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|conc= | |conc=[[Battle of the Apex]] | ||
|next=[[Battle of | |next=[[Battle of Charybdis IX]] | ||
|name=Battle of the Flood-controlled Shield World | |name=Battle of the Flood-controlled Shield World | ||
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|date=[[2531|February 23rd, 2531]] | |date=[[2531|February 23rd, 2531]] | ||
|place=[[Shield World (Halo Wars)|Flood-controlled Shield World]] | |place=[[Shield World (Halo Wars)|Flood-controlled Shield World]] | ||
|result= | |result=UNSC strategic victory | ||
|side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] | |side1=[[United Nations Space Command]] | ||
|side2=[[Covenant]] | |side2=[[Covenant]] | ||
|side3=[[Flood]] | |side3=[[Flood]] | ||
|side4=[[Forerunner]] | |side4=[[Forerunner]] | ||
|comm1= | |comm1= | ||
*[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[James Gregory Cutter]] | *[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[James Gregory Cutter]] | ||
*[[Sergeant (UNSC)|Sergeant]] [[John Forge]] | *[[Unnamed Lieutenant (Halo Wars)|Unnamed Lieutenant]]† | ||
*[[Sergeant (UNSC)|Sergeant]] [[John Forge]]† | |||
*[[Jerome-092]] | *[[Jerome-092]] | ||
|comm2= | |comm2= | ||
*[[Prophet of Regret]] | *[[Prophet of Regret]] | ||
*[[Arbiter (Rank)|Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]] | *[[Arbiter (Rank)|Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]]† | ||
|comm3= | |comm3= | ||
*[[Proto-Gravemind]] | *[[Proto-Gravemind]]† | ||
|comm4= | |comm4= | ||
*[[Unnamed Forerunner AI]] | *[[Unnamed Forerunner AI]]† | ||
|forces1=Ground: | |forces1=Ground: | ||
*[[Red Team]] | *[[Red Team]] | ||
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*[[M808B Main Battle Tank|M808B "Scorpion" Main Battle Tank]]s | *[[M808B Main Battle Tank|M808B "Scorpion" Main Battle Tank]]s | ||
*[[Grizzly|Grizzlies]] | *[[Grizzly|Grizzlies]] | ||
*[[Warthog]]s | |||
*[[Hawk]]s | |||
*[[Wolverine]]s | *[[Wolverine]]s | ||
*[[Cyclops]] exoskeletons | *[[Cyclops]] exoskeletons | ||
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*[[Jiralhanae]] | *[[Jiralhanae]] | ||
*[[Unggoy]] | *[[Unggoy]] | ||
*[[Sangheili]] | |||
*[[Jiralhanae]] | |||
*[[Huragok]] | |||
*[[Kig-yar]] | |||
*[[Mgalekgolo]] | |||
*[[Lance|Guardsman Lance]] | |||
*[[Covenant Destroyer]] | |||
*[[Wraith]]s | |||
*[[Scarab]]s | |||
*[[Vampire]]s | |||
*[[Locust]]s | |||
Air: | Air: | ||
*[[DX-class Dropship]]s | *[[DX-class Dropship]]s | ||
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*[[Flood Swarms]] | *[[Flood Swarms]] | ||
*[[Flood Bomber Form]]s | *[[Flood Bomber Form]]s | ||
|forces4=* | |forces4=*Minor [[Sentinel]]s | ||
*[[Super Sentinel]]s | |||
*[[Protector Sentinel]]s | |||
|casual1=*All infantry in Recon Teams Echo and India | |casual1=*All infantry in Recon Teams Echo and India | ||
*Large numbers of | *Large numbers of ground and air vehicles. | ||
*Heavy infantry losses | *Heavy infantry losses | ||
*Sgt. John Forge | |||
* | *Unnamed Lieutenant | ||
* | |casual2=*Total destruction of all Covenant forces and [[Ripa 'Moramee]] with exception of [[Covenant Destroyer]] and [[Prophet of Regret]] | ||
| | |casual3=*All Flood | ||
* | |casual4=*All [[Sentinels]] | ||
|casual4=* | *Shield World | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Battle of the Flood-controlled Shield World''' was an engagement fought between the [[United Nations Space Command|Marines of the | |||
The '''Battle of the Flood-controlled Shield World''' was an engagement fought between the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}, the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]], and the [[Flood]] on a [[Shield World (Halo Wars)|Forerunner Shield World]] during the [[Human-Covenant War]] on [[2531|February 23rd, 2531]] <ref>''[[Halo Wars]]''</ref>. | |||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
