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**[[Fleet of Furious Redemption]]
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*Few [[Unggoy]]
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{{Quote|What have these Brutes done? They have shed our brothers' blood... and for that, they must die!|[[Sangheili]] on [[Installation 05]]}}{{Ref/Level|Id=Uprising|Halo 2|Level=Uprising}}
{{Quote|By the Prophets... what have these Brutes done? They have shed our brothers' blood... and for that, they must die!|[[Sangheili]] on [[Installation 05]]}}{{Ref/Level|Id=Uprising|Halo 2|Level=Uprising}}


The '''Great Schism''',{{Ref/Book|Id=GoO|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Page=240}} also known as the '''Covenant Schism''',{{Ref/Book|Id=GoO245|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Page=245}} was a major civil war between the forces loyal to the [[Covenant]] (led by the [[San'Shyuum]] and the [[Jiralhanae]]) against the [[Covenant separatists]] (the [[Sangheili]] and their followers), which split apart on [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]]. The [[High Prophet of Truth]] ordered the extermination of the entire Sangheili species,{{Ref/Reuse|Id=TEVG}}{{Ref/Game|H2|Quote=A bloody fate awaits you and the rest of your incompetent race, and I, Tartarus, Chieftain of the Brutes will send you to it! ...When they learn? Ha ha. Fool! They ordered me to do it!}} forcing them out of the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|Elites}} Battles during the Schism took place all throughout Covenant space, most prominently on [[High Charity]], the heart of the alien empire. The [[Flood]] additionally played a tertiary role, when they took over the holy city in an effort to assimilate the other warring factions. The deciding battles were fought between the Sangheili [[Fleet of Retribution]] allied with the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] against the [[High Prophet of Truth]] and his remnants of the Covenant on the [[Installation 00|Ark]]. The Schism marked both the end of the Covenant and the partition of its client species for a thousand years.{{Ref/Reuse|GoO245}} For the UNSC, it served as a major turning point that led to the [[Battle of Installation 00|end of the war]] after their [[Fall of Reach|disastrous defeat on Reach]].
The '''Great Schism''',{{Ref/Book|Id=GoO|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Page=240}} also known as the '''Covenant Schism''',{{Ref/Book|Id=GoO245|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Page=245}} was a major civil war between the forces loyal to the [[Covenant]] (led by the [[San'Shyuum]] and the [[Jiralhanae]]) against the [[Covenant separatists]] (the [[Sangheili]] and their followers), which split apart on [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]]. The [[High Prophet of Truth]] ordered the extermination of the entire Sangheili species,{{Ref/Reuse|TEVG}}{{Ref/Level|H2|Quarantine Zone}}{{Ref/Novel|GoO|Page=208}} forcing them out of the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|Elites}} Battles during the Schism took place all throughout Covenant space, most prominently on [[High Charity]], the heart of the alien empire. The [[Flood]] additionally played a tertiary role, when they took over the holy city in an effort to assimilate the other warring factions. The deciding battles were fought between the Sangheili [[Fleet of Retribution]] allied with the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] against the [[High Prophet of Truth]] and his remnants of the Covenant on the [[Installation 00|Ark]]. The Schism marked both the end of the Covenant and the partition of its client species for a thousand years.{{Ref/Reuse|GoO245}} For the UNSC, it served as a major turning point that led to the [[Battle of Installation 00|end of the war]] after their [[Fall of Reach|disastrous defeat on Reach]].


The conflict went down in Sangheili history as the '''Great Betrayal''',<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', ''The Return'', ''page 247''</ref> its deep wounds continuing to stir animosity between their kind and the Jiralhanae for years to come.{{Ref/Reuse|The Return}}
The conflict went down in Sangheili history as the '''Great Betrayal''',<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', ''The Return'', ''page 247''</ref> its deep wounds continuing to stir animosity between their kind and the Jiralhanae for years to come.{{Ref/Reuse|The Return}}
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The High Prophet of Truth predicted that the High Council would elect a new Hierarch to replace Regret, and so he made his move to eliminate the [[Sangheili Councilor|Sangheili High Councilors]] to prevent another moderate Prophet from being elected.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/high-council '''Halo Waypoint''': ''High Council'']</ref> Once enough Jiralhanae were in place, Truth instigated a pogrom by ordering the assassination of all Sangheili Councilors.<ref name="uprising">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Uprising]]''</ref> Many Sangheili High Councilors and former Honor Guards were ordered to meet in the [[Control Room (Installation 05)|Control Room]] of [[Installation 05]] to begin preparing for the [[Covenant religion#Great Journey|Great Journey]]. However, [[Jiralhanae Captain]] [[Melchus]] arrived at the Control Room, with a large heavily armed contingent of Jiralhanae, and proceeded to massacre the Councilors and former guardsmen.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''pages 219-222'' (Google Play edition)</ref> All Sangheili in the room were killed except for [[G'torik 'Klemmee]] who survived a deadly fall and later escaped, the rest were smashed into bloody pieces by [[Gravity hammer (fiction)|gravity hammer]]s. Concurrently, [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]] [[Tartarus]] and his guards attempted to kill [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadamee]] in the [[Library]], seizing the [[Index]] and knocking him into a deep pit, as ordered by Truth. This would spark the start of the Great Schism.  
