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instrument." — The Covenant's declaration of war. The Human-Covenant War, also known as the Covenant War, the Great War, and the War of Annihilation by

Didact, see Post-Covenant War conflicts. "Ten thousand years ago, humans had fought a war against Forerunners — and lost. The centers of human civilization

of the Human-Covenant War in 2552, a number of smaller conflicts and tensions arose: this cold time period was referred to as the post-Covenant War era,

casualties. Main article: Post-Covenant War conflicts Following the final battle of the war on December 11, 2552, the Human-Covenant War ended in a victory for

encounter of the Human-Covenant War, the Covenant learned of the humans' computer systems and of their language from salvaging human-computer and network

The Second Fleet of Solemn Accord was a Covenant fleet during the human-Covenant War. On July 17, 2552, the Second Fleet fought UNSC forces at the Battle

Second Squad is a generic name for small UNSC military units during operations. The name was employed by several UNSC units during the Human-Covenant War

to the Human-Covenant War, several Covenant carriers were served as support ships and some along with "supercarriers" were assigned in the Second Fleet

The Second Fleet of Homogeneous Clarity was a very large Covenant fleet, and was a part of the High Charity defense fleet during 2552. The fleet numbered

article: Merg Vol's Covenant Led by Zealot Merg Vol, the faction initiated one of the first post-Covenant War conflicts, attacking the human research world

and declare war on humanity. The Human-Covenant war begins. Shortly after the attack on Harvest, the colonies of Green Hills and Second Base are glassed

the beginning of a 28-year war with the Covenant. During the war, hundreds of human colonies were destroyed and billions of human civilians and military personnel

joined the UNSC Marine Corps during the Human-Covenant War. Staff Sergeant Nolan Byrne - Platoon leader Second-Alpha Squad Stisen - Squad leader; status

about how mankind is losing the war against the Covenant. He describes Mombasa as a cosmopolitan city before the Covenant attack. He remembers when his friends

Government, until the Covenant attacked the planet in February 2531 during the Human-Covenant War. During the Battle for Arcadia, the Covenant's Fleet of Glorious

Hills, Second Base was one humanity's colonies glassed by the Covenant soon after their attack on Harvest at the start of the Human-Covenant War. After

Main article: Post-Covenant War conflicts With the Covenant war over, and the Schism breaking into a multitude of conflicts, Covenant ships began finding

the Covenant Schism, was a major civil war between the forces loyal to the Covenant (led by the San'Shyuum and the Jiralhanae) against the Covenant separatists

During the final days of the Human-Covenant War, the Sangheili under 'Vadam and 'Vadum's command fought alongside humans in battle. Thus, the UNSC and

This article is about the battle in the post-war era. For the battle during the Human-Covenant War, see Onyx Conflict. On September, 2558, a new conflict

BCE. Main article: Human-Covenant War Between 2542 and 2552, the Honor Guard were charged with defending a Lesser Prophet on a Covenant-controlled planet

by Marvel Comics. Consisting of four issues, Covenant chronicles the early days of the Human-Covenant War. The series mostly follows the plot of the novel

the Halos. The Arbiter then personally executes Truth, ending the Human-Covenant war at last. Moments later, however, the Gravemind and the Flood turn

usage towards the end of the Human-Covenant War. Jiralhanae officers sometimes carried their own combat knives. The Covenant military also boasted an impressive

Forerunner-Precursor war (c. 10,000,000 BCE) Human-Forerunner wars (c. 107,445 BCE–106,445 BCE) Forerunner-Flood war (c. 97,745 BCE–97,445 BCE) War of Wills (2200

surviving Covenant forces aboard the keyship - who no one had expected to still be alive. Despite using their old Covenant-era equipment, the Covenant troops

This article details John-117's actions during the Human-Covenant War, up until the end of 2544. Main article: Battle of Chi Ceti IV John-117: "Spartans

The Second Battle of Mombasa was a bloody seven-day engagement starting in October 2552 between the United Nations Space Command and the Covenant in the

the Human-Covenant War. It was later bolstered by the Didact's Prometheans and fought against the United Nations Space Command during the post-war era

them. During the Human-Covenant War, some members of the Covenant studied and learned one or more human languages in order to interpret human communications

known as the Second Battle of Harvest, was an engagement in the Human-Covenant War between the United Nations Space Command and the Covenant, taking place

years prior to Halo: Combat Evolved, during the Covenant assault on the Outer Colonies in the Human-Covenant War. The game was developed by Ensemble Studios

the Covenant during the Human-Covenant War, amassing a mercenary army known as the Banished, who have now attacked the Ark and massacred the humans under

embraced the Covenant religion, grafting its tenets to their own belief system. Main article: Human-Covenant War When the Prophets declared war on a previously

