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*[[2552#November|November 3, 2552]]–[[2552#December|December 11, 2552]]{{Ref/Note|The massacre of the Sangheili on Earth on October 20, 2552 (witnessed in ''Halo 3: ODST'') is regarded as an isolated incident leading up to the Schism, whereas the conflict at large is considered to have begun with the Sangheili's banishment from the Honor Guard and the subsequent outbreak of all-out hostilities within High Charity and its fleets on November 2.}} ([[Ages of Retribution|First Age of Retribution]]){{Ref/Site|Id=CF159|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-coming-of-age|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Coming of Age|D=13|M=11|Y=2024}}
*[[2552#November|November 3, 2552]]–[[2552#December|December 11, 2552]]{{Ref/Note|The massacre of the Sangheili on Earth on October 20, 2552 (witnessed in ''Halo 3: ODST'') is regarded as an isolated incident leading up to the Schism, whereas the conflict at large is considered to have begun with the Sangheili's banishment from the Honor Guard and the subsequent outbreak of all-out hostilities within High Charity and its fleets on November 2.}}
**Continues as the [[Sangheili-Jiralhanae war]]<ref name="The Return">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''' "[[The Return]]" - '' "It was a terrible war. The Prophets provided the Brutes with powerful new weapons, hoping that they would in turn defend their Prophets against our wrath. But when the Prophets went into hiding, the lack of leadership allowed the Brutes to return to their savage nature and they soon began to fight against each other. This lack of solidarity made them much easier prey. Some of my fellow commanders continue that fight even now"''</ref>
|place=[[Orion Arm]], [[Milky Way|Milky Way Galaxy]]
|place=[[Orion Arm]], [[Milky Way|Milky Way Galaxy]]
|result='''Sangheili victory'''
|result='''Sangheili victory'''
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*{{Icon|Covenant FB}} '''[[Covenant separatists]]'''
*{{Icon|Covenant FB}} '''[[Covenant separatists]]'''
|commanders1=
|commanders1=
*[[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]]†
[[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]]† <br>
*[[Prophet of Mercy|High Prophet of Mercy]]†
[[Prophet of Mercy|High Prophet of Mercy]]† <br>
*[[Prophet of Exquisite Devotion]]†
[[Prophet of Exquisite Devotion]]† <br>
*[[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae|Chieftain]] [[Tartarus]]†
[[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae|Chieftain]] [[Tartarus]]† <br>
*[[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]] [[Gargantum]]
[[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]] [[Gargantum]] <br>
*[[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]] [[Avitus]]
[[Jiralhanae Captain|Captain]] [[Melchus]] <br>
*[[Jiralhanae Captain|Captain]] [[Melchus]]
|commanders2=
|commanders2=
*[[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] <br>
[[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] <br>
*[[Shipmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]] <br>
[[Shipmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]] <br>
*[[Unidentified Shipmaster (Righteous Vigilance)|Unidentified Sangheili Shipmaster]]<ref name="The Return">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''' "[[The Return]]" - '' "It was a terrible war. The Prophets provided the Brutes with powerful new weapons, hoping that they would in turn defend their Prophets against our wrath. But when the Prophets went into hiding, the lack of leadership allowed the Brutes to return to their savage nature and they soon began to fight against each other. This lack of solidarity made them much easier prey. Some of my fellow commanders continue that fight even now"''</ref>
[[Unidentified Shipmaster (Righteous Vigilance)|Unidentified Sangheili Shipmaster]]{{Ref/Reuse|The Return}} <br>
*[[Fleet Master]] [[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]]† <br>
[[Fleet Master]] [[Voro Nar 'Mantakree]]† <br>
*[[Imperial Admiral]] [[Xytan 'Jar Wattinree]]† <br>
[[Imperial Admiral]] [[Xytan 'Jar Wattinree]]† <br>
*[[Blademaster]] [[Vul 'Soran]]<br>
