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|affiliation = [[Covenant]]
|affiliation = [[Covenant]]
|branch = [[Covenant fleet]]
|branch = [[Covenant fleet]]
|size = *Almost 60 vessels<ref name="h2aterm">'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]''</ref> {{C|Before the Battle of Installation 04}}
|size = *Almost 60 vessels<ref name="h2aterm">'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]''</ref> {{C|Before the [[Battle of Installation 04]]}}
*At least 16 warships {{c|During the Battle of Installation 04}}
*At least 16 warships {{c|During the Battle of Installation 04}}
**At least 12 [[CCS-class battlecruiser]]s{{Ref/Reuse|pillar}}
**At least 12 {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}s{{Ref/Reuse|pillar}}
|battles = *[[Battle of Camber]]
|battles = *[[Battle of Camber]]
*[[Battle of Alluvion]]
*[[Battle for Alluvion]]
*[[Fall of Reach]]
*[[Fall of Reach]]
*[[Battle of Installation 04]]
*[[Battle of Installation 04]]
|commanders = *[[Supreme Commander]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee
|commanders = *[[Supreme Commander]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee
**[[Shipmaster]] [[Lat 'Ravamee]]
*[[Shipmaster]] [[Lat 'Ravamee]]
}}
}}
The '''Fleet of Particular Justice''' was a [[Covenant]] [[Covenant fleet|naval]] unit. The Fleet of Particular Justice was one of the Covenant's largest fleets{{Citation needed}}, known to have been surpassed only by [[Truth's fleet]], the [[Combined Fleet of Righteous Purpose]], led by [[Imperial Admiral]] [[Xytan 'Jar Wattinree]], and the [[Second Fleet of Homogeneous Clarity]], whose purpose was to defend the Covenant capital city, ''[[High Charity]]''. It was formerly led by [[Supreme Commander]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee. This fleet was part of the armada that was largely responsible for [[glassing]] [[Reach]], and it pursued the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} to [[Installation 04]].
The '''Fleet of Particular Justice''' was a [[Covenant]] [[Covenant fleet|naval]] unit. The Fleet of Particular Justice was one of the Covenant's largest fleets,{{Citation needed}} known to have been surpassed only by [[Truth's fleet]], the [[Combined Fleet of Righteous Purpose]], led by [[Imperial Admiral]] [[Xytan 'Jar Wattinree]], and the [[Second Fleet of Homogeneous Clarity]], whose purpose was to defend the Covenant capital city, ''[[High Charity]]''. It was formerly led by [[Supreme Commander]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee. This fleet was part of the armada that was largely responsible for [[glassing]] [[Reach]], and it pursued the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} to [[Installation 04]].


==History==
==History==
===Formation===
===Formation===
The Fleet of Particular Justice was formed in [[2535]] during a reorganization of the [[Covenant military]] as ordered by the [[Hierarchs]], against the wishes of many conservative [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili Councilor|High Councilors]] and fleet commanders. In gratitude for his service at [[the Rubble]], [[Shipmaster]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee was given command of a ship in the fleet.<ref name="TCP">'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 349''</ref> The fleet first consisted of only five vessels, but eventually grew in size to nearly sixty ships. The Fleet of Particular Justice was first identified by the UNSC shortly after 2535, with Thel 'Vadamee now in command of the fleet.{{Ref/Reuse|h2aterm}} ''[[Undiminished Entelechy]]'' was one of the first vessels assigned to the fleet.<ref name="cannonfodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-beta-late-than-never '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Cannon Fodder: Beta Late Than Never'']</ref>
The Fleet of Particular Justice was formed in [[2535]] during a reorganization of the [[Covenant military]] as ordered by the [[Hierarchs]], against the wishes of many conservative [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili Councilor|High Councilors]] and fleet commanders. In gratitude for his service at [[the Rubble]], [[Shipmaster]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee was given command of a ship in the fleet.<ref name="TCP">'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 349''</ref> The fleet first consisted of only five vessels, but eventually grew in size to nearly sixty ships. The Fleet of Particular Justice was first identified by the UNSC shortly after 2535, with Thel 'Vadamee now in command of the fleet.{{Ref/Reuse|h2aterm}} ''[[Undiminished Entelechy]]'' was one of the first vessels assigned to the fleet.<ref name="cannonfodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-beta-late-than-never '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Cannon Fodder: Beta Late Than Never'']</ref> Several [[Rasus-pattern interdictor|Rasus-pattern interdictors]] also served in the fleet.{{Ref/Novel|HFS|Chapter=1}}


