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having looked through the entirety of this comic, Fall of Reach never refers to the nuke used to destroy Unrelenting as a Fenris; rather, the nuke is just casually kept aboard the Pelican the Spartans used to attack the cruiser.
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(having looked through the entirety of this comic, Fall of Reach never refers to the nuke used to destroy Unrelenting as a Fenris; rather, the nuke is just casually kept aboard the Pelican the Spartans used to attack the cruiser.)
 
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'''FENRIS Nuclear Warheads'''  
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Weapon infobox
| image=
| name=FENRIS nuclear warhead
| manufacturer=
| model=
| type=Nuclear warhead
| cost=
| size=Medium
| damage=Very heavy
| magazine=
| maxammo=
| fire=
| ammotype=Fissile material
| operation=Thermonuclear explosive amplified by hardened casing
| rate=
| range=Large blast radius
| service=[[Human-Covenant War]]
| affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]
}}
{{Quote|A little slice of Armageddon.|[[William-043|Will-043]], describing FENRIS nuclear warheads}}<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh24">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', "chapter 24"</ref>
The '''FENRIS nuclear warhead''' is a type of [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[nuclear weapon]] and part of the [[Medium Fusion Destructive Device]] class.<ref name="H4VG">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 83''</ref>


FENRIS Nuclear Warheads are retired low-yeild bombs that the UNSC once used, they were replaced by the more powerful warheads mentioned elsewhere. However, recent actions had depleted  the UNSC nuclear stockpile and these retired warheads, slated for conversion into peaceful purposes, were the only bombs they had left.
==Description==
FENRIS warheads had superhardened cases to contain the detonation longer and boost the thermonuclear yield.<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh1">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', "chapter 1"</ref> The hardened cases also made them resilient to small arms and explosions, so resilient in fact that they were regarded as useless without the detonation codes. FENRIS warheads are considered low-yield devices.<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh23">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', "chapter 23"</ref>


These warheads are first mentioned in Chapter One of [[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]] where Blue Team has to infiltrate the rebel base, [[Camp New Hope]] on the planet [[Victoria]], to recover these bombs. This mission took place in the year 2531, they will not be seen again until 2552 when Blue Team has to stop a group of Brutes from stealing 12 FENRIS warheads using the UNSC [[Centennial Orbital Elevator]].
They may be detonated by remote{{Ref/Reuse|HaloGhostsOnyxCh23}} or by pressing the warhead's detonator manually.<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh39">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', "chapter 39"</ref>


==History==
In [[2531]], the [[Insurrectionist]]s possessed three FENRIS warheads at [[Camp New Hope]] on [[Victoria]]. The weapons were recovered during [[Operation: SMOKING ACES]] by [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] [[Blue Team]].{{Ref/Reuse|HaloGhostsOnyxCh1}}


By [[2552]], the FENRIS was slated for decommissioning. However, as the [[Human-Covenant War]] made a turn for the worse and the UNSC's nuclear stockpile dwindled, they were returned to service.{{Ref/Reuse|HaloGhostsOnyxCh23}}


{{stub}}
During the [[Battle for Earth]], [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] [[Blue Team]] recaptured 12 FENRIS warheads from the [[Covenant]] at the [[Centennial Orbital Elevator]]. At the top of the elevator, six armed warheads were smuggled aboard a [[Covenant destroyer]] while another destroyer, ''[[Bloodied Spirit]]'' was commandeered by Blue Team. The enemy destroyer was destroyed by a combination of internal nuclear detonations and [[plasma turret|plasma torpedo]] fire. Blue Team then made the [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] jump to [[Onyx]].{{Ref/Reuse|HaloGhostsOnyxCh23}}


[[Category: Weapons]]
As the [[Onyx Conflict]] drew to a close, [[Kurt-051]] manually detonated 2 cut-down FENRIS warheads to deny the [[Joyous Exultation Covenant|Covenant]] access to Onyx's internal [[Dyson sphere|Micro Dyson sphere]].{{Ref/Reuse|HaloGhostsOnyxCh39}}
 
==Trivia==
[[wikipedia:Fenrir|Fenrir]] is a monstrous wolf in Norse mythology.
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}
 
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
{{UNSC ordnance}}
 
[[Category:Nuclear weapons]]
[[Category:Bombs]]
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