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| |name=Battle over Installation 07 | | |name=Battle for Installation 07 |
| |image=[[File:HINF- Infinity rammed.png|300px]] | | |image=[[File:HINF BrokeHaloConcept.png|300px]] |
| |prev= [[Razing of Oth Sonin]] | | |prev= [[Battle of Epsilon Clarion]] |
| |conc= | | |conc= |
| |next=*[[Battle of Suban]] | | |next= [[Installation 07 conflict]] |
| *[[Battle of the Mortal Reverie|Battle of the ''Mortal Reverie'']]
| | |conflict=[[Created conflict]]{{Ref/Generic|[[Halo Infinite E3 2021 showcase]]|Id=Created}} |
| |conflict=*[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]] | | |date= c. [[2559#December|December 13, 2559]]{{Ref/Reuse|Premiere}} |
| **[[Created conflict]]{{Ref/Reuse|repository}}
| | |place=[[Installation 07]] |
| ***[[Battle for Zeta Halo]]
| | |result='''Banished victory'''{{Ref/Reuse|Premiere}} |
| |date= [[2559#December|December 12–13, 2559]]{{Ref/Reuse|ia4}} | | *UNSC forces severely depleted and scattered across Installation 07.{{Ref/Reuse|Premiere}} |
| |place=In orbit of [[Installation 07]], [[Ephsu I]], [[Ephsu system]] | | *Installation 07 sustains severe damage.{{Ref/Reuse|discoverhope}}{{Ref/Reuse|Premiere}} |
| |result='''Banished victory'''{{Ref/Generic|Id=Premiere|[[Halo Infinite Campaign Gameplay Premiere]]}} | |
| *UNSC ''Infinity'' is lost.{{Ref/Twitter|Id=StatusUnknown|Halo|1606394218079035415|Halo|Quote=...Ambushed and boarded by the Banished at Zeta Halo, its current status is unknown.|D=01|M=01|Y=2023}}{{Ref/Note|Id=gi|Although ''Game Informer'' has reported that the ''Infinity'' crashed on the surface on the ring, the ship was never explicitly mentioned as having crashed on the ring's surface in-game, with ''Echo 216'' unable to locate the supercarrier. Additionally, the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]'' does not mention the ship's destruction and the official ''Halo'' Twitter account established its status as unknown in [https://twitter.com/Halo/status/1606394218079035415 this] tweet, casting some doubt on the ''Infinity''{{'}}s true fate.}} | |
| **UNSC forces severely depleted and scattered across Installation 07.{{Ref/Reuse|Premiere}} | |
| **[[John-117]] defeated and tossed into space by [[Atriox]], and assumed dead.{{Ref/Reuse|wg}}
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| *[[Cortana]] is locked down by [[the Weapon]]
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| |side1 =*{{Icon|UNSC 2560}} [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] | | |side1 =*{{Icon|UNSC 2560}} [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] |
| **{{Icon|Navy}} [[UNSC Navy]]
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| **[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
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| |side2 =*{{Icon|Banished}} [[Banished]] | | |side2 =*{{Icon|Banished}} [[Banished]] |
| |side3 =*[[Created]] | | |side3 =*[[Created]] |
| |commanders1 =*[[Captain (NAVCOM)|CAPT]] [[Thomas Lasky]]{{Ref/Site|Id=GIInf|URL=https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/11/11/off-the-golden-path-progression-and-exploration-in-halo-infinite|Site=Game Informer|Page=Off The Golden Path – Progression And Exploration In Halo Infinite|D=11|M=11|Y=2021}} | | |commanders1 =*[[Captain]] [[Thomas Lasky]]{{Ref/Reuse|GIInf}} |
| *[[Spartan Commander]] [[Sarah Palmer]]
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| *[[Master Chief Petty Officer|MCPO]] [[John-117]]{{Ref/Reuse|GI341}} | | *[[Master Chief Petty Officer|MCPO]] [[John-117]]{{Ref/Reuse|GI341}} |
| |commanders2 = *[[Warmaster]] [[Atriox]]{{Ref/Reuse|GI341}} | | |commanders2 = *[[Warmaster]] [[Atriox]]{{Ref/Reuse|GI341}} |
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| |commanders3 = *[[Cortana]] | | |commanders3 = *[[Cortana]] |
| |forces1 = *{{UNSCShip|Infinity}} | | |forces1 = *{{UNSCShip|Infinity}} |
| *7,150 crew/personnel {{Ref/Quest|HI|Ringfall|[[Foundation (Halo Infinite)|Foundation]]}} | | **[[Pelican]] |
| *1+ escort fleet†
| | ***[[Echo 216]] |
| **6+ {{Class|Mulsanne|light frigate}}s†
| | ****[[Echo 216's pilot]] |
| *Multiple [[Broadsword]]s{{Ref/Reuse|trp1}}
| | |forces2 =Unknown number of Banished |
| *Multiple [[Longsword]]s{{Ref/Reuse|trp1}}
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| *Multiple [[D77-TC Pelican|Pelicans]]{{Ref/Reuse|trp1}} | | |
| *Multiple [[Spartan]]s
| | |casual1 = *UNSC ''Infinity'' |
| **1+ [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-II]]s
| | **Many crewmembers of UNSC ''Infinity ''{{Ref/Generic|Id=Premiere|[[Halo Infinite Campaign Gameplay Premiere]]}} |
