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{{Quote|[[Humanity]] stands as the greatest threat in the galaxy. Refusing to eradicate them is a fool's gambit. We squander eons in the darkness, while they seize our triumphs for their own. The [[Mantle|Mantle of Responsibility]], for all things, belongs to [[Forerunner]]s alone! Think of my acts as you will. But do not doubt the reality: the Reclamation... has already begun. And we are hopeless to stop it.|The [[Ur-Didact]] in a speech defending his actions to a group of other Forerunners<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Epilogue]]''</ref>}}

Following the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2553]], the [[Unified Earth Government]] and its [[United Nations Space Command]] became involved in a number of '''new conflicts''' arising from the immediate aftermath of the war and was sometimes called the ~~'''~~New Conflicts~~'''~~ or the ~~'''~~War After The War~~'''~~. The hostilities began as irregular warfare between humanity and [[Covenant remnants|several remnant factions]] of the former [[Covenant]],<ref name="Reed">[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/06/03/Halo-Initiation-Writer-Interview.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo Initiation Writer Interview''] ''("Experience a new war with the Covenant ...")''</ref> later seeing the involvement of [[Forerunner]] elements, specifically [[Promethean]] forces led by the renegade [[Ur-Didact]], imprisoned millennia earlier by the [[Librarian]], once humanity's greatest Forerunner supporter. This Forerunner aspect would come to define and greatly broaden the scope of the events, bridging directly into humanity's [[prehistoric human civilization|own prehistory]] and origins, both eras being intertwined with those of the Forerunners.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 11-12''</ref>

Following the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2553]], the [[Unified Earth Government]] and its [[United Nations Space Command]] became involved in a number of '''new conflicts''' arising from the immediate aftermath of the war and was sometimes called the "New Conflicts" or the "War After The War." The hostilities began as irregular warfare between humanity and [[Covenant remnants|several remnant factions]] of the former [[Covenant]],<ref name="Reed">[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/06/03/Halo-Initiation-Writer-Interview.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo Initiation Writer Interview''] ''("Experience a new war with the Covenant ...")''</ref> later seeing the involvement of [[Forerunner]] elements, specifically [[Promethean]] forces led by the renegade [[Ur-Didact]], imprisoned millennia earlier by the [[Librarian]], once humanity's greatest Forerunner supporter. This Forerunner aspect would come to define and greatly broaden the scope of the events, bridging directly into humanity's [[prehistoric human civilization|own prehistory]] and origins, both eras being intertwined with those of the Forerunners.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 11-12''</ref>

In one of the first human-Covenant conflicts after the [[Treaty of 2552|ceasefire]] at the end of the Covenant War, [[Merg Vol's Covenant faction|one of the Covenant splinter groups]] attacked the human colony of [[Draetheus V]], seeking to obtain a powerful Forerunner weapon held there. In [[2557]], [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|a reformed Covenant]] under the leadership of [[Jul 'Mdama]] gained access to the [[shield world]] of [[Requiem]], home to the Didact, a legendary Forerunner Promethean whose aid the Covenant sought to enlist in their campaign against humanity. The ensuing [[First Battle of Requiem|series of skirmishes]] led to the Didact's release and an alliance between the Promethean forces and the Covenant, who revered the Didact as a "living god". Covenant forces subsequently [[Raid on Ivanoff Station|helped]] the Didact retrieve the [[Composer]], an ancient Forerunner device with the power to enslave mankind.

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 {{Quote|[[Humanity]] stands as the greatest threat in the galaxy. Refusing to eradicate them is a fool's gambit. We squander eons in the darkness, while they seize our triumphs for their own. The [[Mantle|Mantle of Responsibility]], for all things, belongs to [[Forerunner]]s alone! Think of my acts as you will. But do not doubt the reality: the Reclamation... has already begun. And we are hopeless to stop it.|The [[Ur-Didact]] in a speech defending his actions to a group of other Forerunners<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Epilogue]]''</ref>}}
-Following the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2553]], the [[Unified Earth Government]] and its [[United Nations Space Command]] became involved in a number of '''new conflicts''' arising from the immediate aftermath of the war and was sometimes called the '''New Conflicts''' or the '''War After The War'''. The hostilities began as irregular warfare between humanity and [[Covenant remnants|several remnant factions]] of the former [[Covenant]],<ref name="Reed">[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/06/03/Halo-Initiation-Writer-Interview.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo Initiation Writer Interview''] ''("Experience a new war with the Covenant ...")''</ref> later seeing the involvement of [[Forerunner]] elements, specifically [[Promethean]] forces led by the renegade [[Ur-Didact]], imprisoned millennia earlier by the [[Librarian]], once humanity's greatest Forerunner supporter. This Forerunner aspect would come to define and greatly broaden the scope of the events, bridging directly into humanity's [[prehistoric human civilization|own prehistory]] and origins, both eras being intertwined with those of the Forerunners.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 11-12''</ref>
+Following the end of the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2553]], the [[Unified Earth Government]] and its [[United Nations Space Command]] became involved in a number of '''new conflicts''' arising from the immediate aftermath of the war and was sometimes called the "New Conflicts" or the "War After The War." The hostilities began as irregular warfare between humanity and [[Covenant remnants|several remnant factions]] of the former [[Covenant]],<ref name="Reed">[http://blogs.halowaypoint.com/Headlines/post/2013/06/03/Halo-Initiation-Writer-Interview.aspx '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Halo Initiation Writer Interview''] ''("Experience a new war with the Covenant ...")''</ref> later seeing the involvement of [[Forerunner]] elements, specifically [[Promethean]] forces led by the renegade [[Ur-Didact]], imprisoned millennia earlier by the [[Librarian]], once humanity's greatest Forerunner supporter. This Forerunner aspect would come to define and greatly broaden the scope of the events, bridging directly into humanity's [[prehistoric human civilization|own prehistory]] and origins, both eras being intertwined with those of the Forerunners.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 11-12''</ref>
 In one of the first human-Covenant conflicts after the [[Treaty of 2552|ceasefire]] at the end of the Covenant War, [[Merg Vol's Covenant faction|one of the Covenant splinter groups]] attacked the human colony of [[Draetheus V]], seeking to obtain a powerful Forerunner weapon held there. In [[2557]], [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|a reformed Covenant]] under the leadership of [[Jul 'Mdama]] gained access to the [[shield world]] of [[Requiem]], home to the Didact, a legendary Forerunner Promethean whose aid the Covenant sought to enlist in their campaign against humanity. The ensuing [[First Battle of Requiem|series of skirmishes]] led to the Didact's release and an alliance between the Promethean forces and the Covenant, who revered the Didact as a "living god". Covenant forces subsequently [[Raid on Ivanoff Station|helped]] the Didact retrieve the [[Composer]], an ancient Forerunner device with the power to enslave mankind.