Editing Eklon'Dal Workshop Phantom

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Disambig header|the Phantom used by the Banished first introduced in ''Halo Wars 2''|other Phantom models|Phantom}}
{{Vehicle infobox
|name=Eklon'Dal Workshop Warrior Phantom
|image=[[File:HW2-BanishedPhantom.png|300px]]<br>[[File:Enc22_BanishedPhantom.png|300px]]
|caption=Two different variants of Eklon'Dal's Phantom.
|manufacturer=[[Eklon War-Forges]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=474}}
|line=[[Phantom]]{{Ref/Site|Id=cf|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/know-scope|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Know-Scope|D=01|M=07|Y=2017}}
|model=
|cost=
|length={{Convert|107.2|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|width={{Convert|73.5|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|height={{Convert|38.1|ft|m|sp=us|disp=flip}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|mass={{Convert|188.6|MT}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|max speed=
|engine=Twin [[impulse drive]] system{{Ref/Reuse|cf}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}{{Ref/Game|Id=PL|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Phantom}}
|hull=
|armament=
*One [[heavy plasma cannon]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*Two {{Pattern|Shea'p|plasma cannon}}s{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|crew=1 pilot{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} 
|complement=24 Passengers{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|consumables=
|othersystems=
|firstuse=
|service=
*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
**[[Second Ark Conflict]]
**[[Created uprising]]
**[[Battle for Zeta Halo]]
|role=[[Dropship]]{{Ref/Site|Id=cf|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/know-scope|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Know-Scope|D=01|M=07|Y=2017}}
|affiliation=[[Banished]]
}}
{{Quote|Phantom awaiting commands.|A Phantom pilot during the Banished occupation of Installation 00.{{Ref/Game|Id=HW2|HW2|Phantom in-game unit}}}}
The '''Eklon'Dal Workshop Warrior Phantom''' is a craft in the '''[[Phantom]]''' line of armed [[dropship]]s. While the Phantom was originally introduced as a design for the [[Covenant]] empire, the variants produced by the [[Eklon War Forges]] are instead employed by the [[Banished]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

==Overview==
===Design details===
The Eklon'Dal Phantom is based on the iconic {{Pattern|Ru'swum|Phantom|}} and {{Pattern|Kez'katu|Phantom|}} Phantoms pioneered during the era of the Covenant empire. Thanks to the empire's collapse into [[Great Schism|civil war]], restrictions on the use of [[Forerunner]] technology allowed the [[Banished]] and its war-forges to begin making home-grown improvements to their fleet of vehicles - with their dropships being some of the most prolific examples. Accordingly, the Eklon'Dal Phantom features noticeably increased armour plating and a more pronounced empennage, though otherwise mostly bears resemblance to its imperial forebears.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

Most of the changes introduced by Eklon'Dal's engineers were functionally negligible to the vehicle's overall performance, though the changes of significance were a cause of argument among the members of the [[clan]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

They are fitted with a twin [[impulse drive]] system, this makes the Phantom capable of long-range subluminal travel. It is also equipped with a [[gravity lift]] that can be used to pick up and drop off individuals.{{Ref/Reuse|cf}}{{Ref/Reuse|PL}}

===Armaments===
These Phantoms are fitted with a [[heavy plasma cannon]] and two {{Pattern|Shea'p|plasma cannon}}s.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}

===Variants===
*'''Standard variant:''' The standard Eklon'Dal Workshop Phantom, bearing a plasma cannon and twin ''She'ap''-pattern light plasma turrets.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
*'''Gunship variant:''' A variant of the Phantom predominantly carried aboard ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'' and used in the [[Second Ark Conflict]]. This variant retains the classic Covenant Phantom's twin forward engines, and is aggressively modified to serve as a gunship and firing platform. It boasts a larger cannon on the nose, bearing resemblance to the [[Grenflekt Workshop Spiker]], though appears to have lost the side turrets in favour of portholes for onboard troops to contribute their firepower to the vehicle's defence. This configuration would have been used by [[Ripa 'Moramee]], were he to have joined the Banished.{{Ref/Reuse|cf}}{{Ref/Reuse|PL}}
<gallery class="center">
File:Enc22_BanishedPhantom.png|The standard Banished Phantom.
File:HW2-BanishedPhantom.png|The Phantom gunship modification.
</gallery>

==Operational history==
Several gunship Phantoms were kept aboard ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'' to augment her existing stocks of [[Eklon'Dal Workshop Spirit|Spirit]]s and [[Eklon'Dal Workshop Lich]]es during the Banished's [[Second Ark Conflict|operations]] on [[Installation 00]] in [[2559]].{{Ref/Reuse|cf}}{{Ref/Reuse|PL}} In [[2560]], the Banished made heavy use of the Eklon'Dal Workshop Phantom during the [[Battle for Zeta Halo|conflict]] on [[Installation 07]] in a troop transport and fire support role.{{Ref/Level|Hi|The Command Spire}} One such Phantom was hijacked by [[Swords of Sanghelios]] warriors who escaped from the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} and used by them and [[Fernando Esparza]] to rescue the Master Chief and [[Joyeuse]] from the [[Silent Auditorium (location)|Silent Auditorium]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=EOD37|EOD|Chapter=37}}

