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*[[War Chief]] [[Escharum]]{{Ref/Reuse|Premiere}}
|forces1  = *{{UNSCShip|Infinity}}†
|forces1  = *{{UNSCShip|Infinity}}†
*7,150 crew/personnel {{Ref/Level|Hi|[[Foundation (Halo Infinite)|Foundation]]}}
*7,150 crew/personnel {{Ref/Quest|HI|Ringfall|[[Foundation (Halo Infinite)|Foundation]]}}
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*1+ escort fleet†
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**Numerous [[marine]]s
**Numerous [[marine]]s
|forces2 =Banished fleet
|forces2 =Banished fleet
*4+ [[Banished dreadnought]]s{{Ref/Level|Id=hor|HI|House of Reckoning|Quote=You were there when we struck the ''Infinity''. The first dreadnought came from the side. In the chaos that followed, you hardly had time to notice the other three bear down upon you. Do you know how long it took us to neutralize your greatest ship? Four minutes. In four minutes, the ''Infinity'', mankind's finest achievement, became a memory.|Quotee=Escharum}}
*4+ [[Banished dreadnought]]s{{Ref/Quest|Id=hor|HI|Reckoning|House of Reckoning|Quote=You were there when we struck the ''Infinity''. The first dreadnought came from the side. In the chaos that followed, you hardly had time to notice the other three bear down upon you. Do you know how long it took us to neutralize your greatest ship? Four minutes. In four minutes, the ''Infinity'', mankind's finest achievement, became a memory.|Quotee=Escharum}}
*Hundreds of "occupation units"{{Ref/Game|HI|Section=Infinity's Approach - 07: Objectives}}
*Hundreds of "occupation units"{{Ref/Game|Id=ia7|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #07 - Objectives}}
**Multiple [[Banished Phantom|Phantoms]]
**Multiple [[Banished Phantom|Phantoms]]
**Modular bases
**Modular bases
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*UNSC fleet decimated
*UNSC fleet decimated
**{{UNSCShip|Infinity}}{{Ref/Reuse|e1}}
**{{UNSCShip|Infinity}}{{Ref/Reuse|e1}}
***1,986 crewmembers of UNSC ''Infinity ''{{Ref/Level|Id=wg|Hi|Warship Gbraakon}}
***1,986 crewmembers of UNSC ''Infinity ''{{Ref/Quest|Id=wg|HI|Ringfall|Warship Gbraakon}}
**{{UNSCShip|Mortal Reverie}}
**{{UNSCShip|Mortal Reverie}}
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==Background==
==Background==
{{Spoiler/begin}}
{{Spoiler/begin}}
In October, 2558, the [[Created conflict]] begun, with the leader of the [[Created]], [[Cortana]], claiming the [[Mantle|Mantle of Responsibility]] to enforce peace throughout the galaxy with the [[Guardian Custode]]s under her command. She made a general broadcast, inviting numerous species and factions to submit themselves to the guardianship of the Created,{{Ref/Level|H5|Guardians}} but threatened those who would resist her leadership with violence.{{Ref/Anthology|Halo: Fractures|[[What Remains]]}} Personally confronted by Cortana, the [[Jiralhanae]] [[Atriox]], the leader of a group of mercenary raiders known as the [[Banished]], declared his independence from Cortana, and thus, opposition against the Created. In a show of force for Atriox's defiance, Cortana commanded her Guardians to destroy the Jiralhanae homeworld [[Doisac]] while communicating with Atriox.{{Ref/Level|Id=repository|HINF|Repository (Halo Infinite)|Repository}} Seeking to fight back against Cortana and access the ring's secrets, Atriox led his Banished forces to [[Installation 07]], where the Created leader resided. Meanwhile, the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, escorted by a fleet of six {{Class|Mulsanne|frigate}}s, also traveled to Installation 07.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #01 - Preparations}} The UNSC was to carry out a plan devised by Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]]: send [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] to the surface of the ring and deploy [[the Weapon]] to lock down Cortana, then return her to the ''Infinity'' for deletion.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Recovered Files 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Recovered Files #04 - The Weapon}}{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #03 - Duty Clearance}}
In October, 2558, the [[Created conflict]] begun, with the leader of the [[Created]], [[Cortana]], claiming the [[Mantle|Mantle of Responsibility]] to enforce peace throughout the galaxy with the [[Guardian Custode]]s under her command. She made a general broadcast, inviting numerous species and factions to submit themselves to the guardianship of the Created,{{Ref/Level|H5|Guardians}} but threatened those who would resist her leadership with violence.{{Ref/Anthology|Halo: Fractures|[[What Remains]]}} Personally confronted by Cortana, the [[Jiralhanae]] [[Atriox]], the leader of a group of mercenary raiders known as the [[Banished]], declared his independence from Cortana, and thus, opposition against the Created. In a show of force for Atriox's defiance, Cortana commanded her Guardians to destroy the Jiralhanae homeworld [[Doisac]] while communicating with Atriox.{{Ref/Quest|Id=repository|HINF|Reckoning|[[Repository (Halo Infinite level)|Repository]]}} Seeking to fight back against Cortana and access the ring's secrets, Atriox led his Banished forces to [[Installation 07]], where the Created leader resided. Meanwhile, the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, escorted by a fleet of six {{Class|Mulsanne|frigate}}s, also traveled to Installation 07.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #01 - Preparations}} The UNSC was to carry out a plan devised by Doctor [[Catherine Halsey]]: send [[Master Chief Petty Officer]] [[John-117]] to the surface of the ring and deploy [[the Weapon]] to lock down Cortana, then return her to the ''Infinity'' for deletion.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Recovered Files 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Recovered Files #04 - The Weapon}}{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #03 - Duty Clearance}}


