Side note: Where was I? Blame exams, and I needed a break
Reactions before/after Epilogue: Requests list
(I will be doing alternate history/versions for some of these)
- Tank Fish (Hail our Lord and Savior. Videos will be Trench Warfare, Beach Episode, Napoleonic Wars The Fall of Fort Tillbury, Rise of Nations series, Anime Fighting Simulator or Apeirophobia, SharkBite, Combat Warriors, Build a Boat, Criminality, Space Wars.)
- Halo Battle of Earth, Human-Covenant War, The Flood, Infinity Class Supercarrier/Phoenix Class Support Vessel ship breakdown, Templin Institute: Covenant and UNSC (Current reaction)
- Hacksaw Ridge (Desmond Doss) Yarnhub or Simple History (Next reaction)
- What your favorite Azur Lane Waifu says about you and Azur Lane Slow Ahead Crack by OC Gangsta (After Desmond Doss)
- How to Hood, WEEB POWER | MUSASHI, The Weaboo Fantasy 2, PORK KNUCKLES | H-CLASS BB, BONGO BONGO KONGO, WORLD OF TORPEDOOS #3 and #4, How to Scharnhorst, How to Tirpitz (Revi-Sequel), How to Warspite, How to Dunkerque, SPACEBEAT, NTRprise!
- Star Azur Wars (A New Hope)
- Transformers 2007 (I'll just do this one for the Bayverse. I won't do the other four.
Now I'll do this because why not, MY OPINION about the Bayverse:
Transformers 2007 was good, Revenge of the Fallen was... meh, Dark of the Moon was a good end to the trilogy, Age of Extinction was okay for me, The Last Knight... dumpster fire)
- The Angry Birds Movie
- Battle of Jutland, Taranto, Guadalcanal, Tarawa, Samar (Task Force Taffy 3)
- HMS Dreadnought
- Britain's Triumph: The Surrender of the German High Seas Fleet
- Naval Legends: USS Texas
- The Fighting Lady
- Naval Legends: Georgios Averof
- Best US Military Unit in WW2 and 'White Feather' Marine Sniper by Simple History
- The Pig War, Russian Revolution, American Civil War (Oversimplified)
- What if USA joined Axis instead of the Allies
- Bismarck, Akagi, Tirpiz, Prinz Eugen documentaries, USS Eldridge (all by animarchy)
- Naval Legends: Yamato, Yamato (2005) scenes
- What sunk the Moskva
- SCP 3000
- Steven HE
- nerf BISMARCK pls (both parts), nerf KREMLIN pls
- Attack on Pearl Harbor (Crimson Axis history)
- What your favorite warships says about you Pt 1-3
- Venator Class Star Destroyer
- USS William D. Porter
- Naval Legends: Iowa and/or Naval Legends: Missouri
- Sinking of Blucher (Drobak Sound)
- Space Battleship Yamato 2202 with ship breakdown
- Drachinifel (Tillman, The Great White Fleet, Typhoon Cobra)
- Operation Crossroads
- World of Warthunder
- TITANIC STEERING TUTORIAL, ANIME DRAGON DESTROYER, BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD, TOMAHAWKING SPIDERS FOR TRESPASSING
- Pokemon (maybe to be accepted)
- TF2 meet them all
- Max0r Genshin Impact review, An Incorrect Summary of Ace Combat (0 and 7), and Project Wingman review
- Battle of Midway by Montemayor (maybe), Battle of Coral Sea by Montemayor
- The Italian Navy Massacre at the Battle of Cape Matapan (Dark Seas)
- The Sinking of Repulse and Prince of Wales by Historigraph
- Arpeggio of Blue Steel
- Battle of Kure (Japanese Pearl Harbor) and/or Indian Ocean Raid 1942 (Britain Pearl Harbor)
- Channel Dash; Scharnhorst and Gneisenau Run the British Blockade
- Spartan761 Aircraft Carrier Stuff series and Operation Crossroads
- Hoi4: The New Order Lore and/or What if Germany WW2? New Order, Last Days of Europe lore
- Binkov's Battlegrounds USS Iowa vs IJN Yamato
- 2003 Invasion of Iraq by The Armchair Historian (maybe to be accepted)
- HMS Formidable Launched Herself by History in the Dark
- Squire (War Thunder vs World of Warships, Hunt for the Red Oktoberfest, A Steaming Pile of Ship)
- Midway's Forgotten Heroes
- Operation Squabble, Uncommon Chivalry, BF-109 spared B-17, Lawrence of Arabia (all by Yarnhub)
- Saving Private Ryan Omaha scene
- The REAL story: Kamchatka
- Why History Overlooks How Much the Japanese Actually Feared the Americans in WW2 (maybe to be accepted)
- More Sabaton (Christmas Truce, Ghost Division, Coat of Arms, Red Baron, Unkillable Soldier)
- AlternateHistoryHub (Election that Ruined Everything, History of Fallout)
- Climbing the ranks (War Thunder planes)
- Azur Lane META versions
- Azur Lane: Royal Navy bombards Berlin as Celebration for New HMS Event
- The Greatest Naval Speedrun in History
- Azur Lane: America
- Joshdub: Storming Area 51
- Denarmo World of Warships (FDR, Shikishima, Audacious)
- Shin Godzilla (maybe to be accepted)
- USS Florida: World of Warships
- Main Battle Tanks (Maybe to be accepted)
New characters (you can request):
