Human-Covenant War: Difference between revisions

Led by the Master Chief, the UNSC forces smashed through the remaining Covenant resistance on the ground. The battle was complicated by the arrival of ''High Charity''. As the Flood began to spread, the Chief and the [[Thel 'Vadamee|Arbiter]] went on to thwart Truth, who died in mid-Flood-infection at the Arbiter's hand with the Flood helping to reach him. John-117 deactivated the Halo Array, preserving all life within its firing pattern. With the Covenant forces completely shattered, Truth's death marked the effective end to the war.<ref name="The Covenant"/>  The Flood still remained a threat, but were eliminated by John-117, the Arbiter, Cortana and Sergeant Johnson by firing the isolated replacement Halo over the Ark itself, destroying [[Installation 08]] and damaging [[Installation 00]] severely. Although ''Forward Unto Dawn'' managed to reach the portal, the portal collapsed splitting the vessel in half. Trapped in the rear section of the frigate, John-117 placed himself into cryosleep until he could be retrieved, eventually drifting to the Forerunner shield world of [[Requiem]]. The UNSC's greatest soldier, and humanity's champion, was presumed dead.<ref name="Halo"/>

{{Main|Operation: SUNSPEAR}}

With humanity under threat of complete annihilation, [[ONI]] sent [[SPARTAN-II]] [[Gray Team]] on a mission deep behind enemy lines. The plan was that if [[Earth]] fell, Gray Team would retaliate against the [[Sangheili]] who led the naval fleets that destroyed human colonies by attacking a Sangheili world.