Human-Covenant War (Earth-2003)

"Have you forgotten Sir, we were at war? A fight with an alien race for the very survival of our species? I feel I must remind you, that it is an undeniable, and may I say a fundamental quality of Man, that when faced with extinction, every alternative is preferable."

- The Director The Human-Covenant War (also known as the Great War) was a major interstellar conflict fought between the United Nations Space Command and the Covenant Empire.