U-556 to be maybe added in Bismarck animarchy
USS Wisconsin is a maybe
South Dakota-class maybe
Chapter starts:
Before the next video starts
A few kansens go out of the cinema for bathroom break
Hood is currently washing her hands
Victorious then enters
"Lady Hood" Victorious says
"Hmm?" Hood asks
"Me and the some others last night discussed about your punishment for um... your Scottish side.." Victorious says
"Oh... I see... what is it?" Hood asks as she finishes washing her hands and wipes them with tissue
"No tea and scotch for a week, starting tomorrow" Victorious replies
Victorious clearly sees Hood's despair in the mirror
"There's a catch isn't there?" Hood asks again with a deadpan tone
"Yep! If your Scottish side does anything like that again, then the next punishment will be the same, but for 1 month" Victorious says
Hood simply nods
In her mind:
(BULLSH*T!! This is torture!) Scottish Hood yells
(Oh hush) English Hood says
(What do you mean 'hUSh', there must be another way) Scottish Hood says back
(If we try to negotiate or bribe it wouldn't work) English Hood says while rolling her eyes
(My negotiating skills will help!) Scottish Hood says proudly
(Says the one who only has brawn for brains) English Hood says
(And says the one who wants Bismarck to 'penetrate' us...) Scottish Hood says back as English Hood blushes
(W-w-what?) English Hood asks as she tries not to look away
(Ah, denial at its finest. B*tch we are the same person, we can read on how we think even if we are different. Not that I blame you of course since I do like Bismarck myself..) Scottish Hood says
(Y-you did say we are the same person... let's t-talk later) English Hood says
Back in reality
Victorious sees Hood blushing a little
"You okay?" Victorious asks
Hood snaps back
"N-NOTHING" Hood yells as she runs out of the bathroom and back into the cinema
"Oh, she must be thinking about Bismarck again, and then there's me trying to get to Tirpitz..." Victorious says as she chuckles
In the cinema after the break
Next video starts
The intro plays as the title shows
'UNSC
UNITED NATIONS SPACE COMMAND'
Earth is seen
"On January 8th, 2553, following the end of nearly three decades of constant war against the alien Covenant, the Unified Earth Government was formally restored as the chief executive body of human civilization" The speaker states
"Another alter-world where we fight aliens. How fun" Jean Bart says in a deadpan tone
"The transfer of power marked an end to the emergency military government that had seen mankind through its war with the Covenant and the restoration of civilian authority. The decision to turn the fate of mankind over to a military hunta was not always a popular one and made only in the gravest of circumstances, yet there is little doubt that humanity would not have survived its war with the Covenant if not for the United Nations Space Command, or the UNSC" The speaker states as we see aircraft landing in spaceships
"Imagine there's a space version of me" Enterprise says
"A version of my sister in space in a star fleet? Yeah I can imagine that" Hornet says
"First and foremost a military apparatus, the UNSC is administered by High Command or HIGHCOM, with regional responsibility delegated and exercised through various Central Commands. The UNSC maintains hundreds of administrative and bureaucratic offices ranging from everything from UNSC Astrophysics to the UNSC Symphony Orchestra" The speaker says as we see officers and an advanced city
"Even cities can somehow get bigger, even the buildings..." Mikasa says
"Drink in modernization, Lady Mikasa" Akagi says as AL Amagi slaps the back of her head
"Says the one who needs a modernization herself" Taihou says as Albacore jumpscares her; causing Taihou to scream in agony
"And says the one who is scared of a submarine. I can't imagine me or my sister getting sunk by one" Zuikaku says
Some kansens laugh at the conversation, many others try not to laugh
"The primary branches of service however are the UNSC Army, responsible for sustained planet based warfare, the UNSC Air Force which provides both atmospheric and orbital support, the UNSC Navy which conducts spaceborne operations, and the UNSC Marine Corp which acts as a rapid reaction force. Each branch of the UNSC Defense Forces is itself comprised of numerous component and support services" The speaker says
