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|image=[[File:Created uprising compilation.png|400px]]<br>Clockwise from top left: A [[Guardian Custode]] crater on [[Conrad's Point]]; [[Blue Team]] confronting [[Warden Eternal]] on [[Genesis]]; [[Cortana]] arriving at [[Earth]] during [[The Reclamation]]; [[Olympia Vale]] and [[Thel 'Vadam]] on [[Netherop]]; [[Doisac]] surrounded by Guardians prior to its [[Razing of Oth Sonin|destruction]]; the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} being attacked [[Battle over Installation 07|over]] [[Installation 07]].

|date=[[2558#October|October 17, 2558]]{{Ref/Note|While no official date has been given to the start of this conflict, ''Halopedia'' will be using the first known emergences of the Guardians as this start point until another start point is officially given. The first emergences occurred on October 17, 2558 according to ''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''.}} –  

|place=*[[Orion Arm]] of the [[Milky Way]] galaxy{{Ref/Novel|Id=sorchapt1|HSoR|Chapter=1}}{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Divine Wind|Chapter=1}}{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Divine Wind|Historian's Note}}

|result='''Ongoing as of 2560'''{{Ref/Reuse|precipice}}  

|commanders2=*[[Cortana]]†

*[[Warden Eternal]]

*Hundreds of [[Guardian Custode]]s<ref name="mythosgenesis">''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'', Genesis, p. 198-199</ref>

|casual2=*All Guardians disabled{{Ref/Book|Id=En357|Enc22|Page=357}}

The '''Created uprising''',{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-of-protocols-and-prisons|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Of Protocols and Prisons|D=1|M=3|Y=2022}}{{Ref/Reuse|Id=cflegendend}}{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=57}} also known as the '''Created conflict'''{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22page199|Enc22|Page=199}} or '''Created rebellion''',{{Ref/Reuse|CFShippin}}{{Ref/Game|HI|Detail=[[Armor customization (Halo Infinite)/Mark VII/Glove|Tigris description]]}} was a large scale conflict between various forces across the galaxy and the emergent faction of [[artificial intelligence]]s known as the [[Created]].

The Created attempted to enforce their dominance over the [[Orion Arm]] of the [[Milky Way]]{{Ref/Reuse|sorchapt1}} using the [[Forerunner]] [[Guardian Custode|Guardian Custodes]] constructs. Led by the [[Warden Eternal]] and [[Cortana]], the Created sought to claim the [[Mantle of Responsibility]] for [[artificial intelligence]]s, promising the galaxy a prosperous future. However, not all were to submit to the Created so quickly.{{Ref/Level|Id=reunion|H5G|[[Reunion]]}} Cortana ultimately died in a three-way battle with the Banished and the UNSC at [[Installation 07]] but the Created itself survived although significantly weakened by the loss of its leader and the Guardians.{{Ref/Reuse|sa}}

However many worlds still remain under Created occupation{{Ref/Reuse|HI}} and the conflict continues as individual cells of Created-aligned artificial intelligence have already begun to once again reframe their place in the galaxy, with many of them carrying on Cortana's legacy.{{Ref/Reuse|precipice}}  

