Enduring Conviction

"'D'"

- 'S'

Enduring Conviction was a Covenant that became the flagship of the Banished. It was destroyed over Installation 00 by the Ark's Aggressor Sentinels during the conflict with the there in 2559.

War and Banishment
"What if Atriox planned to be captured by the Conviction so he could get close to the commander and get him to defect? It may have even already been planned and this was just a cover."

- 'S' to 'D'.

During the Human-Covenant War, the Enduring Conviction was commanded by shipmaster Let 'Volir as part of a larger Covenant fleet. It was known to the United Nations Space Command for some time. From around 2549 to 2553, it was responsible for the destruction of quite a few UNSC warships. It was noted for one particular battle in 2551 during which it demonstrated an impressive evasive maneuver and counterattack. Following the Great Schism and the collapse of the Covenant, Enduring Conviction retained its place in the fleet it had been attached to previously. By May 6, 2553 ONI learned of a recent engagement the carrier had been a prominent part of. The leader of the Banished, Atriox, had raided an air base formerly belonging to the Covenant but had successfully been captured and taken aboard the ship as a prisoner. Twelve hours later, Enduring Conviction broke formation and contact with the rest of its fleet. The Conviction was hailed, warned, and then fired upon when it ignored orders. The Conviction performed evasive maneuvers, returned fire and escaped. It accomplished this through the same infamous maneuver that had been logged by the UNSC in 2551. The ONI operatives examining the matter concluded that the manner in which the Conviction escaped its fellow Covenant ships was indicative that Atriox had not taken it over by force. Instead, it seemed to them that his capture was either a ruse from the start on behalf of both parties or that Atriox simply allowed himself to be taken so that he could make a proposal to 'Volir. Whatever the case, the fact of the matter is that soon after escaping, Let 'Volir and his crew swore fealty to the Banished on neutral territory--an orbital installation. In exchange for their unquestioning loyalty, the Banished would supply the crew and fuel the Enduring Conviction indefinitely. The ONI operatives analyzing the ship's shift of allegiance surmised that Atriox would lay low for a while after securing such a prize, as he would have painted a giant target on himself in doing so.

The Ark
"That ship brought these monsters; killed everyone I was supposed to protect. Now it wants to do the same to you."

- Isabel to Captain James Cutter and professor Ellen Anders.

In January of 2559, the Enduring Conviction arrived in force at Installation 00, carrying with it a massive amount of infantry, vehicles, and aircraft. Instead of launching any orbital bombardments from the ship, Atriox ordered ground forces to be deployed to the Ark's surface. These made short work of the UNSC researchers at the Henry Lamb Research Outpost. Forthwith, the ship remained stationed above the installation for months while the Banished began to extract power and resources from the Forerunner creation. Anything valuable discovered or taken was commonly ferried to the ship overhead. Around four months after the Banished first took control of the Ark, the ((UNSCship|Spirit of Fire}} also exited slipstream space above it on May 15, 2559. After the presence of the Banished was revealed to the crew, a protracted conflict between those serving Atriox and those following the lead of Captain James Cutter. During this time, the Conviction's pulse laser turrets were used offensively to melt UNSC forces on the ground. In the first instance the ship was used like this, it was during a defense of a salvage operation being overseen by Decimus. From the ground, Decimus not only had the carrier make a show of damaging the Spirit of Fire's recently-built firebase, but also repeatedly ordered the shipmaster to target his own location briefly and with precision, as he was protected from the plasma lance by a powerful energy shield that his mechanized power armor could encapsulate him in for short periods. When it became clear that he would not be able to fend off the attack, Decimus retreated but the Enduring Conviction continued to bombard the area, killing UNSC and Banished troops alike, ostensibly to keep the humans from learning anything from the operation. The same tactic was repeated when Decimus entered the fight once more on May 17. Decimus was killed at that moment, however, and with that, the Enduring Conviction finally began to attack the Spirit of Fire more directly by launching Banshee fighters to harass it while it moved to hover over the location where it had been deploying troops and supplies to the Ark's surface via a gravity lift.

Destruction
"Atriox"

- Let 'Volir

List of appearances

 * Halo Wars 2