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{{Era|UNSC|HCW}}
{{Title|UNSC ''Prophecy''}}
{{Title|UNSC ''Prophecy''}}
{{Status|Canon}}
{{Individual ship infobox
{{Individual ship infobox
|name=UNSC ''Prophecy''
|name=UNSC ''Prophecy''
|image=[[Image:UNSC Prophecy.png|300px]]
|image=[[File:HWG UNSCProphecy.png|300px]]
|class={{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}
|class={{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}}
|manufacturer=
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|length={{Convert|1192|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 42''</ref>
|length={{Convert|1192|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="EVG">''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 42</ref>
|width={{Convert|293|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="model">3D model data</ref>
|width={{Convert|293|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="model">''[[Halo 2]]'' ''Marathon''-class heavy cruiser 3D model data</ref>
|height={{Convert|375|m|ft|sp=us}}<ref name="model"/>
|height={{Convert|375|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|model}}
|engine=
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|slipspace drive=Equipped
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|armament=*2 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s
|armament=*2 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s
*[[Archer missile|Archer missile]] pods  
*[[Archer missile]] pods  
*[[Point-defense gun|50 mm point-defense guns]]  
*[[Point-defense gun|50 mm point-defense guns]]  
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{{Quote|Is that the Prophecy? I can see why there were no survivors.|Professor [[Ellen Anders]] mistaking the UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'' for the ''Prophecy''}}
{{Quote|Is that the Prophecy? I can see why there were no survivors.|Professor [[Ellen Anders]] mistaking the UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'' for the ''Prophecy''}}


The '''UNSC ''Prophecy''''' was a {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}} commissioned by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] in service during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. Its onboard [[Artificial Intelligence|artificial intelligence construct]] was [[FitzGibbon]].<ref name="HW:G"/>
The '''UNSC ''Prophecy''''' ('''98877''') was a {{Class|Marathon|heavy cruiser}} commissioned by the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[UNSC Navy|Navy]] in service during the [[Human-Covenant War]]. Its onboard [[Artificial Intelligence|artificial intelligence construct]] was [[FitzGibbon]].{{Ref/Reuse|HW:G}}


==History==
==Service history==
===Battle of Bliss===
===Early history===
{{Main|Battle of Bliss}}
[[James Cutter|Captain James Cutter]] once refused the position of commanding officer of the ''Prophecy'', for the chance to command the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}.<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'', [[Planetary Operations Manual|instruction manual]]</ref> Following the [[Battle of Bliss]] on [[2526|February 13, 2526]], the ''Prophecy''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew recovered the black box of the {{UNSCShip|Accra}}, an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] survey vessel. This recovery was significant, as the black box contained a detailed account of [[Bliss|the colony's]] downfall. This black box was instrumental in leading dissident leaders among the [[Outer Colonies]] to have an agreement of peace with the UNSC.<ref>''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'', attachment: ''Confidential Directorate Memorandum - Excerpt from ''Accra'' log''</ref>
[[James Cutter|Captain James Cutter]] once refused the position of commanding officer of the ''Prophecy'', for the chance to command the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', ''instruction manual''</ref> Following the [[Battle of Bliss]] on [[2526|February 13th, 2526]], the ''Prophecy'''s crew recovered the black box of the {{UNSCship|Accra}}, an [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] survey vessel. This recovery was significant, as the black box contained a detailed account of [[Bliss|the colony's]] downfall. This black box was instrumental in leading dissident leaders among the [[Outer Colonies]] to have an agreement of peace with the UNSC.<ref>'''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''', attachment: ''Confidential Directorate Memorandum - Excerpt from ''Accra'' log''</ref>


