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{{Era|Post}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Newcontent|[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]}}
{{Under construction}}
{{Battle infobox
{{Battle infobox
|prev=[[Raid on Anodyne Spirit|Raid on ''Anodyne Spirit'']]
|prev=*[[Operation: HOURGLASS]]
|conc=
*[[Operation: SONATA]]
|next=[[Battle for Installation 07]]
|conc=[[Second Ark Conflict]]
|next=[[Battle of Epsilon Clarion]]
|name=Operation: WOLFE
|name=Operation: WOLFE
|image=[[File:HSOR FullCover Art.jpg|300px]]
|image=[[File:HSOR FullCover Art.jpg|300px]]
|conflict=[[Created conflict]]
|conflict=[[Created conflict]]
|date=[[2559#October|October 7-12, 2559]]
|date=[[2559#October|October 7–12, 2559]]
|place=[[Eposz]], [[Viery Territory]], [[Reach]], [[Epsilon Eridani system]]
|place=[[Eposz]], [[Viery Territory]], [[Reach]], [[Epsilon Eridani system]]
|result='''Created victory'''
|result='''Created victory'''
*The Created assume control of Reach
*The Created assume control of Reach{{Citation needed}}
'''UNSC strategic victory'''
*Blue Team recovers [[cryobin]]s
*Blue Team recovers cryobins
'''Banished strategic victory'''
*[[Atriox]] returns to the [[Milky Way]]
*[[Atriox]] returns to the [[Milky Way]]
'''Keepers ideological victory'''
*''[[Pegoras]]'' stolen by the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] and went to the [[Lesser Ark]]
*Lich stolen and went to the [[Lesser Ark]]
|side1=*{{Icon|UNSC Post}} [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]]<br>
|side1=*{{Icon|UNSC Post}} [[United Nations Space Command]]<br>
**{{Icon|Navy}} [[UNSC Navy]]
*[[Viery Militia]]
*[[Viery Militia]]
|side2=*{{Icon|Banished}} [[Banished]]<br>
|side2=*{{Icon|Banished}} [[Banished]]<br>
**[[Keepers of the One Freedom]] {{C|temporarily affiliated}}<br>
**[[Keepers of the One Freedom]] {{C|temporarily affiliated}}
**[[Legion of the Corpse-Moon]]<br>
**[[Legion of the Corpse-Moon]]
**[[Ravaged Tusks]]
**[[Clan of the Ravaged Tusks|Ravaged Tusks]]
|side3=*{{Icon|Created}} [[Created]]<br>
|side3=*{{Icon|Forerunner}} [[Created]]<br>
|commanders1=*[[Captain]] [[Thomas Lasky]]
|commanders1=*[[Captain|CAPT]] [[Thomas Lasky]]{{Ref/Reuse|chapt13}}
*[[Master Chief Petty Officer|MCPO]] [[John-117]]
*[[Master Chief Petty Officer|MCPO]] [[John-117]]
*Spartan Commander [[Sarah Palmer]]
*Spartan Commander [[Sarah Palmer]]{{Ref/Reuse|chapt13}}
*[[Sasa Boldisar]]
*[[General (UNICOM)|GEN]] [[Doi]]{{Ref/Reuse|chapt13}}
|commanders2=*[[Escharum]]
*[[Colonel|COL]] [[Sasa Boldisar]]
*[[Castor]]
|commanders2=*[[War Chief]] [[Escharum]]
*[[Ballas]]
*[[Legionmaster]] [[Castor]]
*[[Deukalion]]
*[[Legionmaster]] [[Ballas]]
*[[Legionmaster]] [[Deukalion]]
|commanders3=*Created [[Guardian]]
|commanders3=*Created [[Guardian]]
|forces1={{Icon|Navy}} [[UNSC Navy]]
|forces1=
*{{UNSCShip|Infinity}}
*{{UNSCShip|Infinity}}
**5 {{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}}s
**5 {{Class|Strident|heavy frigate}}s
**At least 2 {{Class|Anlace|frigate}}s
**3 {{Class|Anlace|light frigate}}s{{Ref/Reuse|chapt13}}
*Several [[D77H-TCI Pelican]]
*Several [[D77H-TCI Pelican]]
*8 [[D96-TCE Albatross]]
*8 [[D96-TCE Albatross]]
*Several [[GA-TL1 Longsword]]s
*Several [[GA-TL1 Longsword]]s
*Several [[F-41 Broadsword]]s
*Several [[F-41 Broadsword]]s
*[[Prowler]]
*At least 1 [[Prowler]]
**1 {{Class|Eclipse|prowler}}
*1 [[D102 Owl]]
***{{UNSCShip|Bucephalus}}{{Ref/Reuse|HSoR-SE}}
*1 [[Owl]]
**{{UNSCShip|Special Delivery}}
**{{UNSCShip|Special Delivery}}
*124 Spartans
*124 Spartans
**[[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]]s [[Blue Team]]
**Sarah Palmer
**[[Fireteam Taurus]]
**[[Fireteam Intrepid]]
*Several [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODSTs]]
*Several [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODSTs]]
*[[Ferret]]s (Undercover)
*[[Ferret]]s {{c|Undercover}}
Viery Militia
*Several [[M12 Chaingun Warthog]]s
*Several [[M12 Chaingun Warthog]]s
*Several [[M12R Rocket Warthog]]s
*Several [[M12R Rocket Warthog]]s
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*Hundreds of ground troops
*Hundreds of ground troops
|forces2=
|forces2=
*Banished fleet
**Banished [[Covenant carrier|supercarrier]]
***1 [[intrusion corvette]]
**3 [[Covenant destroyer|heavy destroyers]]
**1 destroyer
**1 [[karve]]
**At least one Banished [[Covenant cruiser|cruiser]]
**Several other ships
*Several air vehicles
*Several air vehicles
**[[Banished Lich|Lich]]es
**[[Eklon'Dal Workshop Lich]]es
**[[Morsam-pattern Seraph|''Morsam''-pattern Seraphs]]
**[[Morsam-pattern Seraph|''Morsam''-pattern Seraphs]]
**[[Banished Phantom|Phantom]]s
**[[Eklon'Dal Workshop Phantom|Phantom]]s
**[[Griever fighter-bomber]]s
**[[Dovotaa Workshop Griever]]s
**[[Banished Banshee|Banshee]]s
**[['Ahtulai Workshop Banshee|Banshee]]s
**[[Banished Spirit|Spirit]]s
**[[Eklon'Dal Workshop Spirit|Spirit]]s
*Several ground vehicles
*Several ground vehicles
**[[Banished Wraith|Wraith]]s
**[[Eklon'Dal Workshop Wraith|Wraith]]s
***Anti-Aircraft Wraiths
***Anti-Aircraft Wraiths
**[[Shadow]]s
**[[Shadow]]s
**[[Marauder]]s
**[[Eklon'Dal Workshop Marauder]]s
**[[Type-52 Prowler|Prowlers]]
**[[Reaver]]s
**[[Banished Chopper|Chopper]]s
**[[Qavardu Workshop Prowler|Prowlers]]
**[[Banished Ghost|Ghosts]]
**[[Barug'qel Workshop Chopper|Chopper]]s
**[[Zaagokelu Workshop Ghost|Ghosts]]
*Thousands of ground forces
*Thousands of ground forces
**[[Jiralhanae]]
**[[Jiralhanae]]
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**[[Unggoy]]
**[[Unggoy]]
**[[Human]]s
**[[Human]]s
***[[Ferret]]s {{c|Undercover}}
|forces3=
|forces3=
*1 Guardian Custode
*1 Guardian Custode
|casual1=
*{{UNSCShip|Special Delivery}}
*1 Pelican
|casual2=
*[[Toati]]
|casual3=None
}}
}}
'''Operation: WOLFE'''{{Ref/Site|Id=HSoR-SE|URL=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syH7LHTvOlI|SiteName=YouTube|PageName=Halo: Shadows of Reach - Special Excerpt Voiced by Steve Downes}} was an [[operation]] undertaken by [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] [[Blue Team]] during the [[Created conflict]].{{Ref/Site|Id=CFshadows|URL=|https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/shadows-of-the-former|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Canon Fodder - Shadows of the Former}}
{{Quote|If we don't recover those assets, I won't be able to stop Cortana. If I don't stop her, the destruction of the ''Infinity'' is only a matter of time.|Dr. Halsey to Thomas Lasky.{{Ref/Reuse|chapt13}}}}
'''Operation: WOLFE'''{{Ref/Site|Id=HSoR-SE|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syH7LHTvOlI|Site=YouTube|Page=Halo: Shadows of Reach - Special Excerpt Voiced by Steve Downes}} was an [[operation]] undertaken by [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] [[Blue Team]] during the [[Created uprising]].{{Ref/Site|Id=CFshadows|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/shadows-of-the-former|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Shadows of the Former}}


