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|class=[[CAS-class assault carrier#Syfon-pattern|''Syfon''-pattern assault carrier]]
|class={{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}<ref name="EVG180">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 180''</ref>
|role=[[Flagship]]<ref name="EVG180">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 180''</ref>
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|length={{Convert|5347|m|ft}}<ref name="visual">'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 28''</ref><ref name="HBO">[[:File:CapitalShips-scale.gif|HBO image that demonstrates the size and scale of starships in the Halo Universe]]</ref><ref name="ENC">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 264''; ''page 276'' (2011 edition)</ref>
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|height={{Convert|746|m|ft}}<ref name="waypoint">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/song-of-retribution '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Song of Retribution'']</ref>
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*Equipped with [[energy shielding]]
*Equipped with [[energy shielding]]
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|battles=*[[Battle of Meridian]]
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*[[Battle of Earth]]
*[[Battle for Earth]]
**[[Battle of Mombasa]]
**[[Battle of Mombasa]]
*[[Battle of Installation 05]]
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{{Quote|[[Prophet of Regret|He]]'s on that carrier, and he's calling for help.|[[Cortana]]<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', [[campaign]] level ''[[Outskirts]]''</ref>}}
{{Quote|[[Prophet of Regret|He]]'s on that carrier, and he's calling for help.|[[Cortana]]<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', [[campaign]] level ''[[Outskirts]]''</ref>}}


'''''Solemn Penance'''''<ref name="EVG180"/> was a {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} in service with the [[Covenant fleet]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. The [[flagship]] of the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]], it was commanded by the [[High Prophet of Regret]] during the fleet's [[Battle of Earth|invasion of Earth]] on [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]].<ref name="metro">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Metropolis]]''</ref> The [[shipmaster]] of ''Solemn Penance'' was [[Rhul 'Salmutee]].<ref name="EVG180"/>
'''''Solemn Penance'''''{{Ref/Reuse|EVG180}} was a {{Pattern|Syfon|assault carrier}} in service with the [[Covenant fleet]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. The [[flagship]] of the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]], it was commanded by the [[High Prophet of Regret]] during the fleet's [[Battle of Earth|invasion of Earth]] on [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]].<ref name="metro">'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Metropolis]]''</ref> The [[shipmaster]] of ''Solemn Penance'' was [[Rhul 'Salmutee]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVG180}}


==History==
==History==
===Battle of Meridian===
===Battle of Meridian===
{{Main|Battle of Meridian}}
{{Main|Battle of Meridian}}
[[File:H2A Terminals - BattleofMeridian.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Regret's flagship holding position with other carriers over Meridian after the battle]]
[[File:H2A Terminals - BattleofMeridian.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Regret's flagship holding position with other carriers over Meridian after the battle.]]
Throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]], ''Solemn Penance'' and fellow assault carrier ''[[Day of Jubilation‎]]'' were responsible for the [[glassing]] of over a dozen [[human colonies]].<ref name="spartan games">[http://shop.spartangames.co.uk/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=HFCV05 '''Spartan Games''': ''Covenant Assault Carrier'']</ref> ''Solemn Penance'' was present in the [[Battle of Meridian|Battle]] of [[Meridian]] in [[2551]], remaining in orbit while the world was glassed. Following the battle, a [[Covenant Special Operations]] team was dispatched by the [[Prophet of Regret]] to the [[moon]]'s surface to search for [[Forerunner]] artifacts. The team retrieved a [[Luminary]] and delivered it to Regret. Some time later, Regret's [[Steward]]s successfully decrypted the Luminary, which revealed the existence of the [[Installation 00|final home of the Forerunners]], as well as a [[Portal at Voi|portal that led to it]]. The Luminary also revealed the location of this portal; [[Earth|Erde-Tyrene]]. In [[2552#October|October of 2552]], the Stewards presented their findings to Regret by personally showing him the information it contained aboard the carrier. Regret hastily assembled the relatively small [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]]—with ''Solemn Penance'' as its [[flagship]], ''Day of Jubilation'', and thirteen {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}}s—and departed for Erde-Tyrene shortly after, unaware that the planet was the home of humanity.<ref>'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal/Halo 2: Anniversary|Terminal 14]]''</ref>
Throughout the [[Human-Covenant War]], ''Solemn Penance'' and fellow assault carrier ''[[Day of Jubilation]]'' were responsible for the [[glassing]] of over a dozen [[human colonies]].<ref name="spartan games">[http://shop.spartangames.co.uk/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=HFCV05 '''Spartan Games''': ''Covenant Assault Carrier'']</ref> ''Solemn Penance'' was present in the [[Battle of Meridian|Battle]] of [[Meridian]] in [[2551]], remaining in orbit while the world was glassed. Following the battle, a [[Covenant Special Operations]] team was dispatched by the [[Prophet of Regret]] to the [[moon]]'s surface to search for [[Forerunner]] artifacts. The team retrieved a [[Luminary]] and delivered it to Regret. Some time later, Regret's [[Steward]]s successfully decrypted the Luminary, which revealed the existence of the [[Installation 00|final home of the Forerunners]], as well as a [[Portal at Voi|portal that led to it]]. The Luminary also revealed the location of this portal; [[Earth|Erde-Tyrene]]. In [[2552#October|October of 2552]], the Stewards presented their findings to Regret by personally showing him the information it contained aboard the carrier. Regret hastily assembled the relatively small [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]]—with ''Solemn Penance'' as its [[flagship]], ''Day of Jubilation'', and thirteen {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}s—and departed for Erde-Tyrene shortly after, unaware that the planet was the home of humanity.<ref>'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal 14]]''</ref>