==Battle==
==Battle==
[[File:HINF John Fighting on Infinity.jpg|thumb|250px|left|John-117 fighting aboard UNSC ''Infinity'']]
[[File:HINF John Fighting on Infinity.jpg|thumb|250px|left|John-117 fighting aboard UNSC ''Infinity'']]
Upon arrival at Installation 07, the advance group of frigates and the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} were ambushed by the Banished,{{Ref/Site|Id=parallel|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/parallel-threads|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Parallel Threads|D=25|M=6|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=Mercenary|HSoR|Chapter=1}} with the ''Infinity'' sustaining multiple hull breaches from the initial attack.{{Ref/Game|Id=ia4|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #04 - Arrival}} The Banished sent raiding parties aboard the ''Infinity'',{{Ref/Reuse|ia4}} all the while sending occupation forces to the Ring's surface by the hundreds.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #07 - Objectives}}
Upon arrival at Installation 07, the advance group of frigates and the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} were ambushed by the Banished,{{Ref/Site|Id=parallel|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/parallel-threads|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Parallel Threads|D=25|M=6|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=Mercenary|HSoR|Chapter=1}} with the ''Infinity'' sustaining multiple hull breaches from the initial attack.{{Ref/Game|Id=ia4|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #04 - Arrival}} The Banished sent raiding parties aboard the ''Infinity'',{{Ref/Reuse|ia4}} all the while sending occupation forces to the Ring's surface by the hundreds.{{Ref/Reuse|ia7}}


The ''Infinity'' had been prepared for a ground assault and was caught by surprise. Four approaching [[Banished dreadnought]]s attacked the supercarrier and overwhelmed its defenses.{{Ref/Reuse|hor}} Within minutes, the supercarrier had sustained three heavy impacts on its starboard hull and one on its portside hull. As the main engine went offline, Captain Lasky ordered the deployment of the Weapon.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #05 - Zero Hour}} John-117 left the bridge after the initial attack to repel the Banished boarding parties,{{Ref/Reuse|ia4}} but he returned to escort Captain Lasky to a dropship.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #06 - Ingress}} Lasky, accompanied by John-117 and several marines,{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #08 - Losing Ground}} linked up with the Spartan-IVs of [[Fireteam Taurus]] and proceeded to the hangar bays, which had been overrun by Banished forces.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #09 - Taurus}}  
The ''Infinity'' had been prepared for a ground assault and was caught by surprise. Four approaching [[Banished dreadnought]]s attacked the supercarrier and overwhelmed its defenses.{{Ref/Reuse|hor}} Within minutes, the supercarrier had sustained three heavy impacts on its starboard hull and one on its portside hull. As the main engine went offline, Captain Lasky ordered the deployment of the Weapon.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #05 - Zero Hour}} John-117 left the bridge after the initial attack to repel the Banished boarding parties,{{Ref/Reuse|ia4}} but he returned to escort Captain Lasky to a dropship.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #06 - Ingress}} Lasky, accompanied by John-117 and several marines,{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #08 - Losing Ground}} linked up with the Spartan-IVs of [[Fireteam Taurus]] and proceeded to the hangar bays, which had been overrun by Banished forces.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #09 - Taurus}}  