During the [[Battle of Nysa]] in 2560, part of the Banished forces of the ''[[Ghost of Kholo]]'' led by [[Ilsa Zane]] deployed to the planet's surface using Banished Phantoms.{{Ref/Novel|Id=BFTA2|Halo: Battle for the Academy - Part 2}}

==Gameplay==
===''Halo Wars 2''===
*'''Info:''' Mobile Garrison, Aerial transport for infantry, Provides armed support
*'''Tier:''' 1
*'''Cost''': {{HW2Pop|3}}, {{HW2Supplies|225}}, {{HW2Power|90}}
'''Phantom Upgrade: Gunboat Capacity'''
*'''Info:''' Increases unit capacity from 2 infantry squads to 3.
*'''Tier:''' 3
*'''Cost''': {{HW2Supplies|0}}, {{HW2Power|800}}
In ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', Banished Phantoms are exclusive units for [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]] and can be made at [[Banished outpost]]s once the leader power has unlocked them. Similar to the [[M650 Mastodon]], the Phantom can be used as a mobile garrison. Phantoms perform okay against aircraft, but poorly against infantry, vehicles, and structures. Due to their low offensive power Phantoms benefit greatly from a complement of infantry. If the Phantom is destroyed, the survival of the passenger depends on their remaining health when aboard. If the Phantom was destroyed with passengers in full health, they will survive but will take damage. If the Phantom was destroyed with heavily wounded passengers, the entire passengers will be killed. In [[Blitz]] the Phantom costs {{HW2BlitzEnergy|80}} energy.

====Phoenix log====
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===''Halo Infinite''===
Phantoms in ''[[Halo Infinite]]'' have more health than their predecessors but less resistance to handheld weaponry. The Banished Phantom can be destroyed by explosive weapons, [[Flaktura Workshop Skewer|Skewer]]s, [[Sentinel Beam]]s, and [[Sniper_Rifle#Halo_Infinite|Sniper Rifle]]s. If players are caught inside a fifteen-meter radius when the Phantom is destroyed, the player will suffer an effect similar to receiving a [[Flashbang grenade|flashbang]].

==Gallery==
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===''Halo Wars 2''===
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File:HW2-phantom 01.png|Concept art of the Banished Phantom for ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''.
File:HW2-BlitzPhantom.jpg|Blitz card of a Banished Phantom in ''Halo Wars 2''.
File:HW2-Phantom.png|A Phantom on Installation 00.
File:HW2-Phantoms&Outpost.png|Phantoms near a [[Banished outpost]].
File:HW2-PhantomvsShroud.png|A Phantom with [[Sangheili Enforcer]] passengers attack a [[Klavbrig Workshop Shroud]].
File:HW2-PhantomsvsOutpost.png|An army of Phantoms attack an Outpost.
File:HW2 Phantom Unused Pearl.jpg|Unused pearl skin for the Phantom.
</gallery>
===''Halo Infinite''===
<gallery>
File:HINF Concept SeeingPhantoms.jpg|Concept art of Banished Phantoms attacking the UNSC ''Infinity'' in ''[[Halo Infinite]]''.
File:HINF Concept PhantomEngines.jpg|Concept art of the Banished Phantom's engines.
File:HINF Phantom 1.png|A Phantom swooping in.
File:HINF Phantom 2.png|Angled view of a Phantom in flight.
File:HINF Phantom 3.png|A Phantom deploying Unggoy and Kig-Yar.
File:HINF Phantom 4.png|Ventral view of the Phantom.
File:HINF Phantom.png|The backside of the Phantom.
File:HINF ScorpionPhantom.png|An [[M808C Scorpion]] piloted by [[John-117]] aiming at a Phantom.
File:HINF-PhantomInterior.png|The interior of a Banished Phantom.
File:HINF-FeelFreeToScreenshot.png|A Spartan with allied Sangheili exiting a Phantom.
</gallery>
===Other===
<gallery>
File:Battle for the Academy Part 2 Cover.jpg|Phantoms being deployed from the ''[[Ghost of Kholo]]'' during the [[Battle of Nysa]].
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''{{Ref/Novel|Id=SOR5|HSoR|Chapter=5}}
**''[[Sacrifice]]''
*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]''
*''[[Halo Infinite]]''
*''[[Halo: The Rubicon Protocol]]''
*''[[Halo: Whispers from the Pyre]]''
*''[[Halo: Empty Throne]]''
*''[[Halo: Battle for the Academy - Part 2]]''
*''[[Halo: Edge of Dawn]]''

==Sources==
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{{Covenant Atmospheric/Exoatmospheric Vehicles}}
[[Category:Banished vehicles|Phantom]]
[[Category:Phantom variants]]