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|image=[[File:Honor Guard Ultra Helmet.jpg|300px]] | |||
|name=Changing of the Guard | |||
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|image=[[File: | |conflict=[[Great Schism|Covenant Civil War]] | ||
|conflict=[[Great Schism]] | |date=''c.'' November 2, 2552 | ||
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|place=''[[High Charity]]'' | |place=''[[High Charity]]'' | ||
| | |outcome=Formation of the [[Covenant Separatists]] and [[Covenant Empire|Covenant Loyalists]] from the [[Covenant Empire]], Beginning of the [[Great Schism|Covenant Civil War]] | ||
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{{Quote| | {{Quote|This is unprecedented. Unacceptable.|Special Operations Commander [[Rtas 'Vadum|Rtas 'Vadumee]]}} | ||
{{Quote|Recommissioning the Guard was a radical step. But recent events have made it abundantly clear that the Elites can no longer guarantee our safety.|[[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]]}} | |||
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 | 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]] | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
"[[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. | *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. | |||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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