Editing Truth and Reconciliation

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{{Disambig header|the Covenant battlecruiser|other uses of "Truth and Reconciliation"|Truth and Reconciliation (disambiguation)}}

|class={{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}

|commission=c. 2531{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

|mass=90.7 million metric tons{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

*1× [[Plasma lance|''Ignis''-pattern plasma lance]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

*16× [[Plasma torpedo|''Serpens''-pattern plasma torpedo silos]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

*42× [[Plasma cannon (starship)|''Sono''-pattern plasma cannons]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

*50× [[Pulse laser turret|''Gon''-pattern pulse lasers]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

|complement = *180 [[Sangheili Major|Obedientaries]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

*2,500 Warriors{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

*4,100 Thralls{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

*32× [[Seraph]]/[[Keljiric-pattern Tarasque|Tarasque strikecraft]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

*10× {{Pattern|Dextro Xur|Spirit}}s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

*50× [[Type-26 Banshee]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

*48× {{Pattern|Zurdo|Wraith}}s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

*150× {{Pattern|Karo'etba|Ghost}}s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

*55× insertion pods{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

|crew = *8 Superiors{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

*2 [[Engineer]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

*500 menials{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

The '''''Truth and Reconciliation''''' was a [[Covenant]] {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}} in the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]].{{Ref/Reuse|T&R}} Its [[Shipmaster]] was [[Lat 'Ravamee]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}

The ''Truth and Reconciliation'' served within the Fleet of Particular Justice during the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552|summer 2552]]. When the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} fled [[Reach]] on August 30, [[Supreme Commander]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee ordered the ''Truth and Reconciliation'', along with several other Covenant vessels, to pursue the human warship. The Covenant's forces arrived at [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 04]] well in advance of the ''Pillar of Autumn'', which arrived on September 19.<ref>Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 4''</ref>

In the ensuing naval battle, the [[artificial intelligence]] [[Cortana]] disabled the ''Truth and Reconciliation'' as she tried in vain to defend the ''Pillar of Autumn''. The [[Prophet of Stewardship]] ordered that plasma torpedoes not be used against the human vessel, as they could potentially damage the Halo; boarding parties were sent instead. After being disabled, the vessel was forced to drop to 300 meters above the surface of the ring for refit and repair.{{Ref/Reuse|T&R}}

When ''Truth and Reconciliation'' arrived over the surface of Installation 04, it became a command post for the local Covenant ground forces. There, [[Zuka 'Zamamee]] sought approval from the [[Council of Masters]], represented by [[Soha 'Rolamee]] and the Prophet Stewardship, to hunt [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN]] [[John-117]], although he was denied permission. As 'Zamamee left, [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]], the commanding officer of the ''Pillar of Autumn'', was brought onboard as a prisoner, having been captured earlier that day.<ref name="ReferenceA">'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page ???''</ref>  

Shortly after ''Truth and Reconciliation''{{'}}s arrival at Halo, the installation's [[monitor]], [[343 Guilty Spark]], confronted the [[Truth and Reconciliation's AI|vessel's onboard AI]] about the Covenant's efforts to access [[Flood containment facility|quarantined areas]] and their hostility toward the [[Reclaimer]]s present. However, Guilty Spark only received confused and cryptic responses from the semi-sentient construct.<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''', ''[[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminal 3]]''</ref>

[[File:TRArrivalCEA.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Echo 419]] arrives at the ''Truth and Reconciliation's'' position.]]  

The SPARTAN and the ODSTs successfully routed the initial lines of resistance and proceeded into the labyrinthine corridors of the ship. The boarders fought their way to the ship's bridge, killing Shipmaster Lat 'Ravamee. After neutralizing the hostiles on the bridge, the Master Chief left the Marines to defend against intruders while he went in search of Captain Keyes in one of the ship's brigs. While making his way to the prison cells, he encountered another prison block that contained dead Marines who were either beaten or tortured to death. Needless to say, he did not find Captain Keyes in this cell block. The Master Chief proceeded to yet another cell block where he found Keyes and several other POWs.

