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*The ''Phoenix'' was a mythological bird which would be reborn at the end of its lifetime; in a similar fashion, the ''Phoenix-''class Colony Ship would be decommissioned and stripped down upon colonizing a planet, the ship's materials "giving birth" to a new colony. | *The ''Phoenix'' was a mythological bird which would be reborn at the end of its lifetime; in a similar fashion, the ''Phoenix-''class Colony Ship would be decommissioned and stripped down upon colonizing a planet, the ship's materials "giving birth" to a new colony. | ||
*The name ''Phoenix''may be a reference to [[Bungie]]'s canceled game of the same name,<ref name="Halo Wars"/> or, more likely, the name is derived from an Ensemble prototype which pitched humans against invading Martians in a War of the Worlds style, which was titled ''Phoenix''<ref>[http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3919/ensemble_studios_the_last_tour.php?page=1 Ensemble Studios Last Tours]</ref>. | *The name ''Phoenix'' may be a reference to [[Bungie]]'s canceled game of the same name,<ref name="Halo Wars"/> or, more likely, the name is derived from an Ensemble prototype which pitched humans against invading Martians in a War of the Worlds style, which was titled ''Phoenix''<ref>[http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3919/ensemble_studios_the_last_tour.php?page=1 Ensemble Studios Last Tours]</ref>. | ||
*The ''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'' claims the ''Spirit of Fire'' to be three miles long. | *The ''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'' claims the ''Spirit of Fire'' to be three miles long. | ||