===Early engagements===
===Early engagements===
At some point, the fleet was involved in the [[Battle of Camber|assault]] on [[Camber]], a human colony that manufactured [[UNSC Navy]] fleet materials. The Fleet of Particular Justice caught the UNSC forces on the planet completely unaware. Supreme Commander 'Vadamee led the ground and orbital assault before most of the planet was aware of the attack. While seventeen vessels in the fleet bombarded key defensive positions, 'Vadamee personally led an attack on the UNSC system headquarters. After most of the human forces on the planet were wiped out, 'Vadamee returned to his [[flagship]] and the planet was glassed.<ref name="h2at2">'''Halo 2: Anniversary''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal 2]]''</ref> The Fleet of Particular Justice would also be responsible for the glassing of numerous other human colonies, including [[Bounty]], [[Alluvion]], [[Mesa]], [[Greydowns]], [[Kroedis II]], and [[Estuary]]. The fleet was responsible for over one billion human casualties—23,000 of them military personnel—and the destruction of one-hundred and twenty UNSC ships.<ref name="h2at3">'''Halo 2: Anniversary''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal 3]]''</ref>
In [[2541]], the planet of [[Alluvion]] was discovered by the Covenant. The next year in [[2542]],<ref name="universe">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/locations/alluvion '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Alluvion'']</ref> would see the fleet participate in a [[Battle for Alluvion|battle for the planet]].{{Ref/Reuse|h2at3}}
 
In [[2546]],{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P50|Enc22|Page=50-51}} the fleet was involved in the [[Battle of Camber|assault]] on [[Camber]], a human colony that manufactured [[UNSC Navy]] fleet materials. The Fleet of Particular Justice caught the UNSC forces on the [[Natural satellite|moon]] completely unaware. Supreme Commander 'Vadamee led the ground and orbital assault before most of the colony was aware of the attack. While seventeen vessels in the fleet bombarded key defensive positions, 'Vadamee personally led an attack on the UNSC system headquarters. After most of the human forces on the moon were wiped out, 'Vadamee returned to his [[flagship]], and the moon was glassed.{{Ref/Generic|Id=h2at2|[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]|[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal 2]]}}
 
Two years later in [[2548]],{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P50}} the fleet would [[Battle of Bounty|attack]] [[Bounty]].{{Ref/Reuse|h2at3}}
 
[[2549]] would see the most battles the fleet would participate in, with them glassing [[Battle of Mesa|Mesa]], [[Battle of Greydowns|Greydowns]], [[Battle of Kroedis II|Kroedis II]], and [[Battle of Estuary|Estuary]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P50}}{{Ref/Reuse|h2at3}}
 
In total, the fleet was responsible for over one billion human casualties—23,000 of them military personnel—and the destruction of 120 [[UNSC starship|UNSC ships]].{{Ref/Generic|Id=h2at3|[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]|[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal 3]]}}


===Fall of Reach===
===Fall of Reach===
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During the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552|summer 2552]], multiple Covenant fleets were dispatched to invade the planet,<ref name="log">'''[[Halo: The Flood|Halo: The Flood (2010)]]''', ''[[Priority Broadcast Log/Eleventh Cycle, Third Unit]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[The Return]]"</ref> among them the Fleet of Particular Justice which arrived on August 30.{{Ref/Reuse|TFoR}}<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 151''</ref><!-- Halo: The Essential Visual Guide confirms that the Fleet of Particular Justice did not arrive until August 30, as is stated in Halo: The Fall of Reach.-->
During the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552|summer 2552]], multiple Covenant fleets were dispatched to invade the planet,<ref name="log">'''[[Halo: The Flood|Halo: The Flood (2010)]]''', ''[[Priority Broadcast Log/Eleventh Cycle, Third Unit]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[The Return]]"</ref> among them the Fleet of Particular Justice which arrived on August 30.{{Ref/Reuse|TFoR}}<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 151''</ref><!-- Halo: The Essential Visual Guide confirms that the Fleet of Particular Justice did not arrive until August 30, as is stated in Halo: The Fall of Reach.-->


Before the initial battle, the Covenant sent a smaller advance fleet, the [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]], to Reach;<ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 111''</ref> after Valiant Prudence's flagship, the {{Class|CSO|supercarrier}} ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'' was destroyed, another Covenant fleet sent by the [[Ministry of Resolution]] arrived and began attacking the planet in earnest.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref><!-- Halo: The Essential Visual Guide states that the fleet that arrived after Long Night of Solace's destruction was not the Fleet of Particular Justice.--> Over the coming weeks, the Covenant continued to whittle away at the UNSC's defenses until, on August 30, an armada consisting of 315 ships, among them the Fleet of Particular Justice, the [[Fleet of Righteous Vigilance]] and the [[Fleet of Holy Respite]] arrived. Over two-thirds of the combined fleet was destroyed, mainly because of the planet's defending [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon#Mark V|"Super" MAC]]-equipped [[orbital defense platform]]s<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 358''</ref> and an intervening nuclear minefield,<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 334''</ref> though the defenders were soon overrun. After the Covenant ships began to [[Glassing|glass]] the planet,<ref name="TFoR">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page ??''</ref> the Fleets of Particular Justice and Holy Respite moved to the system's perimeter to form a blockade and prevent remaining human vessels from escaping. When the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} jumped in the system, Supreme Commander 'Vadamee and the Fleet of Particular Justice, composed of around 12 warships during this time, pursued the ship.{{Ref/Reuse|log}}
Before the initial battle, the Covenant sent a smaller advance fleet, the [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]], to Reach;<ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 111''</ref> after Valiant Prudence's flagship, the {{Pattern|Sh'wada|supercarrier}} ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'' was destroyed, another Covenant fleet sent by the [[Ministry of Resolution]] arrived and began attacking the planet in earnest.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref><!-- Halo: The Essential Visual Guide states that the fleet that arrived after Long Night of Solace's destruction was not the Fleet of Particular Justice.--> Over the coming weeks, the Covenant continued to whittle away at the UNSC's defenses until, on August 30, an armada consisting of 315 ships, among them the Fleet of Particular Justice, the [[Fleet of Righteous Vigilance]] and the [[Fleet of Holy Respite]] arrived. Over two-thirds of the combined fleet was destroyed, mainly because of the planet's defending [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon#Mark V|"Super" MAC]]-equipped [[orbital defense platform]]s<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 358''</ref> and an intervening nuclear minefield,<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 334''</ref> though the defenders were soon overrun. After the Covenant ships began to [[Glassing|glass]] the planet,<ref name="TFoR">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page ??''</ref> the Fleets of Particular Justice and Holy Respite moved to the system's perimeter to form a blockade and prevent remaining human vessels from escaping. When the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} jumped in the system, Supreme Commander 'Vadamee and the Fleet of Particular Justice, composed of around 12 warships during this time, pursued the ship.{{Ref/Reuse|log}}