Upon arriving at the hangar, John-117 ordered Spartan [[Hudson Griffin]] to take Lasky to a dropship while he held off the boarders at the hangar bay.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #10 - Priorities}} However, despite his efforts, the hangar bay would eventually be lost to the Banished. As one dreadnought rammed the dorsal hull of the ''Infinity'', causing massive structural damage, John-117 encountered Atriox in the hangar bay and lost the duel. The Spartan was thrown from the hangar bay and into space.{{Ref/Reuse|wg}}{{Ref/Mag|Id=GI341|Game Informer|341|page 43}} Upon hearing of the loss of the Master Chief, [[Fernando Esparza]], a civilian engineering contractor, panicked and stole a Pelican, ''[[Echo 216]]'', and fled from the doomed vessel.{{Ref/Level|HI|Pelican Down (Halo Infinite)}}
Upon arriving at the hangar, John-117 ordered Spartan [[Hudson Griffin]] to take Lasky to a dropship while he held off the boarders at the hangar bay.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #10 - Priorities}} However, despite his efforts, the hangar bay would eventually be lost to the Banished. As one dreadnought rammed the dorsal hull of the ''Infinity'', causing massive structural damage, John-117 encountered Atriox in the hangar bay and lost the duel. The Spartan was thrown from the hangar bay and into space.{{Ref/Reuse|wg}}{{Ref/Mag|Id=GI341|Game Informer|341|page 43}} Upon hearing of the loss of the Master Chief, [[Fernando Esparza]], a civilian engineering contractor, panicked and stole a Pelican, ''[[Echo 216]]'', and fled from the doomed vessel.{{Ref/Quest|Id=pdown|HI|Graveyards|[[Pelican Down (Halo Infinite level)|Pelican Down]]}}