==Background==
==Background==
[[File:Glassed Reach.png|thumb|left|250px|Reach after its glassing.{{Ref/Level|Id=h2aheretic|H2A|[[The Heretic]]}}]]
===The Fall of Reach===
===The Fall of Reach===
{{Main|Fall of Reach}}
{{Main|Fall of Reach}}
In [[2552#August|August 2552]], [[Reach]] fell to the onslaught of the [[Covenant]]. Late in the battle, the SPARTAN-IIs were deployed onto Reach to help defend the [[planet]]'s [[orbital defense generator]]s from assault to give the [[UNSC Navy]] a fighting chance in the concurrent [[Space battle over Reach|space battle]]. During the engagement, many Spartans were killed and more injured, with the majority of survivors eventually retreating to [[CASTLE Base]], including [[Team Alpha]] and [[Team Delta]]. There, they met up with Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]], who had been escorted to the site by [[Jun-A266]] following the enactment of [[Operation: WHITE GLOVE]] on [[SWORD Base]]. Here, she worked to enact the operation on CASTLE, destroying all of the [[AI]]s present in the facility including [[Araqiel]] and [[Kalmiya]], before using self-destruct charges on the base to ensure any materiel inside did not fall into Covenant hands.
In [[2552#August|August 2552]], [[Reach]] fell to the onslaught of the [[Covenant]]. Late in the battle, the SPARTAN-IIs were deployed onto Reach to help defend the [[planet]]'s [[orbital defense generator]]s from assault to give the [[UNSC Navy]] a fighting chance in the concurrent [[Space battle over Reach|space battle]].{{Citation needed}} During the engagement, many Spartans were killed and more injured, with the majority of survivors eventually retreating to [[CASTLE Base]], including [[Team Alpha]] and [[Team Delta]].{{Citation needed}} There, they met up with Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]], who had been escorted to the site by [[Jun-A266]] following the enactment of [[Operation: WHITE GLOVE]] on [[SWORD Base]]. Here, she worked to enact the operation on CASTLE, destroying all of the [[AI]]s present in the facility including [[Araqiel]] and [[Kalmiya]], before using self-destruct charges on the base to ensure any materiel inside did not fall into Covenant hands.{{Citation needed}}