===Battle of Installation 04===
===Battle of Installation 04===
{{Main|Battle of Installation 04}}
{{Main|Battle of Installation 04}}
{{Quote|A dozen [[Covenant]] superior battleships against a single Halcyon-class cruiser. Given those odds, I'm content with three...make that four kills.|[[Cortana]] during the [[Battle of Installation 04]].<ref name="TPOA">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref>}}
{{Quote|A dozen [[Covenant]] superior battleships against a single Halcyon-class cruiser. Given those odds, I'm content with three...make that four kills.|[[Cortana]] during the [[Battle of Installation 04]].{{Ref/Level|Id=pillar|CE|[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]}}}}
[[File:H2A-AlphaHaloDiscovery.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The Fleet of Particular Justice discovers Installation 04.]]
[[File:H2A-AlphaHaloDiscovery.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The Fleet of Particular Justice discovers Installation 04.]]
On [[2552#September|September 19]], the Covenant warships, being faster than human ships, were the first to arrive at the ''Pillar of Autumn''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s destination: [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 04]]. They quickly established a blockade to prevent the humans from landing on the installation. In the battle that followed, the ''Autumn'' managed to destroy at least four of the fleet's cruisers and damage several others, including ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]''.<ref name="pillar">'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]''', campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref> The Covenant fleet was at a disadvantage because the [[Prophet of Stewardship]] then decreed that the fleet may not fire on the ''Pillar of Autumn'' for fear of hitting the ring, prompting several [[Boarding|boarding parties]] and [[Space fighter|fighters]] to be dispatched to the ship; the ''Autumn''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew managed to hold off the boarding parties long enough to launch its [[Class-3 Bumblebee|escape pods]] at Halo. Supreme Commander 'Vadamee, ignoring the Prophet's edict, had his ships open fire on the ''Pillar of Autumn'',{{Ref/Reuse|log}} destroying some of the pods, though the rest landed on the ring. The ''Pillar of Autumn'' itself soon crash landed on Halo despite the fleet's best efforts to stop it.{{Ref/Reuse|pillar}}
On [[2552#September|September 19]], the Covenant warships, being faster than human ships, were the first to arrive at the ''Pillar of Autumn''{{'}}s destination: [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 04]]. They quickly established a blockade to prevent the humans from landing on the installation. In the battle that followed, the ''Autumn'' managed to destroy at least four of the fleet's cruisers and damage several others, including ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|pillar}} The Covenant fleet was at a disadvantage because the [[Prophet of Stewardship]] then decreed that the fleet may not fire on the ''Pillar of Autumn'' for fear of hitting the ring, prompting several [[Naval boarding|boarding parties]] and [[Space fighter|fighters]] to be dispatched to the ship; the ''Autumn''{{'}}s crew managed to hold off the boarding parties long enough to launch its [[Class-3 Bumblebee|escape pods]] at Halo. Supreme Commander 'Vadamee, ignoring the Prophet's edict, had his ships open fire on the ''Pillar of Autumn'',{{Ref/Reuse|log}} destroying some of the pods, though the rest landed on the ring. The ''Pillar of Autumn'' itself soon crash landed on Halo despite the fleet's best efforts to stop it.{{Ref/Reuse|pillar}}