Meanwhile, Lasky, escorted by marines and Fireteam Taurus, fought their way to a lifeboat,{{Ref/Game|Id=e1|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Evacuation 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Evacuation #01 - Infinity Down}} allowing the former to escape onboard. Griffin and the other members of Taurus refused to accompany Lasky in his dropship, electing to stay behind. Once inside the ship, Lasky began issuing a general evacuation call, but was cut off mid-sentence as his ship came under fire.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #12 - Abandon Ship}} After ensuring Captain Lasky’s lifeboat was away, Spartan Griffin ordered the evacuation of the remaining Spartan-IVs.{{Ref/Reuse|e1}} Spartan-IVs, marines, and crew fled onboard drop pods,{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Evacuation 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Evacuation #07 - Intrepid Descent}} Pelicans,{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Ringfall 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Ringfall #01 - Enemy Territory}} and lifeboats to the surface of Installation 07.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Ringfall 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Ringfall #02 - The Calm Before}} Many escapees came under fire from Banshees, Phantoms, and anti-air artillery,{{Ref/Game|Id=e3|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Evacuation 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=evacuation #03 - Touchdown}} though some were escorted by members of [[Fireteam Windfall]] onboard fighters.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Evacuation 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=evacuation #06 - Buying Time}} Dropships and lifepods fled the ''Infinity'', many being shot down seconds after exiting the vessel.{{Ref/Reuse|e3}}
Meanwhile, Lasky, escorted by marines and Fireteam Taurus, fought their way to a lifeboat,{{Ref/Game|Id=e1|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Evacuation 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Evacuation #01 - Infinity Down}} allowing the former to escape onboard. Griffin and the other members of Taurus refused to accompany Lasky in his dropship, electing to stay behind. Once inside the ship, Lasky began issuing a general evacuation call, but was cut off mid-sentence as his ship came under fire.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Infinity's Approach 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Infinity's Approach #12 - Abandon Ship}} After ensuring Captain Lasky’s lifeboat was away, Spartan Griffin ordered the evacuation of the remaining Spartan-IVs.{{Ref/Reuse|e1}} Spartan-IVs, marines, and crew fled onboard drop pods,{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Evacuation 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Evacuation #07 - Intrepid Descent}} Pelicans,{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Ringfall 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Ringfall #01 - Enemy Territory}} and lifeboats to the surface of Installation 07.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Ringfall 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Ringfall #02 - The Calm Before}} Many escapees came under fire from Banshees, Phantoms, and anti-air artillery,{{Ref/Game|Id=e3|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Evacuation 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=evacuation #03 - Touchdown}} though some were escorted by members of [[Fireteam Windfall]] onboard fighters.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Evacuation 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=evacuation #06 - Buying Time}} Dropships and lifepods fled the ''Infinity'', many being shot down seconds after exiting the vessel.{{Ref/Reuse|e3}}
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===Installation 07===
===Installation 07===
[[File:HINF Zeta Halo Destroyed.png|250px|thumb|right|The broken Halo after the explosion.]]
[[File:HINF Zeta Halo Destroyed.png|250px|thumb|right|The broken Halo after the explosion.]]
As UNSC forces scattered over the ring and fought against the Banished forces, Atriox confronted Cortana, claiming he had killed John-117, leaving the latter devastated by the news of John-117's apparent death. Seemingly locked down by the Weapon deployed from {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, Cortana could not retaliate.{{Ref/Level|HI|Silent Auditorium|Quote=Look around, Cortana. Your Empire. Over! Your great plan? Ended at the hands of those who made you.|Quotee=Atriox}} Atriox presented her with the terms of her surrender, intending to take control of the ring and unlock the secrets locked within the [[Silent Auditorium (location)|Silent Auditorium]].{{Ref/Level|HI|Silent Auditorium|Quote=I have learned so much, Cortana. this Ring is different. It has secrets within... That I will have. This... Silent Auditorium. Do you know its history? Its true purpose? I have little needs for a failed god. This Ring is all I need. Surrender it to me.|Quotee=Atriox}} In an attempt to prevent Atriox from accessing Silent Auditorium or possibly activating the ring, Cortana detonated an explosion from the Auditorium, fracturing the ring's surface and leaving it inoperable.{{Ref/Level|Id=sa|HI|Silent Auditorium|Quote=It was her. She destroyed the Ring. Stopped my deletion.|Quotee=The Weapon}} Her efforts were proven to be temporary, as the ring begun its self-repair process days later,{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Reverie 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Reverie #04 - On the Mend}} although it would take a considerable amount of time without the [[Reformation spire]]s to facilitate the process.{{Ref/Level|HI|Spire (Halo Infinite level)|Spire}} Although he survived the explosion, Atriox was left severely scarred,{{Ref/Game|Id=stinger|HINF|post-credits cinematic}} and was also presumed dead by both the UNSC and the Banished.{{Ref/Reuse|wg}} Cortana, in hopes of John-117's survival, predicted he would stop the Banished from accessing the Silent Auditorium and prevented the Weapon's deletion protocol so she could assist him,{{Ref/Reuse|sa}} leaving the Weapon in the ring's subterranean structure for retrieval.{{Ref/Level|HI|Foundation (Halo Infinite)|Foundation (Halo Infinite)}}
As UNSC forces scattered over the ring and fought against the Banished forces, Atriox confronted Cortana, claiming he had killed John-117, leaving the latter devastated by the news of John-117's apparent death. Seemingly locked down by the Weapon deployed from {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}, Cortana could not retaliate.{{Ref/Quest|HI|Endless|Silent Auditorium|Quote=Look around, Cortana. Your Empire. Over! Your great plan? Ended at the hands of those who made you.|Quotee=Atriox}} Atriox presented her with the terms of her surrender, intending to take control of the ring and unlock the secrets locked within the [[Silent Auditorium (location)|Silent Auditorium]].{{Ref/Quest|HI|Endless|Silent Auditorium|Quote=I have learned so much, Cortana. this Ring is different. It has secrets within... That I will have. This... Silent Auditorium. Do you know its history? Its true purpose? I have little needs for a failed god. This Ring is all I need. Surrender it to me.|Quotee=Atriox}} In an attempt to prevent Atriox from accessing Silent Auditorium or possibly activating the ring, Cortana detonated an explosion from the Auditorium, fracturing the ring's surface and leaving it inoperable.{{Ref/Quest|Id=sa|HI|Endless|Silent Auditorium|Quote=It was her. She destroyed the Ring. Stopped my deletion.|Quotee=The Weapon}} Her efforts were proven to be temporary, as the ring begun its self-repair process days later,{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Reverie 2|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Reverie #04 - On the Mend}} although it would take a considerable amount of time without the [[Reformation spire]]s to facilitate the process.{{Ref/Quest|HI|Connections|[[Spire (Halo Infinite level)|Spire]]}} Although he survived the explosion, Atriox was left severely scarred,{{Ref/Game|Id=stinger|HINF|post-credits cinematic}} and was also presumed dead by both the UNSC and the Banished.{{Ref/Reuse|wg}} Cortana, in hopes of John-117's survival, predicted he would stop the Banished from accessing the Silent Auditorium and prevented the Weapon's deletion protocol so she could assist him,{{Ref/Reuse|sa}} leaving the Weapon in the ring's subterranean structure for retrieval.{{Ref/Quest|HI|Ringfall|[[Foundation (Halo Infinite)|Foundation]]}}


