Editing Var 'Gatanai's ship

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Individual ship infobox
|name=Var 'Gatanai's ship
|image=
|naval architect=*[[Ckmu 'Raboree|Master Shipwright Ckmu 'Raboree]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*[[Tek'ch|Apprentice Hiveseeker Tek'ch]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|manufacturer=[[Forgemasters of Tanus]], [[Gorgon Assembly Vault]]<ref name="Warfleet">''[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo|Halo: Warfleet]]'', p. 76-77</ref>
|class={{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}}
|length={{convert|956|m|ft|sigfig=4}}{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|width={{convert|399|m|ft|sigfig=4}}
|height={{convert|175|m|ft|sigfig=4}}{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|engine=4 ''Callipoas''-pattern [[repulsor engine]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|slipspace drive=''Tyros''-pattern [[borer]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|poweroutput=
|mass=8 million metric tonnes{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|shield gen=''Morelia''-pattern [[energy shields|dispersal field generators]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|hull=[[Nanolaminate hull plating]]
|armament=*6 ''Melusean''-pattern heavy [[Plasma cannon (starship)|plasma cannons]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*16 ''Carnax Nu''-pattern [[plasma bombardment mortar]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*11 ''Phot''-pattern [[pulse laser]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|complement=
|countermeasures=[[Active camouflage|''Ushab''-pattern stealth generator]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|captains=[[Var 'Gatanai]]
|crew=
|firstsight=[[2553#April|April 7, 2553]]
|commission-title=Launch
|commission=
|destroyed=[[Battle of Installation 04/Silver|April 13, 2553]]
|battles=*[[Fall of Reach/Silver|Fall of Reach]]
*[[Battle of Installation 04/Silver|Battle of Installation 04]]
|affiliation=[[Covenant fleet]] {{c|formerly}}
}}
This '''unnamed heavy corvette''' was used by [[Arbiter]] [[Var 'Gatanai]] as his [[flagship]].
==Operational History==
[[Arbiter]] [[Var 'Gatanai]] used this corvette as his [[flagship]] during the [[Fall of Reach/Silver|Fall of Reach]], transporting the captured [[Forerunner]] [[keystone]] and human [[Smart AI]] [[Cortana/Silver|Cortana]] aboard before the planet was glassed.{{Ref/Film|Id=Aleria|TV|Episode=[[Aleria (TV Series)|Aleria]]}}

Despite [[Makee]]'s protests, Var attempted to return to [[High Charity]], but Cortana projected [[John-117/Silver|John-117]]'s memories of the [[Halo Array|Halo]] ring, allowing Makee to convince the Arbiter to go rogue and seek out Halo themselves.{{Ref/Reuse|Aleria}}

While Makee attempted to determine the ring's location, [[Sangheili]] priest [[Uto 'Mdama]] pushed for a return to High Charity. Needing John to use the other keystone at the same time in order to activate the vision of Halo again, Makee allowed Cortana access to the ship's communications systems. Cortana led John to the [[Madrigal/Silver|Madrigal]] keystone on [[Onyx/Silver|Onyx]], but also informed [[Admiral]] [[Margaret Parangosky/Silver|Margaret Parangosky]] of the ship's position. Upon detecting the transmission, Uto instigated a mutiny, leading to a clash between his forces and the Arbiter's loyalists.{{Ref/Film|Id=Onyx|TV|Episode=[[Onyx (TV Series)|Onyx]]}} Makee was able to kill Uto with Cortana's help and the mutiny was eventually put down, but it resulted in the deaths of the entire crew aside from Var and Makee.{{Ref/Film|Id=Thermopylae|TV|Episode=[[Thermopylae (TV Series)|Thermopylae]]}}

Using the stars in the vision of the ring, Makee was able to pinpoint [[Installation 04]]'s location in the [[Soell system]]. However, as the corvette moved towards the ring, it came under heavy fire from the [[First Fleet of Solemn Accord]], the very same fleet that the Arbiter had once commanded.{{Ref/Reuse|Thermopylae}} Heavily damaged, the corvette began breaking apart as it entered Halo's gravity well. With their ship unable to survive entry, Var and Makee abandoned ship in a [[drop pod]].{{Ref/Film|Id=Halo|TV|Episode=[[Halo (TV Series)|Halo]]}}

Seeking to rescue Cortana, John space-jumped onto the ship with the help of advice from Dr. [[Catherine Halsey/Silver|Catherine Halsey]] on where to breach. John discovered that Cortana had uploaded herself into the ship's systems in order to survive an attack by Makee and uploaded the AI into his armor. The corvette crashed into Halo's surface and was destroyed, but John and Cortana were thrown from the wreckage and survived.{{Ref/Reuse|Halo}}

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Television Series Season Two]]''
**''[[Aleria (TV Series)|Aleria]]'' {{1st}}
**''[[Onyx (TV Series)|Onyx]]''
**''[[Thermopylae (TV Series)|Thermopylae]]''
**''[[Halo (TV Series)|Halo]]''

==Sources==
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[[Category:SDV-class heavy corvettes]]
[[Category:Covenant ships]]