Shortly after the fleet's arrival at Halo, a small scouting force with the [[DDS-class carrier|carrier]] ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' as its flagship was sent from ''[[High Charity]]'' to accompany the fleet in the recovery of the Forerunner construct.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 68'' (2001 edition)</ref>{{Ref/Note|In ''[[Priority Broadcast Log/Eleventh Cycle, Third Unit]]'' featured in the Adjunct section of the 2010 reissue of ''Halo: The Flood'', it is stated that the ''Ascendant Justice'' was already present at Installation 04 during the Battle of Installation 04. Meanwhile, page 68 of ''Halo: First Strike'' (2001 edition) specifies the ship was part of a scouting picket from ''High Charity'', separate from the Fleet of Particular Justice. From this, it can be inferred that ''Ascendant Justice'' and its scouting picket must have arrived before or very early into the battle.}} Over the next several days, the fleet remained in orbit around Halo, sending numerous troops to the surface in an attempt to both learn the secrets of the ring and to eliminate the human presence. Because the ring was considered sacred, the fleet was unable to simply wipe the humans out from orbit as they were accustomed to doing.
Shortly after the fleet's arrival at Halo, a small scouting force with the [[Ruma-pattern light carrier|carrier]] ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' as its flagship was sent from ''[[High Charity]]'' to accompany the fleet in the recovery of the Forerunner construct.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 68'' (2001 edition)</ref>{{Ref/Note|In ''[[Priority Broadcast Log/Eleventh Cycle, Third Unit]]'' featured in the Adjunct section of the 2010 reissue of ''Halo: The Flood'', it is stated that the ''Ascendant Justice'' was already present at Installation 04 during the Battle of Installation 04. Meanwhile, page 68 of ''Halo: First Strike'' (2001 edition) specifies the ship was part of a scouting picket from ''High Charity'', separate from the Fleet of Particular Justice. From this, it can be inferred that ''Ascendant Justice'' and its scouting picket must have arrived before or very early into the battle.}} Over the next several days, the fleet remained in orbit around Halo, sending numerous troops to the surface in an attempt to both learn the secrets of the ring and to eliminate the human presence. Because the ring was considered sacred, the fleet was unable to simply wipe the humans out from orbit as they were accustomed to doing.
[[File:H2A Terminals - Fleet waiting for Autumn.jpg|thumb|250px|The fleet awaiting for the arrival of ''Autumn''.]]
[[File:H2A Terminals - Fleet waiting for Autumn.jpg|thumb|250px|The fleet awaiting the arrival of the ''Pillar of Autumn''.]]
Over the course of the battle, an internal crisis occurred within the fleet between Supreme Commander 'Vadamee and the Prophet of Stewardship. After the Prophet sent several artifact retrieval teams to a supposed [[Flood containment facility|Forerunner weapons cache]], 'Vadamee ordered the Minor Prophet to stop misappropriating his forces. Receiving no response, 'Vadamee dispatched a team to ''Ascendant Justice'' to relieve the Prophet of his duties until the human forces were eliminated. However, Stewardship had the incoming ship destroyed and vowed to do the same with any future attempt to challenge his authority. 'Vadamee prepared to personally lead a strike force to apprehend the Prophet, but this was interrupted by the revelation that the [[Flood]] had broken loose on the ring. Meanwhile, the Prophet of Stewardship relocated with his personal security contingent to ''Truth and Reconciliation''. 'Vadamee and his team subsequently boarded ''Ascendant Justice'' whose crew quickly swore allegiance to him.{{Ref/Reuse|log}}
Over the course of the battle, an internal crisis occurred within the fleet between Supreme Commander 'Vadamee and the Prophet of Stewardship. After the Prophet sent several artifact retrieval teams to a supposed [[Flood containment facility|Forerunner weapons cache]], 'Vadamee ordered the Minor Prophet to stop misappropriating his forces. Receiving no response, 'Vadamee dispatched a team to ''Ascendant Justice'' to relieve the Prophet of his duties until the human forces were eliminated. However, Stewardship had the incoming ship destroyed and vowed to do the same with any future attempt to challenge his authority. 'Vadamee prepared to personally lead a strike force to apprehend the Prophet, but this was interrupted by the revelation that the [[Flood]] had broken loose on the ring. Meanwhile, the Prophet of Stewardship relocated with his personal security contingent to the ''Truth and Reconciliation''. 'Vadamee and his team subsequently boarded the ''Ascendant Justice'' whose crew quickly swore allegiance to him.{{Ref/Reuse|log}}


On September 21, the fleet's [[Covenant agricultural support ship|agricultural support ship]], ''[[Infinite Succor]]'', was boarded and subsequently hijacked by the [[Flood]].<ref name="Halo Graphic Novel">'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', ''[[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]''</ref> Realizing that the battle on Halo's surface would be lost due to the overwhelming Flood, Supreme Commander 'Vadamee ordered the Fleet of Particular Justice to retreat from Halo—ignoring the Prophet of Stewardship's fleet-wide requests of rescue aboard ''Truth and Reconciliation''.{{Ref/Reuse|log}} ''Truth and Reconciliation'' was taken over by first the Flood and then the humans, but was ultimately destroyed by being crashed into the installation.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 332''</ref> Upon learning that [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] [[John-117]] was about to detonate the ''Pillar of Autumn''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s engines in an effort to destroy Halo, 'Vadamee ordered all surviving ships to take refuge behind [[Threshold]] to avoid being destroyed.{{Ref/Reuse|log}} The fleet suffered extremely heavy losses by the end of the battle.<ref> Halo: Combat Evolved - The Maw - "An entire Covenant fleet obliterated, and the Flood! We had no choice", Cortana </ref>
On September 21, the fleet's [[Mjern-pattern agricultural support ship|agricultural support ship]], ''[[Infinite Succor]]'', was boarded and subsequently hijacked by the [[Flood]].<ref name="Halo Graphic Novel">'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', ''[[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]''</ref> Realizing that the battle on Halo's surface would be lost due to the overwhelming Flood, Supreme Commander 'Vadamee ordered the Fleet of Particular Justice to retreat from Halo—ignoring the Prophet of Stewardship's fleet-wide requests of rescue aboard the ''Truth and Reconciliation''.{{Ref/Reuse|log}} The ''Truth and Reconciliation'' was taken over by first the Flood and then the humans, but was ultimately destroyed by being crashed into the installation.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 332''</ref> Upon learning that [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] [[John-117]] was about to detonate the ''Pillar of Autumn''{{'}}s engines in an effort to destroy Halo, 'Vadamee ordered all surviving ships to take refuge behind [[Threshold]] to avoid being destroyed.{{Ref/Reuse|log}} The fleet suffered extremely heavy losses by the end of the battle.{{Ref/Level|CE|[[The Maw]]|Quote=An entire Covenant fleet obliterated, and the Flood! We had no choice}}


