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Upon their arrival at the Ark, the Prophet of Truth's fleet remained in orbit above the installation to face the human and Sangheili forces they knew would follow, while the Hierarch fortified himself within [[Installation 00 Citadel|one]] of the Ark's superluminal communication arrays. The Prophet activated a defensive barrier around the citadel and the Ark's [[Foundry (location)|Foundry]], while deploying large numbers of ground forces around the [[barrier tower]]s maintaining the shield as well as sending a contingent of Covenant troops led by the ambitious [[Jiralhanae]] [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]] [[Cethegus]] to a nearby [[Cartographer]] facility, in order to keep his location hidden while he prepared to activate the [[Halo Array]] and commence the Covenant's [[Covenant religion#The Great Journey|"Great Journey"]].{{Ref/Reuse|ark}}<ref name="covenant">''Halo 3'', campaign level, [[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]</ref> | Upon their arrival at the Ark, the Prophet of Truth's fleet remained in orbit above the installation to face the human and Sangheili forces they knew would follow, while the Hierarch fortified himself within [[Installation 00 Citadel|one]] of the Ark's superluminal communication arrays. The Prophet activated a defensive barrier around the citadel and the Ark's [[Foundry (location)|Foundry]], while deploying large numbers of ground forces around the [[barrier tower]]s maintaining the shield as well as sending a contingent of Covenant troops led by the ambitious [[Jiralhanae]] [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|Chieftain]] [[Cethegus]] to a nearby [[Cartographer]] facility, in order to keep his location hidden while he prepared to activate the [[Halo Array]] and commence the Covenant's [[Covenant religion#The Great Journey|"Great Journey"]].{{Ref/Reuse|ark}}<ref name="covenant">''Halo 3'', campaign level, [[The Covenant (level)|The Covenant]]</ref> | ||
[[File:H3 Truths | [[File:H3 - Retribution Victory vs Truths Fleet.png|thumb|left|250px|Truth's Jiralhanae Fleet confronting the Fleet of Retribution above Installation 00.]] | ||
On [[2552#December|December 11, 2552]], the Fleet of Retribution exited slipspace near Installation 00. Upon discovering the Prophet of Truth's numerically-superior fleet waiting for them, [[Fleetmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]] confidently stated that it would be an even fight. As the opposing fleets [[Battle of Installation 00|clashed]] over the Ark, the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} deployed a force of six [[D77H-TCI Pelican]]s, [[Kilo 023|one]] of them co-piloted by [[Avery Johnson|Sergeant Avery Johnson]] and carrying [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] and a strike force of [[ODST]]s from the [[7th Shock Troops Battalion]]. Realising that Truth's [[Anodyne Spirit|ship]] wasn't taking part in the orbital battle, [[Miranda Keyes|Commander Miranda Keyes]] surmised that he had brought the vessel down to the surface of the installation, to which Johnson replied that they would find the Prophet. As the flight of Pelicans navigated through the battling warships over the Ark, one of them was lost to strafing [[Kai-pattern Seraph|Seraph]] fighters but the other dropships succeeded in entering the installation's atmosphere.{{Ref/Reuse|ark}} | On [[2552#December|December 11, 2552]], the Fleet of Retribution exited slipspace near Installation 00. Upon discovering the Prophet of Truth's numerically-superior fleet waiting for them, [[Fleetmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]] confidently stated that it would be an even fight. As the opposing fleets [[Battle of Installation 00|clashed]] over the Ark, the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} deployed a force of six [[D77H-TCI Pelican]]s, [[Kilo 023|one]] of them co-piloted by [[Avery Johnson|Sergeant Avery Johnson]] and carrying [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] and a strike force of [[ODST]]s from the [[7th Shock Troops Battalion]]. Realising that Truth's [[Anodyne Spirit|ship]] wasn't taking part in the orbital battle, [[Miranda Keyes|Commander Miranda Keyes]] surmised that he had brought the vessel down to the surface of the installation, to which Johnson replied that they would find the Prophet. As the flight of Pelicans navigated through the battling warships over the Ark, one of them was lost to strafing [[Kai-pattern Seraph|Seraph]] fighters but the other dropships succeeded in entering the installation's atmosphere.{{Ref/Reuse|ark}} | ||