The [[Shield World (Halo Wars)|Flood-Controlled Shield World]] had been discovered by the [[Covenant]] years prior to the battle, but despite their reverse-engineering attempts, they had not been able to activate its most prized artifact, [[The Apex]], which contained numerous [[Unnamed Forerunner Starship|Forerunner Ships]]. As the [[Human-Covenant War]] started, the Covenant hastened their search for a key to activate the ships, in order to exterminate the [[Human|human race]] even faster. After seeing [[Ellen Anders]] activate a [[Relic (Structure)|Forerunner Structure]] on [[Harvest]], the Covenant discovered that they could use a human to activate the Apex installation. | |||
[[Arbiter (Rank)|Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]] captured Professor Anders after the [[First Battle of Arcadia]], planning to use her to activate the ships' systems. The {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} pursued the Covenant to the [[Shield World (Halo Wars)|Shield World]] without reinforcements to rescue Anders. Upon entering the system they followed Anders' transponder signal the best that they could. Captain Cutter launched several Marine teams, as well as [[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]] to begin surface operations to locate Professor Anders.<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'' level, ''[[Anders' Signal (Level)|Anders' Signal]]''</ref> | |||
==The Battle== | ==The Battle== | ||
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Shortly after this, however, the force recieved an ominous message from Echo Team, stating that they were under attack from "[[Flood|things]]," before dropping out of contact. India Team sent a similar message before dropping out of contact. | Shortly after this, however, the force recieved an ominous message from Echo Team, stating that they were under attack from "[[Flood|things]]," before dropping out of contact. India Team sent a similar message before dropping out of contact. | ||
Forge's team and the SPARTANs moved to investigate, encountering the | Forge's team and the SPARTANs moved to investigate, encountering the Flood for the first time, including dozens of [[Infection Form]]s that resulted in a large number of Marines being lost. However, they successfully recovered both team's Elephants and retreated back to the [[Firebase]] being constructed at the beacon site.<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'' level, ''[[Anders' Signal (Level)|Anders' Signal]]''</ref> UNSC forces also had problems with air transport, as the exterior surface's atmosphere was thick with dust, which caused the engines on [[Dropship 77-Troop Carrier|Pelican dropships]] to fail within three flights. <ref>[[Halo Wars Timeline Events]]</ref> | ||
Red Team discovered that a [[Proto-Gravemind]] was coordinating the Flood forces and was also jamming Ander's transponder signal. However, before they could destroy the Gravemind, their [[Warthog]] was overturned and they had to be rescued by Forge's Marines. After contending with [[Flood Swarms]] and [[Thrasher Form]]s, the Marines were able to rescue the SPARTAN's and destroy the Gravemind.<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'' level, ''[[The Flood (Level)|The Flood]]''</ref> | Red Team discovered that a [[Proto-Gravemind]] was coordinating the Flood forces and was also jamming Ander's transponder signal. However, before they could destroy the Gravemind, their [[Warthog]] was overturned and they had to be rescued by Forge's Marines. After contending with [[Flood Swarms]] and [[Thrasher Form]]s, the Marines were able to rescue the SPARTAN's and destroy the Gravemind.<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'' level, ''[[The Flood (Level)|The Flood]]''</ref> | ||
===Descent=== | ===Descent=== | ||
After destroying the Proto-Gravemind, the ''Spirit of Fire's'' A.I [[Serina]] located Anders' signal, which was apparently in the middle of | [[File:ShieldWorldOpening.png|thumb|right|The ''Spirit of Fire'' being pulled inside the Shield World.]] | ||
After destroying the Proto-Gravemind, the ''Spirit of Fire's'' A.I [[Serina]] located Anders' signal, which was apparently in the middle of an ocean. While the ''Spirit'' was hovering over the sea, the doors of a huge submerged entry into the planet opened and several [[Foreunner]] [[Sentinel]]s flew out. The ''Spirit of Fire'' became locked into a powerful docking mechanism and inevitably began a controlled 'fall' into the rift. | |||
