Mantle's Approach: Difference between revisions

During the HAVOK nuke's detonation, self-preservation protocols shunted the core seed of ''Mantle's Approach'', including the remnants of Cortana's personality matrix, via emergency slipspace jump, to the nearest repair facility on record, [[Genesis]]. As a result, Cortana was able to access the [[Domain]] and cure her rampancy. Her comments when reuniting with John in [[2558#October|October 2558]] suggest that the ship's remains crashed on the planet.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/catalog-interaction/4c3e1c6f-6519-4ee0-83a4-4bac13bf07a3/posts?page=23#post454 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction (page 23)'']</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}}<ref name="reunion">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''', campaign level, ''[[Reunion]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Cortana]]''': "I admit, after the crash here, I didn't think I'd see you again."</ref>

The ''Mantle's Approach'' featured a core seed that acted as the heart of the ship. Even if the ship was destroyed, the core seed could rebuild it as long as it had access to raw materials of sufficient quality. The ship featured a specialized command sector known as the ''Hall of Command''. The ''Heroes' Walk'' housed the barracks, training grounds, museums, and halls of honors for the ship's Forerunners. After the Warrior-Servants voluntarily composed themselves, the section was no longer necessary. The ''Exalted Sepulcher'' was remodeled to service composed Prometheans. The ''Mantle's Approach'' was capable of constructing a billion Knight shells, but there were never enough essences available to fill them. Large numbers of empty Knight shells in maintenance cradles survived the ship's destruction and its' remnants arrival at Genesis.{{Ref/Reuse|warfleet}} The vessel possessed powerful shielding, able to shrug off attacks by the [[UNSC Home Fleet]] and orbital MAC platforms without any trouble. Only a shot from two of the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}'s main batteries managed to penetrate the shields and they failed to inflict any significant damage upon the vessel which was able to shift its structure to quickly close the hole. Even getting this shot required the ''Infinity'' to move into relatively close proximity and for the point-defense guns in that area to be destroyed.{{Ref/Reuse|midnight}}