The war finally drew to a close at Installation 00, known more commonly as the Ark, with the humans and Sangheili attempting to kill the High Prophet of Truth, before he could activate the remaining Halo installations. Over one month later, an even larger outbreak occurred at Installation 05.
During the battle at Installation 04, the galaxy found its first large outbreak of the Flood threat in over a hundred thousand years. The Covenant were at the peak of their power and reach in 2552, with major assaults on the human Inner Colonies and an invasion followed by a prolonged engagement on their home planet, Earth. It was the ultimate year of the Human-Covenant War, during which the humans of the United Nations Space Command nearly saw utter defeat and extinction, though the tide turned, and with significant help from the Sangheili, they managed to win the war. The Covenant's final stand during the last battle of the war.įor a complete list, see our Timeline directory.Ģ552 was a year in the 2550s in the 26th century.
