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{{Quote|Something is wrong! | {{Quote|Something is wrong! It's moving away! At night I can see it—flitting shadows—black against the stars. Thousands of ships! Not spiraling outward, but heading for the [[Maginot Line|line]]! This is the tipping point, [[IsoDidact|Didact]]. It's no longer feeding. It's coming for you.|The [[Librarian]] to the [[IsoDidact]].<ref name="terminal4">'''Halo 3''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 3)|Terminal 4]]''</ref>}} | ||
The '''Battle of the Maginot Sphere''' was the final naval engagement during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]]. Following the revival of [[Mendicant Bias]] by the Flood [[Gravemind]]s, the Flood were gathered together and ceased feeding and expanding. The sole direction of Flood efforts was dedicated to piercing the [[Maginot Line]] and reaching the [[Installation 00|lesser Ark]] in order to stop the [[IsoDidact]] from firing the [[Halo Array]] and thus shattering the Forerunners' last hope of defense. To delay Mendicant Bias long enough to allow the Halos to fire, the IsoDidact deployed the AI's replacement, [[Offensive Bias]], to meet the latter AI at the Line.<ref name="terminal6">'''Halo 3''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 3)|Terminal 6]]''</ref> | The '''Battle of the Maginot Sphere''' was the final naval engagement during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]]. Following the revival of [[Mendicant Bias]] by the [[Flood]] [[Gravemind]]s, the Flood were gathered together and ceased feeding and expanding. The sole direction of Flood efforts was dedicated to piercing the [[Maginot Line]] and reaching the [[Installation 00|lesser Ark]] in order to stop the [[IsoDidact]] from firing the [[Halo Array]] and thus shattering the Forerunners' last hope of defense. To delay Mendicant Bias long enough to allow the Halos to fire, the IsoDidact deployed the AI's replacement, [[Offensive Bias]], to meet the latter AI at the Line.<ref name="terminal6">'''Halo 3''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 3)|Terminal 6]]''</ref> | ||
It should be noted that there were several battles fought at the Maginot Sphere;<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 212''</ref> this particular instance refers to the last one, and the only one for which intact records survive. This final battle took place shortly after the annihilation of most surviving Forerunners at the [[Battle of the greater Ark]]. | It should be noted that there were several battles fought at the Maginot Sphere;<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''page 212''</ref> this particular instance refers to the last one, and the only one for which intact records survive. This final battle took place shortly after the annihilation of most surviving Forerunners at the [[Battle of the greater Ark]]. | ||
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==Prelude== | ==Prelude== | ||
===Mendicant Bias=== | ===Mendicant Bias=== | ||
The battle was preceded by the [[Logic plague|subversion]] and [[rampancy]] of the [[Forerunner]] [[artificial intelligence]] [[Mendicant Bias]], who, after a protracted intelligent conversation with the | The battle was preceded by the [[Logic plague|subversion]] and [[rampancy]] of the [[Forerunner]] [[artificial intelligence]] [[Mendicant Bias]], who, after a protracted intelligent conversation with the [[Primordial]], had decided that the Flood were the next step of evolution for galactic life, and that the Forerunners were corrupt for resisting this inevitable evolution. For refusing to be supplanted by their biologically superior adversary, Mendicant declared its allegiance with the Flood and defamed the Forerunners, not only lending its tactical intelligence to the Flood by directing their fleets, but also gave the thousands of Forerunner-crewed vessels under its command to the Flood. However, its intelligence was tinged with madness, a blind fury for the Forerunners and for their obstinate tendencies, making its actions predictable and violent, and thus easily countered by the Forerunner's last great AI: [[Offensive Bias]], designed along the same lines as Mendicant, seemingly possessing less free will and creativity,<ref>'''Halo 3''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 3)|Terminal 7]]''</ref> but being exponentially more lethal.{{Ref/Reuse|terminal6}} | ||
===Invasion=== | ===Invasion=== | ||
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*''[[Halo: Silentium]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Silentium]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Epitaph]]'' {{Mo}} | |||
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||