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The {{Class|Autumn|heavy cruiser}}, which entered service as the replacement for the {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser|}} after the Covenant War, was partially designed after the refitted ''Pillar of Autumn''. Due to the instrumental role the ''Autumn'' played in the war, the lead ship of the new class was named {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn II}} in honor of the original.<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 191''</ref> | The {{Class|Autumn|heavy cruiser}}, which entered service as the replacement for the {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser|}} after the Covenant War, was partially designed after the refitted ''Pillar of Autumn''. Due to the instrumental role the ''Autumn'' played in the war, the lead ship of the new class was named {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn II}} in honor of the original.<ref name="VIS">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 191''</ref> | ||
[[Alpha Shard| | In [[2556]], a fragment of the ring that escaped destruction called [[Alpha Shard]] was discovered. The [[supernova]]-like effects of the ''Autumn's'' detonation created a new element unique to the shard fatal only to humans. This element was mined by smugglers from [[Aleria]] and transformed into a [[bioweapon]] [[Terrorist attack on Sedra City|used]] on the [[Outer Colony]] of [[Sedra]] by [[terrorist]]s. After the element was traced to Alpha Shard, Private [[Talitha Macer]] correctly surmised that the element was created by the explosion created when the ''Pillar of Autumn'' was destroyed. After this theory was confirmed, a joint [[ONI]]-[[Sedran Colonial Guard]] team underwent [[Mission to Alpha Shard|a mission]] to Alpha Shard, destroying the deposits of the new element with a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]] at the cost of most of the team.<ref>'''[[Halo: Nightfall]]'''</ref> | ||
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