The remaining UNSC forces on the Shield World's surface had less than twenty minutes to fight their way past hundreds of Flood forms before being airlifted back to the ''Spirit of Fire''. [[Flood Swarms]] made air support almost useless, forcing the Marines to use large numbers of [[Wolverine]]s to clear the air before tanks and infantry could clear landing zones of Flood growths. They managed to slow down the ''Spirit of Fire's'' descent by disabling Forerunner pylon towers powering the docking system with [[Gremlin Combat Support Vehicle]]s, giving them a little longer. After evacuating [[Alpha Platoon]] and [[Bravo Platoon]], the team had to escort [[Charlie Platoon]] back to the firebase for extraction after their [[Dropship 77-Troop Carrier|Pelican]] was forced to abort its run. After extracting all UNSC forces, the firebase was abandoned to the Flood and the ''Spirit of Fire'' began her descent.<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'' level, ''[[Shield World (Level)|Shield World]]''</ref> | |||
[[File:SofInShieldWorld.png|thumb|right|The ''Spirit'' inside the Shield World's tunnel system.]] | |||
Fighting their way down through a service conduit inside the Shield World, the ''Spirit of Fire'' was attacked by even more Flood forms. Flood growths began to sprout on the ship's hull, and Marines and aircraft were forced to fight on the hull of the ship to remove the Flood forms. Furthermore, [[Sentinel]]s attacked the Flood, and while they initially provided some support to the UNSC, after pasing through the first decontamination ring, the Sentinels identified them as possible infection vectors and relabled them as targets. The UNSC forces managed to clear the hull of growths, removing the Flood and thus allowing the Sentinels to withdraw. After this, the Spirit of Fire accelerated out of the tunnel, and emerged into the interior of the Shield World.<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'' level, ''[[Cleansing (Level)|Cleansing]]''</ref> | |||
=== Interior === | |||
[[File:RepairsOpening.png|thumb|right|The ''Spirit'' faces a Covenant Destroyer in the interior of the Shield World.]] | |||
In the inner [[Micro Dyson Sphere|Dyson Sphere]] of the Shield World, the Spirit of Fire was immediately engaged by a [[Covenant Destroyer]]. Dozens of Marines, vehicles, and aircraft were deployed onto the ''Spirit's'' hull to fend off boarding parties who were trying to prevent technicians in [[Cyclops]] exoskeletons from repairing the ship's power core, while at the same time the ship was raked by [[plasma]] fire. Escaping from the Destroyer, the ''Spirit's'' A.I, [[Serina]], detected Anders' signal. Sergeant Forge, along with other forces, were deployed to the signal's apparent source on the Shield World's inner surface. | |||
Imprisoned in the Apex, Anders was forced by the Arbiter to activate the ancient artifact, powering up a huge fleet of [[Unnamed Forerunner Starship|Forerunner ships]]. In their religious fervor, her guards were distracted and Anders used a [[Teleportation Grid|Transporter pad]] to return to the surface, where she was rescued by [[John Forge|Forge]]. | |||
The UNSC forces cleared an area and established a [[Station]]. Anders theorised that they would have to capture four base sites to begin an effective resistance. Through the use of armour, air support, and a [[Scarab]] captured by a SPARTAN, the UNSC captured the bases and prepared to attack the Apex itself.<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'' level, ''[[Beachhead (Level)|Beachhead]]''</ref> | |||
== | === The Apex === | ||
{{Main|Battle of the Apex}} | |||
To prevent the Covenant from gaining control of the ships, the crew devised a plan to use the ''Spirit's'' [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] to cause the miniature sun in the planet's centre to go [[supernova]], destroying the Shield World, though it meant that they would have no way to return home. After an attempt at airlifting the drive failed, Sergeant Forge used a [[Behemoth-class Troop Transport]] to tow the drive to the top of a ramped hill with a teleport to the Apex site's control center. The UNSC forces established two base sites, building up a large mechanised force with air support, and ascended a towering hill up to the Apex Base Site, meeting determined resistance from the Covenant. They eventually reached a [[Teleportation Grid|teleporter]] that took [[John Forge|Sergeant John Forge]], a Marine [[Unnamed Lieutenant (Halo Wars)|Lieutenant]], and [[SPARTAN-II]] [[Red Team]] to the Apex's control center with the Slipspace Drive. | |||