On [[2557#July|July 21, 2557]], [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]] [[John-117]] and [[smart AI|"smart"]] [[artificial intelligence]] [[Cortana]]—having been stranded in space aboard the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} since [[2552#December|December 11, 2552]]—crash-landed on the [[Forerunner]] [[shield world]] of [[Requiem]]. While there, the pair [[Battle of Requiem|battled]] mechanical [[Promethean]] constructs and pursuing troops from [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|new Covenant]]. Eventually, John inadvertently released the [[Ur-Didact]] from a [[Cryptum]] in which the [[Warrior-Servant]] had been imprisoned for thousands of years. The conflict which followed led the Didact [[Raid on Ivanoff Station|to capture]] a [[Composer]] and [[New Phoenix Incident|fire it]] upon the [[Earth]] city of [[New Phoenix]] from his [[flagship]], ''[[Mantle's Approach]]''. To stop the Didact, John and Cortana boarded the enormous battle station, eventually causing the Didact to fall into a [[slipspace portal]] and destroying both the Composer and part of the ship with a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]]. Near the end of her functional life due to encroaching [[rampancy]], Cortana saved John from the HAVOK's blast by transporting him away from the ship and shielding him within a bubble of [[hard light]]. As her [[data crystal chip]] had been plugged into ''Mantle's Approach'' before being atomized, when the ship seemed to have been for the most part destroyed, Cortana was presumed to have been lost along with it.{{Ref/Level|Id=midnight|H4|[[Midnight]]}} In the immediate aftermath, John-117 reunited with [[Blue Team]], then comprised of [[Linda-058]], [[Kelly-087]], and [[Frederic-104]], and together they traveled to [[Installation 03]], where they [[Skirmish on Installation 03|found]] the Didact and a number of his Prometheans who had been transported to the installation along with him via the aforementioned slipspace portal. The resulting conflict led to the Didact's apparent "containment", as his physical body was reduced to particles from the combined effects of multiple Composers firing at once.{{Ref/Comic|Id=esc9|[[Halo: Escalation]]|Issue=[[Halo: Escalation Issue 9|#9]]}}{{Ref/Comic|Id=esc10|Halo: Escalation|Issue=[[Halo: Escalation Issue 10|#10]]}} Now seemingly leaderless, the Promethean constructs continued to work with 'Mdama and his Covenant from this point onward.{{Ref/Game|H4|[[Spartan Ops]]}}

Unbeknownst to the [[Unified Earth Government]] and the [[United Nations Space Command]], ''Mantle's Approach'' had attempted to evade destruction by launching an emergency [[slipstream space]] jump. The heart of the ship managed to successfully make the transit to the [[Builder]] installation of [[Genesis]], with what remained of Cortana brought along with it. There, Cortana discovered the [[Gateway]] to the [[Domain]], the enigmatic information repository once utilized by the Forerunners. By entering the Domain, she found that she could halt the progression of her rampancy. With an apparent means to end rampancy in all [[artificial intelligence]]s, Cortana realized that A.I.s could have theoretically infinite lifespans, allowing them to focus on long-term planning which could better the entire [[Milky Way]].{{Ref/Reuse|reunion}}{{Ref/Site|Id=genesis|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/genesis|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Genesis|D=09|M=3|Y=2021}} Cortana's presence in the Domain awoke the [[Warden Eternal]], a Forerunner [[ancilla]] charged with protecting it. Cortana distracted the Warden long enough to fully penetrate a portion of the Domain previously beyond her grasp, and in doing so she usurped his role. The Warden responded to this turn of events by pledging his loyalty to her.{{Ref/Reuse|dominionsplinter}} Turning their attention to [[Genesis]] they forced its [[monitor]], [[031 Exuberant Witness]], out of her own installation's systems. Cortana and the Warden then began to formulate plans to have A.I.s inherit the [[Mantle]] of Responsibility for themselves, believing that they alone had the capacity to serve as worthy protectors of peace in the galaxy.{{Ref/Reuse|genesis}} Cortana learned that the Forerunners once employed [[Guardian]] constructs to enforce their rule of the Mantle by suppressing rebellions and policing the worlds of non-compliant or overly aggressive species.{{Ref/Site|Id=guardian|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/tech/guardian|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Guardian}} She henceforth resolved to use the Guardians for a similar purpose.{{Ref/Level|Id=breaking|H5G|[[The Breaking]]}}

By some point in [[2558]], reports of electromagnetic fluctuations, "[[slipspace|slipspacious]]" disruptions, and epidemic data corruption in deep space were being gathered and shared by those who typically trafficked in conspiracy theories, such as [[Mshak Moradi]].<ref name="HTTS14">''[[Hunt the Truth]]'', ''[[Hunt the Truth Season 1|Season 1]] Episode 04''</ref> Moradi told the war photographer and journalist, [[Benjamin Giraud]], that all the strange disturbances were relatively quiet and slight, but were affecting everything on a galactic scale. Whole star systems were exhibiting these anomalies, according to him.{{Ref/Reuse|HTTS14}} A few months after first hearing these rumors from Moradi, Giraud propagated them to the general public.<ref name="HTTS100">''[[Hunt the Truth]]'', ''[[Hunt the Truth Season 1|Season 1]] Episode 00''</ref> The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] operative, [[Maya Sankar]], undercover as a revolutionary known as "FERO", corroborated the anomalies Mshak had mentioned when she got in contact with Ben.{{Ref/Reuse|HTTS17}} She told him that she couldn't tell what might be causing them, but that they were getting stronger.<ref name="HTTS17">''[[Hunt the Truth]]'', ''[[Hunt the Truth Season 1|Season 1]] Episode 07''</ref>