During the battle, an expeditionary team led by [[Sesa 'Refumee]] and [[Loka 'Bandolee]] had been sent by the Prophet of Stewardship to investigate a [[Threshold gas mine|Forerunner gas mine]] in the atmosphere of [[Threshold]], the gas giant that Halo orbited.{{Ref/Reuse|log}} Shortly after the ring's destruction, its monitor, [[343 Guilty Spark]], came into contact with this team within the gas mine. Upon meeting the [[ancilla]], Sesa ordered that all communication with the fleet was to be cut so as to avoid the San'Shyuum's interference as it told him the truth about the rings.<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminal 11]]''</ref>
During the battle, an expeditionary team led by [[Sesa 'Refumee]] and [[Loka 'Bandolee]] had been sent by the Prophet of Stewardship to investigate a [[Threshold gas mine|Forerunner gas mine]] in the atmosphere of [[Threshold]], the gas giant that Halo orbited.{{Ref/Reuse|log}} Shortly after the ring's destruction, its monitor, [[343 Guilty Spark]], came into contact with this team within the gas mine. Upon meeting the [[ancilla]], Sesa ordered that all communication with the fleet was to be cut so as to avoid the San'Shyuum's interference as it told him the truth about the rings.<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminal 11]]''</ref>


A [[Priority Broadcast Log/Eleventh Cycle, Third Unit|routine log]] of the fleet's actions during the battle was filed. Supreme Commander [[Thel 'Vadamee]] sent a copy of this log to [[Lak 'Vadamee]] while he awaited the [[High Council]]'s ruling on the matter of his part in Halo's destruction.{{Ref/Reuse|log}} 'Vadamee and ''Seeker of Truth'' were soon ordered to ''[[High Charity]]'' before the Council and lost control of the remaining fleet, but was ultimately given the title of [[Arbiter]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Heretic]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[The Arbiter]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo 2: Anniversary''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal 13]]''</ref>
A [[Priority Broadcast Log/Eleventh Cycle, Third Unit|routine log]] of the fleet's actions during the battle was filed. Supreme Commander [[Thel 'Vadamee]] sent a copy of this log to [[Lak 'Vadamee]] while he awaited the [[High Council]]'s ruling on the matter of his part in Halo's destruction.{{Ref/Reuse|log}} 'Vadamee and ''Seeker of Truth'' were soon ordered to ''[[High Charity]]'' before the Council and lost control of the remaining fleet, but was ultimately given the title of [[Arbiter]].{{Ref/Level|H2|[[Heretic]]}}{{Ref/Level|H2|[[The Arbiter]]}}<ref>'''Halo 2: Anniversary''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal 13]]''</ref>