===Assault on Earth===
===Assault on Earth===
{{Main|Battle of Earth|Battle of Mombasa}}
{{Main|Battle for Earth|Battle of Mombasa}}
''Solemn Penance'' arrived in the [[Sol system]] on [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]] over [[Jupiter]], along with the rest of the Fleet of Sacred Consecration, expecting to find and uncover the [[Portal at Voi|entrance to the Ark]]. Instead, they emerged from [[slipstream space]] into the heavy defenses of the [[UNSC Home Fleet]], defending humanity's homeworld, Earth. ''Solemn Penance'' and its fleet were reported to Home Fleet's command by [[Io Station]] when the Covenant passed the relay station.<ref>'''Halo 2: Anniversary''', ''[[Terminal/Halo 2: Anniversary|Terminal 15]]''</ref> While the cruisers engaged the human warships and [[orbital defense platform]]s, the assault carriers used boarding parties of [[Sangheili]] and [[Unggoy]] to carry [[antimatter charge]]s onto three platforms, intending to blast a hole large enough for them to circumvent the defenses and reach Earth's surface. Though two ODPs were successfully destroyed, the second assault carrier was destroyed by [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]] [[John-117]], who used the bomb that was intended to destroy ''[[Cairo Station]]''. However, Regret's vessel continued unimpeded, descending to [[New Mombasa]], in [[Kenya]], [[Africa]].<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station (level)|Cairo Station]]''</ref>
''Solemn Penance'' arrived in the [[Sol system]] on [[2552#October|October 20, 2552]] over [[Jupiter]], along with the rest of the Fleet of Sacred Consecration, expecting to find and uncover the [[Portal at Voi|entrance to the Ark]]. Instead, they emerged from [[slipstream space]] into the heavy defenses of the [[UNSC Home Fleet]], defending humanity's homeworld, Earth. ''Solemn Penance'' and its fleet were reported to Home Fleet's command by [[Io Station]] when the Covenant passed the relay station.<ref>'''Halo 2: Anniversary''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal 15]]''</ref> While the cruisers engaged the human warships and [[orbital defense platform]]s, the assault carriers used boarding parties of [[Sangheili]] and [[Unggoy]] to carry [[antimatter charge]]s onto three platforms, intending to blast a hole large enough for them to circumvent the defenses and reach Earth's surface. Though two ODPs were successfully destroyed, the second assault carrier was destroyed by [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]] [[John-117]], who used the bomb that was intended to destroy ''[[Cairo Station (station)|Cairo Station]]''. However, Regret's vessel continued unimpeded, descending to [[New Mombasa]], in [[Kenya]], [[Africa]].<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Cairo Station]]''</ref>