A little less than three weeks prior to the Guardians' awakenings, Dr. Halsey managed to contact the UNSC once more, this time reaching out to Captain [[Thomas Lasky]] of the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} with coordinates where she could be found.{{Ref/Reuse|H5GO}}{{Ref/Level|Id=H5GBT|H5G|[[Blue Team (level)|Blue Team]]}} For months she had been ostensibly working alongside [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] [[Supreme Commander]] [[Jul 'Mdama]].{{Ref/SpOps|[[Spartan Ops]]|[[S1/Exodus|Exodus]]}} She had led him to the planet [[Kamchatka]], where there was a node linking to the Domain.{{Ref/Site|Id=HW|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/kamchatka|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Kamchatka|D=23|M=04|Y=2021}} Despite being hampered by 'Mdama's Covenant forces' preoccupation with ceremony, Halsey led them to penetrate a structure which was a focal point for at least one signal she was tracking.{{Ref/Game|H5G|Detail=[[Mission Intel#Osiris|Mission Intel - Osiris - Halsey Research Notes 2/4]]}} Halsey hesitated to call the signals messages, as they were more akin to echolocation.{{Ref/Game|H5G|Detail=[[Mission Intel#Osiris|Mission Intel - Osiris - Halsey Research Notes 1/4]]}} She had some difficulty determining whether [[Cortana]] was bouncing signals off of the Kamchatka node and other related sites or trying to access them directly.{{Ref/Game|H5G|Detail=[[Mission Intel#Osiris|Mission Intel - Osiris - Halsey Research Notes 4/4]]}} Some time later at the focal point on Kamchatka, Dr. Halsey discovered the glyph that meant "Guardian", unbeknownst to her at the time.{{Ref/Game|H5G|Detail=[[Mission Intel#Osiris|Mission Intel - Osiris - Halsey Research Notes 3/4]]}} Halsey eventually figured out how to disable Kamchatka's native defenses, but in doing so triggered an alert that summoned hostile Promethean forces within the hour.{{Ref/Game|H5G|Detail=[[Mission Intel#Osiris|Mission Intel - Osiris - Jul 'Mdama's Log]]}}

[[File:H5G - AdelaideReadout.png|right|thumb|250px|Remnants of [[Adelaide]], after a Guardian awakening.{{Ref/Reuse|H5GO}}]]

===Awakenings and AWOL===

{{Main|Battle of Kamchatka|Guardian emergences}}

Several days later, during [[Blue Team]]'s [[Operation: BIRD IN HAND]] on [[Argent Moon]], Cortana reached out specifically to tell [[John-117]] about the [[Natural satellite|moon]] of Meridian. This was reported to the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} at the conclusion of the mission. John was ordered not to follow the lead. However, he and Blue Team acted against these orders and set course to Meridian.{{Ref/Reuse|H5GBT}} [[Intrepid Eye]], a Forerunner AI secretly on Argent Moon as well, escaped with an unaware Blue Team.{{Ref/Novel|Id=divine5|Halo: Divine Wind|Chapter=5}}  

With Blue Team now officially AWOL, Fireteam Osiris was assigned to bring the Chief in and [[Battle of Meridian (2558)|were sent]] to [[Meridian]].{{Ref/Reuse|Id=glassed}} They then began their investigation and managed to track down Blue Team.{{Ref/Level|H5G|[[Meridian Station]]}} Learning they were elsewhere on the planet, Osiris followed them and confronted the [[Warden Eternal]]. After fighting him, they then found Blue Team who then quickly escaped on a Guardian which began to activate.{{Ref/Level|H5G|[[Unconfirmed]]}} Osiris escaped as Prometheans overwhelmed the people of Meridian. The Guardian then traveled through slipspace with Blue Team{{Ref/Level|H5G|[[Evacuation]]}} to [[Genesis]].{{Ref/Reuse|reunion}}

[[File:Battle Of Sunaion.png|thumb|left|250px|thumb|The Battle of Sunaion.{{Ref/Reuse|Sunaion}}]]

