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In order to destroy the ''Pillar of Autumn'' and sterilize the Flood outbreak, John-117 and AI Cortana required Captain Keyes' [[command neural interface]], which contained the code for the ''Autumn'''s auto-destruct system. Initially arriving just outside of the control room, John had to escape from a seemingly infinite number of Flood attackers in a locked-down part of the ship by jumping out of it; a pool of the ship's reactor coolant broke his otherwise fatal fall. Returning up the gravity lift, John searched for an open door for the control room. The Captain managed to hold onto his humanity long enough to communicate with John via a UNSC comm system, confirming his survival. However, his orders to leave him and escape were taken less seriously and thought of by Cortana as evidence of being mentally disturbed.<ref name="keyes">'''Halo: Combat Evolved''' campaign level, ''[[Keyes]]''</ref> | In order to destroy the ''Pillar of Autumn'' and sterilize the Flood outbreak, John-117 and AI Cortana required Captain Keyes' [[command neural interface]], which contained the code for the ''Autumn'''s auto-destruct system. Initially arriving just outside of the control room, John had to escape from a seemingly infinite number of Flood attackers in a locked-down part of the ship by jumping out of it; a pool of the ship's reactor coolant broke his otherwise fatal fall. Returning up the gravity lift, John searched for an open door for the control room. The Captain managed to hold onto his humanity long enough to communicate with John via a UNSC comm system, confirming his survival. However, his orders to leave him and escape were taken less seriously and thought of by Cortana as evidence of being mentally disturbed.<ref name="keyes">'''Halo: Combat Evolved''' campaign level, ''[[Keyes]]''</ref> | ||
Finally reaching the center, they found that they were too late: Keyes had fully merged with the blob of Flood biomass and became a part of the proto-Gravemind. With no other option, John punched through the former Captain's head and took out the neural interface. The two commandeered a Banshee flown into the hangar by Covenant Special Operations personnel and headed straight for the ''Pillar of Autumn'''s crash site. | Finally reaching the center, they found that they were too late: Keyes had fully merged with the blob of Flood biomass and became a part of the proto-Gravemind. With no other option, John punched through the former Captain's head and took out the neural interface. The two commandeered a Banshee flown into the hangar by Covenant Special Operations personnel and headed straight for the ''Pillar of Autumn'''s crash site.{{Ref/Reuse|keyes}} | ||
==UNSC capture== | ==UNSC capture== | ||
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Arriving onboard via the hangar bays, the Covenant and Flood had managed to almost kill each other off. With only a few remaining enemies, the UNSC forces managed to quickly gain control over essential systems; notably the control room. They even managed to capture the [[Prophet of Stewardship]] who was aboard the vessel at the time.<ref name="Halo page 332">'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 332''</ref> The Prophet sent an emergency rescue request to the fleet, but this request was denied by Supreme Commander Thel 'Vadamee, as the ring's destruction was imminent and the fleet proceeded to move into cover behind Threshold.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood (2011)''', Adjunct: ''[[Priority Broadcast Log/Eleventh Cycle, Third Unit]]''</ref> | Arriving onboard via the hangar bays, the Covenant and Flood had managed to almost kill each other off. With only a few remaining enemies, the UNSC forces managed to quickly gain control over essential systems; notably the control room. They even managed to capture the [[Prophet of Stewardship]] who was aboard the vessel at the time.<ref name="Halo page 332">'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 332''</ref> The Prophet sent an emergency rescue request to the fleet, but this request was denied by Supreme Commander Thel 'Vadamee, as the ring's destruction was imminent and the fleet proceeded to move into cover behind Threshold.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood (2011)''', Adjunct: ''[[Priority Broadcast Log/Eleventh Cycle, Third Unit]]''</ref> | ||
The mission commander; [[UNSC rank structure|Major]] [[Antonio Silva]], planned to take the ship into orbit and rendezvous with the Master Chief before jumping to Earth. [[Melissa McKay|Lieutenant McKay]] however, disagreed with him.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 300-301''</ref> Realizing that the Flood's parasitic nature was too dangerous to let it spread, along with the potential discovery of Earth by the Covenant were the ship to enter UNSC space, she threw an [[M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose grenade|M9 grenade]] onto an important piece of circuitry. The grenade's detonation severed the link between the command center and engineering, deactivating the ship's repulsor engines in-atmosphere. The ''Truth and Reconciliation'' collapsed onto the plateau it was resting on, resulting in a spectacular explosion of fire and plasma. | The mission commander; [[UNSC rank structure|Major]] [[Antonio Silva]], planned to take the ship into orbit and rendezvous with the Master Chief before jumping to Earth. [[Melissa McKay|Lieutenant McKay]] however, disagreed with him.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 300-301''</ref> Realizing that the Flood's parasitic nature was too dangerous to let it spread, along with the potential discovery of Earth by the Covenant were the ship to enter UNSC space, she threw an [[M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose grenade|M9 grenade]] onto an important piece of circuitry. The grenade's detonation severed the link between the command center and engineering, deactivating the ship's repulsor engines in-atmosphere. The ''Truth and Reconciliation'' collapsed onto the plateau it was resting on, resulting in a spectacular explosion of fire and plasma.{{Ref/Reuse|Halo page 332}} | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||