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'''2525''' was the year in the 2520s in the 26th century. It was a year that saw the start of the [[Human-Covenant War]], which would become a twenty-seven year long engagement between the [[Covenant|Covenant Empire]] and the [[United Nations Space Command]]. The war began after [[First Battle of Harvest|first contact]] between the belligerents at the [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] of Harvest. The emergence of the Covenant threat prompted the training of the [[Spartan-II]] supersoldiers to be accelerated and [[Blue Team|a group]] of them were selected for their [[Operation: TALON|very first live combat mission]] in September of this year, an operation to capture the [[United Rebel Front]] colonel, [[Robert Watts]]. | |previous2=2524 | ||
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'''2525''' was the year in the 2520s in the 26th century. It was a year that saw the start of the [[Human-Covenant War]], which would become a twenty-seven year long engagement between the [[Covenant|Covenant Empire]] and the [[United Nations Space Command]]. The war began after [[First Battle of Harvest|first contact]] between the belligerents at the [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] of [[Harvest]]. The emergence of the Covenant threat prompted the training of the [[Spartan-II]] supersoldiers to be accelerated and [[Blue Team|a group]] of them were selected for their [[Operation: TALON|very first live combat mission]] in September of this year, an operation to capture the [[United Rebel Front]] colonel, [[Robert Watts]]. | |||
==Events== | ==Events== | ||
===January=== | ===January=== | ||
'''January 2''' | *'''January 2''': Staff Sergeants [[Avery Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne]], along with [[Ponder|Captain Ponder]] and [[Healy|Petty Officer, First Class Healy]], begin training [[Harvest]]'s [[Colonial Militia]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 105''</ref> | ||
*'''January 16''': Members of the Harvest militia go on a march carrying 25 kilogram [[rucksack]]s. Afterwards, Johnson and Ponder attend Harvest's [[Solstice Celebration]]. Johnson is briefed by [[Jilan al-Cygni]] as to why he and Byrne are there: to prevent [[Insurrectionist]] attacks on [[UNSC]] freighters.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 105-123''</ref> | |||
*'''January 17''': The [[Covenant]] ship ''[[Minor Transgression]]'' attacks a [[human]] ship (the ''[[Bulk Discount]]''), said human ship having the ''[[Walk of Shame]]'' in support and hosting not only Johnson and Byrne but also an arsenal of weapons. The aliens are repelled (though Johnson receives a fractured skull) and the ship destroyed, though [[Dadab]] and [[Lighter Than Some]] are able to escape in an escape pod after making a report on the relics they've found.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 124-136''</ref> Colonial Militia trainees [[Wallace Jenkins]], [[Forsell]], [[Wick]] and [[Andersen]] begin target practice.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 137''</ref> The [[Ministry of Fortitude]] holds a statistic-based meeting. The [[Minister of Fortitude]] takes stimulants to help him through the ordeal.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 143''</ref> | |||
* | *'''January 18''': Fortitude wakes up, the hangover effect of the stimulants taking hold. The [[Vice Minister of Tranquility]] alerts him to the [[Luminary]] detections made by ''Minor Transgression''. They resolve to use them to usher in an [[Age of Reclamation]] and secure their position as the next trio of Hierarchs.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 143-158''</ref> ''Walk of Shame'' is dispatched to [[Reach]] to request that [[FLEETCOM]] send a battle group in the event of first contact escalating into bloodshed.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 166''</ref> | ||
'''January 16''' | *'''January 19''': Johnson regains consciousness and is debriefed by [[Nils Thune]] and al-Cygni. Johnson resolves to accelerate the militia's training.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 159-166''</ref> | ||
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'''January 18''' | |||
'''January 19''' | |||
===February=== | ===February=== | ||
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*At 1423 hours, Harvest's [[Tiara]] makes long-range [[radar]] contact with the [[Covenant cruiser]] ''[[Rapid Conversion]]''. Contact is lost with Harvest soon after. | *At 1423 hours, Harvest's [[Tiara]] makes long-range [[radar]] contact with the [[Covenant cruiser]] ''[[Rapid Conversion]]''. Contact is lost with Harvest soon after. | ||
'''February 9''' | '''February 9''' | ||
*[[ | *J.D., nicknamed [[the Rookie]], is born in [[Crisium City]], [[Naniwa]] on [[Luna]].<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/rookie '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Universe: Rookie'']</ref> | ||
