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'''UNSC ''Starry Night''''' was a {{Class|Razor|prowler}} | '''UNSC ''Starry Night''''' was a {{Class|Razor|prowler}} commanded by [[Captain (NAVCOM)|Captain]] [[Halima Ascot]] of the [[UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS1|HSS|Chapter=1}} The vessel acted as [[flagship]] of both [[Night Flight]] and [[Task Force Yama]] during the opening events of [[Operation: SILENT STORM]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS13|HSS|Chapter=13}} The ''Starry Night'' would be shot down on [[Seoba]] by a [[Covenant]] [[Bloodstar Flotilla|flotilla]], resulting in the deaths of much of its crew, including Captain Ascot.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS15}} | ||
==Specifications== | |||
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==Service history== | ==Service history== | ||
''Starry Night'' | ===Skirmish over Netherop=== | ||
{{Main|Skirmish over Netherop}} | |||
In [[2526#March|March 2526]], the ''Starry Night'' acted as the command vessel during [[Skirmish over Netherop|a mission]] to capture a [[Covenant]] [[Radiant Arrow|warship]] so that [[humanity]] might learn more about its new enemy and their technology. To accomplish this task, the [[prowler]] was stocked with a complement of twelve [[Spartan-II]] soldiers, whom would be boarding the Covenant vessel. While remaining hidden in orbit over [[Netherop]], [[Captain (NAVCOM)|Captain]] [[Halima Ascot]] and her prowlers observed the Covenant vessels in orbit for over a day. When the Spartans were ready to make their move on [[2526#March|March 5, 2526]], Ascot was somewhat hesitant to give the Spartans' leader, [[John-117]], permission to initiate the operation at the time he requested. John assured her his assault squad could handle the mission, even to the point that Ascot warned him to be careful about pissing her off. Though she wanted to continue to wait for a more opportune moment to present itself, the Spartan was eventually able to get her to admit that the longer they waited, the more chance there was that something could go drastically wrong. Once they both agree, Ascot contacted the bridge and then informed John that the ''Starry Night'' would begin a slingshot maneuver in five minutes' time. John thanked the captain but she made it clear that her acquiescence to his arguments was not meant as some sort of favor to him. Once the ''Starry Night'' initiated the maneuver, the Spartans leapt from the prowler's deployment bay, drifting through space toward their target.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS1}} | |||
After the Spartans departed for the [[Covenant frigate]], Ascot monitored their progress as best she could from the ''Starry Night''. Ultimately, the mission went south when a sensor operator on another prowler "mistakenly" broadcast to the Spartans' [[COM|SQUADCOM]], revealing their presence to the alien crew. In reality, this sensor operator was aligned with the [[Insurrectionist]]s led by [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Hector Nyeto]], and the intent of the broadcast was to get the Spartans killed. While the Spartans did need to evacuate the Covenant ship when its [[shipmaster]] activated its [[self-destruct]] sequence, each of the twelve survived and were picked up by Ascot's prowlers.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS3|HSS|Chapter=3}} | |||
===Flagship of Task Force Yama=== | |||
{{Main|Task Force Yama}} | |||
On [[2526#March|March 8, 2526]], the ''Starry Night'' was made the [[flagship]] of [[Task Force Yama]], an offshoot of [[Vice Admiral]] [[Preston Cole]]'s [[Battle Group X-Ray]]. This would be for the duration of [[Operation: SILENT STORM]], the [[UNSC]]'s plan to slow down the Covenant's [[Massacre of the Outer Colonies|advance]] through the [[Outer Colonies]] by boarding their vessels and destroying them from the inside. Captain Ascot herself would command the [[task force]] from the [[bridge]] of the ''Starry Night''. [[Colonel]] [[Marmon Crowther]] of the [[21st Space Assault Battalion]] would command the infantry tasked with boarding the vessels, a job assigned to his own Black Dagger [[ODST]]s and John-117's Spartan supersoldiers. Ascot's prowlers would transport these warriors into battle, using [[Photoreactive panel|camouflage technology]] to get them close enough to board the Covenant ships. It was theorized that the Covenant's next target would be the colony of [[Biko]], so [[Seoba Ice Quarry|an abandoned ice quarry]] on its [[Natural satellite|moon]] of [[Seoba]] was chosen to hide the task force until they arrived. With the operation underway, the ''Starry Night'' led Task Force Yama into [[slipspace]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS5|HSS|Chapter=5}} | |||