At some point, the ring was moved from the Ephsu system, alongside UNSC and Banished assets.{{Ref/Game|Id=Hi|Hi}}{{Ref/Game|Id=OI09|Game=Halo Infinite|Section=Database|Detail=Outpost Intel 09 - To Andrew Valleros}} However, the movement was not limited to the ring itself, as debris from the space battle were transported as well. Notably, ''[[Echo 216]]'' and its pilot were left adrift near the installation.{{Ref/Generic|Id=discoverhope|[[Discover Hope]]}}{{Ref/Reuse|wg}}
During the destruction event, the ring was moved from the Ephsu system, alongside UNSC and Banished assets.{{Ref/Game|Id=OI09|Halo Infinite|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Outpost Intel 3|UNSC Audio log|Detail=Outpost Intel #09 - To Andrew Valleros}} However, the movement was not limited to the ring itself, as debris from the space battle were transported as well. Notably, ''[[Echo 216]]'' and its pilot were left adrift near the installation.{{Ref/Generic|Id=discoverhope|[[Discover Hope]]}}{{Ref/Reuse|wg}}


===UNSC and Banished conflcit===
===UNSC and Banished conflcit===
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|[[Jameson Locke]]{{Ref/Quest|HI|Graveyards|Pelican Down (Halo Infinite level)}}
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Battle over Installation 07
UNSC Infinity being rammed by a Banished dreadnought, from the Halo Infinite Campaign Launch Trailer

Conflict:

Post-Covenant War conflicts

Date:

December 12–13, 2559[2]

Location:

In orbit of Installation 07, Ephsu I, Ephsu system

Outcome:

Banished victory[3]

  • UNSC Infinity presumed destroyed.[Note 1]
  • UNSC forces severely depleted and scattered across Installation 07.[3]
  • John-117 defeated and tossed into space by Atriox, and assumed dead.[4]
Details
Belligerents
Commanders
Strength

Banished fleet

Casualties

Unknown

 

"Do you know how long it took us to neutralize your greatest ship? Four minutes. In four minutes, the Infinity, mankind's finest achievement, became a memory."
— War Chief Escharum.[8]

This battle over Installation 07 was an engagement that took place on December 12, 2559, between the United Nations Space Command (UNSC) and the Banished over the Installation 07 and Ephsu I within Ephsu system.[4] The battle over Installation 07 ultimately resulted in the scattering of both UNSC and Banished forces on Installation 07, as part of the larger protracted conflict on the ring.[3]

