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According to the [[San'Shyuum]], a supernova destroyed the species' homeworld, [[Janjur Qom]], in [[648 BCE]].<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 113''</ref> However, many members of the [[Covenant]] doubted this claim.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/janjur-qom '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Janjur Qom'']</ref> | According to the [[San'Shyuum]], a supernova destroyed the species' homeworld, [[Janjur Qom]], in [[648 BCE]].<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 113''</ref> However, many members of the [[Covenant]] doubted this claim.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/janjur-qom '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Janjur Qom'']</ref> | ||
During the [[Battle of the Etran Harborage]] in [[2531]], the [[ | During the [[Battle of the Etran Harborage]] in [[2531]], Professor [[Ellen Anders]] came up with a plan to destroy the [[Shield World]] and its fleet of [[Forerunner]] [[Sojourner-class dreadnought|''Sojourner''-class dreadnoughts]] by taking the FTL reactor of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} and detonating it inside the installation's internal star. This would cause the star to go supernova and obliterate the Shield world.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign level ''[[Reactor]]''</ref> Due to damage sustained during an attack by Covenant forces, Sergeant [[John Forge]] was forced to take the reactor into the star and detonate it manually. As the ''Spirit of Fire'' escaped the Shield World, the internal star went supernova, destroying the planet and the Forerunner fleet, thwarting the Covenant plan.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign level ''[[Escape]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', ''cutscene [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rw449I95UHY&feature=player_embedded "One Less Sun in The Universe"]''</ref> | ||
At the close of the [[Requiem campaign]] in [[2558]], the leader of [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|a Covenant remnant]], [[Jul 'Mdama]], put the shield world [[Requiem]] on a collision course with the system's sun, [[Epoloch]]. When the shield world was absorbed by the sun, the star went into a supernova state and exploded, nearly destroying the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} which narrowly escaped the shockwave into slipspace.<ref>'''[[Spartan Ops]]''', [[S1/Exodus|S1E10 ''Exodus'']]</ref> | At the close of the [[Requiem campaign]] in [[2558]], the leader of [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|a Covenant remnant]], [[Jul 'Mdama]], put the shield world [[Requiem]] on a collision course with the system's sun, [[Epoloch]]. When the shield world was absorbed by the sun, the star went into a supernova state and exploded, nearly destroying the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} which narrowly escaped the shockwave into slipspace.<ref>'''[[Spartan Ops]]''', [[S1/Exodus|S1E10 ''Exodus'']]</ref> | ||