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While many former Covenant members believed the Sharquoi's status after the war was unknown<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-feet-first '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Feet First'']</ref> at least two hives had remained untouched by the Covenant. A former Sangheili [[Shipmaster]] seeking [[Asylum seeker|asylum]] provided useful intel of the Sharquoi to the [[UNSC]] by replicating [[Covenant murals]] for them in hand-drawn sketches. Later the UNSC and the Sangheili crew of an ex-Covenant destroyer were able to [[Operation: POLECAT|locate]] on a remote world the Sharquoi hive once controlled by the [[Prophets]]. During the mission ONI personnel accidentally released a single Sharquoi that resulted in the death of 50 out of the 100 [[ODSTs]] that had been deployed. The hive was subsequently razed with [[nuclear weapon]]s and then [[glassed]] by the destroyer.<ref name="Envoy187/189"/> | While many former Covenant members believed the Sharquoi's status after the war was unknown<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-feet-first '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Feet First'']</ref> at least two hives had remained untouched by the Covenant. A former Sangheili [[Shipmaster]] seeking [[Asylum seeker|asylum]] provided useful intel of the Sharquoi to the [[UNSC]] by replicating [[Covenant murals]] for them in hand-drawn sketches. Later the UNSC and the Sangheili crew of an ex-Covenant destroyer were able to [[Operation: POLECAT|locate]] on a remote world the Sharquoi hive once controlled by the [[Prophets]]. During the mission ONI personnel accidentally released a single Sharquoi that resulted in the death of 50 out of the 100 [[ODSTs]] that had been deployed. The hive was subsequently razed with [[nuclear weapon]]s and then [[glassed]] by the destroyer.<ref name="Envoy187/189"/> | ||
During the [[Battle of Installation 00]] in late [[2552]], the [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] [[Hekabe]] had managed to find the ''[[vertex]]'' | During the [[Battle of Installation 00]] in late [[2552]], the [[Jiralhanae Chieftain]] [[Hekabe]] had managed to find the ''[[vertex]]'' using the distraction of the arrival of [[High Charity]] and the spread of the [[Flood]]. However, it took Hekabe six years to understand the writings that came with the device and use it to locate the Sharquoi hive on [[Carrow]] which had hundreds of thousands of the creatures. By using the Sharquoi on Carrow against the [[Surakan Militia Volunteers]] and the Sangheili, Hekabe planned rule over that world and then eventually others as well. Hekabe was able to take advantage of [[Thars 'Sarov]] calling him in for help to excavate the Forerunner structure and awaken thousands of Sharquoi under his control through the ''vertex''. After his ships [[Carrow Conflict|were destroyed]], Hekabe captured human freighters that were not slipspace-capable and used them to capture Thars' grounded ships to use the Sharquoi to attack the worlds of his enemies. | ||
In a desperate attempt to stop Hekabe, Governor [[Ellis Gass]], [[Fleetmaster]] [[Rojka 'Kasaan]] and [[SPARTAN-II]] [[Gray Team]] launched an attack on Hekabe with a makeshift [[EMP]] canon created out of a repurposed [[M68 Gauss cannon]] and the core of a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]]. Hekabe was defeated and Ellis took the ''vertex'' for herself, having the Sharquoi kill Hekabe. To keep her people safe, Ellis used her control of the Sharquoi to draw them back into their hive while directing the Sharquoi aboard Sangheili vessels to crash them to end the threat they posed. Once the ''vertex'' realized what Ellis was up to, it fought back and she lost control of the Sharquoi, but not before she successfully returned the surviving Sharquoi to their hive. Ellis then detonated the Havok, destroying the Sharquoi hive and killing the hundreds of thousands of creatures inside. Later scanning by the [[UNSC frigate]] {{UNSCShip|Welcome to the Snipehunt}} confirmed the destruction of the hive and all of the Sharquoi within. However, the UNSC planned to keep an eye on the desert in case any of the Sharquoi had managed to escape before the Havok was detonated.<ref name="Envoy">'''[[Halo: Envoy]]'''</ref> | In a desperate attempt to stop Hekabe, Governor [[Ellis Gass]], [[Fleetmaster]] [[Rojka 'Kasaan]] and [[SPARTAN-II]] [[Gray Team]] launched an attack on Hekabe with a makeshift [[EMP]] canon created out of a repurposed [[M68 Gauss cannon]] and the core of a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]]. Hekabe was defeated and Ellis took the ''vertex'' for herself, having the Sharquoi kill Hekabe. To keep her people safe, Ellis used her control of the Sharquoi to draw them back into their hive while directing the Sharquoi aboard Sangheili vessels to crash them to end the threat they posed. Once the ''vertex'' realized what Ellis was up to, it fought back and she lost control of the Sharquoi, but not before she successfully returned the surviving Sharquoi to their hive. Ellis then detonated the Havok, destroying the Sharquoi hive and killing the hundreds of thousands of creatures inside. Later scanning by the [[UNSC frigate]] {{UNSCShip|Welcome to the Snipehunt}} confirmed the destruction of the hive and all of the Sharquoi within. However, the UNSC planned to keep an eye on the desert in case any of the Sharquoi had managed to escape before the Havok was detonated.<ref name="Envoy">'''[[Halo: Envoy]]'''</ref> | ||