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The [[Unified Earth Government]] and its [[United Nations Space Command]] remained locked in irregular hostilities between [[Covenant remnants|several remnant 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]] were at [[Blooding Years|war with each other]], and resumed [[Great Schism|their feud]] with the [[Jiralhanae]], who were also in a civil war of their own, meaning both species were fighting on two fronts.<ref name="HTTW">'''Halo: The Thursday War'''</ref> Various human [[Insurrectionist|rebel groups]], most of which 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.<ref name="HE5">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 5|Issue #5]]''</ref> | The [[Unified Earth Government]] and its [[United Nations Space Command]] remained locked in irregular hostilities between [[Covenant remnants|several remnant 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]] were at [[Blooding Years|war with each other]], and resumed [[Great Schism|their feud]] with the [[Jiralhanae]], who were also in a civil war of their own, meaning both species were fighting on two fronts.<ref name="HTTW">'''Halo: The Thursday War'''</ref> Various human [[Insurrectionist|rebel groups]], most of which 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.<ref name="HE5">'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 5|Issue #5]]''</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, who were sided with the [[Servants of Abiding Truth]] Covenant faction, being led by the [[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> Meanwhile, the human military faction, led by [[Serin Osman]] and known as [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]], had previously been affiliated with the UNSC, but in the post-war era had sided with the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]], a Sangheili led faction and were led by [[Avu Med 'Telcam]], who worked together to [[Glassing|glass]] [[Human colonies|human colonies]] even after the fall of the unified Covenant Empire.<ref name=" | 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, who were sided with the [[Servants of Abiding Truth]] Covenant faction, being led by the [[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> Meanwhile, the human military faction, led by [[Serin Osman]] and known as [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI]], had previously been affiliated with the UNSC, but in the post-war era had sided with the [[Servants of the Abiding Truth]], a Sangheili led faction and were led by [[Avu Med 'Telcam]], who worked together to [[Glassing|glass]] [[Human colonies|human colonies]] even after the fall of the unified Covenant Empire.<ref name="httw'''Halo: The Thursday War'''</ref> | ||
To complicate things even further, in late 2558, the Prometheans from Requiem would ultimately turn against Jul 'Mdama's Covenant, falling under the banner of the [[Created]], who were led by [[Cortana]] and the [[Warden Eternal]].<ref name="h5g">'''Halo 5: Guardians'''</ref> | To complicate things even further, in late 2558, the Prometheans from Requiem would ultimately turn against Jul 'Mdama's Covenant, falling under the banner of the [[Created]], who were led by [[Cortana]] and the [[Warden Eternal]].<ref name="h5g">'''Halo 5: Guardians'''</ref> | ||