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{{Ship class infobox | {{Ship class infobox | ||
|image=[[File:H2A Render Phantom.png|300px]] | |image=[[File:H2A Render Phantom.png|300px]] | ||
|name = ''Kez'katu''-pattern | |name = ''Kez'katu''-pattern Warrior Transport | ||
|manufacturer = [[Assembly Forges]]{{Ref/Book|EVG|Page=137}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} | |manufacturer = [[Assembly Forges]]{{Ref/Book|EVG|Page=137}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} | ||
|class = [[Phantom]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} | |class = [[Phantom]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} | ||
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*[[Covenant remnants]]{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}} | *[[Covenant remnants]]{{Ref/Reuse|mythos}} | ||
**[[San'Shyuum flotilla]]{{Ref/Reuse|HSOI}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=HDW|Halo: Divine Wind}} | **[[San'Shyuum flotilla]]{{Ref/Reuse|HSOI}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=HDW|Halo: Divine Wind}} | ||
***[[Covenant | ***[[Dhas Bhasvod's Covenant]]{{Ref/Reuse|HSOI}}{{Ref/Reuse|HDW}} | ||
**[[Servants of the Abiding Truth]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=ttw133|Halo: The Thursday War|Page=133}} | **[[Servants of the Abiding Truth]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=ttw133|Halo: The Thursday War|Page=133}} | ||
**[[Swords of Sanghelios]]{{Ref/Reuse|HSOI}} | **[[Swords of Sanghelios]]{{Ref/Reuse|HSOI}} | ||
}} | }} | ||
The '''''Kez'katu''-pattern | The '''''Kez'katu''-pattern Warrior Transport'''{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22|Enc22|Page=282}} {{Type|52|Troop Carrier|TC}}, more commonly known as the '''Phantom''', is a [[dropship|troop carrier]] and gunship in service with the [[Covenant]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} They were used primarily as troop transports, flying into combat zones and deploying infantry while providing suppressing fire.{{Ref/Site|Id=waypoint|URL=http://halo.xbox.com/en-us/Universe/detail/phantom/b5b73b06-50fa-4bcf-b624-ae5110223eb2|Site=Halo Official Site|Page=Phantom Halo Official Site|D=28|M=12|Y=2011}} | ||
== | ==Overview== | ||
===Design details=== | ===Design details=== | ||
[[File:H2A Render PhantomInterior-Cropped.png|thumb|left|250px|The interior of a ''Kez'katu''-pattern Phantom.]] | [[File:H2A Render PhantomInterior-Cropped.png|thumb|left|250px|The interior of a ''Kez'katu''-pattern Phantom.]] | ||
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===Crew and complement=== | ===Crew and complement=== | ||
The Phantom crew consists of a pilot, a co-pilot,{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} sometimes alongside a navigator and an operations officer, who is in charge of the defensive automatic [[heavy plasma cannon]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc11}} The Phantom can carry from twenty-four soldier passengers in its troop bay.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} Generally, passengers are deployed from the ventral [[gravity lift]] and from the doors located by either of the dropship's large side doors. However, due to their size, [[Mgalekgolo]] soldiers are deployed from the Phantom through the use of its gravity lift.{{Ref/Reuse|enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc11}} Like the Spirit dropship and the older {{Pattern|Ru'swum|Phantom}}, the Phantom is capable of carrying a variety of Covenant vehicles such as two | The Phantom crew consists of a pilot, a co-pilot,{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} sometimes alongside a navigator and an operations officer, who is in charge of the defensive automatic [[heavy plasma cannon]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc11}} The Phantom can carry from twenty-four soldier passengers in its troop bay.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22}} Generally, passengers are deployed from the ventral [[gravity lift]] and from the doors located by either of the dropship's large side doors. However, due to their size, [[Mgalekgolo]] soldiers are deployed from the Phantom through the use of its gravity lift.{{Ref/Reuse|enc09}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc11}} Like the Spirit dropship and the older {{Pattern|Ru'swum|Phantom}}, the Phantom is capable of carrying a variety of Covenant vehicles such as two {{Pattern|Karo'etba|Ghost}}s or a single {{Pattern|Zurdo|Wraith}} or {{Pattern|Wuzum|Spectre}}.{{Ref/Reuse|h2}} | ||
===Usage=== | ===Usage=== | ||