Halo: The Thursday War is the second novel in the Kilo-Five Trilogy by Karen Traviss, and a direct follow-up to Halo: Glasslands. It was released on October

Thursday War, page 441 Halo: The Thursday War, page 114 Halo: The Thursday War, page 166 Halo: The Thursday War, page 238 Halo: The Thursday War, page 302

organization known as the Banished in 2559, about six years after the Human-Covenant War ended on the same ancient Forerunner installation known as the Ark

Prophet of Regret The Covenant religion, based upon the worship of the ancient race of beings known as the Forerunners. The Covenant commonly referred to

global war on the Sangheili homeworld of Sanghelios erupted in late 2558. Fighting would involve the Swords of Sanghelios, Jul 'Mdama's Covenant, minor

though some of them may have joined the UNSC Marine Corps during the Human-Covenant War. Habel - Squad leader; KIA Jepsen - KIA Vallen - KIA Halo: Contact

This article is about the battle during the Human-Covenant War. For the battle in 2558, see Second Onyx conflict. The Onyx Conflict was a military engagement

'Mdama's Covenant in the "Warrens" near "Apex," Crimson was sent to aid Lancer in taking out the Covenant position. Fighting through 'Mdama's Covenant base

operations. In the second instance, the flotilla, again made up of corvettes aside from a single Covenant frigate, was a rogue faction. In the Covenant remnants

field to protect its occupants. Jul 'Mdama's new Covenant, active following the end of the Human-Covenant War, makes use of at least three different varieties

used in the final months of the Human-Covenant War. Type-25 Wraith - A type of Wraith used in-frequently by the Covenant and its remnants. Honor Guard Wraith

the prehistoric human military, accompanied by human soldiers. Ancient human ships above Charum Hakkor in Halo Mythos. An ancient human cruiser found by

alliance, the Covenant, the Flood, and Forerunner Sentinels on December 11, 2552. It was the final overarching battle of the Human-Covenant War and was the

which came in tandem with a second colonization effort of Reach in the Epsilon Eridani system. Main article: Human-Covenant War The first known incursion

the Human-Covenant War. The Rasus-pattern interdictor is approximately two kilometers long and one kilometer wide. It is larger than many Covenant warships

Spartan waits in cryosleep until the UNSC find and rescues them, and the Human-Covenant War is declared over. "Captain's report, February 4, 2531. Five years

Captain roles within the Spartan-IVs' Warzone simulations after the Human-Covenant War, to which they are seemingly sub-ranks related to the Captain role

enormously decisive commitment to the Human-Covenant War. Main article: Human-Covenant War Prior to the Human-Covenant War, the UNSC Navy had a large fleet

after the culmination of the Human-Covenant War, several remnants of the former Covenant resumed the use of glassing against human colonies. The colony world

Command and the Covenant, taking place on Harvest in the Epsilon Indi system. It marked the beginning of the Human-Covenant War. Covenant culture and society

Inner Colonies begins as Covenant forces swarm into human-controlled space. For several years, the war falls into a pattern: humans win isolated battles,

succeeded in defeating the Covenant vessel, but lost ships in the process. Mass media are ordered to keep events regarding the Covenant secret and replace the

to repel the Covenant throughout the campaign on Earth with many becoming an instrumental part of the war effort. The Human-Covenant War was a decades-long

Installation 05. After the conclusion of the Human-Covenant War that saw the final collapse of the Covenant, the Soell system fell into the newly-established

Sol System. The Human-Covenant War finally came to an end after the UNSC and the Sangheili Fleet of Retribution eliminated the Covenant leadership and destroyed

were bypassed by the Covenant fleet attacking Reach, and a number of Inner Colonies survived the war. Main article: Post-Covenant War conflicts This section

Peninsular War. Following this, the American Civil War and World War I took place. World War II came to a close in 1945 with the first usage of human Nuclear

military commander who served as the Arbiter of the Covenant during the beginning of the Human-Covenant War. 'Moramee was ruthless and unrelenting, concerned

encountered as early as 2526, and was seen occasionally during the Human-Covenant War, it was not properly cataloged by the Office of Naval Intelligence

serving within the Bloodstars of the Banished. During the Human-Covenant War, he served the Covenant as the shipmaster of the Mutan Et-pattern storm cutter

this drop pod. Main article: M9407 drop pod Following the end of the Human-Covenant War, the UNSC partnered with a number of military contractors to introduce

most decisive defeats suffered by humanity over the course of the Human-Covenant War and the demise of the majority of its population. Reach has a strong