"Of particular note is the Office of Naval Intelligence, which was known to operate its own fleet of covert warships, the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers, which deployed directly from orbit in specialized drop pods, and the Spartan Branch which exclusively utilized members of the Spartan 3 and Spartan 4 super-soldier programs to conduct high risk special warfare operations" The speaker says
The shipgirls don't even want to think about it
"The ubiquitous nature of the UNSC within human society, even before the outbreak of war with the Covenant, made the organization at times deeply unpopular within civilian circles, leading to allegations of unchecked militarism and warmongering. Yet it's role in the founding of modern human civilization cannot be overstated and is the primary reason for its prominence in human affairs" The speaker says
"So it's good for the most part if I'm understanding this correctly" Sovietskaya Rossiya says
"The origins of the UNSC can be traced back to the last major conflicts on Earth, during which resurgent communist and fascist elements attempted to resist the shift of political power from the various national governments of Earth to a centralized UN authority" The speaker says
The shipgirls are not surprised at all
"Why is this not surprising me?" Ulrich Von Hutten asks
"Human nature I guess" FDG replies
"In a series of campaigns fought across the South American Rainforest, Mars, and the Jovian Moons, UN forces achieved many stunning victories, lending support to the adoption of a unified command structure" The speaker says
The shipgirls are surprised
"Okay, now I need to know when these events take place" Intrepid says
"By the end of the war, the United Nations Space Command had emerged as the principal military, exploratory and scientific agency of the nascent Unified Earth Government" The speaker says
"Hmm, the world actually uniting. That's surprising and unlikely, but this is another universe" Peter Strasser says
"With the development of the Shaw-Fujikawa Slipspace Drive, the UNSC began deploying vast numbers of colony ships to the nearest star systems and planets, giving rise to the 'Inner colonies' of humanity. By 2490 over eight hundred worlds in the Orion Arm had been colonized, and the inner colonies, now major political and economic strongholds, began to increasingly rely on the developing 'outer colonies' for raw materials" The speaker states as we see more spaceships and more advanced stuff happening and building
The shipgirls are silent
"2490? How did humanity survive that long?" Algerie asks
"The real question is if everybody speaks English" Howe says as most shipgirls sigh
"The vast economic inequality between the inner and outer colonies became a growing source of tension and rivalry, and public support for the UNSC began to slowly dwindle across the edge of frontier space" The speaker says
"And here comes the problem" Formidable says
"Definitely worse... than us against... you Royals back then.." Boise says
"All you colonials had to do was pay taxes, but you committed treason instead" Queen Elizabeth says
The shipgirls facepalm, even most of the Royal Navy
"Really? Still mad about that? It's not treason if you win, and we just wanted liber-tea. Boston was a great way to start that" Texas says
The Royal Navy shipgirls fall from their chairs dramatically
"I am running out of sanity just from these Boston jokes..." Prince of Wales says
"Don't worry my dear Wales, I can make you sane~" Prinz Eugen says
"Not now Eugen..." Prince of Wales says
"During this time, the inner colony world of Reach, strategically located in close proximity to the Solar System, grew to become the site of the UNSC's primary fleetyard as well as various training academies and the headquarters of numerous UNSC branches and organizations" The speaker says
"I think that's BOUND to be a target" Arizona says
"Like Pearl Harbor?" Kaga asks as AL Amagi slaps the back of her head
"And like how Yorktown was a target in the Battle of Midway?" Hiryu asks as Soryu slaps the back of her head
"What about Lexington in the Battle of Coral Sea?" Shoukaku asks, but Zuikaku doesn't even attempt to slap
The shipgirls are silent
"Does Bismarck count since my swordfish plunged their torpedoes in her stern?" Ark Royal asks as Rodney slaps the back of her head
"How about Hood since my alterworld-self penetrated her hull-" Bismarck tries to say but Tirptiz slaps the back of her head
"Not that I mind" Hood says out loud accidentally; it was supposed to be in her mind
The shipgirls look at her and Bismarck, then they smirk
"Hmm~ Lady Hood?" Illustrious asks while giggling
