Editing Shadow of Intent

{{Individual ship infobox

|name=''Shadow of Intent''

|naval architect=*[[Giehel Vange|Prophet of Expediency Giehel Vange]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

*[[Ministry of Sacral Assembly|Vice-Minister of Sacral Assembly]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

|manufacturer=[[Lathe of the Enlightened]], [[Song of Victory]]<ref name="Warfleet">''[[Halo: Warfleet]]'', Shadow of Intent - p.70-71</ref>

|role=[[Flagship]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

|length={{Convert|5347|m|ft|sigfig=6|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

|complement=40,000 warriors{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

*250× [[Covenant drop pod|Insertion pods]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

*600× [[Banshee|Banshee flyers]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

*20× [[R'sisho-pattern Tick|Tick boarding craft]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

}}

==History==

====Battle of Installation 05====

{{Main|Fall of High Charity}}

====Battle for Earth====

===Post-war===

====Attempted capture and later missions====

Following his taking command of the ship, Thel 'Vadam offered Rtas the mission to take the ''Shadow of Intent'' far away from Sanghelios, due to the increasing threat of [[Blooding Years|Sangheili civil war]]. By this time, ''Shadow of Intent'' was the only operational ''CAS''-class carrier in the Swords of Sanghelios fleet, and 'Vadam wanted the ship out of reach of allies whose loyalties were not as certain as 'Vadum's. 'Vadum took the ship and its crew to the frontiers of the former-Covenant territory in an attempt to find rest and recuperation after the war.{{Ref/Reuse|SOI}} Between March 6 and August 24, 2553, in which time ''Shadow of Intent'' was believed to be retrieving former Covenant long-range exploratory fleets.{{Ref/Reuse|Catalog}}

At some point following August 2553{{Ref/Note|Following the end of the prelate's scheme, Rtas intended to take the ship out to hunt down the remaining San'Shyuum. Given that until August 24 the ship was retrieving Covenant exploratory fleets, this places the events of ''Halo: Shadow of Intent'' as taking place some time after August 24 at the earliest.}} this time, the ship became the target of a plot by [[Tem'Bhetek's faction]], intending to capture the carrier. The [[prelate]] led an [[Attack on Rahnelo]], with his Jiralhanae troops slaughtering civilians in the streets. The colony sent out a distress call, and three days later ''Shadow of Intent'' arrived at the scene to assist though were too late. The crew assisted the survivors in clearing the dead bodies, and ultimately took on the [[scion]] daughter of the [[keep]]'s [[kaidon]], [[Tul 'Juran]]. The scion proclaimed the [[right of release]] and requested the help of ''Shadow of Intent'' and its crew in hunting down the prelate to rescue her father. Tem'Bhetek later attacked [[Duraan]], allowing the colony to send a distress call to ensure that ''Shadow of Intent'' would hear it and respond. ''Shadow of Intent'' arrived at Duraan after three days of travel, in time to see the prelate's {{Pattern|Zanar|light cruiser}} ''[[Spear of Light]]'' opening fire on Duraan's largest settlement. This attack [[Ambush at Duraan|turned out to be a trap]], with the prelate intending to use the system's turbulent star and its solar flares to knock out the carrier's energy shields and disable it. The carrier attempted to fire a plasma cannon, only to discover that the prelate's trap meant that the energetic star neutralized the containment fields confining the plasma. With the carrier's shields down and weapons now requiring recharging, ''Spear of Light'' maneuvered to prepare a boarding action. The prelate and fifty Jiralhanae boarded the carrier via its port [[hangar]] bay, and proceeded to head for the command deck. The prelate engaged Rtas and Tul in melee combat, but was ultimately captured in the ship's brig.{{Ref/Reuse|SOI}}

===Superstructure and hull===

[[File:HWF Shadow of Intent.jpg|thumb|left|A cutaway of the carrier.]]

Like most Covenant ships, the ''Shadow of Intent'' is primarily armored with [[nanolaminate hull plating]]. During the [[Post-Covenant War conflicts|post-war era]], however, this has been supplemented with [[runic plating]] installed by the Arbiter's [[Huragok]] during repairs. This advanced plating uses lattices of Forerunner composites interwoven with mysterious energy conduits.

''Shadow of Intent'' is incredibly heavily armed, boasting a single ''Infernus''-pattern superheavy [[energy projector|excavation beam]] as a primary armament, two ''Urpeon''-pattern superheavy [[plasma lance]]s, eight ''Luxor''-pattern heavy [[plasma beam emitter]]s, twenty-four ''Mictix''-pattern heavy plasma torpedo silos as a tertiary armament and seven hundred ''Ferriel''-pattern [[pulse laser]]s as a quaternary point defense network.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Seven of the ''Mictix''-pattern heavy [[plasma cannon]]s{{Ref/Note|''Halo: Shadow of Intent'' names these weapons as plasma cannons, but later describes a plasma torpedo being fired from one. Given the stated weaponry listed in ''Warfleet'', the ''Mictix''-pattern plasma torpedoes are the only plasma weaponry numerous enough to be arrayed in this manner.}} line the prow of the ship in the depression that runs port to starboard. These weapons can fire individually or combine their energy into a single devastating mass. However, the ship's shields must be lowered to fire any weaponry.{{Ref/Reuse|SOI}}

==Crew==

*''Shadow of Intent'' is the subject of a [[Halo: Shadow of Intent|novella of the same name]] by [[Joseph Staten]].

*The [[bridge]]'s holotable features the ''[[Marathon]]'' logo.

==Gallery==

File:H3-SOSUNSC.png|Humans and Sangheili aboard the ''Shadow of Intent'' in ''[[Halo 3]]''.

File:H3 - Retribution - Ark.png|''Shadow of Intent'' leads the [[Fleet of Retribution]] into battle against the Covenant above [[Installation 00]].  

File:H3 Shadow of Intent.jpg|''Shadow of Intent'' preparing to assault the Citadel's shields.

File:Floodgate3.jpg|''Shadow of Intent'' en route to the Ark.

*''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' {{Im}}

*''[[Halo: Shadow of Intent]]''

*''[[Halo Infinite]]'' {{Mo}}

==Notes==