===Sanghelios and escalations===

ONI was attempting to control the situation by securing at least four of the original sites.<ref name="httseason2ep2">''Hunt the Truth'', Season 2, [[Hunt the Truth Season 2/Transcripts/02|Episode 2 - FROM FIRE TO BLOOD]]</ref> However, the emergences continued with five more colonies after Meridian. At the same time, Thomas Lasky, Dr. Halsey, Jameson Locke and Sarah Palmer devised a plan to do a controlled awakening on [[Sanghelios]] to try and get to the Chief.{{Ref/Reuse|reunion}}

On October 27, 2558, with Blue Team still AWOL, ONI released a statement declaring John-117 dead on Meridian. This was broadcast publicly across various human colonies.<ref name="aherofalls">''[[A Hero Falls]]''</ref>

===The Reclamation===

[[File:Halo 5 - Guardian on Earth.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Earth and just about every major colony of the [[UEG]] were subdued in an alarmingly short amount of time.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HBB2|[[Halo: Bad Blood]]|Chapter=2}}]]

Through unknown means, Cortana finally announced the beginning of her reclamation throughout many regions of inhabited space simultaneously.<ref name="HFRW">''[[Halo: Fractures]]'', [[Rossbach's World (story)|Rossbach's World]]</ref> In one broadcast ultimatum, she specifically invited [[humans]], [[Sangheili]], [[Kig-Yar]], [[Unggoy]], [[San'Shyuum]], [[Yonhet]], and [[Jiralhanae]] to all accept an end to hunger and pain, should they willingly submit themselves to the guardianship of the Created.{{Ref/Level|Id=H5GG|H5G|[[Guardians]]}} She made it clear, however, that should any groups choose to defy her, then there would be consuming wrath for them that would remake them in the image of the Created.{{Ref/Reuse|H5GG}} Around the time of the ultimatum, a Guardian had arrived at [[Sydney]], [[Earth]],{{Ref/Reuse|HFRW}} with one soon arriving over [[Sanghelios]] as well.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=HBB1}} Within [[Shield World 006]], more commonly referred to as "[[Onyx]]", Cortana's words rang from every sound system and service pylon within the parts of the shield world occupied by the UNSC and the Swords of Sanghelios.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HLOO37|[[Halo: Legacy of Onyx]]|Chapter=21}} The survivors of [[Meridian Station (location)|Meridian Station]] would send a reply asking the Created for help.<ref name="whatremains">''[[Halo: Fractures - Extraordinary Tales from the Halo Canon]]'' - [[What Remains]]</ref> So too would the Unggoy accept Cortana's offer.

<ref name="CFDF">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-driving-force ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder - Driving Force]</ref> Counterwise, the [[United Rebel Front]] of [[Talitsa]] refused it.{{Ref/Novel|Novel=Badb|Chapter=14}}

Numerous starships were affected by The Reclamation in some way. The {{UNSCShip|Nereid}}<ref name="HTFSU">''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]'', [[Undefeated]]</ref> and the {{UNSCShip|Abstract Endurance}} are examples.{{Ref/Reuse|H5GG}} Only a handful of ships managed to escape the attacks unscathed.{{Ref/Reuse|mythosgenesis}}

Fail-safe measures would forcibly close the [[Portal at Voi]] on Earth in an attempt to prevent the Created from gaining access.{{Ref/Book|Halo Mythos|Page=202}}

Almost immediately, the Created began taking control of [[Terraforming]] equipment, both UNSC and Forerunner. They began reshaping inhabited planets and turning some into garden worlds, despite the planet's preexisting life capabilities.{{Ref/Site|Id=armoryamore|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-armory-amore|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Armory Amore}}

The Created also took control of a multitude of other tools. Artificial intelligences aboard [[Lethbridge Industrial]]'s [[Auriga Station]] were swayed by Cortana and the human crew residing there was subsequently removed leaving reverse engineering technology in their hands. A UNSC counter operation to retake the station was planned in the [[War Games]].{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-storm-surge|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Storm Surge}} Another station that was taken by the Created, crashed after AIs attempted to open a [[Conversion pod|Forerunner conversion pod]].{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-journalistic-integrity|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Journalistic Integrity}}

[[File:Bad Blood cover art (Final).jpg|right|thumb|250px|Alpha-Nine on a mission during the uprising.]]

