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In the context of the San'Shyuum-Sangheili War, the battle was strategically insignificant as neither side achieved their goals. The San'Shyuum failed to secure the Forerunner relics at either site, and the Sangheili only briefly managed to turn the tide before being forced to retreat to their tunnels. At most, the battle served as yet another in a long line of demonstrations of the Sangheili's military superiority on the ground and the San'Shyuum military superiority from space, which canceled each other out to send the war into a perpetual stalemate. | In the context of the San'Shyuum-Sangheili War, the battle was strategically insignificant as neither side achieved their goals. The San'Shyuum failed to secure the Forerunner relics at either site, and the Sangheili only briefly managed to turn the tide before being forced to retreat to their tunnels. At most, the battle served as yet another in a long line of demonstrations of the Sangheili's military superiority on the ground and the San'Shyuum military superiority from space, which canceled each other out to send the war into a perpetual stalemate. | ||
However, the Skirmish did have eventual effects on the rest of history. High Lord Mken correctly identified that Ussa 'Xellus could become an important leader to the Sangheili, and his refraining from | However, the Skirmish did have eventual effects on the rest of history. High Lord Mken correctly identified that Ussa 'Xellus could become an important leader to the Sangheili, and his refraining from eliminating the kaidon allowed Ussa to survive the rest of the war.<ref name="six"/><ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 14''</ref> Ten years later, Ussa led his clan to secede from the Covenant, taking control of [[The Refuge|a Forerunner shield world]] and laid the foundation for [[Ussans|an entire new Sangheili culture]] in the following millennia.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 52-53''</ref> As for Mken, his military experience from the skirmish remained on his service record, and was used against him by the [[Prophet of Excellent Redolence]] in order to send him on a [[Mission to Janjur Qom|mission to Janjur Qom]] in hopes of secretly assassinating him.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 83''</ref> The skirmish was used again as an excuse to send Mken to command the Covenant fleet to attack the Refuge, with the explanation that Mken must atone for letting Ussa escape him long ago.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 3''</ref> The Prophet's familiarity with 'Xellus led to the two attempting to negotiate a truce,<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 193''</ref> and then [[Rending|the formation of the Broken Circle]] after Mken held off his forces from destroying the Refuge.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 201''</ref> | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
