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{{Quote|Creatures of the Covenant: the path is broad, and we shall walk it side by side!|The [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]]<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''' ''level [[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref>}}
{{Quote|Creatures of the Covenant: the path is broad, and we shall walk it side by side!|The [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophet of Truth]]<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''' ''level [[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]''</ref>}}


The '''Covenant''', also referred to as the '''Covenant Empire'''<ref name="xytan">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 239''</ref><ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 269'' (2003 edition); ''page 323'' (2010 edition)</ref> or '''Covenant Hegemony''',<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 338'' (2003 edition); ''page 405'' (2010 edition)</ref> was a theocratic religious hegemony of multiple alien species that controlled a large portion of the [[Orion Arm]] in the [[Milky Way|Milky Way Galaxy]]. Originally a mutual alliance between the [[Reformists|San'Shyuum]] and the [[Council of City States|Sangheili]], the Covenant expanded to include at least six other species united in the worship of the [[Forerunner]]s and the [[Halo Array]].
The '''Covenant''', also referred to as the '''Covenant Empire'''<ref name="xytan">'''Halo: Ghosts of Onyx''', ''page 239''</ref><ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 269'' (2003 edition); ''page 323'' (2010 edition)</ref> or '''Covenant Hegemony''',<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 338'' (2003 edition); ''page 405'' (2010 edition)</ref> was a religious hegemony of multiple alien species that controlled a large portion of the [[Orion Arm]] in the [[Milky Way|Milky Way Galaxy]]. Originally a mutual alliance between the [[Reformists|San'Shyuum]] and the [[Council of City States|Sangheili]], the Covenant expanded to include at least six other species united in the worship of the [[Forerunner]]s and the [[Halo Array]].


They waged a [[Human-Covenant War|genocidal campaign]] against [[human|humanity]] until they were defeated in [[2552#December|December of 2552]]. Despite being ostensibly the most powerful military force in the known Milky Way galaxy at the time, [[Great Schism|internal conflict]] combined with stubborn human resistance were formidable enough to shatter the bonds that held the empire together. While the Covenant Empire ended either during the [[Flood]] infection of [[High Charity]] or during the [[Battle of Installation 00]], a number of [[Covenant remnants|remnant factions]], some of which maintain many of the ideals of the Covenant's religion as well as many of its former subject species, continue to exist after the conclusion of the war.<ref name="h4guide">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/halo4guide ''Halo 4 Interactive Guide'']</ref><ref name="H3 Assem">'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Assembly (level)|Assembly]] description''</ref>
They waged a [[Human-Covenant War|genocidal campaign]] against [[human|humanity]] until they were defeated in [[2552#December|December of 2552]]. Despite being ostensibly the most powerful military force in the known Milky Way galaxy at the time, [[Great Schism|internal conflict]] combined with stubborn human resistance were formidable enough to shatter the bonds that held the empire together. While the Covenant Empire ended either during the [[Flood]] infection of [[High Charity]] or during the [[Battle of Installation 00]], a number of [[Covenant remnants|remnant factions]], some of which maintain many of the ideals of the Covenant's religion as well as many of its former subject species, continue to exist after the conclusion of the war.<ref name="h4guide">[http://www.halowaypoint.com/en-US/halo4guide ''Halo 4 Interactive Guide'']</ref><ref name="H3 Assem">'''[[Halo 3]]''', ''[[Assembly (level)|Assembly]] description''</ref>
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===Final push===
===Final push===
{{Main|Battle of Voi|Battle of Installation 00}}
{{Main|Battle of Voi|Battle of Installation 00}}
[[File:TruthDeath-large.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Arbiter executes the Prophet of Truth, bringing an end to his Covenant.]]
[[File:TruthDeath-large.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Arbiter executes the Prophet of Truth, bringing an end to the Covenant.]]
Despite the loss of High Charity, the Prophet of Truth and his loyal Jiralhanae-led forces continued their pursuit of the Great Journey. They concentrated all of their available forces on Earth, near the former site of [[New Mombasa]], [[Kenya]], in order to claim the Forerunner artifact that the Prophet of Regret was originally looking for: the [[Portal at Voi]] to [[Installation 00|the Ark]]. Truth arrived in his Dreadnought and landed in the middle of the portal that his ships had uncovered, preparing for the moment of ascension to the next step.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Tsavo Highway]]''</ref> While the UNSC managed to inflict casualties upon Truth's fleet and the Covenant forces on the ground, it was not long until the UNSC forces on Earth were almost completely exhausted. Despite the UNSC's attempts to stop him, Truth successfully activated the portal and the Dreadnought retreated through, accompanied by the remaining loyalist fleet.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Storm]]''</ref> Momentarily delayed by a small-scale Flood infestation on Earth, the UNSC and their defected Sangheili allies followed Truth's fleet through the portal to the Ark, intent on stopping Truth from activating the Halo Array.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref>
Despite the loss of High Charity, the Prophet of Truth and his loyal Jiralhanae-led forces continued their pursuit of the Great Journey. They concentrated all of their available forces on Earth, near the former site of [[New Mombasa]], [[Kenya]], in order to claim the Forerunner artifact that the Prophet of Regret was originally looking for: the [[Portal at Voi]] to [[Installation 00|the Ark]]. Truth arrived in his Dreadnought and landed in the middle of the portal that his ships had uncovered, preparing for the moment of ascension to the next step.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Tsavo Highway]]''</ref> While the UNSC managed to inflict casualties upon Truth's fleet and the Covenant forces on the ground, it was not long until the UNSC forces on Earth were almost completely exhausted. Despite the UNSC's attempts to stop him, Truth successfully activated the portal and the Dreadnought retreated through, accompanied by the remaining loyalist fleet.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[The Storm]]''</ref> Momentarily delayed by a small-scale Flood infestation on Earth, the UNSC and their defected Sangheili allies followed Truth's fleet through the portal to the Ark, intent on stopping Truth from activating the Halo Array.<ref>'''Halo 3''', campaign level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref>


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