[[Blademaster]] [[Vul 'Soran]]<br>
*[[Fleetmaster]] [[Rojka 'Kasaan]]<br>
[[Fleetmaster]] [[Rojka 'Kasaan]]<br>
|forces1=
|forces1=
*[[Covenant military]]
*[[Covenant military]]
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*[[Joyous Exultation Covenant]]
*[[Joyous Exultation Covenant]]
**[[Combined Fleet of Righteous Purpose]]
**[[Combined Fleet of Righteous Purpose]]
**Sangheili-led [[Second Fleet of Homogeneous Clarity]]{{Ref/Book|Ghosts of Onyx|Chapter=27}}
** [[Voro Nar 'Mantakree| 'Mantakree]]-led [[Second Fleet of Homogeneous Clarity]]{{Ref/Book|Ghosts of Onyx|Chapter=27}}
*[[Sangheili]]
*[[Sangheili]]
*Most of the [[Unggoy]]
*Most of the [[Unggoy]]
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*Some Unggoy
*Some Unggoy
*Some Mgalekgolo}}
*Some Mgalekgolo}}
{{Quote|By the Prophets... what have these Brutes done? They have shed our brothers' blood... and for that, they must die!|[[Sangheili]] on [[Installation 05]].{{Ref/Level|Id=Uprising|H2|Uprising}}}}
{{Quote|By the Prophets... what have these Brutes done? They have shed our brothers' blood... and for that, they must die!|[[Sangheili]] on [[Installation 05]]}}{{Ref/Level|Id=Uprising|Halo 2|Level=Uprising}}


The '''Great Schism''',{{Ref/Book|Id=GoO|GoO|Page=240}} also known as the '''Covenant Schism''',{{Ref/Book|Id=GoO245|GoO|Page=245}} was a major civil war between the forces loyal to the [[Covenant]] (led by the [[San'Shyuum]] and the [[Jiralhanae]]) against the [[Covenant separatists]] (the [[Sangheili]] and their followers), which split apart on [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]]. The [[High Prophet of Truth]] ordered the extermination of the entire Sangheili species,{{Ref/Reuse|TEVG}}{{Ref/Level|H2|Quarantine Zone}}{{Ref/Novel|GoO|Page=208}} forcing them out of the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|Elites}} Battles during the Schism took place all throughout Covenant space, most prominently on [[High Charity]], the heart of the alien empire. The [[Flood]] additionally played a tertiary role, when they took over the holy city in an effort to assimilate the other warring factions. The deciding battles were fought between the Sangheili [[Fleet of Retribution]] allied with the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] against the [[High Prophet of Truth]] and his remnants of the Covenant on the [[Installation 00|Ark]]. The Schism marked both the end of the Covenant and the partition of its client species for a thousand years.{{Ref/Reuse|GoO245}} For the UNSC, it served as a major turning point that led to the [[Battle of Installation 00|end of the war]] after their [[Fall of Reach|disastrous defeat on Reach]].
The '''Great Schism''',{{Ref/Book|Id=GoO|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Page=240}} also known as the '''Covenant Schism''',{{Ref/Book|Id=GoO245|Halo: Ghosts of Onyx|Page=245}} was a major civil war between the forces loyal to the [[Covenant]] (led by the [[San'Shyuum]] and the [[Jiralhanae]]) against the [[Covenant separatists]] (the [[Sangheili]] and their followers), which split apart on [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]]. The [[High Prophet of Truth]] ordered the extermination of the entire Sangheili species,{{Ref/Reuse|TEVG}}{{Ref/Level|H2|Quarantine Zone}}{{Ref/Novel|GoO|Page=208}} forcing them out of the Covenant.{{Ref/Reuse|Elites}} Battles during the Schism took place all throughout Covenant space, most prominently on [[High Charity]], the heart of the alien empire. The [[Flood]] additionally played a tertiary role, when they took over the holy city in an effort to assimilate the other warring factions. The deciding battles were fought between the Sangheili [[Fleet of Retribution]] allied with the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] against the [[High Prophet of Truth]] and his remnants of the Covenant on the [[Installation 00|Ark]]. The Schism marked both the end of the Covenant and the partition of its client species for a thousand years.{{Ref/Reuse|GoO245}} For the UNSC, it served as a major turning point that led to the [[Battle of Installation 00|end of the war]] after their [[Fall of Reach|disastrous defeat on Reach]].


