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John-117 was not the only returnee from [[Installation 05]]. Commander Keyes and Sergeant Johnson preceded him. Hood gave Johnson permission to interrogate a [[Quick to Adjust|rebel Huragok]], which had been extracted several weeks earlier from [[New Mombasa]] by Captain [[Veronica Dare|Dare]]'s [[Buck's squad|Helljumper squad]]. The UNSC was interested in [[The Portal|what]] the Covenant were looking for.<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', ''Epilogue''</ref> | John-117 was not the only returnee from [[Installation 05]]. Commander Keyes and Sergeant Johnson preceded him. Hood gave Johnson permission to interrogate a [[Quick to Adjust|rebel Huragok]], which had been extracted several weeks earlier from [[New Mombasa]] by Captain [[Veronica Dare|Dare]]'s [[Buck's squad|Helljumper squad]]. The UNSC was interested in [[The Portal|what]] the Covenant were looking for.<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', ''Epilogue''</ref> | ||
The protracted battle for the planet left the admiral with few ships. By now it was obvious the Covenant were excavating a massive object between the ruins of New Mombasa and the industrial town of [[Voi]], what he and Keyes believed to be "The Ark".<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', level ''[[Tsavo Highway (level)|Tsavo Highway]]''</ref> Commander Keyes proposed a daring offensive to destroy the Forerunner ship, now grounded on the object; Hood gave his approval only after John-117 was recovered.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', level ''[[Crow's Nest (level)|Crow's Nest]]''</ref> Once the Spartan and [[Thel 'Vadam]] disabled local enemy air defenses, Hood led [[Battle Group Victory]] from the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}<ref name="mythos">'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 117''</ref> in a low altitude strike on the dreadnought. The attack failed and the Covenant left through a newly-opened [[Slipspace portal]] generated by the machine that also disabled Hood's ships, prompting him to regroup his forces.<ref>'''Halo 3''', level ''[[The Storm]]''</ref> Moments later, [[Indulgence of Conviction|a Flood-infested Covenant cruiser]] suddenly emerged from Slipspace nearby and crash-landed in Voi; the subsequent Flood invasion was repelled with aid from the pursuing [[Fleet of Retribution]], and a message from [[Cortana]] was retrieved from the crashed cruiser before the Fleet was forced to quarantine the area via [[glassing]].<ref name="floodgate">'''Halo 3''', level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref> | |||
[[File:Hood Pelican.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Lord Hood grimly watches [[Miranda Keyes]] and the [[John-117|Master Chief]] as his [[D77H-TCI|Pelican]] leaves the ''Shadow of Intent'''s hangar.]] | [[File:Hood Pelican.jpg|thumb|250px|left|Lord Hood grimly watches [[Miranda Keyes]] and the [[John-117|Master Chief]] as his [[D77H-TCI|Pelican]] leaves the ''Shadow of Intent'''s hangar.]] | ||
Meeting with [[Shipmaster]] [[Rtas 'Vadum]] aboard the Fleet's flagship, ''[[Shadow of Intent]]'', Hood watched on as the AI warned of an impending attack on Earth by the [[Gravemind]] and a Flood-infested ''[[High Charity]]'', claiming a solution to the parasite lay beyond the portal. The admiral was not confident of the AI's advice given its damaged state and was prepared to fight a conventional battle against the Flood whereas the Shipmaster saw this guaranteed suicide as foolish, opting to lead an expedition through the portal to find Cortana's solution. [[John-117]] and Commander [[Miranda Keyes|Keyes]] agreed with the shipmaster, convincing a weary Hood to spare the ''Dawn'' to accompany the Sangheili. Hood remained on Earth as the combined task force departed for what would become known as the real Ark, [[Installation 00]].<ref name="floodgate"/><ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', level ''[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]''</ref> The final stand he had expected never came, as ''High Charity'' jumped directly toward the Ark from the vicinity of [[Mars]] one day later.<ref name="Bulletin924">[https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-9-24-14 '''Halo Waypoint''' - The Halo Bulletin: 9.24.14'']</ref> | |||
===Post-Covenant War=== | ===Post-Covenant War=== | ||
{{Quote|For us, the storm has passed. The war is over. But let us never forget those who journeyed into the howling dark and did not return. For their decision required courage beyond measure, sacrifice, and unshakable conviction that their fight...''our'' fight...was elsewhere. As we start to rebuild, [[Voi Memorial|this hillside]] will remain barren, a memorial to heroes fallen. They ennobled all of us...and they shall not be forgotten.|Lord Hood's eulogy at the Voi Memorial, March 2553}} | {{Quote|For us, the storm has passed. The war is over. But let us never forget those who journeyed into the howling dark and did not return. For their decision required courage beyond measure, sacrifice, and unshakable conviction that their fight...''our'' fight...was [[Installation 00|elsewhere]]. As we start to rebuild, [[Voi Memorial|this hillside]] will remain barren, a memorial to heroes fallen. They ennobled all of us...and they shall not be forgotten.|Lord Hood's eulogy at the Voi Memorial, March 2553}} | ||
[[File:Handshake-large.jpg|thumb|250px|Lord Hood and Thel 'Vadam shaking hands at Voi Memorial.]] | [[File:Handshake-large.jpg|thumb|250px|Lord Hood and Thel 'Vadam shaking hands at Voi Memorial.]] |
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