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This '''cruiser''' | This '''cruiser'''{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.artstation.com/artwork/XLYx0|Site=ArtStation|Page=Halo: Warfleet illustrations|D=03|M=01|Y=2023}} was a type of [[Human starship|starship]] constructed by the [[Ancestors]] - the ancient starfaring forebears of modern [[human]]ity.{{Ref/Book|Id=warfleet14|HWF|Page=14-15}} | ||
==Design details== | ==Overview== | ||
===Design details=== | |||
Offensively, the cruiser possessed what the [[Forerunner]]s referred to as "[[Fibril cutter]]s".{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet14}} | Offensively, the cruiser possessed what the [[Forerunner]]s referred to as "[[Fibril cutter]]s".{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet14}} | ||
== | ==Operational history== | ||
===Ancient history=== | ===Ancient history=== | ||
The ships were in service by humans as early as the [[Human-Forerunner wars]]. | The ships were in service by humans as early as the [[Human-Forerunner wars]].{{Ref/Game|H4|Terminal (Halo 4)|Terminal 1}} At least one was part of a fleet commanded by Lord of Admirals [[Forthencho]].{{Ref/Game|H4|Terminal (Halo 4)|Terminal 2}} | ||
Numerous vessels of the class were taken over by the [[Flood]] and continued to be used by the Flood as late as the [[Forerunner-Flood war]]. | Numerous vessels of the class were taken over by the [[Flood]] and continued to be used by the Flood as late as the [[Forerunner-Flood war]].{{Ref/Game|H4|Terminal (Halo 4)|Terminal 6}} | ||
===Legacy=== | ===Legacy=== | ||
The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] discovered one such vessel at [[Site Yankee-002-G3]]. A detailed report named "[[ONI XENO-MATERIALS EXPLOITATION REPORT 15Y1198]]" was filed. Further research was recommended to [[Project ARC DREAM]] and teams on [[AZURE MOON]] were assigned to study its weaponry.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet14}} | The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] discovered one such vessel at [[Site Yankee-002-G3]]. A detailed report named "[[ONI XENO-MATERIALS EXPLOITATION REPORT 15Y1198]]" was filed. Further research was recommended to [[Project ARC DREAM]] and teams on [[AZURE MOON]] were assigned to study its weaponry.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet14}} This may be the same "shattered starship" purported to have been the recovery site for a number of Ancestor artifacts responsible for the creation of the [[HELLCAT-class Mjolnir]].{{Ref/Game|H5G|Armor customization (Halo 5: Guardians)|Armory|Detail=Hellcat armor description|Quote=Built of knowledge stolen from enigmatic ruins on a dead world and materials stripped from the vault of a shattered starship, the HELLCAT is both utterly alien and strangely familiar.}} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||