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Following the disastrous [[First Battle of Reach|defeat at Reach]] and the loss of a third of her tech staff, the [[UNSC]] ''[[Pillar of Autumn]]'' made an apparently blind jump, but possibly planned by the AI [[Cortana]], [[ | Following the disastrous [[First Battle of Reach|defeat at Reach]] and the loss of a third of her tech staff, the [[UNSC]] ''[[Pillar of Autumn]]'' made an apparently blind jump, but possibly planned by the AI [[Cortana]], [[Slipspace]] jump, from where they would then make their way to [[Earth]]. The ''Pillar of Autumn'' and the approximately 1,100 humans on it were followed and, upon arriving in orbit of the planet [[Threshold]], were intercepted by the pursuing [[Covenant]] vessels. | ||
As the [[Covenant]] began boarding ''Pillar of Autumn'', the vessel managed to destroy four of the Covenant vessels and force one, ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' to retreat for repairs. As the boarding of ''Pillar of Autumn'' continued, [[Thom Shephard]] was forced to release [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] from his [[Cryo-chamber]] but was later killed by a conduit explosion. | As the [[Covenant]] began boarding ''Pillar of Autumn'', the vessel managed to destroy four of the Covenant vessels and force one, ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' to retreat for repairs. As the boarding of ''Pillar of Autumn'' continued, [[Thom Shephard]] was forced to release [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] from his [[Cryo-chamber]] but was later killed by a conduit explosion. | ||
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However, the MLA auto-cannons and various other defense systems managed to destroy one of the Spirit dropships and killed many Covenant troops in the others. Groups of Rocket-using marines then added to the casualties. Despite their numerical superiority, the Covenant forces landing on the butte were soon either killed or captured, and the assault on Alpha Base stalled. | However, the MLA auto-cannons and various other defense systems managed to destroy one of the Spirit dropships and killed many Covenant troops in the others. Groups of Rocket-using marines then added to the casualties. Despite their numerical superiority, the Covenant forces landing on the butte were soon either killed or captured, and the assault on Alpha Base stalled. | ||
The [[Covenant]] ground assault, lead by a Zealot [[Field Master]], made significant progress against the humans due to their use of Spirit | The [[Covenant]] ground assault, lead by a Zealot [[Field Master]], made significant progress against the humans due to their use of Spirit dropships to clear the way ahead of the ground forces. However, the seeming rout was designed to lure the Covenant into the firing range of a pair of concealed [[Scorpion]] main battle tanks, which then tore into the ranks of the aliens and inflicted major casualties. | ||
The [[Covenant]] [[Field Master]] was killed by the third shot from the tanks, throwing the alien forces into chaos, and of the 150 infantry with him, only a few survived to retreat. | The [[Covenant]] [[Field Master]] was killed by the third shot from the tanks, throwing the alien forces into chaos, and of the 150 infantry with him, only a few survived to retreat. | ||
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It is assumed that only [[7]] members of the ''[[Pillar of Autumn]]'' were in space and therefore survived the blast, 6 of which were on a [[Pelican]]<ref>Halo: First Strike</ref>, and the other one was on a [[Longsword]] fighter. Every other person at the battle presumably died when Installation 04 was destroyed. However, since [[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Pete Stacker]] and [[Private]] [[Chips Dubbo]], among others, have been seen again in later games, it can be assumed that there were other survivors.<ref> Halo: Combat Evolved End Cutscene</ref> | It is assumed that only [[7]] members of the ''[[Pillar of Autumn]]'' were in space and therefore survived the blast, 6 of which were on a [[Pelican]]<ref>Halo: First Strike</ref>, and the other one was on a [[Longsword]] fighter. Every other person at the battle presumably died when Installation 04 was destroyed. However, since [[Gunnery Sergeant]] [[Pete Stacker]] and [[Private]] [[Chips Dubbo]], among others, have been seen again in later games, it can be assumed that there were other survivors.<ref> Halo: Combat Evolved End Cutscene</ref> | ||
However, it is explained in [[Halo: The Flood]] and [[Halo: First Strike]], that the Autumn was operating as a skeleton crew, as the remaining non-essential crew remained in cryo. When the Covenant infiltrated the ship, most of the crew were still asleep and their tubes were shot into space to save them from being killed in the crash. | |||
The Chief managed to retrieve 3 tubes, one containing Linda. The people in the other 2 had died in sleep due to malfunctions. It is not known whether this was a malfunction in one of the cryo storage rooms, or if it happened to almost every tube. | The Chief managed to retrieve 3 tubes, one containing Linda. The people in the other 2 had died in sleep due to malfunctions. It is not known whether this was a malfunction in one of the cryo storage rooms, or if it happened to almost every tube. | ||
It is unknown how many occupied Tubes survived Halo, | It is unknown how many occupied Tubes survived Halo, however, most, if not all, would have been destroyed by the time High Charity arrived. | ||
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