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===Battle of Installation 00 and death=== | ===Battle of Installation 00 and death=== | ||
{{Main|Battle of Installation 00}} | {{Main|Battle of Installation 00}} | ||
[[File: | [[File:Keyes last stand.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Miranda Keyes moments before her death at the hands of the Prophet of Truth.]] | ||
Miranda Keyes, commanding ''Forward Unto Dawn'', then traveled with [[Shipmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]] and a [[Covenant separatists|Covenant separatist]] fleet to [[Installation 00]]; they arrived on [[2552#December|December 11]].<ref name="Fortitude"/> During the [[Battle of Installation 00]], she landed troops and large quantities of weaponry and armor on the Ark, largely to supplement John-117's search for the [[Cartographer]] facility. When John-117 located Truth at | Miranda Keyes, commanding ''Forward Unto Dawn'', then traveled with [[Shipmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]] and a [[Covenant separatists|Covenant separatist]] fleet to [[Installation 00]]; they arrived on [[2552#December|December 11]].<ref name="Fortitude"/> During the [[Battle of Installation 00]], she landed troops and large quantities of weaponry and armor on the Ark, largely to supplement John-117's search for the [[Cartographer]] facility. When John-117 located Truth at the Ark's [[Installation 00 Citadel|control room]], she dispatched several Pelican dropships to deactivate the shield protecting the Citadel. | ||
Realizing that John and Thel 'Vadam would never get there in time to stop Truth, Keyes decided to stall Truth herself. She crashed her Pelican at Truth's position, intending to stop the Array's firing and rescue Sergeant Johnson, who had been captured by Truth's forces. She exited her Pelican with an [[M90 Close Assault Weapon System|M90A Shotgun]] and an [[M6G Pistol]]. She was able to kill two Brutes, and wounded (some fatally) several others but ultimately found herself outnumbered. Johnson demanded that she kill them both in order to halt Truth's plans. Keyes, unwilling to harm Johnson, hesitated. As she paused, the Prophet of Truth shot her in the back [[seven]] times with a [[Spiker]], killing her. Her death greatly disheartened and demoralized Johnson, who was subsequently used to activate the Ark. Truth commented on Keyes' unwillingness to kill Johnson, claiming that humans were weak which was why the Forerunners had left them behind. | Realizing that John and Thel 'Vadam would never get there in time to stop Truth, Keyes decided to stall Truth herself. She crashed her Pelican at Truth's position, intending to stop the Array's firing and rescue Sergeant Johnson, who had been captured by Truth's forces. She exited her Pelican with an [[M90 Close Assault Weapon System|M90A Shotgun]] and an [[M6G Pistol]]. She was able to kill two Brutes, and wounded (some fatally) several others but ultimately found herself outnumbered. Johnson demanded that she kill them both in order to halt Truth's plans. Keyes, unwilling to harm Johnson, hesitated. As she paused, the Prophet of Truth shot her in the back [[seven]] times with a [[Spiker]], killing her. Her death greatly disheartened and demoralized Johnson, who was subsequently used to activate the Ark. Truth commented on Keyes' unwillingness to kill Johnson, claiming that humans were weak which was why the Forerunners had left them behind. | ||
After the Master Chief and the Arbiter stopped Truth, Keyes' body was subsequently rescued from Flood infection by Johnson, who carried her into the Pelican which he used to escape | After the Master Chief and the Arbiter stopped Truth, Keyes' body was subsequently rescued from Flood infection by Johnson, who carried her into the Pelican which he used to escape the Ark's control room. It is likely that her body was taken back to Earth, and buried there. Her face is later seen in a photograph on the [[Voi Memorial|Memorial]] to the fallen on a hillside overlooking the Portal to the Ark, near the photograph of Avery Johnson and the service number of Master Chief John-117. | ||
Due to her actions during the final months of the [[Human-Covenant War]], she was posthumously awarded the [[UNSC Legion of Honor]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', "[[Halo (Halo 3 Level)|Epilogue]]"</ref> | Due to her actions during the final months of the [[Human-Covenant War]], she was posthumously awarded the [[UNSC Legion of Honor]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', "[[Halo (Halo 3 Level)|Epilogue]]"</ref> | ||