The High Prophet of Truth predicted that the High Council would elect a new Hierarch to replace Regret, and so he made his move to eliminate the [[Sangheili Councilor|Sangheili High Councilors]] to prevent another moderate Prophet from being elected.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/factions/high-council '''Halo Waypoint''': ''High Council'']</ref> Once enough Jiralhanae were in place, Truth instigated a pogrom by ordering the assassination of all Sangheili Councilors.<ref name="uprising">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Uprising]]''</ref> Many Sangheili High Councilors and former Honor Guards were ordered to meet in the [[Control Room (Installation 05)|Control Room]] of [[Installation 05]] to begin preparing for the [[Covenant religion#Great Journey|Great Journey]]. However, [[Jiralhanae Captain]] [[Melchus]] arrived at the Control Room, with a large heavily armed contingent of Jiralhanae, and proceeded to massacre the Councilors and former guardsmen.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''pages 219-222'' (Google Play edition)</ref> All Sangheili in the room were killed except for [[G'torik 'Klemmee]] who survived a deadly fall and later escaped, the rest were smashed into bloody pieces by [[Gravity hammer (fiction)|gravity hammer]]s. Concurrently, [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]] [[Tartarus]] and his guards attempted to kill [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadamee]] in the [[Library]], seizing the [[Index]] and knocking him into a deep pit, as ordered by Truth. This would spark the start of the Great Schism.  


Word of the massacred Sangheili Councilors immediately spread and was perceived as an insurrection against the Covenant to the Sangheili. The Jiralhanae and other loyalists were led to believe it was a Sangheili revolt, rejecting the Jiralhanae's newly elevated status,{{Ref/Book|Halo Envoy}} and were ordered to exterminate the entire Sangheili species and kill all of them on sight.{{Ref/Book|Id=TEVG|Halo: The Essential Visual Guide|Page=25|Quote=...when the High Prophet of Truth appointed the Brutes for his own security, proclaiming the Elites to be heretics deserving extermination.}} After the slaughter of the Councilors, war and violence broke out on High Charity, with the two sides polarizing quickly. Video messages of the various massacres were sent to all Sangheili forces,<ref>[[Halo: Evolutions]] [[The Return]] (Motion Comic) - "We were scouting for humans when the message came in. I could not comprehend what I was seeing. Our betrayal by the Prophets. The Slaughter of our leaders."</ref> resulting in the entire species learning that they had been forced out of the Covenant.<ref name="Elites">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/jiralhanae Canon Fodder] - "The resulting conflict would be called the Great Schism, and it would divide the Covenant into two, ultimately forcing the Sangheili out."</ref> The ships within the [[High Charity defense fleet]] began shooting each other down while gunfire erupted aboard the interior of High Charity. At the front lines of the conflict, the species of the Covenant took distinct sides. Those who followed the High Prophets included all San'Shyuum and Jiralhanae (with a [[Zo Resken|few]] [[Piety|exceptions]]),<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 55''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle'''</ref> many [[Kig-Yar]] and [[Yanme'e]], some Unggoy, and a few Mgalekgolo. The forces allied with all the Sangheili consisted of many Mgalekgolo, Unggoy and [[Huragok]].<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', "[[Wages of Sin]]", ''page 509''</ref>
Word of the massacred Sangheili Councilors immediately spread and was perceived as an insurrection against the Covenant to the Sangheili. The Jiralhanae and other loyalists were led to believe it was a Sangheili revolt, rejecting the Jiralhanae's newly elevated status,{{Ref/Book|Halo Envoy}} and were ordered to exterminate the entire Sangheili species and kill all of them on sight.{{Ref/Book|Id=TEVG|Halo: The Essential Visual Guide|Page=25|Quote=...when the High Prophet of Truth appointed the Brutes for his own security, proclaiming the Elites to be heretics deserving extermination.}} After the slaughter of the Councilors, war and violence broke out on High Charity, with the two sides polarizing quickly. Video messages of the various massacres were sent to all Sangheili forces,<ref>[[Halo: Evolutions]] [[The Return]] (Motion Comic) - "We were scouting for humans when the message came in. I could not comprehend what I was seeing. Our betrayal by the Prophets. The Slaughter of our leaders."