Editing Sapien Sunrise

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{{Quote|Peace with hinge-heads is treason.|Propaganda from Sapien Sunrise<ref name="xeno">'''[[Hunt the Truth]]''', ''Xenophobia''</ref>}}

'''Sapien Sunrise''' ('''SS''') is a xenophobic human extremist organization prominent in the [[Outer Colonies]], following the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="xeno"/> By [[2558]], Sapien Sunrise had access to military hardware and were beginning to use [[terrorist]] tactics.<ref name="HtT10">'''Hunt the Truth''', ''Episode 10: GAG ORDER''</ref>

In [[2558]], Outer Colonies ambassador [[Richard Sekibo]] was considered a [[Treason|traitor]] by Sapien Sunrise<ref name="xeno"/> for organizing and hosting a peace conference with a [[Sangheili]] [[kaidon]] and his [[clan]] on the [[Terraforming|reterraformed]] [[Biko]].<ref name="HtT10"/> The organization posted xenophobic [[propaganda]]-laden posters on the walls of buildings on Biko that reminded people that the planet had been [[Battle of Biko|attacked]] and [[Glassing|glassed]] by the same species in [[2526]].<ref name="xeno"/> Sapien Sunrise had threatened the Biko embassy for months before the conference even occurred.<ref name="HtT10"/> The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] thought little of the organization.<ref name="xeno"/>

Meanwhile, Sapien Sunrise infiltrated Sekibo's delegation, with the intent to assassinate the human and Sangheili ambassadors and blame it on the Sangheili. Sekibo uncovered evidence of the [[terrorist]] plot by Sapien Sunrise one week before the attack, though he learned only a limited degree of the plot's details. Sekibo petitioned the [[UEG Senate]] for aid, but they rejected his request immediately. Sekibo continued to peace talk conference nonetheless. By the day of the peace conference, nine members of Sapien Sunrise managed to disguise themselves as Richard Sekibo's personal bodyguard, four civilians, and four security guards of the UEG delegates. The rogue [[Spartan-II]] [[Blue Team]] learned of the assassination plot and arrived at Biko moments before the attack could commence. Spartan [[John-117]] entered the embassy and killed Sekibo's "bodyguard". A firefight ensued as the Spartan escorted the mortally wounded Sekibo and the surviving Sangheili diplomats to safety. John killed all nine Sapien Sunrise infiltrators, while ten other security personnel and three Sangheili were also killed in the engagement. John and the Sangheili escaped Biko on Blue Team's ship, while Sekibo died and his body was left behind in a field. The Biko government and the UEG covered up the incident; John was blamed for attacking "innocent" security guards and killing Sekibo. Sapien Sunrise's involvement was soon realized by investigators but the information was hidden by the UEG from the public.<ref name="HtT10"/>

As [[Benjamin Giraud]] prepared to go public with the truth about the [[SPARTAN-II program]] and the Master Chief, the UEG and Biko suddenly reversed course and revealed that Sapien Sunrise was behind the attack, clearing the Master Chief and the Sangheili of any wrongdoing. Ben called it a "classic ONI half-truth" and that Sapien couldn't have pulled it off without the UEG who had rejected Sekibo's requests for help, calling it "arrogant negligence." Sapien Sunrise implicated FERO as the arms dealer who supplied them with the weapons used in the embassy massacre and ONI framed Ben as FERO.<ref name="htt13">'''[[Hunt the Truth]]''', ''Episode 13''</ref>

{{Quote|The Sapien Sunrise believed that species integration was destroying civilization. Humans pure, aliens bad; that sort of thing.|Journalist [[Benjamin Giraud]]<ref name="xeno"/>}}

The group is opposed to peace and alliances with the former [[Covenant]] client races, particularly the [[Sangheili]]. Holding the alien races responsible for the deaths of billions during the [[Human-Covenant War]], the organization believes that the [[Unified Earth Government]]'s [[Treaty of 2552|peace]] with the Sangheili is treason.<ref name="xeno"/> Members of Sapien Sunrise believe that [[human]]ity is pure and that species integration would destroy civilization.<ref name="HtT10"/> Believing that humanity was single-handedly responsible for winning the Covenant War, they were convinced that humanity should not "surrender" themselves to the Sangheili by forming alliances.<ref name="xeno"/>

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