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{{Quote|no=two|q1=What's the name of the ship? Something pronounceable, I hope.|[['D']]|q2='The Enduring Conviction', sir. A CAS-class assault carrier. The ''Conviction'' and its Sangheili commander have been known to us for some time; we've lost quite a few ships to it over the last four years. According to our intel it's the largest ship Atriox controls now.|[['S']]|[[Office of Naval Intelligence]] operatives discuss the [[carrier]].}}<ref name="PL">''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', ''[[Phoenix Logs]]''</ref>

'''''Enduring Conviction''''' was a [[Covenant]] {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} that became the flagship of the [[Banished]].<ref name="gamestop">[http://www.gamespot.com/articles/halo-wars-2-new-character-images-and-details-revea/1100-6442098/?ftag=GSS-05-10aaa0b '''Gamestop''': ''Halo Wars 2: New Character Images and Details Revealed'']</ref> It was destroyed over [[Installation 00]] by the Ark's [[Aggressor Sentinel]]s during the [[Battle of Installation 00 (2559)|conflict]] with the {{UNSCship|Spirit of Fire}} there in [[2559]].<ref name="TF">''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', ''[[The Foundry]]''</ref>

On [[2558#November|November 25, 2558]], the ''Enduring Conviction'' arrived in force at [[Installation 00]],<ref name="TS">''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', ''[[The Signal]]''</ref> carrying with it a massive amount of infantry, vehicles, and aircraft. Instead of launching any [[orbital bombardment]]s from the ship, Atriox ordered ground forces to be deployed to the Ark's surface. These made short work of the UNSC researchers at the [[Henry Lamb Research Outpost]]. Forthwith, the ship remained stationed above the installation for months while the Banished began to extract power and resources from the [[Forerunner]] creation. Anything valuable discovered or taken was commonly ferried to the ship overhead.

Around four months after the Banished first took control of the Ark, the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} also exited [[slipstream space]] above it on March 28, [[2559]]. After the presence of the Banished was revealed to the crew, a [[Battle of Installation 00 (2559)|protracted conflict]] began between those serving Atriox and those following the lead of Captain [[James Cutter]]. During this time, the ''Conviction's'' [[pulse laser turret]]s were used offensively to melt UNSC forces on the ground. In the first instance the ship was used like this, it was during a defense of a salvage operation being overseen by [[Decimus]].<ref name="ANE">''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', ''[[A New Enemy]]''</ref> From the ground, Decimus not only had the carrier make a show of damaging the ''Spirit of Fire'''s recently-built [[firebase]], but also repeatedly ordered the shipmaster to target his own location briefly and with precision, as he was protected from the lasers by a powerful [[energy shield]] that his mechanized power armor could encapsulate him in for short periods.<ref name="ANE"/> When it became clear that he would not be able to fend off the attack, Decimus retreated but the ''Enduring Conviction'' continued to bombard the area, killing UNSC and Banished troops alike, ostensibly to keep the [[human]]s from learning anything from the operation.<ref name="ANE"/> The same tactic was repeated when Decimus entered the fight once more on May 17.<ref name="LI">''[[Halo Wars 2]]'', ''[[Lights Out]]''</ref> Decimus was killed at that moment, however, and the ''Enduring Conviction'' finally began to attack the ''Spirit of Fire'' more directly by launching vacuum-rated [[Type-26 Banshee|Type-26A Banshee]] fighters to harass it while it moved to hover over the location where it had been deploying troops and supplies to the Ark's surface via a [[gravity lift]].<ref name="LI"/>