Editing Babd Catha Forerunner vessel

{{Era|Forerunner|HCW}}
[[File:Babd_catha_forerunner_complex.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A section of the ship visible within the ice caverns]]
{{quote|Commander, you're wondering what your Spartans died for? They died for this.|Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] to [[Carter-A259]]}}
This '''ship''' of [[Forerunner]] design was embedded within the [[Babd Catha Ice Shelf]] on [[Reach]] ''circa'' [[97,445 BCE]], with debris from its crash spread out across the [[Eposz]] region.<ref name="bulletin">[https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-4-16-14 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 4.16.14''] (defunct, backup on [https://web.archive.org/web/20141012164920/https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-4-16-14 Archive.org])</ref> Positioned at a tilted angle, the vessel appeared to be roughly disk-shaped, though its true size was concealed by the glacier in which it was embedded. Parts of the ship were visible in an ice cavern underneath [[SWORD Base]], as well as a nearby mountain range. The interior of the ship housed a [[holography|holographic]] data terminal.<ref name="HR">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[The Package]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', multiplayer map ''[[Breakpoint]]''</ref>

==History==
The ice cavern housing most of the vessel was home to one of Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]]'s labs and had evidently been under excavation by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] for some time.<ref name="HR"/> By summer [[2552]], ONI had marked a number of artifact sites that seemed to form a trail leading from [[CASTLE Base]], the site of the [[Menachite Forerunner complex]], to the immediate region of SWORD Base, suggesting that the ship was outbound along this trajectory when it crashed.<ref>[[:File:Reach map.png|Halsey's map of Reach]]</ref>

According to Dr. Halsey, the ship held secrets that could turn the tide of the [[Human-Covenant War]] — a "latchkey" discovery that Halsey compared to the inventions of the conical bullet and the [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]. However, when the [[Covenant]] began attacking the facility on [[2552#August|August 29, 2552]], the decryption was only partially complete. Using [[M8 Automated Defense System|Wolf Spider turrets]], the [[Spartan-III]]s of [[NOBLE Team]] were able to hold off the Covenant long enough for Halsey to finish the decryption. The ship, along with SWORD Base, was completely destroyed by an explosive charge.<ref name="HR"/>

Through Cortana, Dr. Halsey was able to retrieve navigation data from the Forerunner ship; this data contributed to the discovery of [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 04]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''Epilogue'' (''"And because of you, we found Halo, unlocked its secrets..."'')</ref><ref>'''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo|Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 89'' and ''95''</ref> After the Human-Covenant War, the Starfire VISR was developed to decrypt the data extracted from the ship, but it would take decades before even a fraction of the site's archived secrets were decrypted.<ref>'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''', ''Starfire VISR description''</ref>

==Trivia==
*The ship was designed by [[Bungie]] environment artist [[Paul Russel]].<ref>[https://picasaweb.google.com/114253662089061571624/HaloReach#5573898160705691906 '''Picasa Web Albums''': Paul Russel > Halo: Reach]</ref>
*In a commentary video for the multiplayer map ''[[Breakpoint]]'', one of the map's designers<!--Who?--> presented the idea that the reason for the structure's tilted angle and unusual placement was a result of an accident with [[Slipspace translocation|teleportation]]. However, he was quick to denounce the canonicity of the idea.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC-Qncg6kV8&feature=player_embedded '''YouTube''': ''Halo: Reach - Quick Look Breakpoint'']</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HR_ONIExcavation_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the ONI excavation site
File:Reach_Bbd_cth_ONI_lab.jpg|The main ONI research facility near the derelict ship
File:DrHalseysLabOuterView.jpg|Halsey's lab, overlooking the core of the vessel.
File:Breakpoint.jpeg|Another section of the wreck, under investigation by ONI
File:Forerunner Star.jpg|A panorama of the tilted vessel seen on the multiplayer map "[[Breakpoint]]".
File:Forerunner Spaceship eld.png|Eld on one of the "fins" of the vessel
File:Forerunner Slipspace Drive.jpg|Slipspace drive of the ship.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}}