===Harvest campaign===
===Harvest campaign===
{{Main|Harvest campaign}}
{{Main|Harvest campaign}}
In [[2531#February|February 2531]], the ''Prophecy'' was heavily damaged during the ongoing [[Harvest campaign]], forcing all of its crew to evacuate the ship in [[Bumblebee escape pod|lifepods]]. Unfortunately, the lifepods were caught in the radiation pulse of the ship's engines. Half of the evacuees were subjected to extreme amounts of radiation, managing barely to survive, while the other half were killed.<ref>[http://www.graemedevine.com/graemedevine/Spirit_of_Fire/Entries/2009/1/23_Medbay.html '''Spirit of Fire''': ''personal log, nurse Hershey'']</ref> The lifepods were picked up by the UNSC ''Spirit of Fire'', where the survivors were made comfortable. All of the ''Prophecy''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s survivors died slow, agonizing deaths, with no spare morphine to ease their pain. [[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]] was sent aboard the ship in a Pelican with [[Fire Team Lima|his squad]] to recover survivors, but was redirected by ''Spirit of Fire'''s AI, [[Serina]], to purge its NAV database. ''Prophecy''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s AI, [[FitzGibbon]], prevented Forge from accessing the database because of the latter's poor [[Career Service Vitae|service record]], but eventually relented when informed that his actions breached the [[Cole Protocol]]. Allowing Forge to purge the database, FitzGibbon then initiated a self-destruct sequence, destroying the ship to deny its access to the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]].<ref name="HW:G">'''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'''</ref>
In [[2531#February|February 2531]], the ''Prophecy'' was heavily damaged during the ongoing [[Harvest campaign]]. [[Sergeant]] [[John Forge]] was sent aboard the ship in a Pelican with [[Fire Team Lima|his squad]] to recover survivors, but was redirected by ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s AI, [[Serina]], to purge its NAV database. ''Prophecy''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s AI, [[FitzGibbon]], prevented Forge from accessing the database because of the latter's poor [[Career Service Vitae|service record]], but eventually relented when informed that his actions breached the [[Cole Protocol]]. Allowing Forge to purge the database, FitzGibbon then initiated a self-destruct sequence, destroying the ship to deny its access to the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]].<ref name="HW:G">''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''</ref>


An ONI [[prowler]] was present when the ''Prophecy'' was damaged, but refused to help because the radiation emissions would have compromised their stealth systems, rendering their only tactical advantage moot. The survivors were also deemed to be a lost cause, the radiation doses they had received were too much to survive. Such a callous assessment of living humans greatly upset Captain Cutter.<ref name="HW:G"/>
An ONI [[prowler]] was present when the ''Prophecy'' was damaged, but refused to help because the radiation emissions would have compromised their stealth systems, rendering their only tactical advantage moot. The survivors were also deemed to be a lost cause, the radiation doses they had received were too much to survive. Such a callous assessment of living humans greatly upset Captain Cutter.{{Ref/Reuse|HW:G}}
 
By February 4, debris of the ''Prophecy'' including armour plating bearing the ship's name had fallen onto the surface of Harvest, landing near the UNSC's [[firebase]] facility, [[Alpha Base (Harvest)|Alpha Base]].<ref>''Halo Wars'', campaign level [[Alpha Base (Halo Wars level)|Alpha Base]]</ref>
 
==Production notes==
To assist in writing ''Halo Wars'', Graeme Devine wrote a series of self-described "fan fiction" to give the team at [[Ensemble Studios]] a window into life aboard the ''Spirit of Fire''. One log, written from the perspective of nurse [[Lulu Hershey]], describes that the crew of the ''Prophecy'' were forced to evacuate the ship in [[Bumblebee escape pod|lifepods]]. Unfortunately, the lifepods were caught in the radiation pulse of the ship's engines.{{Ref/Site|Id=Talk|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://www.graemedevine.com/graemedevine/Spirit_of_Fire/Entries/2009/3/13_Serina_and_Anders_talk.html|Site=Graeme Devine's Blog|Page=Serina and Anders talk|Detail=([[Archive:Graeme Devine's Blog/Spirit of Fire/Serina and Anders talk|Archive]])}} Half of the evacuees were subjected to extreme amounts of radiation, managing barely to survive, while the other half were killed. The lifepods were picked up by the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}, where the survivors were made comfortable. All of the ''Prophecy''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s survivors died slow, agonizing deaths, with no spare morphine to ease their pain.{{Ref/Site|Id=Medbay|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=http://www.graemedevine.com/graemedevine/Spirit_of_Fire/Entries/2009/1/23_Medbay.html|Site=Graeme Devine's Blog|Page=Medbay|Detail=([[Archive:Graeme Devine's Blog/Spirit of Fire/Medbay|Archive]])}}


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Phantom and Pelican.png|A [[D77-TC Pelican]] heading towards the ''Prophecy''.
File:HWG ProphecyPelican.png|A [[D77-TC Pelican]] heading towards the ''Prophecy''.
File:VacMarinesFight.png|UNSC Marines defending the vessel.
File:HWG VacMarinesFight.png|UNSC Marines defending the vessel.
File:Jackal Rangers.jpg|A pair of [[Kig-Yar Ranger]]s boarding the vessel.
File:HWG JackalRangers.png|A pair of [[Kig-Yar Ranger]]s boarding the vessel.
File:HW prophecy.png|The ''Prophecy's'' plating with its name in it in the ''Halo Wars'' level Alpha Base.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Wars]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Wars]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
**''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
{{UNSC Cruisers}}