"Yes?" Hood asks while drinking her tea
"Are you self-aware on what you just said~?" Illustrious asks
Hood realizes what she just said and she spits the tea out
"I.. I..." Hood tries to say
She then stands up from her seat and apologizes to Bismarck
The shipgirls facepalm
Bismarck then grabs Hood as she was about to go back
"Don't apologize Hood... I don't mind as well, and if you want... I can penetrate you in your 'citadel' later~" Bismarck whispers as Hood blushes madly
Hood immediately escapes and sits back down while covering her face
"Sooo~ Judging by your blush, what did your future-lover say~?" Prince of Wales asks
"G-Go away! Don't bother me!" Hood yells
"Okay okay, no need to be angry~ I'm just teasing~" Prince of Wales says
(First Eugen and now Bismarck... my children are finally confessing. Tirpitz though... she is as dense as a brick... good luck Victorious) FDG thought
Back to reacting
"By 2494, the deteriorating situation across the outer colonies gave rise to an Insurrectionist movement, with acts of terrorism, piracy and open rebellion occurring across the frontiers of human space. Fearing the outbreak of a massive civil war across Earth's colonies, the UNSC initiated the Spartan Program, a secret project tasked with creating elite soldiers through mechanical and biological augmentation" The speaker states asa we see the Spartan Program and the Insurrectionist movement
"As the UNSC prepared to deal with the prospect of a devastating civil war, this threat was pre-empted by the arrival of the alien Covenant, a theocratic hegemony who viewed humanity as an affront to their religion. Sweeping through the outer colonies, the Covenant enacted a policy of deliberate and systematic genocide against the human race, bombarding human occupied worlds with powerful plasma weaponry, a practice known as "'glassing'." The speaker says
The shipgirls clench their fists
"Well what the f*ck is their religion first anyways" Deutschland says
"Imagine if it's like... our species is somehow directly related to something and it complicates things so they decided to eliminate us to prevent further complication" Musashi says
"The Covenant's enormous technological advantage gave them almost total supremacy in space-based engagements and the UNSC was often only able to achieve victory using overwhelming numbers, or asymmetrical strategies. While glassing was the primary doctrine utilized by Covenant, on worlds containing ancient alien relics critical to their religion, the Covenant were repeatedly forced to deploy ground forces, neutralizing many of their advantages and giving the UNSC a more level playing field" The speaker states
"So they're good at space battles but so much at land battles? Oke" Texas says
"Their strategies probably suck, and the UNSC ground forces are probably better trained, but that's just me" Yamato says
"On Harvest, Arcadia, Jericho, and dozens of other human colonies, the UNSC fought a tenacious defense, delaying the Covenant advance for years until these planets too were finally glassed. By 2535 most of the outer colonies had been destroyed. Food shortages, riots and open rebellions permeated the remainder of human space, forcing the UNSC to subsume the last remaining civilian authority, transforming the UNSC into an emergency military government" The speaker says
"For decades the Covenant ravaged through the inner colonies, inflicting devastating losses and crippling the UNSC's ability to continue the war. In desperation, the UNSC began considering a number of high risk operations, including attempting to capture a member of the Covenant's leadership caste, ransoming its life in exchange for a truce. The arrival of the Covenant over the fortress world of Reach interrupted the loss of the planet was considered by many as a prelude to the eventual total capitulation of humanity" The speaker states
"Heavy blow and low morale, not good" Avrora says
"With the location of Earth believed to have been compromised and the arrival of the Covenant in the Solar System likely imminent, evacuation procedures began in preparation for what would likely be the final battle of the war. In the wake of these calamitous losses, an unexpected victory occurred on an artificial ringworld discovered by the sole surviving ship from the Fall of Reach; the light cruiser 'Pillar of Autumn'." The speaker says
"I think the people knew they were doomed, surrendering to despair and just give up is not right, but to continue fighting back and continuing the struggle is" Roma says
