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| {{Battle infobox | | {{Battle Infobox |
| |prev= [[Operation: ATHENA]] | | |prev= [[Operation: ATHENA]] |
| |conc=*[[Cortana Event]] | | |conc= |
| *[[Sanghelios global war]]
| | |next=[[Battle of Sunaion]] |
| |next=*[[Operation: BIRD IN HAND]] | | |image= [[File:H5G-Kamchatkadescent.png|350px]] |
| |image= [[File:H5G-BattleofKamchatka.png|350px]] | |
| |conflict=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | | |conflict=[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] |
| *[[Created uprising]]
| | |date= [[2558]] |
| |date=At some point between [[2558#October|October 17, 2558]] and October 24, 2558{{Ref/Reuse|osfmp11}} | | |place=[[Kamchatka]] |
| |place=[[Kamchatka]], [[Caspar system]] | | |result= |
| |result='''UNSC victory''' | | |side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] |
| *Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] rescued{{Ref/Level|Id=osiris|H5G|[[Osiris (level)|Osiris]]}}
| | |side2=[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction]] |
| *[[Jul 'Mdama]] killed{{Ref/Reuse|osiris}}
| | |side3=[[Promethean]]s |
| *Remnants of [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|Covenant]] fleet routed
| | |commanders1=[[Jameson Locke|Lt. Commander Jameson Locke]] |
| |side1=*{{Icon|UNSC Post}} [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] | | |commanders2=[[Supreme Commander]] [[Jul 'Mdama]] |
| |side2=*{{Icon|Mdama}} [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] | | |forces1=*[[Fireteam Osiris]] |
| |side3=*{{Icon|Forerunner}} [[Created]] | | *At least one [[Pelican]] |
| |commanders1=*[[Captain|CAPT]] [[Thomas Lasky]] | | |forces2=*Numerous Covenant infantry |
| *[[Spartan Commander]] [[Sarah Palmer]]
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| |commanders2=*[[Supreme Commander]] [[Jul 'Mdama]]† | |
| *[[Kitun 'Arach]]
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| |commanders3=*[[Cortana]]
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| |forces1=*[[Expeditionary Strike Group 1]] | |
| **{{UNSCShip|Infinity}}
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| **At least one [[D79-TC Pelican]]
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| **[[Fireteam Osiris]]
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| |forces2=*At least 3 {{Pattern|Lursu|brigantine}}s | |
| *At least 2 {{Pattern|Rwaru|carrack}}s{{Ref/Reuse|osiris}}
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| *At least 6 {{Pattern|Hekar Taa|blockade runner}}s
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| *At least 3 {{Pattern|R'sikosh|man o' war}}s
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| *One {{Pattern|Shuul'se|Kraken}}
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| *Many {{Pattern|Mikpramu|Phantom}}s
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| *Several {{Pattern|Nuro'k Xur|Spirit}}s
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| *Numerous {{Pattern|D'nomlhe|Banshee}}s
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| *Several {{Pattern|Kemu|Wraith}}s
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| *Dozens of {{Pattern|Karo'wark|Ghost}}s
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| *Numerous Covenant [[Lances]] | |
| **[[Sangheili]], | | **[[Sangheili]], |
| **[[Unggoy]] | | **[[Unggoy]] |
| **[[Kig-Yar]] | | **[[Kig-Yar]] |
| |forces3=*Several [[Particle cannon]]s
| | *Several [[Type-52 Phantom]]s |
| *Several [[Phaeton|Phaeton gunship]]s | | *Several [[Type-25 Spirit]]s |
| *Several [[Promethean Crawler]]s
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| *Several [[Promethean Knight]]s | | *Several [[Promethean Soldier]]s |
| *Several [[Armiger Soldier]]s | | *At least two [[Phaeton|Phaeton gunship]]s |
| |casual1= | | |casual1= |
| |casual2=*[[Jul 'Mdama]] | | |casual2= |
| *Scores of Covenant infantry forces
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| *Many Covenant vehicles
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| *At least one blockade runner
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| |casual3=*Multiple Promethean forces | |
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| In 2558, a '''battle''' took place on the icy [[world]] of [[Kamchatka]], fought between the forces of the [[United Nations Space Command]], [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]], and the [[Promethean]]s. During the battle Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] was rescued by UNSC forces and [[Jul 'Mdama]] was assassinated.{{Ref/Reuse|osiris}}
| | The '''Battle of Kamchatka''' was an engagement fought between the forces of the [[United Nations Space Command]] and [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction]] in [[2558]].<ref name="opening">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44oJi5w2Wjc '''YouTube''', ''Halo 5 Opening Cinematic'']</ref> |
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| ==Background== | |
| ===Ancient history===
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| Before the [[Great Purification]], Kamchatka was an [[Astroengineering|astroengineered]] [[Forerunner]] world, created to serve as a link to the galaxy-spanning network 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|LocalArchive=https://archives.halopedia.org/waypoint/www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/kamchatka.html}}
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| ===Jul 'Mdama and his Covenant===