==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
{{Forerunner}}
[[Category:Reach locations]]
[[Category:Forerunner artifacts]]
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+{{quote|Commander, you're wondering what your Spartans died for? They died for this.|Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] to [[Carter-A259]]}}
-|name=Babd Catha Forerunner vessel
+This '''ship''' of [[Forerunner]] design was embedded within the [[Babd Catha Ice Shelf]] on [[Reach]] ''circa'' [[97,445 BCE]], with debris from its crash spread out across the [[Eposz]] region.<ref name="bulletin">[https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-4-16-14 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 4.16.14''] (defunct, backup on [https://web.archive.org/web/20141012164920/https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-4-16-14 Archive.org])</ref> Positioned at a tilted angle, the vessel appeared to be roughly disk-shaped, though its true size was concealed by the glacier in which it was embedded. Parts of the ship were visible in an ice cavern underneath [[SWORD Base]], as well as a nearby mountain range. The interior of the ship housed a [[holography|holographic]] data terminal.<ref name="HR">'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[The Package]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', multiplayer map ''[[Breakpoint]]''</ref>
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-{{quote|Commander, you've been wondering what your Spartans died for? They died for this.|Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] to [[Carter-A259]]}}
-A '''[[Forerunner starship|ship]]''' of [[Forerunner]] design was embedded within the [[Babd Catha Ice Shelf]] on [[Reach]] ''circa'' [[97,445 BCE]], with debris from its crash spread out across the [[Eposz]] region.{{Ref/Site|Id=bulletin|D=10|M=10|Y=2014|URL=https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-4-16-14|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=The Halo Bulletin: 4.16.14}} Positioned at a tilted angle, the vessel appeared to be roughly disk-shaped, though its true size was concealed by the glacier in which it was embedded. Parts of the ship were visible in an ice cavern underneath [[SWORD Base]], as well as a nearby mountain range. The interior of the ship housed a [[holography|holographic]] data terminal.{{Ref/Level|Id=HR|HR|The Package}}{{Ref/Map|HR|Breakpoint}}
-==Overview==
+==History==
-===Design details===
+The ice cavern housing most of the vessel was home to one of Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]]'s labs and had evidently been under excavation by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] for some time.<ref name="HR"/> By summer [[2552]], ONI had marked a number of artifact sites that seemed to form a trail leading from [[CASTLE Base]], the site of the [[Menachite Forerunner complex]], to the immediate region of SWORD Base, suggesting that the ship was outbound along this trajectory when it crashed.<ref>[[:File:Reach map.png|Halsey's map of Reach]]</ref>
-The ship used a crystal resonance based [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] [[Slipspace drive|drive]].{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
-==Operational history==
+According to Dr. Halsey, the ship held secrets that could turn the tide of the [[Human-Covenant War]] — a "latchkey" discovery that Halsey compared to the inventions of the conical bullet and the [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]. However, when the [[Covenant]] began attacking the facility on [[2552#August|August 29, 2552]], the decryption was only partially complete. Using [[M8 Automated Defense System|Wolf Spider turrets]], the [[Spartan-III]]s of [[NOBLE Team]] were able to hold off the Covenant long enough for Halsey to finish the decryption. The ship, along with SWORD Base, was completely destroyed by an explosive charge.<ref name="HR"/>
-The ice cavern housing most of the vessel was home to one of Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]]'s labs and had evidently been under excavation by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] for some time.{{Ref/Reuse|HR}} By summer [[2552]], ONI had marked a number of artifact sites that seemed to form a trail leading from [[CASTLE Base]], the site of the [[Menachite portal complex]], to the immediate region of SWORD Base, suggesting that the ship was outbound along this trajectory when it crashed.<ref>[[:File:Reach map.png|Halsey's map of Reach]]</ref>
-According to Dr. Halsey, the ship held secrets that could turn the tide of the [[Human-Covenant War]] — a "latchkey" discovery that Halsey compared to the inventions of the conical bullet and the [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]]. However, when the [[Covenant]] began attacking the facility on [[2552#August|August 29, 2552]], the decryption was only partially complete. Using [[M8 Wolf Spider|Wolf Spider turrets]], the [[Spartan-III]]s of [[NOBLE Team]] were able to hold off the Covenant long enough for Halsey to finish the decryption. The ship, along with SWORD Base, was completely destroyed by an explosive charge.{{Ref/Reuse|HR}}
+Through Cortana, Dr. Halsey was able to retrieve navigation data from the Forerunner ship; this data contributed to the discovery of [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 04]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''Epilogue'' (''"And because of you, we found Halo, unlocked its secrets..."'')</ref><ref>'''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo|Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 89'' and ''95''</ref> After the Human-Covenant War, the Starfire VISR was developed to decrypt the data extracted from the ship, but it would take decades before even a fraction of the site's archived secrets were decrypted.<ref>'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''', ''Starfire VISR description''</ref>
-Through Cortana, Dr. Halsey was able to retrieve navigation data from the Forerunner ship; this data contributed to the discovery of [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 04]].{{Ref/Level|HR|Lone Wolf|Quote=And because of you, we found Halo, unlocked its secrets...}}{{Ref/Book|HM|Page=89 & 95}} After the Human-Covenant War, the [[Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)#Visors|Starfire]] [[Visual Intelligence System, Reconnaissance|VISR]] was developed to decrypt the data extracted from the ship, but it would take decades before even a fraction of the site's archived secrets were decrypted.{{Ref/Game|H5G|Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|Armory|Detail=Starfire VISR description}}
+==Trivia==
+*The ship was designed by [[Bungie]] environment artist [[Paul Russel]].<ref>[https://picasaweb.google.com/114253662089061571624/HaloReach#5573898160705691906 '''Picasa Web Albums''': Paul Russel > Halo: Reach]</ref>
-==Production notes==
+*In a commentary video for the multiplayer map ''[[Breakpoint]]'', one of the map's designers<!--Who?--> presented the idea that the reason for the structure's tilted angle and unusual placement was a result of an accident with [[Slipspace translocation|teleportation]]. However, he was quick to denounce the canonicity of the idea.<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OC-Qncg6kV8&feature=player_embedded '''YouTube''': ''Halo: Reach - Quick Look Breakpoint'']</ref>
-The ship was designed by [[Bungie]] environment artist [[Paul Russel]].{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://picasaweb.google.com/114253662089061571624/HaloReach#5573898160705691906|Site=Picasa Web Albums|Page=Paul Russel > Halo: Reach}} In a commentary video for the multiplayer map [[Breakpoint]], level designer Jason Cam presented the idea that the reason for the structure's tilted angle and unusual placement was a result of an accident with [[Slipspace translocation|teleportation]]. However, he was quick to denounce the canonicity of the idea.{{Ref/YouTube|OC-Qncg6kV8|Bungie|Halo: Reach - Quick Look Breakpoint|Time=234|D=01|M=6|Y=2020}}
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 *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{Mo}}
 *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}}
-*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' {{Mo}}
 ==Sources==
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+{{Forerunner}}
-{{Forerunner|ships|category=no}}
 [[Category:Reach locations]]
-[[Category:Forerunner ships]]
+[[Category:Forerunner artifacts]]