"Among the many revelations uncovered on this 'Halo' was the existence of a parasitic organism known as the Flood. Directed by a near-omniscient intelligence, the Flood managed to spread across High Charity, an enormous planetoid space station that served as the capital of the Covenant and their most holy city" The speaker states
"Already caught in the midst of a developing civil war after the death of most of their upper-leadership, the internal structure of the Covenant was fractured with various secessionist groups aligning themselves with the UNSC. In a series of frantic battles across Earth and additional Halo ringworlds, both the Flood and the Covenant leadership were finally defeated, bringing an end to the most destructive conflict in galactic history, and preventing the activation of the Halo Array, revealed to be a superweapon of galactic scale" The speaker says
"So humanity was just lucky" AL Amagi says
"Imagine there are worser galactic conflicts nya" Akashi says
"The UNSC had fought for humanity's right to exist and its victory brought about a new era in the galaxy. It is now a time of restoration as Earth's shattered colonies are restored and resettled. The Covenant, while broken, remains a formidable power and the UNSC must contend with several rival factions in the place of a single united empire" The speaker says
"With new technologies, new ships and new weapons, the UNSC is once more venturing out into the darkest corners of the Universe, but if there is one indomitable truth that humanity has learned, it is that the galaxy has no shortage of mysteries, and some are best left undisturbed" The speaker says
The video ends
"Don't judge us humans just by our ships, if we can't fight the sirens on their terms, then we are determined to fight them on ours"
"I really do hope that the United Nations is effective in other worlds"
The Second Video starts
Intro plays
'THE COVENANT'
"On September 3rd, 2524, a civilian freighter on route to the distant colony of Madrigal disappeared and was presumed destroyed. At first, this was thought to be the work of Insurrectionists, but in the following days and months, United Nations Space Command would discover that this had been the act of a formidable and technologically advanced alien power. When the first contact protocols were enacted, the response was a single phrase. 'Your destruction is the will of the Gods, and we are their instrument'." The speaker says
"What a formal declaration of war" Akagi says
"This was humanity's formal introduction to the Covenant. Within the first few months of what would become a truly cataclysmic war, it became apparent that the Covenant were not a single race but rather an alliance of many different alien species united under a single hegemonic culture" The speaker states
"So basically an Empire?" Vittorio Veneto asks
"Each species was in turn integrated into a tiered caste system, which, while ostensibly divided between religious, warrior and worker castes seemed in practice to be divided along racial lines with certain species regarded as superior to others" The speaker says as we see the aliens
"Definitely an Empire" Saint Louis replies to Veneto
"And the founding members are definitely the ruling species" Yat Sen says
"The two ruling species of this hierarchy were the San'Shyuum and the Sangheili. These were the founding members of the Covenant and the only races allowed to serve in the highest echelon of its government, known as the High Council. The Council included hundreds of representatives from both species, but the San'Shyuum's status as the representatives of the Covenant faith allowed them exert a disproportionate amount of influence, in effect making them the Covenant's ruling caste" The speaker states
"And their declaration of war against humanity was based on religion" Nagato says
"Probably also declared that to keep their Empire intact or something like that" Georgios Averof says
"Imagine the Sangheili leads the military" Texas says
"Accordingly, the three Hierarchs who presided over the High Council and served as the Covenant's supreme religious and political authority were appointed exclusively from the San'Shyuum. Hierarchs typically achieved this position through political machinations, exercising power behind the scenes and manipulating the council for their own benefit" The speaker says