The group survived in the [[Titanium]] mines beneath the facility, and were eventually later extracted by [[John-117]] and the other survivors of the [[Battle of Installation 04]] during the [[Raid on Reach]].
The group survived in the [[Titanium]] mines beneath the facility, and were eventually later extracted by [[John-117]] and the other survivors of the [[Battle of Installation 04]] during the [[Raid on Reach]].{{Citation needed}}


[[File:H5G Reclaimation.PNG|thumb|left|250px|Cortana beginning [[The Reclamation]].{{Ref/Level|Id=guardians|H5G|[[Guardians (level)|Guardians]]}}]]
===The Created===
===The Created===
{{Main|Created conflict}}
{{Main|Created uprising}}
In [[2558#October|October 2558]], a force of artificial intelligences known as the [[Created]], led by [[Cortana]] and the [[Warden Eternal]] alongside an army of [[Promethean]]s, rose up and began to subjugate the [[Milky Way]] galaxy. A year following this rise, Blue Team were deployed from {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} to CASTLE Base to investigate assets hidden in Halsey's laboratory that may have survived the base's destruction, and help to lead to the defeat of the AI uprising. The team consisted of John-117, [[Frederic-104]], [[Kelly-087]] and [[Linda-058]], who had begun to employ their own variants of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN3)]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFshadows}}
In [[2558#October|October 2558]], a force of artificial intelligences known as the [[Created]], led by [[Cortana]] and the [[Warden Eternal]] alongside an army of [[Promethean]]s, rose up and began to [[Cortana Event|subjugate]] the [[Milky Way]] galaxy. A year following this rise, Blue Team were deployed from {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} to CASTLE Base to investigate assets hidden in Halsey's laboratory that may have survived the base's destruction, and help to lead to the defeat of the AI uprising. The team consisted of John-117, [[Frederic-104]], [[Kelly-087]] and [[Linda-058]], who had begun to employ their own variants of the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN3)]].{{Ref/Reuse|CFshadows}}
 
By this time, the [[Banished]] had begun to occupy Reach and the remnants of CASTLE base.{{Ref/Reuse|CFshadows}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFPUmbra|https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/pen-umbra|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Pen Umbra}}
 
===The Ark===
{{Expand-section}}


By this time, the [[Banished]] had begun to occupy Reach and the remnants of CASTLE base.{{Ref/Reuse|CFshadows}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFPUmbra|https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/pen-umbra|SiteName=Halo Waypoint|PageName=Canon Fodder - Pen Umbra}}
===UNSC preparations and preceeding activities===
The UNSC ''Infinity'' was preparing for Operation: WOLFE by at least September 22, 2559. [[Operation: SONATA]] would occur at the same time, though was unrelated to preparing for WOLFE. It was believed that had SONATA failed, it could have inadvertently delayed WOLFE.{{Ref/Book|Id=HVS|Halo: Venezian Sonata}}


==The Battle==
==The Battle==
===Insertion===
===Insertion===
On October 7, 2559, Blue Team began their insertion into Reach's atmosphere via an [[Owl]], the {{UNSCShip|Special Delivery}}. Their flight path took them over [[Big Crater Bay]].{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Shadows of Reach|Chapter=1}}
On October 7, 2559, Blue Team began their insertion into Reach's atmosphere via an [[D102 Owl]], the {{UNSCShip|Special Delivery}}. Their flight path took them over [[Big Crater Bay]]. Their presence alerted a nearby [[Seraph]] patrol, which began tracking their movement. The ''Special Delivery'' detected long-ranged [[Jiralhanae]] communications, indicating that the Seraphs had been launched from Sword Base's location. In an effort to fool the incoming Seraphs into thinking the ''Special Delivery'' was a meteor burning up in Reach's atmosphere, Major Van Houte performed a risky high-g maneuver, firing the main engines and rapidly decelerating the Owl before launching a series of decoys and unignited missiles and then dropping into stealth mode. {{Ref/Novel|Id=SoRchapt1|Halo: Shadows of Reach|Chapter=1}} Although the ''Special Delivery'' successfully avoided interception by the Seraphs, the ship suffered damage when a drilling jumbo got loose in the cargo hold, forcing the crew to make a hard landing.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=SoRchapt1}}{{Ref/Reuse|SoRChapt2}}
 
===On the surface===
Blue Team and most of the crew exited the crashed Owl safely, although Major Van Houte and Lieutenant Chapov were still trapped inside the cockpit, which was partially buried inside a lechatelierite layer. John and Kelly managed to pull Chapov out but they had a harder time reaching Van Houte. Although Van Houte wanted the team to leave him behind, John insisted on retrieving him. Kelly fired her [[M45E shotgun]] into the ground one meter away from the Owl's nose, fracturing the lechatelierite layer, which allowed Chief Mukai to use a load-haul-dump machine to breakthrough the rest of the lechatelierite.{{Ref/Reuse|SoRChapt2}}
 
