Editing Supernal Spiral-class keyship

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Title|''Supernal Spiral''-class keyship}}
{{Ship class infobox
|name=''Supernal Spiral''-class keyship
|image=[[File:H2-ForerunnerDreadnoughtKeyship.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=[[Ingens Assembler Vats]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P384&385|Enc22|Page=384-385}}
|class=
|role=Carrying indexed lifeforms, activating strategic [[slipspace portal]]s{{Ref/Book|Id=WF|HWF|Page=84-85}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}}
|length={{Convert|10774|m|ft|sigfig=5|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}{{Ref/Site|Id=universe|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/dreadnought|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Dreadnought|D=25|M=07|Y=2021}}
|width={{Convert|12441|m|ft|sigfig=5|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}
|height={{Convert|13120|m|ft|sigfig=5|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}}
|mass=19 billion tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}}
|engine=[[Torsion plate]]s{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}
|slipspace drive=[[Slipspace flake|Crystal-mediated]] [[Slipspace drive|slipspace core]]{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}}
|hull=
|armament=*1 [[light mass fusillade cannon]]{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}}{{Ref/Note|Id=Weapons|As clarified in ''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]'', the weapons on the Forerunner Dreadnought used against the Sangheili were added by the San'Shyuum, and the vessel's massive advantage over Sangheili was due to its vast capacity to power the weapons.{{Ref/Novel|Id=hbc weapons|HBC|Chapter=Prologue}} During its decommissioning, the keyship is stated in ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' to have been stripped of all weapons the San'Shyuum knew it possessed. Thus, while the keyship likely had its original armament, the San'Shyuum do not appear to have been aware of it.}}
*3 [[anti-ship artillery system]]s{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}}{{Ref/NoteReuse|Weapons}}
|complement=*100 [[Scutarii]]{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}
*1,224 [[Strato-Sentinel]]s{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}
*48 {{Class|Strix|harrier}}s{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}
*890,000 [[Sentinel]]s and [[weapon-ship]]s{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}
|misc-title=Crew
|misc=*Standard Forerunner era crew
**1 [[Princeps|Princep]]{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}
**3 [[Navarch]]s{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}
**1 [[Archmedicus]]{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}
**560 [[Adjutant]]s{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}
*Anodyne Spirit {{c|Covenant control}}
**1,000+ crewmembers {{C|[[Reformists]] flight}}-era{{Ref/Novel|HCH|Chapter=16}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P190&191}}
|era=*[[Forerunner-Flood war]]{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}}
*[[History of the Covenant|Covenant era]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P190&191}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}}
*[[Human-Covenant War]]{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}}
*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}}{{Ref/Reuse|DW}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}}
|affiliation=*[[Forerunner]] [[Ecumene]]{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}
**[[Lifeworker]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}}
*[[Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}}
*[[Dhas Bhasvod's Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|DW}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}}
}}

The '''''Supernal Spiral''-class keyship''' is the most common classification of [[Forerunner]] [[keyship]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}} Vessels of this class were used during and after the [[Forerunner-Flood war]] to collect specimens from various [[planet]]s, safely transport them to [[Installation 00]], and then return to those same worlds to reseed them with life following the [[Great Purification|activation]] of the [[Halo Array]].{{Ref/Reuse|Legends}}{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}} As is implied by its classification, these ships can act as keys to activate [[slipspace portal]]s placed in strategic locations throughout the [[Milky Way]].{{Ref/Reuse|TheStorm}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}}

The most notable of the ''Supernal Spiral''-class keyships is ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'', or "Forerunner Dreadnought" as it was known by the [[Covenant]]. Originally assisting with the [[Conservation Measure]], ''Anodyne Spirit'' crashed on the [[San'Shyuum]] homeworld of [[Janjur Qom]] where it became the focal point of their religion, ultimately kickstarting the formation of the Covenant and later becoming the centerpiece of their holy city of [[High Charity]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P190&191}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}}

