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After the [[Prophet of Regret]] was killed by the [[Master Chief]], the [[Prophets]] the [[High Prophet of Truth]] deemed it necessary for the [[Covenant]] to undergo a "change of hats,"<ref>Halo 2, Prophet inner sanctum cutscene</ref> namely the Brutes replacing the Elites as the protectors of the hierarchs. The Elites viewed this as a violation of the principle the Covenant had been founded upon and threatened to resign from the [[High Council]] arguing that if Truth had not withdrawn the Phantoms that had been on route to [[Regret]]'s location the prophet's death would have been avenged. | After the [[Prophet of Regret]] was killed by the [[Master Chief]], the [[Prophets]] the [[High Prophet of Truth]] deemed it necessary for the [[Covenant]] to undergo a "change of hats,"<ref>Halo 2, Prophet inner sanctum cutscene</ref> namely the Brutes replacing the Elites as the protectors of the hierarchs. The Elites viewed this as a violation of the principle the Covenant had been founded upon and threatened to resign from the [[High Council]] arguing that if Truth had not withdrawn the Phantoms that had been on route to [[Regret]]'s location the prophet's death would have been avenged. | ||
Ultimately, Truth instigates the war by ordering the | Ultimately, Truth instigates the war by ordering the assassination of all ruling Elites on and around [[High Charity]], and presumably, the entire galaxy and beyond. The Elites responded responded and were labeled as [[heretics]] by Truth. | ||
==Factions== | ==Factions== | ||
When war broke out on [[High Charity]], the two sides were quickly decided, leaving the Covenant split in two. One force, the [[Covenant Loyalists]] consist primarily of the Prophets, Brutes, [[Jackels]], [[Drones]] and, to a lesser extent, [[Grunts]] while the [[Covenant Seperatists]] fill out their ranks with the Elites, [[Hunters]], and most of the Grunts. Furthermore, it appears that an alliance of circumstance galvanized in the control room of [[Delta Halo]] has tied the fate of the [[UNSC]] with that of the [[Covenant | When war broke out on [[High Charity]], the two sides were quickly decided, leaving the Covenant split in two. One force, the [[Covenant Loyalists]] consist primarily of the Prophets, Brutes, [[Jackels]], [[Drones]] and, to a lesser extent, [[Grunts]] while the [[Covenant Seperatists]] fill out their ranks with the Elites, [[Hunters]], and most of the Grunts. Furthermore, it appears that an alliance of circumstance galvanized in the control room of [[Delta Halo]] has tied the fate of the [[UNSC]] with that of the [[Covenant Separatists]].<ref>Halo 2, last cutscene</ref> | ||
==The Story so Far== | ==The Story so Far== | ||