[[Image: Eskape1.png|thumb|right|Sergeant Forge and Red Team on the Apex with the Slipspace drive.]] | |||
On the Apex's main platform, Forge, the Red Team and the Lieutenant prepared to load the slipspace drive into an elevator which led to the Shield World's artificial sun. Suddenly, [[Ripa 'Moramee|The Arbiter]], who was [[Active Camo|cloaked]], killed the [[Unnamed Lieutenant (Halo Wars)|Lieutenant]] who was opening the door to the elevator. Forge released the locks holding the FTL Drive on to the truck, and ramped it at the Arbiter. A group of Sangheili Honor Guardsmen appeared from the other end of the platform, and charged at the SPARTANs [[Jerome-092]], [[Douglas-042]] and [[Alice-130]], who held them off with relative ease. Meanwhile, Forge killed the Arbiter. After this, Forge decided to sacrifice himself in order to detonate the drive. The Spartans returned to the Spirit of Fire, while Forge ascended up into the sun.<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'' level, ''[[Reactor (Level)|Reactor]]''</ref> | |||
== | ===Escape=== | ||
[[File:ShieldWorldDestruction2.png|thumb|right|Destruction of the Shield World.]] | |||
Serina found that the exit portal had been sealed off. Red Team and groups of Marines had to deal with massive Covenant and [[Flood]] resistance before they could disengage the door locks. Using tanks, [[Vulture]]s, [[Carpet Bomb]]ing, [[Cryo Bomb]]s, and [[MAC Blast|orbital bombardment]] to destroy the Covenant and Flood bases, they successfully opened the doors. | |||
The Spirit of Fire escaped the planet before Forge activated the reactor in the installation's star. Forge did not make it out alive.<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'' level, ''[[Escape (Level)|Escape]]''</ref> | |||
As the sun slowly went supernova, the ''Spirit of Fire'' was caught in its increasing [[Gravity Well]]. Slingshotting around the sun, the ''Spirit'' was able to break away from the gravity well and escape through the portal. | |||
==Aftermath== | |||
With no ability to enter [[Slipstream Space]], and the journey back to UNSC space likely to take years, if not decades, the ''Spirit of Fire's'' crew went into [[Cryo-chamber|cryo-storage]]. The UNSC [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] declared the ''Spirit'' and crew to be [[Missing In Action]]. In [[2534]], the ''Spirit of Fire'' was declared to be "lost with all hands" by the UNSC. The reason for this change was kept top secret. A memorial service was held for the people aboard the vessel, but many of the crew's family members chose not to attend, holding out hope that their loved ones are still alive.<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'' timeline</ref> Various theories circulated throughout the UNSC as to the ship's actual fate, ranging from being lost during a covert mission for ONI, destroyed in orbit over [[Arcadia]], defecting to Insurrectionist forces, or being stranded in space. When [[Mary Cutter]], wife of [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[James Cutter]], was asked about the defection theory, she physically assaulted the reporter.<ref>[http://www.graemedevine.com/graemedevine/Spirit_of_Fire/Entries/2009/3/14_The_Mystery_of_%E2%80%9CSpirit_of_Fire%E2%80%9D.html Graeme Personal Webpage regarding the Spirit of Fire]</ref> | |||
==Sources== | |||
<references/> | |||
{{Human-Covenant War}} | {{Human-Covenant War}} | ||
[[Category:Human-Covenant War]] | [[Category:Human-Covenant War]] | ||
[[Category:Battle]] | |||
Revision as of 06:18, September 7, 2009
The Battle of the Flood-controlled Shield World was an engagement fought between the UNSC Marines of the UNSC Spirit of Fire, the Covenant, and the Flood on a Forerunner Shield World during the Human-Covenant War on February 23rd, 2531 [1].
