Editing Pious Inquisitor

|class={{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}}<ref name="he">'''Halo Encyclopedia''', ''page 275''</ref>  

*Several [[Plasma turret|plasma torpedo turrets]]{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}

|battles=*[[Battle for Earth]]

**[[Battle of Voi]]

|affiliation=*[[Covenant]] {{C|formerly}} <br>

*[[Swords of Sanghelios]] {{C|formerly}}

*[[Servants of the Abiding Truth]] {{C|formerly}}

*[[Venezian militia]]

*[[Fleet of Retribution]]{{Ref/Reuse|he}} {{C|formerly}}

{{Article quote|Don't let its luxury fool you - the Pious Inquisitor is one of the fastest ships in the Covenant fleet.}}

The '''''Pious Inquisitor''''',<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', multiplayer level, ''[[Midship]]''</ref> later renamed '''''Naomi''''' by [[Staffan Sentzke]] after [[Naomi-010|his daughter]],<ref>'''[[Halo: Mortal Dictata]]''', ''Chapter 14''</ref> was a [[Covenant]] {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}} reputed to be one of the fastest ships in the [[Covenant fleet]].

After the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]] discovered the location of [[Portal at Voi|a portal]] to [[Installation 00]] in his search for relics, he quickly conjured the [[Fleet of Sacred Consecration]] and left for the Ark's location. ''Pious Inquisitor'' was a part of the fleet. He was unaware that the relic he sought after was located on [[human]]ity's homeworld, [[Earth]].<ref name="h2aterm">'''Halo 2: Anniversary''', ''Terminal 14: "Beholden"''</ref> After exiting [[slipspace]] in the [[Sol system]], the fleet was vastly outnumbered and attacked by the [[UNSC Home Fleet]]'s [[Fifth Fleet]], beginning the [[Battle for Earth]]. The ''Inquisitor'' remained intact through the Battle for Earth and it was under [[Jiralhanae]] control at the beginning of the [[Great Schism]]. During the Schism, the [[Sangheili]] under the command of  [[Rtas 'Vadum]] took over the ship and took it to ''High Charity'' to join the [[Covenant separatists]].<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 44''</ref> The ''Inquisitor'' then aided the [[Fleet of Retribution]] in preventing the [[Flood]] from spreading. Now part of the fleet, it joined pursuit of a [[Indulgence of Conviction|Flood-controlled ship]] that escaped to Earth.<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 124''</ref> Back to Earth, the fleet helped to cleanse [[Voi]] and its environs of the parasite via glassing. Afterward, the ''Pious Inquisitor'' entered the [[Portal at Voi|Portal]] and took part in the [[Battle of Installation 00]]. Ultimately, the ship survived the battle.

Sav Fel fled to the [[human]] colony of [[Venezia]] and began negotiating with [[insurrectionist]] [[Staffan Sentzke]], who originally planned to use the ship to glass [[Earth]].{{Ref/Reuse|Tor}} As payment for the ship, Fel demanded [[particle beam rifle]]s, [[dropship]]s, and [[Type-25 plasma pistol|plasma pistols]]. Sentzke stated that he would first need to see the ship and test its ventral beam. Fel told him the ship was in another system and that he planned to show him something extra when he saw the ship.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''pages 59-64''</ref> Sav Fel transported Staffan and his son, [[Edvin Sentzke|Edvin]], to his ship in a [[Kig-Yar shuttle|shuttle]] and then took them to where he had hidden ''Pious Inquisitor''.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 109''</ref>

Shipmistress Von and her crew captured Sav Fel, who led them to the location of ''Pious Inquisitor''. Von's Kig-Yar boarded the ship, but Sometimes Sinks continued to hinder their attempts to access its vital systems and made a slipspace transition to a different location, uncoupling ''Inquisitor'' from the Kig-Yar ship and killing several of the pirates. Shortly afterward, Kilo-Five was able to locate ''Pious Inquisitor''. Sometimes Sinks had placed the ship in lockdown and only followed Sentzke's orders, forcing Kilo-Five to take the captured Staffan along as they entered the battlecruiser.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 397''</ref> With the rest of Kilo-Five advancing toward the bridge, Chol Von set the ship's [[plasma torpedo]]es to detonate, which would cause the ''Inquisitor'' to violently [[self-destruct]]. While Kilo-Five evacuated to their own dropships, Sentzke took a [[Dextro Xur-pattern Spirit|Spirit]] from the [[shuttle bay]], intending to use the Covenant dropship to escape.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 445''</ref>

*''Pious Inquisitor'' is the setting for the ''[[Halo 2]]'' multiplayer map [[Midship]]. The ship is also the location of the ''[[Halo 3]]'' multiplayer map [[Heretic]], a remake of Midship. Midship is set just prior to the Battle for Earth, while Heretic is set during the Fleet of Retribution's travel from Delta Halo to Earth.{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}

*During the development of ''Halo 2'', the ship was at one point considered for being named ''Begotten Angel''.<ref>'''[[Halo 2 Collector's Edition]]''': ''Making of Halo 2''</ref>

File:H2A Terminals - Sacred Consecration.jpg|''Inquisitor'' preparing to leave for Earth with its fleet.

File:H3 - Retribution - Ark.png|''Inquisitor'' and the [[battle group]] of the Fleet of Retribution exiting slipspace over Installation 00.

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

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