[[File:H2A - Solemn Penance jumping.jpg|thumb|250px|''Solemn Penance'' enters slipspace in-atmosphere above New Mombasa]]
[[File:H2A - Solemn Penance jumping.jpg|thumb|250px|''Solemn Penance'' enters slipspace in-atmosphere above New Mombasa.]]
While hovering over the city, the ''Solemn Penance'' deployed massive numbers of ground infantry and heavy equipment, including two [[Type-47 Ultra Heavy Assault Platform|Scarabs]], intending to drive the UNSC out of the area and begin its excavations. Soon, John-117 and dozens of Marines began an assault on the carrier's landing zone in [[Uplift Nature Reserve]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', campaign level ''[[Uplift Reserve (level)|Uplift Reserve]]''</ref> Eventually, faced with the possibility of being overrun on the ground and intercepted by UNSC ships if it tried to escape to orbit, Regret ordered a retreat. The ''Solemn Penance'' activated its [[slipspace]] drive, making an emergency jump, with the [[UNSC frigate]] {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} following it into slipspace.<ref name="metro"/> The shockwave from the Slipspace rupture severely damaged the city, releasing a potent [[electromagnetic pulse]] and partially damaging the city's urban infrastructure [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]], the [[Superintendent]]. The jump also foiled the attempt of an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] force to infiltrate the carrier from above, scattering their [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|drop pods]] around the city and killing most of the troopers.<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level ''[[Prepare To Drop]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: New Blood]]''', ''page 58'' (Google Play edition)</ref>
While hovering over the city, the ''Solemn Penance'' deployed massive numbers of ground infantry and heavy equipment, including at least two {{Pattern|Protos|Scarab}}s, intending to drive the UNSC out of the area and begin its excavations. Soon, John-117 and dozens of Marines began an assault on the carrier's landing zone in [[Uplift Nature Reserve]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', campaign level ''[[Uplift Reserve]]''</ref> Eventually, faced with the possibility of being overrun on the ground and intercepted by UNSC ships if it tried to escape to orbit, Regret ordered a retreat. The ''Solemn Penance'' activated its [[slipspace]] drive, making an emergency jump, with the {{UNSCShip|In Amber Clad}} following it into slipspace.{{Ref/Reuse|metro}} The shockwave from the Slipspace rupture severely damaged the city, releasing a potent [[electromagnetic pulse]] and partially damaging the city's urban infrastructure [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]], the [[Superintendent]]. The jump also foiled the attempt of an [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]] force to [[Operation: BUMRUSH|infiltrate the carrier from above]], scattering their [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|drop pods]] around the city and killing most of the troopers.<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', campaign level ''[[Prepare To Drop]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: New Blood]]''', ''page 58'' (Google Play edition)</ref>


