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The '''Conduit''' is a [[Forerunner]] artifact that is capable of opening Forerunner [[slipspace portal]]s throughout the [[Milky Way|galaxy]] when paired with a certain type of [[unidentified Forerunner machine|portal-generating device]]. The Conduit is also capable of entering slipspace to save itself from destruction.<ref name="opc"/> The artifact became contested by [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] and [[Covenant]] forces during the [[Battle of Mombasa]], and later during the [[Battle of Installation 03]] with [[Covenant remnants]].<ref name="opc"/>

{{Quote|While fighting raged throughout the city, Covenant forces secretly hunted for the portal to the Ark. But they were also looking for something else... The operation we'll study today began when we learned the Covenant found an artifact known as the Conduit. Back in 'fifty-two, we sent a team of ODSTs in to [[Operation: WINDOW PANE|secure the artifact.]]|Roland, referring to a simulation based on the Conduit's recovery<ref name="opa"/>}}

During the [[Battle of Earth]] in [[2552#October|October 2552]], the Conduit was brought to the surface of [[Earth]] at [[New Mombasa]].<ref name="opa">'''Halo: Spartan Strike''', ''[[Operation A: Orphic Spear]]''</ref> A [[Type-25 Spirit|Spirit]] [[dropship]] carrying a [[data pad]] with information pertaining to the Conduit was shot down by [[UNSC]] forces.<ref name="ss1">'''Halo: Spartan Strike''', campaign level ''[[Mission 1: New Mombasa Nightmare|New Mombasa Nightmare]]''</ref> When the data pad's importance was realized, a [[squad]] of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] named [[Alpha-Five]] was sent to recover the data pad.<ref name="opa"/> While the Covenant forces at the crashed Spirit awaited extraction, they were attacked by the ODST squad. After the [[Sangheili]] [[Field Master]] carrying the data pad was killed, the UNSC used the information gained to pinpoint the location of the Conduit.<ref name="ss2">'''Halo: Spartan Strike''', campaign level ''[[Mission 2: On Top of the World|On Top of the World]]''</ref> The ODST squad was directed to a Sangheili task force carrying the Conduit. After a brief firefight, the ODSTs managed to procure the Conduit from the Covenant and delivered it to a nearby UNSC convoy.<ref name="ss3">'''Halo: Spartan Strike''', campaign level ''[[Mission 3: Conduit|Conduit]]''</ref>

However, the Covenant responded by assaulting the convoy. While the ODSTs attempted to defend the convoy from attacking Covenant forces, a Sangheili Field Master dropped down from his Spirit into the [[M313 Elephant|Elephant]] carrying the Conduit and escaped the firefight aboard the dropship. The ODST squad gave chase and,<ref name="ss4">'''Halo: Spartan Strike''', campaign level ''[[Mission 4: Reversal of Fortune|Reversal of Fortune]]''</ref> eventually, the dropship was shot down. The ODSTs located the Spirit's crash site and attacked its surviving passengers. The Field Master and his [[Kig-Yar]] bodyguards were eventually eliminated, and the Conduit was reclaimed by the UNSC.<ref name="ss5">'''Halo: Spartan Strike''', campaign level ''[[Mission 5: Wounded Quarry|Wounded Quarry]]''</ref> With the Conduit aboard a [[M12 Warthog|Warthog]], the squad attempted to flee the city as the nearby ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' entered [[slipstream space]] over Mombasa.<ref name="ss6">'''Halo: Spartan Strike''', campaign level ''[[Mission 6: Last Exit|Last Exit]]''</ref> The resulting slipspace rupture destroyed the city,<ref name="opb">'''Halo: Spartan Strike''', ''[[Operation B: Steadfast Pursuit]]''</ref> however the Conduit entered slipspace to save itself from destruction and arrived at [[Installation 03]]. While the UNSC presumed the Conduit was destroyed, the Covenant—and later, [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|a remnant faction]]—continued to search for the artifact.<ref name="opc"/>