Meanwhile a trio of Seraphs arrived and opened fire on the crash site. Fred used the drilling jumbo as a makeshift anti-aircraft gun and destroyed two Seraphs. The third Seraph attempted to perform evasive manuevers but ended up crashing. John and Kelly finished retrieving Major Van Houte from the Owl, as more Seraphs arrived to investigate. As they were evacuating the crash site, John noticed the damaged Seraph had crash-landed nearby. Using [[M9 fragmentation grenade|grenades]] to distract the newly arrived Seraphs, John inspected the crashed Seraph and discovered it had [[Banished]] markings on it. Once the team was at a safe distance, Van Houte activated the ''Special Delivery''{{'}}s self-destruct. The attacking Seraphs were caught in the blast and destroyed.{{Ref/Reuse|SoRChapt2}}
 
The survivors of the ''Special'' would move into [[Tárnoc Gorge]] in the [[Ujeger Highlands]] with the burrowing equipment. However, the gorge couldn't easily accommodate everything adequately.{{Ref/Reuse|SoRchapt4}}
 
===Orbit===
To prevent the actions on Reach from alerting the [[Created]], three {{Class|Anlace|light frigate}}s were deployed to create a full-spectrum jamming blanket around the world. [[Longsword]]s were also deployed to try and destroy some of the hundreds of defunct satellites in orbit that could transmit information.{{Ref/Reuse|chapt13}}
{{Expand-section}}
{{Expand-section}}


==Aftermath==
==Aftermath==
The Banished occupiers and UNSC forces withdrew from Reach before Cortana's Guardian arrived. Some troops were left behind on Reach till the end of the [[Created conflict]] and the [[Viery Militia]] regained control over [[Arany Basin]]. Dr.Halsey got the cryobins from CASTLE BASE.
The Banished occupiers and UNSC forces withdrew from Reach before Cortana's Guardian arrived. Some troops were left behind on Reach till the end of the [[Created uprising]] and the [[Viery Militia]] regained control over [[Arany Basin]]. Dr. Halsey got the cryobins from CASTLE BASE.
 
The Banished managed to open the portal on the Menachite Forerunner complex, allowing Atriox and some of his forces travel from Installation 00 to Reach on the Lich ''[[Pegoras]]'',{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Divine Wind|Chapter=1}} but after this Castor and his Keepers betrayed the Banished and stole their Lich, traveling to the Lesser Ark to fulfill their Great Journey. Unknown to them, the undercover ONI operative Veta Lopis and her Ferret team went with them as well. On the Ark, with the help of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}, the Ferrets managed to foil the Keepers' plot and the faction was ultimately destroyed, leaving only [[Castor]] and [[Inslaan 'Gadogai]] as survivors.{{Ref/Novel|DW}}
 
After all UNSC assets have returned to the UNSC ''Infinity'', it was to rendezvous with its escort fleet at jump point <nowiki><RM.511.GS.005></nowiki> and proceed to [[Installation 07]].{{Ref/Book|The Art of Halo Infinite|Detail=Deluxe edition back cover}} Using the contents of the cryobins retrieved by Blue Team, her remaining cloned brains from Cortana's creation, Halsey is able to create [[the Weapon]], the only AI capable of stopping Cortana.{{Ref/Game|Id=Audio logs|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Recovered Files 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Recovered Files #03 - The Mission}}
 
==Timeline==
===October 7, 2559===
*'''0217 Hours''': Insertion of ''Special Delivery'' into the atmosphere in progress.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=SoRchapt1}}
*'''0241 Hours''': Crew of ''Special Delivery'' begin exiting out of the crashed vehicle.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=SoRchapt1}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=SoRChapt2|SoR|Chapter=2}}
*'''0351 Hours''': Castor and a large force are in the middle of investigating the wreckage of the ''Special Delivery''.{{Ref/Novel|SoR|Chapter=3}}
*'''0631 Hours''': Survivors of the ''Special Delivery'' crew were making their way through [[Tárnoc Gorge]] of the [[Ujeger Highlands]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=SoRchapt4|SoR|Chapter=4}}
*'''1442 Hours''': Blue Team continued moving towards Kiskӧre Base while being frequently harassed by Seraph fighters.{{Ref/Novel|SoR|Chapter=5}}
*'''1532 Hours''': Blue Team set off explosives at Kiskӧre Base, losing contact with Linda 058 shortly afterwards.{{Ref/Novel|SoR|Chapter=6}}
 
===October 8, 2559===
*'''1200 Hours''': [[Castor]] met with [[Deukalion]] and [[Ballas]] to gather information on the Spartans' activities.{{Ref/Novel|SoR|Chapter=7}}
*'''1923 Hours''': John-117 treated by [[Somogy|Dr. Somogy]] at [[Logistics Base Gödöllő]].{{Ref/Novel|SoR|Chapter=8}}
*'''1924 Hours''': Linda-058 lead survivors of the ''Special Delivery'' along the Juh Mező Aqueduct, still out of contact with Blue team.{{Ref/Novel|SoR|Chapter=9}}
*'''1944 Hours''': John-117 and Kelly-087 arrived at the map room of Logistics Base Gödöllő.{{Ref/Novel|SoR|Chapter=10}}
 
===October 11, 2559===
*'''0234 Hours''': Blue Team and twenty Reavian rangers tunneled towards a Banished armory in [[Mohács|New Mohács]]. They accidentally hit an underground methane supply, forcing Blue team to shoot holes in the roof of the tunnel to create enough ventilation for the rangers to breath.{{Ref/Novel|SoR|Chapter=11}}
*'''0244 Hours''': Blue team led an attack against the Banished armory in New Mohács.{{Ref/Novel|SoR|Chapter=12}}
 
