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{{Era|UNSC|HCW}}
{{Title|UNSC ''Prophecy''}}
{{Title|UNSC ''Prophecy''}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Individual ship infobox
{{Individual ship infobox
|name=UNSC ''Prophecy''
|name=UNSC ''Prophecy''
|image=[[File:HWG UNSCProphecy.png|300px]]
|image=[[Image:UNSC Prophecy.png|300px]]
|class={{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}
|class={{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}
|manufacturer=
|manufacturer=
|length={{Convert|1192|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="EVG">''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 42</ref>
|length={{Convert|1192|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 42''</ref>
|width={{Convert|293|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="model">''[[Halo 2]]'' ''Marathon''-class heavy cruiser 3D model data</ref>
|width={{Convert|293|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="model">3D model data</ref>
|height={{Convert|375|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|model}}
|height={{Convert|375|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="model"/>
|engine=
|engine=
|slipspace drive=Equipped
|slipspace drive=Equipped
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|countermeasures=  
|countermeasures=  
|armament=*2 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s
|armament=*2 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s
*[[Archer missile]] pods  
*[[Archer missile|Archer missile]] pods  
*[[Point-defense gun|50 mm point-defense guns]]  
*[[Point-defense gun|50 mm point-defense guns]]  
|complement=
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{{Quote|Is that the Prophecy? I can see why there were no survivors.|Professor [[Ellen Anders]] mistaking the UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'' for the ''Prophecy''}}
{{Quote|Is that the Prophecy? I can see why there were no survivors.|Professor [[Ellen Anders]] mistaking the UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'' for the ''Prophecy''}}


The '''UNSC ''Prophecy''''' ('''98877''') was a {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}} commissioned by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] in service during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. Its onboard [[Artificial Intelligence|artificial intelligence construct]] was [[FitzGibbon]].{{Ref/Reuse|HW:G}}
The '''UNSC ''Prophecy''''' was a {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}} commissioned by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] in service during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. Its onboard [[Artificial Intelligence|artificial intelligence construct]] was [[FitzGibbon]].<ref name="HW:G"/>


==Service history==
==History==
===Early history===
===Battle of Bliss===
[[James Cutter|Captain James Cutter]] once refused the position of commanding officer of the ''Prophecy'', for the chance to command the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}.<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'', [[Planetary Operations Manual|instruction manual]]</ref> Following the [[Battle of Bliss]] on [[2526|February 13, 2526]], the ''Prophecy''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew recovered the black box of the {{UNSCShip|Accra}}, an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] survey vessel. This recovery was significant, as the black box contained a detailed account of [[Bliss|the colony's]] downfall. This black box was instrumental in leading dissident leaders among the [[Outer Colonies]] to have an agreement of peace with the UNSC.<ref>''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', attachment: ''Confidential Directorate Memorandum - Excerpt from ''Accra'' log''</ref>
{{Main|Battle of Bliss}}
[[James Cutter|Captain James Cutter]] once refused the position of commanding officer of the ''Prophecy'', for the chance to command the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', ''instruction manual''</ref> Following the [[Battle of Bliss]] on [[2526|February 13th, 2526]], the ''Prophecy'''s crew recovered the black box of the {{UNSCship|Accra}}, an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] survey vessel. This recovery was significant, as the black box contained a detailed account of [[Bliss|the colony's]] downfall. This black box was instrumental in leading dissident leaders among the [[Outer Colonies]] to have an agreement of peace with the UNSC.<ref>'''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''', attachment: ''Confidential Directorate Memorandum - Excerpt from ''Accra'' log''</ref>


