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The battle marked a catastrophic defeat for the Forerunners, who lost the vast majority of their remaining population, leadership, and military strength. Additionally, a large portion of the [[Lifeworker]]s' biological samples of the galaxy's species stored on the greater Ark and Omega Halo were lost; in addition to the destruction wrought by the star roads, the [[Ur-Didact]] used a [[Composer]] to harvest Omega Halo's sizable transplanted [[human]] population, severely complicating the [[Librarian]]'s plans for mankind and the galaxy on the whole.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 31''</ref> The Librarian and her aide, [[343 Guilty Spark|Monitor Chakas]], managed to salvage a few of the specimens; Chakas also saved a handful of Forerunners, including the [[IsoDidact]] from Omega Halo, aboard a {{Class|Gargantua|transport}}.{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceA}} Using coordinates provided by the [[Master Builder]], [[Faber]] - killed during Omega Halo's destruction - the few survivors traveled to [[Installation 00]], the lesser Ark, its location still secret from the Flood, for the moment. The IsoDidact, the last legal commander of the Forerunner race, accepted that a true victory was now impossible | The battle marked a catastrophic defeat for the Forerunners, who lost the vast majority of their remaining population, leadership, and military strength. Additionally, a large portion of the [[Lifeworker]]s' biological samples of the galaxy's species stored on the greater Ark and Omega Halo were lost; in addition to the destruction wrought by the star roads, the [[Ur-Didact]] used a [[Composer]] to harvest Omega Halo's sizable transplanted [[human]] population, severely complicating the [[Librarian]]'s plans for mankind and the galaxy on the whole.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 31''</ref> The Librarian and her aide, [[343 Guilty Spark|Monitor Chakas]], managed to salvage a few of the specimens; Chakas also saved a handful of Forerunners, including the [[IsoDidact]] from Omega Halo, aboard a {{Class|Gargantua|transport}}.{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceA}} Using coordinates provided by the [[Master Builder]], [[Faber]] - killed during Omega Halo's destruction - the few survivors traveled to [[Installation 00]], the lesser Ark, its location still secret from the Flood, for the moment. The IsoDidact, the last legal commander of the Forerunner race, accepted that a true victory was now impossible. As such, the final [[Halo Array]] would be distributed across the galaxy by Offensive Bias and fired by the IsoDidact, killing most of the Flood and starving those that survived, ending the war.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 36''</ref> | ||
The Battle of the greater Ark also seemed to have another effect: when Mendicant Bias [[Battle of the Maginot Sphere|attacked the portal]] leading to the lesser Ark, it did not use star roads or any Precursor artifacts.{{Ref/Reuse|terminal6}} Whether due to arrogance, disdain, overwhelming rage, or a simple desire for a "personal" kill, this omission would enable Mendicant's defeat by the "inferior metarch", Offensive Bias. | The Battle of the greater Ark also seemed to have another effect: when Mendicant Bias [[Battle of the Maginot Sphere|attacked the portal]] leading to the lesser Ark, it did not use star roads or any Precursor artifacts.{{Ref/Reuse|terminal6}} Whether due to arrogance, disdain, overwhelming rage, or a simple desire for a "personal" kill, this omission would enable Mendicant's defeat by the "inferior metarch", Offensive Bias. | ||