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[[Image:Dropship artwork.jpg|thumb|800 px|right|Spirit concept art.]] | [[Image:Dropship artwork.jpg|thumb|800 px|right|Spirit concept art.]] | ||
*It seems that in skirmish mode of Halo Wars, the Spirit has been replaced by the Gravity Lift, an object that sends all units to their leader unit's (Regret, Arbiter, Brute Chieftain) location. | *It seems that in skirmish mode of ''[[Halo Wars]]'', the Spirit has been replaced by the Gravity Lift, an object that sends all units to their leader unit's (Regret, Arbiter, Brute Chieftain) location. | ||
*The ''Spirit'' did not get an official and sanctioned name until [[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]] was released in October 2006. Up until that point, the ship was simply referred to as the "[[Covenant]] dropship." Other sources unofficially referred to it as the "Apparition", the "Spook", the "Harbinger", and even the "Bandit", based on the military term for an enemy used by a [[Marine]] to refer to a Spirit in ''[[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved Level)|Halo]]''.<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=753441 "...Phantoms, Spirits and even Banshees..." Pg 195 of Ghosts of Onyx]</ref> | *The ''Spirit'' did not get an official and sanctioned name until ''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' was released in October 2006. Up until that point, the ship was simply referred to as the "[[Covenant]] dropship." Other sources unofficially referred to it as the "Apparition", the "Spook", the "Harbinger", and even the "Bandit", based on the military term for an enemy used by a [[Marine]] to refer to a Spirit in ''[[Halo (Halo: Combat Evolved Level)|Halo]]''.<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=753441 "...Phantoms, Spirits and even Banshees..." Pg 195 of Ghosts of Onyx]</ref> | ||
*The [[Marathon]] logo can be seen on the front of the cockpit. | *The [[Marathon]] logo can be seen on the front of the cockpit. | ||
*[[Lorraine McLees]] described the Spirit as "having the coolest rear-end of all the Covenant ships. | *[[Lorraine McLees]] described the Spirit as "having the coolest rear-end of all the Covenant ships. | ||
*Many Covenant vehicles share a similar name to "[[Spirit]]". The definition of the word spirit is also similar to that of [[Phantom]], [[Type-25 Assault Gun Carriage|Wraith]], [[Spectre]], [[Ghost]] and [[Banshee]]. | *Many Covenant vehicles share a similar name to "[[Spirit]]". The definition of the word spirit is also similar to that of [[Phantom]], [[Type-25 Assault Gun Carriage|Wraith]], [[Spectre]], [[Ghost]] and [[Banshee]]. | ||
*[[Captain Jacob Keyes]] commandeered one of the Spirit dropships to ferry himself, [[John-117]], and a squad of Marines off of the [[Covenant]] ship: ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' during [[Halo: Combat Evolved]]. He uses the dropship itself to kill the two [[Hunter]]s (by ramming them with the prongs) that try to bring the Spirit down, just as it's about to leave. | *[[Captain Jacob Keyes]] commandeered one of the Spirit dropships to ferry himself, [[John-117]], and a squad of Marines off of the [[Covenant]] ship: ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' during ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''. He uses the dropship itself to kill the two [[Hunter]]s (by ramming them with the prongs) that try to bring the Spirit down, just as it's about to leave. | ||
*According to the ''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', a Spirit | *According to the ''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', a Spirit dropship called ''Brilliant Gift'' was taken over by the [[Flood]] and crashed into the ''[[Infinite Succor]]''. This is where they infected the crew and resulted in future [[Shipmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]] getting his left mandibles cut off by [[Kusovai|his infected sub-commander]]. This ship would most likely be utilized by the [[Flood]] in their attempt to escape the Installation. | ||
*The Spirit seems to be slower than the Pelican, as described in Halo: First Strike its maximum velocity was "under Mach 1" while the Pelican could reach "Mach 3", although it may be due to the fact the Pelican was almost in freefall. | *The Spirit seems to be slower than the Pelican, as described in ''Halo: First Strike'' its maximum velocity was "under Mach 1" while the Pelican could reach "Mach 3", although it may be due to the fact the Pelican was almost in freefall. | ||
*As with the [[D77-TC Pelican Dropship|Pelican]], it is impossible to destroy a Spirit | *As with the [[D77-TC Pelican Dropship|Pelican]], it is impossible to destroy a Spirit dropship in-game. However, near the downed Pelican in [[343 Guilty Spark (level)|343 Guilty Spark]] lies a crashed Spirit, called ''Brilliant Gift''. | ||
*The Spirit was incorrectly referred to as a [[Banshee]] in [[Halo: The Flood]]. | *The Spirit was incorrectly referred to as a [[Banshee]] in ''[[Halo: The Flood]]''. | ||
*When a Spirit was picking up the [[Ripa 'Moramee|Arbiter]], after he had captured [[Anders]], it used a gravity lift to pick him up, showing that some earlier models possibly used gravity lifts. | *When a Spirit was picking up the [[Ripa 'Moramee|Arbiter]], after he had captured [[Anders]], it used a gravity lift to pick him up, showing that some earlier models possibly used gravity lifts. | ||
*In [[Halo: Custom Edition|Halo: Custom Edition's]] Devmode, if you activate the "one shot kills" cheat, and you shoot a spirit, it explodes like a plasma grenade and the turret falls off and the hull doors open. After about 15 seconds it disappears. | *In ''[[Halo: Custom Edition|Halo: Custom Edition's]]'' Devmode, if you activate the "one shot kills" cheat, and you shoot a spirit, it explodes like a plasma grenade and the turret falls off and the hull doors open. After about 15 seconds it disappears. | ||
* | *''Halo Wars'' is the first and so far only game where you can destroy a spirit in '''normal''' gameplay. | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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