| **Multiple [[SPARTAN-IV Program|Spartan-IV]]s
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| ***[[Fireteam Intrepid]]
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| ***[[Fireteam Taurus]] | |
| ***[[Fireteam Shadow]] | |
| ***[[Fireteam Windfall]] | |
| **Numerous [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODSTs]]
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| **Numerous [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]]
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| |forces2 =Banished fleet
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| *4+ [[Banished dreadnought]]s{{Ref/Quest|Id=hor|HI|Reckoning|House of Reckoning|Quote=You were there when we struck the ''Infinity''. The first dreadnought came from the side. In the chaos that followed, you hardly had time to notice the other three bear down upon you. Do you know how long it took us to neutralize your greatest ship? Four minutes. In four minutes, the ''Infinity'', mankind's finest achievement, became a memory.|Quotee=Escharum}}
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| *[[Seraph]]s{{Ref/Reuse|trp1}}
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| *[[Dovotaa Workshop Griever]]s{{Ref/Reuse|trp1}}
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| *Hundreds of "occupation units"{{Ref/Game|Id=ia7|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #07 - Objectives}}
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| **Multiple [[Eklon'Dal Workshop Phantom|Phantoms]]
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| **Modular bases
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| *Numerous of boarding parties
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| **[[Jiralhanae]]
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| **[[Kig-Yar]]
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| **[[Unggoy]]
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| |casual1 = *John-117 assumed [[Missing in action|MIA]] | |
| *UNSC fleet decimated | |
| **{{UNSCShip|Infinity}}{{Ref/Reuse|e1}}{{Ref/Reuse|Group=Note|gi}}
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| ***1,986 crewmembers of UNSC ''Infinity ''{{Ref/Quest|Id=wg|HI|Ringfall|Warship Gbraakon}} | |
| **{{UNSCShip|Mortal Reverie}}
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| *1+ dreadnought crippled{{Ref/Reuse|trp1}}
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| *2+ [[Jiralhanae]]{{Ref/Reuse|wg}}
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| *2+ [[Unggoy]]{{Ref/Reuse|wg}}
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| *5+ [[Kig-Yar]]{{Ref/Reuse|wg}}{{Ref/Reuse|Losing Ground}}
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| {{Quote|Do you know how long it took us to neutralize your greatest ship? Four minutes. In four minutes, the ''Infinity'', mankind's finest achievement, became a memory.|[[War Chief]] [[Escharum]].{{Ref/Reuse|hor}}}} | | {{Quote|I wish I could tell you it was difficult... but it wasn't.|[[Escharum]] to [[John-117]].{{Ref/Reuse|Premiere}}}} |
| | A '''battle for Installation 07''' was an engagement that took place in late [[2559]] between the [[United Nations Space Command|United Nations Space Command (UNSC)]] and the [[Banished]].{{Ref/Reuse|Premiere}} The battle was a major engagement ultimately resulting in the scattering of both UNSC and Banished forces on [[Installation 07]], leading to a [[Installation 07 conflict|protracted conflict]] on the ring. |
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| This '''battle over Installation 07''' was an [[battle|engagement]] that took place on [[2559#December|December 12, 2559]], between the [[United Nations Space Command|United Nations Space Command (UNSC)]] and the [[Banished]] over the [[Installation 07]] and [[Ephsu I]] within [[Ephsu system]].{{Ref/Reuse|wg}} The battle over Installation 07 ultimately resulted in the scattering of both UNSC and Banished forces on Installation 07, as part of the larger [[Battle for Zeta Halo|protracted conflict]] on the ring.{{Ref/Reuse|Premiere}}
| | ==Prelude== |
| | | [[File:H5G-Infinity&Guardian.jpg|250px|thumb|left|The entirety of the [[UNSC Armed Forces]] were fractured by the [[Guardian Custode|Guardians]].]] When the [[Created conflict]] began with the rogue [[AI]] [[Cortana]] [[The Reclamation|subjugating]] major planets and governments across the galaxy with her Guardians, the [[UNSC Armed Forces]] were broken with the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} forced into hiding. Cortana ushered in a new era with her [[Created]] as rulers, enforcing martial law across their territory. The ''Infinity'' conducted operations against the Created in limited capacity. |