"Officially however, the Hierarchs were said to have received the blessing of The Oracle, an ancient artificial intelligence housed in a supremely powerful Dreadnaught, both the relics of a long extinct Forerunner species and now worshipped as evidence of the divine by the Covenant" The speaker says
"Please don't say humanity is somehow related to that in the alter-world.." Mutsu says
"The appointment of new Hierarchs coincided with the beginning of a new Age, the method by which the Covenant organized their history. Each age was assigned one of seven titles corresponding to the prevailing themes of the era; Abandonment, Conflict, Reconciliation, Discovery, Conversion, Doubt or Reclamation. These ages did not necessarily follow any particular order nor were they equal in quantity" The speaker says
"So how do they... nevermind. As if I can understand alien stuff" Shangri-La says
"As part of this ceremony, the Hierarchs themselves also selected a new regal name befitting of their status such as 'High Prophet of Truth', 'High Prophet of Tolerance', or 'High Prophet of the Glorious Journey', among many others. While the Hierarchs and by extension the rest of the San'Shyuum race wielded almost complete control over religious and political affairs, it was the Sangheili who served as the Covenant's military leaders" The speaker states
The shipgirls are silent as they look at Texas
"Jinxed myself there didn't I" Texas says
"Their martial skill made them the backbone of the armed forces for almost the entirety of its existence and they were the only species permitted to build and operate warships within the Covenant" The speaker says
"Damn, so they must be incredibly militaristic" Blucher says
"Like you guys?" Sheffield asks
"Yes" The Iron Blood shipgirls reply
"At its height, the Covenant fleet operated tens of thousands of warships each carrying squadrons of fighters, auxiliary craft, and components of the Covenant Army. These were split between several thousand fleets each consisting of roughly a hundred warships, although larger armadas where known to exist." The speaker states as we see the ships
The shipgirls are silent
"Damn" They all say
"Covenant strategy was based around their technological supremacy, in particular heavy plasma weaponry. Standard doctrine upon encountering a hostile world was to bombard its surface from orbit, a process known informally as glassing" The speaker says
"Won't that leave the plants uninhabitable?" Vestal asks
"Glassing a planet typically left it uninhabitable with top soil, bodies of water and local ecology all burned away or converted into lechatelierite, a mineral similar in appearance to glass, which gave the process its name. Such an act was considered holy by the Covenant and a Minor Prophet stationed aboard a participating warship was required to conduct a specific ritual before the process could commence" The speaker states
"And they're also really r e a l l y REALLY religious" Jeanne d'Arc says
"That's just savage.." Saint Louis says
"Aren't we humans... also savage?..." Shinano asks
Nobody answers
"Upon completion, a shard of lechatelierite was retrieved and placed in the Sanctum of Hierarchs which served as a morbid reminder of all the worlds destroyed at their command. In some instances, such as when the presence of holy artifacts were detected on a hostile world or other unique circumstances, orbital bombardment was forbidden" The speaker says
"In these cases, Covenant ships would operate within the planet's atmosphere to increase the accuracy of their weaponry and support the deployment of ground forces. These consisted of not only the Sangheili but the remainder of the Covenant's member races, placed in everything from upper-leadership roles to cannon fodder depending on that species place within the hierarchy" The speaker says
"Side characters die first before the main characters" Taihou says as the shipgirls sigh
"But side characters can be just as important as the main characters..." Junyou says
"Directly below the Sangheili were the Jiralhanae, a primitive but brutal species known for their natural resilience and fierce temperament that made them effective warriors. The newest species to enter into the Covenant, the Jiralhanae made impressive strides within the hierarchy and this upstart race began to quickly rival the Sangheili, leading to tensions between the two" The speaker says
"I sense potential civil war" Columbia says
