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On [[2553|March 3, 2553]], a [[Voi Memorial|monument was erected on a hillside]] near the Portal to the Ark to commemorate the billions of men and women killed during the war, and [[John-117]]'s tag was included as he was presumed MIA by the UNSC, as no Spartan could be declared dead. Lord Hood shook hands with the Arbiter to signify an end to hostilities. | On [[2553|March 3, 2553]], a [[Voi Memorial|monument was erected on a hillside]] near the Portal to the Ark to commemorate the billions of men and women killed during the war, and [[John-117]]'s tag was included as he was presumed MIA by the UNSC, as no Spartan could be declared dead. Lord Hood shook hands with the Arbiter to signify an end to hostilities. | ||
The Great Schism would continue for at least another six years between Elite and Brute factions, further depleting their now crumbling infrastructure. Their blind reliance upon the sciences and technology of the Forerunners, while neglecting their own, proved a fatal weakness. The fate of the Prophets proved especially ironic, as the infestation of High Charity resulted in the near-extinction of their race, while the survivors fled to unknown space. The most destructive conflict in human history had ended in victory, but at a staggering cost. Both the UNSC and the former members of the now-broken Covenant then turned to the enormous task of rebuilding their once great societies. | The Great Schism would continue for at least another six years between Elite and Brute factions, further depleting their now crumbling infrastructure. Their blind reliance upon the sciences and technology of the Forerunners, while neglecting their own, proved a fatal weakness. The fate of the Prophets proved especially ironic, as the infestation of ''High Charity'' resulted in the near-extinction of their race, while the survivors fled to unknown space. The most destructive conflict in human history had ended in victory, but at a staggering cost. Both the UNSC and the former members of the now-broken Covenant then turned to the enormous task of rebuilding their once great societies. | ||
After the war, [[Codename: SURGEON]] authored [[Eleventh Hour reports|a series of reports]] detailing the impact of the Covenant War and the postwar status quo. In light of predicted resurgences of the Covenant and the Insurrection, as well as new discoveries regarding the Forerunners and their complex relationship with humanity, SURGEON concluded that the war should be viewed as an experience which served to strengthen the resolve of humanity as a whole and prepared them for even worse struggles yet to come.<ref name="EH"/> This is similar to SURGEON's conclusions regarding the Insurrection's impact on humanity's survival in the Covenant War in ''[[Historical/Psychological Analysis of Cole, Preston J.]]''<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''' - ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', ''page 457''</ref> | After the war, [[Codename: SURGEON]] authored [[Eleventh Hour reports|a series of reports]] detailing the impact of the Covenant War and the postwar status quo. In light of predicted resurgences of the Covenant and the Insurrection, as well as new discoveries regarding the Forerunners and their complex relationship with humanity, SURGEON concluded that the war should be viewed as an experience which served to strengthen the resolve of humanity as a whole and prepared them for even worse struggles yet to come.<ref name="EH"/> This is similar to SURGEON's conclusions regarding the Insurrection's impact on humanity's survival in the Covenant War in ''[[Historical/Psychological Analysis of Cole, Preston J.]]''<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''' - ''The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole'', ''page 457''</ref> | ||
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The end of the war only provided a short period of calm for humanity, before new threats began to emerge. [[Shipmaster]] [[Jul 'Mdama]] eventually reunited some of the disparate factions which had surfaced in the wake of the Great Schism and [[Covenant remnant|reformed the Covenant]]. At some point after early 2553, this new Covenant started a [[Second human-Covenant war|second war with humanity]], which later saw the involvement of reawakened [[Forerunner]] [[Promethean]]s led by the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]]. This war would be fought as late as [[2558|February 2558]].<ref name="Reed"/><ref>'''Halo 4'',' ''Spartan Ops''</ref> | The end of the war only provided a short period of calm for humanity, before new threats began to emerge. [[Shipmaster]] [[Jul 'Mdama]] eventually reunited some of the disparate factions which had surfaced in the wake of the Great Schism and [[Covenant remnant|reformed the Covenant]]. At some point after early 2553, this new Covenant started a [[Second human-Covenant war|second war with humanity]], which later saw the involvement of reawakened [[Forerunner]] [[Promethean]]s led by the [[Ur-Didact|Didact]]. This war would be fought as late as [[2558|February 2558]].<ref name="Reed"/><ref>'''Halo 4'',' ''Spartan Ops''</ref> | ||
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==Timeline== | ==Timeline== | ||
===2524 ''(Pre-war)''=== | ===2524 ''(Pre-war)''=== | ||