Spirit
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Spirit is a name applied to a series of troop transports and logistical dropships employed by the Covenant and its remnants.
Summary
Spirits are uniquely identified by their distinctive tuning fork shape. Each "arm" is a troop deployment pod capable of hosting a number of soldiers, while the main cockpit is located at the rear of the ship, and a heavy plasma cannon is mounted below. The space between the two troop bays can be use to carry vehicles and other equipment. Some Spirits are equipped with gravity lifts to deploy troops without risking opening their troop bays.[1]
Types
- Covenant
- Dextro Xur-pattern Spirit – A variant commonly employed by the Covenant, notably during the Fall of Reach and Battle of Installation 04.[2][3]
- Mokol'ta-pattern Spirit – A variant of Covenant dropship nicknamed the "Super Spirit" for its resemblance to the Spirit. The Super Spirit has three prows, as opposed to the usual two.
- Nuro'k Xur-pattern Spirit – A post-war variant fielded by the Swords of Sanghelios and Jul 'Mdama's Covenant.[1] This variant has a distinctly more organic aesthetic.
- Taaku Xur-pattern Spirit – Another variant fielded by the Covenant.[4] This variant is equipped with a gravity lift that leads into the cockpit directly.
- Unidentified pattern - A variant used by the Covenant towards the end of the war that combines design elements of the Dextro Xur-pattern and Nuro'k Xur-pattern Spirits. One was captured by members of the Hungry Buzzards in 2551 during the Battle of Legopo, and was used by Libra Team during Operation: METEORITE in July of that year.[5][6] More were deployed during the Battle of Installation 04 in September 2552.[7]
The unidentified pattern on Installation 04.
- Banished
- Eklon'dal Workshop Spirit - A modified Spirit employed by the Banished. This variant has alterations to its gravity lifts, allowing it to transport entire prefabricated buildings to the battlefield without issue.
- Spirit gunship variant - A up-armored powerful ship-killing spacecraft equipped with energy shielding.
Non-canon and dubious canon appearances
Silver Timeline
- Main article: Silver Timeline
Spirit dropships are used by the Covenant against humanity.[8]
List of appearances
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
- Halo: Combat Evolved
- Halo: The Flood
- Halo: First Strike
- Halo Graphic Novel
- Halo: Ghosts of Onyx (First named)
- Halo: Contact Harvest
- Halo: The Cole Protocol
- Halo Wars: Genesis
- Halo Wars
- Halo: Evolutions
- The Return (Motion comic only)
- Halo Legends
- Halo: Reach
- Halo: Fall of Reach
- Halo: Glasslands
- Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
- Halo: The Thursday War
- Halo: Escalation
- Halo: Mortal Dictata
- Halo: Spartan Assault
- Halo: Nightfall
- Halo 5: Guardians
- Halo: Ground Command
- Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo
- Halo Wars 2
- Halo: Envoy
- Halo: Fireteam Raven
- Halo: Collateral Damage
- Halo: Oblivion
- Halo: Shadows of Reach
- Halo: The Television Series Season One
- Halo: The Rubicon Protocol
- Halo: Empty Throne
- Halo: Hungry Buzzards (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Campaign Evolved
Sources
- ^ a b Halo Waypoint, Spirit (Retrieved on Jun 30, 2021) [archive]
- ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Winter Contingency
- ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level Halo
- ^ Halo Encyclopedia (2011 edition), page 282
- ^ Halo: Hungry Buzzards
- ^ Halo: Campaign Evolved, campaign level Boarding Action
- ^ Halo: Campaign Evolved, campaign level Halo
- ^ YouTube - Paramount+, Halo The Series (2022) Official Trailer (Retrieved on Mar 14, 2022)
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