Editing Shadow of Intent

*[[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}}

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

{{Main|Fall of High Charity}}

Following the [[Prophet of Truth]]'s escape to [[Earth]], most of the ships commanded by [[Arbiter]] [[Thel 'Vadam]] remained near [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 05]] to quarantine the local [[Flood]] threat by [[glassing]] the surface.<ref>[[Eleventh Hour reports]]</ref> However, the infected {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}} ''[[Indulgence of Conviction]]'' broke through the blockade and jumped to Earth. A [[battle group|portion]] of the Fleet of Retribution, consisting of ''Shadow of Intent'', at least one another assault carrier and at least fourteen battlecruisers, followed the Flood-controlled vessel to the human homeworld.<ref name=heretic>'''[[Halo 3]]''', multiplayer level ''[[Heretic]]''</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}{{Ref/Reuse|Floodgate}}{{Ref/Note|See the [[Fleet of Retribution#Notes|Fleet of Retribution's notes]]}}

===Post-war===

[[File:Attend2.PNG|thumb|225px|''Shadow of Intent'' presides over the [[Voi Memorial]]'s commemoration prior to the ship's final departure from Earth.]]

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

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}}

''Shadow of Intent'' returned to Duraan to restock and repair for 10–20 days, before setting out on a mission to hunt down the [[San'Shyuum flotilla]] who had evacuated High Charity in 2552, to execute those who might try to continue the Prophet of Truth's schemes and rescue those who might be deemed innocent.{{Ref/Reuse|SOI}} On April 22, [[2554]], the ship was rendered combat-ineffective after a battle with [[Jul 'Mdama]]'s [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant|forces]]. Up to November 6, [[2556]], ''Shadow of Intent'' was still used against both 'Mdama's Covenant and Jiralhanae forces.{{Ref/Site|Id=Catalog|URL=https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2969311_Catalog-Interaction.aspx|Site=Halo Waypoint Forums|Page=Catalog Interaction|D=13|M=10|Y=2014|LocalArchive=Catalog/Archive/2014#Post #6}} Between May 6 and June 1, [[2557]], ''Shadow of Intent'' participated in naval exercises with the [[UNSC Navy]] in a [[Joint Occupation Zone]] against [[Piracy|pirates]], by which point her weapons and [[nanolaminate hull plating]] had been improved. Between June 1, 2557, and [[2558#March|March 3, 2558]], ''Shadow of Intent'' was tasked with the protection of Sanghelios and [[Sangheili colonies]] of the core world sphere. Around March 2558 three [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] [[prowler]]s tasked to monitor ''Shadow of Intent'' were destroyed. These losses were not reported to the UNSC Navy.{{Ref/Reuse|Catalog}} The ''Shadow of Intent'' has otherwise been involved with conducting diplomatic trips to remote colonies to grow support, eliminating marauders from resource worlds and pursuing San'Shyuum [[war criminal]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}

==Design details==

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==