</ref> resulting in the entire species learning that they had been forced out of the Covenant.{{Ref/Site|Id=Elites|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/jiralhanae|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Universe: Jiralhanae|LocalArchive=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124211139/https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/species/jiralhanae|Quote=The resulting conflict would be called the Great Schism, and it would divide the Covenant into two, ultimately forcing the Sangheili out.}} The ships within the [[High Charity defense fleet]] began shooting each other down while gunfire erupted aboard the interior of High Charity. At the front lines of the conflict, the species of the Covenant took distinct sides. Those who followed the High Prophets included all San'Shyuum and Jiralhanae (with a [[Zo Resken|few]] [[Piety|exceptions]]),<ref>'''Halo: Glasslands''', ''page 55''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle'''</ref> many [[Kig-Yar]] and [[Yanme'e]], some Unggoy, and a few Mgalekgolo. The forces allied with all the Sangheili consisted of many Mgalekgolo, Unggoy and [[Huragok]].<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', "[[Wages of Sin]]", ''page 509''</ref>


[[File:H2A-Brutes vs Elites.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Former Sangheili Honor Guards fight with the Jiralhanae on High Charity.]]
[[File:H2A-Brutes vs Elites.jpg|300px|thumb|Former Sangheili Honor Guards fight with the Jiralhanae on High Charity.]]
The [[Prophet of Exquisite Devotion]] who had been torturing Sangheili, discovered that the [[Zo Resken|Prophet of Clarity]] was attempting to aid them. Devotion then attempted to have Clarity executed for [[heresy|treason]]. However, a group of Sangheili led by G'torik 'Klemmee arrived and rescued the Prophet of Clarity—killing Exquisite Devotion in the process.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 242''</ref>  After the Sangheili-led and Jiralhanae-led forces fought each other in High Charity for several hours, [[Flood]] infected [[Pelican]]s eventually crashed into the holy city, spreading the parasite. Around this time, the High Prophet of Truth left the [[High Prophet of Mercy]] to die at the hands of the Flood, solidifying his place as the autocrat of the Covenant.<ref name="gravemind">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref> The chaos was further intensified when Truth abandoned High Charity in the [[Forerunner dreadnought]] on a journey to [[Earth]], disconnecting it from the grid, leaving the entire city in the dark without power amongst the Flood. Clarity, 'Klemmee, and the rest of their small group would later escape High Charity aboard a stolen supply ship, ''[[Journey's Sustenance]]''.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 250''</ref> High Charity fell to the Flood, leaving the Covenant without a capital and the dying San'Shyuum without a homeworld. Sangheili ships attempted to quarantine the region of space around High Charity, preventing any possibly infected ships from leaving, while also shooting down enemy Jiralhanae ships.
The [[Prophet of Exquisite Devotion]] who had been torturing Sangheili, discovered that the [[Zo Resken|Prophet of Clarity]] was attempting to aid them. Devotion then attempted to have Clarity executed for [[heresy|treason]]. However, a group of Sangheili led by G'torik 'Klemmee arrived and rescued the Prophet of Clarity—killing Exquisite Devotion in the process.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 242''</ref>  After the Sangheili-led and Jiralhanae-led forces fought each other in High Charity for several hours, [[Flood]] infected [[Pelican]]s eventually crashed into the holy city, spreading the parasite. Around this time, the High Prophet of Truth left the [[High Prophet of Mercy]] to die at the hands of the Flood, solidifying his place as the autocrat of the Covenant.<ref name="gravemind">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref> The chaos was further intensified when Truth abandoned High Charity in the [[Anodyne Spirit|Forerunner Dreadnought]] on a journey to [[Earth]], disconnecting it from the grid, leaving the entire city in the dark without power amongst the Flood. Clarity, 'Klemmee, and the rest of their small group would later escape High Charity aboard a stolen supply ship, ''[[Journey's Sustenance]]''.<ref>'''Halo: Broken Circle''', ''page 250''</ref> High Charity fell to the Flood, leaving the Covenant without a capital and the dying San'Shyuum without a homeworld. Sangheili ships attempted to quarantine the region of space around High Charity, preventing any possibly infected ships from leaving, while also shooting down enemy Jiralhanae ships.