===Delta Halo===
===Delta Halo===
{{Main|Battle of Installation 05}}
{{Main|Battle of Installation 05}}
On [[2552#November|November 2nd]], the ''Solemn Penance'' exited Slipspace near [[Installation 05]] and immediately began deploying forces to the surface. Regret pleaded with the [[Prophet of Truth]], apologizing for his rash actions. Meanwhile, ''In Amber Clad'' arrived at Installation 05. UNSC forces, again spearheaded by John-117, hunted the Prophet; the Spartan soon assassinated him. After this, 'Salmutee had the ''Solemn Penance'' use its [[energy projector]] to level the [[Temple (Installation 05)|temple]] where the Prophet had been based in an attempt to kill "[[Covenant religion#Demons|the Demon]]". The attempt was unsuccessful.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Regret (level)|Regret]]''</ref>
On [[2552#November|November 2nd]], the ''Solemn Penance'' exited slipspace near [[Installation 05]] and immediately began deploying forces to the surface. Regret departed from the ''Solemn Penance'', fortifying himself within a [[Temple (Installation 05)|temple]] in the centre of a large lake. From there, he pleaded with the [[Prophet of Truth]], apologizing for his rash actions. Meanwhile, ''In Amber Clad'' arrived at Installation 05. UNSC forces, again spearheaded by John-117, [[Assassination of the Prophet of Regret|hunted]] the Prophet; the Spartan soon assassinating him.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[Regret (Halo 2 level)|Regret]]''</ref> Following these events, the fate of the ship is unknown, but it is believed to have been subsumed into the [[High Charity defense fleet]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVG180}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}}
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}}
*In ''Halo 2'', the ''Solemn Penance'', like all other assault carriers in the game, features structures at its aft end. In ''Halo 3: ODST'', the vessel has an additional cowling that covers these structures, as it uses the revised model from ''Halo 3''. The ''Halo 2'' version assault carrier is seen, however, during the opening text crawl from ''Halo 3: ODST''.
*In ''Halo 2'', the ''Solemn Penance'', like all other assault carriers in the game, features structures at its aft end. In ''Halo 3: ODST'', the vessel has an additional cowling that covers these structures, as it uses the revised model from ''Halo 3'', which was later known as the ''Kerel''-pattern assault carrier in ''[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo|Halo: Warfleet]]''. The ''Halo 2'' version assault carrier, later known as the ''Syfon''-class assault carrier, is seen, however, during the opening text crawl from ''Halo 3: ODST'' and ''[[Sadie's Story]]''.
*In the ''Halo 2 Anniversary'' [[Terminal/Halo 2 Anniversary|Terminals]], the ship is shown to have a nature preserve inside of it.
*In the ''Halo 2 Anniversary'' [[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|terminals]], the ship is shown to have a nature preserve inside it.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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File:H2A Terminals - Fleet at Io.jpg|The ''Solemn Penance'' and its fleet pass over [[Io Station]] as they close in on [[Earth]].
File:H2A Terminals - Fleet at Io.jpg|The ''Solemn Penance'' and its fleet pass over [[Io Station]] as they close in on [[Earth]].
File:H2A - BattleofEarth.png|The ''Solemn Penance'' and its escorts do battle with the UNSC Home Fleet in Earth orbit.  
File:H2A - BattleofEarth.png|The ''Solemn Penance'' and its escorts do battle with the UNSC Home Fleet in Earth orbit.  
File:H2A - Carrier over Mombasa.jpg|The ''Solemn Penance'' holds position over New Mombasa as its ground forces descend into the city.
File:H2A Metropolis Loadscreen.png|The ''Solemn Penance'' holds position over New Mombasa as its ground forces descend into the city.
Image:SOEIV Interface.png|Regret's carrier over New Mombasa as seen from [[the Rookie]]'s [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIV]].
File:Assault_carrier.jpg|The ''Penance'' holds position over New Mombasa in ''Halo 2''.
File:H2 Covenant Assault Carrier.jpg|The ''Solemn Penance'' entering slipspace above Mombasa
File:SOEIV Interface.png|Regret's carrier over New Mombasa as seen from [[the Rookie]]'s [[Single Occupant Exoatmospheric Insertion Vehicle|SOEIV]].
File:H2A - Solemn Penance exiting slipspace.jpg|The ''Solemn Penance'' exits slipspace near Installation 05, unaware of the ''UNSC In Amber Clad'' arriving in tow.
File:H2A - Solemn Penance exiting slipspace.jpg|The ''Solemn Penance'' exits slipspace near Installation 05, unaware of the ''UNSC In Amber Clad'' arriving in tow.
File:H2 - Delta Halo view.png|''Solemn Penance'' looming over the [[Temple (Installation 05)|Temple]] on [[Installation 05]].
File:H2 - Delta Halo view.png|''Solemn Penance'' looming over the [[Temple (Installation 05)|Temple]] on [[Installation 05]].
File:H2A-Solemn Penance.png|''Solemn Penance'' over Installation 05.
File:H2A-Solemn Penance.png|''Solemn Penance'' over Installation 05
File:HSS cutscene.png|''Solemn Penance'' in ''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''.
File:HSS cutscene.png|''Solemn Penance'' in ''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''
File:H2A-SolemnPenanceOverMombasa.png|''Solemn Penance'' over New Mombasa.
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*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[ONI Candidate Assessment Program V5.02A]]'' {{Im}}
*''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]'' {{Im}}
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''
*''[[Halo 4]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo 4]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
**''[[Terminal/Halo 2: Anniversary|Terminals]]''
**''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]''
*''[[Halo: New Blood]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: New Blood]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Hunt the Truth]]''
*''[[Hunt the Truth]]''
*''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''
*''[[Halo: Spartan Strike]]''
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


