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| | {{Era|HCW}} |
| {{Title|''Seeker of Truth''}} | | {{Title|''Seeker of Truth''}} |
| {{Status|Canon}}
| | {{Individual Ship Infobox |
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| |name=''Seeker of Truth'' | | |name=''Seeker of Truth'' |
| |image=[[File:H2A Terminals - Fleet waiting for Autumn.jpg|300px]] | | |image= |
| |manufacturer= | | |manufacturer= |
| |class={{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}{{Ref/Reuse|h2a terminal13}} | | |class= |
| |role=[[Flagship]] | | |role=[[Flagship]] |
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| |engine=[[Repulsor engine]]s | |
| |slipspace drive=Equipped | |
| |hull= | | |hull= |
| |armament=*[[Pulse laser turret]]s | | |armament= |
| *[[Energy projector]]s
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| *[[Plasma turret]]s
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| |complement= | | |complement= |
| |lastsight= | | |lastsight= |
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| *[[Battle of Installation 04]] | | *[[Battle of Installation 04]] |
| |fleet=[[Fleet of Particular Justice]] | | |fleet=[[Fleet of Particular Justice]] |
| |namedcrew=*[[Special Operations Commander]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]]ee | | |namedcrew=*[[Rtas Vadum]]ee |
| *[[Special Operations Sangheili|Special Operations Sub-commander]] [[Bero 'Kusovai]] | | *[[Bero 'Kusovai]] |
| |captains=[[Supreme Commander]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee | | |captains=[[Thel 'Vadam]]ee |
| |affiliation=[[Covenant]]}} | | |affiliation=[[Covenant]] |
| '''''Seeker of Truth''''' (also referred to as the '''''Seeker'''''<ref name="LC3">''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]'', [[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #3]]</ref>) is a {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}{{Ref/Reuse|h2a terminal13}} and the former [[flagship]] of the [[Covenant]] [[Fleet of Particular Justice]]. The [[Supreme Commander]] of the fleet, [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee, commanded the vessel during the [[Human-Covenant War]].{{Ref/Reuse|succor}} | | |hideb=yes |
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| | The '''''Seeker of Truth''''' was the [[flagship]] of the [[Covenant]] [[Fleet of Particular Justice]]. The [[Supreme Commander]] of the fleet, [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee, commandeered the flagship during the final years of the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="succor"/> |
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| ==History== | | ==History== |
| The ''Seeker of Truth'' commanded by Thel 'Vadamee was present during the [[Fall of Reach]], where he led the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] and eventually [[glassing|glassed]] [[Reach|the planet]]. The remains of the fleet followed the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} to [[Installation 04]] when it fled the system.<ref name="succor">''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'', [[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]</ref>
| | Thel 'Vadamee commanded the ''Seeker of Truth'' during the [[Fall of Reach]], where he led [[glassed]] [[Reach|the planet]]. The remains of the fleet followed the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} to [[Installation 04]] when it fled the system.<ref name="succor">'''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]''', ''[[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]''</ref> |
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| After leaving the [[Epsilon Eridani system]] and discovering Installation 04, the [[Prophet of Stewardship]] and 'Vadamee met aboard ''Seeker of Truth''. They attempted to contact ''[[High Charity]]'' to ensure the interpretation of their scripture was accurate but were unable to do so.{{Ref/Reuse|LC3}}<ref name="flood">''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', [[Priority Broadcast Log/Eleventh Cycle, Third Unit]]</ref> When ''Pillar of Autumn'' exited slipspace in the [[Soell system|system]], ''Seeker of Truth'' and several other vessels launched [[dropship]]s and {{Pattern|Brhi Xur|Leech}} boarding craft in a failed attempt to capture the ship.<ref name="h2a terminal13">''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'', [[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminal 13]]</ref> During the [[Battle of Installation 04]], the Prophet of Stewardship relocated to the [[Ruma-pattern light carrier|carrier]] ''[[Ascendant Justice]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|flood}} Later in the battle, the ''[[Infinite Succor]]'' activated its emergency beacon. 'Vadamee sent a [[Covenant Special Operations|Special Operations]] detachment, led by [[Rtas 'Vadum]]ee, to the vessel to retrieve the [[Minister of Etiology]] aboard the ''Succor'' and return him to the ''Seeker of Truth''. However, the crew of ''Infinite Succor'' and all Special Operation forces were killed by the [[Flood]], except for 'Vadumee who was heavily wounded.{{Ref/Reuse|succor}} When Rtas 'Vadumee returned to ''Seeker of Truth'', Thel ordered all ships in the fleet to invoke emergency quarantine response, priority alpha.{{Ref/Reuse|flood}} Later in the battle, ''[[Undiminished Entelechy]]'' became boarded and infested by the Flood. Thel 'Vadamee was forced to destroy the [[Ket-pattern battlecruiser|cruiser]] with ''Seeker of Truth'' to prevent the Flood from spreading.