[[Category:UNSC cruisers|Prophecy]]
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[[Category:Human Ships|Prophecy]]
[[Category:Marathon-class heavy cruisers]]
[[Category:UNSC ships]]

Latest revision as of 12:06, January 27, 2024

UNSC Prophecy
UNSC Prophecy venting atmosphere.
Production information

Class:

Marathon-class heavy cruiser

Specifications

Length:

1,192 meters (3,910 ft)[1]

Width:

293 meters (960 ft)[2]

Height:

375 meters (1,230 ft)[2]

Powerplant:

Deuterium fusion cores

Slipspace drive:

Equipped

Hull:

2 meters of Titanium-A battleplate

Armament:

Service information

Destroyed:

February 3, 2531

Participated battles:

Battle of Bliss
Harvest campaign

Affiliation:

UNSC Navy

 

"Is that the Prophecy? I can see why there were no survivors."
— Professor Ellen Anders mistaking the UNSC Spirit of Fire for the Prophecy

The UNSC Prophecy (98877) was a Marathon-class heavy cruiser commissioned by the UNSC Navy in service during the Human-Covenant War. Its onboard artificial intelligence construct was FitzGibbon.[3]

Service history[edit]

Early history[edit]

Captain James Cutter once refused the position of commanding officer of the Prophecy, for the chance to command the UNSC Spirit of Fire.[4] Following the Battle of Bliss on February 13, 2526, the Prophecy's crew recovered the black box of the UNSC Accra, an Office of Naval Intelligence survey vessel. This recovery was significant, as the black box contained a detailed account of the colony's downfall. This black box was instrumental in leading dissident leaders among the Outer Colonies to have an agreement of peace with the UNSC.[5]

Harvest campaign[edit]

Main article: Harvest campaign

In February 2531, the Prophecy was heavily damaged during the ongoing Harvest campaign. Sergeant John Forge was sent aboard the ship in a Pelican with his squad to recover survivors, but was redirected by Spirit of Fire's AI, Serina, to purge its NAV database. Prophecy's AI, FitzGibbon, prevented Forge from accessing the database because of the latter's poor service record, but eventually relented when informed that his actions breached the Cole Protocol. Allowing Forge to purge the database, FitzGibbon then initiated a self-destruct sequence, destroying the ship to deny its access to the Covenant.[3]

An ONI prowler was present when the Prophecy was damaged, but refused to help because the radiation emissions would have compromised their stealth systems, rendering their only tactical advantage moot. The survivors were also deemed to be a lost cause, the radiation doses they had received were too much to survive. Such a callous assessment of living humans greatly upset Captain Cutter.[3]

By February 4, debris of the Prophecy including armour plating bearing the ship's name had fallen onto the surface of Harvest, landing near the UNSC's firebase facility, Alpha Base.[6]

Production notes[edit]

To assist in writing Halo Wars, Graeme Devine wrote a series of self-described "fan fiction" to give the team at Ensemble Studios a window into life aboard the Spirit of Fire. One log, written from the perspective of nurse Lulu Hershey, describes that the crew of the Prophecy were forced to evacuate the ship in lifepods. Unfortunately, the lifepods were caught in the radiation pulse of the ship's engines.[7] Half of the evacuees were subjected to extreme amounts of radiation, managing barely to survive, while the other half were killed. The lifepods were picked up by the UNSC Spirit of Fire, where the survivors were made comfortable. All of the Prophecy's survivors died slow, agonizing deaths, with no spare morphine to ease their pain.[8]

Gallery[edit]

  • A D77-TC Pelican heading towards the Prophecy.

    A D77-TC Pelican heading towards the Prophecy.

  • UNSC Marines defending the vessel.

    UNSC Marines defending the vessel.

  • A pair of Kig-Yar Rangers boarding the vessel.

    A pair of Kig-Yar Rangers boarding the vessel.

  • The Prophecy's plating with its name in it in the Halo Wars level Alpha Base.

    The Prophecy's plating with its name in it in the Halo Wars level Alpha Base.

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, p. 42
  2. ^ a b Halo 2 Marathon-class heavy cruiser 3D model data
  3. ^ a b c Halo Wars: Genesis
  4. ^ Halo Wars, instruction manual
  5. ^ Dr. Halsey's personal journal, attachment: Confidential Directorate Memorandum - Excerpt from Accra log
  6. ^ Halo Wars, campaign level Alpha Base
  7. ^ Graeme Devine's Blog, Serina and Anders talk: (Archive) (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
  8. ^ Graeme Devine's Blog, Medbay: (Archive) (Retrieved on Jun 1, 2020) [archive]
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