[[Category:CAS-class assault carriers]]
[[Category:CAS-class assault carriers]]
[[Category:Covenant ships]]
[[Category:Covenant ships]]

Latest revision as of 14:40, June 26, 2023

Solemn Penance
H2 Solemn Penance.jpg
Production information

Class:

Syfon-pattern assault carrier

Role:

Flagship[1]

Specifications

Length:

5,347 metres (17,540 ft)[2][3][4]

Width:

2,118 metres (6,950 ft)[4]

Height:

746 metres (2,450 ft)[5]

Engine:

Repulsor engines

Slipspace drive:

Equipped

Hull:

Nanolaminate hull plating

Armament:

Service information

Participated battles:

Fleet:

Fleet of Sacred Consecration[1]

Known commanders:

Shipmaster Rhul 'Salmutee[1]

Affiliation:

Covenant

 

"He's on that carrier, and he's calling for help."
— Cortana[6]

Solemn Penance[1] was a Syfon-pattern assault carrier in service with the Covenant fleet during the Human-Covenant War. The flagship of the Fleet of Sacred Consecration, it was commanded by the High Prophet of Regret during the fleet's invasion of Earth on October 20, 2552.[7] The shipmaster of Solemn Penance was Rhul 'Salmutee.[1]

History[edit]

Battle of Meridian[edit]

Main article: Battle of Meridian
Regret's flagship holding position with other carriers over Meridian after the battle.

Throughout the Human-Covenant War, Solemn Penance and fellow assault carrier Day of Jubilation were responsible for the glassing of over a dozen human colonies.[8] Solemn Penance was present in the Battle of Meridian in 2551, remaining in orbit while the world was glassed. Following the battle, a Covenant Special Operations team was dispatched by the Prophet of Regret to the moon's surface to search for Forerunner artifacts. The team retrieved a Luminary and delivered it to Regret. Some time later, Regret's Stewards successfully decrypted the Luminary, which revealed the existence of the final home of the Forerunners, as well as a portal that led to it. The Luminary also revealed the location of this portal; Erde-Tyrene. In October of 2552, the Stewards presented their findings to Regret by personally showing him the information it contained aboard the carrier. Regret hastily assembled the relatively small Fleet of Sacred Consecration—with Solemn Penance as its flagship, Day of Jubilation, and thirteen Ket-pattern battlecruisers—and departed for Erde-Tyrene shortly after, unaware that the planet was the home of humanity.[9]

Assault on Earth[edit]

Main articles: Battle for Earth, Battle of Mombasa

Solemn Penance arrived in the Sol system on October 20, 2552 over Jupiter, along with the rest of the Fleet of Sacred Consecration, expecting to find and uncover the entrance to the Ark. Instead, they emerged from slipstream space into the heavy defenses of the UNSC Home Fleet, defending humanity's homeworld, Earth. Solemn Penance and its fleet were reported to Home Fleet's command by Io Station when the Covenant passed the relay station.[10] While the cruisers engaged the human warships and orbital defense platforms, the assault carriers used boarding parties of Sangheili and Unggoy to carry antimatter charges onto three platforms, intending to blast a hole large enough for them to circumvent the defenses and reach Earth's surface. Though two ODPs were successfully destroyed, the second assault carrier was destroyed by Spartan-II John-117, who used the bomb that was intended to destroy Cairo Station. However, Regret's vessel continued unimpeded, descending to New Mombasa, in Kenya, Africa.[11]

Solemn Penance enters slipspace in-atmosphere above New Mombasa.

While hovering over the city, the Solemn Penance deployed massive numbers of ground infantry and heavy equipment, including at least two Protos-pattern Scarabs, intending to drive the UNSC out of the area and begin its excavations. Soon, John-117 and dozens of Marines began an assault on the carrier's landing zone in Uplift Nature Reserve.[12] Eventually, faced with the possibility of being overrun on the ground and intercepted by UNSC ships if it tried to escape to orbit, Regret ordered a retreat. The Solemn Penance activated its slipspace drive, making an emergency jump, with the UNSC In Amber Clad following it into slipspace.[7] The shockwave from the Slipspace rupture severely damaged the city, releasing a potent electromagnetic pulse and partially damaging the city's urban infrastructure AI, the Superintendent. The jump also foiled the attempt of an Orbital Drop Shock Trooper force to infiltrate the carrier from above, scattering their drop pods around the city and killing most of the troopers.[13][14]