'''February 11''' | '''February 11''' | ||
*First formal contact between the [[Covenant]] and [[human]]s on [[Harvest]] at the [[Harvest Botanical Gardens]]. Communications go awry and the [[Human-Covenant War]] begins. The Covenant forces, led by [[Jiralhanae]] [[Chieftain]] [[Maccabeus]], retreat to ''Rapid Conversion'' in high orbit over Harvest.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 256-259''</ref> | *First formal contact between the [[Covenant]] and [[human]]s on [[Harvest]] at the [[Harvest Botanical Gardens]]. Communications go awry and the [[Human-Covenant War]] begins. The Covenant forces, led by [[Jiralhanae]] [[Chieftain]] [[Maccabeus]], retreat to ''Rapid Conversion'' in high orbit over Harvest.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 256-259''</ref> | ||
*'''The Human-Covenant War begins.''' | *'''The Human-Covenant War begins.''' | ||
*[[Jilan al-Cygni]] deploys a [[RQ-XII drone]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 391''</ref> | *[[Jilan al-Cygni]] deploys a [[RQ-XII drone]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 391''</ref> | ||
'''February 22''' | '''February 22''' | ||
*After a week of remaining still, ''Rapid Conversion'' attacks the small, remote town of [[Gladsheim]], while | *After a week of remaining still, ''Rapid Conversion'' attacks the small, remote town of [[Gladsheim]], while [[Type-25 Spirit]]s, [[Jiralhanae]], and [[Yanme'e]] slaughter its residents. The [[Harvest militia]] evacuates the town's few survivors, resulting in the injury of Maccabeus and the death of [[Ritul]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 279-286''</ref> | ||
'''February 23''' | '''February 23''' | ||
*Evacuation of Harvest. About 22,000-23,000 civilians are killed. [[Tartarus]] kills Maccabeus and takes control of the Covenant forces. ''Rapid Conversion'' is disabled by Harvest's [[mass driver]] while colonists and militiamen escape to the Tiara.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 335-336''</ref> | *Evacuation of Harvest. About 22,000-23,000 civilians are killed. [[Tartarus]] kills Maccabeus and takes control of the Covenant forces. ''Rapid Conversion'' is disabled by Harvest's [[mass driver]] while colonists and militiamen escape to the Tiara.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 335-336''</ref> | ||
*Large firefights at the Tiara and Harvest's [[Harvest reactor complex|reactor complex]] ensue. Notable deaths include [[Ponder]], [[Vorenus]], [[Dadab]], and [[Lighter Than Some]]. [[Loki]] destroys the [[Tiara]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 368-385''</ref> | *Large firefights at the Tiara and Harvest's [[Harvest reactor complex|reactor complex]] ensue. Notable deaths include [[Ponder]], [[Vorenus]], [[Dadab]], and [[Lighter Than Some]]. [[Loki]] destroys the [[Tiara]].<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 368-385''</ref> | ||
'''February 28''' | '''February 28''' | ||
*[[Miranda Keyes|Miranda Halsey]] is born to [[Catherine Halsey]] and [[Jacob Keyes]] | *[[Miranda Keyes|Miranda Halsey]] is born to [[Catherine Halsey]] and [[Jacob Keyes]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach Limited Edition]]''', ''[[Intersystem News]], LCDR Miranda Keyes Awarded Silver Star''</ref> | ||
===March=== | ===March=== | ||
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===October=== | ===October=== | ||
'''October 7''' | '''October 7''' | ||
*[[Battle Group 4]], composed of the {{CMAShip|Heracles}}, the {{CMAShip|Arabia}} and the {{CMAShip|Vostok}} enters the Epsilon Indi system and make contact with a Covenant ship. The Covenant ship destroys the ''Vostok'' and the ''Arabia'' with only the badly damaged ''Heracles'' escaping.{{Ref/Game|HW| | *[[Battle Group 4]], composed of the {{CMAShip|Heracles}}, the {{CMAShip|Arabia}} and the {{CMAShip|Vostok}} enters the Epsilon Indi system and make contact with a Covenant ship. The Covenant ship destroys the ''Vostok'' and the ''Arabia'' with only the badly damaged ''Heracles'' escaping.{{Ref/Game|HW|Section=Halo Wars Limited Edition|SectionLinkText=Limited Edition|Halo Wars: Genesis}} | ||
*The Covenant ship broadcasts the following message to the battlegroup: "Your destruction is the will of the Gods...and we are their instrument," in complete English, showing that the Covenant have been studying humanity for some time.<ref name="for98">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 98''</ref> | *The Covenant ship broadcasts the following message to the battlegroup: "Your destruction is the will of the Gods...and we are their instrument," in complete English, showing that the Covenant have been studying humanity for some time.<ref name="for98">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 98''</ref> | ||
'''October 31''' | '''October 31''' | ||
