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|participants=[[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Sangheili Honor Guards]], [[Honor Guard Ultra|Sangheili Honor Guard Ultras]], [[Jiralhanae Honor Guardsman|Jiralhanae Honor Guardsmen]], [[Hierarchs|High Prophets]] | |participants=[[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Sangheili Honor Guards]], [[Honor Guard Ultra|Sangheili Honor Guard Ultras]], [[Jiralhanae Honor Guardsman|Jiralhanae Honor Guardsmen]], [[Hierarchs|High Prophets]] | ||
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{{Quote|This is unprecedented. Unacceptable. | {{Quote|multi=yes|q1=This is unprecedented. Unacceptable.|Rtas 'Vadumee|q2=Recommissioning the Guard was a radical step. But recent events have made it abundantly clear that the Elites can no longer guarantee our safety.|High Prophet of Truth|Conversation between [[Special Operations Commander]] [[Rtas 'Vadum|Rtas 'Vadumee]] with [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]] during the ''changing''.}} | ||
Though there were many causes for the [[Great Schism]], some old and some recent, the '''Changing of the Guard''' <ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', [[Limited Collector's Edition Disc (Halo 2)|Limited Collector's Edition DVD]]</ref> was the final spark that ignited the conflict. | |||
Though there were many causes for the [[Great Schism]], some old and some recent, the '''Changing of the Guard''' <ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', Limited Collector's Edition DVD</ref> was the final spark that ignited the conflict. | |||
==History== | == History == | ||
After the assassination of the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]] by [[John-117]], the remaining two [[Hierarchs]] claimed that the [[Sangheili]] were no longer capable of protecting the [[Hierarchs]] and subsequently reassigned the [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Sangheili Honor Guards]], replacing them instead with [[Jiralhanae]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Sacred Icon]]''</ref> This was in flagrant violation of the [[Writ of Union]], the founding document of the Covenant, and was a direct insult to the Sangheili as a people, who threatened to resign from the Covenant. In response, the Prophets declared the Elites to be traitors to the Covenant, and encouraged the other races to turn against their former commanders and remain loyal to the Prophets, igniting the Civil War.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref> | After the assassination of the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]] by [[John-117]], the remaining two [[Hierarchs]] claimed that the [[Sangheili]] were no longer capable of protecting the [[Hierarchs]] and subsequently reassigned the [[Sangheili Honor Guardsman|Sangheili Honor Guards]], replacing them instead with [[Jiralhanae]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Sacred Icon]]''</ref> This was in flagrant violation of the [[Writ of Union]], the founding document of the Covenant, and was a direct insult to the Sangheili as a people, who threatened to resign from the Covenant. In response, the Prophets declared the Elites to be traitors to the Covenant, and encouraged the other races to turn against their former commanders and remain loyal to the Prophets, igniting the Civil War.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref> | ||
However, the High Prophets had not foreseen the support the Sangheili still had among much of the Covenant. Many [[Unggoy]] and [[Mgalekgolo]] broke away with the Sangheili, joining the Separatists, and the conflict between them and the Loyalists began the [[Great Schism]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Uprising]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Great Journey]]''</ref> | However, the High Prophets had not foreseen the support the Sangheili still had among much of the Covenant. Many [[Unggoy]] and [[Mgalekgolo]] broke away with the Sangheili, joining the Separatists, and the conflict between them and the Loyalists began the [[Great Schism]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Uprising]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Great Journey]]''</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | == Trivia == | ||
*The [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]] took a dismissive approach to the early rumblings of discontent, deeming the event merely an "exchange of hats". | *The [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]] took a dismissive approach to the early rumblings of discontent, deeming the event merely an "exchange of hats". | ||
*"[[Wikipedia: Guard Mounting|Changing of the Guard]]" is a phrase used in modern-day Britain, as well as Commonwealth countries, signifying the changing between different shifts of guards who protect the royal family and government. | *"[[Wikipedia: Guard Mounting|Changing of the Guard]]" is a phrase used in modern-day Britain, as well as Commonwealth countries, signifying the changing between different shifts of guards who protect the royal family and government. | ||