| ==Background==
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| In [[2558#October|October 2558]], the [[Created conflict]] begun, with the leader of the [[Created]], [[Cortana]], claiming the [[Mantle|Mantle of Responsibility]] to enforce peace throughout the galaxy with the [[Guardian Custode]]s under her command. She made a general broadcast, inviting numerous species and factions to submit themselves to the guardianship of the Created,{{Ref/Level|H5|Guardians}} but threatened those who would resist her leadership with violence.{{Ref/Anthology|Halo: Fractures|[[What Remains]]}}
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| In [[2559]], the [[Jiralhanae]] [[Atriox]], the [[Warmaster|leader]] of a group of mercenary raiders known as the [[Banished]], discovered the existence of the [[Xalanyn]].{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22p25|Enc22|Page=25}} Seeking to uncover this secret hidden by the Forerunners, Atriox prepared his Banished forces to travel to Installation 07.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc22p423|Enc22|Page=423}} During his preparations for the journey to Installation 07, Atriox was personally confronted by Cortana. The Jiralhanae declared his independence from Cortana, and thus, opposition against the Created. In a show of force for Atriox's defiance, Cortana commanded her Guardians to [[Razing of Oth Sonin|destroy]] the Jiralhanae homeworld [[Doisac]] while communicating with Atriox.{{Ref/Quest|Id=repository|HINF|Reckoning|[[Repository (Halo Infinite level)|Repository]]}} Seeking to access the ring's secrets and exact revenge against Cortana, Atriox led his Banished forces comprised of [[Jiralhanae]], [[human]]s, [[Sangheili]], [[Unggoy]], [[Mgalekgolo]], and [[Kig-Yar]] to [[Installation 07]] in order to defeat her.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p423}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=TRP20|TRP|Chapter=20}}
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| Meanwhile, the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} and its fleet, which included an advance group of six {{Class|Mulsanne|light frigate}}s, also traveled to Installation 07.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #01 - Preparations}} The UNSC was to carry out a plan devised by Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]]: send [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] to the surface of the ring and deploy [[the Weapon]] to lock down Cortana, then return her to the ''Infinity'' for deletion.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Recovered Files 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Recovered Files #04 - The Weapon}}{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #03 - Duty Clearance}}
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| ==Battle== | | ==Battle== |
| {{Quote|no=two|q1=Captain Lasky to all hands. Banished forces are present above the ring—repeat, Banished forces are between us and our target. All stations engage Banished craft. Infinity, we must reach our target.|q2=Spartans, all teams! You heard the captain. It’s an ambush. Somehow the Banished beat us to the target. Your orders are simple. Eliminate hostiles with extreme prejudice!|Captain Thomas Lasky|Commander Sarah Palmer|Captain Lasky and Commander Palmer's orders over the ship-wide intercom upon the ambush{{Ref/Reuse|trp1}}}}
| | The diminished UNSC forces led by the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} went to [[Installation 07]] and were ambushed by a group of mercenary raiders known as the [[Banished]].{{Ref/Site|Id=parallel|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/parallel-threads|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Parallel Threads|D=25|M=6|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=Mercenary|HSoR|Chapter=1}} Four Banished dreadnoughts attacked the supercarrier, with one ramming the dorsal hull, causing massive structural damage and prompting a general evacuation. Realizing the hopelessness of their situation, Captain Lasky informed the crew that the ship had been compromised and ordered all forces to retreat to the Ring’s surface before being escorted to a lifepod. |
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| [[File:HINF JohnCombatInfinity.png|thumb|250px|left|John-117 fighting aboard UNSC ''Infinity''.]] | |