*FLEETCOM recieves the Covenant's declaration of war.<ref name="HSS2">''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', chapter 2</ref> | *FLEETCOM recieves the Covenant's declaration of war.<ref name="HSS2">''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', chapter 2</ref> | ||
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*The UNSC colony [[Alpha Corvi II]] is attacked by the Covenant; a large ground force assaults [[Jamshid]], the largest settlement on the planet. Despite having inflicted heavy casualties, an alliance forged by the UNSC and [[United Rebel Front]] fails to halt the Covenant invasion, forcing the UNSC to abandon the colony. | *The UNSC colony [[Alpha Corvi II]] is attacked by the Covenant; a large ground force assaults [[Jamshid]], the largest settlement on the planet. Despite having inflicted heavy casualties, an alliance forged by the UNSC and [[United Rebel Front]] fails to halt the Covenant invasion, forcing the UNSC to abandon the colony. | ||
===Unknown=== | ===Unknown date=== | ||
*[[Ages of Reclamation|Ninth Age of Reclamation]] begins with the [[Ascension (ceremony)|ascension]] of the [[Hierarchs|High Prophets]] of [[Prophet of Truth|Truth]], [[Prophet of Mercy|Mercy]], and [[Prophet of Regret|Regret]]. They declare that the human race destroyed a vast [[Forerunner]] reliquary and are to be exterminated, starting the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''pages 379-384''</ref> | *[[Ages of Reclamation|Ninth Age of Reclamation]] begins with the [[Ascension (ceremony)|ascension]] of the [[Hierarchs|High Prophets]] of [[Prophet of Truth|Truth]], [[Prophet of Mercy|Mercy]], and [[Prophet of Regret|Regret]]. They declare that the human race destroyed a vast [[Forerunner]] reliquary and are to be exterminated, starting the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''pages 379-384''</ref> | ||
*Some time before April 22, then-[[Second Lieutenant]] [[Antonio Silva]] is assigned to command an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] [[platoon]] onboard {{UNSCShip|Atlas}}.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 134'' (2003 edition)</ref> | *Some time before April 22, then-[[Second Lieutenant]] [[Antonio Silva]] is assigned to command an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] [[platoon]] onboard {{UNSCShip|Atlas}}.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 134'' (2003 edition)</ref> | ||
*The [[The Assembly|Assembly]] holds a tribunal for one of its members, who is believed to have attempted communication with the Covenant.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''Data pad ''</ref> Later in the year, they discuss the [[SPARTAN-II program]] and how it managed to reach operational capacity a year before the [[Insurrection]] expanded beyond control.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''Data pad 9''</ref> | *The [[The Assembly|Assembly]] holds a tribunal for one of its members, who is believed to have attempted communication with the Covenant.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''Data pad ''</ref> Later in the year, they discuss the [[SPARTAN-II program]] and how it managed to reach operational capacity a year before the [[Insurrection]] expanded beyond control.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''Data pad 9''</ref> | ||
*During the evacuation of [[Harvest]], two UNSC Marines, [[Chris Preston]] and [[David Dominguez]], are assigned to a freighter which is boarded by [[Kig-Yar]]. The two Marines fend off the boarders and protect the ship's passengers, but Dominguez is killed and Preston suffers a major injury to his throat that rendered him mute. The Marines were able to secure a set of [[Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet|Kig-Yar point defense gauntlets]] from the ship's boarders, which proved crucial for the development of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]'s [[Energy shielding|energy shielding]] systems.{{Ref/Generic|Id=Unspoken|Heading=[[Become]]|Subheading=[[UNSC Archives]]|Detail=[[Unspoken]]}} | *During the evacuation of [[Harvest]], two UNSC Marines, [[Chris Preston]] and [[David Dominguez]], are assigned to a freighter which is boarded by [[Kig-Yar]]. The two Marines fend off the boarders and protect the ship's passengers, but Dominguez is killed and Preston suffers a major injury to his throat that rendered him mute. The Marines were able to secure a set of [[Kig-Yar point defense gauntlet|Kig-Yar point defense gauntlets]] from the ship's boarders, which proved crucial for the development of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor|MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor]]'s [[Energy shielding|energy shielding]] systems.{{Ref/Generic|Id=Unspoken|Heading=[[Become]]|Subheading=[[UNSC Archives]]|Detail=[[Unspoken]]}} | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== |