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| {{Title|UNSC ''Prophecy''}} | | {{Era|HW}} |
| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Ratings}} |
| {{Individual ship infobox | | {{Individual ship infobox |
| |name=UNSC ''Prophecy'' | | |name=UNSC ''Prophecy'' |
| |image=[[File:HWG UNSCProphecy.png|300px]] | | |image=[[Image:UNSC Prophecy.png|250px]] |
| |class={{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}} | | |class=[[UNSC Cruiser]] |
| |manufacturer= | | |manufacturer= |
| |length={{Convert|1192|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="EVG">''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 42</ref> | | |modifier= |
| |width={{Convert|293|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="model">''[[Halo 2]]'' ''Marathon''-class heavy cruiser 3D model data</ref> | | |sysmods= |
| |height={{Convert|375|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|model}} | | |length={{Convert|485|m|ft}} |
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| | |max accel= |
| | |max speed space= |
| | |max speed air= |
| |engine= | | |engine= |
| |slipspace drive=Equipped | | |slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] |
| | |slipspace speed=2.1 light-years/day |
| |poweroutput= | | |poweroutput= |
| |power=[[Deuterium fusion core]]s | | |power=Deuterium Fusion cores |
| |shield gen=None | | |shield gen=None |
| |hull=2 meters of [[Titanium-A armor|Titanium-A battleplate]] | | |hull=2 meters of [[Titanium-A]] battleplate |
| |sensor= | | |sensor= |
| |target= | | |target= |
| |navigation= [[Artificial Intelligence|AI]] or [[Navigation computer|NAVCOM]] | | |navigation= |
| |avionics= | | |avionics= |
| |countermeasures= | | |countermeasures= |
| |armament=*2 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s | | |armament=*2 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannons]] |
| *[[Archer missile]] pods | | *Oversized Archer Missile pods |
| *[[Point-defense gun|50 mm point-defense guns]] | | *50 mm Point Defense Guns |
| |complement= | | |complement= |
| |crew= | | |crew= |
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| |commission= | | |commission= |
| |firstsight= | | |firstsight= |
| |destroyed=[[2531|February 3, 2531]] | | |destroyed= |
| |retired= | | |retired= |
| |lastsight= | | |lastsight= |
| |battles=[[Battle of Bliss]] <br/> [[Harvest campaign]] | | |battles= [[Third Battle of Harvest]] |
| |affiliation= [[UNSC Navy]] | | |affiliation= [[UNSC Navy]] |
| |fleet= | | |fleet= |
| |taskforce= | | |taskforce= |
| |owners= | | |owners= |
| |namedcrew= | | |namedcrew=[[Artificial Intelligence|A.I]] [[FitzGibbon]] |
| |captains= | | |captains= |
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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 [[Spirit of Fire]] for the ''Prophecy''.}} |
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| 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 [[UNSC Cruiser|Cruiser]] commissioned by the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]].<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'' Instruction Manual</ref> [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[James Gregory Cutter|James Cutter]] refused the position of Commanding Officer of the ''Prophecy'', for the chance to command the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}. |
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| ==Service history==
| | The ''Prophecy'' was heavily damaged during the ongoing battle for Harvest, forcing all its crew to evacuate the ship in lifepods. Unfortunately, the lifepods were caught in the radiation pulse of the ships engines. Half of those 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</ref> The lifepods were picked up by the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}, where the survivors were made comfortable. All died slow agonizing deaths, with no spare morphine to ease their pain. Sergeant [[John Forge]] was sent aboard the ship in a Pelican with his squad to recover survivors, but was redirected by Serina to purge its NAV database. The ship's AI, [[FitzGibbon]], prevented Forge from accessing the database because of his unprofessional 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. |
| ===Early history===
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| [[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>
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| ===Harvest campaign===
| | An [[ONI]] [[UNSC Prowler|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 James Cutter.<ref>''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''</ref> |
| {{Main|Harvest campaign}}
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| 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>
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| 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}}
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| 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>
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| ==Production notes==
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| 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]])}}
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| File:HWG ProphecyPelican.png|A [[D77-TC Pelican]] heading towards the ''Prophecy''.
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| File:HWG VacMarinesFight.png|UNSC Marines defending the vessel.
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| File:HWG JackalRangers.png|A pair of [[Kig-Yar Ranger]]s boarding the vessel.
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| File:HW prophecy.png|The ''Prophecy's'' plating with its name in it in the ''Halo Wars'' level Alpha Base.
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| </gallery>
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| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Halo Wars]]''
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| *''[[Halo: Reach]]''
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| **''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'' {{Mo}}
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
| {{Ref/Sources}}
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| | | [[Category:UNSC]] |
| {{DEFAULTSORT:Prophecy}}
| | [[Category:Human Starships|Prophecy]] |
| [[Category:Marathon-class heavy cruisers]] | | [[Category:Books (Halo)]] |
| [[Category:UNSC ships]] | | [[Category:Halo Genesis Images]] |