| Upon arrival at Installation 07, the advance group of frigates and the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} were ambushed by the Banished,{{Ref/Site|Id=parallel|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/parallel-threads|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Parallel Threads|D=25|M=6|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=Mercenary|HSoR|Chapter=1}} with the ''Infinity'' sustaining multiple hull breaches from the initial attack.{{Ref/Game|Id=ia4|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #04 - Arrival}} The Banished had arrived at the ring earlier, and begun fortifying the ring's surface to neutralize Cortana.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p25}} They also sent raiding parties aboard the ''Infinity'',{{Ref/Reuse|ia4}} all the while sending occupation forces to the ring's surface by the hundreds.{{Ref/Reuse|ia7}} Warmaster Atriox personally boarded the ''Infinity'' in search for the Weapon.{{Ref/Quest|HI|Reformation|The Sequence|Quote=Atriox came for you. He attacked the Infinity. We fought. He won.|Quotee=John-117}}{{Ref/Site|Id=CFNY|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-new-year-new-lore|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - New Year, New Lore|D=23|M=01|Y=2023|Quote=The Banished, however, simultaneously initiated boarding action to compromise the ship’s hangar bays, led by Atriox himself who had come to claim the Weapon—though she had already been deployed to the ring.}}
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| The ''Infinity'' had been prepared for a ground assault and was caught by surprise. Four approaching [[Banished dreadnought]]s attacked the supercarrier and overwhelmed its defenses.{{Ref/Reuse|hor}} The UNSC forces retaliated, and the ''Infinity'' managed to disable at least one Banished dreadnought with its MAC rounds.{{Ref/Novel|Id=trp1|TRP|1}} Within minutes, the supercarrier had sustained three heavy impacts on its starboard hull and one on its portside hull. As the main engine went offline, Captain Lasky ordered the deployment of the Weapon.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #05 - Zero Hour}} John-117 left the bridge after the initial attack to repel the Banished boarding parties,{{Ref/Reuse|ia4}} but he soon returned to escort Captain Lasky to a dropship.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #06 - Ingress}} Lasky, accompanied by John-117 and several marines,{{Ref/Game|id=Losing Ground|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #08 - Losing Ground}} linked up with the Spartan-IVs of [[Fireteam Taurus]] and proceeded to the hangar bays, which had been overrun by Banished forces.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #09 - Taurus}}
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| Upon arriving at the hangar, John-117 ordered Spartan [[Hudson Griffin]] to take Lasky to a dropship while he held off the boarders at the hangar bay.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #10 - Priorities}} However, despite his efforts, the hangar bay would eventually be lost to the Banished. As one dreadnought rammed the dorsal hull of the ''Infinity'', causing massive structural damage, John-117 encountered Atriox in the hangar bay and lost the duel. The Spartan was thrown from the hangar bay and into space.{{Ref/Reuse|wg}}{{Ref/Mag|Id=GI341|Game Informer|341|page 43}} Upon hearing of the loss of the Master Chief, [[Fernando Esparza]], a civilian engineering contractor, panicked and stole a Pelican, ''[[Echo 216]]'', and fled from the doomed vessel.{{Ref/Quest|Id=pdown|HI|Graveyards|[[Pelican Down (Halo Infinite level)|Pelican Down]]}}
| | After ensuring Captain Lasky’s lifepod was away, Fireteam Taurus organized the evacuation of the remaining Spartan-IVs, marines, and crew to the surface of Installation 7 under fire from Banished artillery. The leader of the Banished, [[Atriox]], boarded the ''Infinity'' and defeated [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] in a melee before tossing him into space.{{Ref/Mag|Id=GI341|Game Informer|341|page 43}} During the battle, the ''Infinity'' suffered heavy damage and started to come apart.{{Ref/YouTube|Id=GameInformer|fSNXqbbAjC4|Game Informer|Halo Infinite Impressions: Exploration, Upgrades, and More|Time=9:17}} |
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| [[File:HINF InfinityEvacuation.png|thumb|250px|Pelicans evacuating from the ''Infinity''{{'}}s hangar bay and into the battle raging in space.]]