Background

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

In October, 2558, the Created conflict begun, with the leader of the Created, Cortana, claiming the Mantle of Responsibility to enforce peace throughout the galaxy with the Guardian Custodes under her command. She made a general broadcast, inviting numerous species and factions to submit themselves to the guardianship of the Created,[11] but threatened those who would resist her leadership with violence.[12] Personally confronted by Cortana, the Jiralhanae Atriox, the leader of a group of mercenary raiders known as the Banished, declared his independence from Cortana, and thus, opposition against the Created. In a show of force for Atriox's defiance, Cortana commanded her Guardians to destroy the Jiralhanae homeworld Doisac while communicating with Atriox.[1] Seeking to fight back against Cortana and access the ring's secrets, Atriox led his Banished forces to Installation 07, where the Created leader resided. Meanwhile, the UNSC Infinity, escorted by a fleet of six Mulsanne-class frigates, also traveled to Installation 07.[13] The UNSC was to carry out a plan devised by Doctor Catherine Halsey: send Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 to the surface of the ring and deploy the Weapon to lock down Cortana, then return her to the Infinity for deletion.[14][15]

Battle

File:HINF John Fighting on Infinity.jpg
John-117 fighting aboard UNSC Infinity

Upon arrival at Installation 07, the advance group of frigates and the UNSC Infinity were ambushed by the Banished,[16][17] with the Infinity sustaining multiple hull breaches from the initial attack.[2] The Banished sent raiding parties aboard the Infinity,[2] all the while sending occupation forces to the Ring's surface by the hundreds.[9]

The Infinity had been prepared for a ground assault and was caught by surprise. Four approaching Banished dreadnoughts attacked the supercarrier and overwhelmed its defenses.[8] Within minutes, the supercarrier had sustained three heavy impacts on its starboard hull and one on its portside hull. As the main engine went offline, Captain Lasky ordered the deployment of the Weapon.[18] John-117 left the bridge after the initial attack to repel the Banished boarding parties,[2] but he returned to escort Captain Lasky to a dropship.[19] Lasky, accompanied by John-117 and several marines,[20] linked up with the Spartan-IVs of Fireteam Taurus and proceeded to the hangar bays, which had been overrun by Banished forces.[21]

Upon arriving at the hangar, John-117 ordered Spartan Hudson Griffin to take Lasky to a dropship while he held off the boarders at the hangar bay.[22] However, despite his efforts, the hangar bay would eventually be lost to the Banished. As one dreadnought rammed the dorsal hull of the Infinity, causing massive structural damage, John-117 encountered Atriox in the hangar bay and lost the duel. The Spartan was thrown from the hangar bay and into space.[4][6] Upon hearing of the loss of the Master Chief, Fernando Esparza, a civilian engineering contractor, panicked and stole a Pelican, Echo 216, and fled from the doomed vessel.[23]

Meanwhile, Lasky, escorted by marines and Fireteam Taurus, fought their way to a lifeboat,[10] allowing the former to escape onboard. Griffin and the other members of Taurus refused to accompany Lasky in his dropship, electing to stay behind. Once inside the ship, Lasky began issuing a general evacuation call, but was cut off mid-sentence as his ship came under fire.[24] After ensuring Captain Lasky’s lifeboat was away, Spartan Griffin ordered the evacuation of the remaining Spartan-IVs.[10] Spartan-IVs, marines, and crew fled onboard drop pods,[25] Pelicans,[26] and lifeboats to the surface of Installation 07.[27] Many escapees came under fire from Banshees, Phantoms, and anti-air artillery,[28] though some were escorted by members of Fireteam Windfall onboard fighters.[29] Dropships and lifepods fled the Infinity, many being shot down seconds after exiting the vessel.[28]

Fireteam Taurus escaped onboard Victor 321, but Spartan Griffin commanded the pilot land near three Banished anti-air artilleries already set up on the ring's surface, to disable the cannons and ensure the safety of the incoming survivors.[28][30]

Aftermath

Installation 07

Zeta Halo Destroyed
The broken Halo after the explosion.

