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{{Quote|Listen to me, [[Covenant]]. I am Vice Admiral [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston J. Cole]] commanding the human flagship, [[UNSC Everest|''Everest'']]. You claim to be the holy and glorious inheritors of the universe? I spit on your so-called holiness. You dare judge us unfit? After I have personally sent more than three hundred of your vainglorious ships to hell? After kicking your collective butts off Harvest - not once - but twice? From where I sit, we are the worthy inheritors. You think otherwise, you can come and try to prove me wrong.|One of Admiral Cole's last known transmissions directed to the Covenant fleet above Viperidae.<ref name="HE"/>}} | {{Quote|Listen to me, [[Covenant]]. I am Vice Admiral [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston J. Cole]] commanding the human flagship, [[UNSC Everest|''Everest'']]. You claim to be the holy and glorious inheritors of the universe? I spit on your so-called holiness. You dare judge us unfit? After I have personally sent more than three hundred of your vainglorious ships to hell? After kicking your collective butts off Harvest - not once - but twice? From where I sit, we are the worthy inheritors. You think otherwise, you can come and try to prove me wrong.|One of Admiral Cole's last known transmissions directed to the Covenant fleet above Viperidae.<ref name="HE"/>}} | ||
The '''Battle of Psi Serpentis''' was a battle fought toward the latter half of the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2543]] and had become colloquially known as [[Admiral Cole's Last Stand]] due to the presumed death of [[Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston Cole]]. The actions of Admiral Cole and [[ | The '''Battle of Psi Serpentis''' was a battle fought toward the latter half of the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2543]] and had become colloquially known as [[Admiral Cole's Last Stand]] due to the presumed death of [[Admiral]] [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Preston Cole]]. The actions of Admiral Cole and [[Battle Group India|his fleet]] in the battle rival the accomplishments made by most other heroes of the war.<ref name="HE">'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe|Halo: Evolutions]]''', "[[The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole]]", ''pages 472-485''</ref> | ||
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{{Quote|Is that the best you can do? Watch what one unworthy human can do!| Admiral Cole's final transmission to the opposing Covenant fleet.}} | {{Quote|Is that the best you can do? Watch what one unworthy human can do!| Admiral Cole's final transmission to the opposing Covenant fleet.}} | ||
[[ | [[Battle Group India]] jumped into the Psi Serpentis system as a single unit. The resulting wave of radiation rippled through the system and encompassed the three nearest planets. This was a clear warning sign to the waiting Covenant fleet, which swiftly moved to engage Cole's forces. The UNSC battlegroup then performed a previously unheard of in-system jump to the gas giant [[Viperidae]], assisted by [[Slipspace guidance beacon]]s dropped by ''Wink of an Eye''. A dozen ships limped behind the main task force due to the random inaccuracies of UNSC [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|trans-light engines]] and many were picked off by the Covenant, however this small distraction allowed Cole's force to regroup. As the Covenant fleet bore down on Battle Group India, Cole divided the fleet into two groups, the starboard most of which arced around Viperidae to cut into the pursuing Covenant fleet. The majority of Cole's fleet was able to bring their guns to bear on a now divided Covenant fleet. Cole's forces inflicted heavy damage on the hundred or so Covenant vessels, destroying 23 enemy vessels while losing a third of the fleet.<ref name="HE"/> | ||
The Covenant fleet regrouped and pursued Cole's fleet until a group of Insurrectionist vessels emerged from slipspace. Led by the heavily modified ''[[Bellicose]]'', they opened fire on the Covenant, losing a quarter of their number. Once they attacked they smashed through the Covenant formation and withdrew from the system. Cole himself moved ''Everest'' deeper into Viperidae's [[Gravity well (physics)|gravity well]] while the UNSC fleet proceeded to disengage. The Admiral then issued a broadcast to the pursuing Covenant ships, boasting of his own achievements while scoffing at their claim to righteousness. Sensing and accepting the challenge, the Covenant moved to attack ''Everest'', but their plasma was deflected by the magnetosphere of the planet.<ref name="HE"/> | The Covenant fleet regrouped and pursued Cole's fleet until a group of Insurrectionist vessels emerged from slipspace. Led by the heavily modified ''[[Bellicose]]'', they opened fire on the Covenant, losing a quarter of their number. Once they attacked they smashed through the Covenant formation and withdrew from the system. Cole himself moved ''Everest'' deeper into Viperidae's [[Gravity well (physics)|gravity well]] while the UNSC fleet proceeded to disengage. The Admiral then issued a broadcast to the pursuing Covenant ships, boasting of his own achievements while scoffing at their claim to righteousness. Sensing and accepting the challenge, the Covenant moved to attack ''Everest'', but their plasma was deflected by the magnetosphere of the planet.<ref name="HE"/> | ||