Delta Halo[edit]

Main article: Battle of Installation 05

On November 2nd, the Solemn Penance exited slipspace near Installation 05 and immediately began deploying forces to the surface. Regret departed from the Solemn Penance, fortifying himself within a temple in the centre of a large lake. From there, he pleaded with the Prophet of Truth, apologizing for his rash actions. Meanwhile, In Amber Clad arrived at Installation 05. UNSC forces, again spearheaded by John-117, hunted the Prophet; the Spartan soon assassinating him.[15] Following these events, the fate of the ship is unknown, but it is believed to have been subsumed into the High Charity defense fleet.[1]

Trivia[edit]

Main-Superintendent.png Browse more images in this article's gallery page.
  • In Halo 2, the Solemn Penance, like all other assault carriers in the game, features structures at its aft end. In Halo 3: ODST, the vessel has an additional cowling that covers these structures, as it uses the revised model from Halo 3, which was later known as the Kerel-pattern assault carrier in Halo: Warfleet. The Halo 2 version assault carrier, later known as the Syfon-class assault carrier, is seen, however, during the opening text crawl from Halo 3: ODST and Sadie's Story.
  • In the Halo 2 Anniversary terminals, the ship is shown to have a nature preserve inside it.

Gallery[edit]

  • The Prophet of Regret and his Honor Guards overlook the natural preserve contained deep within the Solemn Penance.

    The Prophet of Regret and his Honor Guards overlook the natural preserve contained deep within the Solemn Penance.

  • A pair of Stewards with a Luminary on station in the nature preserve of the Solemn Penance.

    A pair of Stewards with a Luminary on station in the nature preserve of the Solemn Penance.

  • The Solemn Penance and its fleet pass over Io Station as they close in on Earth.

    The Solemn Penance and its fleet pass over Io Station as they close in on Earth.

  • The Solemn Penance and its escorts do battle with the UNSC Home Fleet in Earth orbit.

    The Solemn Penance and its escorts do battle with the UNSC Home Fleet in Earth orbit.

  • The Solemn Penance holds position over New Mombasa as its ground forces descend into the city.

    The Solemn Penance holds position over New Mombasa as its ground forces descend into the city.

  • The Penance holds position over New Mombasa in Halo 2.

    The Penance holds position over New Mombasa in Halo 2.

  • Regret's carrier over New Mombasa as seen from the Rookie's SOEIV.

    Regret's carrier over New Mombasa as seen from the Rookie's SOEIV.

  • The Solemn Penance exits slipspace near Installation 05, unaware of the UNSC In Amber Clad arriving in tow.

    The Solemn Penance exits slipspace near Installation 05, unaware of the UNSC In Amber Clad arriving in tow.

  • Solemn Penance looming over the Temple on Installation 05.

    Solemn Penance looming over the Temple on Installation 05.

  • Solemn Penance over Installation 05

    Solemn Penance over Installation 05

  • Solemn Penance in Halo: Spartan Strike

    Solemn Penance in Halo: Spartan Strike

  • Solemn Penance over New Mombasa.

    Solemn Penance over New Mombasa.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 180
  2. ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 28
  3. ^ HBO image that demonstrates the size and scale of starships in the Halo Universe
  4. ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 264; page 276 (2011 edition)
  5. ^ Halo Waypoint: Song of Retribution
  6. ^ Halo 2, campaign level Outskirts
  7. ^ a b Halo 2, campaign level Metropolis
  8. ^ Spartan Games: Covenant Assault Carrier
  9. ^ Halo 2: Anniversary, Terminal 14
  10. ^ Halo 2: Anniversary, Terminal 15
  11. ^ Halo 2, campaign level Cairo Station
  12. ^ Halo 3: ODST, campaign level Uplift Reserve
  13. ^ Halo 3: ODST, campaign level Prepare To Drop
  14. ^ Halo: New Blood, page 58 (Google Play edition)
  15. ^ Halo 2, campaign level Regret
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