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The '''UNSC ''Minotaur''''' was a [[UNSC]] [[UNSC | The '''UNSC ''Minotaur''''' was a [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] that served during the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552]]. | ||
== | ==Fall of Reach== | ||
During the invasion of [[Reach]], a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] ship fired an [[energy projector]] beam at the ''Minotaur's'' aft end. The beam burned a ten-meter whide hole through the ship, piercing ''A'' deck, destroying the reactor, and exiting on ''H'' deck near the engines. The ''Minotaur'' was completely cut in half within seconds.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 298''</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 320''</ref> | |||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The ''Minotaur'' | *The ''Minotaur'' is likely named in reference to the [[wikipedia:Minotaur|mythological creature of the same name]]. The Minotaur was a half-man, half-bull creature that lived in the labyrinth beneath the palace of the king of Crete and devoured anyone who entered its lair. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]] {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]'' {{1st}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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The UNSC Minotaur was a UNSC destroyer that served during the Fall of Reach in 2552.
Fall of Reach
During the invasion of Reach, a Covenant ship fired an energy projector beam at the Minotaur's aft end. The beam burned a ten-meter whide hole through the ship, piercing A deck, destroying the reactor, and exiting on H deck near the engines. The Minotaur was completely cut in half within seconds.[2][3]
Trivia
- The Minotaur is likely named in reference to the mythological creature of the same name. The Minotaur was a half-man, half-bull creature that lived in the labyrinth beneath the palace of the king of Crete and devoured anyone who entered its lair.
List of appearances
- Halo: The Fall of Reach (First appearance)
