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[[File:UNSC.png|thumb|150px|United Nations Space Command Defense Force]] | [[File:UNSC.png|thumb|150px|United Nations Space Command Defense Force]] | ||
{{Main|United Nations Space Command }} | {{Main|United Nations Space Command }} | ||
In the 26th century, most of humanity is ruled by the [[United Nations Space Command]] (UNSC). As most of the [[canon]] material from the Halo | In the 26th century, most of humanity is ruled by the [[United Nations Space Command]] (UNSC). As most of the [[canon]] material from the Halo universe is from the ongoing war we see the future mainly through the eyes of the UNSC's military arm called the [[United Nations Space Command Defense Force]] (UNSCDF). During the events of ''Halo 2'' and ''Halo 3'', the UNSCDF [[Battle of Earth|fought]] the Covenant over [[Earth]] in a last-ditch attempt to protect the human race. The events of ''Halo: Reach'' are fought defending the planet [[Reach]], the UNSC's military headquarters. | ||
The UNSC was formed by the [[United Nations]] when | The UNSC was formed by the [[United Nations]] as a military and space exploratory arm of the newly-established [[Unified Earth Government]] (UEG) when overpopulation on Earth and conflict in the Sol System started becoming a severe problem in the early 22nd century. Due to the emergence of the Covenant threat, the UNSC has been given power over the UEG and its colonial governing agency, [[Colonial Administration Authority]]. | ||
There are several breakaway factions opposed to the | Run by [[HIGHCOM]], the UNSC is Earth's premiere defense against the Covenant. The Navy houses the divisions of [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] (including the [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]), the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] (ONI), and the fleet. Originally designed to keep the peace between neighboring planets and star systems, when certain [[Insurrectionist|rebellious factions]] began to present a problem in the late 2490s, the UNSC was forced to police its colonies to keep privateers and [[Space piracy|pirates]] from raiding them. | ||
There are several breakaway factions opposed to UNSC and the Colonial Administration Authority as well, including the [[United Rebel Front]]. | |||
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===Rise of the Covenant=== | ===Rise of the Covenant=== | ||
Dozens of millennia after the disappearance of the Forerunners, two original species of the Covenant, the San 'Shyuum and the Sangheili, spent years locked in a bitter war over the control of the remains of the Forerunners. The Prophets wished to use the technology to search and explore the galaxy, but the Elites believed such usage to be a desecration of their holy artifacts. As the devastating war ravaged both species, the Elites saw that the only way for them to win was to do the exact thing they opposed; use their own Forerunner technology to adapt and befit their vessels. | {{Main|History of the Covenant}} | ||
{{Expand- | Dozens of millennia after the disappearance of the Forerunners, two original species of the Covenant, the San 'Shyuum and the Sangheili, spent years locked in a bitter war over the control of the remains of the Forerunners. The Prophets wished to use the technology to search and explore the galaxy, but the Elites believed such usage to be a desecration of their holy artifacts. As the devastating war ravaged both species, the Elites saw that the only way for them to win was to do the exact thing they opposed; use their own Forerunner technology to adapt and befit their vessels. Eventually, the two species formed an alliance which was formalized with the [[Writ of Union]]. Over the following centuries, many species would be absorbed under the power of the Covenant hegemony. | ||
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===Origin of the UNSC=== | ===Origin of the UNSC=== | ||
In the years [[2160-2200]], various governments and factions fought for control of Earth and its first | {{Main|History of the UNSC}} | ||
In the late 21st and early 22nd centuries, humanity colonized several worlds in the [[Sol System]], including [[Luna|Earth's moon]], [[Mars]], the [[Jovian Moons]], and several [[asteroid]]s. In the years [[2160|2160-2200]], various [[National government|governments]] and factions fought for control of Earth and its first colonies. As overpopulation and unrest on Earth mounted, new political movements formed including the Jovian [[Frieden]] and [[Koslovics]] led by [[Vladimir Koslov]], resurgences of [[fascism]] and neo-[[communism]] which waged the [[Interplanetary War|Interplanetary]], [[Rain Forest Wars]] and [[Argyre Planitia Campaign|Mars]] clashes and were defeated by the victorious United Nations Space Command who emerged as the rulers of most of humanity. | |||
