The Covenant serve as the only antagonists of "" (2010), set before the events of "Halo: Combat Evolved" and during the height of Human-Covenant war. Noble Team, a composition of Spartan super soldiers, defend the human planet of Reach against the Covenant's military invasion in a losing battle. The Covenant onslaught ultimately results in many deaths and the destruction of Reach, although Noble Team successfully evacuate a number of civilians and a fragment of Cortana to the "Pillar of Autumn" at the cost of their lives.