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[[File:Primordium cover art.jpg|thumb | [[File:Primordium cover art.jpg|thumb|200px|Several different types of Forerunner craft.]] | ||
{{Series/Species/Forerunner}} | {{Series/Species/Forerunner}} | ||
'''Forerunner starships''' are ships used by the [[Forerunner]] [[species]] as a whole, including their [[Ecumene]]. | '''Forerunner starships''' are ships used by the [[Forerunner]] [[species]] as a whole, including their [[Ecumene]].{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22pg378|Enc22|Page=378-379}} | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
===Organization=== | ===Organization=== | ||
{{Main|Forerunner fleet}} | {{Main|Forerunner fleet}} | ||
The Forerunners | Ship designs were dynamic for the Forerunners. As such, classifications weren't based on incorporated systems or role, but rather on its formative nature within the era it was constructed.{{Ref/Reuse|encpg380}} The Forerunners grouped [[warship]]s into orders of battle based on defensive and offensive capabilities. This manifested as numbered orders for ships.{{Ref/Book|Id=encpg380|Enc22|Page=380}} | ||
The [[Builder]]s, [[Miner]]s, and [[Lifeworker]]s all operated ships.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg378}} [[Builder Security]]{{Ref/Reuse|enc22pg282}} and the [[Warrior-Servant]]s also operated numerous warships.{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=381}} | |||
===Design and specifications=== | ===Design and specifications=== | ||
{{Main|Design seed}} | {{Main|Design seed}} | ||
[[File:Forerunner Slipspace Drive.jpg|thumb| | [[File:Forerunner Slipspace Drive.jpg|thumb|left|150px|A Forerunner crystal resonance chamber.]] | ||
A special type of design seed is used to construct Forerunner ships, known as ship-seeds.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Cryptum|Page=128}} | A special type of design seed is used to construct Forerunner ships, known as ship-seeds.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Cryptum|Page=128}} | ||
====Engines==== | ====Engines==== | ||
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{{Main|Space fighter}} | {{Main|Space fighter}} | ||
{{Expand-section}} | {{Expand-section}} | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Human-Forerunner wars=== | ===Human-Forerunner wars=== | ||
{{Main|Human-Forerunner wars}} | {{Main|Human-Forerunner wars}} | ||
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{{Expand-section}} | {{Expand-section}} | ||
===High Ecumene=== | |||
{{Main|High Ecumene}} | |||
In the millennia preceding the outbreak of the Flood War, during the High Ecumene period, the [[Skirr-class battlecruiser]]s and the [[Second-order fast frigate]]s were put into service. Only decades before the war, [[Raptor]]s were also put into service.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22pg282|Enc22|Page=282-283}} | |||
[[File:Ships fr.png|thumb|left|200px|Forerunner ships combining their fire.]] | |||
===Forerunner-Flood war=== | ===Forerunner-Flood war=== | ||
{{Main|Forerunner-Flood war}} | {{Main|Forerunner-Flood war}} | ||
Forerunner ships participated in the Forerunner-Flood war. Some of which became infected by the [[Flood]]. | Forerunner ships participated in the Forerunner-Flood war. Some of which became infected by the [[Flood]]. | ||
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===Legacy=== | ===Legacy=== | ||
{{Main|Reintroduction}} | {{Main|Reintroduction}} | ||
[[File:Keysip.png|thumb | [[File:Keysip.png|thumb|200px|Keyships reseeding the galaxy.]] | ||