==Design details==
===Hull and superstructure===
''Supernal Spiral''-class keyships are geometric and angular, having a tetrahedral shape consisting of a forward triangular prow with three similarly-shaped struts jutting out from its Primal Crux.{{Ref/Novel|Id=Sacrifice|HSoR|Detail=Adjunct - [[Sacrifice]]}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}} Their hulls are gray and silver in color. While most [[Forerunner]] vessels crafted by the [[Builder]]s could reform themselves into different geometries, the form of the ''Supernal Spiral''-class keyship was fixed,{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}} maximizing strength and unity of purpose at the cost of flexibility. When resting on its landing struts, the ''Supernal Spiral''-class keyship has a height of 13,120 meters, a width of 12,441 meters, and a length of 10,774 meters.{{Ref/Reuse|WF}} Its total mass is 19 billion metric tons.{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}}

===Internal layout===
As would be expected given their massive size, the interior of ''Supernal Spiral''-class keyships consist of numerous rooms, many of which are docking bays and control rooms, including command chambers that are many stories high.{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}}{{Ref/Comic|HU}} A series of [[Elevator|lift]]s allow access to many levels of the interior of the ship.{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}} The three landing struts store the ship's [[cylix]] specimen receptacles within large, cavernous rooms.{{Ref/Reuse|WF}} A location of note within the vessel is the Adytum, where the [[slipspace flake]] used to open [[slipspace portal]]s is stored.{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}}

===Armament and defense===
Despite their purpose of conservation, ''Supernal Spiral''-class keyships are equipped with powerful weapon systems including a single [[light mass fusillade cannon]] and three [[anti-ship artillery system]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}} As the [[San'Shyuum]] [[Reformists]] could not access these systems on ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'', they modified the vessel with their own weapons, using the keyship's own energy systems to give the weapons extreme power.{{Ref/Reuse|hbc weapons}} However, these weapons were removed when the keyship was later decommissioned.{{Ref/Novel|HCH|Chapter=9}}

While the ''Supernal Spiral''-class keyship's primary defense is its speed and agility, they are fitted with an extensive suite of defensive countermeasures including a powerful [[energy shielding|prime dispersal field generator]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}} They are even fitted with the ability to remotely detonate the ship to prevent its capture by the [[Flood]]. In [[2552]], ''Anodyne Spirit''{{'}}s shielding appeared impervious to even the heaviest of [[United Nations Space Command]] shipborne armaments, notably even [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s.{{Ref/Level|Id=TheStorm|H3|The Storm}}

Alongside its physical weapons, ''Anodyne Spirit'' houses Forerunner-developed polymorphic [[Seeker (AI)|seeker-killer]] systems. These were later isolated and extracted by the Covenant, and deployed for use as counter-cyberintrusion measures against humanity during the war.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=217}}

===Crew and complement===
In the Forerunner era, ''Supernal Spiral''-class keyships were operated by a crew of one [[princeps|princep]], three [[navarch]]s, one [[archmedicus]], and 560 [[adjutant]]s. They also carried a complement of 100 [[Scutarii]], 1,224 [[Strato-Sentinel]]s, 48 {{Class|Strix|harrier}}s, and 890,000 [[Sentinel]]s and [[weapon-ship]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}

==Ships of the line==
*''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'' — Former centerpiece of [[High Charity]], base of operations for [[Dhas Bhasvod]]'s [[Dhas Bhasvod's Covenant|Covenant loyalists]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}}

==History==
[[File:Keysip.png|300px|thumb|A group of ''Supernal Spiral''-class keyships on their way to reseed life in the galaxy.]]
===Forerunner-Flood war===
The ''Supernal Spiral''-class keyship was designed by naval architects [[Grasping-Steady-Firmament]] and [[Lightning-Weaving-Helix]], and was manufactured within the enormous production corridors of the [[Ingens Assembler Vats]]. During the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], the ''Supernal Spiral''-class keyship became the most established and prominently utilized class of keyship.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}}

They were an integral part of the [[Lifeworker]]s' [[Conservation Measure]], helping to preserve sentient life within the [[Milky Way]]. Before the firing of the [[Halo Array]], the Forerunners used these keyships to gather specimens of sentient species located throughout the galaxy, transporting them to [[Installation 00]] to protect them from the [[Flood]] and also the devastating effects of Halo.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}} After the seven ringworlds fired out their pulses, many ''Supernal Spiral''-class keyships, containing preserved specimens of each species, were sent to the planets from which the sentient species originated, releasing a population of the species on their planet of origin.{{Ref/Film|Id=Legends|HLeg|Episode=Origins}} Upon finishing their mission, the keyships returned to Installation 00.{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}}

