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Contents

  • Multiplayer
    • Introduction
    • 1v1: Blood Gulch
    • 1v1: Chasm
    • 1v1: Pirth Outskirts
    • 1v1: Release
    • 1v1: Tundra
    • 2v2: Beasely’s Plateau
    • 2v2: Crevice
    • 2v2: The Docks
    • 2v2: Labyrinth
    • 2v2: Repository
    • 2v2: Terminal Moraine
    • 3v3: Exile
    • 3v3: Fort Deen
    • 3v3: Frozen Valley
  • Campaign Act 1
    • Introduction
    • 01: Alpha Base
    • 02: Relic Approach
    • 03: Relic Interior
  • Campaign Act 4
    • Introduction
    • 12: Repairs
    • 13: Beachhead
    • 14: Reactor
    • 15: Escape
  • Campaign Act 3
    • Introduction
    • 08: Anders’s Signal
    • 09: The Flood
    • 10: Shield World
    • 11: Cleansing
  • Appendices
    • Introduction
    • Appendix I: Achievements
    • Appendix II: Skull locations
    • Appendix III: Black Box Locations
    • Appendix IV: Complete Halo Wars Timeline and Unlock Condition
  • Art Gallery
    • Art Gallery
  • Factions
    • Introduction
    • UNSC Leaders
    • Spirit of Fire
    • The Command Base
    • Firebase Buildings
    • Firebase Units
    • Barracks Units
    • Vehicle Depot Units
    • Air Pad Units
    • Covenant Leaders
    • The Citadel
    • Citadel Buildings
    • Citadel Units
    • Hall Units
    • Factory Units
    • Summit Units
  • Campaign Act 2
    • Introduction
    • 04: Arcadia City
    • 05: Arcadia Outskirts
    • 06: Dome of Light
    • 07: Scarab
  • Basics
    • Introduction
    • Welcome to Halo Wars Advanced Training
    • Rock, Paper, Scissors: RPS in the RTS
    • Veterancy on the Battlefield
    • Upgrades on the Battlefield
    • Skills and Skulls
    • Base Construction Tactics
    • Main Methods of Play
    • Leader Powers
    • Dealing with an Artificial Intelligent Enemy
    • Tactical Tips

Halo Wars Guide › Factions

Introduction

If you plan to utilize the United Nations Space Command (UNSC) forces, read the following information to discover precisely which leaders the organization can rely on in this sector, the buildings that can be constructed, and the troop types available from its very versatile arsenal. You can enlist the aid of Marines, Warthogs, Scorpions, and Hornets to strategically control areas of the map or to advance on new ones. Specialized UNSC leaders offer you further tactical abilities such as calling in support from Spirit of Fire. In addition, highly specialized units can make the difference between winning and losing.

Whether it’s close air support, infantry, or heavy armor, the UNSC fields the units to get the job done.

The Covenant is a large alliance of several alien species that are more technologically advanced than humans. First started as a loose nonaggression pact between the Elites and the Prophets, the Covenant quickly assimilated other races using superior firepower and tactics. The other races were given the choice of joining the Covenant or being destroyed.

Over the many years since the Covenant was founded, they have taken over a large part of the galaxy and have declared humanity a heretic race. They are engaged in a genocidal war against them.

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