Invasion of the UNSC Infinity

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Previous:	Skirmish at The Refuge
Invasion of the UNSC Infinity
Conflict:	Post-Covenant War conflicts Requiem Campaign
Location:	UNSC Infinity, Requiem orbit, Epoloch system
Outcome:	Tactical UNSC victory Invasion repelled UNSC Infinity secured Strategic Covenant victory Doctor Catherine Halsey captured
Details Belligerents United Earth Government United Nations Space Command Jul 'Mdama's Covenant Didact's Prometheans Commanders Captain Thomas Lasky Spartan Commander Sarah Palmer Spartan Jared Miller Supreme Leader Jul 'Mdama Strength Expeditionary Strike Group 1 UNSC Infinity Spartan Operations SPARTAN-IVs Fireteam Crimson Fireteam Kodiak Fireteam Avalanche UNSC Marines 1 stolen Phantom Several CRS-class light cruisers Numerous Banshees Numerous Phantoms Numerous Promethean Knights Numerous Promethean Crawlers Numerous Sangheili Numerous Kig-Yar Numerous Unggoy Several Mgalekgolo Casualties Moderate infantry losses Stolen Phantom (accidental friendly fire) Heavy At least 1 CRS-class light cruiser Multiple Phantoms Multiple Banshees Most Covenant and Promethean boarders

During the Requiem Campaign, the UNSC Infinity suffered an invasion by Covenant and Promethean troops looking to destroy the vessel and capture Doctor Catherine Halsey in order to further Jul's plan to acces the Librarian's imprint on Requiem.

Prelude

Six months after the Battle of Requiem, the UNSC Infinity returned to the shield world to set up research bases to study the Forerunner technology present while also fighting Jul 'Mdama's Covenant for control of the artificial planet. At the location known as the Cauldron, Spartan-IV Fireteam Crimson recovered a mysterious artifact which sucked in Doctor Henry Glassman when he accessed it aboard the UNSC Infinity. Subsequently, Doctor Catherine Halsey was brought aboard where she determined that the artifact was communicating information from the ship to Requiem.

As Halsey later attempted to understand the artifact, Jul 'Mdama utilized it to contact Halsey via her data pad to entice her into helping him, offering Halsey the truth about a great many things, including the Prometheans. As proof, Jul ensured that Fireteam Crimson retrieved "the Didact's Gift," a durance containing the "soul" of a Promethean Knight who was originally a human digitized by the Composer during the New Phoenix Incident. Having provided proof, Jul further enticed Halsey by mentioning the Librarian, but Commander Sarah Palmer noticed Halsey's suspicious behavior and Captain Thomas Lasky had her arrested. However, Halsey subsequently escaped using an override code on Infinity's AI Roland and made contact with Jul whose identity she quickly deduced. Halsey offered Jul her help with the Librarian, but the communication was cut off by Roland who regained control of himself and alerted the ship's crew to Halsey's actions.

List of appearances

• Halo 4
  • Spartan Ops (First appearance)