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It was intended for the NOVA Bomb to be used in space against the [[Covenant]] [[Fleet]] during the [[Battle of Reach]]. In the novel ''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', it was left on [[Reach]] and "repurposed" by [[Admiral Whitcomb]]. His reasoning was that "''either the Covenant pack those bombs up and take them home for study, a possibility that I hope to God happens. A bomb like that could crack their homeworld in two. Or, the bombs stay here and they'll stop the Covenant on Reach...''"<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', page 180</ref> | It was intended for the NOVA Bomb to be used in space against the [[Covenant]] [[Fleet]] during the [[Battle of Reach]]. In the novel ''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', it was left on [[Reach]] and "repurposed" by [[Admiral Whitcomb]]. His reasoning was that "''either the Covenant pack those bombs up and take them home for study, a possibility that I hope to God happens. A bomb like that could crack their homeworld in two. Or, the bombs stay here and they'll stop the Covenant on Reach...''"<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', page 180</ref> | ||
The only documented triggering of a NOVA Bomb occurred when it was accidentally detonated by a group of [[Huragok]] stationed on the Covenant ''[[Sublime Transcendence]]''. Immediately after [[Kwassass]], a fellow crew member, deciphered Admiral Whitcomb's message, the Huragok, through their curiosity and frenzied obsession, fixed the circuitry of the bomb, detonating it despite [[Kwassass]]'s attempts to stop them. The Huragok completed the detonation timer's circuit, which promptly resulted in its activation. The resulting explosion occurred between a Covenant outpost planet [[Joyous Exultation]] and its moon, [[Malhiem]], scorching half of the planet and shattering the moon. The resulting winds on Joyous Exultation flattened cities and spawned tidal waves. Radiation flooded the planet and killed everything living on it, penetrating the surface of the planet to its core. Every ship within the NOVA Bomb's range, save for those on the opposite side of the planet, boiled and vaporized in an instant. It is unknown what the Covenant did with the planet, but it is | The only documented triggering of a NOVA Bomb occurred when it was accidentally detonated by a group of [[Huragok]] stationed on the Covenant ''[[Sublime Transcendence]]''. Immediately after [[Kwassass]], a fellow crew member, deciphered Admiral Whitcomb's message, the Huragok, through their curiosity and frenzied obsession, fixed the circuitry of the bomb, detonating it despite [[Kwassass]]'s attempts to stop them. The Huragok completed the detonation timer's circuit, which promptly resulted in its activation. The resulting explosion occurred between a Covenant outpost planet [[Joyous Exultation]] and its moon, [[Malhiem]], scorching half of the planet and shattering the moon. The resulting winds on Joyous Exultation flattened cities and spawned tidal waves. Radiation flooded the planet and killed everything living on it, penetrating the surface of the planet to its core. Every ship within the NOVA Bomb's range, save for those on the opposite side of the planet, boiled and vaporized in an instant. It is unknown what the Covenant did with the planet, but it is no longer capable of supporting life.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', page 244</ref> | ||
The NOVA Bomb explosion completely destroyed three-fifths of the fleet that was there, totaling over 300 ships. Eighteen Destroyers, two Cruisers, one Carrier and the Flagship ''[[Incorruptible]]'' escaped the NOVA Bomb explosion due to a [[Slipspace]] jump ''en masse'' just seconds prior to the explosion. Other ships arrived to reinforce the ''Incorruptible'' arrived from Joyous Exultation, suggesting that they escaped the bomb's detonation as a result of being positioned on the opposite side of the planet. The novel describes the explosion as though "a small star erupted between Joyous Exultation and its moon." | The NOVA Bomb explosion completely destroyed three-fifths of the fleet that was there, totaling over 300 ships. Eighteen Destroyers, two Cruisers, one Carrier and the Flagship ''[[Incorruptible]]'' escaped the NOVA Bomb explosion due to a [[Slipspace]] jump ''en masse'' just seconds prior to the explosion. Other ships arrived to reinforce the ''Incorruptible'' arrived from Joyous Exultation, suggesting that they escaped the bomb's detonation as a result of being positioned on the opposite side of the planet. The novel describes the explosion as though "a small star erupted between Joyous Exultation and its moon." | ||