===Broadening conflict===
===Broadening conflict===
Conflict occurred all across Covenant space, including from within [[Covenant starship|ships]] themselves. Notably, one [[Unidentified Shipmaster (Righteous Vigilance)|Sangheili Shipmaster]] grabbed the [[Prophet of Conviction|Prophet]] aboard his ship, having barged into his cabin, and executed him before the rest of the crew. [[Chol Von]], a [[T'vaoan]] [[Shipmaster|shipmistress]], captured a [[Phantom]], killing two [[Sangheili]] in the process.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 73''</ref>  She renamed her [[missionary ship]] ''[[Paragon|Joyous Discovery]]'' as ''Paragon''.<ref name="md141">'''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''', ''page 141''</ref>
Conflict occurred all across Covenant space, including from within [[Covenant starship|ships]] themselves. Notably, one [[Unidentified Shipmaster (Righteous Vigilance)|Sangheili Shipmaster]] grabbed the [[Prophet of Conviction|Prophet]] aboard his ship, having barged into his cabin, and executed him before the rest of the crew. [[Chol Von]], a [[T'vaoan]] [[Shipmaster|shipmistress]], captured a [[Phantom]], killing two [[Sangheili]] in the process.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 73''</ref>  She renamed her [[missionary ship]] ''[[Paragon|Joyous Discovery]]'' as ''Paragon''.<ref name="md141">'''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''', ''page 141''</ref>


Covenant ships in orbit of both [[Tribute]]{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/tribute|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Tribute}} and [[Reach]] would begin firing at one another.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=43}}
Covenant ships in orbit above both [[Tribute]]{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/tribute|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Tribute}} and [[Reach]] would begin firing at one another.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=43}}


The civil war was at first a conflict over orthodoxy and leadership, as [[Imperial Admiral]] [[Xytan 'Jar Wattinree]] summoned many Sangheili to [[Joyous Exultation]] in a plot to wipe out the Jiralhanae. However, a revelation among the Sangheili occurred when Thel 'Vadam's [[Fleet of Retribution|contingent]] discovered the truth that the Halos would kill all life in the galaxy and that the Great Journey was a lie, from both the [[Gravemind]] and [[343 Guilty Spark]]. Their disillusionment changed their goal from reforming the purity of the Covenant to actively standing against the [[Covenant religion]] the following day. Wattinree's separatist forces would be destroyed in the meantime in the accidental [[NOVA bomb]]ing of Joyous Exultation and the [[Onyx Conflict]].
The civil war was at first a conflict over orthodoxy and leadership, as [[Imperial Admiral]] [[Xytan 'Jar Wattinree]] summoned many Sangheili to [[Joyous Exultation]] in a plot to wipe out the Jiralhanae. However, a revelation among the Sangheili occurred when Thel 'Vadam's [[Fleet of Retribution|contingent]] discovered the truth that the Halos would kill all life in the galaxy and that the Great Journey was a lie, from both the [[Gravemind]] and [[343 Guilty Spark]]. Their disillusionment changed their goal from reforming the purity of the Covenant to actively standing against the [[Covenant religion]] the following day. Wattinree's separatist forces would be destroyed in the meantime in the accidental [[NOVA bomb]]ing of Joyous Exultation and the [[Onyx Conflict]].