After the [[Great Purification]] of [[97,445 BCE]], [[Keyship]]s played a role in the Reintroduction of species to their [[planet|homeworld]].<ref>''[[Halo Legends]]'', [[Origins]]</ref> One Keyship, the ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'', was hijacked by [[Mendicant Bias]] and would end up crash landing on the [[San'Shyuum]] homeworld of [[Janjur Qom]].{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/mendicant-bias|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Universe - Mendicant Bias}} This ship would be later seen as a [[religion|religious]] artifact{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/dreadnought|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Universe - Dreadnought}} to the species and would later become part of the [[Covenant]]'s [[city|holy city]] of ''[[High Charity]]''{{Ref/Level|H2|[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]}} along with a {{Class|Fortress|vessel}} from [[Tuluk'katho]].{{Ref/Book| | After the [[Great Purification]] of [[97,445 BCE]], [[Keyship]]s played a role in the Reintroduction of species to their [[planet|homeworld]].<ref>''[[Halo Legends]]'', [[Origins]]</ref> One Keyship, the ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'', was hijacked by [[Mendicant Bias]] and would end up crash landing on the [[San'Shyuum]] homeworld of [[Janjur Qom]].{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/mendicant-bias|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Universe - Mendicant Bias}} This ship would be later seen as a [[religion|religious]] artifact{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/vehicles/dreadnought|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Universe - Dreadnought}} to the species and would later become part of the [[Covenant]]'s [[city|holy city]] of ''[[High Charity]]''{{Ref/Level|H2|[[Gravemind (level)|Gravemind]]}} along with a {{Class|Fortress|vessel}} from [[Tuluk'katho]].{{Ref/Book|Enc22|Page=226}} | ||
Numerous other Forerunner ships ended up being buried, like [[Babd Catha Forerunner vessel|one]] under the [[Babd Catha Ice Shelf]] on [[Reach]]{{Ref/Level|HR|[[The Package]]}} | Numerous other Forerunner ships ended up being buried, like [[Babd Catha Forerunner vessel|one]] under the [[Babd Catha Ice Shelf]] on [[Reach]],{{Ref/Level|HR|[[The Package]]}} [[Relic|one]] buried on [[Installation 05]],{{Ref/Map|H2|Relic}} and one buried in an asteroid in the [[Marcey system]].{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Saturn Devouring His Son}} | ||
During the [[Created uprising]], several Forerunner vessels were repurposed by the [[Created]] to help instill their rule. This included [[Acolyte-class harrier|Acolyte-class]] [[Harrier-class vessel|harriers]] as well as at least one {{Class|Fortress|vessel}}.{{Ref/Novel|Out|Chapter=23}} | |||
==Types== | ==Types== | ||
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!scope="col"|Notes | !scope="col"|Notes | ||
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|rowspan=" | |rowspan="2"|{{Class|Fortress|vessel}} | ||
|''[[Deep Reverence]]'' | |''[[Deep Reverence]]'' | ||
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|''[[Long Reverence]]'' | |||
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|[[Babd Catha Forerunner vessel|Unnamed vessel (Babd Catha, Reach)]] | |[[Babd Catha Forerunner vessel|Unnamed vessel (Babd Catha, Reach)]] | ||
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|[[Relic|Unnamed vessel (Installation 05)]] | |[[Relic|Unnamed vessel (Installation 05)]] | ||
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|[[Lifeworker terraforming vessel|Unnamed Lifeworker vessel (Unknown moon)]] | |||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:H2-Relic-MultiplayerMap.jpg|Forerunner ship buried on an island on [[Installation 05]]. | File:H2-Relic-MultiplayerMap.jpg|Forerunner ship buried on an island on [[Installation 05]]. | ||
File:H4 ForerunnerShips Concept 1.jpg|''[[Halo 4]]'' concept art for Forerunner ships. | |||
File:H4 ForerunnerShips Concept 1.jpg|''Halo 4'' concept art for Forerunner ships. | |||
File:HM-Forerunnerships1.png|Forerunner ships seen in ''[[Halo Mythos]]''. | File:HM-Forerunnerships1.png|Forerunner ships seen in ''[[Halo Mythos]]''. | ||
File:HM-Forerunnerships.png|Forerunner ships hovering over the surface of [[Charum Hakkor]]. | File:HM-Forerunnerships.png|Forerunner ships hovering over the surface of [[Charum Hakkor]]. | ||