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A '''Prisoner of War''' ('''POW''', '''PoW''', or '''PW''') is a combatant who is imprisoned by an [[Covenant Empire|enemy]] force during or immediately after an armed conflict.<ref>[http://www.en.wikipedia.org/prisoner_of_war Wikipedia]</ref>

Even in the 26th Century, the [[UNSC]] continues to take prisoners of war in their conflict against the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]], page 187</ref>, often using them as manual labor to construct fortifications for defending against Covenant attack and digging graves for Covenant and UNSC dead<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]], page 234</ref>. After the destruction of [[Installation 04|Alpha Halo]], multiple Sangheili were recovered in their lifepods by a UNSC-requisitioned prison ship, the {{UNSCShip|Mona Lisa}} and experimented on by an Office of Naval Intelligence medical officer seeking ways to harness the Flood, either to find a "cure" or to use it as a weapon against the Covenant. The last survivor of these, [[Henry (Sangheili)|"Henry"]], assisted the other human prisoners on the ship and was one of only two survivors, with him and Rimmer joining a UNSC Marine squad to try and escape.<ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''' - ''The Mona Lisa''</ref>. For much of the war, the Covenant refused to take prisoners, executing any human personnel who were captured or who surrendered<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]], page 74</ref>. After the discovery that only human "[[Reclaimers]]" could activate the Halo Array, the Covenant changed that policy.<ref>[[Halo 2]]</ref> UNSC treatment of prisoners has been "humane," while Covenant PoW's have been brutally tortured and interrogated<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]], page 97</ref><ref>[[Halo: Combat Evolved]], [[The Truth and Reconciliation (Level)]]</ref>. After the ascension of the [[Jiralhanae]] to the positions formerly held by the [[Sangheili]], UNSC PoW's were routinely captured and butchered for food for the Jiralhanae<ref>[[Halo 3]], [[Crows Nest (Level)]]</ref>

==PoW's in the Halo Games==

*'''[[Halo Wars]]'''

**'''[[Relic Approach (Level)|Relic Approach]]''' - a number of Warthogs are trapped behind Covenant energy shields, guarded by infantry and Ghosts.

**'''[[Ander's Signal (Level)|Ander's Signal]]''' - Professor Ellen Anders is captured by the 2531 [[Arbiter (Halo Wars)|Arbiter]], and imprisoned within a stasis field on a discovered Forerunner [[Shield World]], because of her ability to activate Forerunner technology.

*'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'''

**'''[[Truth and Reconciliation (Level)|Truth and Reconciliation]]''' - [[Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]] and several Marines are rescued by the [[Master Chief]] and a team of [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] aboard the [[Covenant Cruiser]] [[Truth and Reconciliation]]. Many more Marine bodies can be seen throughout the ship.<ref>''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', [[Truth and Reconciliation (Level)]]</ref>

*'''[[Halo 2]]'''

**'''[[Gravemind (Level)|Gravemind]]''' - several Marines are rescued from prisoner cells by the Master Chief, as he rampages through [[High Charity]], following the [[Prophet of Truth]]. They are either killed by the Covenant, or infected by the [[Flood]] when it infects the holy city.''[[Halo 2]]'', [[Gravemind (Level)]]

*'''[[Halo 3]]'''

**'''[[Sierra 117 (Level)|Sierra 117]]''' - [[Sergeant Major]] [[Avery Johnson]] and three other Marines are captured by [[Jiralhanae]]-led [[Covenant Loyalists|Covenant]] forces during the UNSC's extraction of the Master Chief, and used as bait to draw the [[Spartan]] into a trap. They are rescued, and manage to fend off Covenant counter-attack.<ref>''[[Halo 3]]'', [[Sierra 117 (Level)]]</ref>

**'''[[Crow's Nest (Level)|Crow's Nest]]''' - Marine prisoners are tied up in the barracks of Crows Nest. They were killed and tortured until the Master Chief manages to save them.

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