==Known vessels in the Fleet of Particular Justice==
==Known vessels in the Fleet of Particular Justice==
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<!--Since multiple named Covenant fleets were present in the battle at Reach, only vessels that have been specifically identified as part of the Fleet of Particular Justice or those that were present at Installation 04 (thus confirming them as part of Particular Justice) are listed here.-->
*''[[Seeker of Truth]]'' - {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} ([[flagship]]) - [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee
*''[[Seeker of Truth]]'' - {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} ([[flagship]]) - [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee
*''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' - {{Class|DDS|carrier}} - [[Prophet of Stewardship]] - Captured by UNSC, Destroyed during [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]]
*''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' - {{Pattern|Ruma|light carrier}} - [[Prophet of Stewardship]] - Captured by the UNSC, destroyed during [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]]
*''[[Blameless Conceit]]'' - [[Covenant destroyer|destroyer]] - [[Orna 'Fulsamee]]
*''[[Blameless Conceit]]'' - [[Covenant destroyer|destroyer]] - [[Orna 'Fulsam]]ee
*''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' - {{Class|CCS|battlecruiser}} - [[Lat 'Ravamee]] - Destroyed during [[Battle of Installation 04]]
*''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' - {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}} - [[Lat 'Ravamee]] - Destroyed during the [[Battle of Installation 04]]
*''[[Purity of Spirit]]'' - ''CCS''-class battlecruiser
*''[[Purity of Spirit]]'' - ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser
*''[[Penance (ship)|Penance]]'' - {{Class|CAR|frigate}}
*''[[Penance (ship)|Penance]]'' - {{Pattern|Ester|armored frigate}}
*''[[Esteem]]'' - {{Class|CPV|heavy destroyer}}
*''[[Esteem]]'' - {{Pattern|Sinaris|heavy destroyer}}
*''[[Reverence]]'' - ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer
*''[[Reverence]]'' - ''CPV''-class heavy destroyer
*''[[Undiminished Entelechy]]''<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/halo-5-truth/7c25c1e2-29a4-4ef9-bf84-f9912215a0a0/posts?page=1#post17 ''Halo Waypoint'' - '''Halo 5 Truth (Catalog's answer)''']</ref> - ''CCS''-class battlecruiser - Destroyed
*''[[Undiminished Entelechy]]''<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/halo-5-truth/7c25c1e2-29a4-4ef9-bf84-f9912215a0a0/posts?page=1#post17 ''Halo Waypoint'' - '''Halo 5 Truth (Catalog's answer)''']</ref> - ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser - Destroyed
*''[[Infinite Succor]]'' - {{Class|DSC|support ship}} - [[Minister of Etiology]] - Destroyed
*''[[Infinite Succor]]'' - {{Pattern|Mjern|agricultural support ship}} - [[Minister of Etiology]] - Destroyed
*''[[Upright Chalice]]'' - [[Type-56 Lich]] attached to ''Blameless Conceit''
*''[[Upright Chalice]]'' - {{Pattern|Kmiro'sish|Lich}} attached to ''Blameless Conceit''
*''[[Glorious Advance]]'' - [[Type-52 Phantom|Phantom dropship]] attached to ''Seeker of Truth''
*''[[Glorious Advance]]'' - [[Kez'katu-pattern Phantom|Phantom dropship]] attached to ''Seeker of Truth''
*''[[Brilliant Gift]]'' - [[Type-25 Spirit|Spirit dropship]] - Destroyed
*''[[Brilliant Gift]]'' - [[Dextro Xur-pattern Spirit|Spirit dropship]] - Destroyed


==Known personnel==
==Known personnel==
;[[Covenant military|Military]]
;[[Covenant military|Military]]
*[[Supreme Commander]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee
*[[Supreme Commander]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee
*[[Shipmaster]] [[Orna 'Fulsamee]]
*[[Shipmaster]] [[Orna 'Fulsam]]ee
*[[Shipmaster]] [[Lat 'Ravamee]]
*[[Shipmaster]] [[Lat 'Ravamee]]
*[[Field Master]] [[Noga 'Putumee]]
*[[Field Master]] [[Noga 'Putumee]]
*[[Soha 'Rolamee]]
*[[Soha 'Rolamee]]
*[[Ado 'Mortumee]]
*[[Ado 'Mortumee]]
*[[Fahl 'Nto]]
*[[Ogada Nosa Fasu]]
*[[Ogada Nosa Fasu]]
*[[Igido Nosa Hurru]]
*[[Igido Nosa Hurru]]
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File:H5-Truth-Ships.png|The Fleet of Particular Justice in [[Truth]], a multiplayer map for ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5-Truth-Ships.png|The Fleet of Particular Justice in [[Truth]], a multiplayer map for ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5 - Truth fleet.png|A [[War Games]] reinterpretation of the fleet in the map Truth of ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:H5 - Truth fleet.png|A [[War Games]] reinterpretation of the fleet in the map Truth of ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
File:HFR ParticularJustice.png|Six CCS-class battlecruisers of the fleet, as depicted in ''Halo: Fireteam Raven''.
File:HFR ParticularJustice.png|Six ''Ket''-pattern battlecruisers of the fleet, as depicted in ''Halo: Fireteam Raven''.
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[[Category:Covenant fleets]]
[[Category:Covenant fleets|Particular Justice]]

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Fleet of Particular Justice
Particular Justice.png

Formed:

2535[1]

Affiliation:

Covenant

Group:

Covenant fleet

Size:

Engagements:

Commanders:

 

The Fleet of Particular Justice was a Covenant naval unit. The Fleet of Particular Justice was one of the Covenant's largest fleets,[citation needed] known to have been surpassed only by Truth's fleet, the Combined Fleet of Righteous Purpose, led by Imperial Admiral Xytan 'Jar Wattinree, and the Second Fleet of Homogeneous Clarity, whose purpose was to defend the Covenant capital city, High Charity. It was formerly led by Supreme Commander Thel 'Vadamee. This fleet was part of the armada that was largely responsible for glassing Reach, and it pursued the UNSC Pillar of Autumn to Installation 04.

