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| {{Callsign}} | | {{Battle Infobox |
| {{Battle infobox
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| |prev=[[Battle of Meridian (2558)|Battle of Meridian]]
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| |conc=* [[Cortana Event]]
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| *[[Skirmish on Conrad's Point]]
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| *[[Skirmish on Laika III]]
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| *[[Sanghelios global war]]
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| |next=*[[Subjugation of Earth]]
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| *[[Subjugation of Sanghelios]]
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| |image=[[File:HM-Genesis.png|350px]] | |
| |conflict=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | | |conflict=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] |
| *[[Created uprising]]
| | |date=[[2558|October 25-October 27, 2558]] |
| **[[Cortana Event]]
| | |place=[[Genesis]] |
| |date=[[2558#October|October 2558]] | |
| |place=[[Genesis]], [[Nomos system]] | |
| |result='''Created victory''' | | |result='''Created victory''' |
| *Dozens of [[Guardian]]s collected and released.{{Ref/Reuse|h5gguardians}} | | *[[Guardian]]s released |
| |side1=*{{Icon|UNSC Post}} [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] | | '''UNSC strategic victory''' |
| *{{Icon|SoS}} [[Swords of Sanghelios]]
| | *Blue Team released from [[Cryptum]] |
| *{{Icon|Forerunner}} [[Exuberant Witness|Exuberant Witness's]] [[Sentinels]]
| | |side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] |
| *[[Ur-Didact]]
| | |side2=[[Created]] |
| |side2=*{{Icon|Forerunner}} [[Created]] | | |side3=[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction]] |
| |side3=*{{Icon|Mdama}} [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] | | |commanders1=[[John-117]]<br> |
| |commanders1=*[[John-117|MCPO John-117]]
| | [[Spartan]] [[Jameson Locke]] |
| *[[Jameson Locke|Spartan Jameson Locke]] | | |commanders2= [[Cortana]]<br> |
| *[[031 Exuberant Witness]] | | [[Warden Eternal]]<br> |
| |commanders2= *[[Cortana]]
| | |forces1=*[[Spartan branch]] |
| | **4 [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-IIs]] |
| | **4 [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IVs]] |
| | |forces2=*[[Promethean#Mechanical Prometheans|Prometheans]]<br> |
| | *Several [[Z-1800 Phaeton]]s |
| *[[Warden Eternal]] | | *[[Warden Eternal]] |
| |forces1=*Some [[D79-TC Pelican]]s | | |forces3=*Several [[Type-57 Phantom]]s |
| *One [[M820 Scorpion]]
| | *Several [[Type-58 Wraith]]s |
| *Some [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark IX Mantis|Mantises]]
| | *Serveral [[Type-54 Ghost]]s |
| *Some [[M12 Warthog]]s
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| *Some [[M290 Mongoose|M290 Gungooses]]
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| *[[Spartan program|Spartans]]
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| **[[Blue Team]]
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| **[[Fireteam Osiris]]
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| *[[UNSC Marines]]
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| *Some [[Sangheili Storm]]
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| *[[Constructor]]s
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| |forces2=*Several [[Guardian]]s
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| *Several [[Phaeton]]s
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| *Several [[Z-510 focus turret]]s | |
| *Several [[Promethean Knight]]s
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| *Several [[Armiger Soldier]]s
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| *Several [[Promethean Watcher]]s
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| *Several [[Promethean Crawler]]s
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| |forces3=*Several {{Pattern|Mikpramu|Phantom}}s
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| *Several {{Pattern|Nuro'k Xur|Spirit}}s
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| *Several {{Pattern|Kemu|Wraith}}s
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| *Several {{Pattern|Karo'wark|Ghost}}s
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| *Several {{Pattern|Rizsheda|Shade}}s
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| *Several [[Mgalekgolo]]
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| *Several [[Sangheili]] | | *Several [[Sangheili]] |
| *Several [[Kig-Yar]] | | *Several [[Kig-Yar]] |
| *Several [[Unggoy]] | | *Several [[Unggoy]] |
| |casual1=*Some D79-TC Pelicans
| | *Several [[Mgalekgolo]] |
| *All Sangheili Storm
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| *All Marines
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| |casual2=*Some Z-1800 Phaetons
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| *Several focus turrets
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| *Several Prometheans | |
| |casual3=Presumably all forces
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| {{Quote|This show of force is unsettling.|[[031 Exuberant Witness]] commenting on the arrival of the Guardian Custodes on the [[planet]].{{Ref/Reuse|h5ggenesis}}}}
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| A '''battle was fought on Genesis''' between [[UNSC]] forces, [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] and [[Created]] [[Promethean#Mechanical Prometheans|Promethean]] forces in [[2558#October|October 2558]].{{Ref/Reuse|h5ggenesis}}
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| ==Background== | | The '''Battle of Genesis''' was a battle fought between [[UNSC]] [[SPARTAN programs|Spartans]], [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] and the [[Promethean#Mechanical Prometheans|Promethean]] forces of Genesis in [[2558#October|October 2558]].<ref name="genesis">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''', campaign level, ''[[Genesis (level)|Genesis]]''</ref> |
