Editing Raptor

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Ship class infobox
|name=Raptor
|image=[[File:Enc22 Raptor.png|300px]]
|manufacturer=[[Summus Assembler Vats]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P383|Enc22|Page=383}}
|class=
|role=*Offense{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P383}}
*Transport{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P383}}
*Command-and-control{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P383}}
|length={{Convert|850|m|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P383}}
|width=
|height=
|mass=13.1 million tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P383}}
|power=
|engine=[[Reaction drive]]
|slipspace drive=Equipped
|navigation=
|hull=
|armament=
|complement=
|crew=
|othersystems=
|era=[[Forerunner-Flood war]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P383}}
|introduced=Before [[97,764 BCE]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P383}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22P9|Enc22|Page=9}}
|affiliation=[[Builder Security]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P383}}
}}

'''Raptors''' were [[Forerunner]] warships built prior to the [[Forerunner-Flood war]] for use by [[Builder Security]] at the behest of the [[Master Builder]] [[Faber-of-Will-and-Might]]. Initially, their combination of speed and power made raptors excel in [[Space warfare|naval combat]], but as the [[Flood]] grew in influence, [[Logic plague|vulnerabilities]] surrounding the [[ancilla]] used to control them caused raptors to be reassigned away from the front lines.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P383}} 

==Overview==
===Superstructure and hull===
Characterized by their unique arrow-shaped profile, raptors made extensive use of restricted and otherwise rare materials in their construction.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P383}}

===Ship systems===
Known for their speed and elegantly sophisticated weapon systems, raptors heavily relied on the use of [[metarch]]-level [[ancilla]] for fleet synchronization and strategic collaboration. While their combination of speed and power made raptors ideal for quick strikes on enemy warships, these attributes also made them effective mobile command centers and transports. One variant of the raptor, the [[Orders of battle|second-order]] [[Second-order fast frigate|fast frigate]], was fitted with highly advanced navigational techniques and [[slipspace]] [[Slipspace core|core]] configurations that allowed it to make rapid intragalactic transits under [[Slipspace#Reconciliation|reconciliation]] conditions unmanageable by lesser vessels.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P383}}

==Types==
*[[Second-order fast frigate]]

==Operational history==
===Creation===
Manufactured within the [[Summus Assembler Vats]] decades before the start of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], raptors came into existence largely due to the efforts of [[Master Builder]] [[Faber-of-Will-and-Might]], who wanted the powerful vessels as part of his [[Builder Security]] forces. Raptors proved to be highly effective in strike campaigns against larger [[capital ship]]s, using their combined speed and lethal offensive capabilities to descend on enemy warship with ruthless precision.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P383}}

===Vulnerable to the Flood===
As the [[Flood]] spread throughout [[Milky Way|the galaxy]] and began to adapt to [[Forerunner]] naval tactics, it was discovered that the metarch-level ancilla that raptors relied on for coordination in battle were susceptible to the [[logic plague]]. In response to these newfound vulnerabilities, the Forerunners repurposed raptors as command-and-control nodes or tasked them with vital transport missions through contested regions of space, moving [[Ecumene Council|Council]] members and [[Myrmidon]]s. Due to the extreme navigational capabilities of the raptors referred to as "fast frigates," these vessels notably saw use in the final days of the war and were among the few ships authorized to travel within the [[Burn]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P383}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:H4 ForerunnerShips Concept 1.jpg|''[[Halo 4]]'' concept explorations for Forerunner spacecraft, featuring a design later reused as the basis for the raptor illustration in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]''.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Silentium]]'' {{1st}}

==Sources==
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{{Forerunner|ships}}
[[Category:Forerunner ship classes]]