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-beta-late-than-never ''Halo Waypoint'': Cannon Fodder: Beta Late Than Never]</ref> | | After leaving the [[Epsilon Eridani system]] and discovering Installation 04, the [[Prophet of Stewardship]] and 'Vadamee met aboard the ''Seeker of Truth''. They attempted to contact ''[[High Charity]]'' to ensure the interpretation of their scripture was accurate, but are unable to do so. During the [[Battle of Installation 04]], the Prophet of Stewardship relocated to the {{Class|CSO|supercarrier}} ''[[Ascendant Justice]]''.<ref name="flood">'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''[[Priority Broadcast Log/Eleventh Cycle, Third Unit]]''</ref> Later in the battle, the ''[[Infinite Succor]]'' activated its emergency beacon. 'Vadamee sent a [[Covenant Special Operations|Special Operations]] detachment, led by [[Rtas 'Vadum]]ee, to the vessel to retrieve the [[Minister of Etiology]] aboard the ''Succor'' and return him to the ''Seeker of Truth''. However, the crew of the ''Infinite Succor'' and all Special Operation forces were killed by the [[Flood]], except for 'Vadumee who was heavily wounded.<ref name="succor"/> |
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| Late in the battle of Installation 04, 'Vadamee would take a strike force and board the ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'', leaving ''Seeker of Truth''. When the Supreme Commander realized that the destruction of the installation was imminent, he had the entire fleet take cover behind the gas giant [[Threshold]].{{Ref/Reuse|flood}} Whether the ''Seeker of Truth'' survived the destruction of Installation 04 remains unknown.
| | When the destruction of the installation was imminent, 'Vadamee had the ''Seeker of Truth'', and the rest of the ships in the fleet, take cover behind the gas giant [[Threshold]].<ref name="flood"/> Due to his failure of safeguarding Installation 04, 'Vadamee was called before the [[High Council]] and stripped of his rank and ability to command the ship.<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Heretic]]''</ref> The current status of the ''Seeker of Truth'' is unknown. |
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| ==Production notes==
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| Though both the Definitive Edition of ''Halo: The Flood'' and ''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s terminals portray ''Seeker of Truth'' as 'Vadamee's command vessel, ''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' (released years before the ''Halo Graphic Novel'') strongly implies that his flagship was instead ''[[Ascendant Justice]]''. This is erroneously stated as fact on the Arbiter's [https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/arbiter-thel-vadam Halo Waypoint biography].
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| While ''Seeker of Truth''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s class has been used to be not stated in canon and the novels referred to the ship simply as a Covenant flagship, in the ''Halo 2: Anniversary''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s terminals, the vessel is depicted in the likeness of a ''CAS''-class assault carrier from ''[[Halo 3]]'', which would be later known as the ''Kerel''-pattern assault carrier by ''[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo|Halo: Warfleet]]''. While this may indicate that the ship was presumably an assault carrier, it is possible that ''Seeker of Truth'' might be a {{Pattern|Sh'wada|supercarrier}}, since the ''CSO''-class is virtually identical to the ''Kerel''-pattern ''CAS''-class in outward appearance though with the only difference being that it is colored darker (at least for the ''[[Long Night of Solace]]'' in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''). However, terminals clearly portrays the ship as a ''CAS'' based on its scale in comparison to its fellow battlecruisers and other ships.{{Ref/Reuse|h2a terminal13}} In ''[[The Heretic]]'' level in ''Halo 2: Anniversary'', the ''Seeker of Truth'' (the ship leading the Covenant fleet that was pursuing the ''Pillar of Autumn''), like all assault carriers on the game, was depicted as a ''Syfon''-pattern assault carrier, sharing the same design as the ''[[Solemn Penance]]'' and ''[[Day of Jubilation]]''.<ref name=heretic>''[[Halo 2]]'', campaign level [[The Heretic]]</ref>
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| File:H2A Terminals - Thel and Prophet.jpg|Thel speaking to a Prophet on ''Seeker of Truth''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s bridge.
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| File:H2A Terminals - SupremeCommanderThel.png|'Vadamee commanding the vessel.
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| File:HGN_ThelVadamee_Cloak.png|Another view of 'Vadamee commanding the vessel.
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| File:H2A Terminals - Seeker of Truth.jpg|A ''CAS''-class assault carrier carrying 'Vadamee, possibly the ''Seeker of Truth'', arrives at [[High Charity]] shortly following the destruction of Installation 04.
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| </gallery>
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| ==List of appearances== | | ==List of appearances== |
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| *''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'' | | *''[[Halo Graphic Novel]]'' |
| **''[[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]'' {{1st}} | | **''[[The Last Voyage of the Infinite Succor]]'' {{1st}} |
| *''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]''
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| **''[[Terminal (Halo 2: Anniversary)|Terminals]]''
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| | | [[Category:Covenant Ships]] |
| [[Category:CAS-class assault carriers]]
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