| ===Created takeover===
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| ===Blue Team and Osiris=== | | ==Prelude== |
| After seeing a vision from his thought-to-be-deceased [[AI]] companion [[Cortana]], [[Spartan-II]] [[John-117]] headed to the planet [[Meridian]] with the rest of [[Blue Team]] to find her.{{Ref/Level|Halo 5: Guardians|[[Blue Team (level)|Blue Team]]}} Declared [[Wikipedia:Desertion|AWOL]] by the [[UNSC]], [[Spartan-IV]] [[Fireteam Osiris]] led by [[Jameson Locke]] was sent to retrieve them. Osiris tracked Blue Team into an underground [[Forerunner]] structure and caught up with them but they managed to escape into a nearby [[Guardian]].{{Ref/Level|H5G|[[Unconfirmed]]}} Osiris retreated as the Guardian entered [[slipspace]] over the planet.{{Ref/Level|Halo 5: Guardians|[[Evacuation]]}} | | After seeing a vision from his thought-to-be-deceased [[AI]] companion [[Cortana]], [[John-117]] headed to the planet [[Meridian]] with the rest of [[Blue Team]] to find her.<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level, ''[[Blue Team (level)|Blue Team]]''</ref> Declared [[Wikipedia:Desertion|AWOL]] by the [[UNSC]], [[Spartan-IV]] [[Fireteam Osiris]] led by [[Jameson Locke]] was sent to retrieve them. Osiris tracked Blue Team into an underground [[Forerunner]] structure and caught up with them but they managed to escape into a nearby [[Guardian]].<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level, ''[[Unconfirmed]]''</ref> Osiris retreated as the Guardian entered [[slipspace]] over the planet.<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level, ''[[Evacuation]]''</ref> |
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| ==Battle== | | ==The battle== |
| ===Hunt for Cortana===
| | After arriving on the Forerunner [[builder]] planet [[Genesis]] aboard the Guardian, Blue Team fought their way through Covenant forces who had crashed landed there. They eventually reached a structure where they encountered the [[Warden Eternal]]. The Warden revealed to them that he stood in defense of Cortana and proceeded to send Prometheans to stop the Spartans. After realizing the Prometheans couldn't stop them he engaged them himself, but was defeated. Blue Team was then contacted by Cortana who told them to enter the [[Domain]] and come to her so she could tell them her plans. Learning Cortana's goal is to uphold the [[Mantle of Responsibility]] John explained to the rest of Blue Team that the Mantle is a forced peace upon the galaxy, however Cortana assured them it wouldn't be like that. After fighting through the rest of the Promethean forces Blue Team entered the building that lead to the Domain.<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level, ''[[Reunion]]''</ref> |
| {{Quote|no=three|Warden Eternal|John-117|Warden Eternal|q1=I am the Warden Eternal. I stand in defense of Cortana.|q2=She called me to her.|q3=And you came scampering.|Blue Team confronting the Warden Eternal.{{Ref/Reuse|Reunion}}}}
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| [[File:H5G-Blue Team and Warden.png|thumb|left|250px|Blue Team encountering the Warden Eternal.{{Ref/Reuse|Reunion}}]]
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| After arriving on [[Genesis]], a [[Forerunner]] [[Builder]] installation serving as a link to the [[Domain]], Blue Team fought their way through Jul 'Mdama's Covenant forces who had crashed landed there. They eventually reached a structure where they encountered the [[Warden Eternal]]. The Warden introduced himself as Cortana's defender and questioned John-117's motivations while simultaneously deploying several waves of Prometheans to confront the Spartans. After an extended battle, Blue Team were able to defeat the Prometheans, destroying one of the Warden's bodies in the process. Immediately afterward, Blue Team were contacted by Cortana, who informed them of her intention to uphold the [[Mantle of Responsibility]]. John voiced concern over the fundamental nature of the Mantle, which were quickly dismissed by Cortana. Fighting their way through several more Promethean squadrons, Blue Team eventually reached the structure known as the [[Gateway]], described as a link between Genesis and the Domain.{{Ref/Level|Id=Reunion|H5G|[[Reunion]]}} | |
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| Fireteam Osiris arrived on Genesis roughly 48 hours later, having boarded a Guardian near the [[city]] of [[Sunaion]] on [[Sanghelios]]. Unlike Blue Team however, Fireteam Osiris was required to run down the front of their Guardian in order to reach the planet. Along the way, they combated its complement of [[Promethean Crawler]]s and [[Armiger Soldier]]s.{{Ref/Level|Id=h5ggenesis|H5G|[[Genesis (level)|Genesis]]}}
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| Upon finally landing, Osiris encountered its [[monitor]], [[031 Exuberant Witness]], who offered to assist the Spartans in retrieving Blue Team and preventing Cortana from claiming the Mantle. After fighting through the battling forces of Jul 'Mdama's Covenant and Prometheans, Osiris finally reached Blue Team's location, where they encountered two Wardens. After dispatching the Wardens, Osiris headed inside and offered to help Blue Team stop Cortana. In an attempt to prevent John and Blue Team from returning to the UNSC, Cortana transported them to an unidentified location within the interior of the Gateway.{{Ref/Reuse|h5ggenesis}}
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| Blue Team made their way to Cortana's position after battling through numerous waves of Prometheans and several of the Warden Eternal's bodies. John attempted to persuade Cortana to end her rebellion and return to the UNSC, but Cortana refused and placed Blue Team inside a [[Cryptum]].{{Ref/Level|H5G|[[The Breaking]]}}