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| Meanwhile, Lasky, escorted by marines and Fireteam Taurus, fought their way to a lifeboat,{{Ref/Game|Id=e1|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Evacuation 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Evacuation #01 - Infinity Down}} allowing the former to escape onboard. Griffin and the other members of Taurus refused to accompany Lasky in his dropship, electing to stay behind. Once inside the ship, Lasky began issuing a general evacuation call, but was cut off mid-sentence as his ship came under fire.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #12 - Abandon Ship}} After ensuring Captain Lasky’s lifeboat was away, Spartan Griffin ordered the evacuation of the remaining Spartan-IVs.{{Ref/Reuse|e1}} Spartan-IVs, marines, and crew fled onboard hundreds of [[M9407 drop pod|drop pods]],{{Ref/Novel|Id=trp2|TRP|Chapter=2}}{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Evacuation 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Evacuation #07 - Intrepid Descent}} Pelicans,{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Ringfall 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Ringfall #01 - Enemy Territory}} and [[SKT-29 Bumblebee|lifeboats]] to the surface of Installation 07.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Ringfall 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Ringfall #02 - The Calm Before}} [[F-41 Broadsword|Broadswords]], [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longswords]], and Pelicans provided support to the evacuation by combating the Banished [[Banshee]]s,{{Ref/Game|Id=e06|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Evacuation 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Evacuation #06 - Buying Time}} [[Seraph]]s, [[Eklon'Dal Workshop Phantom|Phantoms]], and [[Dovotaa Workshop Griever]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|trp1}} Some escapees were escorted by members of [[Fireteam Windfall]]'s [[FSS-1000 Sabre]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|trp1}}{{Ref/Reuse|e06}}{{Ref/Reuse|trp2}} Dropships and lifepods fled the ''Infinity'', many being shot down seconds after exiting the vessel.{{Ref/Reuse|e3}} Escape craft that entered the ring's atmosphere were met by Banished anti-air artillery.{{Ref/Game|Id=e3|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Evacuation 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Evacuation #03 - Touchdown}}
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| [[Bonita Stone]] of [[Fireteam Shadow]] evacuated from the ''Infinity'' in ''[[Echo India Bravo 08]]'' with several Marines. She attempted to help guide another shuttlecraft piloted by [[TJ Murphy]], ''[[Papa Tango Delta 09]]'', to the ring. Both flew through a hole in a Banished dreadnought on their way to the ring. However, ''Papa Tango Delta 09'' was heavily damaged. ''Echo India Bravo 08'' crashed landed on the ring. Stone and the occupants watched debris and craft fall through the atmosphere.{{Ref/Reuse|trp1}}
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| Fireteam Taurus escaped onboard ''[[Victor 321]]'', but Spartan Griffin commanded the pilot to land near three Banished anti-air artilleries already set up on the ring's surface, to disable the cannons and ensure the safety of the incoming survivors.{{Ref/Reuse|e3}}{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Ringfall 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Ringfall #03 - Priority One}}
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| ==Aftermath== | | ==Aftermath== |
| ===Installation 07===
| | {{Quote|We lost. Lost everything. There's nothing left for us here. I don't even know where here is.|Echo 216's pilot to [[John-117]].{{Ref/Reuse|discoverhope}}}} |
| [[File:HINF Zeta Halo Destroyed.png|250px|thumb|The Halo was broken after the explosion caused by Cortana to deny the Banished from using it, while as well moved to an unknown star system.]]