Introduced into the [[2552|final year]] of the [[Human-Covenant War]], the ''Kez'katu''-pattern Phantom was created by [[Assembly Forges]] to replace the earlier {{Pattern|Ru'swum|Phantom}} as its improvement over it in every way.{{Ref/Reuse|HW}} It was one of the primary Covenant [[dropship]]s and the most well-known of Phantoms among the [[human]]s, with its lustrous silhouette being marked in minds of wars survivors from the [[Fall of Reach]] and [[Battle for Earth]], though many Covenant forces never used it before the [[Fall of High Charity|loss]] of [[High Charity]] that effectively ended its production.{{Ref/Reuse|HW | Introduced into the [[2552|final year]] of the [[Human-Covenant War]], the ''Kez'katu''-pattern Phantom was created by [[Assembly Forges]] to replace the earlier {{Pattern|Ru'swum|Phantom}} as its improvement over it in every way.{{Ref/Reuse|HW}} It was one of the primary Covenant [[dropship]]s and the most well-known of Phantoms among the [[human]]s, with its lustrous silhouette being marked in minds of wars survivors from the [[Fall of Reach]] and [[Battle for Earth]], though many Covenant forces never used it before the [[Fall of High Charity|loss]] of [[High Charity]] that effectively ended its production.{{Ref/Reuse|HW}} | ||
==Identified Phantoms== | ==Identified Phantoms== | ||
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===''The Duel''=== | ===''The Duel''=== | ||
{{Main|The Duel}} | {{Main|The Duel}} | ||
By around [[2152|400 years]] before the [[2552|climax]] of the [[Human-Covenant War]], several {{ | By around [[2152|400 years]] before the [[2552|climax]] of the [[Human-Covenant War]], several {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}s and ''Kez'katu''-pattern Phantoms were present above [[Sanghelios]].{{Ref/Film|Id=duel|Halo Legends|Story=The Duel}}{{Ref/Note|Id=hld|Text=While ''The Duel'' anime film used the ''Kez'katu''-pattern Phantom model from ''[[Halo 2]]'' unlike other ''[[Halo Legends]]'' series which used the ''Ru'swum''-pattern Phantom from ''[[Halo 3]]'' instead, this does contradict other media, which are clearly stated that the ''Kez'katu''-pattern Phantom was introduced at the end of the Human-Covenant War in 2552 - making this panel therefore non-canon.}} | ||
===Silver Timeline=== | ===Silver Timeline=== | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
=== Concept | ===Concept art=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:H2_Phantom_Concept_1.jpg|''Halo 2'' concept art for the Phantom. | File:H2_Phantom_Concept_1.jpg|''Halo 2'' concept art for the Phantom. | ||
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</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
=== Renders === | ===Renders=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:H2-PhantomDropship-Underside.png|The underside of the early Phantom Dropship in the ''Halo 2 E3 Demo''. | File:H2-PhantomDropship-Underside.png|The underside of the early Phantom Dropship in the ''Halo 2 E3 Demo''. | ||
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File:H2-PhantomDropshipSide.png|An in-game profile view of the Phantom in ''Halo 2''. | File:H2-PhantomDropshipSide.png|An in-game profile view of the Phantom in ''Halo 2''. | ||
File:H2APhantom.jpg|A model of the Phantom for ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''. | File:H2APhantom.jpg|A model of the Phantom for ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''. | ||
File:H2A Phantom Ventral Render.jpg|A render of the Phantom's ventral surface. | |||
File:H2A Phantom Aft Render.jpg|A render of the Phantom's aft. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
=== Screenshots === | ===Screenshots=== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Phantom-Fleet.JPG|A Phantom seen leaving a Covenant fleet around [[High Charity]] in ''Halo 2''. | File:Phantom-Fleet.JPG|A Phantom seen leaving a Covenant fleet around [[High Charity]] in ''Halo 2''. | ||
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*''[[Halo Legends]]'' | *''[[Halo Legends]]'' | ||
**''[[The Duel]]'' {{c|Non-canonical appearance}} | **''[[The Duel]]'' {{c|Non-canonical appearance}} | ||
*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | *''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | ||
*''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' | *''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'' | *''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]'' | *''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]'' | ||
{{Col-2}} | {{Col-2}} | ||
*''[[Halo: The Television Series]]'' | *''[[Halo: The Television Series]]'' | ||
**''[[Contact]]'' | **''[[Contact]]'' | ||
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{{Covenant Atmospheric/Exoatmospheric Vehicles}} | {{Covenant Atmospheric/Exoatmospheric Vehicles}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Phantom variants]] |