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The '''Forerunner Navy''' was a branch of the [[Forerunner]] [[~~Warrior-Servant Corps~~]]. ~~It was led~~ by [[Forerunner Fleet Command]] ~~and was in charge of all space combat and naval operations. They~~ held the responsibility of protecting Forerunner planets from space from external threats, ~~such as the [[Prehistoric human civilization|humans]] in~~ the [[~~Human-Forerunner wars]] and from the [[The Flood|~~Flood]] in the [[Forerunner-Flood ~~War~~]].<ref name="Terminals">''[[Terminal]]s''</ref>

The '''Forerunner Navy''' was a defensive branch of the [[Forerunner]] [[ecumene]] tasked with space combat and naval operations. Led by [[Forerunner Fleet Command]], they held the responsibility of protecting Forerunner planets from space from external threats, namely the [[Flood]] during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]].<ref name="Terminals">''[[Terminal]]s''</ref>

==History==

[[File:Highcharity1600.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] powering ''High Charity''.]]

It is unknown exactly how many ships that the Forerunners had in their fleet, but given that [[05-032 Mendicant Bias|a single AI]] would take personal command of a core fleet alone of one thousand ships, combined with the three million worlds that the Forerunners controlled: it is fair to assume that the Forerunner fleet consisted of many millions of ships, though this number was severely whittled down over three centuries of war. During the course of the war, the Forerunner fleet attempted to prevent the Flood from landing on the surface of various planets, and when the Flood invariably did, the Forerunner Navy's main concern was to evacuate as many civilians as possible.

As the Forerunners realized that they had no chance of militarily winning the war, and as the Flood closed in on the [[Maginot Line|Maginot Sphere]], they created a master AI, Mendicant Bias, to coordinate all of their strategic movements and grapple with the [[Gravemind]] itself. Mendicant Bias was given a personal fleet of a thousand core capital ships. However, direct contact with the Gravemind caused Mendicant Bias to turn [[Rampancy|rampant]], and it quickly turned on its creators.

Mendicant Bias led its fleet through the Maginot Sphere, where it encountered three entire fleets of Forerunner warships led by [[Offensive Bias]]. The following encounter was quite possibly the largest battle ever seen by the galaxy ensued between the two opposing sides. At this point, [[~~The Didact|Didact~~]], overall commander of the remaining Forerunner Navy, fired the Halo Array. Although it killed all the surviving Forerunners, it also neutralized Mendicant Bias's giant Flood-controlled fleet, which had until this point, vastly outnumbered Offensive Bias. With the odds much more even, Offensive Bias managed to defeat the rampant AI's remaining core ships and ~~attempted to deliver~~ Mendicant Bias to the [[Installation 00|Ark]] for study.<ref name="Terminals"/>

Mendicant Bias led its fleet through the Maginot Sphere, where it encountered three entire fleets of Forerunner warships led by [[Offensive Bias]]. The following encounter was quite possibly the largest battle ever seen by the galaxy ensued between the two opposing sides. At this point, the [[IsoDidact]], overall commander of the remaining Forerunner Navy, fired the Halo Array. Although it killed all the surviving Forerunners, it also neutralized Mendicant Bias's giant Flood-controlled fleet, which had until this point, vastly outnumbered Offensive Bias. With the odds much more even, Offensive Bias managed to defeat the rampant AI's remaining core ships and delivered Mendicant Bias to the [[Installation 00|Ark]] for study.<ref name="Terminals"/>

What happened to the few surviving Forerunner ships after this is unknown, but without any Forerunners to guide them, some of them may have crashed onto various objects and were later found by the races of the Covenant, some utilizing the ships' advanced technology. For example, the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] was used to power the [[~~Covenant Empire|~~Covenant]] capital of [[High Charity]].<ref name="CH">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'''</ref>