| | The conflict resulted in extensive damage to Installation 07, as well as leaving ''[[Echo 216]]'' and its [[Echo 216's pilot|pilot]] adrift near the installation.{{Ref/Generic|Id=discoverhope|[[Discover Hope]]}} Additionally, the battle resulted in heavy casualties among personnel assigned to the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, with the ship crash-landing on the ring.{{Ref/Reuse|Premiere}}{{Ref/Site|Id=GIInf|URL=https://www.gameinformer.com/2021/11/11/off-the-golden-path-progression-and-exploration-in-halo-infinite|Site=Game Informer|Page=Off The Golden Path – Progression And Exploration In Halo Infinite|D=11|M=11|Y=2021|Quote=[...] while rallying the UNSC forces that have crash-landed there after the devastating destruction crash of the UNSC Infinity.}} |
| As UNSC forces scattered over the ring and fought against the Banished forces, Atriox confronted Cortana, claiming he had killed John-117, leaving the latter devastated by the news of John-117's apparent death. Having consolidated her presence and core processes at the Silent Auditorium and seemingly locked down by the Weapon deployed from {{UNSCShip|Infinity}},{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p423}} Cortana could not retaliate.{{Ref/Quest|HI|Endless|Silent Auditorium|Quote=Look around, Cortana. Your Empire. Over! Your great plan? Ended at the hands of those who made you.|Quotee=Atriox}} Atriox presented her with the terms of her surrender, intending to take control of the ring and unlock the secrets locked within the [[Silent Auditorium (location)|Silent Auditorium]].{{Ref/Quest|HI|Endless|Silent Auditorium|Quote=I have learned so much, Cortana. this Ring is different. It has secrets within... That I will have. This... Silent Auditorium. Do you know its history? Its true purpose? I have little needs for a failed god. This Ring is all I need. Surrender it to me.|Quotee=Atriox}} In an attempt to prevent Atriox from accessing Silent Auditorium or possibly activating the ring, Cortana initiated a local self-dstruction sequence at the Auditorium, killing herself, fracturing the ring's surface, and leaving the installation inoperable.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p25}}{{Ref/Quest|Id=sa|HI|Endless|Silent Auditorium|Quote=It was her. She destroyed the Ring. Stopped my deletion.|Quotee=The Weapon}} Her efforts were proven to be temporary, as the ring begun its self-repair process days later,{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Reverie 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Reverie #04 - On the Mend}} although it would take a considerable amount of time without the [[Reformation Spire]]s to facilitate the process.{{Ref/Quest|HI|Connections|[[Spire (Halo Infinite level)|Spire]]}} Although he survived the explosion, Atriox was left severely scarred,{{Ref/Game|Id=stinger|HINF|post-credits cinematic}} and was also presumed dead by both the UNSC and the Banished.{{Ref/Reuse|wg}} Cortana, in hopes of John-117's survival, predicted he would stop the Banished from accessing the Silent Auditorium and prevented the Weapon's deletion protocol so she could assist him,{{Ref/Reuse|sa}} leaving the Weapon in the ring's subterranean structure for retrieval.{{Ref/Quest|HI|Ringfall|[[Foundation (Halo Infinite)|Foundation]]}}
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| During the destruction event, Cortana also initiated an emergency translcation protocol, intending to disorient the Banished and stall their efforts.{{Ref/Reuse|enc22p423}} Installation 07, along with the debris from the space battle, was transported away from the Ephsu system to an unknown location.{{Ref/Game|Id=oi9|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Outpost Intel 3|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Outpost Intel #09 - To Andrew Valleros}} Notably, ''[[Echo 216]]'' and its pilot were left adrift near the installation.{{Ref/Generic|Id=discoverhope|[[Discover Hope]]}}{{Ref/Reuse|wg}}
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| {{Quote|We lost. Lost everything. There's nothing left for us here. I don't even know where here is.|[[Fernando Esparza]] to [[John-117]].{{Ref/Reuse|discoverhope}}}} | |
| In the end, the outcome of the space battle saw at least two ''Mulsanne''-class frigates, including the {{UNSCShip|Mortal Reverie}},{{Ref/Game|Id=hafh|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Reverie 2|Spartan Audio log|Detail=Reverie #01 - Home Away From Home}} crashing on the fragmented section of the ring. The second frigate crashed between the three Gorespike cannons.{{Ref/Reuse|pdown}} A third frigate was bisected, leaving its remains drifting in space.{{Ref/Quest|HINF|Ringfall|Warship Gbraakon|Detail=[[:File:HINF Warship G engines overload.png|A bisected frigate can be seen from the bridge viewport]]}}
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| The explosion from the battle affected the ground battle between the UNSC and the Banished. The ring's fragmentation scattered ground forces,{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Ringfall 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Ringfall #07 - Alone}} but disabled [[Kywasky Workshop Gorespike cannon|Banished anti-air cannons]],{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Ringfall 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Ringfall #04 - Run and Guns}} allowing more UNSC aircraft to land on the ring. However, the battle resulted in heavy casualties among personnel assigned to the UNSC ''Infinity''.{{Ref/Reuse|Premiere}}
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| On December 15, Spartan [[Vedrana Makovich]] located the wreckage of {{UNSCShip|Mortal Reverie}} on one of the ring's fragments. The crash site was established as a UNSC base of operations, gathering other UNSC forces at the site.{{Ref/Reuse|hafh}} She contacted Spartan Griffin,{{Ref/Reuse|hafh}} and was joined by other Spartans. From there, the UNSC would conduct guerilla warfare against the Banished.
