Editing Fleet of Particular Justice

{{Status|Canon}}

{{Military infobox

|image = [[File:Particular Justice.png|300px]]

|formed = [[2535]]{{Ref/Reuse|TCP}}

|size = *Almost 60 vessels<ref name="h2aterm">'''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]''</ref> {{C|Before the [[Battle of Installation 04]]}}

|battles = *[[Battle of Camber]]

*[[Battle for Alluvion]]

*[[Fall of Reach]]

*[[Battle of Installation 04]]

|commanders = *[[Supreme Commander]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee

The '''Fleet of Particular Justice''' was a [[Covenant]] [[Covenant fleet|naval]] unit. The Fleet of Particular Justice was one of the Covenant's largest fleets,{{Citation needed}} known to have been surpassed only by [[Truth's fleet]], the [[Combined Fleet of Righteous Purpose]], led by [[Imperial Admiral]] [[Xytan 'Jar Wattinree]], and the [[Second Fleet of Homogeneous Clarity]], whose purpose was to defend the Covenant capital city, ''[[High Charity]]''. It was formerly led by [[Supreme Commander]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee. This fleet was part of the armada that was largely responsible for [[glassing]] [[Reach]], and it pursued the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} to [[Installation 04]].

The Fleet of Particular Justice was formed in [[2535]] during a reorganization of the [[Covenant military]] as ordered by the [[Hierarchs]], against the wishes of many conservative [[Sangheili]] [[Sangheili Councilor|High Councilors]] and fleet commanders. In gratitude for his service at [[the Rubble]], [[Shipmaster]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee was given command of a ship in the fleet.<ref name="TCP">'''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]''', ''page 349''</ref> The fleet first consisted of only five vessels, but eventually grew in size to nearly sixty ships. The Fleet of Particular Justice was first identified by the UNSC shortly after 2535, with Thel 'Vadamee now in command of the fleet.{{Ref/Reuse|h2aterm}} ''[[Undiminished Entelechy]]'' was one of the first vessels assigned to the fleet.<ref name="cannonfodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-beta-late-than-never '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Cannon Fodder: Beta Late Than Never'']</ref> Several [[Rasus-pattern interdictor|Rasus-pattern interdictors]] also served in the fleet.{{Ref/Novel|HFS|Chapter=1}}

 

In [[2546]],{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P50|Enc22|Page=50-51}} the fleet was involved in the [[Battle of Camber|assault]] on [[Camber]], a human colony that manufactured [[UNSC Navy]] fleet materials. The Fleet of Particular Justice caught the UNSC forces on the [[Natural satellite|moon]] completely unaware. Supreme Commander 'Vadamee led the ground and orbital assault before most of the colony was aware of the attack. While seventeen vessels in the fleet bombarded key defensive positions, 'Vadamee personally led an attack on the UNSC system headquarters. After most of the human forces on the moon were wiped out, 'Vadamee returned to his [[flagship]], and the moon was glassed.{{Ref/Generic|Id=h2at2|[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]|[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal 2]]}}

 

Two years later in [[2548]],{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P50}} the fleet would [[Battle of Bounty|attack]] [[Bounty]].{{Ref/Reuse|h2at3}}

 

[[2549]] would see the most battles the fleet would participate in, with them glassing [[Battle of Mesa|Mesa]], [[Battle of Greydowns|Greydowns]], [[Battle of Kroedis II|Kroedis II]], and [[Battle of Estuary|Estuary]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P50}}{{Ref/Reuse|h2at3}}

 

In total, the fleet was responsible for over one billion human casualties—23,000 of them military personnel—and the destruction of 120 [[UNSC starship|UNSC ships]].{{Ref/Generic|Id=h2at3|[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]|[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal 3]]}}

During the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552|summer 2552]], multiple Covenant fleets were dispatched to invade the planet,<ref name="log">'''[[Halo: The Flood|Halo: The Flood (2010)]]''', ''[[Priority Broadcast Log/Eleventh Cycle, Third Unit]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''', "[[The Return]]"</ref> among them the Fleet of Particular Justice which arrived on August 30.{{Ref/Reuse|TFoR}}<ref>'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 151''</ref><!-- Halo: The Essential Visual Guide confirms that the Fleet of Particular Justice did not arrive until August 30, as is stated in Halo: The Fall of Reach.-->