===Harvest campaign===
===Harvest campaign===
{{Main|Harvest campaign}}
{{Main|Harvest campaign}}
In [[2531#February|February 2531]], the ''Prophecy'' was heavily damaged during the ongoing [[Harvest campaign]]. [[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]] was sent aboard the ship in a Pelican with [[Fire Team Lima|his squad]] to recover survivors, but was redirected by ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s AI, [[Serina]], to purge its NAV database. ''Prophecy''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s AI, [[FitzGibbon]], prevented Forge from accessing the database because of the latter's poor [[Career Service Vitae|service record]], but eventually relented when informed that his actions breached the [[Cole Protocol]]. Allowing Forge to purge the database, FitzGibbon then initiated a self-destruct sequence, destroying the ship to deny its access to the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]].<ref name="HW:G">''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''</ref>
In [[2531#February|February 2531]], the ''Prophecy'' was heavily damaged during the ongoing [[Harvest campaign]], forcing all of its crew to evacuate the ship in [[Bumblebee escape pod|lifepods]]. Unfortunately, the lifepods were caught in the radiation pulse of the ship's engines. Half of the evacuees were subjected to extreme amounts of radiation, managing barely to survive, while the other half were killed.<ref>[http://www.graemedevine.com/graemedevine/Spirit_of_Fire/Entries/2009/1/23_Medbay.html '''Spirit of Fire''': ''personal log, nurse Hershey'']</ref> The lifepods were picked up by the UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'', where the survivors were made comfortable. All of the ''Prophecy''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s survivors died slow, agonizing deaths, with no spare morphine to ease their pain. [[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]] was sent aboard the ship in a Pelican with [[Fire Team Lima|his squad]] to recover survivors, but was redirected by ''Spirit of Fire'''s AI, [[Serina]], to purge its NAV database. ''Prophecy''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s AI, [[FitzGibbon]], prevented Forge from accessing the database because of the latter's poor [[Career Service Vitae|service record]], but eventually relented when informed that his actions breached the [[Cole Protocol]]. Allowing Forge to purge the database, FitzGibbon then initiated a self-destruct sequence, destroying the ship to deny its access to the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]].<ref name="HW:G">'''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'''</ref>


An ONI [[prowler]] was present when the ''Prophecy'' was damaged, but refused to help because the radiation emissions would have compromised their stealth systems, rendering their only tactical advantage moot. The survivors were also deemed to be a lost cause, the radiation doses they had received were too much to survive. Such a callous assessment of living humans greatly upset Captain Cutter.{{Ref/Reuse|HW:G}}
An ONI [[prowler]] was present when the ''Prophecy'' was damaged, but refused to help because the radiation emissions would have compromised their stealth systems, rendering their only tactical advantage moot. The survivors were also deemed to be a lost cause, the radiation doses they had received were too much to survive. Such a callous assessment of living humans greatly upset Captain Cutter.<ref name="HW:G"/>
 
By February 4, debris of the ''Prophecy'' including armour plating bearing the ship's name had fallen onto the surface of Harvest, landing near the UNSC's [[firebase]] facility, [[Alpha Base (Harvest)|Alpha Base]].<ref>''Halo Wars'', campaign level [[Alpha Base (Halo Wars level)|Alpha Base]]</ref>
 
==Production notes==
To assist in writing ''Halo Wars'', Graeme Devine wrote a series of self-described "fan fiction" to give the team at [[Ensemble Studios]] a window into life aboard the ''Spirit of Fire''. One log, written from the perspective of nurse [[Lulu Hershey]], describes that the crew of the ''Prophecy'' were forced to evacuate the ship in [[Bumblebee escape pod|lifepods]]. Unfortunately, the lifepods were caught in the radiation pulse of the ship's engines.{{Ref/Site|Id=Talk|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://www.graemedevine.com/graemedevine/Spirit_of_Fire/Entries/2009/3/13_Serina_and_Anders_talk.html|Site=Graeme Devine's Blog|Page=Serina and Anders talk|Detail=([[Archive:Graeme Devine's Blog/Spirit of Fire/Serina and Anders talk|Archive]])}} Half of the evacuees were subjected to extreme amounts of radiation, managing barely to survive, while the other half were killed. The lifepods were picked up by the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}, where the survivors were made comfortable. All of the ''Prophecy''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s survivors died slow, agonizing deaths, with no spare morphine to ease their pain.{{Ref/Site|Id=Medbay|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://www.graemedevine.com/graemedevine/Spirit_of_Fire/Entries/2009/1/23_Medbay.html|Site=Graeme Devine's Blog|Page=Medbay|Detail=([[Archive:Graeme Devine's Blog/Spirit of Fire/Medbay|Archive]])}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:HWG ProphecyPelican.png|A [[D77-TC Pelican]] heading towards the ''Prophecy''.
File:Phantom and Pelican.png|A [[D77-TC Pelican]] heading towards the ''Prophecy''.
File:HWG VacMarinesFight.png|UNSC Marines defending the vessel.
File:VacMarinesFight.png|UNSC Marines defending the vessel.
File:HWG JackalRangers.png|A pair of [[Kig-Yar Ranger]]s boarding the vessel.
File:Jackal Rangers.jpg|A pair of [[Kig-Yar Ranger]]s boarding the vessel.
File:HW prophecy.png|The ''Prophecy's'' plating with its name in it in the ''Halo Wars'' level Alpha Base.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Wars]]''
*''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
**''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
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