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*[[Second Ark Conflict]]<ref name="The Graveyard">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', ''[[Phoenix Logs]]'' – "The Graveyard"</ref>

|date=[[2558#November|November 25, 2558]]<ref name="The Graveyard" />

|place=[[Installation 00]]<ref name="The Graveyard" />

|result='''Banished victory'''<ref name="The Graveyard" />

|side1=[[United Nations Space Command]]<ref name="The Graveyard" />

|side2=[[Banished]]<ref name="Hold the Line">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Hold the Line]]''</ref>

|commanders2=*[[Atriox]]<ref name="The Signal">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Signal]]''</ref>

*[[Decimus]]<ref name="A New Enemy">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[A New Enemy]]''</ref>

**Multiple [[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark IX Mantis|Mantises]]<ref>''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', [[Phoenix Logs#Vehicle 2|Phoenix Logs, Vehicle "(Mantis)"]]</ref>

*''[[Enduring Conviction]]''<ref name="Hold the Line" />

*At least 2 [[Blisterback]]s<ref name="The Graveyard" />

*At least 1 [[Type-26 Banshee]]<ref name="The Graveyard" />

*At least 1 [[Banished Scarab]]<ref name="The Graveyard" />

*At least 1 [[Type-25 Spirit]]<ref name="The Graveyard" />

**[[Jiralhanae]]<ref name="The Graveyard" />

{{Quote|That ship brought these monsters. Killed everyone I was supposed to protect.|Isabel on the arrival of the ''Enduring Conviction''<ref name="Hold the Line" />}}

On [[2558#November|November 25, 2558]], a [[Covenant]] [[Covenant remnants|splinter group]] known as the [[Banished]] launched an '''attack''' on the [[UNSC]] research outposts established on [[Forerunner]] [[Installation 00]].<ref name="The Graveyard" /> The assault followed the unexpected shutdown of the installation's [[Portal at Voi|portal to Earth]] during [[Cortana]]'s [[Subjugation of Earth|takeover]] of [[Earth]].<ref name="Guardians">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''', campaign level, ''[[Guardians]]''</ref>

==Prelude==

On [[2558#October|October 28, 2558]], the [[smart AI]] Cortana, leader of an [[AI]] conglomerate known as the [[Created]], arrived at Earth with Forerunner [[Guardian]]s. Firing an [[EMP]] blast at the planet, Cortana caused the shutdown of Earth's defenses.<ref name="Guardians"/> In the wake of the attack the ancient extra-[[Milky Way|galactic]] Forerunner sanctuary known as Installation 00, or "the Ark", shutdown the Portal at Voi to prevent the Created from being able to access the installation.<ref name="Mythos202">'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 202''</ref> With the [[slipspace portal]] gone the [[United Nations Space Command]] research teams on the installation's surface found themselves stranded.<ref name="A New Enemy" />

[[File:Lambsurvivors.png|thumb|left|250px|Survivors of the attack try to make it on their own.]]

{{Quote|As we looked down at the horror below, we saw several hulking outlines move amongst the shadows. Jiralhanae, I think. Brutes. They were everywhere. The air was filled with the smell of burning ozone as a couple of bright, electric blue shapes arced their way toward us. We scattered as the [[plasma]] blast hit, vaporizing the trees nearby and showering us with ash and debris.|Nathaniel Palmer describing the attack in his diary<ref name="The Graveyard" />}}

On [[2558#November|November 25, 2558]],<ref name="The Graveyard" /> almost one month after the portal's shutdown, the [[Banished]], a [[Covenant]] [[Covenant remnant|splinter group]] led by the [[Jiralhanae]] [[warlord]] [[Atriox]], arrived at the Ark in their [[flagship]], the [[CAS-class assault carrier|assault carrier]] ''[[Enduring Conviction]]''.<ref name="Hold the Line" /> Deploying Jiralhanae forces, [[Blisterback]] mobile [[missile]] platforms, [[Banished Scarab|Scarab]] assault platforms, [[Type-26 Banshee|Banshee aircraft]], and other vehicles, the Banished began raiding the UNSC research outposts on the surface. Though the [[human]] inhabitants of the installation offered resistance against the invaders, they proved no match for the alien onslaught.<ref name="The Graveyard" /> One such research outpost, the [[Henry Lamb Research Outpost|Henry Lamb Research Facility]], was attacked by Banished forces led by Atriox's lieutenant, General [[Decimus]],<ref name="A New Enemy" /> before being directly bombarded by the ''Enduring Conviction''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[energy projector]]. A group of fifteen of the outpost's personnel, including archaeologist [[Nathaniel Palmer]] and scientist [[Brewer]], managed to barely escape the assault.<ref name="The Graveyard" /> By [[2559#January|January 17, 2559]], the group had atrophied to eight.<ref name="Turn of the Screw">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', ''[[Phoenix Logs]]'' – "The Turn of the Screw"</ref>

The destruction of the UNSC presence on the Ark allowed the Banished to establish their forces and set up salvage operations<ref name="A New Enemy" /> on the installation before the eventual arrival of the long-lost UNSC vessel, the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}},<ref name="The Signal" /> on March 28, 2559.<ref name="Alice log 1">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', ''[[Phoenix Logs]]'' – "Alice-130 Report #1"</ref>

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