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{{Ratings}}
{{Title|''Seeker of Truth''}}
{{Era|FOR|HGN}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{References}}
{{Individual ship infobox
|name=''Seeker of Truth''
|image=[[File:H2A Terminals - Fleet waiting for Autumn.jpg|300px]]
|manufacturer=
|class={{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}{{Ref/Reuse|h2a terminal13}}
|role=[[Flagship]]
|length =
|width =
|height =
|engine=[[Repulsor engine]]s
|slipspace drive=Equipped
|hull=
|armament=*[[Pulse laser turret]]s
*[[Energy projector]]s
*[[Plasma turret]]s
|complement=
|lastsight=
|destroyed=
|battles=*[[Fall of Reach]]
*[[Battle of Installation 04]]
|fleet=[[Fleet of Particular Justice]]
|namedcrew=*[[Special Operations Commander]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]]ee
*[[Special Operations Sangheili|Special Operations Sub-commander]] [[Bero 'Kusovai]]
|captains=[[Supreme Commander]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee
|affiliation=[[Covenant]]}}
'''''Seeker of Truth''''' (also referred to as the '''''Seeker'''''<ref name="LC3">''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'', [[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #3]]</ref>) is a {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}{{Ref/Reuse|h2a terminal13}} and the former [[flagship]] of the [[Covenant]] [[Fleet of Particular Justice]]. The [[Supreme Commander]] of the fleet, [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee, commanded the vessel during the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|succor}}


The '''''Seeker of Truth''''' was the [[Flagship]] of the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Fleet of Particular Justice]]. The [[Supreme Commander]] of the Fleet commandeered the Flagship during the [[Battle of Reach]]. The remains of the Fleet followed its chase for the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} to [[Installation 04]].<ref>'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', ''[[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]''</ref> [[Thel 'Vadamee]] would later use it to return back to ''[[High Charity]]'' after Installation 04 was destroyed.{{citation needed}}
==History==
The ''Seeker of Truth'' commanded by Thel 'Vadamee was present during the [[Fall of Reach]], where he led the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] and eventually [[glassing|glassed]] [[Reach|the planet]]. The remains of the fleet followed the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} to [[Installation 04]] when it fled the system.<ref name="succor">''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', [[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]</ref>  


==Speculation==
After leaving the [[Epsilon Eridani system]] and discovering Installation 04, the [[Prophet of Stewardship]] and 'Vadamee met aboard ''Seeker of Truth''. They attempted to contact ''[[High Charity]]'' to ensure the interpretation of their scripture was accurate but were unable to do so.{{Ref/Reuse|LC3}}<ref name="flood">''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', [[Priority Broadcast Log/Eleventh Cycle, Third Unit]]</ref> When ''Pillar of Autumn'' exited slipspace in the [[Soell system|system]], ''Seeker of Truth'' and several other vessels launched [[dropship]]s and {{Pattern|Brhi Xur|Leech}} boarding craft in a failed attempt to capture the ship.<ref name="h2a terminal13">''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'', [[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal 13]]</ref> During the [[Battle of Installation 04]], the Prophet of Stewardship relocated to the [[Ruma-pattern light carrier|carrier]] ''[[Ascendant Justice]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|flood}} Later in the battle, the ''[[Infinite Succor]]'' activated its emergency beacon. 'Vadamee sent a [[Covenant Special Operations|Special Operations]] detachment, led by [[Rtas 'Vadum]]ee, to the vessel to retrieve the [[Minister of Etiology]] aboard the ''Succor'' and return him to the ''Seeker of Truth''. However, the crew of ''Infinite Succor'' and all Special Operation forces were killed by the [[Flood]], except for 'Vadumee who was heavily wounded.{{Ref/Reuse|succor}} When Rtas 'Vadumee returned to ''Seeker of Truth'', Thel ordered all ships in the fleet to invoke emergency quarantine response, priority alpha.{{Ref/Reuse|flood}} Later in the battle, ''[[Undiminished Entelechy]]'' became boarded and infested by the Flood. Thel 'Vadamee was forced to destroy the [[Ket-pattern battlecruiser|cruiser]] with ''Seeker of Truth'' to prevent the Flood from spreading.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-beta-late-than-never ''Halo Waypoint'': Cannon Fodder: Beta Late Than Never]</ref>
The class this vessel belonged to is unknown. However, since it carried some very important Covenant personnel, like [[Thel 'Vadamee]], the Supreme Commander of the Fleet, and a consistent number of [[SpecOps Elites|SpecOps]] officers and troops, it was undoubtedly a powerful ship, like a [[Supercruiser]], an [[Assault Carrier]], or a [[supercarrier]].


