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{{Title|''Harbinger of Piety''}} | {{Title|''Harbinger of Piety''}} | ||
{{ | {{Era|HCW}} | ||
{{Individual ship infobox | {{Individual ship infobox | ||
| name = ''Harbinger of Piety'' | | name = ''Harbinger of Piety'' | ||
| image = [[File:Harbinger.png|300px]] | | image = [[File:Harbinger.png|300px]] | ||
| class = {{ | | class = {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}} | ||
| manufacturer = [[Covenant]] | | manufacturer = [[Covenant]] | ||
| length = {{Convert|1782.2|m|ft}} | | length = {{Convert|1782.2|m|ft}} | ||
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| firstsight = | | firstsight = | ||
| destroyed = [[2552#November|November 17, 2552]]{{Ref/Reuse|U4}}{{Ref/Note|''Halo: Uprising'' establishes that the ''Piety'' and Dreadnought are in the same vicinity at this time, indicating Ruwan's actions take place on this date.}} | | destroyed = [[2552#November|November 17, 2552]]{{Ref/Reuse|U4}}{{Ref/Note|''Halo: Uprising'' establishes that the ''Piety'' and Dreadnought are in the same vicinity at this time, indicating Ruwan's actions take place on this date.}} | ||
| battles = [[Battle | | battles = [[Battle of Earth]] | ||
| affiliation = [[Covenant]] | | affiliation = [[Covenant]] | ||
| fleet = | | fleet = | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''''Harbinger of Piety''''' was a [[Covenant]] {{ | The '''''Harbinger of Piety''''' was a [[Covenant]] {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}} under the command of the [[Minister of Inquisition]].{{Ref/Reuse|U4}} | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
===Battle for Earth=== | |||
{{Main|Battle of Cleveland}} | {{Main|Battle of Cleveland}} | ||
The '' | The ''Harbing of Piety'' was present during the [[Battle for Earth]] and carried at least one [[San'Shyuum]] [[Minister (title)|Minister]], the [[Minister of Inquisition]].{{Ref/Reuse|U4}} However, it is unknown if the cruiser was present during the [[Battle of Cleveland]]. While the siege of the city was raging, the Minister was curious about a supposed [[Forerunner]] artifact called the [[Key of Osanalan]], which was, in fact, fake. It had been made up by [[James Ackerson|James]] and [[Ruwan Ackerson]] when they were young.{{Ref/Reuse|U4}} | ||
Ruwan Ackerson had met the Covenant and told the Covenant that he was actually the "key". Confused, the Covenant took the human to the ''Harbinger'' via a [[ | Ruwan Ackerson had met the Covenant and told the Covenant that he was actually the "key". Confused, the Covenant took the human to the ''Harbinger'' via a [[Type-52 Phantom|Phantom]], where the Minister of Inquisition vows to spare Earth from the invasion in exchange for knowledge of the apparent "key". In reality, Ruwan had been implanted with an organic tracker for the UNSC to find and destroy high ranking Covenant officials. During the [[Scramble onboard Forerunner Dreadnought|scramble]] aboard the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s [[Anodyne Spirit|Forerunner Dreadnought]], the [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] was ordered to find a way off the Covenant command [[flagship]] to avoid being caught in the impending destruction of ''Harbinger of Piety'' which was near the [[keyship]]. The [[Nassau Station]] eventually proceeded to destroy the ''Harbinger of Piety'' with a single shot from its [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC gun]], killing everyone aboard including the Minister of Inquisition and Ruwan Ackerson.<ref name="U4">'''[[Halo: Uprising]]''', ''[[Halo: Uprising Issue 4|Issue 4]]''</ref> | ||
== | ==Trivia== | ||
''Harbinger of Piety'' is first depicted with four forward ventral prongs, as seen on '' | ''Harbinger of Piety'' is first depicted with four forward ventral prongs, as seen on ''CCS''-class battlecruisers in ''[[Halo 3]]''. However, the panel showing its destruction depicts it as only having two prongs like those in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' and ''[[Halo 2]]''. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== |