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Following the [[Voi Memorial|end]] of the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2553]], a number of '''new conflicts''' quickly arose from the immediate aftermath of the war. | Following the [[Voi Memorial|end]] of the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2553]], a number of '''new conflicts''' quickly arose from the immediate aftermath of the war. | ||
The [[Unified Earth Government]] and its [[United Nations Space Command]] emerged as | The [[Unified Earth Government]] and its [[United Nations Space Command]] emerged as the greatest power in the known [[Milky Way|Milky Way Galaxy]] following their victory from the war.<ref>'''Halo 4''' - [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SAs1V1NDwA "For too many years, humanity was on the backfront, reacting to threats rather than preventing them. The rest of the galaxy was bigger than us, stronger than us. We were mice, hiding in the shadows, hoping the giants would not see us. No more. Humanity is no longer on the defence. We are the giants now."]''',</ref><ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Epilogue]]'' - [https://youtu.be/5w4jz1wHo6k?t=1m8s "Humanity stands as the greatest threat in the Galaxy."]</ref><ref name="title" group="notes">This only refers to the [[Orion Arm|known areas]] of the [[Milky Way|Milky Way Galaxy]] explored in the Halo Universe, as the entire [[Milky Way Galaxy|galaxy]] has yet to be explored.</ref> They were soon locked in irregular hostilities between [[Covenant remnants|several splinter factions]] of the former [[Covenant]],<ref name="Reed">[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/06/03/Halo-Initiation-Writer-Interview.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo Initiation Writer Interview'']</ref> later seeing the involvement of [[Forerunner]] elements, specifically [[Promethean]] forces led by the renegade [[Ur-Didact]], imprisoned millennia earlier by the [[Librarian]], once humanity's greatest Forerunner supporter. This Forerunner aspect would come to define and greatly broaden the scope of the events, bridging directly into [[Human|humanity]]'s [[prehistoric human civilization|own prehistory]] and their [[Human-Forerunner wars|ancient feud]] with the Forerunners.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 11-12''</ref> Meanwhile, the [[Sangheili]], led by the emerging [[Swords of Sanghelios]] were at [[Blooding Years|war with each other]], as well as resuming [[Great Schism|their feud]] with the [[Jiralhanae]], who were also in a civil war and thus both species were fighting in a two-front war.<ref name="HTTW">'''Halo: The Thursday War'''</ref> Various human [[Insurrectionist|rebel groups]], which most had been dormant during the Human-Covenant War, re-emerged in the post-war era, and at least [[Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group|one]] Covenant splinter faction joined them in [[Insurrection|their war]] against the UNSC. | ||
In [[2557]], [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|a reformed Covenant]] under the leadership of [[Jul 'Mdama]] gained access to the [[shield world]] of [[Requiem]], home to the Didact, a legendary Forerunner Promethean whose aid the Covenant sought to enlist in their campaign against humanity. The ensuing [[First Battle of Requiem|series of skirmishes]] led to the Didact's release and an alliance between the Promethean forces and the Covenant, who revered the Didact as a "living god". Covenant forces subsequently [[Raid on Ivanoff Station|helped]] the Didact retrieve the [[Composer]], an ancient Forerunner device with the power to enslave mankind.<ref name="H4">'''Halo 4'''</ref> Although the Didact was later defeated by [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]],<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Midnight]]''</ref><ref name="HE10"/> the Covenant continued to occupy Requiem and to search for the Librarian. They contested the UNSC for control of the shield world again in early [[2558]]; the [[Second Battle of Requiem|drawn-out battle]] eventually culminated in the installation's destruction but not the defeat of the Covenant, who had already withdrawn most of their forces from Requiem.<ref>'''[[Spartan Ops#Halo: Infinity|Halo: Infinity]]'''</ref> After ONI attempted to assassinate her on Requiem, [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] began to collaborate with Jul 'Mdama in order to recombine the cartographical artifact known as the [[Janus Key]] and unlock the [[Absolute Record]].<ref name="HE16">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 16|Issue #16]]''</ref> | In [[2557]], [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|a reformed Covenant]] under the leadership of [[Jul 'Mdama]] gained access to the [[shield world]] of [[Requiem]], home to the Didact, a legendary Forerunner Promethean whose aid the Covenant sought to enlist in their campaign against humanity. The ensuing [[First Battle of Requiem|series of skirmishes]] led to the Didact's release and an alliance between the Promethean forces and the Covenant, who revered the Didact as a "living god". Covenant forces subsequently [[Raid on Ivanoff Station|helped]] the Didact retrieve the [[Composer]], an ancient Forerunner device with the power to enslave mankind.<ref name="H4">'''Halo 4'''</ref> Although the Didact was later defeated by [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]],<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Midnight]]''</ref><ref name="HE10"/> the Covenant continued to occupy Requiem and to search for the Librarian. They contested the UNSC for control of the shield world again in early [[2558]]; the [[Second Battle of Requiem|drawn-out battle]] eventually culminated in the installation's destruction but not the defeat of the Covenant, who had already withdrawn most of their forces from Requiem.<ref>'''[[Spartan Ops#Halo: Infinity|Halo: Infinity]]'''</ref> After ONI attempted to assassinate her on Requiem, [[Catherine Halsey|Dr. Catherine Halsey]] began to collaborate with Jul 'Mdama in order to recombine the cartographical artifact known as the [[Janus Key]] and unlock the [[Absolute Record]].<ref name="HE16">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 16|Issue #16]]''</ref> | ||