"Other major species within the Covenant included the Lekgolo, small worm like creatures capable of joining together in complex assemblages or incorporate themselves into machinery. The Yanme'e, a flying insectoid race whose hive-minded nature allowed them to integrate into specific roles within the Covenant with great efficiency and the Kig-Yar, an avian species whose excellent eyesight and hearing made them natural marksmen and scouts" The speaker says
"They really have both the advantages and disadvantages" Admiral Hipper says
"The lowest racial caste within the Covenant was held by the Unggoy. A primitive species when first encountered, they were quickly conquered and existed as little more than a slave race, used to perform manual labor or to serve in unprotected frontal assaults during wartime" The speaker says
"That's so sad.." Ayanami says
"While the threat of force was enough to keep the Unggoy in servitude, it was the Covenant religion that integrated the higher races into a cohesive empire. This faith was based solely on the worship and reverence of an ancient Forerunner race. It was believed these Forerunners had ascended into divinity through the activation of seven great Sacred Rings" The speaker says
"The very fabric of the Covenant was built upon the pursuit of the activation of these rings, so that the races of the Covenant might be propelled to the Divine Beyond and join the Forerunners in godhood. This was known as the Great Journey, a singular vision that manifested itself in every facet of Covenant society" The speaker states
"The ultimate expression of the Great Journey and the Covenant faith was High Charity, an enormous mobile planetoid that served as the capital of the Covenant. This was a vast, holy city that every Covenant citizen was encouraged to make a pilgrimage to at least once in their life, even if most could only hope to afford such a visit" The speaker says
At its core lay the Forerunner Dreadnought, the heart of the Covenant and the impetus for its very creation. The dreadnought was first uncovered on the homeworld of the San'Shyuum and precipitated a religious civil war between Reformists, who sought to enter the ship and uncover its secrets and Stoics, who decreed such an act to be blasphemous" The speaker says
"Where does the Sangheili come in?" Zara asks
"The war ended with the successful reactivation of the dreadnaught by a small contingent of Reformists who abandoned their homeworld to seek out other Forerunner artifacts across the galaxy. Centuries later this journey brought them into conflict with the Sangheili, who like the Stoics before, considered the study of Forerunner relics to be an unforgivable desecration" The speaker says
"And let me guess, the Sangheili and San'Shyuum meet and they have a war because of religious stuff and eventually make peace because of said religious stuff" Jean Bart says
"With the Sangheili already in possession of a wealth of holy artifacts, conflict between the two races was inevitable. The war threatened the survival of both sides and in their desperation the Sangheili abandoned their most sacred beliefs, reverse engineering Forerunner artifacts in the hopes of gaining any advantage over the San'Shyuum"
"It was the Forerunner dreadnought that proved to be the deciding factor however and one that could not be overcome. Eventually, a mutual respect formed between the two races and having come to regard the San'Shyuum as worthy opponents, to whom surrender could be seen as honorable, the Sangheili capitulated" The speaker says
"In time, the Sangheili were moved by the promise of the Great Journey and together with their former enemies, they signed the Writ of Union. An oath of service binding the Sangheili to the protection of the San'Shyuum who in turn would guide both races forward towards ascension" The speaker says
"So basically... all of this happened... just because of religious things.. if I'm... understanding this... correctly.." Laffey says
"This new alliance quickly expanded across the galaxy, incorporating client races through either the dream of the Great Journey or strength of arms. This expansion was not always harmonious. A series of brief but brutal rebellions were crushed by the Covenant military. The greatest and final test the Covenant would endure was a war against humanity, whose very existence was declared by the San'Shyuum to be an affront to the gods" The speaker says
"Ouch. You don't have to be so mean about it" Zuikaku says as some of the shipgirls chuckle
"The Covenant just declared a crusade... FOR THE GRACE FOR THE MIGHT OF OUR LORD. FOR THE HOME OF THE HOLY." Richelieu sings loudly as Jean Bart facepalms
The other shipgirls just stay quiet