Background
The Flood-Controlled Shield World had been discovered by the Covenant years prior to the battle, but despite their reverse-engineering attempts, they had not been able to activate its most prized artifact, The Apex, which contained numerous Forerunner Ships. As the Human-Covenant War started, the Covenant hastened their search for a key to activate the ships, in order to exterminate the human race even faster. After seeing Ellen Anders activate a Forerunner Structure on Harvest, the Covenant discovered that they could use a human to activate the Apex installation.
Arbiter Ripa 'Moramee captured Professor Anders after the First Battle of Arcadia, planning to use her to activate the ships' systems. The UNSC Spirit of Fire pursued the Covenant to the Shield World without reinforcements to rescue Anders. Upon entering the system they followed Anders' transponder signal the best that they could. Captain Cutter launched several Marine teams, as well as Sergeant John Forge to begin surface operations to locate Professor Anders.[2]
The Battle
Initial Actions
Recon Teams Echo and India deployed on the planet's surface, along with a small force led by Forge. Using Elephants and Marine infantry, together with air support from Shortsword-class Bombers and help from SPARTAN Red Team, Forge's force cleared an area of Jiralhanae around a beacon, awaiting the arrival of reinforcements and the Recon Teams.
First Encounter
Shortly after this, however, the force recieved an ominous message from Echo Team, stating that they were under attack from "things," before dropping out of contact. India Team sent a similar message before dropping out of contact.
Forge's team and the SPARTANs moved to investigate, encountering the Flood for the first time, including dozens of Infection Forms that resulted in a large number of Marines being lost. However, they successfully recovered both team's Elephants and retreated back to the Firebase being constructed at the beacon site.[3] UNSC forces also had problems with air transport, as the exterior surface's atmosphere was thick with dust, which caused the engines on Pelican dropships to fail within three flights. [4]
Red Team discovered that a Proto-Gravemind was coordinating the Flood forces and was also jamming Ander's transponder signal. However, before they could destroy the Gravemind, their Warthog was overturned and they had to be rescued by Forge's Marines. After contending with Flood Swarms and Thrasher Forms, the Marines were able to rescue the SPARTAN's and destroy the Gravemind.[5]
Descent
After destroying the Proto-Gravemind, the Spirit of Fire's A.I Serina located Anders' signal, which was apparently in the middle of an ocean. While the Spirit was hovering over the sea, the doors of a huge submerged entry into the planet opened and several Foreunner Sentinels flew out. The Spirit of Fire became locked into a powerful docking mechanism and inevitably began a controlled 'fall' into the rift.
The remaining UNSC forces on the Shield World's surface had less than twenty minutes to fight their way past hundreds of Flood forms before being airlifted back to the Spirit of Fire. Flood Swarms made air support almost useless, forcing the Marines to use large numbers of Wolverines to clear the air before tanks and infantry could clear landing zones of Flood growths. They managed to slow down the Spirit of Fire's descent by disabling Forerunner pylon towers powering the docking system with Gremlin Combat Support Vehicles, giving them a little longer. After evacuating Alpha Platoon and Bravo Platoon, the team had to escort Charlie Platoon back to the firebase for extraction after their Pelican was forced to abort its run. After extracting all UNSC forces, the firebase was abandoned to the Flood and the Spirit of Fire began her descent.[6]
Fighting their way down through a service conduit inside the Shield World, the Spirit of Fire was attacked by even more Flood forms. Flood growths began to sprout on the ship's hull, and Marines and aircraft were forced to fight on the hull of the ship to remove the Flood forms. Furthermore, Sentinels attacked the Flood, and while they initially provided some support to the UNSC, after pasing through the first decontamination ring, the Sentinels identified them as possible infection vectors and relabled them as targets. The UNSC forces managed to clear the hull of growths, removing the Flood and thus allowing the Sentinels to withdraw. After this, the Spirit of Fire accelerated out of the tunnel, and emerged into the interior of the Shield World.[7]
Interior
In the inner Dyson Sphere of the Shield World, the Spirit of Fire was immediately engaged by a Covenant Destroyer. Dozens of Marines, vehicles, and aircraft were deployed onto the Spirit's hull to fend off boarding parties who were trying to prevent technicians in Cyclops exoskeletons from repairing the ship's power core, while at the same time the ship was raked by plasma fire. Escaping from the Destroyer, the Spirit's A.I, Serina, detected Anders' signal. Sergeant Forge, along with other forces, were deployed to the signal's apparent source on the Shield World's inner surface.