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| In [[2558]], a long-dead communications hub on the planet's surface activated.{{Ref/Reuse|HW}} With their primary base on [[Hesduros]] lost,{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22pg75|Enc22|Page=75}} and at the behest of Dr. Halsey,{{Ref/Book|Id=encpg359|Enc22|Page=359}} 'Mdama relocated his fleet to the system,{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg75}} hoping to pillage Forerunner technology{{Ref/Reuse|encpg359}} and using the system as a staging area.{{Ref/Reuse|osfmp11}} 'Mdama also hoped to benefit from intel provided by Dr. Halsey,{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg75}} who would go on to study the relay{{Ref/Game|H5G|Detail=[[Mission Intel#Osiris|Mission Intel - Osiris - Halsey Research Notes 2/4]]}} and discovered that her old AI [[Cortana]] was alive.{{Ref/Level|Id=blue team|H5G|[[Blue Team (level)|Blue Team]]}}
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| Approximately three weeks before the battle, Dr. Halsey contacted the UNSC, warning of an [[Guardian emergences|incoming event]] caused by Cortana. However, the UNSC didn't act upon that information immediately.{{Ref/Reuse|blue team}}
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| ===UNSC plans===
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| Analysts at the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] deemed that a strike on these forces at Caspar could potentially do substantial damage against the Covenant faction, and give the UNSC an edge.{{Ref/Reuse|osfmp7}} By [[2558#October|October 17, 2558]], plans were put in place to attack Jul's forces in the system as part of Operation: ANCHORITE,{{Ref/Book|Id=osfmp11|OSFM|Page=11}} and to retrieve Dr. Halsey as part of Operation: DESINENCE.{{Ref/Book|Id=osfmp115|OSFM|Page=115}} While ANCHORITE was known widely across the UNSC ''Infinity'' with it being part of a briefing letter,{{Ref/Reuse|osfmp11}} DESINENCE was not, with little information being discussed about it.{{Ref/Reuse|osfmp115}} Part of the overall attack plans included a second wave of forces deployed from the ''Infinity''.{{Ref/Book|Id=osfmp7|OSFM|Page=7}} The ''Infinity'' would also bring a complement of {{Class|Anlace|light frigate}}s.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFCalm|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/calm-in-the-storm|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Calm in the Storm|D=09|M=3|Y=2021}}
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| ==Battle== | | ==Battle== |
| [[File:H5G - KamchatkaBattle1.png|250px|thumb|An aerial battle overhead of Fireteam Osiris.{{Ref/Reuse|osiris}}]]
| | With recent attacks on five human colonies, including [[Ursa IV]] and [[Conrad's Point]], [[Fireteam Osiris]] was tasked with retrieving Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]] from [[Kamchatka]] and returning her to the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}. Halsey claimed to have information on the recent attacks, but she was being held in custody by Jul 'Mdama. Dropping behind enemy lines from a Pelican, Osiris fought their way through the numerous Covenant and Promethean forces. <ref name="opening"/> |
| ===Betrayal===
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| Upon arrival on Kamchatka, the Covenant would be attacked by hostile Forerunner defenses,{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg75}} their presence triggering them.{{Ref/Reuse|encpg359}} Dr. Halsey used these defenses and her exploration of Forerunner sites on the planet as part of a play to get the attention of the UNSC and be rescued.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg75}}{{Ref/Reuse|encpg359}}
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| ===DESINENCE===
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| {{Quote|Fireteam Osiris, the light is green.|Jameson Locke to Osiris, prior to jumping into battle.{{Ref/Reuse|osiris}}}}
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| The {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} deployed [[Fireteam Osiris]], a [[SPARTAN-IV program|Spartan-IV]] special operations squad, to retrieve Halsey and assassinate [[Jul 'Mdama]] if possible. They dropped from low orbit by [[Pelican]] and landed amidst an enormous ship and ground battle, as Cortana had taken control of Jul's [[Promethean]]s and was unleashing them against him. Jul 'Mdama's Covenant made little headway, with the constructs managing to bring down a {{Pattern|Hekar Taa|blockade runner}} and force back a [[Shuul'se-pattern Kraken|Kraken]] walker. The chaos from the Prometheans' rebellion provided Osiris cover from 'Mdama's Covenant, allowing them to sneak to the temple where 'Mdama and Halsey were stationed.{{Ref/Reuse|osiris}}
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| After reaching the temple, Osiris attacked Jul's [[Sangheili Zealot|Zealot]] guards while Spartan [[Jameson Locke]] faced off against [[Supreme Commander]] in melee combat. After a short fight, Locke was able to kill Jul with his [[combat knife]], bringing an end to his tyranny. Fireteam Osiris then took custody of Dr. Halsey and she was brought back to the ''Infinity'' to aid in the search for the Guardians.{{Ref/Reuse|osiris}}
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| ==Aftermath==
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| {{Quote|no=two|Kelly-087|Fred-104|q1=There's chatter about Jul 'Mdama on Covenant comms. The new arrivals say he's dead.|q2=Somebody cut the head off the Covenant. Bravo.|[[Kelly-087]] and [[Frederic-104]] of [[Blue Team]] during [[Operation: BIRD IN HAND]].{{Ref/Reuse|blue team}}}}