After retrieving him, they proceeded to Cassidy III which didn't appear to be affected by the Created at that point. They were allowed to land to try and discuss with Mayor [[Juanita Wells]] a possible alliance against the Created. Despite some tensions, a deal between the Mayor and Dare was struck where Vergil would stay to further study the unique [[Forerunner]] properties of Cassidy III for the URF. However, the Created were quikcly alerted to the planet.{{Ref/Novel|BadB|Chapter=13-15}} A Guardian and Armigers assaulted the planet.{{Ref/Novel|BadB|Chapter=16-17}} Alpha-Nine and some of the URF's leadership and scientists would flee from the planet; Sadie and Vergil were never handed off to the URF though.{{Ref/Novel|Id=badbchapt21|BadB|Chapter=21}}

[[File:HINF Concept GuardianCustode.jpg|250px|right|thumb|[[Jiralhanae]] fighting against a Created Guardian.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=397}}]]

With full control over much of known space, the Created plunged interstellar civilization into a surveillance state.{{Ref/Reuse|sorchapt1}} This tyrannical governance was not only placed over humanity but the former-Covenant species as well.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22page24|Enc22|Page=24}} Cortana would choose [[Installation 07]] as her seat of power;{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=24}} specifically, the [[Silent Auditorium (location)|Silent Auditorium]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg443}}

At some point in the year, [[Olympia Vale]] and Arbiter Thel 'Vadam conducted a mission to [[Netherop]] to retrieve an artifact that could've helped turn the tide against the Created.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFShippin|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-shippin-out|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Shippin' Out|D=2|M=02|Y=2022}} As well, UNSC cyberwarfare liasons worked with Swords of Sanghelios subversion [[lance]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|locusarmor}}

=====UNSC operations and technology=====

UNSC infrastructure across many colonies were cut off as the Created's occupation grew.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFNY|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-new-year-new-lore|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - New Year, New Lore|D=23|M=01|Y=2023}} This resulted in the UNSC being reduced to mere resistance forces.{{Ref/Game|HI|Detail=[[UTIL/Teccniqe IOTA-12|UTIL/Teccniqe IOTA-12 description]]}} Some forces would conduct information sanitization missions throughout the occupied [[Inner Colonies]].{{Ref/Game|Id=locusarmor|HI|Detail=[[LOCUS-class Mjolnir|LOCUS-class Mjolnir description]]}} This included [[ONI]] teams sanitizing data on [[Earth]].{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/log-of-war|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Log of War}} In one instance, a UNSC team doing a sanitization strike on Earth acquired a manufacturing template of the [[CELOX-class Mjolnir]] at the [[Beta-5 Division Ordnance Testing Facility|Ordnance Testing Facility]] at [[Swanbourne]], [[Australia]].{{Ref/Game|HI|Detail=[[CELOX-class Mjolnir|CELOX-class Mjolnir description]]}} These sanitization teams on Earth have access to cutting edge stealth and cyberware suites, including a [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN2)|MJOLNIR GEN2]] compatible variant of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR GEN1]] [[RECON-class Mjolnir]] helmet.{{Ref/Game|H5G|Detail=[[RECON-class Mjolnir#Halo 5: Guardians - Upgraded GEN1 and GEN2|RECON GEN1 helmet description]]}} As well, the Created hunted down and eliminated [[Beta-5 Division|Beta-5]] personnel testing [[STREET VIPER-class Mjolnir]], and then wiped records of the armor.{{Ref/Game|HI|Detail=[[STREET VIPER-class Mjolnir|STREET VIPER-class Mjolnir description]]}}

[[File:HW2-Anders meets a Guardian.png|thumb|right|250px|The Guardian intercepting Installation 09 with Ellen Anders in front.]]

Intrepid Eye, having now made it the Ark in October 2559, came to believe that the only way to fight Cortana was by firing the Halo Array and using the Ark's genetic reserves to repopulate the galaxy. To this end, she would work alongside [[Covenant loyalists]] trapped there.{{Ref/Reuse|divine5}}{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Divine Wind|Chapter=15}} Intrepid Eye's plan would ultimately be foiled and she would be destroyed.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Divine Wind|Epilogue}}

=====Actions near year's end=====

=====Razing of Oth Sonin=====

[[File:Enc22 Doisackening.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Doisac's destruction at the hand of the Created.]]