History[edit]

Formation[edit]

The Fleet of Particular Justice was formed in 2535 during a reorganization of the Covenant military as ordered by the Hierarchs, against the wishes of many conservative Sangheili High Councilors and fleet commanders. In gratitude for his service at the Rubble, Shipmaster Thel 'Vadamee was given command of a ship in the fleet.[1] The fleet first consisted of only five vessels, but eventually grew in size to nearly sixty ships. The Fleet of Particular Justice was first identified by the UNSC shortly after 2535, with Thel 'Vadamee now in command of the fleet.[2] Undiminished Entelechy was one of the first vessels assigned to the fleet.[4] Several Rasus-pattern interdictors also served in the fleet.[5]

Early engagements[edit]

In 2541, the planet of Alluvion was discovered by the Covenant. The next year in 2542,[6] would see the fleet participate in a battle for the planet.[7]

In 2546,[8] the fleet was involved in the assault on Camber, a human colony that manufactured UNSC Navy fleet materials. The Fleet of Particular Justice caught the UNSC forces on the moon completely unaware. Supreme Commander 'Vadamee led the ground and orbital assault before most of the colony was aware of the attack. While seventeen vessels in the fleet bombarded key defensive positions, 'Vadamee personally led an attack on the UNSC system headquarters. After most of the human forces on the moon were wiped out, 'Vadamee returned to his flagship, and the moon was glassed.[9]

Two years later in 2548,[8] the fleet would attack Bounty.[7]

2549 would see the most battles the fleet would participate in, with them glassing Mesa, Greydowns, Kroedis II, and Estuary.[8][7]

In total, the fleet was responsible for over one billion human casualties—23,000 of them military personnel—and the destruction of 120 UNSC ships.[7]

Fall of Reach[edit]

The fleet pursuing Pillar of Autumn.

During the Fall of Reach in summer 2552, multiple Covenant fleets were dispatched to invade the planet,[10][11] among them the Fleet of Particular Justice which arrived on August 30.[12][13]

Before the initial battle, the Covenant sent a smaller advance fleet, the Fleet of Valiant Prudence, to Reach;[14] after Valiant Prudence's flagship, the Sh'wada-pattern supercarrier Long Night of Solace was destroyed, another Covenant fleet sent by the Ministry of Resolution arrived and began attacking the planet in earnest.[15] Over the coming weeks, the Covenant continued to whittle away at the UNSC's defenses until, on August 30, an armada consisting of 315 ships, among them the Fleet of Particular Justice, the Fleet of Righteous Vigilance and the Fleet of Holy Respite arrived. Over two-thirds of the combined fleet was destroyed, mainly because of the planet's defending "Super" MAC-equipped orbital defense platforms[16] and an intervening nuclear minefield,[17] though the defenders were soon overrun. After the Covenant ships began to glass the planet,[12] the Fleets of Particular Justice and Holy Respite moved to the system's perimeter to form a blockade and prevent remaining human vessels from escaping. When the UNSC Pillar of Autumn jumped in the system, Supreme Commander 'Vadamee and the Fleet of Particular Justice, composed of around 12 warships during this time, pursued the ship.[10]

Battle of Installation 04[edit]

Main article: Battle of Installation 04

"A dozen Covenant superior battleships against a single Halcyon-class cruiser. Given those odds, I'm content with three...make that four kills."
— Cortana during the Battle of Installation 04.[3]
The Fleet of Particular Justice discovers Installation 04.

On September 19, the Covenant warships, being faster than human ships, were the first to arrive at the Pillar of Autumn's destination: Halo Installation 04. They quickly established a blockade to prevent the humans from landing on the installation. In the battle that followed, the Autumn managed to destroy at least four of the fleet's cruisers and damage several others, including Truth and Reconciliation.[3] The Covenant fleet was at a disadvantage because the Prophet of Stewardship then decreed that the fleet may not fire on the Pillar of Autumn for fear of hitting the ring, prompting several boarding parties and fighters to be dispatched to the ship; the Autumn's crew managed to hold off the boarding parties long enough to launch its escape pods at Halo. Supreme Commander 'Vadamee, ignoring the Prophet's edict, had his ships open fire on the Pillar of Autumn,[10] destroying some of the pods, though the rest landed on the ring. The Pillar of Autumn itself soon crash landed on Halo despite the fleet's best efforts to stop it.[3]

Shortly after the fleet's arrival at Halo, a small scouting force with the carrier Ascendant Justice as its flagship was sent from High Charity to accompany the fleet in the recovery of the Forerunner construct.[18][Note 1] Over the next several days, the fleet remained in orbit around Halo, sending numerous troops to the surface in an attempt to both learn the secrets of the ring and to eliminate the human presence. Because the ring was considered sacred, the fleet was unable to simply wipe the humans out from orbit as they were accustomed to doing.

The fleet awaiting the arrival of the Pillar of Autumn.

Over the course of the battle, an internal crisis occurred within the fleet between Supreme Commander 'Vadamee and the Prophet of Stewardship. After the Prophet sent several artifact retrieval teams to a supposed Forerunner weapons cache, 'Vadamee ordered the Minor Prophet to stop misappropriating his forces. Receiving no response, 'Vadamee dispatched a team to Ascendant Justice to relieve the Prophet of his duties until the human forces were eliminated. However, Stewardship had the incoming ship destroyed and vowed to do the same with any future attempt to challenge his authority. 'Vadamee prepared to personally lead a strike force to apprehend the Prophet, but this was interrupted by the revelation that the Flood had broken loose on the ring. Meanwhile, the Prophet of Stewardship relocated with his personal security contingent to the Truth and Reconciliation. 'Vadamee and his team subsequently boarded the Ascendant Justice whose crew quickly swore allegiance to him.[10]