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| ===Rescue of Blue Team===
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| {{Quote|no=two|John-117|Jameson Locke|q1=Where's Cortana?|q2=She's gone, sir.|Jameson Locke meeting John-117 the second time.{{Ref/Reuse|h5gguardians}}}}
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| [[File:H5G-freed.PNG|thumb|250px|Jameson Locke meeting Blue Team outside of their Cryptum.{{Ref/Reuse|h5gguardians}}]]
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| Learning what had happened, Osiris moved to destroy the gravitational cores holding the Cryptum in place, while fighting Jul 'Mdama's Covenant and Promethean forces. Before Osiris could retrieve Blue Team, however, Cortana removed the Cryptum from its resting point and placed it within a Guardian. In a final effort to free Blue Team, Exuberant led Osiris to an elevator which led to a communications relay from which Cortana maintained control of the Genesis installation. After Osiris defeated several waves of Promethean forces, Exuberant was able to activate the elevator. Osiris made their way to the relay, significantly hampered by the concussive blasts of the Guardian which held the Cryptum. Locke finally reached the relay core and destroyed it, breaking Cortana's control over Genesis and freeing Exuberant to release a swarm of [[Constructors]]. The Constructors forced the Cryptum from the Guardian's grasp just before it entered slipspace. The Constructors opened the Cryptum and Blue Team was reunited with Osiris.{{Ref/Reuse|h5gguardians}}
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| Unbeknownst to the humans and the Forerunner constructs, Blue Team's rescue was aided by the digitized consciousness of the [[Ur-Didact]]. Although angry at [[John-117]] for killing him, the Didact decided to help in order to deal with the greater threat of Cortana while exacting some revenge upon her by making the AI lose what valued most. Slipping into the circitry of the operating console in the Guardian's hold, the Didact weakened the tether by squeezing on the fiber relay to the hardlight grappling code, weakening it enough for the Constructors to sever the connection and pull the Cryptum free. An enraged Cortana trapped the Didact within his own worst memories in the [[Domain]],{{Ref/Novel|Id=Epi16|Epi|16}} but the Didact was eventually rescued by the [[Librarian]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=Epi18|Epi|18}}
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| ===Escape from Genesis===
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| Following Cortana’s departure, both Blue Team and Fireteam Osiris together fought their way through hordes of Promethean constructs to reach [[India 127|a Pelican]] that had previously arrived on the planet via a Guardian’s Slipspace entry. Agreeing to return to Sanghelios, the joint team requested Exuberant’s help, who opened a [[Slipspace portal]] for them.{{Ref/Reuse|HBBChapt1}}
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| ==Aftermath==
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| ===The Created's Reclamation===
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| {{Quote|[[Captain]] [[Thomas Lasky|Lasky]], distress calls, all channels.|[[Roland]], as The Reclamation begins.{{Ref/Reuse|h5gguardians}}}}
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| With the Guardians released, the Created had begun [[Cortana Event#Created's Reclamation|their Reclamation]]. This attack devastated the [[Unified Earth Government]], destroying the electrical systems of many worlds.{{Ref/Level|Id=h5gguardians|H5G|[[Guardians (level)|Guardians]]}} The attacks also occured at former Covenant worlds such as Sanghelios.{{Ref/Reuse|HBBChapt1}} Eventually, much of interstellar civilization was plunged into a surveilance state.{{Ref/Novel|Id=sorchapt1|HSoR|Chapter=1}}
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| ===Blue Team and Fireteam Osiris===
| | Following closely behind them was Fireteam Osiris, who had arrived at Genesis on a Guardian from [[Sanghelios]]. With them was [[031 Exuberant Witness]], the [[monitor]] of the Genesis installation. After fighting through the battling forces of the Covenant and Prometheans, Osiris finally reached Blue Team's location, where they encountered two Wardens. After dispatching the Wardens, Osiris headed inside and offered to help Blue Team stop Cortana. Before they could do anything however, Blue Team was transported to the Domain,<ref name="genesis"/> where they fought through Prometheans and three Wardens before finally reaching Cortana's location. John pleaded Cortana to come back with him, but Cortana refused and placed Blue Team inside a [[Cryptum]].<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level, ''[[The Breaking]]''</ref> Learning what happened, Osiris moved to destroy the gravitational cores holding the Cryptum in place, while fighting Covenant and Promethean forces. After destroying the last core, Osiris followed Exuberant to the main core. Taking an elevator down, Osiris made there way to the core but were slowed down by a Guardians concussive blasts. Locke finally reached the core and destroyed it, but he was too late, Cortana had secured the Cryptum and was prepared to leave. However, before she could, Exuberant sent hundreds of [[Constructors]] who forced the Cryptum from the Guardians grasp just before it entered slipspace. The Constructors opened the Cryptum and Blue Team was reunited with Osiris, who promptly exfiltrated them.<ref>'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level, ''[[Guardians (level)|Guardians]]''</ref> |
| Both teams successfully arrived at Sanghelios and reunited with the [[Swords of Sanghelios]], Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] and Commander [[Sarah Palmer]]. The next day, the surviving UNSC forces linked up with the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HBBChapt1|BadB|Chapter=1}}{{Ref/Reuse|h5gguardians}} Genesis remained active, now the so-called base for Cortana's Created soldiers.{{Ref/Novel|Id=BB|BadB}}
