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{{Status|Canon}}
{{Era|GOO}}
{{Weapon infobox
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{{Weapon
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| name=FENRIS nuclear warhead
| name=Fenris Nuclear Warhead
| manufacturer=
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| model=
| model=
| type=Nuclear warhead
| type=
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| size=Medium
| size=Medium
| damage=Very heavy
| damage=Very Heavy
| magazine=
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| maxammo=
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| fire=
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| ammotype=Fissile material
| ammotype=Fissile material
| operation=Thermonuclear explosive amplified by hardened casing
| operation=Destruction of certain target
| rate=
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| accuracy= Unknown
| range=Large blast radius
| range=Large blast radius
| service=[[Human-Covenant War]]
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| counterpart=
| counterwep=None
| affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]
| affiliation=[[United Nations Space Command]]
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{{Quote|A little slice of Armageddon.|[[William-043|Will-043]], describing FENRIS nuclear warheads}}<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh24">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', "chapter 24"</ref>
{{Quote|A little slice of Armageddon.|[[Will-043]], describing FENRIS nuclear warheads}}<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' page 215</ref>
The '''FENRIS nuclear warhead''' is a type of [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] [[nuclear weapon]] and part of the [[Medium Fusion Destructive Device]] class.<ref name="H4VG">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 83''</ref>
'''FENRIS Nuclear Warheads''' are retired low-yield thermonuclear devices that the [[UNSC]] once used. They were replaced by even more powerful warheads. However, recent actions had depleted the UNSC nuclear stockpile and these retired warheads, slated for conversion and introversion into peaceful purposes, were the only bombs they had left.


==Description==
The casings of the warheads were super hardened. The reason for this was to contain the radiation and to hold the energy for a bit longer to boost the thermonuclear yield. They could only be detonated by remote, so without the detonator, it was joked that they were as useful as paper weights.<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', page 39</ref>
FENRIS warheads had superhardened cases to contain the detonation longer and boost the thermonuclear yield.<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh1">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', "chapter 1"</ref> The hardened cases also made them resilient to small arms and explosions, so resilient in fact that they were regarded as useless without the detonation codes. FENRIS warheads are considered low-yield devices.<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh23">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', "chapter 23"</ref>


They may be detonated by remote{{Ref/Reuse|HaloGhostsOnyxCh23}} or by pressing the warhead's detonator manually.<ref name="HaloGhostsOnyxCh39">'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', "chapter 39"</ref>
These warheads have only been mentioned in ''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', when [[Blue Team]] had to infiltrate the rebel base, [[Camp New Hope]] on the planet [[Victoria]], to recover three bombs.<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', page 34</ref> This mission took place in the year [[2531]]. They will not be seen again until [[2552]], when Blue Team had to stop a group of [[Brutes]] from stealing 12 FENRIS warheads using the UNSC [[Centennial Orbital Elevator]]. It is assumed that the warheads were still used in the time between the above dates.


==History==
[[Spartan-051]] (Kurt) used the rest of the FENRIS Nukes on Onyx to prevent [[Fleet Master]] [[Voro Nar 'Mantakree|Voro]] and about 150 [[Grunts]], [[Elites]] and [[Hunters]] from getting into the Micro [[Dyson Sphere&lrm;|Dyson Sphere]] on [[Onyx]], where he said his famous quote, "Didn't you know?...Spartans never die."<ref>''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'', pages 367/372</ref>
In [[2531]], the [[Insurrectionist]]s possessed three FENRIS warheads at [[Camp New Hope]] on [[Victoria]]. The weapons were recovered during [[Operation: SMOKING ACES]] by [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] [[Blue Team]].{{Ref/Reuse|HaloGhostsOnyxCh1}}


By [[2552]], the FENRIS was slated for decommissioning. However, as the [[Human-Covenant War]] made a turn for the worse and the UNSC's nuclear stockpile dwindled, they were returned to service.{{Ref/Reuse|HaloGhostsOnyxCh23}}
==References==
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During the [[Battle for Earth]], [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-II]] [[Blue Team]] recaptured 12 FENRIS warheads from the [[Covenant]] at the [[Centennial Orbital Elevator]]. At the top of the elevator, six armed warheads were smuggled aboard a [[Covenant destroyer]] while another destroyer, ''[[Bloodied Spirit]]'' was commandeered by Blue Team. The enemy destroyer was destroyed by a combination of internal nuclear detonations and [[plasma turret|plasma torpedo]] fire. Blue Team then made the [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] jump to [[Onyx]].{{Ref/Reuse|HaloGhostsOnyxCh23}}
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As the [[Onyx Conflict]] drew to a close, [[Kurt-051]] manually detonated 2 cut-down FENRIS warheads to deny the [[Joyous Exultation Covenant|Covenant]] access to Onyx's internal [[Dyson sphere|Micro Dyson sphere]].{{Ref/Reuse|HaloGhostsOnyxCh39}}
[[Category:Nuclear Weapons]]
 
==Trivia==
[[wikipedia:Fenrir|Fenrir]] is a monstrous wolf in Norse mythology.
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' {{1st}}
 
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
 
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[[Category:Nuclear weapons]]
[[Category:Bombs]]

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