==Known Crew==
Late in the battle of Installation 04, 'Vadamee would take a strike force and board the ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'', leaving ''Seeker of Truth''. When the Supreme Commander realized that the destruction of the installation was imminent, he had the entire fleet take cover behind the gas giant [[Threshold]].{{Ref/Reuse|flood}} Whether the ''Seeker of Truth'' survived the destruction of Installation 04 remains unknown.
*Supreme Commander of the Fleet of Particular Justice [[Thel 'Vadamee]]
*[[SpecOps Commander]] [[Rtas Vadum|Rtas 'Vadumee]]
*SpecOps Sub-Commander [[Kusovai]]


==Trivia==
==Production notes==
*In the [[I Love Bees]] [[Halo 2]] endorsement saga, there was a Covenant [[AI]] entitled the [[Seeker]], who had a credo: "Seek the truth, behold the truth, reveal the truth. That is the law, and the whole of the law." Any significance of this quote is up to an individual's analysis.
Though both the Definitive Edition of ''Halo: The Flood'' and ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s terminals portray ''Seeker of Truth'' as 'Vadamee's command vessel, ''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' (released years before the ''Halo Graphic Novel'') strongly implies that his flagship was instead ''[[Ascendant Justice]]''. This is erroneously stated as fact on the Arbiter's [https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/arbiter-thel-vadam Halo Waypoint biography].
 
While ''Seeker of Truth''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s class has been used to be not stated in canon and the novels referred to the ship simply as a Covenant flagship, in the ''Halo 2: Anniversary''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s terminals, the vessel is depicted in the likeness of a ''CAS''-class assault carrier from ''[[Halo 3]]'', which would be later known as the ''Kerel''-pattern assault carrier by ''[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo|Halo: Warfleet]]''. While this may indicate that the ship was presumably an assault carrier, it is possible that ''Seeker of Truth'' might be a {{Pattern|Sh'wada|supercarrier}}, since the ''CSO''-class is virtually identical to the ''Kerel''-pattern ''CAS''-class in outward appearance though with the only difference being that it is colored darker (at least for the ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'' in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''). However, terminals clearly portrays the ship as a ''CAS'' based on its scale in comparison to its fellow battlecruisers and other ships.{{Ref/Reuse|h2a terminal13}} In ''[[The Heretic]]'' level in ''Halo 2: Anniversary'', the ''Seeker of Truth'' (the ship leading the Covenant fleet that was pursuing the ''Pillar of Autumn''), like all assault carriers on the game, was depicted as a ''Syfon''-pattern assault carrier, sharing the same design as the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' and ''[[Day of Jubilation]]''.<ref name=heretic>''[[Halo 2]]'', campaign level [[The Heretic]]</ref>
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:H2A Terminals - Thel and Prophet.jpg|Thel speaking to a Prophet on ''Seeker of Truth''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s bridge.
File:H2A Terminals - SupremeCommanderThel.png|'Vadamee commanding the vessel.
File:HGN_ThelVadamee_Cloak.png|Another view of 'Vadamee commanding the vessel.
File:H2A Terminals - Seeker of Truth.jpg|A ''CAS''-class assault carrier carrying 'Vadamee, possibly the ''Seeker of Truth'', arrives at [[High Charity]] shortly following the destruction of Installation 04.
</gallery>
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
**''[[Halo: The Flood#2010 bonus content|Adjunct]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''
**''[[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
**''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]''


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}
[[Category:Covenant Starships]]
 
[[Category:CAS-class assault carriers]]
[[Category:Covenant ships]]

Latest revision as of 18:15, September 6, 2022

Seeker of Truth
H2A Terminals - Fleet waiting for Autumn.jpg
Production information

Class:

CAS-class assault carrier[1]

Role:

Flagship

Specifications

Engine:

Repulsor engines

Slipspace drive:

Equipped

Armament:

Service information

Participated battles:

Fleet:

Fleet of Particular Justice

Noteworthy crewmembers:

Known commanders:

Supreme Commander Thel 'Vadamee

Affiliation:

Covenant

 

Seeker of Truth (also referred to as the Seeker[2]) is a CAS-class assault carrier[1] and the former flagship of the Covenant Fleet of Particular Justice. The Supreme Commander of the fleet, Thel 'Vadamee, commanded the vessel during the Human-Covenant War.[3]