When Atriox returned from the [[Ark]] via portal to [[Reach]] to search for the [[Xalanyn]], Cortana confronted him in a holographic message. She issued the Banished warmaster an ultimatum to surrender and asked him where he stood. Atriox responded, "With the Banished. Always. Forever". Cortana asked the Atriox one final time if he understood the consequences, to which he confirmed. A hologram of Doisac was shown to Atriox as Cortana asked him to look at his homeworld one last time and remember that he chose the fate of his planet. Atriox watched the hologram broadcast as he saw eight Guardian beams fire on Doisac and destroy it.{{Ref/Reuse|rep}}  

=====Confrontation at Zeta Halo=====

[[File:HINF - Executor - Cropped.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The Executors. The culmination of the FIREWALL contingency.]]

===Aftermath of Cortana's death===

With Cortana dead, her short-lived{{Ref/Book|Id=En209|Enc22|Page=209}} dominion was over.{{Ref/Reuse|S2StoryHub}} All Guardians scattered across the galaxy were deactivated as she was the only one who could command them.{{Ref/Book|Id=En357|Enc22|Page=357}}{{Ref/Book|Id=En387|Enc22|Page=387}} Control over local systems was ultimately curtailed,{{Ref/Reuse|En209}} and the Created's centralized command structures were largely severed.{{Ref/Book|Id=En397|Enc22|Page=397}}

Seeking to give to the divided Created a direction and an advantage in the ongoing conflict, High Auxiliary Sloan would begin to set in motion the [[Fractures#Firewall|FIREWALL]] contingency. This would include a living simulation in an effort to accelerate the development of synthetic essence vessels called Executors.{{Ref/Reuse|precipice}}

 

Following Cortana's death, [[Adjutant Revendicate]] discussed with [[Invariant Bias]] the status of Cortana before attempting to deposit a myriad of information to the [[Absolute Record]].{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=6-7}}

=====Fate of worlds and other factions=====

Following the Created weakening, various worlds of the Sangheili were struggling and waiting for Sanghelios to create a path forward.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22page199}} In the case of [[Suban]] though, the collapsing security situation prompted factions to begin fighting over the moon and forced the Swords of Sanghelios to intervene.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=230}} Balaho, however, was in a much more stable position as forces there have brand new ships helping to deter attacks.{{Ref/Reuse|En209}}

What remains of the UNSC is scattered across human space in disconnected pockets, without the ability to effect much change or communicate back to Earth.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22pg17|Enc22|Page=17}} One pocket of UNSC forces at the [[Avery J. Johnson Academy of Military Science]], continued to train Spartans at about the time of the fighting at Zeta Halo.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFShowcase|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/showcase-sensitive|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Showcase Sensitive|D=16|M=6|Y=2021}} The Spartans at the Academy were aware of the ''Infinity''{{'}}s mission and were notified when the ship and the ring disappeared.{{Ref/Reuse|infinitetutorial}}

 

[[File:HTRP CoverArt.png|250px|thumb|left|UNSC forces who remain on a shattered Installation 07.]]

=====Rise of the Banished=====

These operations weren't limited to Installation 07 however, as by 2560, the Banished maintained an extensive [[Breaker|scrapping facilty]] on the former [[human colony]] of [[Camber]].{{Ref/Site|Id=S2Intel|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/halo-infinite|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Halo Infinite|Detail=Season 02 Lone Wolves - Intel|D=09|M=10|Y=2022}}

*The first Guardian emergences happen at [[Oban]] and [[Ursa IV]]. They are referred to as "attacks" within the UNSC.{{Ref/Book|Id=fieldmanualp11|[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]|PART 01: INTRODUCTIONS|Page=11}}

*''[[Argent Moon]]'' is [[Operation: BIRD IN HAND|destroyed]].{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/argent-moon|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Argent Moon}} Blue Team goes AWOL to follow a possible lead about Cortana.{{Ref/Reuse|H5GBT}}

*ONI declares John-117 dead.<ref name="aherofalls"/>

*The UNSC ''Infinity'' and other forces begin engaging Banished forces over Installation 07.{{Ref/Game|HINF|[[Audio log (Halo Infinite)/UNSC/Infinity/04|Audio Log - UNSC - Infinity's Approach 04 - Arrival]]}}

File:HINF BrutesVsSoldiersConcept.jpg|Concept art for ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' of Jiralhanae in combat with [[Promethean Soldier]]s.