Let 'Volir: Difference between revisions

Aboard the Enduring Conviction's bridge, several hidden Banished soldiers promptly ambushed 'Volir and his crew, turning the tables on the Shipmaster. Now a prisoner of Atriox, the two began to talk, with Atriox revealing that he allowed himself to get captured as an opportunity to make a proposition. Atriox pointed out how he was aware of Volir's wavering faith in the Covenant separatists and saw him as a good recruit for the Banished. 'Volir reluctantly accepted and told his crew that they wouldn't be misused as cannon fodder for the separatists any longer and would serve the Banished as free mercenaries instead.{{Ref/Reuse|ROA4}}

Let 'Volir received several incoming messages from Fleetmaster Arkad Nar 'Kulul, inquiring on the status of Atriox's imprisonment. 'Volir deliberately ignored these messages, leading 'Kulul to believe he was dead and that the Sangheili crew of the Enduring Conviction had been overthrown by the Banished. 'Kulul and the rest of his fleet approached and opened fire on the Enduring Conviction, assuming it was now hostile and under Atriox's control. 'Volir ordered the Enduring Conviction to perform evasive maneuvers and make a sudden [[slipspace jump]], successfully escaping from the rest of the fleet.{{Ref/Reuse|ROA4}} The raid on Kostroda and ''Enduring Conviction''{{'}}s short battle with the Fleet of Recalcitrant Ire were recorded and later made known to the Office of Naval Intelligence [[ONI Section Zero|Section Zero]], leading 'Volir to be the subject of analysis by agents [['D']] and [['S']].{{Ref/Reuse|PLAtriox3}}

{{Main|Attack on Installation 00|Second Ark Conflict}}

On [[2558#November|November 25, 2558]], 'Volir commanded the ''Enduring Conviction'' as it arrived in force at [[Installation 00]],{{Ref/Level|HW2|The Signal}} carrying with it a massive amount of infantry, vehicles, and aircraft. Instead of launching any orbital bombardments from the ship, Atriox ordered ground forces to be deployed to the Ark's surface. These made short work of the UNSC researchers at the [[Henry Lamb Research Outpost]].{{Ref/Game|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=The Graveyard}} Forthwith, the ship remained stationed above the installation for months while the Banished began to extract power and resources from the [[Forerunner]] creation. Anything valuable discovered or taken was commonly ferried to the ''Conviction''. Despite the initial victory in this attack, 'Volir did not take joy in the slaughter, with him and his crew refusing to partake in celebrations of the successful battle.{{Ref/Game|Id=PLSacrifice|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=A Small Sacrifice}}

Around four months after the Banished first took control of the Ark, the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} also exited [[slipstream space]] above it on March 28, 2559. After the presence of the Banished was revealed to the crew, a [[Second Ark Conflict|protracted conflict]] between the Banished serving Atriox and the UNSC troops following the lead of Captain [[James Cutter]]. During this time, 'Volir used the ''Enduring Conviction's'' [[pulse laser turret]]s offensively to melt UNSC forces on the ground. In the first instance the ship was used like this, it was during a defense of a salvage operation being overseen by [[Decimus]].{{Ref/Reuse|NewEnemy}} From the ground, Decimus not only had the carrier make a show of damaging the ''Spirit of Fire's'' recently-built [[firebase]], but also repeatedly ordered 'Volir to target his own location briefly and with precision, as he was protected from the strike by a powerful [[energy shield]].{{Ref/Reuse|NewEnemy}} When it became clear that he would not be able to fend off the attack, Decimus retreated but the ''Enduring Conviction'' continued to bombard the area, killing UNSC and Banished troops alike, ostensibly to keep the UNSC from learning anything from the operation.{{Ref/Reuse|NewEnemy}} The same tactic was repeated when Decimus entered the fight once more on March 30.{{Ref/Level|Id=LI|HW2|Lights Out}} After Decimus was killed during the battle, 'Volir attacked the ''Spirit of Fire'' directly by launching [[Banshee]] fighters to harass it before moving the ''Enduring Conviction'' to hover over the location where it had been deploying troops and supplies to the Ark's surface via a [[gravity lift]].{{Ref/Reuse|LI}}

Having atoned for his failures, 'Volir was placed in command of all Banished forces on the Ark by Atriox during the interim, due to Atriox's [[Operation: WOLFE|departure]] from the installation back to [[Reach]]. This assignment was much to the dismay of [[Voridus]] and the other Jiralhanae clan leaders on the Ark.{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW2|HDW|Chapter=2}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p457}}

Although Atriox had tolerated the rogue [[Yapyap]]'s [[Yapyap's rebellion|independent campaigns]] into the unexplored regions of the Ark, allowing his Unggoy thralls to take the brunt of hostile defenses still present in those areas, Let 'Volir sought to quell this impudence.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p456|Enc22|Page=456}}

==Personality and traits==

{{Quote|no=three|1=Let 'Volir|q1=Yes. And the AI. We still don't know how she accessed our-|2=Atriox|q2=HOW MANY OF YOUR MEN SURVIVED?!|3=Let 'Volir|q3=...Enough to honor our contract.|4=Let 'Volir's docile response to an angry Atriox.{{Ref/Reuse|hw2utd}}}}

Let 'Volir is a skilled commander, and believes that a captain should sacrifice everything just to keep his crew alive. He became conflicted with the dawn of the [[Great Schism]] in [[2552]] as he was forced to abandon the [[Covenant religion]] and battle the [[Hierarchs]]-led [[Covenant]] as the [[Sangheili]] were betrayed by the empire. With the Covenant's fall later that year, 'Volir still continued to command {{Pattern|Syfon|assault carrier}} ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'', eventually joining the [[Banished]] as he felt that it provided the best chance of keeping his crew alive and together.{{Ref/Reuse|gamespot}} Despite believing that a captain should sacrifice everything for his crew, Let 'Volir did not go down with his ship.{{Ref/Reuse|hw2utd}}Following the loss of the ''Enduring Conviction'', 'Volir exhibited a timid and submissive demeanor around Atriox.{{Ref/Reuse|hw2utd}} The other Banished are shown to be dismayed by 'Volir being left in charge and think very little of him.{{Ref/Reuse|DW2}}

Ultimately, the loss of ''Enduring Conviction'' proved a humbling moment for 'Volir - where prior he had held only the lives of his crew and honouring his contract in his goals, later in 2559 he mused in his personal log that his penance for failing to protect his crew would be greater responsibility. Rather than stepping back, he took the destruction of ''Enduring Conviction'' as a moment to realise that his "crew" had now expanded to encompass all within the Banished. Subsequently, this renewed his faith not in the [[Forerunners]] or the [[Great Journey]], but in the might of the Banished.{{Ref/Reuse|CFPhoenixBlog}}

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*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]''

*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]''

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