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| On [[2560#May|May 14, 2560]], UNSC survivors under the leadership of Spartan [[Nina Kovan]] undertook a mission with the help of [[Submonitor]] [[091 Adjutant Veridity]] to broadcast Zeta Halo's new coordinates to UNSC space in the hopes of summoning reinforcements.{{Ref/Novel|Id=trp32|TRP|Chapter=32}} Although successful in making the broadcast, [[TJ Murphy]] and [[Isaiah Cameron]] were killed in [[Battle of the Beacon Tower|the battle]],{{Ref/Novel|Id=trp35|TRP|Chapter=35}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=trp36|TRP|Chapter=36}} while Spartan [[Tomas Horvath]] was teleported elsewhere on the ring.{{Ref/Novel|Id=trp39|TRP|Chapter=39}}
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| ==Participants==
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| {{Col-2}}
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| ===UNSC===
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| ====Starships====
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| ! Fleet
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| ! Class
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| ! Name
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| ! Status<!--This refers to their status after the battle, not their overall status-->
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| | rowspan="2" |Unknown
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| |{{Class|Infinity|supercarrier}}
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| |{{UNSCShip|Infinity}}
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| |Unknown{{Ref/Reuse|StatusUnknown}}
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| |-
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| |{{Class|Mulsanne|light frigate}}
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| |{{UNSCShip|Mortal Reverie}}
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| |Destroyed
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| |} | |
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| ====Military personnel==== | |
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| |- | |
| ! Branch
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| ! Rank
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| ! Name
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| ! Status<!--This refers to their status after the battle, not their overall status-->
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| | rowspan="6" |[[UNSC Navy]]
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| |[[Master Chief Petty Officer]]
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| |[[John-117]]
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| |Survived, assumed MIA | |
| |-
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| |[[Captain (NAVCOM)|Captain]]
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| |[[Thomas Lasky]]
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| |Unknown
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| |-
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| |[[Lieutenant, Junior Grade]]
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| |[[Frederic-104]]
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| |Unknown
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| |-
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| | rowspan="2" |[[Petty Officer, First Class]]
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| |[[Kelly-087]]
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| |Unknown
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| |-
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| |[[Linda-058]]
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| |Unknown
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| |-
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| |[[Commander]]
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| |[[Etana Hensler]] | |
| |Survived
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| |-
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| | rowspan="15" |[[Spartan Operations]]
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| |[[Spartan Commander]]
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| |[[Sarah Palmer]]
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| |Unknown
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| |-
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| | rowspan="14" |Spartan
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| |[[Bertold Vettel]]
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| |Escaped
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| |-
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| |[[Bonita Stone]]
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| |Escaped
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| |-
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| |[[Dimka]]
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| |Escaped
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| |-
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| |[[Henri Malik]]
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| |Escaped
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| |-
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| |[[Horatio Fry]]
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| |Unknown
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| |-
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| |[[Hudson Griffin]]
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| |Escaped
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| |-
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| |[[Si Wheeler]]
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| |Escaped
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| |-
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| |[[Jameson Locke]]{{Ref/Reuse|pdown}}
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| |Unknown
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| |-
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| |[[Nina Kovan]]
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| |Escaped
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| |-
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| |[[Oshiro]]
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| |Escaped
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| |-
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| |[[Jason Kidman]]
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| |Unknown
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| |-
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| |[[Theodore Sorel]]
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| |Escaped
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| |-
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| |[[Tomas Horvath]]
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| |Escaped
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| |-
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| |[[Vedrana Makovich]]
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| |Escaped
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| |-
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| | rowspan="4" |[[UNSC Marine Corps]]
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| |[[First Lieutenant]]