===Arrival at Seoba=== | |||
{{Main|Battle of Seoba}} | |||
On [[2526#March|March 18, 2526]], they arrived in-system and approached Seoba, planning to practice the mass deployment of their [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODSTs]] and Spartans into the quarry.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS7|HSS|Chapter=7}} Unbeknownst to the task force, the [[Biko Independence Army]] and [[United Rebel Front]] had planned to overthrow Biko's government in preparation for the Covenant's impending arrival at the colony, and they had chosen the very same ice quarry as the staging ground for their coup.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS6|HSS|Chapter=6}} Operation: ICE DANCE quickly became a [[Battle of Seoba|warzone]] when the prowlers' sensors discovered the insurrectionists hidden amidst the ice.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS7}}{{Ref/Reuse|HSS8}} Thanks to the actions of John's [[Blue Team|team]], the Black Daggers, and Nyeto's [[Ghost Flight]], the battle ended with the UNSC taking control of the quarry.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS10|HSS|Chapter=10}} The next day, as the task force was still preparing for their attack on the [[Fleet of Inexorable Obedience|incoming fleet]], [[Bloodstar Flotilla|a Covenant flotilla]] appeared in-system and set course for Seoba. Captain Ascot, who was in the middle of a debriefing discussing the events of the previous day's battle, rushed back to the ''Starry Night'', ordering the rest of her prowlers to prepare for takeoff immediately.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS11|HSS|Chapter=11}} | |||
===Destruction=== | |||
Mere minutes later, much of Task Force Yama had launched from Seoba, taking the Black Daggers along with them in hopes that a boarding opportunity would present itself. The ''Starry Night'' and the rest of [[Night Flight]] received the last company of ODSTs as Ascot was informed of an incoming bombardment from the alien flotilla.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS13}} With the [[plasma]] heading right for them, Ascot ordered Night Flight to launch immediately. As the ''Starry Night'' rose into the Seoban sky, one of the blasts hit the prowler, causing it to crash back into the quarry.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS13}} The impact killed Halima Ascot and much of the vessel's crew.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS15}} | |||
Although Crowther wanted to send a unit of Black Daggers to search for survivors after the ''Starry Night'' could not be raised on comms, none of his men remained on the moon, and sending them back would require putting them and another prowler into extreme danger. As such, John-117 diverted himself and his Spartans to assist, once they had completed their assignment of loading the captured insurrectionists onto [[Emmeline|a transport]] to be taken to Biko.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS13}} The Spartans were able to rescue the survivors and activate the ''Starry Night''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s self-destruct to keep the ship out of Covenant hands, though this was made more complicated by the fact that the only one capable of remotely-activating the self-destruct was Ascot.{{Ref/Novel|Id=HSS|HSS}} | |||
Blue Team managed to rescue the surviving crew and activate the ship's [[self-destruct]], a one-megaton [[Fury tactical nuclear weapon]]. The blast destroyed an [[intrusion corvette]] that was attempting to capture the ''Starry Night'' intact.{{Ref/Reuse|HSS15}} | |||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
The ship was likely named after the [[Wikipedia:Vincent van Gogh|Vincent van Gogh]] painting of | The ship was likely named after the [[Wikipedia:Vincent van Gogh|Vincent van Gogh]] painting of [[Wikipedia:The Starry Night|the same name]]. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== |
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UNSC Starry Night was a Razor-class prowler commanded by Captain Halima Ascot of the UNSC Navy.[1] The vessel acted as flagship of both Night Flight and Task Force Yama during the opening events of Operation: SILENT STORM.[6] The Starry Night would be shot down on Seoba by a Covenant flotilla, resulting in the deaths of much of its crew, including Captain Ascot.[4]
Specifications
- This section needs expansion. You can help Halopedia by expanding it.
