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{{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" />}} | {{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]]. The assault followed the unexpected shutdown of the installation's [[Portal at Voi|portal to Earth]] | 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 (level)|Guardians]]''</ref> | ||
==Prelude== | ==Prelude== | ||
On [[2558#October|October 28, 2558]], the [[smart AI]] | 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" /> | ||
==The attack== | ==The attack== | ||