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It came under attack in July of [[2552]]. One of the planet's major population centers, [[Côte d'Azur]], was attacked by [[Covenant]] ground forces, and the [[Spartan]]s were deployed to find out why the Covenant were so interested in the city. It turns out that the museum of the city held a [[Forerunner]] artifact that the Covenant wanted and the Spartans were able to use this distraction to level a Covenant Crusier with a [[HAVOK Nuclear Warhead]]. Later on, it is revealed that the Forerunner artifact contained directions to [[Installation 04]]. | It came under attack in July of [[2552]]. One of the planet's major population centers, [[Côte d'Azur]], was attacked by [[Covenant]] ground forces, and the [[Spartan]]s were deployed to find out why the Covenant were so interested in the city. It turns out that the museum of the city held a [[Forerunner]] artifact that the Covenant wanted and the Spartans were able to use this distraction to level a Covenant Crusier with a [[HAVOK Nuclear Warhead]]. Later on, it is revealed that the Forerunner artifact contained directions to [[Installation 04]]. | ||
To this day, it is the only human-controlled world, with the exception of Earth, that has survived a Covenant | To this day, it is the only human-controlled world, with the exception of Earth, that has survived a Covenant assault. However, one must note that the Covenant were not attempting to simply destroy them. The assault on Sigma Octanus was a distraction to remove the Forerunner artifact, and it seems likely that the [[Prophet of Regret]] was looking for Forerunner installations ([[The Ark]] most likely) on Earth, rather than bringing an invasion fleet. | ||
For complete information on the attack, see [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV|The Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]. | For complete information on the attack, see [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV|The Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]]. | ||