===October 12, 2559===
*'''0504 Hours''': Infinity moved in an orbital approach towards Reach.{{Ref/Novel|Id=chapt13|SoR|Chapter=13}}
*Captain Lasky ordered 120 Spartan IVs to descend towards Reach in HEV pods, along with ODSTs transported in pelicans and albatrosses. The first wave of drop pods were led by ten broadsword squadrons, while the rest of Infinity's broadsword squadrons led the second wave.{{Ref/Novel|SoR|Page=251}}
*'''0540 Hours''': Blue team prepared to hold the captured armory New Mohács against a Banished counterattack. Banished forced surrounded the armory from all directions.{{Ref/Novel|SoR|Chapter=14}}
*'''0612 Hours''': John-117 received a ride back into the New Mohács armory.{{Ref/Novel|SoR|Chapter=15}}
*'''0632 Hours''': Banished air forces attempted to break through M71 Scythes to retake the New Mohács armory.{{Ref/Novel|SoR|Chapter=16}}
*The first wave of HEV pods landed and moved to assist Blue team.{{Ref/Novel|SoR|Page=251}}
*'''0905 Hours''': Blue Team had their wounds tended to and armor repaired as they prepared to move towards [[CASTLE Base]].{{Ref/Novel|SoR|Chapter=17}}
*'''0932 Hours''': UNSC forces broke through banshee formation in push towards CASTLE Base.{{Ref/Novel|SoR|Chapter=18}}
*'''1308 Hours''': Blue Team are doing surveillance while on [[Vanadinite Mountain]] on the approach to CASTLE Base.{{Ref/Novel|SoR|Chapter=19}}
*'''1348 Hours''': John-117 begins descending into CASTLE Base.{{Ref/Novel|SoR|Chapter=20}}
*'''1845 Hours''': Blue Team and ODSTs on board a [[Pelican]] were en route to the UNSC ''Infinity''.{{Ref/Novel|SoR|Chapter=Epilogue}}
 
==Participants==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
===UNSC===
===Naval assets===
====Starships====
{| class="wikitable sortable " style="width: 75%;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
|-
! Tactical grouping
! Class
! Name
! Status<!--This refers to their status after the battle, not their overall status-->
|-
| rowspan="2" |Unknown
|{{Class|Infinity|supercarrier}}
|{{UNSCShip|Infinity}}
|Survived
|-
|{{Class|Eclipse|prowler}}
|{{UNSCShip|Bucephalus}}{{Ref/Reuse|HSoR-SE}}
|Unknown
|}
 
====Military personnel====
{| class="wikitable sortable " style="width: 75%;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
|-
! Branch
! Rank
! Name
! Status<!--This refers to their status after the battle, not their overall status-->
|-
| rowspan="6" |[[UNSC Navy]]
|[[Master Chief Petty Officer]]
|[[John-117]]
|Survived
|-
|[[Captain (NAVCOM)|Captain]]
|[[Thomas Lasky]]
|Survived
|-
|[[Captain]]
|[[Veronica Dare]]
|Survived
|-
|[[Lieutenant, Junior Grade]]
|[[Frederic-104]]
|Survived
|-
| rowspan="2" |[[Petty Officer First Class]]
|[[Kelly-087]]
|Survived
|-
|[[Linda-058]]
|Survived
|-
| rowspan="3" |[[Spartan Operations]]
|[[Spartan Commander]]
|[[Sarah Palmer]]
|Survived
|-
| rowspan="2" |Spartan
|[[Hudson Griffin]]
|Survived
|-
|[[Bonita Stone]]
|Survived
|-
| rowspan="4" |[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
|[[General (UNICOM)|General]]
|[[Doi]]
|Unknown
|-
|[[Major (UNICOM)|Major]]
|[[Eznik Van Houte]]
|Survived
|-
|[[First Lieutenant]]
|[[Maks Chapov]]
|KIA
|-
|[[Gunnery Sergeant]]
|[[Elena Bobrov]]
|Survived
|-
|}
 
===Units===
====Ground forces====
*[[UNSC Navy]]
**[[Blue Team]]
*[[Spartan Operations]]
**[[Fireteam Taurus]]
**[[Fireteam Intrepid]]
*[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
**[[Special Team|''Special'' Team]]
 
===Vehicles===
{| class="wikitable sortable " style="width: 75%;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
|-
! Type
! Name
! Status<!--This refers to their status after the battle, not their overall status-->
|-
|[[D102 Owl]]
|{{UNSCShip|Special Delivery}}
|Destroyed
|}
 
===Viery Militia===
====Military personnel====
{| class="wikitable sortable " style="width: 75%;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
|-
! Branch
! Rank
! Name
! Status<!--This refers to their status after the battle, not their overall status-->
|-
|rowspan="5" |Unknown
|Commander-in-chief
|[[Sasa Boldisar]]
|KIA
|-
|[[Colonel]]
|[[Istvan Erdei]]
|
|-
|
|[[Somogy]]
|
|-
|rowspan="2" |Unknown
|[[Bella Disztl]]
|KIA
|-
|[[Darda Tabori]]
|Unknown
|}
 
