Cortana, the lost UNSC artificial intelligence still within ''High Charity'', was the sole owner of the [[Index]] from the first Installation 04 which was necessary to fire the Halo installation. While [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery J. Johnson]] and the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]] organized a systematic Separatist/UNSC withdrawal from Installation 00, SPARTAN-117 ventured into the crashed ''High Charity'' via [[Banshee]] fighter to retrieve Cortana and rescue her, and also secure the Index to fire the incomplete [[Installation 04B|Installation 04 replacement]] being built on the Ark. | On the Ark, however, its [[Foundry]] was manufacturing a new Halo installation to replace the lost [[Installation 04]] which was destroyed earlier on in the [[2552|year]]. The Covenant separatist/UNSC alliance realized that in order to contain the Flood outbreak on Installation 00 spread by the crashed ''High Charity'', they needed to flee and then activate the Halo, sterilizing the Flood on the Ark. However, Cortana, the lost UNSC artificial intelligence still within ''High Charity'', was the sole owner of the [[Index]] from the first Installation 04 which was necessary to fire the Halo installation. While [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery J. Johnson]] and the [[Thel 'Vadam|Arbiter]] organized a systematic Separatist/UNSC withdrawal from Installation 00, SPARTAN-117 ventured into the crashed ''High Charity'' via [[Banshee]] fighter to retrieve Cortana and rescue her, and also secure the Index to fire the incomplete [[Installation 04B|Installation 04 replacement]] being built on the Ark. | ||