"The Covenant embarked on a holy crusade of an unprecedented scale. The United Nations Space Command fought tenaciously, but the technological superiority of the Covenant fleet made most space-based engagements cruely one sided. Only during planetary campaigns, with the Covenant's most formidable advantages neutralized, was the UNSC able to mount an effective defense" The speaker states
"Over twenty seven years the Covenant advanced into the heart of human territory, glassing hundreds of human worlds in a frenzied, genocidal campaign. Despite the UNSC's tremendous losses, the war had placed a logistical burden on the Covenant's military and one that was increasingly difficult to maintain" The speaker says
"Mounting losses also spurred increased division within the Covenant itself. Humanity had earned the respect of the Sangheili and many began to wonder why such a species deserved extinction rather than be offered a place in the Covenant as so many had before. In response, the San'Shyuum began to increasingly rely on the blindly obedient Jiralhanae which only inflamed their long rivalry with the Sangheili" The speaker says
The shipgirls facepalm
"Oh yeah, we're sensing a full-scale Civil War now" Kaga says
"I wonder.. if the Covenant hadn't attacked.." Soryu says
"I think we would've just destroyed ourselves with conflicts and petty wars, because well... humanity being humanity unless we somehow get along" Enterprise says
"When the UNSC successfully assassinated one of the Hierarchs, the Sangheili were declared to have failed in their obligations as sworn in the Writ of Union and were officially replaced within the Covenant's military apparatus. This unprecedented act was seen by the Sangheili as a violation of the Covenant's core principals and the situation soon escalated into a full scale civil war" The speaker says
The shipgirls slowly clap
"It was the discovery of the San'Shyuum's greatest secret that truly broke the Covenant however; the crusade against humanity had been built on a lie, one made to keep to the Prophets in power. Rather than defiling the ruins of the Forerunners, the highest echelons of the Covenant had learned that humanity had some strange and direct connection with the Forerunners themselves" The speaker states
The shipgirls are silent
"N a n i" The shipgirls say
"This discovery proved it was possible to be left behind when the Great Journey occured, a mortal blow to the Covenant's faith. Greater still was the revelation of the Seven Sacred Rings true purpose. Rather then being the means of ascension, they were cosmically powerful weapons intended to stop the spread of a highly virulent parasite known as the Flood" The speaker says
"When activated, the Rings would destroy all life in the galaxy, eliminating the Flood's supply of biomass. The fighting between the Covenant and Humanity had already allowed the Flood to re-emerge across the galaxy and High Charity itself was attacked and overrun. This threat failed to sway the most fanatic elements of the Covenant and only an alliance between the UNSC and Sangheili separatists prevented the activation of the rings while simultaneously destroying the last of the Flood" The speaker says as we see the flood
The shipgirls look in shock and sigh in relief
"The war between the Jiralhanae and Sangheili, the death of the High Prophets and the exposure of the lie that was the Great Journey marked the end of the Covenant. The destruction of High Charity eliminated much of their leadership and the rise of various splinter groups, collectively known as the Covenant Remnants, shattered what remained of their empire" The speaker says
"Yet above all, it was the determination of the human race that not only broke the might of the Covenant but saved the galaxy from extermination by the order of its corrupt and deceptive Hierarchs" The speaker says
"Humanity can be so inspiring..." Minsk says
"And so savage, historically" August Von Parseval says
"During the final moments of the Covenant, when the Prophet of Truth stood on the precipice of activating the Sacred Rings, he broadcasted a phrase that has lingered in infamy. There are those who said this day would never come. What have they to say now?' With his dream undone, the Covenant destroyed and the UNSC poised to dominate the galaxy, these words have been given an entirely new meaning" The speaker says
The video ends
"Imagine if guns still overheat in that time" Essex says
"Probably not" Hornet says
Chapter done, have a meme: Be creative with your answers readers