What happened to the few surviving Forerunner ships after this is unknown, but without any Forerunners to guide them, some of them may have crashed onto various objects and were later found by the races of the Covenant, some utilizing the ships' advanced technology. For example, the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] was used to power the [[Covenant]] capital of [[High Charity]].<ref name="CH">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'''</ref>

==Appearances and capabilities==

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*[[05-032 Mendicant Bias|Mendicant Bias]]

*[[Offensive Bias]]

*[[Ur-~~Didact~~]]

*[[Bitterness-of-the-Vanquished]]

*[[Examiner]]

*[[Falchion]]

*[[IsoDidact]]

*[[~~Confirmer~~]]

*[[Tactician]]

==Known units==

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*[[Suppression Fleet]]

*[[Security Fleet]]

*[[Emergency Circumstance Fleet]] - The last known actions of the Suppression, Security, and Emergency Circumstance Fleets were in an engagement against the Flood-controlled fleets in a last stand during the [[Battle of the Maginot Sphere]].~~{{citation needed}}~~

*[[Emergency Circumstance Fleet]] - The last known actions of the Suppression, Security, and Emergency Circumstance Fleets were in an engagement against the Flood-controlled fleets in a last stand during the [[Battle of the Maginot Sphere]].<ref name="Terminals"/>

==Production notes==

The Forerunner Navy was first mentioned in the terminals of ''Halo 3''. However, ''The Forerunner Saga'' makes no mention of the Navy and instead establishes a markedly different structure of Forerunner military organizations based on [[rate]]s, with most defense falling under the [[Warrior-Servant]]s and [[Builder Security]] and neither seemingly having no distinct branches. It is still possible that the Navy was an actual organization, perhaps operating within the combined forces reconstituted from both Builders Security and Warrior-Servants in the later days of the Forerunner-Flood war, mentioned in ''Halo: Silentium''. Alternatively, in light of the new information, it is possible that the mention of the "Navy" in the terminals could be understood as a quirk in the "translation", meant to refer to either one of the established organizations tasked with warfare or their fleets in general.