As UNSC forces scattered over the ring and fought against the Banished forces, Atriox confronted Cortana, claiming he had killed John-117, leaving the latter devastated by the news of John-117's apparent death. Seemingly locked down by the Weapon deployed from UNSC Infinity, Cortana could not retaliate.[31] Atriox presented her with the terms of her surrender, intending to take control of the ring and unlock the secrets locked within the Silent Auditorium.[32] In an attempt to prevent Atriox from accessing Silent Auditorium or possibly activating the ring, Cortana detonated an explosion from the Auditorium, fracturing the ring's surface and leaving it inoperable.[33] Her efforts were proven to be temporary, as the ring begun its self-repair process days later,[34] although it would take a considerable amount of time without the Reformation spires to facilitate the process.[35] Although he survived the explosion, Atriox was left severely scarred,[36] and was also presumed dead by both the UNSC and the Banished.[4] Cortana, in hopes of John-117's survival, predicted he would stop the Banished from accessing the Silent Auditorium and prevented the Weapon's deletion protocol so she could assist him,[33] leaving the Weapon in the ring's subterranean structure for retrieval.[37]

During the destruction event, the ring was moved from the Ephsu system, alongside UNSC and Banished assets.[38] However, the movement was not limited to the ring itself, as debris from the space battle were transported as well. Notably, Echo 216 and its pilot were left adrift near the installation.[39][4]

UNSC and Banished conflcit

Main article: Installation 07 conflict

"We lost. Lost everything. There's nothing left for us here. I don't even know where here is."
— Fernando Esparza to John-117.[39]

The explosion from the battle affected ground battle between the UNSC and the Banished. The ring's fragmentation scattered ground forces,[40] but disabled Banished anti-air cannons,[41] allowing more UNSC aircrafts to land on the ring. However, the battle resulted in heavy casualties among personnel assigned to the UNSC Infinity, with the Infinity crash-landing on the ring.[3][5][Note 1]

On December 15, Spartan Vedrana Makovich located the wreckage of UNSC Mortal Reverie on one of the ring's fragments. The crash site was established as a UNSC base of operations, gathering other UNSC forces at the site.[42] She contacted Spartan Griffin,[42] and was joined by other Spartans. From there, the UNSC would conduct guerilla warfare against the Banished.

Spoilers end here.

Participants

UNSC

Starships

Fleet Class Name Status
Unknown Infinity-class supercarrier UNSC Infinity Presumed destroyed
Mulsanne-class frigate UNSC Mortal Reverie Destroyed

Military personnel

Branch Rank Name Status
UNSC Navy Master Chief Petty Officer John-117 Survived, assumed MIA
Captain Thomas Lasky Unknown
Spartan Operations Spartan Bertold Vettel Escaped
Bonita Stone Escaped
Henri Malik Escaped
Hudson Griffin Escaped
Intrepid One Escaped
Jameson Locke[23] Unknown
Nina Kovan Escaped
Theodore Sorel Escaped
Tomas Horvath Escaped
Vedrana Makovich Escaped
UNSC Marine Corps First Lieutenant Floyd Escaped
Private First Class Miyazaki Escaped
Private Chamberlain Escaped
Civilian contractors N/A Fernando Esparza Escaped

Vehicles

Type Name Status
Pelican Echo 216 Escaped

Artificial intelligence

Main article: Artificial intelligence
Name Status
"The Weapon" Survived

Banished

Military personnel

Branch Rank Name Status
Command Warmaster Atriox Survived
Spoilers end here.

List of appearances

Notes

  1. ^ a b Although Game Informer has reported that the Infinity crashed on the surface on the ring, the ship was never explicitly mentioned as having crashed on the ring's surface in-game, with Echo 216 unable to locate the supercarrier, casting some doubt on the Infinity's true fate.

