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In the novel, they were left on Reach and "repurposed" by [[Admiral Whitcomb]]. His reasoning was that "either the Covenant pack those bombs up and take them home for study, a possibility that I hope to God happens. A bomb like that could crack their homeworld in half. Or, the bombs stay here, and they'll stop the Covenant on Reach..." | In the novel, they were left on Reach and "repurposed" by [[Admiral Whitcomb]]. His reasoning was that "either the Covenant pack those bombs up and take them home for study, a possibility that I hope to God happens. A bomb like that could crack their homeworld in half. Or, the bombs stay here, and they'll stop the Covenant on Reach..." | ||
In [[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]] it is discovered that the Covenant did in fact take the NOVA device with them. It was being transported aboard the Fleet Carrier [[Sublime Transcendence]] when the Grunt, Unggoy Kwassass, activated the deivce. It gave the message: " ''This is the prototype Nova bomb, nine fusion warheads encased in lithium triteride armor. When detonated it compresses its fusionable material to neutron-star density, boosting the thermonuclear yeild a hundrededfold. I am Vice Admiral Danforth Whitcomb, temporarily in command of the UNSC military base Reach. To the Covenant uglies that might be listening, you have a few seconds to pray to your damned heathen gods. You all have a nice day in hell.'' " (Page 244, Nylund) | |||
The resulting explosion detonated inbetween the only known Covenant Planet [[Joyous Exultation]] and its moon, [[Malhiem]]; scorching a quarter of the planet, shattering the moon, and the resulting winds on Joyous Exultation flattened cities and spawned tidal waves. | |||
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