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| With Jul 'Mdama dead and the Prometheans now against them, his Covenant troops became desperate. Some of them fled to the ''[[Argent Moon]]'' to retrieve their soldiers scavenging the station, though most of them were killed in the attempt after [[Blue Team]] [[self-destruct|scuttled]] the station to [[Operation: BIRD IN HAND|keep it out of enemy hands]], destroying several Covenant warships in the process.{{Ref/Reuse|blue team}} Most of the rest regrouped on [[Sanghelios]], attempting [[Battle of Nuusra|an attack]] on the [[Vadam clan burial grounds]] in hopes of a revenge attack against [[Thel 'Vadam|the Arbiter]].{{Ref/Level|H5G|[[Swords of Sanghelios (level)|Swords of Sanghelios]]}} Covenant forces at that were under the joint control of several other high-ranking members of the faction including [[Kitun 'Arach]].{{Ref/Reuse|HWCF}}
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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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| |[[UNSC Navy]]
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| |[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]]
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| |[[Thomas Lasky]]
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| |Survived
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| | rowspan="5" |[[Spartan Operations]]
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| |[[Spartan Commander]]
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| |[[Sarah Palmer]]
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| |Survived
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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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| |}
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| {{Col-2}}
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| ===Jul 'Mdama's Covenant===
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| ====Military Personnel====
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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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| |[[Supreme Commander]]
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| |[[Jul 'Mdama]]
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| |KIA
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| |[[Sangheili General|General]]
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| |[[Kitun 'Arach]]
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| |Survived
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| |Unknown
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| |[[Kibkib Yany]]
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| |KIA
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| |}
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| {{Col-end}}
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| ==Trivia==
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| *[[Halo Waypoint]]'s [[Canon Fodder]] article ''Fifty Caliber'' states that "unconfirmed reports" about the Battle of Kamchatka claim there might have been a temporary alliance between Fireteam Osiris and the Sangheili [[Kitun 'Arach]] of Jul's forces. This is a reference to the [[Enemy of my Enemy]] achievement, in which the player(s) can choose to save a [[Sangheili Warrior]] assaulting a hill against [[Armiger Soldier]]s, turning him from an enemy to an ally.{{Ref/Site|Id=HWCF|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-fifty-caliber|Site=Halo Waypoint|Section=News, Canon Fodder|Page=Fifty Caliber|LocalArchive=https://archives.halopedia.org/waypoint/www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-fifty-caliber.html}}
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| *The bodies and wreckages of [[Swords of Sanghelios]] soldiers and Banshees are scattered throughout the level [[Osiris (level)|Osiris]]. While it is possible they participated in the battle, their use as game assets suggests they might be stand-ins for the deceased forces of Jul 'Mdama's Covenant.
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| File:H5G-Concept-Kamchata-Skyfall.jpg|Concept art of the battle for ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''.
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| File:H5G Achievement IntoTheFire.png|Concept art of the battle.
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| File:H5G Concept OsirisIntro1.jpg|Concept art of the battle.
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| File:H5G Concept OsirisIntro2.jpg|Concept art of the battle.
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| File:H5G Concept OsirisIntro3.jpg|Concept art of the battle.
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| File:H5G Concept OsirisIntro4.jpg|Concept art of the battle.
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| File:H5G Concept OsirisIntro5.jpg|Concept art of the battle.
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| File:H5G-Kamchatkadescent.png|Fireteam Osiris descends onto Kamchatka.
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| File:H5G-TanakaSMASH.gif|[[Holly Tanaka]] smashing through a boulder.
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| File:H5G-Valewrecking.gif|[[Olympia Vale]] attacking a Phantom. | | File:H5G-Valewrecking.gif|[[Olympia Vale]] attacking a Phantom. |
| File:H5G-KamchatkaCF.gif|Jameson Locke attacking Ghost pilots. | | File:H5G-KamchatkaCF.gif |
| File:H5G-Rad.png|Fireteam Osiris avoids a crashing Sangheili blockade runner. | | File:H5G-TanakaSMASH.gif |
| File:H5G-LockevsJul1.png|Locke prepares to stab Jul 'Mdama.
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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: Legacy of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Bad Blood]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' {{Mo}}
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
| {{Ref/Sources}} | | {{Reflist}} |
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| {{Post-Covenant War conflicts}} | | {{Post-Covenant War conflicts}} |
| {{Created conflict}}
| | [[Category:Post-Covenant War conflicts]] |