Before the initial battle, the Covenant sent a smaller advance fleet, the [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]], to Reach;<ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 111''</ref> after Valiant Prudence's flagship, the {{Pattern|Sh'wada|supercarrier}} ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'' was destroyed, another Covenant fleet sent by the [[Ministry of Resolution]] arrived and began attacking the planet in earnest.<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref><!-- Halo: The Essential Visual Guide states that the fleet that arrived after Long Night of Solace's destruction was not the Fleet of Particular Justice.--> Over the coming weeks, the Covenant continued to whittle away at the UNSC's defenses until, on August 30, an armada consisting of 315 ships, among them the Fleet of Particular Justice, the [[Fleet of Righteous Vigilance]] and the [[Fleet of Holy Respite]] arrived. Over two-thirds of the combined fleet was destroyed, mainly because of the planet's defending [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon#Mark V|"Super" MAC]]-equipped [[orbital defense platform]]s<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 358''</ref> and an intervening nuclear minefield,<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 334''</ref> though the defenders were soon overrun. After the Covenant ships began to [[Glassing|glass]] the planet,<ref name="TFoR">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page ??''</ref> the Fleets of Particular Justice and Holy Respite moved to the system's perimeter to form a blockade and prevent remaining human vessels from escaping. When the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} jumped in the system, Supreme Commander 'Vadamee and the Fleet of Particular Justice, composed of around 12 warships during this time, pursued the ship.{{Ref/Reuse|log}}

On [[2552#September|September 19]], the Covenant warships, being faster than human ships, were the first to arrive at the ''Pillar of Autumn''{{'}}s destination: [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 04]]. They quickly established a blockade to prevent the humans from landing on the installation. In the battle that followed, the ''Autumn'' managed to destroy at least four of the fleet's cruisers and damage several others, including ''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|pillar}} The Covenant fleet was at a disadvantage because the [[Prophet of Stewardship]] then decreed that the fleet may not fire on the ''Pillar of Autumn'' for fear of hitting the ring, prompting several [[Naval boarding|boarding parties]] and [[Space fighter|fighters]] to be dispatched to the ship; the ''Autumn''{{'}}s crew managed to hold off the boarding parties long enough to launch its [[Class-3 Bumblebee|escape pods]] at Halo. Supreme Commander 'Vadamee, ignoring the Prophet's edict, had his ships open fire on the ''Pillar of Autumn'',{{Ref/Reuse|log}} destroying some of the pods, though the rest landed on the ring. The ''Pillar of Autumn'' itself soon crash landed on Halo despite the fleet's best efforts to stop it.{{Ref/Reuse|pillar}}

Shortly after the fleet's arrival at Halo, a small scouting force with the [[Ruma-pattern light carrier|carrier]] ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' as its flagship was sent from ''[[High Charity]]'' to accompany the fleet in the recovery of the Forerunner construct.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page 68'' (2001 edition)</ref>{{Ref/Note|In ''[[Priority Broadcast Log/Eleventh Cycle, Third Unit]]'' featured in the Adjunct section of the 2010 reissue of ''Halo: The Flood'', it is stated that the ''Ascendant Justice'' was already present at Installation 04 during the Battle of Installation 04. Meanwhile, page 68 of ''Halo: First Strike'' (2001 edition) specifies the ship was part of a scouting picket from ''High Charity'', separate from the Fleet of Particular Justice. From this, it can be inferred that ''Ascendant Justice'' and its scouting picket must have arrived before or very early into the battle.}} Over the next several days, the fleet remained in orbit around Halo, sending numerous troops to the surface in an attempt to both learn the secrets of the ring and to eliminate the human presence. Because the ring was considered sacred, the fleet was unable to simply wipe the humans out from orbit as they were accustomed to doing.

[[File:H2A Terminals - Fleet waiting for Autumn.jpg|thumb|250px|The fleet awaiting the arrival of the ''Pillar of Autumn''.]]

Over the course of the battle, an internal crisis occurred within the fleet between Supreme Commander 'Vadamee and the Prophet of Stewardship. After the Prophet sent several artifact retrieval teams to a supposed [[Flood containment facility|Forerunner weapons cache]], 'Vadamee ordered the Minor Prophet to stop misappropriating his forces. Receiving no response, 'Vadamee dispatched a team to ''Ascendant Justice'' to relieve the Prophet of his duties until the human forces were eliminated. However, Stewardship had the incoming ship destroyed and vowed to do the same with any future attempt to challenge his authority. 'Vadamee prepared to personally lead a strike force to apprehend the Prophet, but this was interrupted by the revelation that the [[Flood]] had broken loose on the ring. Meanwhile, the Prophet of Stewardship relocated with his personal security contingent to the ''Truth and Reconciliation''. 'Vadamee and his team subsequently boarded the ''Ascendant Justice'' whose crew quickly swore allegiance to him.{{Ref/Reuse|log}}