 
{{col-2}}
 
===Banished===
{| class="wikitable sortable " style="width: 75%;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
|-
! Branch
! Rank
! Name
! Status<!--This refers to their status after the battle, not their overall status-->
|-
|rowspan="2" |Command
|[[Warmaster]]
|[[Atriox]]
|Survived
|-
|[[War Chief]]
|[[Escharum]]
|Survived
|-
|rowspan="5" |[[Exodus Guard]]
|[[Jiralhanae Warlord|Warlord]]
|[[Horatius]]
|Survived
|-
|[[Jiralhanae Battle Officer|Battle Officer]]
|[[Zeretus]]
|Survived
|-
|[[Jiralhanae Captain|Captain]]
|[[Balkarus]]
|Survived
|-
|rowspan="2" |Unknown
|[[Jato 'Ratum]]
|Survived
|-
|[[Okro 'Vagaduun]]
|Survived
|-
|[[Legion of the Corpse-Moon]]
|[[Legionmaster]]
|[[Deukalion]]
|Survived
|-
|[[Ravaged Tusks]]
|[[Legionmaster]]
|[[Ballas]]
|Survived
|-
|Unknown
|Unknown
|[[Toati]]
|KIA
|-
|}
 
===Units===
====Ground forces====
*[[Exodus Guard]]
*[[Gray Guard]]
*[[Legion of the Corpse-Moon]]
*[[Ravaged Tusks]]
 
===Vehicles===
{| class="wikitable sortable " style="width: 35%;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
|-
! Type
! Name
! Status<!--This refers to their status after the battle, not their overall status-->
|-
|[[Eklon'Dal Workshop Lich]]
|''[[Pegoras]]''
|Survived (Captured by the Keepers of the One Freedom)
|-
|}
 
===Keepers of the One Freedom===
====Military personnel====
{| class="wikitable sortable " style="width: 75%;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
|-
! Branch
! Rank
! Name
! Status<!--This refers to their status after the battle, not their overall status-->
|-
|rowspan="13" |Unknown
|[[Dokab]]
|[[Castor]]
|Survived
|-
|rowspan="12" |Unknown
|[[Ash-G099]]
|Survived
|-
|[[Aubert Domhill]]
|Survived
|-
|[[Feodruz]]
|Survived
|-
|[[Inslaan 'Gadogai]]
|Survived
|-
|[[Kalvo]]
|Survived
|-
|[[Knox]]
|Survived
|-
|[[Krelis]]
|Survived
|-
|[[Veta Lopis]]
|Survived
|-
|[[Olivia-G291]]
|Survived
|-
|[[Mark-G313]]
|Survived
|-
|[[Quenby]]
|Survived
|-
|[[Saturnus]]
|Survived
|-
|}
 
{{Col-end}}


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''
*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[ONI Archive – Reclaiming Our Place - Halo 4|ONI Archive – Reclaiming Our Place]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Venezian Sonata]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
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Operation: WOLFE
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Conflict:

Created conflict

Date:

October 7–12, 2559

Location:

Eposz, Viery Territory, Reach, Epsilon Eridani system

Outcome:

Created victory

Details
Belligerents
Commanders
Strength
  • 1 Guardian Custode
Casualties

None

 

"If we don't recover those assets, I won't be able to stop Cortana. If I don't stop her, the destruction of the Infinity is only a matter of time."
— Dr. Halsey to Thomas Lasky.[1]

Operation: WOLFE[2] was an operation undertaken by SPARTAN-II Blue Team during the Created uprising.[3]

Background

Reach after its glassing.[4]

The Fall of Reach

Main article: Fall of Reach

In August 2552, Reach fell to the onslaught of the Covenant. Late in the battle, the SPARTAN-IIs were deployed onto Reach to help defend the planet's orbital defense generators from assault to give the UNSC Navy a fighting chance in the concurrent space battle.[citation needed] During the engagement, many Spartans were killed and more injured, with the majority of survivors eventually retreating to CASTLE Base, including Team Alpha and Team Delta.[citation needed] There, they met up with Doctor Catherine Halsey, who had been escorted to the site by Jun-A266 following the enactment of Operation: WHITE GLOVE on SWORD Base. Here, she worked to enact the operation on CASTLE, destroying all of the AIs present in the facility including Araqiel and Kalmiya, before using self-destruct charges on the base to ensure any materiel inside did not fall into Covenant hands.[citation needed]

The group survived in the Titanium mines beneath the facility, and were eventually later extracted by John-117 and the other survivors of the Battle of Installation 04 during the Raid on Reach.[citation needed]

Cortana beginning The Reclamation.[5]

The Created

Main article: Created uprising

In October 2558, a force of artificial intelligences known as the Created, led by Cortana and the Warden Eternal alongside an army of Prometheans, rose up and began to subjugate the Milky Way galaxy. A year following this rise, Blue Team were deployed from UNSC Infinity to CASTLE Base to investigate assets hidden in Halsey's laboratory that may have survived the base's destruction, and help to lead to the defeat of the AI uprising. The team consisted of John-117, Frederic-104, Kelly-087 and Linda-058, who had begun to employ their own variants of the MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor (GEN3).[3]

By this time, the Banished had begun to occupy Reach and the remnants of CASTLE base.[3][6]

The Ark

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UNSC preparations and preceeding activities

The UNSC Infinity was preparing for Operation: WOLFE by at least September 22, 2559. Operation: SONATA would occur at the same time, though was unrelated to preparing for WOLFE. It was believed that had SONATA failed, it could have inadvertently delayed WOLFE.[7]

