User:Ebon Shadowshot/Heretic Uprising

"The heretics must be dealt with in order to preserve the Covenant's prosperity and morale!"

- The Prophet of Mercy, speaking in October 2552

The Heretic Uprising was a massive increase in rebellions within the Covenant Empire, in the closing months of the Human-Covenant War. Through multiple ways, large groups of Covenant members discovered the true purpose of the Halo Array (with the exception of Ghar 'Kadam's group, who discovered this after they split) and abandoned the Covenant. The Covenant sent forces to quell these uprisings, but ultimatley failed to stop all of them and upon the collapse of the Covenant Empire in November 2552, many more Heretic Groups were formed to defy the Covenant Loyalists backed by the Seperatists. The uprisings continued well into the Great Schism, were some Heretic groups formed to defy both Seperatists and Loyalists, although largely towards the latter.