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'''Captain Maribeau Veredi''' was a [[CMA]] officer during the beginning of the [[Human-Covenant War]]. He was the commanding officer of the [[CMA Heracles|CMA ''Heracles'']] and commander of [[Battlegroup 4]]. He had the dubious honor of making the first recorded contact with the [[Covenant]].
'''Captain Maribeau Veredi''' was a [[Colonial Military Administration]] officer during the beginning of the [[Human-Covenant War]]. He was the commanding officer of the [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] [[CMA Heracles|CMA ''Heracles'']] and the commander of [[Battlegroup 4]]. He had the dubious honor of making the first recorded contact with the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Harvest===
===Harvest===
Captain Veredi led CMA [[Battlegroup 4]], the battlegroup that firstly encountered the [[Covenant]]. The battle group consisted of his own ship, the destroyer UNSC ''Heracles'' and two frigates, the [[CMA Arabia|CMA ''Arabia'']] and [[CMA Vostok|CMA ''Vostok'']]. Their deployment was aimed to discover the fate of the colony on the planet [[Harvest]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 96-98''</ref>
In [[2525#October|October 2525]], Captain Veredi led CMA Battlegroup 4. The battle group consisted of his own ship, the destroyer UNSC ''Heracles'' and two frigates, the [[CMA Arabia|''Arabia'']] and the [[CMA Vostok|''Vostok'']]. They were deployed to discover why contact had been lost with the planet [[Harvest]] and the scout ship [[CMA Argo|''Argo'']], which had been deployed six months earlier.<ref name="TFoR">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 96-98''</ref>


They entered the [[Epsilon Indi system]] only to discover that the planet had been rendered a wasteland, with what left that wasn't incinerated or refined into molten glass undergoing a nuclear winter. This high-temperature bombardment would later be known as "[[glassing]]".
On October 7, the battle group entered the [[Epsilon Indi system]] only to discover that the planet had been rendered a wasteland, with what left that was not incinerated into molten glass undergoing a nuclear winter. This high-temperature bombardment would later become known as "[[glassing]]".


===First contact===
===First contact===
In orbit around the remains of the colony world was a single alien ship, which proceeded to attack the battle group, destroying both ''Arabia'' and ''Vostok'' and badly damaging the ''Heracles''. Before the ship attacked the Battlegroup, Veredi attempted to follow the UNSC's first contact protocol to no avail.
In orbit around the remains of the colony world was a single alien ship, which proceeded to attack the battle group; within one minute, it destroyed both the ''Arabia'' and the ''Vostok'' and badly damaged the ''Heracles''.<ref group="Note">According to ''Halo Wars: Genesis'', Battlegroup 4 was attacked by a [[Covenant super-destroyer]]. However, according to ''Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp'', the battlegroup encountered the cruiser ''[[Rapid Conversion]]''.</ref> Before the ship attacked the battlegroup, Veredi attempted to follow the UNSC's first contact protocol to no avail.<ref name="Genesis">'''Halo Wars: Genesis'''</ref><ref name="Boot Camp">''Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp''</ref>


Intercepted communications identified the enemy as "The [[Covenant]]". The message stated, "Your destruction is the will of the Gods, and we are their instrument." It was translated into [[English]] for UNSC personnel.
The aliens tranmitted a message to the ''Heracles'', which had already been translated into [[English]] The message stated, ''"Your destruction is the will of the [[Forerunner|Gods]], and we are their instrument."''<ref name="TFoR"/><ref name="Genesis"/><ref name="Boot Camp"/>


===Second Battle of Harvest===
===Second Battle of Harvest===
Captain Veredi later served during the [[Second Battle of Harvest]] where he again commanded the repaired UNSC ''Heracles'' and accompanied [[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]] into the system, successfully retaking it from the Covenant.  
Captain Veredi later served during the [[Second Battle of Harvest]]. There, he commanded the repaired ''Heracles'' and accompanied [[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston Cole]] into the system, successfully retaking it from the Covenant.<ref name="Genesis"/><ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', ''[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]''</ref>


==Trivia==
==List of appearances==
*Technically, the Harvest colonists and [[Colonial Militia]] actually made contact with the Covenant before Veredi and Battlegroup 4. However, when Veredi and the ''Heracles'' returned to UNSC space, the survivors had still not been found and were presumed dead, making Veredi the first to report contact with the Covenant.
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{First mentioned}}
*''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp]]''


==List of appearances==
==Note==
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}}
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*''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
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Captain Maribeau Veredi was a Colonial Military Administration officer during the beginning of the Human-Covenant War. He was the commanding officer of the destroyer CMA Heracles and the commander of Battlegroup 4. He had the dubious honor of making the first recorded contact with the Covenant.

Biography

Harvest

In October 2525, Captain Veredi led CMA Battlegroup 4. The battle group consisted of his own ship, the destroyer UNSC Heracles and two frigates, the Arabia and the Vostok. They were deployed to discover why contact had been lost with the planet Harvest and the scout ship Argo, which had been deployed six months earlier.[1]

On October 7, the battle group entered the Epsilon Indi system only to discover that the planet had been rendered a wasteland, with what left that was not incinerated into molten glass undergoing a nuclear winter. This high-temperature bombardment would later become known as "glassing".

First contact

In orbit around the remains of the colony world was a single alien ship, which proceeded to attack the battle group; within one minute, it destroyed both the Arabia and the Vostok and badly damaged the Heracles.[Note 1] Before the ship attacked the battlegroup, Veredi attempted to follow the UNSC's first contact protocol to no avail.[2][3]

The aliens tranmitted a message to the Heracles, which had already been translated into English The message stated, "Your destruction is the will of the Gods, and we are their instrument."[1][2][3]

Second Battle of Harvest

Captain Veredi later served during the Second Battle of Harvest. There, he commanded the repaired Heracles and accompanied Vice Admiral Preston Cole into the system, successfully retaking it from the Covenant.[2][4]

List of appearances

Note

  1. ^ According to Halo Wars: Genesis, Battlegroup 4 was attacked by a Covenant super-destroyer. However, according to Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp, the battlegroup encountered the cruiser Rapid Conversion.

Sources

  1. ^ a b Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 96-98
  2. ^ a b c Halo Wars: Genesis
  3. ^ a b Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp
  4. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole
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