===Insurrection and the SPARTAN-II Project=== | ===Insurrection and the SPARTAN-II Project=== | ||
{{Main|Insurrection|SPARTAN Program}} | {{Main|Insurrection|SPARTAN Program}} | ||
[[File:Blueteam.jpg|thumb|Super-soldiers, clad in MJOLNIR armor, of the SPARTAN-II Project]] | [[File:Blueteam.jpg|thumb|Super-soldiers, clad in MJOLNIR armor, of the SPARTAN-II Project]] | ||
While the UNSC became the governing body for most of | While the UNSC became the governing body for most of human space they never fully defeated various [[Insurrectionist|rebel groups]]. By [[2517]], the UNSC was facing extremely low morale due to [[Space piracy|piracy]] and the ongoing near-civil war dubbed the [[Insurrection]]. In order to remove the rebellion without a significant sacrifice of human life, [[Dr. Catherine Halsey]] decided to move forward with the [[SPARTAN-II]] project. 75 physically and mentally gifted children were abducted and replaced by flash-clones, and drafted into the UNSC. The children went through rigorous training and physical augmentations. Code-named SPARTANs, these genetically enhanced troopers were trained from the age of six into a life of battle, and would become a great asset against the Covenant. | ||
===The Human-Covenant War begins=== | ===The Human-Covenant War begins=== | ||
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===Late Battle of Earth and Installation 00=== | ===Late Battle of Earth and Installation 00=== | ||
{{Main|Halo 3|Battle of Voi|Battle of Installation 00}} | {{Main|Halo 3|Battle of Voi|Battle of Installation 00}} | ||
''Halo 3'' takes place two weeks after the end of ''Halo 2''. The Covenant have all but obliterated human resistance on Earth, and have committed most of their forces in East Africa, near the ruins of Mombasa. Marines and the Arbiter recover the Master Chief John 117 after jumping from the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] as it entered Earth's atmosphere, and they all make their way back to the local UNSC base, [[ | ''Halo 3'' takes place two weeks after the end of ''Halo 2''. The Covenant have all but obliterated human resistance on Earth, and have committed most of their forces in East Africa, near the ruins of Mombasa. Marines and the Arbiter recover the Master Chief John-117 after jumping from the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] as it entered Earth's atmosphere, and they all make their way back to the local UNSC base, [[Crow's Nest]]. The Master Chief defends the base, and is cut off, along with a small group of Marines. They make their way to the town of Voi along the [[Tsavo Highway]] through numerous Covenant outposts. | ||
It is revealed that a large Forerunner artifact has been dug up under the African desert by the Covenant, and the Prophet of Truth is going to activate it. Presumably this is the Ark, so therefore this would activate the Halos, and so a hasty attack is set in motion by Lord Hood to destroy the Forerunner Dreadnought with a surprise aerial assault. Master Chief clears Voi of all Covenant anti-air units to clear the path for Lord Hood's frigates for an assault on the dreadnought. However, the assault on the dreadnought has absolutely no effect, and Truth activates the artifact all the same. A large portal is created above the artifact, into which the Covenant forces disappear. Soon after, a [[Unnamed Flood-Captured Battlecruiser|derelict Covenant cruiser]] appears out of Slipspace, and crashes nearby, infested with Flood. | It is revealed that a large Forerunner artifact has been dug up under the African desert by the Covenant, and the Prophet of Truth is going to activate it. Presumably this is the Ark, so therefore this would activate the Halos, and so a hasty attack is set in motion by Lord Hood to destroy the Forerunner Dreadnought with a surprise aerial assault. Master Chief clears Voi of all Covenant anti-air units to clear the path for Lord Hood's frigates for an assault on the dreadnought. However, the assault on the dreadnought has absolutely no effect, and Truth activates the artifact all the same. A large portal is created above the artifact, into which the Covenant forces disappear. Soon after, a [[Unnamed Flood-Captured Battlecruiser|derelict Covenant cruiser]] appears out of Slipspace, and crashes nearby, infested with Flood. | ||