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The '''''Fleet of Retribution''''' is a large naval formation formerly in the service of the [[Covenant]].<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=thesoundofsack '''Bungie.net:''' ''The Tru7h About Co-Op In Halo 3'']</ref> When the [[Great Schism]] began, the fleet broke off from the [[Second Fleet of Homogeneous Clarity]] and came under the control of the [[Sangheili]]. The fleet was led by former [[Special Operations Commander]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]], with ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'' serving as the flagship. The Fleet of Retribution was the only known Sangheili-led ex-Covenant element to ally with the [[UNSC]] during the Great Schism and briefly took in forces from the [[Seventh Fleet|UNSC Seventh Fleet]] during the final days of the [[Human-Covenant War]]; during the [[Battle of Installation 00|joint assault]] on the [[Forerunner]] [[Installation 00]], the fleet played an instrumental role in bringing about the Covenant's defeat. After the war, a large portion of this fleet's personnel and naval components would be incorporated into the [[Swords of Sanghelios]].

[[File:Covenant Fleet Heretic.jpg|right|thumb|200px|The Sangheili ships break off from the Covenant.]]

During the [[Battle of Installation 05]], the [[Second Fleet of Homogeneous Clarity]] was split in two. Sangheili-controlled ships and those under [[Jiralhanae]] leadership began to open fire on each other over [[High Charity]]. The remnants of the Sangheili-controlled elements of this fleet, which did not either heed [[Imperial Admiral]] [[Xytan 'Jar Wattinree]]'s [[Joyous Exultation Covenant|summons]] at [[Joyous Exultation]] or scatter elsewhere, were reformed into the ''Fleet of Retribution'', which came under the command of Shipmaster [[Rtas 'Vadum]]. Many Covenant species in proximity to the Sangheili remained loyal to them during the conflict, notably the Unggoy and the Mgalekgolo.<ref name="Uprising">'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[Uprising]]''</ref>  

On Installation 05, [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] had formed an alliance with [[Sergeant]] [[Avery Johnson]] in order to stop [[Tartarus]] from activating it. This alliance shortly carried over to the rest of the ''Fleet of Retribution''. The Sangheili forces eventually triumphed at the Halo installation and also blockaded the ringworld to prevent the [[Flood]] from escaping. However, [[Indulgence of Conviction|one Flood-controlled battlecruiser]] evaded the blockade and headed for [[Earth]]. Now allied with the [[UNSC]], The Fleet of Retribution arrived at Earth during the closing stages of the [[Battle of Voi]], soon after the Flood-controlled battlecruiser arrived.

After [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] recovered a pre-recorded message from [[Cortana]], Shipmaster 'Vadum ordered the fleet to [[glassing|glass]] the area  immediately surrounding Voi to prevent the parasite from spreading further, much to the dismay of [[Fleet Admiral]] [[Terrence Hood]]. 'Vadum then attended an assembly on his flagship's bridge, wherein it was decided that a joint human-Sangheili force would pursue the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s [[Truth's fleet|fleet]] through the [[slipspace]] [[The Portal|portal]] that had recently been opened. Subsequently, the ''Fleet of Retribution'', along with the UNSC frigate ''[[UNSC Forward Unto Dawn|Forward Unto Dawn]]'', [[Battle of Installation 00|engaged]] the Prophet of Truth's forces at [[Installation 00]]. Confronted with an enemy which outnumbered them three to one, the Fleet of Retribution nevertheless succeeded in destroying the Covenant's orbital forces, assisting the UNSC on the surface of the Ark. The surviving members of the Fleet of Retribution and human forces evacuated Installation 00, leaving Truth's remaining forces to their doom. Only ''Shadow of Intent'' and ''Pious Inquisitor'' are known to have survived the Battle of Installation 00, though it is possible that other vessels remained intact.