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*[[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 tried to bring the Spirit down, just as it's about to leave.
*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.
*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 in question 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 in question was almost in freefall.