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| ==Participants==
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| ===UEG===
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| ====Military Personnel====
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| ! Branch
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| ! Rank
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| ! Name
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| ! Status<!--This refers to their status after the battle, not their overall status-->
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| | rowspan="4" |[[UNSC Navy]]
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| |[[Master Chief Petty Officer]]
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| |[[John-117]]
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| |Survived
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| | rowspan="2" |[[Petty Officer First Class]]
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| |[[Kelly-087]]
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| |Survived
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| |[[Linda-058]]
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| |Survived
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| |[[Lieutenant, Junior Grade]]
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| |[[Frederic-104]]
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| |Survived
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| | rowspan="3" |[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
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| | rowspan="3" |Unknown
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| |[[Selena Rhodin]]
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| |KIA
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| |[[Rene Dekas]]
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| |KIA
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| |[[Kulas]]
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| |Unknown
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| | rowspan="4" |[[Spartan Operations]]
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| | rowspan="4" |Spartan
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| |[[Jameson Locke]]
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| |Survived
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| |[[Olympia Vale]]
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| |Survived
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| |[[Edward Buck]]
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| |Survived
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| |[[Holly Tanaka]]
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| |Survived
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| ====Vehicles====
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| *[[D79-TC Pelican]]
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| **''[[Boza]]''
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| **''[[India 127]]''
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| ===Forerunners===
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| *[[Ur-Didact]]
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| ===Jul 'Mdama's Covenant===
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| ====Military Personnel====
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| | rowspan="4" |Unknown
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| |[[Muki 'Jahma]]
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| |KIA
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| |[[Kit Pitlimp]]
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| |[[Jeem Ribfi]]
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| |KIA
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| |[[Proon Glibwik]]
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| |KIA
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| |}
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| File:H5G - Blue Team on Genesis.jpg|Blue Team fighting on Genesis. | | File:H5G-Blue Team and Warden.png|Blue Team encountering the Warden Eternal. |
| File:H5G - 117 fighting on Genesis.jpg|The Master Chief fighting Promethean constructs.
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| File:Chief fighting Warden.png|John-117 firing at the Warden Eternal. | | File:Chief fighting Warden.png|John-117 firing at the Warden Eternal. |
| File:Halo 5 - Spartans reunited.jpg|Osiris and Blue Team meeting the first time on Genesis.
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| File:Halo 5 - Wardens vs Blue Team.jpg|Blue Team attempting to fight waves of [[Warden Eternal]] on the other side of the [[Gateway]].
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| File:H5G-Waypoint-Guardians.jpg|Cortana's Guardians and Cryptum.
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| File:H5G Blue Team exploring.png|Blue Team walking through a field of dead Covenant.
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| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
| *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{1st}} | | *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{1st}} |
| *''[[Halo Mythos]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Outcasts]]'' {{Im}}
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| *''[[Halo: Epitaph]]''
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
| {{Ref/Sources}}
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| {{Post-Covenant War conflicts}} | | {{Post-Covenant War conflicts}} |
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| [[Category:Created conflict|Genesis]]
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