The Battle

Insertion

On October 7, 2559, Blue Team began their insertion into Reach's atmosphere via an D102 Owl, the UNSC Special Delivery. Their flight path took them over Big Crater Bay. Their presence alerted a nearby Seraph patrol, which began tracking their movement. The Special Delivery detected long-ranged Jiralhanae communications, indicating that the Seraphs had been launched from Sword Base's location. In an effort to fool the incoming Seraphs into thinking the Special Delivery was a meteor burning up in Reach's atmosphere, Major Van Houte performed a risky high-g maneuver, firing the main engines and rapidly decelerating the Owl before launching a series of decoys and unignited missiles and then dropping into stealth mode. [8] Although the Special Delivery successfully avoided interception by the Seraphs, the ship suffered damage when a drilling jumbo got loose in the cargo hold, forcing the crew to make a hard landing.[8][9]

On the surface

Blue Team and most of the crew exited the crashed Owl safely, although Major Van Houte and Lieutenant Chapov were still trapped inside the cockpit, which was partially buried inside a lechatelierite layer. John and Kelly managed to pull Chapov out but they had a harder time reaching Van Houte. Although Van Houte wanted the team to leave him behind, John insisted on retrieving him. Kelly fired her M45E shotgun into the ground one meter away from the Owl's nose, fracturing the lechatelierite layer, which allowed Chief Mukai to use a load-haul-dump machine to breakthrough the rest of the lechatelierite.[9]

Meanwhile a trio of Seraphs arrived and opened fire on the crash site. Fred used the drilling jumbo as a makeshift anti-aircraft gun and destroyed two Seraphs. The third Seraph attempted to perform evasive manuevers but ended up crashing. John and Kelly finished retrieving Major Van Houte from the Owl, as more Seraphs arrived to investigate. As they were evacuating the crash site, John noticed the damaged Seraph had crash-landed nearby. Using grenades to distract the newly arrived Seraphs, John inspected the crashed Seraph and discovered it had Banished markings on it. Once the team was at a safe distance, Van Houte activated the Special Delivery's self-destruct. The attacking Seraphs were caught in the blast and destroyed.[9]

The survivors of the Special would move into Tárnoc Gorge in the Ujeger Highlands with the burrowing equipment. However, the gorge couldn't easily accommodate everything adequately.[10]

Orbit

To prevent the actions on Reach from alerting the Created, three Anlace-class light frigates were deployed to create a full-spectrum jamming blanket around the world. Longswords were also deployed to try and destroy some of the hundreds of defunct satellites in orbit that could transmit information.[1]

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Aftermath

The Banished occupiers and UNSC forces withdrew from Reach before Cortana's Guardian arrived. Some troops were left behind on Reach till the end of the Created uprising and the Viery Militia regained control over Arany Basin. Dr. Halsey got the cryobins from CASTLE BASE.

The Banished managed to open the portal on the Menachite Forerunner complex, allowing Atriox and some of his forces travel from Installation 00 to Reach on the Lich Pegoras,[11] but after this Castor and his Keepers betrayed the Banished and stole their Lich, traveling to the Lesser Ark to fulfill their Great Journey. Unknown to them, the undercover ONI operative Veta Lopis and her Ferret team went with them as well. On the Ark, with the help of the UNSC Spirit of Fire, the Ferrets managed to foil the Keepers' plot and the faction was ultimately destroyed, leaving only Castor and Inslaan 'Gadogai as survivors.[12]

After all UNSC assets have returned to the UNSC Infinity, it was to rendezvous with its escort fleet at jump point <RM.511.GS.005> and proceed to Installation 07.[13] Using the contents of the cryobins retrieved by Blue Team, her remaining cloned brains from Cortana's creation, Halsey is able to create the Weapon, the only AI capable of stopping Cortana.[14]

Timeline

October 7, 2559

  • 0217 Hours: Insertion of Special Delivery into the atmosphere in progress.[8]
  • 0241 Hours: Crew of Special Delivery begin exiting out of the crashed vehicle.[8][9]
  • 0351 Hours: Castor and a large force are in the middle of investigating the wreckage of the Special Delivery.[15]
  • 0631 Hours: Survivors of the Special Delivery crew were making their way through Tárnoc Gorge of the Ujeger Highlands.[10]
  • 1442 Hours: Blue Team continued moving towards Kiskӧre Base while being frequently harassed by Seraph fighters.[16]
  • 1532 Hours: Blue Team set off explosives at Kiskӧre Base, losing contact with Linda 058 shortly afterwards.[17]

October 8, 2559

  • 1200 Hours: Castor met with Deukalion and Ballas to gather information on the Spartans' activities.[18]
  • 1923 Hours: John-117 treated by Dr. Somogy at Logistics Base Gödöllő.[19]
  • 1924 Hours: Linda-058 lead survivors of the Special Delivery along the Juh Mező Aqueduct, still out of contact with Blue team.[20]
  • 1944 Hours: John-117 and Kelly-087 arrived at the map room of Logistics Base Gödöllő.[21]

October 11, 2559

  • 0234 Hours: Blue Team and twenty Reavian rangers tunneled towards a Banished armory in New Mohács. They accidentally hit an underground methane supply, forcing Blue team to shoot holes in the roof of the tunnel to create enough ventilation for the rangers to breath.[22]
  • 0244 Hours: Blue team led an attack against the Banished armory in New Mohács.[23]