Imprisoned in the Apex, Anders was forced by the Arbiter to activate the ancient artifact, powering up a huge fleet of Forerunner ships. In their religious fervor, her guards were distracted and Anders used a Transporter pad to return to the surface, where she was rescued by Forge.
The UNSC forces cleared an area and established a Station. Anders theorised that they would have to capture four base sites to begin an effective resistance. Through the use of armour, air support, and a Scarab captured by a SPARTAN, the UNSC captured the bases and prepared to attack the Apex itself.[8]
The Apex
- Main article: Battle of the Apex
To prevent the Covenant from gaining control of the ships, the crew devised a plan to use the Spirit's Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine to cause the miniature sun in the planet's centre to go supernova, destroying the Shield World, though it meant that they would have no way to return home. After an attempt at airlifting the drive failed, Sergeant Forge used a Behemoth-class Troop Transport to tow the drive to the top of a ramped hill with a teleport to the Apex site's control center. The UNSC forces established two base sites, building up a large mechanised force with air support, and ascended a towering hill up to the Apex Base Site, meeting determined resistance from the Covenant. They eventually reached a teleporter that took Sergeant John Forge, a Marine Lieutenant, and SPARTAN-II Red Team to the Apex's control center with the Slipspace Drive.
On the Apex's main platform, Forge, the Red Team and the Lieutenant prepared to load the slipspace drive into an elevator which led to the Shield World's artificial sun. Suddenly, The Arbiter, who was cloaked, killed the Lieutenant who was opening the door to the elevator. Forge released the locks holding the FTL Drive on to the truck, and ramped it at the Arbiter. A group of Sangheili Honor Guardsmen appeared from the other end of the platform, and charged at the SPARTANs Jerome-092, Douglas-042 and Alice-130, who held them off with relative ease. Meanwhile, Forge killed the Arbiter. After this, Forge decided to sacrifice himself in order to detonate the drive. The Spartans returned to the Spirit of Fire, while Forge ascended up into the sun.[9]
Escape
Serina found that the exit portal had been sealed off. Red Team and groups of Marines had to deal with massive Covenant and Flood resistance before they could disengage the door locks. Using tanks, Vultures, Carpet Bombing, Cryo Bombs, and orbital bombardment to destroy the Covenant and Flood bases, they successfully opened the doors.
The Spirit of Fire escaped the planet before Forge activated the reactor in the installation's star. Forge did not make it out alive.[10]
As the sun slowly went supernova, the Spirit of Fire was caught in its increasing Gravity Well. Slingshotting around the sun, the Spirit was able to break away from the gravity well and escape through the portal.
Aftermath
With no ability to enter Slipstream Space, and the journey back to UNSC space likely to take years, if not decades, the Spirit of Fire's crew went into cryo-storage. The UNSC Office of Naval Intelligence declared the Spirit and crew to be Missing In Action. In 2534, the Spirit of Fire was declared to be "lost with all hands" by the UNSC. The reason for this change was kept top secret. A memorial service was held for the people aboard the vessel, but many of the crew's family members chose not to attend, holding out hope that their loved ones are still alive.[11] Various theories circulated throughout the UNSC as to the ship's actual fate, ranging from being lost during a covert mission for ONI, destroyed in orbit over Arcadia, defecting to Insurrectionist forces, or being stranded in space. When Mary Cutter, wife of Captain James Cutter, was asked about the defection theory, she physically assaulted the reporter.[12]
Sources
- ^ Halo Wars
- ^ Halo Wars level, Anders' Signal
- ^ Halo Wars level, Anders' Signal
- ^ Halo Wars Timeline Events
- ^ Halo Wars level, The Flood
- ^ Halo Wars level, Shield World
- ^ Halo Wars level, Cleansing
- ^ Halo Wars level, Beachhead
- ^ Halo Wars level, Reactor
- ^ Halo Wars level, Escape
- ^ Halo Wars timeline
- ^ Graeme Personal Webpage regarding the Spirit of Fire
