Talk:UNSC Pillar of Autumn II

Do we know this ship actually exists? -- MisterRandom2 (talk) 15:52, 23 September 2013 (EDT)

I can't point you to anything concrete beyond my word, but let me explain a little. Bungie and 343 Industries have always adhered to the general Naval tradition that the first named ship built of a new class becomes the class vessel. In this case it means that the class the original Pillar of Autumn belongs to, the Halcyon-class, was so named because the first ship produced was the UNSC Halcyon.

When it came to this new Visual Guide, the new UNSC cruiser was named the Autumn-class. I had asked if they meant for it to be a colloquial designation for the class prototype or if it was truly a successor to the original. In other words was it UNSC Autumn or UNSC Pillar of Autumn II. I was given the opportunity to make the choice and I chose UNSC Pillar of Autumn II. I felt that although names tend to get colloquially truncated (like calling the Forward Unto Dawn, simply the Dawn, then this ship should have a more formal official class name for the ship it's paying homage to. If we see this ship referenced in any future Halo fiction, this will be the explanation. Hope that helps. -ScaleMaster117 (talk) 17:03, 23 September 2013 (EDT)

Hey, think of it in the way that there were many Enterprise Starships seen throughout Star Trek. And yes, I totally agree with Stephen Loftus. --Xamikaze330 [Transmission|Commencing] 17:13, 23 September 2013 (EDT)Xamikaze330

There's Halo precedence as well. In the Cortana Letters, there was a UNSC cruiser named Hermes II, presumably named in honor of a former UNSC ship called Hermes. -ScaleMaster117 (talk) 17:20, 23 September 2013 (EDT)