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On [[Installation 05]], [[Avery Johnson|Sergeant Major Avery Johnson's]] [[Marine]]s met [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam|Thel 'Vadam's]] forces and united to prevent the [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]], [[Tartarus]], from activating Delta Halo and firing the Halo Array.{{Ref/Level|Id=journey|H2|[[The Great Journey]]}} The Arbiter fought Tartarus face to face, while Johnson picked away at the Jiralhanae's shields with a [[beam rifle]] from afar. After killing Tartarus, the Arbiter solidified this alliance of circumstance by bringing in all local Sangheili forces to side with Commander [[Miranda Keyes]] and the UNSC. A shaky alliance between these Sangheili and their former foes, the [[human]]s, was forged out of necessity and revenge against the Covenant to some extent.{{Ref/Level|H3|[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]|Quote=I will have my revenge on a Prophet, not a plague!}} Both sides had two common enemies that wished for their extinction: the Covenant and the Flood. Meanwhile, [[Rtas 'Vadum]] led a strike team of Sangheili to capture the ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'' from the Jiralhanae as a flagship for their local forces, forming the [[Fleet of Retribution]].
On [[Installation 05]], [[Avery Johnson|Sergeant Major Avery Johnson's]] [[Marine]]s met [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam|Thel 'Vadam's]] forces and united to prevent the [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]], [[Tartarus]], from activating Delta Halo and firing the Halo Array.{{Ref/Level|Id=journey|H2|[[The Great Journey]]}} The Arbiter fought Tartarus face to face, while Johnson picked away at the Jiralhanae's shields with a [[beam rifle]] from afar. After killing Tartarus, the Arbiter solidified this alliance of circumstance by bringing in all local Sangheili forces to side with Commander [[Miranda Keyes]] and the UNSC. A shaky alliance between these Sangheili and their former foes, the [[human]]s, was forged out of necessity and revenge against the Covenant to some extent.{{Ref/Level|H3|[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]|Quote=I will have my revenge on a Prophet, not a plague!}} Both sides had two common enemies that wished for their extinction: the Covenant and the Flood. Meanwhile, [[Rtas 'Vadum]] led a strike team of Sangheili to capture the ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'' from the Jiralhanae as a flagship for their local forces, forming the [[Fleet of Retribution]].


The Fleet of Retribution stayed behind on Delta Halo to quarantine the Flood outbreak by [[glassing]] the surface, while the Arbiter joined the UNSC forces back to Earth to chase the High Prophet of Truth. Truth was excavating [[Portal at Voi|the Forerunner artifact]] on Earth that Regret had discovered nearly a month prior and was seeking to use it to travel to the Ark to fire all the Halo rings. Weeks later on November 17, the devastated [[UNSC Home Fleet]] attempted a last-ditch assault on Truth's [[Forerunner Dreadnought]], which had integrated with portal artifact. This attack failed while a [[Indulgence of Conviction|Flood-controlled battlecruiser]] crashed in [[Voi]] only moments after Truth's Dreadnaught and the rest of his fleet entered the [[Slipspace portal|portal]] generated by the artifact.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[The Storm]]''</ref>  
The Fleet of Retribution stayed behind on Delta Halo to quarantine the Flood outbreak by [[glassing]] the surface, while the Arbiter joined the UNSC forces back to Earth to chase the High Prophet of Truth. Truth was excavating [[Portal at Voi|the Forerunner artifact]] on Earth that Regret had discovered nearly a month prior and was seeking to use it to travel to the Ark to fire all the Halo rings. Weeks later on November 17, the devastated [[UNSC Home Fleet]] attempted a last-ditch assault on Truth's Forerunner Dreadnought, which had integrated with portal artifact. This attack failed while a [[Indulgence of Conviction|Flood-controlled battlecruiser]] crashed in [[Voi]] only moments after Truth's Dreadnaught and the rest of his fleet entered the [[Slipspace portal|portal]] generated by the artifact.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[The Storm]]''</ref>  


The Sangheili [[Fleet of Retribution]], led by [[Shipmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]], arrived at Earth in pursuit of the Flood infested cruiser. Several Sangheili were deployed to assist the UNSC forces in containing the Flood in Voi from spreading across the entire planet. After the allied forces were airborne, the Fleet of Retribution glassed the city and its environs under the order of Shipmaster 'Vadum, Arbiter Thel 'Vadam had persuaded him that only glassing the local area was necessary opposed the the whole planet. This led to a debate between Shipmaster 'Vadum and [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Lord Terrence Hood]]. The Sangheili and Commander Miranda Keyes' forces agreed to follow Truth to the Ark beyond the portal.<ref name="floodgate">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref>{{clear}}
The Sangheili [[Fleet of Retribution]], led by [[Shipmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]], arrived at Earth in pursuit of the Flood infested cruiser. Several Sangheili were deployed to assist the UNSC forces in containing the Flood in Voi from spreading across the entire planet. After the allied forces were airborne, the Fleet of Retribution glassed the city and its environs under the order of Shipmaster 'Vadum, Arbiter Thel 'Vadam had persuaded him that only glassing the local area was necessary opposed the the whole planet. This led to a debate between Shipmaster 'Vadum and [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Lord Terrence Hood]]. The Sangheili and Commander Miranda Keyes' forces agreed to follow Truth to the Ark beyond the portal.<ref name="floodgate">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref>{{clear}}
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==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==
===Continuation of hostilties===
===Continuation of hostilities===
[[File:Escalation schism.png|thumb|200px|left|An Elite fights against a Brute raiding his settlement.]]