[[File:HM WarOfWills.jpg|300px|left|thumb|The San'Shyuum fight for control of ''Anodyne Spirit''.]]
===Legacy===
After ''Anodyne Spirit'' returned to Installation 00, a fragment of the imprisoned [[Mendicant Bias]] managed to infiltrate the vessel and attempt to use it to return to [[Earth]] where it planned to atone for its sins by assisting [[human]]ity, the [[Reclaimer]]s. However, the [[Contender-class artificial intelligence|Contender-class ancilla]] failed in its task, ultimately crashing on the San'Shyuum homeworld of [[Janjur Qom]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}} In the following millennia, the San'Shyuum formed [[Covenant religion|a religion]] around derelict vessel and other remnants of the Forerunners on their world. Eventually, [[War of Wills|a war]] was fought between [[Reformists|two]] [[Stoics|sects]] of the religion resulting in one of the sects boarding ''Anodyne Spirit'' and fleeing Janjur Qom.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P190&191|Enc22|Page=190-191}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}} After some time, the San'Shyuum encountered the [[Sangheili]]. Their differences in beliefs regarding the Forerunners led to [[War of Beginnings|another war]] that ended in a stalemate largely the result of the keyship's extreme power and resilience in battle compared to the Sangheili vessels.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P190&191}} Following this war, the [[Covenant]] was formed and ''Anodyne Spirit'' was decommissioned, becoming the centerpiece of [[High Charity]], the fledgling empire's capital.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}} There, it would power the massive [[space station]] up until the [[Great Schism]] in [[2552#November|November 2552]] when the [[Prophet of Truth]] appropriated the keyship to activate the [[Excession|Portal]] on [[Earth]] and travel to Installation 00 to activate the Halo Array. The ''Anodyne Spirit'' was left in a region of the installation known as [[Mahsko]] with a detachment of [[Dhas Bhasvod's Covenant|Covenant forces]] led by [[Prelate]] [[Dhas Bhasvod]] assigned to guard it.{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW|HDW}} They dutifully remained within the keyship until the [[Second Ark Conflict]] in [[2559]] when a [[Banished]] raiding party [[Raid on Anodyne Spirit|infiltrated]] ''Anodyne Spirit'' in search of a slipspace flake.{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}} Following this, the Covenant loyalists emerged from the keyship and began to wage war against those fighting for control of Installation 00.{{Ref/Reuse|DW}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Highcharity1600.jpg|''Anodyne Spirit'' resting in the center of ''High Charity''.
File:Dreadnought inflight.png|''Anodyne Spirit'' in ''[[Halo 2]]'' on its way to Earth.
File:Keyship_pedestal.png|A ''Supernal Spiral''-class keyship on its docking pedestal.
File:Origins_samples.png|[[Cylix|Cataloged lifeforms]] being loaded into a ''Supernal Spiral''-class keyship.
File:Keyships.png|''Supernal Spiral''-class keyships departing from the Ark to reseed life in the galaxy.
File:H2A - Cortana watching dreadnought.jpg|[[Cortana]] watching ''Anodyne Spirit'' depart ''High Charity'' in ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''.
File:H2A - Dreadnought.jpg|''Anodyne Spirit'' in ''Halo 2: Anniversary''.
File:HWF AnodyneSpirit CrossSection.jpg|thumb|Cross-section of a ''Supernal Spiral''-class keyship.
File:HWF AnodyneSpirit Core CrossSection.jpg|thumb|Cross-section of the ''Supernal Spiral''-class keyship's core.
File:H4 MapKeyship Concept.jpg|''[[Halo 4]]'' concept art for a [[Cut Halo 4 levels|cut multiplayer map]] with a keyship in the background.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 2]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Uprising]]''
*''[[Halo 3]]''
*''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''
*''[[Halo Legends]]''
**''[[Origins]]''
*''[[Halo: Evolutions]]''
**''[[Wages of Sin]]'' 
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]''
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]''
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Sacrifice]]''
*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''

==Notes==
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==Sources==
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