On September 21, the fleet's agricultural support ship, Infinite Succor, was boarded and subsequently hijacked by the Flood.[19] Realizing that the battle on Halo's surface would be lost due to the overwhelming Flood, Supreme Commander 'Vadamee ordered the Fleet of Particular Justice to retreat from Halo—ignoring the Prophet of Stewardship's fleet-wide requests of rescue aboard the Truth and Reconciliation.[10] The Truth and Reconciliation was taken over by first the Flood and then the humans, but was ultimately destroyed by being crashed into the installation.[20] Upon learning that SPARTAN-II John-117 was about to detonate the Pillar of Autumn's engines in an effort to destroy Halo, 'Vadamee ordered all surviving ships to take refuge behind Threshold to avoid being destroyed.[10] The fleet suffered extremely heavy losses by the end of the battle.[21]

During the battle, an expeditionary team led by Sesa 'Refumee and Loka 'Bandolee had been sent by the Prophet of Stewardship to investigate a Forerunner gas mine in the atmosphere of Threshold, the gas giant that Halo orbited.[10] Shortly after the ring's destruction, its monitor, 343 Guilty Spark, came into contact with this team within the gas mine. Upon meeting the ancilla, Sesa ordered that all communication with the fleet was to be cut so as to avoid the San'Shyuum's interference as it told him the truth about the rings.[22]

A routine log of the fleet's actions during the battle was filed. Supreme Commander Thel 'Vadamee sent a copy of this log to Lak 'Vadamee while he awaited the High Council's ruling on the matter of his part in Halo's destruction.[10] 'Vadamee and Seeker of Truth were soon ordered to High Charity before the Council and lost control of the remaining fleet, but was ultimately given the title of Arbiter.[23][24][25]

Known vessels in the Fleet of Particular Justice[edit]

Known personnel[edit]

Military
Political

Gallery[edit]

  • A CAS-class assault carrier (possibly the Seeker of Truth, the fleet's flagship) near High Charity.

    A CAS-class assault carrier (possibly the Seeker of Truth, the fleet's flagship) near High Charity.

  • The fleet exiting slipspace.

    The fleet exiting slipspace.

  • The fleet over a glassed world.

    The fleet over a glassed world.

  • The fleet glassing a city on Reach.

    The fleet glassing a city on Reach.

  • The Fleet of Particular Justice glassing Reach as Pillar of Autumn flees the planet.

    The Fleet of Particular Justice glassing Reach as Pillar of Autumn flees the planet.

  • The Fleet of Particular Justice in orbit around Installation 04.

    The Fleet of Particular Justice in orbit around Installation 04.

  • The Fleet of Particular Justice in Truth, a multiplayer map for Halo 5: Guardians.

    The Fleet of Particular Justice in Truth, a multiplayer map for Halo 5: Guardians.

  • A War Games reinterpretation of the fleet in the map Truth of Halo 5: Guardians.

    A War Games reinterpretation of the fleet in the map Truth of Halo 5: Guardians.

  • Six Ket-pattern battlecruisers of the fleet, as depicted in Halo: Fireteam Raven.

    Six Ket-pattern battlecruisers of the fleet, as depicted in Halo: Fireteam Raven.

List of appearances[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ In Priority Broadcast Log/Eleventh Cycle, Third Unit featured in the Adjunct section of the 2010 reissue of Halo: The Flood, it is stated that the Ascendant Justice was already present at Installation 04 during the Battle of Installation 04. Meanwhile, page 68 of Halo: First Strike (2001 edition) specifies the ship was part of a scouting picket from High Charity, separate from the Fleet of Particular Justice. From this, it can be inferred that Ascendant Justice and its scouting picket must have arrived before or very early into the battle.

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b Halo: The Cole Protocol, page 349
  2. ^ a b Halo 2: Anniversary, Terminals
  3. ^ a b c d Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level The Pillar of Autumn
  4. ^ Halo Waypoint: Cannon Fodder: Beta Late Than Never
  5. ^ Halo: First Strike, chapter 1
  6. ^ Halo Waypoint: Alluvion
  7. ^ a b c d Halo 2: Anniversary, Terminal 3
  8. ^ a b c Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 50-51
  9. ^ Halo 2: Anniversary, Terminal 2
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h Halo: The Flood (2010), Priority Broadcast Log/Eleventh Cycle, Third Unit
  11. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "The Return"
  12. ^ a b Halo: The Fall of Reach, page ??
  13. ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 151
  14. ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 111
  15. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Long Night of Solace
  16. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 358
  17. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 334
  18. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 68 (2001 edition)
  19. ^ Halo Graphic Novel, The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor
  20. ^ Halo: The Flood, page 332
  21. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level The Maw: "An entire Covenant fleet obliterated, and the Flood! We had no choice"
  22. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Terminal 11
  23. ^ Halo 2, campaign level Heretic
  24. ^ Halo 2, campaign level The Arbiter
  25. ^ Halo 2: Anniversary, Terminal 13
  26. ^ Halo Waypoint - Halo 5 Truth (Catalog's answer)

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