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|image=[[File:H4-SpartanOps-4.jpg|300px]]<br><small>A Spartan (left) and Knight (right) engage in close-quarters combat in February 2558.</small> | |image=[[File:H4-SpartanOps-4.jpg|300px]]<br><small>A Spartan-IV (left) and Promethan Knight (right) engage in close-quarters combat in February 2558.</small> | ||
|date=July 20th, 2557 — Ongoing | |date=July 20th, 2557 — Ongoing | ||
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The Forerunner [[Builder]] [[rate]] had prepared for this eventuality, creating a number of ring-shaped superweapons known as the Halo Array. However, the Didact was reluctant to use these, and instead planned to use the [[Composer]], a device capable of transferring organic consciousness to software, as a means to save the galaxy's populace from Flood infection. But the process was flawed, and those who underwent the process were corrupted, driven insane and unable to be re-uploaded to an organic form. This, however, suited the Didact's purposes: he would use the Composer to convert his Prometheans into [[Promethean Knight|mechanical warriors]], later augmenting their numbers with converted humans to create a massive army to fight the Flood. In his view, this was both an elegant solution to the Flood problem and a means of neutralizing the human threat forever. However, his wife the Librarian was horrified by his actions, and sealed him inside the shield world Requiem, which was his base of operations. The converted Prometheans were left there to guard his [[Cryptum]], and Requiem remained quiet for millennia after the Forerunners were wiped out by the Halo Array.<ref>'''Halo 4'''</ref> | The Forerunner [[Builder]] [[rate]] had prepared for this eventuality, creating a number of ring-shaped superweapons known as the Halo Array. However, the Didact was reluctant to use these, and instead planned to use the [[Composer]], a device capable of transferring organic consciousness to software, as a means to save the galaxy's populace from Flood infection. But the process was flawed, and those who underwent the process were corrupted, driven insane and unable to be re-uploaded to an organic form. This, however, suited the Didact's purposes: he would use the Composer to convert his Prometheans into [[Promethean Knight|mechanical warriors]], later augmenting their numbers with converted humans to create a massive army to fight the Flood. In his view, this was both an elegant solution to the Flood problem and a means of neutralizing the human threat forever. However, his wife the Librarian was horrified by his actions, and sealed him inside the shield world Requiem, which was his base of operations. The converted Prometheans were left there to guard his [[Cryptum]], and Requiem remained quiet for millennia after the Forerunners were wiped out by the Halo Array.<ref>'''Halo 4'''</ref> | ||
In the year [[2554]], the planet was found again. Seeking both a new spiritual voice for their people and a chance for revenge against the victorious UNSC, a remnant faction of the Covenant sought to unlock the world's secrets. Additionally, their shipmaster, [[Jul 'Mdama]], had learned the Didact was trapped inside and sought to release him in order to achieve vengeance on humanity. In orbit above the planet, however, was the wreckage of the {{UNSCship|Forward Unto Dawn}}. In the first skirmish of the war, in July 2557, Covenant warriors attacked the vessel in hopes of deterring the humans' efforts.<ref name="h4dawn">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Dawn (level)|Dawn]]''</ref> | In the year [[2554]], the planet was found again. Seeking both a new spiritual voice for their people and a chance for revenge against the victorious UNSC, a remnant faction of the Covenant sought to unlock the world's secrets. Additionally, their shipmaster, [[Jul 'Mdama]], had learned the Didact was trapped inside and sought to release him in order to achieve vengeance on humanity. In orbit above the planet, however, was the wreckage of the {{UNSCship|Forward Unto Dawn}} that had been in space since the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]]. In the first skirmish of the war, in July 2557, Covenant warriors attacked the vessel in hopes of deterring the humans' efforts.<ref name="h4dawn">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Dawn (level)|Dawn]]''</ref> | ||
==The conflict== | ==The conflict== | ||