History[edit]

The Seeker of Truth commanded by Thel 'Vadamee was present during the Fall of Reach, where he led the Fleet of Particular Justice and eventually glassed the planet. The remains of the fleet followed the UNSC Pillar of Autumn to Installation 04 when it fled the system.[3]

After leaving the Epsilon Eridani system and discovering Installation 04, the Prophet of Stewardship and 'Vadamee met aboard Seeker of Truth. They attempted to contact High Charity to ensure the interpretation of their scripture was accurate but were unable to do so.[2][4] When Pillar of Autumn exited slipspace in the system, Seeker of Truth and several other vessels launched dropships and Brhi Xur-pattern Leech boarding craft in a failed attempt to capture the ship.[1] During the Battle of Installation 04, the Prophet of Stewardship relocated to the carrier Ascendant Justice.[4] Later in the battle, the Infinite Succor activated its emergency beacon. 'Vadamee sent a Special Operations detachment, led by Rtas 'Vadumee, to the vessel to retrieve the Minister of Etiology aboard the Succor and return him to the Seeker of Truth. However, the crew of Infinite Succor and all Special Operation forces were killed by the Flood, except for 'Vadumee who was heavily wounded.[3] When Rtas 'Vadumee returned to Seeker of Truth, Thel ordered all ships in the fleet to invoke emergency quarantine response, priority alpha.[4] Later in the battle, Undiminished Entelechy became boarded and infested by the Flood. Thel 'Vadamee was forced to destroy the cruiser with Seeker of Truth to prevent the Flood from spreading.[5]

Late in the battle of Installation 04, 'Vadamee would take a strike force and board the Ascendant Justice, leaving Seeker of Truth. When the Supreme Commander realized that the destruction of the installation was imminent, he had the entire fleet take cover behind the gas giant Threshold.[4] Whether the Seeker of Truth survived the destruction of Installation 04 remains unknown.

Production notes[edit]

Though both the Definitive Edition of Halo: The Flood and Halo 2: Anniversary's terminals portray Seeker of Truth as 'Vadamee's command vessel, Halo: First Strike (released years before the Halo Graphic Novel) strongly implies that his flagship was instead Ascendant Justice. This is erroneously stated as fact on the Arbiter's Halo Waypoint biography.

While Seeker of Truth's class has been used to be not stated in canon and the novels referred to the ship simply as a Covenant flagship, in the Halo 2: Anniversary's terminals, the vessel is depicted in the likeness of a CAS-class assault carrier from Halo 3, which would be later known as the Kerel-pattern assault carrier by Halo: Warfleet. While this may indicate that the ship was presumably an assault carrier, it is possible that Seeker of Truth might be a Sh'wada-pattern supercarrier, since the CSO-class is virtually identical to the Kerel-pattern CAS-class in outward appearance though with the only difference being that it is colored darker (at least for the Long Night of Solace in Halo: Reach). However, terminals clearly portrays the ship as a CAS based on its scale in comparison to its fellow battlecruisers and other ships.[1] In The Heretic level in Halo 2: Anniversary, the Seeker of Truth (the ship leading the Covenant fleet that was pursuing the Pillar of Autumn), like all assault carriers on the game, was depicted as a Syfon-pattern assault carrier, sharing the same design as the Solemn Penance and Day of Jubilation.[6]

Gallery[edit]

  • Thel speaking to a Prophet on Seeker of Truth's bridge.

    Thel speaking to a Prophet on Seeker of Truth's bridge.

  • 'Vadamee commanding the vessel.

    'Vadamee commanding the vessel.

  • Another view of 'Vadamee commanding the vessel.

    Another view of 'Vadamee commanding the vessel.

  • A CAS-class assault carrier carrying 'Vadamee, possibly the Seeker of Truth, arrives at High Charity shortly following the destruction of Installation 04.

    A CAS-class assault carrier carrying 'Vadamee, possibly the Seeker of Truth, arrives at High Charity shortly following the destruction of Installation 04.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Halo 2: Anniversary, Terminal 13
  2. ^ a b Halo Legendary Crate, Data Drop #3
  3. ^ a b c Halo Graphic Novel, The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor
  4. ^ a b c d Halo: The Flood, Priority Broadcast Log/Eleventh Cycle, Third Unit
  5. ^ Halo Waypoint: Cannon Fodder: Beta Late Than Never
  6. ^ Halo 2, campaign level The Heretic
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