October 12, 2559

  • 0504 Hours: Infinity moved in an orbital approach towards Reach.[1]
  • Captain Lasky ordered 120 Spartan IVs to descend towards Reach in HEV pods, along with ODSTs transported in pelicans and albatrosses. The first wave of drop pods were led by ten broadsword squadrons, while the rest of Infinity's broadsword squadrons led the second wave.[24]
  • 0540 Hours: Blue team prepared to hold the captured armory New Mohács against a Banished counterattack. Banished forced surrounded the armory from all directions.[25]
  • 0612 Hours: John-117 received a ride back into the New Mohács armory.[26]
  • 0632 Hours: Banished air forces attempted to break through M71 Scythes to retake the New Mohács armory.[27]
  • The first wave of HEV pods landed and moved to assist Blue team.[28]
  • 0905 Hours: Blue Team had their wounds tended to and armor repaired as they prepared to move towards CASTLE Base.[29]
  • 0932 Hours: UNSC forces broke through banshee formation in push towards CASTLE Base.[30]
  • 1308 Hours: Blue Team are doing surveillance while on Vanadinite Mountain on the approach to CASTLE Base.[31]
  • 1348 Hours: John-117 begins descending into CASTLE Base.[32]
  • 1845 Hours: Blue Team and ODSTs on board a Pelican were en route to the UNSC Infinity.[33]

Participants

UNSC

Naval assets

Starships

Tactical grouping Class Name Status
Unknown Infinity-class supercarrier UNSC Infinity Survived
Eclipse-class prowler UNSC Bucephalus[2] Unknown

Military personnel

Branch Rank Name Status
UNSC Navy Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 Survived
Captain Thomas Lasky Survived
Captain Veronica Dare Survived
Lieutenant, Junior Grade Frederic-104 Survived
Petty Officer First Class Kelly-087 Survived
Linda-058 Survived
Spartan Operations Spartan Commander Sarah Palmer Survived
Spartan Hudson Griffin Survived
Bonita Stone Survived
UNSC Marine Corps General Doi Unknown
Major Eznik Van Houte Survived
First Lieutenant Maks Chapov KIA
Gunnery Sergeant Elena Bobrov Survived

Units

Ground forces

Vehicles

Type Name Status
D102 Owl UNSC Special Delivery Destroyed

Viery Militia

Military personnel

Branch Rank Name Status
Unknown Commander-in-chief Sasa Boldisar KIA
Colonel Istvan Erdei
Somogy
Unknown Bella Disztl KIA
Darda Tabori Unknown


Banished

Branch Rank Name Status
Command Warmaster Atriox Survived
War Chief Escharum Survived
Exodus Guard Warlord Horatius Survived
Battle Officer Zeretus Survived
Captain Balkarus Survived
Unknown Jato 'Ratum Survived
Okro 'Vagaduun Survived
Legion of the Corpse-Moon Legionmaster Deukalion Survived
Ravaged Tusks Legionmaster Ballas Survived
Unknown Unknown Toati KIA

Units

Ground forces

Vehicles

Type Name Status
Eklon'Dal Workshop Lich Pegoras Survived (Captured by the Keepers of the One Freedom)

Keepers of the One Freedom

Military personnel

Branch Rank Name Status
Unknown Dokab Castor Survived
Unknown Ash-G099 Survived
Aubert Domhill Survived
Feodruz Survived
Inslaan 'Gadogai Survived
Kalvo Survived
Knox Survived
Krelis Survived
Veta Lopis Survived
Olivia-G291 Survived
Mark-G313 Survived
Quenby Survived
Saturnus Survived

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Halo: Shadows of Reach, chapter 13
  2. ^ a b YouTube, Halo: Shadows of Reach - Special Excerpt Voiced by Steve Downes (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
  3. ^ a b c Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Shadows of the Former (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
  4. ^ Halo 2: Anniversary, campaign level The Heretic
  5. ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Guardians
  6. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Pen Umbra
  7. ^ Halo: Venezian Sonata
  8. ^ a b c d Halo: Shadows of Reach, chapter 1
  9. ^ a b c d Halo: Shadows of Reach, chapter 2
  10. ^ a b Halo: Shadows of Reach, chapter 4
  11. ^ Halo: Divine Wind, chapter 1
  12. ^ Halo: Divine Wind
  13. ^ The Art of Halo Infinite: Deluxe edition back cover
  14. ^ Halo Infinite, UNSC Audio log: Recovered Files #03 - The Mission
  15. ^ Halo: Shadows of Reach, chapter 3
  16. ^ Halo: Shadows of Reach, chapter 5
  17. ^ Halo: Shadows of Reach, chapter 6
  18. ^ Halo: Shadows of Reach, chapter 7
  19. ^ Halo: Shadows of Reach, chapter 8
  20. ^ Halo: Shadows of Reach, chapter 9
  21. ^ Halo: Shadows of Reach, chapter 10
  22. ^ Halo: Shadows of Reach, chapter 11
  23. ^ Halo: Shadows of Reach, chapter 12
  24. ^ Halo: Shadows of Reach, page 251
  25. ^ Halo: Shadows of Reach, chapter 14
  26. ^ Halo: Shadows of Reach, chapter 15
  27. ^ Halo: Shadows of Reach, chapter 16
  28. ^ Halo: Shadows of Reach, page 251
  29. ^ Halo: Shadows of Reach, chapter 17
  30. ^ Halo: Shadows of Reach, chapter 18
  31. ^ Halo: Shadows of Reach, chapter 19
  32. ^ Halo: Shadows of Reach, chapter 20
  33. ^ Halo: Shadows of Reach, Epilogue

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