Skirmish on Infinite Succor

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Skirmish on Infinite Succor
Conflict:	Human-Covenant War
Date:	September 21, 2552
Outcome:	Covenant Pyrrhic victory Flood outbreak successfully contained Infinite Succor destroyed Most of the Covenant force lost
Details Belligerents Covenant The Flood Commanders Supreme Commander Thel 'Vadamee Special Operations Commander Rtas 'Vadumee Sub-Commander Bero 'Kusovai † Minister of Etiology † Proto-Gravemind † Strength Multiple Special Operations Sangheili Multiple Special Operations Unggoy Unknown number of Huragok Flood combat forms Flood infection forms 1 DSC-class support ship Infinite Succor Casualties All Unggoy All Sangheili except for Rtas 'Vadumee Bero 'Kusovai All Huragok Minister of Etiology All Flood

"What is this?
I see you never studied Commander. They are the Flood, one of the many test and obstacles we must pass to activate the holy rings and begin the Great Journey."

— Rtas 'Vadumee and the Minister of Etiology

The Skirmish on Infinite Succor was a engagement of the Battle of Installation 04 aboard the Covenant DSC-class support ship Infinite Succor on September 21, 2552. After being overrun by a Flood infestation which came from within Installation 04, the Infinite Succor was boarded by a ill-fated Special Operations team in order to discover the source of the Succor's emergency beacon activation.

Prelude

"Help! Infinite Succor has been boarded! They've got human weapons, but they're not-"

— Distress message sent by an Unggoy crewmember

Infinite Succor was one of many supply ships of the Fleet of Particular Justice, providing food for its crews during their battles at Alpha Halo. Shortly after the Flood broke loose inside one of the ring's Flood containment facilities, the Spirit dropship Brilliant Gift escaped and flew into orbit with numerous Flood-infected aboard. The dropship crashed into the Succor's hangar and spread throughout the ship, killing and infecting the crew and livestock aboard. Though containment protocols activated to keep the boarders in the hangar, they only kept the crew stuck inside until the Flood killed them and then overpowered the security doors. A distress signal managed to be sent just before the crew was overwhelmed, but it had no solid information on who were the attackers. Suspecting that "the Demon" might be aboard, Supreme Commander Thel 'Vadamee commissioned a Sangheili and Unggoy special operations unit, led Rtas 'Vadumee, to reclaim the ship, kill its boarders, and rescue any survivors. They were given command codes and a map of the ship, codes that would allow access to all areas unless overriden by the Succor's commander the Minister of Etiology.

The mission

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Aftermath

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List of appearances

• Halo 2 (Indirect mention)
• Halo Graphic Novel
  • The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor (First appearance)
• Halo: Shadow of Intent (Indirect mention)