Lich

The Lich is a type of heavy dropship utilised by the Covenant and its remnants. Much larger than their contemporaries such as the Spirit, the Lich is capable of housing dozens of troops, extremely heavy weaponry, and can even transport a Phantom. When deploying troops, the Lich employs its Gravity lift to safely drop dozens of soldiers to the battlefield. The Lich itself is armed with an Unknown Energy Beam weapon that can heavily damage the toughest of foes, such as a Mammoth. The Lich also houses two Plasma Cannons, one on each side. The Lich has an unknown power Core, similar to the Scarab. When destroyed, the ship will crash. In Halo 4, if the pilot is killed the ship will still stay in the air. weather the Lich has some sort of emergency thruster system or weather this is an oversight is unknown.

Variants

Type-56 Lich

Main article: Type-56 Lich

The Type-56 Lich was employed by the Covenant as its heaviest class of dropship. They were utilised in the Human-Covenant War but were so destructive that oftentimes, UNSC forces deployed against them suffered near-total annhihilation, limiting information about them readily known to the UNSC. In the post-war period, they are employed by Covenant Remnant factions such as Jul 'Mdama's Covenant and the Swords of Sanghelios.

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  A Covenant-era Lich, the Upright Chalice.

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  A postwar Lich.

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  A Swords of Sanghelios Lich.

Banished Lich

Main article: Banished Lich

These craft are also employed by the Banished, modified with the typical Banished armour plating and livery. They are used to carry the Banished's massive Outposts and infantry.

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  The Banished Lich.