Service history
Skirmish over Netherop
- Main article: Skirmish over Netherop
In March 2526, the Starry Night acted as the command vessel during a mission to capture a Covenant warship so that humanity might learn more about its new enemy and their technology. To accomplish this task, the prowler was stocked with a complement of twelve Spartan-II soldiers, whom would be boarding the Covenant vessel. While remaining hidden in orbit over Netherop, Captain Halima Ascot and her prowlers observed the Covenant vessels in orbit for over a day. When the Spartans were ready to make their move on March 5, 2526, Ascot was somewhat hesitant to give the Spartans' leader, John-117, permission to initiate the operation at the time he requested. John assured her his assault squad could handle the mission, even to the point that Ascot warned him to be careful about pissing her off. Though she wanted to continue to wait for a more opportune moment to present itself, the Spartan was eventually able to get her to admit that the longer they waited, the more chance there was that something could go drastically wrong. Once they both agree, Ascot contacted the bridge and then informed John that the Starry Night would begin a slingshot maneuver in five minutes' time. John thanked the captain but she made it clear that her acquiescence to his arguments was not meant as some sort of favor to him. Once the Starry Night initiated the maneuver, the Spartans leapt from the prowler's deployment bay, drifting through space toward their target.[1]
After the Spartans departed for the Covenant frigate, Ascot monitored their progress as best she could from the Starry Night. Ultimately, the mission went south when a sensor operator on another prowler "mistakenly" broadcast to the Spartans' SQUADCOM, revealing their presence to the alien crew. In reality, this sensor operator was aligned with the Insurrectionists led by Lieutenant Commander Hector Nyeto, and the intent of the broadcast was to get the Spartans killed. While the Spartans did need to evacuate the Covenant ship when its shipmaster activated its self-destruct sequence, each of the twelve survived and were picked up by Ascot's prowlers.[7]
Flagship of Task Force Yama
- Main article: Task Force Yama
On March 8, 2526, the Starry Night was made the flagship of Task Force Yama, an offshoot of Vice Admiral Preston Cole's Battle Group X-Ray. This would be for the duration of Operation: SILENT STORM, the UNSC's plan to slow down the Covenant's advance through the Outer Colonies by boarding their vessels and destroying them from the inside. Captain Ascot herself would command the task force from the bridge of the Starry Night. Colonel Marmon Crowther of the 21st Space Assault Battalion would command the infantry tasked with boarding the vessels, a job assigned to his own Black Dagger ODSTs and John-117's Spartan supersoldiers. Ascot's prowlers would transport these warriors into battle, using camouflage technology to get them close enough to board the Covenant ships. It was theorized that the Covenant's next target would be the colony of Biko, so an abandoned ice quarry on its moon of Seoba was chosen to hide the task force until they arrived. With the operation underway, the Starry Night led Task Force Yama into slipspace.[8]
Arrival at Seoba
- Main article: Battle of Seoba
On March 18, 2526, they arrived in-system and approached Seoba, planning to practice the mass deployment of their ODSTs and Spartans into the quarry.[9] Unbeknownst to the task force, the Biko Independence Army and United Rebel Front had planned to overthrow Biko's government in preparation for the Covenant's impending arrival at the colony, and they had chosen the very same ice quarry as the staging ground for their coup.[10] Operation: ICE DANCE quickly became a warzone when the prowlers' sensors discovered the insurrectionists hidden amidst the ice.[9][2] Thanks to the actions of John's team, the Black Daggers, and Nyeto's Ghost Flight, the battle ended with the UNSC taking control of the quarry.[11] The next day, as the task force was still preparing for their attack on the incoming fleet, a Covenant flotilla appeared in-system and set course for Seoba. Captain Ascot, who was in the middle of a debriefing discussing the events of the previous day's battle, rushed back to the Starry Night, ordering the rest of her prowlers to prepare for takeoff immediately.[12]
Destruction
Mere minutes later, much of Task Force Yama had launched from Seoba, taking the Black Daggers along with them in hopes that a boarding opportunity would present itself. The Starry Night and the rest of Night Flight received the last company of ODSTs as Ascot was informed of an incoming bombardment from the alien flotilla.[6] With the plasma heading right for them, Ascot ordered Night Flight to launch immediately. As the Starry Night rose into the Seoban sky, one of the blasts hit the prowler, causing it to crash back into the quarry.[6] The impact killed Halima Ascot and much of the vessel's crew.[4]
Although Crowther wanted to send a unit of Black Daggers to search for survivors after the Starry Night could not be raised on comms, none of his men remained on the moon, and sending them back would require putting them and another prowler into extreme danger. As such, John-117 diverted himself and his Spartans to assist, once they had completed their assignment of loading the captured insurrectionists onto a transport to be taken to Biko.[6] The Spartans were able to rescue the survivors and activate the Starry Night's self-destruct to keep the ship out of Covenant hands, though this was made more complicated by the fact that the only one capable of remotely-activating the self-destruct was Ascot.[13]
Blue Team managed to rescue the surviving crew and activate the ship's self-destruct, a one-megaton Fury tactical nuclear weapon. The blast destroyed an intrusion corvette that was attempting to capture the Starry Night intact.[4]
- This section needs expansion. You can help Halopedia by expanding it.
Trivia
The ship was likely named after the Vincent van Gogh painting of the same name.
List of appearances
- Halo: Silent Storm (First appearance)
Sources
- ^ a b c d Halo: Silent Storm, chapter 1
- ^ a b c Halo: Silent Storm, chapter 8
- ^ Halo: Silent Storm, chapter 14
- ^ a b c d e Halo: Silent Storm, chapter 15
- ^ Halo: Silent Storm, chapter 16
- ^ a b c d Halo: Silent Storm, chapter 13
- ^ Halo: Silent Storm, chapter 3
- ^ Halo: Silent Storm, chapter 5
- ^ a b Halo: Silent Storm, chapter 7
- ^ Halo: Silent Storm, chapter 6
- ^ Halo: Silent Storm, chapter 10
- ^ Halo: Silent Storm, chapter 11
- ^ Halo: Silent Storm