The conflict went down in Sangheili history as the '''Great Betrayal''',<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', ''The Return'', ''page 247''</ref> its deep wounds continuing to stir animosity between their kind and the Jiralhanae for years to come.{{Ref/Reuse|The Return}}
The conflict went down in Sangheili history as the '''Great Betrayal''',<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions''', ''The Return'', ''page 247''</ref> its deep wounds continuing to stir animosity between their kind and the Jiralhanae for years to come.{{Ref/Reuse|The Return}}
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===Broadening conflict===
===Broadening conflict===
Conflict occurred all across Covenant space, including from within [[Covenant starship|ships]] themselves. Notably, one [[Unidentified Shipmaster (Righteous Vigilance)|Sangheili Shipmaster]] grabbed the [[Prophet of Conviction|Prophet]] aboard his ship, having barged into his cabin, and executed him before the rest of the crew. [[Chol Von]], a [[T'vaoan]] [[Shipmaster|shipmistress]], captured a [[Phantom]], killing two [[Sangheili]] in the process.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 73''</ref>  She renamed her [[missionary ship]] ''[[Paragon|Joyous Discovery]]'' as ''Paragon''.<ref name="md141">'''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''', ''page 141''</ref>
Conflict occurred all across Covenant space, including from within [[Covenant starship|ships]] themselves. Notably, one [[Unidentified Shipmaster (Righteous Vigilance)|Sangheili Shipmaster]] grabbed the [[Prophet of Conviction|Prophet]] aboard his ship, having barged into his cabin, and executed him before the rest of the crew. [[Chol Von]], a [[T'vaoan]] [[Shipmaster|shipmistress]], captured a [[Phantom]], killing two [[Sangheili]] in the process.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 73''</ref>  She renamed her [[missionary ship]] ''[[Paragon|Joyous Discovery]]'' as ''Paragon''.<ref name="md141">'''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''', ''page 141''</ref>
At the onset of the conflict,{{Ref/Game|Id=Target03|HINF|[[High Value Target]] dossier, [[Okro 'Vagaduun]]}} the [[Bloodbrave Guardians of Suban]] on [[Suban]] were attacked by loyalist forces on the orders of the Hierarchs, with all but [[Okro 'Vagaduun|one member]] of the organization being killed in the attack.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P458|Enc22|Page=458}}


Covenant ships in orbit above both [[Tribute]]{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/tribute|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Tribute}} and [[Reach]] would begin firing at one another.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=43}}
Covenant ships in orbit above both [[Tribute]]{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/tribute|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Tribute}} and [[Reach]] would begin firing at one another.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=43}}
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On [[Installation 05]], [[Avery Johnson|Sergeant Major Avery Johnson's]] [[Marine]]s met [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam|Thel 'Vadam's]] forces and united to prevent the [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]], [[Tartarus]], from activating Delta Halo and firing the Halo Array.{{Ref/Level|Id=journey|H2|[[The Great Journey]]}} The Arbiter fought Tartarus face to face, while Johnson picked away at the Jiralhanae's shields with a [[beam rifle]] from afar. After killing Tartarus, the Arbiter solidified this alliance of circumstance by bringing in all local Sangheili forces to side with Commander [[Miranda Keyes]] and the UNSC. A shaky alliance between these Sangheili and their former foes, the [[human]]s, was forged out of necessity and revenge against the Covenant to some extent.{{Ref/Level|H3|[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]|Quote=I will have my revenge on a Prophet, not a plague!}} Both sides had two common enemies that wished for their extinction: the Covenant and the Flood. Meanwhile, [[Rtas 'Vadum]] led a strike team of Sangheili to capture the ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'' from the Jiralhanae as a flagship for their local forces, forming the [[Fleet of Retribution]].
