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[[ | [[File:Keyship.jpg|thumb|200px|The [[Forerunner Dreadnought]], the last known surviving Keyship.]] | ||
The '''Keyship'''<ref>[[Terminals]], ''[[Halo 3]]''</ref> is a classification of supra-luminal [[Forerunner]] [[Forerunner Navy|naval]] vessel in use at the time of the [[Forerunner-Flood War]]. | The '''Keyship'''<ref>[[Terminals]], ''[[Halo 3]]''</ref> is a classification of supra-luminal [[Forerunner]] [[Forerunner Navy|naval]] vessel in use at the time of the [[Forerunner-Flood War]]. | ||
Mentioned only in the hidden [[Terminals]] found on the [[Installation 00|Ark]] and second [[Installation 04]], Keyships were a class of [[Forerunner]] vessel capable of activating portals leading to the Ark. They were capable of remote detonation to prevent their usage by the [[Flood]]. Though many more once existed, the majority, if not all, were destroyed by the [[Librarian]] to prevent the [[Flood]] from reaching the Ark. | Mentioned only in the hidden [[Terminals]] found on the [[Installation 00|Ark]] and second [[Installation 04]], Keyships were a class of [[Forerunner]] vessel capable of activating portals leading to the Ark. They were capable of remote detonation to prevent their usage by the [[Flood]]. Though many more once existed, the majority, if not all, were destroyed by the [[Librarian]] to prevent the [[Flood]] from reaching the Ark. | ||
==History== | |||
During the [[Forerunner-Flood War]], there was an entire fleet of Keyships. It was used extensively by the Forerunners in their war against the Flood. A number of Keyships were given to the [[Librarian]], and combined with her ability to build [[Portal|Portals]], the Librarian was able to transport herself back to the [[Ark]] with her Keyships if the situation required. The Librarian, however, bravely destroyed her Keyships to prevent them from falling into the hands of the Flood, who with them, would be able to instantaneously travel to the Ark, rendering the [[Halo Array]] useless. Near the end of the war, the Keyships were part of an unknown strategy to hold off the Flood for nearly 79 years<ref>''[[Halo 3]]'', [[Terminals|Terminal Five]]</ref>, although this advantage would be foiled by the massive computing power of the Flood. At the [[Battle of the Maginot Sphere]], [[Didact]] was in command of multiple Keyships, although near the end, when the Forerunners began generating [[Slipspace]] ruptures to destabilize the battlefield and destroy Flood craft, Keyships were recklessly piloted near the rifts, destroying them. | |||
The [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] is most probably one of, if not the last surviving Forerunner Keyships in existence, used by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] for an unknown amount of time as an unusual source of power for their Holy City, [[High Charity]]. At the end of the [[Ninth Age of Reclamation]] the [[Prophet of Truth]] appropriated the Dreadnought to activate the [[Portal]] on [[Earth]] and travel to the [[Ark]]. It was last known to have gone to ground on said Installation, and is believed to have been destroyed upon the premature activation of [[Installation 04B]]. | The [[Forerunner Dreadnought]] is most probably one of, if not the last surviving Forerunner Keyships in existence, used by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] for an unknown amount of time as an unusual source of power for their Holy City, [[High Charity]]. At the end of the [[Ninth Age of Reclamation]] the [[Prophet of Truth]] appropriated the Dreadnought to activate the [[Portal]] on [[Earth]] and travel to the [[Ark]]. It was last known to have gone to ground on said Installation, and is believed to have been destroyed upon the premature activation of [[Installation 04B]]. | ||
Revision as of 12:36, December 3, 2009
The Keyship[1] is a classification of supra-luminal Forerunner naval vessel in use at the time of the Forerunner-Flood War.
Mentioned only in the hidden Terminals found on the Ark and second Installation 04, Keyships were a class of Forerunner vessel capable of activating portals leading to the Ark. They were capable of remote detonation to prevent their usage by the Flood. Though many more once existed, the majority, if not all, were destroyed by the Librarian to prevent the Flood from reaching the Ark.
History
During the Forerunner-Flood War, there was an entire fleet of Keyships. It was used extensively by the Forerunners in their war against the Flood. A number of Keyships were given to the Librarian, and combined with her ability to build Portals, the Librarian was able to transport herself back to the Ark with her Keyships if the situation required. The Librarian, however, bravely destroyed her Keyships to prevent them from falling into the hands of the Flood, who with them, would be able to instantaneously travel to the Ark, rendering the Halo Array useless. Near the end of the war, the Keyships were part of an unknown strategy to hold off the Flood for nearly 79 years[2], although this advantage would be foiled by the massive computing power of the Flood. At the Battle of the Maginot Sphere, Didact was in command of multiple Keyships, although near the end, when the Forerunners began generating Slipspace ruptures to destabilize the battlefield and destroy Flood craft, Keyships were recklessly piloted near the rifts, destroying them.
The Forerunner Dreadnought is most probably one of, if not the last surviving Forerunner Keyships in existence, used by the Covenant for an unknown amount of time as an unusual source of power for their Holy City, High Charity. At the end of the Ninth Age of Reclamation the Prophet of Truth appropriated the Dreadnought to activate the Portal on Earth and travel to the Ark. It was last known to have gone to ground on said Installation, and is believed to have been destroyed upon the premature activation of Installation 04B.
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