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| |[[Floyd (Installation 07)|Floyd]]
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| |Escaped
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| |-
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| |[[Lieutenant]]
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| |[[TJ Murphy]]
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| |Escaped
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| |-
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| |[[Private, First Class]]
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| |[[Miyazaki]]
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| |Escaped
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| |-
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| |[[Private]]
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| |[[Chamberlain]]
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| |Escaped
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| |-
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| | rowspan="1" |Civilian contractors
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| | rowspan="1" |N/A
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| |[[Fernando Esparza]]
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| |Escaped
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| |}
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| ====Vehicles====
| | Despite the damage, the Banished would occupy the ring leaving UNSC forces to group up on one of the fragments. They would form a resistance which included three [[Spartan]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|parallel}} |
| {| class="wikitable sortable " style="width: 75%;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
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| |rowspan="3" | [[D77-TC Pelican]]
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| |''[[Echo 216]]''
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| |Escaped
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| |-
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| |''[[Oscar 128]]''
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| |Crash-landed on Zeta Halo
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| |-
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| |''[[Victor 321]]''
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| |Successfully escaped to Zeta Halo
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| |-
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| |rowspan="2" | [[SKT-29 Bumblebee]]
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| |''[[Echo India Bravo 08]]''
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| |Successfully escaped to Zeta Halo
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| |-
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| |''[[Papa Tango Delta 09]]''
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| |Successfully escaped to Zeta Halo
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| |}
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| ====Artificial intelligence====
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| {{Main|Artificial intelligence}}
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| {| class="wikitable sortable " style="width: 75%;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
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| ! Name
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| ! Status<!--This refers to their status after the battle, not their overall status-->
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| |[[Ouco]]
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| |Unknown
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| |-
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| |[[The Weapon|"The Weapon"]]
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| |Survived
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| |-
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| |[[Roland]]
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| |Unknown
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| |}
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| ===Banished===
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| ====Military personnel====
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| {| class="wikitable sortable " style="width: 75%;" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"
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| | Command
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| |[[Warmaster]]
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| |[[Atriox]]
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| |Survived
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| |-
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| |}
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| {{Col-end}} | |
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| ==Gallery== | | ==Gallery== |
| <gallery> | | <gallery> |
| File:HINF-Infinitycrash.jpg|Early concept art of a burning ''Infinity'' on a course to crash-land on Zeta Halo following the space battle over the ring. | | File:HInf-UNSC defeat.png|Master Chief reviewing the results of the conflict with the Banished. |
| File:HINF InfinityBaseConcept.jpg|Early concept art of ''Infinity''{{'}}s crash site, apparently being used as a base, after the crash-landing.
| | File:HINF RingHologram.png|A [[Holography|holographic]] representation of the ring, broken after the battle. |
| File:HINF-Phoenixes.jpg|Early concept art of {{Class|Phoenix|colony ship}}s being present during the space battle above Installation 07.
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| File:HINF Concept Infinity Roof Under Attack.jpg|Concept art of the ''Infinity'' being rammed by a Banished dreadnought. | |
| File:HINF Concept Infinity Hangar Under Attack.jpg|Concept art of Pelicans abandoning the ''Infinity'' via its hangars.
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| File:HINF Concept Infinity under attack.jpg|Concept art of the ''Infinity'' going down in flames by sort of Banished assets.
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| HINF InfinityHangarBattle.png|Marines retreating from battle in one of the hangar bays onboard ''Infinity''.
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| File:HINF AtrioxVsMasterChief.png|Atriox defeats John-117.
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| </gallery> | | </gallery> |
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
| *''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{1st}} | | *''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{1st}} |
| *''[[Halo: The Rubicon Protocol]]'' | | *''[[Halo: The Rubicon Protocol]]'' {{Mo}} |
| *''[[Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon]]'' {{Mo}}
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| ==Notes==
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| {{Ref/Notes}}
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
| {{Ref/List}} | | {{Ref/List}} |
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| {{Engagements in the Installation 07 conflict}}
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| {{Post-Covenant War conflicts}} | | {{Post-Covenant War conflicts}} |
| | {{Created conflict}} |
| [[Category:Banished victories]] | | [[Category:Banished victories]] |