On September 21, the fleet's [[Mjern-pattern agricultural support ship|agricultural support ship]], ''[[Infinite Succor]]'', was boarded and subsequently hijacked by the [[Flood]].<ref name="Halo Graphic Novel">'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', ''[[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]''</ref> Realizing that the battle on Halo's surface would be lost due to the overwhelming Flood, Supreme Commander 'Vadamee ordered the Fleet of Particular Justice to retreat from Halo—ignoring the Prophet of Stewardship's fleet-wide requests of rescue aboard the ''Truth and Reconciliation''.{{Ref/Reuse|log}} The ''Truth and Reconciliation'' was taken over by first the Flood and then the humans, but was ultimately destroyed by being crashed into the installation.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page 332''</ref> Upon learning that [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] [[John-117]] was about to detonate the ''Pillar of Autumn''{{'}}s engines in an effort to destroy Halo, 'Vadamee ordered all surviving ships to take refuge behind [[Threshold]] to avoid being destroyed.{{Ref/Reuse|log}} The fleet suffered extremely heavy losses by the end of the battle.{{Ref/Level|CE|[[The Maw]]|Quote=An entire Covenant fleet obliterated, and the Flood! We had no choice}}

During the battle, an expeditionary team led by [[Sesa 'Refumee]] and [[Loka 'Bandolee]] had been sent by the Prophet of Stewardship to investigate a [[Threshold gas mine|Forerunner gas mine]] in the atmosphere of [[Threshold]], the gas giant that Halo orbited.{{Ref/Reuse|log}} Shortly after the ring's destruction, its monitor, [[343 Guilty Spark]], came into contact with this team within the gas mine. Upon meeting the [[ancilla]], Sesa ordered that all communication with the fleet was to be cut so as to avoid the San'Shyuum's interference as it told him the truth about the rings.<ref>'''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''', ''[[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminal 11]]''</ref>

A [[Priority Broadcast Log/Eleventh Cycle, Third Unit|routine log]] of the fleet's actions during the battle was filed. Supreme Commander [[Thel 'Vadamee]] sent a copy of this log to [[Lak 'Vadamee]] while he awaited the [[High Council]]'s ruling on the matter of his part in Halo's destruction.{{Ref/Reuse|log}} 'Vadamee and ''Seeker of Truth'' were soon ordered to ''[[High Charity]]'' before the Council and lost control of the remaining fleet, but was ultimately given the title of [[Arbiter]].{{Ref/Level|H2|[[Heretic]]}}{{Ref/Level|H2|[[The Arbiter]]}}<ref>'''Halo 2: Anniversary''', ''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal 13]]''</ref>

*''[[Ascendant Justice]]'' - {{Pattern|Ruma|light carrier}} - [[Prophet of Stewardship]] - Captured by the UNSC, destroyed during [[Operation: FIRST STRIKE]]

*''[[Truth and Reconciliation]]'' - {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}} - [[Lat 'Ravamee]] - Destroyed during the [[Battle of Installation 04]]

*''[[Purity of Spirit]]'' - ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser

*''[[Penance (ship)|Penance]]'' - {{Pattern|Ester|armored frigate}}

*''[[Esteem]]'' - {{Pattern|Sinaris|heavy destroyer}}

*''[[Undiminished Entelechy]]''<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/halo-5-truth/7c25c1e2-29a4-4ef9-bf84-f9912215a0a0/posts?page=1#post17 ''Halo Waypoint'' - '''Halo 5 Truth (Catalog's answer)''']</ref> - ''Ket''-pattern battlecruiser - Destroyed

*''[[Infinite Succor]]'' - {{Pattern|Mjern|agricultural support ship}} - [[Minister of Etiology]] - Destroyed

*''[[Upright Chalice]]'' - {{Pattern|Kmiro'sish|Lich}} attached to ''Blameless Conceit''

*''[[Glorious Advance]]'' - [[Kez'katu-pattern Phantom|Phantom dropship]] attached to ''Seeker of Truth''

*''[[Brilliant Gift]]'' - [[Dextro Xur-pattern Spirit|Spirit dropship]] - Destroyed

*[[Shipmaster]] [[Orna 'Fulsam]]ee

File:H2A Terminals - Seeker of Truth.jpg|A ''CAS''-class assault carrier (possibly the ''Seeker of Truth'', the fleet's flagship) near ''High Charity''.

**''[[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminals]]''

*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''

**''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]''

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[[Category:Covenant fleets|Particular Justice]]