After John rescued Captain Keyes, the former first reprimanded and then thanked the SPARTAN for the rescue. He then informed John and Cortana that he had learned that the ringworld, Halo, was some kind of powerful weapon and that the Covenant were trying to gain control of it. Seconds after their release, the humans were ambushed by Spec-ops Elites. The SPARTAN, the captain, and the other freed prisoners fought their way back to the bridge, where they found the remaining ODSTs dead. The group made their way to one of ''Truth and Reconciliation''{{'}}s hangar bays, where Keyes commandeered a [[Taaku Xur-pattern Spirit|Spirit dropship]], allowing the surviving humans to escape.{{Ref/Reuse|T&R}}{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceA}}

[[File:Protograve.png|thumb|300px|Captain Keyes, now part of a Proto-Gravemind, in the control room of the ''Truth and Reconciliation''.]]

On [[2552#September|September 21]], following the inadvertent release of the [[Flood]], the Covenant leadership ordered all vessels to withdraw from the Halo. However, ''Truth and Reconciliation'' had been overwhelmed and disabled by the Flood before it could leave. The Covenant forces were fearful that the Flood would repair the ship, escape the installation, and infect the galaxy. The Covenant sent warriors, including a [[Covenant Special Operations|special operations contingent]], to retake the cruiser from the Flood. Amid this battle, John-117 was sent in to find Captain Keyes and extract him, or, failing that, to retrieve the Captain's [[command neural interface]] so the ''Pillar of Autumn''{{'}}s engines could be overloaded by utilizing the access codes found in the captain's implants, thus destroying the ring.

Upon reaching Keyes on the ship's bridge, John discovered that Keyes had been infected by the Flood and had been used as the basis for a [[Proto-Gravemind]]. Cortana informed the SPARTAN that no human life signs remained.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 305-306''</ref> The Master Chief then punched through Keyes' skull and forcefully removed the neural implants. Shortly thereafter, a Covenant special operations team ambushed the SPARTAN. John then made his way to one of the vessel's hangar bays, where he escaped aboard a [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshee]]; he then flew to the ''Pillar of Autumn''{{'}}s crash site.

Around this time, the ''Truth and Reconciliation''{{'}}s reactor was damaged so severely that Cortana believed that it should have gone critical. However, the ship was repaired by Covenant forces, who managed to repel or destroy the majority of the Flood forms that remained onboard after the Master Chief's departure.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''pages 305-306''</ref>

After the SPARTAN's second mission to rescue Keyes, the surviving [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] and [[UNSC Navy|Naval personnel]], spearheaded by the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers under the command of [[Major]] [[Antonio Silva]], staged an assault on the ''Truth and Reconciliation''; they quickly captured the ship with minimal casualties through simultaneous surprise attacks on the vessel's primary hangar bay and gravity lift. Major Silva intended to fly the ship back to [[Earth]] with the Prophet of Stewardship as a prisoner. The partially infected [[Private]] [[Wallace A. Jenkins]] had enough remaining mental faculties to attempt to sever the fiber-optic cable that connected the bridge controls with the engineering deck, though he was immediately restrained. A couple of Flood [[infection form]]s burst out of the vents, but were quickly put down by the Marines using their [[MA5B assault rifle]]s. [[First Lieutenant]] [[Melissa McKay]] realized Jenkins' intentions; she understood that many Flood forms were still present on the ship and would quickly take over Earth if Silva's delusions of grandeur were fulfilled. She then severed the primary optical fiber cable with a [[M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade|fragmentation grenade]], thereby causing the cruiser to lose control and crash onto the surface of the Halo. Her actions caused the death of all the humans, Covenant, and Flood on board, whilst likely saving the rest of humanity from infection and annihilation.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 332''</ref>

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