During the Human-Covenant War, Zanars proved themselves surprisingly effective against the UNSC Navy early in the war, leading to some Covenant commanders

the second-largest continent on Earth. It has a multitude of peoples, languages and cultures. Following the conclusion of the human-Forerunner wars, the

the Human-Covenant War, which destroyed hundreds of human colonies and killed billions of colonists and UNSC military personnel, since the Covenant possessed

setback at the dawn of the Human-Covenant War. Influence over these worlds was greatly reduced by the Covenant during the war, with only Earth and a few

unfinished Installation 08 at the end of the Human-Covenant War. Pavium and Voridus were sent to scavenge old Covenant ships. Despite being told to not investigate

becoming the kaidon of the keep and his clan. During the Human-Covenant War, 'Sebarim served in the Covenant military and was a leading commander during the strikes

United Nations Space Command and the Covenant on the human colony world of Arcadia during the Human-Covenant War in 2531. Shortly after one of the last

of an uprising, where a human ship has been seen. The Chieftain puts down the uprising, and learns from the Grunts that the human ship was spotted nearby

the entire Human-Covenant War. Karo'etba-pattern Ghost - A Ghost chassis used by the Covenant Karo'etba-pattern Ghost Karo'wark-pattern Ghost - A Ghost chassis

hoped would end the war. They would commandeer a Covenant vessel, locate the Covenant homeworld, and return with captured Covenant leadership to force

her senses. She explains that she is not all that unlike a human and that each second to a human provides much greater amounts of time for her to process

before the Battle for Earth during Human-Covenant War, the 6th Battle Group outmaneuvered and subsequently escaped the Covenant in a massive naval battle over

weeks of the Human-Covenant War in 2552, accessed via a large portal located in Voi, Africa, on Earth. During the fighting, a joint UNSC-Covenant separatists

working at some point to help humanity survive its war with the Covenant. Main article: Servitor Ancient humans were also known to have created advanced AI called

to the Covenant which caused the Great Schism, the civil war that led to the dissolution of the Covenant empire. In the final weeks of the Human-Covenant

outside support as the Human-Covenant War began. A handful of insurgents remained active on Tribute throughout the Human-Covenant War, apparently convinced

Nations Space Command and the Covenant Fleet of Inexorable Obedience in 2526 during the Human-Covenant War at the human Outer Colony of Biko. It occurred

first human planet discovered and destroyed by the Covenant. After a disastrous first contact, the planet was subsequently glassed by the Covenant, but

remaining Covenant forces. With the Covenant forces eliminated, Miller reported that the Forerunner communications net utilized by the Covenant that Crimson

question was controlled by a human AI). In addition, Covenant drives can execute successful slips even if underpowered. Covenant slipspace drives can also

class were used by the Covenant in 2552, during the final months of the Human-Covenant War. One such vessel served in the Second Fleet of Solemn Accord

Marine Corps about battling Jiralhanae. When he served the Covenant during the Human-Covenant War, he took particular delight in hand-to-hand combat with

at the beginning of the Human-Covenant War. Halo: The Cole Protocol - A novel set in the earlier years of the Human-Covenant War during the introduction

Main article: Human-Covenant War On November 1, 2525, the UNSC moved to full alert status after the devastating first contact with the Covenant at Harvest;

Rudolf Schein was a human soldier who became a Spartan-IV supersoldier and defected to the United Rebel Front after the Human-Covenant War. His attempt to

some point after the Human-Covenant War, Vata 'Gajat was part of Jul 'Mdama's Covenant. Eventually, 'Gajat left 'Mdama's Covenant and started working as

the war, the Banished would continue to expand even more throughout the Post-Covenant War conflicts since the final years of the Human-Covenant War, occupying

breeding proved to be a pivotal asset to the Covenant during the Human-Covenant War, as they were able to overwhelm human forces with their sheer numbers, and

translation software is used on Covenant ships to decipher words. During and after the Human-Covenant War, several humans were able to understand Sangheili :

engagements taking place in humanity's Outer colonies that made up the early Human-Covenant War. Main article: Insurrection This section needs expansion. You can

destroyed after the fall of High Charity in 2552. Sometime after the Human-Covenant War, a Sangheili Shipmaster seeking asylum provided useful intel to the

were "a little more than twenty million" San'Shyuum in the Covenant prior to the Human-Covenant War. Since not all San'Shyuum resided in High Charity and because

Group and introduced during the Human-Covenant War, when aerial and orbital sensor platforms had been destroyed during Covenant invasions. The attachment is

These fleets were largely decimated in the early years of the Human-Covenant War, and by the war's end there was no appreciable difference between Expeditionary