On [[Installation 05]], [[Avery Johnson|Sergeant Major Avery Johnson's]] [[Marine]]s met [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam|Thel 'Vadam's]] forces and united to prevent the [[Chieftain of the Jiralhanae]], [[Tartarus]], from activating Delta Halo and firing the Halo Array.{{Ref/Level|Id=journey|H2|[[The Great Journey]]}} The Arbiter fought Tartarus face to face, while Johnson picked away at the Jiralhanae's shields with a [[beam rifle]] from afar. After killing Tartarus, the Arbiter solidified this alliance of circumstance by bringing in all local Sangheili forces to side with Commander [[Miranda Keyes]] and the UNSC. A shaky alliance between these Sangheili and their former foes, the [[human]]s, was forged out of necessity and revenge against the Covenant to some extent.{{Ref/Level|H3|[[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]|Quote=I will have my revenge on a Prophet, not a plague!}} Both sides had two common enemies that wished for their extinction: the Covenant and the Flood. Meanwhile, [[Rtas 'Vadum]] led a strike team of Sangheili to capture the ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'' from the Jiralhanae as a flagship for their local forces, forming the [[Fleet of Retribution]].


The Fleet of Retribution stayed behind on Delta Halo to quarantine the Flood outbreak by [[glassing]] the surface, while the Arbiter joined the UNSC forces back to Earth to chase the High Prophet of Truth. Truth was excavating [[Portal at Voi|the Forerunner artifact]] on Earth that Regret had discovered nearly a month prior and was seeking to use it to travel to the Ark to fire all the Halo rings. Weeks later on November 17, the devastated [[UNSC Home Fleet]] attempted a last-ditch assault on Truth's Forerunner Dreadnought, which had integrated with the portal artifact. This attack failed while a [[Indulgence of Conviction|Flood-controlled battlecruiser]] crashed in [[Voi]] only moments after Truth's Dreadnaught and the rest of his fleet entered the [[Slipspace portal|portal]] generated by the artifact.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[The Storm]]''</ref>  
The Fleet of Retribution stayed behind on Delta Halo to quarantine the Flood outbreak by [[glassing]] the surface, while the Arbiter joined the UNSC forces back to Earth to chase the High Prophet of Truth. Truth was excavating [[Portal at Voi|the Forerunner artifact]] on Earth that Regret had discovered nearly a month prior and was seeking to use it to travel to the Ark to fire all the Halo rings. Weeks later on November 17, the devastated [[UNSC Home Fleet]] attempted a last-ditch assault on Truth's Forerunner Dreadnought, which had integrated with portal artifact. This attack failed while a [[Indulgence of Conviction|Flood-controlled battlecruiser]] crashed in [[Voi]] only moments after Truth's Dreadnaught and the rest of his fleet entered the [[Slipspace portal|portal]] generated by the artifact.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[The Storm]]''</ref>  


The Sangheili [[Fleet of Retribution]], led by [[Shipmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]], arrived at Earth in pursuit of the Flood infested cruiser. Several Sangheili were deployed to assist the UNSC forces in containing the Flood in Voi from spreading across the entire planet. After the allied forces were airborne, the Fleet of Retribution glassed the city and its environs under the order of Shipmaster 'Vadum, Arbiter Thel 'Vadam had persuaded him that only glassing the local area was necessary as opposed to the whole planet. This led to a debate between Shipmaster 'Vadum and [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Lord Terrence Hood]]. The Sangheili and Commander Miranda Keyes' forces agreed to follow Truth to the Ark beyond the portal.<ref name="floodgate">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref>{{clear}}
The Sangheili [[Fleet of Retribution]], led by [[Shipmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]], arrived at Earth in pursuit of the Flood infested cruiser. Several Sangheili were deployed to assist the UNSC forces in containing the Flood in Voi from spreading across the entire planet. After the allied forces were airborne, the Fleet of Retribution glassed the city and its environs under the order of Shipmaster 'Vadum, Arbiter Thel 'Vadam had persuaded him that only glassing the local area was necessary opposed the the whole planet. This led to a debate between Shipmaster 'Vadum and [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Lord Terrence Hood]]. The Sangheili and Commander Miranda Keyes' forces agreed to follow Truth to the Ark beyond the portal.<ref name="floodgate">'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref>{{clear}}


====The Ark====
====The Ark====
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