==Gallery==

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-The '''Forerunner Navy''' was a branch of the [[Forerunner]] [[Warrior-Servant Corps]]. It was led by [[Forerunner Fleet Command]] and was in charge of all space combat and naval operations. They held the responsibility of protecting Forerunner planets from space from external threats, such as the [[Prehistoric human civilization|humans]] in the [[Human-Forerunner wars]] and from the [[The Flood|Flood]] in the [[Forerunner-Flood War]].<ref name="Terminals">''[[Terminal]]s''</ref>
+The '''Forerunner Navy''' was a defensive branch of the [[Forerunner]] [[ecumene]] tasked with space combat and naval operations. Led by [[Forerunner Fleet Command]], they held the responsibility of protecting Forerunner planets from space from external threats, namely the [[Flood]] during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]].<ref name="Terminals">''[[Terminal]]s''</ref>
 ==History==
 [[File:Highcharity1600.jpg|thumb|right|200px|The [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] powering ''High Charity''.]]
-{{Main|Forerunner-Flood War}}
+{{Main|Forerunner-Flood war}}
 It is unknown exactly how many ships that the Forerunners had in their fleet, but given that [[05-032 Mendicant Bias|a single AI]] would take personal command of a core fleet alone of one thousand ships, combined with the three million worlds that the Forerunners controlled: it is fair to assume that the Forerunner fleet consisted of many millions of ships, though this number was severely whittled down over three centuries of war. During the course of the war, the Forerunner fleet attempted to prevent the Flood from landing on the surface of various planets, and when the Flood invariably did, the Forerunner Navy's main concern was to evacuate as many civilians as possible.
 As the Forerunners realized that they had no chance of militarily winning the war, and as the Flood closed in on the [[Maginot Line|Maginot Sphere]], they created a master AI, Mendicant Bias, to coordinate all of their strategic movements and grapple with the [[Gravemind]] itself. Mendicant Bias was given a personal fleet of a thousand core capital ships. However, direct contact with the Gravemind caused Mendicant Bias to turn [[Rampancy|rampant]], and it quickly turned on its creators.
-Mendicant Bias led its fleet through the Maginot Sphere, where it encountered three entire fleets of Forerunner warships led by [[Offensive Bias]]. The following encounter was quite possibly the largest battle ever seen by the galaxy ensued between the two opposing sides. At this point, [[The Didact|Didact]], overall commander of the remaining Forerunner Navy, fired the Halo Array. Although it killed all the surviving Forerunners, it also neutralized Mendicant Bias's giant Flood-controlled fleet, which had until this point, vastly outnumbered Offensive Bias. With the odds much more even, Offensive Bias managed to defeat the rampant AI's remaining core ships and attempted to deliver Mendicant Bias to the [[Installation 00|Ark]] for study.<ref name="Terminals"/>
+Mendicant Bias led its fleet through the Maginot Sphere, where it encountered three entire fleets of Forerunner warships led by [[Offensive Bias]]. The following encounter was quite possibly the largest battle ever seen by the galaxy ensued between the two opposing sides. At this point, the [[IsoDidact]], overall commander of the remaining Forerunner Navy, fired the Halo Array. Although it killed all the surviving Forerunners, it also neutralized Mendicant Bias's giant Flood-controlled fleet, which had until this point, vastly outnumbered Offensive Bias. With the odds much more even, Offensive Bias managed to defeat the rampant AI's remaining core ships and delivered Mendicant Bias to the [[Installation 00|Ark]] for study.<ref name="Terminals"/>
-What happened to the few surviving Forerunner ships after this is unknown, but without any Forerunners to guide them, some of them may have crashed onto various objects and were later found by the races of the Covenant, some utilizing the ships' advanced technology. For example, the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] was used to power the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] capital of [[High Charity]].<ref name="CH">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'''</ref>
+What happened to the few surviving Forerunner ships after this is unknown, but without any Forerunners to guide them, some of them may have crashed onto various objects and were later found by the races of the Covenant, some utilizing the ships' advanced technology. For example, the [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] was used to power the [[Covenant]] capital of [[High Charity]].<ref name="CH">'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'''</ref>
 ==Appearances and capabilities==
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 *[[05-032 Mendicant Bias|Mendicant Bias]]
 *[[Offensive Bias]]
-*[[Ur-Didact]]
+*[[Bitterness-of-the-Vanquished]]
+*[[Examiner]]
+*[[Falchion]]
 *[[IsoDidact]]
-*[[Confirmer]]
+*[[Tactician]]
 ==Known units==
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 *[[Suppression Fleet]]
 *[[Security Fleet]]
-*[[Emergency Circumstance Fleet]] - The last known actions of the Suppression, Security, and Emergency Circumstance Fleets were in an engagement against the Flood-controlled fleets in a last stand during the [[Battle of the Maginot Sphere]].{{citation needed}}
+*[[Emergency Circumstance Fleet]] - The last known actions of the Suppression, Security, and Emergency Circumstance Fleets were in an engagement against the Flood-controlled fleets in a last stand during the [[Battle of the Maginot Sphere]].<ref name="Terminals"/>
+==Production notes==
+The Forerunner Navy was first mentioned in the terminals of ''Halo 3''. However, ''The Forerunner Saga'' makes no mention of the Navy and instead establishes a markedly different structure of Forerunner military organizations based on [[rate]]s, with most defense falling under the [[Warrior-Servant]]s and [[Builder Security]] and neither seemingly having no distinct branches. It is still possible that the Navy was an actual organization, perhaps operating within the combined forces reconstituted from both Builders Security and Warrior-Servants in the later days of the Forerunner-Flood war, mentioned in ''Halo: Silentium''. Alternatively, in light of the new information, it is possible that the mention of the "Navy" in the terminals could be understood as a quirk in the "translation", meant to refer to either one of the established organizations tasked with warfare or their fleets in general.
 ==Gallery==