[[File:Escalation schism.png|thumb|200px|left|An Elite fights against a Brute raiding his settlement.]]
{{Main|Sangheili-Jiralhanae war}}
{{Main|Sangheili-Jiralhanae war}}
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*Commander Keyes aborts the activation of Installation 05, placing the entire [[Halo Array]] on standby status. [[343 Guilty Spark]] reveals the existence of [[Installation 00|the Ark]].{{Ref/Reuse|journey}}
*Commander Keyes aborts the activation of Installation 05, placing the entire [[Halo Array]] on standby status. [[343 Guilty Spark]] reveals the existence of [[Installation 00|the Ark]].{{Ref/Reuse|journey}}
*The Flood takes control of High Charity and many of its warships. [[Jiralhanae]] and [[Sangheili]] fleets remaining around the city-station continue to destroy each other.{{Ref/Reuse|journey}}
*The Flood takes control of High Charity and many of its warships. [[Jiralhanae]] and [[Sangheili]] fleets remaining around the city-station continue to destroy each other.{{Ref/Reuse|journey}}
*The Prophet of Truth departs High Charity for Earth aboard the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]], to join the [[Battle of Earth]]. The [[Jiralhanae]] forces there are already engaged in fighting with the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]. Unbeknown to the [[Prophet of Truth]], John-117 is on the ship, with the intention of "finishing the fight".{{Ref/Reuse|journey}}
*The Prophet of Truth departs High Charity for Earth aboard the Forerunner Dreadnought, to join the [[Battle of Earth]]. The [[Jiralhanae]] forces there are already engaged in fighting with the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]. Unbeknown to the [[Prophet of Truth]], John-117 is on the ship, with the intention of "finishing the fight".{{Ref/Reuse|journey}}
*The [[prowler]] ''[[UNSC Dusk|Dusk]]'' witnesses the battle between Sangheili and Jiralhanae held ships above [[Installation 05|Delta Halo]], both fighting each other pausing only to escalate an immediate outbreak of the [[Flood]] from the ringworld. Dusk subsequently flees the battle and links up with [[Patterson's battle group]] at Earth.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 199''</ref>
*The [[prowler]] ''[[UNSC Dusk|Dusk]]'' witnesses the battle between Sangheili and Jiralhanae held ships above [[Installation 05|Delta Halo]], both fighting each other pausing only to escalate an immediate outbreak of the [[Flood]] from the ringworld. Dusk subsequently flees the battle and links up with [[Patterson's battle group]] at Earth.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 199''</ref>
*[[Sangheili Major]] [[Voro Nar 'Mantakree|Voro 'Mantakree]] kills his [[shipmaster]], [[Tano 'Inanraree]], while he is attempting to allow the [[Flood]] to enter the ship. He then assumes command of the ship, the ''[[Incorruptible]]'', and becomes the ''de facto'' leader of the [[Second Fleet of Homogeneous Clarity]]. He leads his new forces to [[Joyous Exultation]], pursued by the [[Jiralhanae]] [[Gargantum]] and his ships.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 189''</ref>
*[[Sangheili Major]] [[Voro Nar 'Mantakree|Voro 'Mantakree]] kills his [[shipmaster]], [[Tano 'Inanraree]], while he is attempting to allow the [[Flood]] to enter the ship. He then assumes command of the ship, the ''[[Incorruptible]]'', and becomes the ''de facto'' leader of the [[Second Fleet of Homogeneous Clarity]]. He leads his new forces to [[Joyous Exultation]], pursued by the [[Jiralhanae]] [[Gargantum]] and his ships.<ref>'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 189''</ref>
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*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Outcasts]]'' {{Mo}}


==Notes==
==Notes==
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