Sources

  1. ^ a b Halo Infinite, campaign mission Reckoning: Repository
  2. ^ a b c d Halo Infinite, UNSC Audio log: Infinity's Approach #04 - Arrival
  3. ^ a b c d e Halo Infinite Campaign Gameplay Premiere
  4. ^ a b c d e f Halo Infinite, campaign mission Ringfall: Warship Gbraakon
  5. ^ a b Game Informer, Off The Golden Path – Progression And Exploration In Halo Infinite: "[...] while rallying the UNSC forces that have crash-landed there after the devastating destruction crash of the UNSC Infinity." (Retrieved on Nov 11, 2021) [archive]
  6. ^ a b c Game Informer, Issue #341 - page 43
  7. ^ Halo Infinite, campaign mission Ringfall: Foundation
  8. ^ a b c Halo Infinite, campaign mission Reckoning: House of Reckoning: "You were there when we struck the Infinity. The first dreadnought came from the side. In the chaos that followed, you hardly had time to notice the other three bear down upon you. Do you know how long it took us to neutralize your greatest ship? Four minutes. In four minutes, the Infinity, mankind's finest achievement, became a memory." - Escharum
  9. ^ a b Halo Infinite, UNSC Audio log: Infinity's Approach #07 - Objectives
  10. ^ a b c Halo Infinite, UNSC Audio log: Evacuation #01 - Infinity Down
  11. ^ Halo 5: Guardians, campaign level Guardians
  12. ^ Halo: Fractures - What Remains
  13. ^ Halo Infinite, UNSC Audio log: Infinity's Approach #01 - Preparations
  14. ^ Halo Infinite, UNSC Audio log: Recovered Files #04 - The Weapon
  15. ^ Halo Infinite, UNSC Audio log: Infinity's Approach #03 - Duty Clearance
  16. ^ Halo Waypoint, Canon Fodder - Parallel Threads (Retrieved on Jun 25, 2021) [archive]
  17. ^ Halo: Shadows of Reach, chapter 1
  18. ^ Halo Infinite, UNSC Audio log: Infinity's Approach #05 - Zero Hour
  19. ^ Halo Infinite, UNSC Audio log: Infinity's Approach #06 - Ingress
  20. ^ Halo Infinite, UNSC Audio log: Infinity's Approach #08 - Losing Ground
  21. ^ Halo Infinite, UNSC Audio log: Infinity's Approach #09 - Taurus
  22. ^ Halo Infinite, UNSC Audio log: Infinity's Approach #10 - Priorities
  23. ^ a b Halo Infinite, campaign mission Graveyards: Pelican Down
  24. ^ Halo Infinite, UNSC Audio log: Infinity's Approach #12 - Abandon Ship
  25. ^ Halo Infinite, UNSC Audio log: Evacuation #07 - Intrepid Descent
  26. ^ Halo Infinite, UNSC Audio log: Ringfall #01 - Enemy Territory
  27. ^ Halo Infinite, UNSC Audio log: Ringfall #02 - The Calm Before
  28. ^ a b c Halo Infinite, UNSC Audio log: evacuation #03 - Touchdown
  29. ^ Halo Infinite, UNSC Audio log: evacuation #06 - Buying Time
  30. ^ Halo Infinite, UNSC Audio log: Ringfall #03 - Priority One
  31. ^ Halo Infinite, campaign mission Endless: Silent Auditorium: "Look around, Cortana. Your Empire. Over! Your great plan? Ended at the hands of those who made you." - Atriox
  32. ^ Halo Infinite, campaign mission Endless: Silent Auditorium: "I have learned so much, Cortana. this Ring is different. It has secrets within... That I will have. This... Silent Auditorium. Do you know its history? Its true purpose? I have little needs for a failed god. This Ring is all I need. Surrender it to me." - Atriox
  33. ^ a b Halo Infinite, campaign mission Endless: Silent Auditorium: "It was her. She destroyed the Ring. Stopped my deletion." - The Weapon
  34. ^ Halo Infinite, UNSC Audio log: Reverie #04 - On the Mend
  35. ^ Halo Infinite, campaign mission Connections: Spire
  36. ^ Halo Infinite, post-credits cinematic
  37. ^ Halo Infinite, campaign mission Ringfall: Foundation
  38. ^ Halo Infinite, UNSC Audio log: Outpost Intel #09 - To Andrew Valleros
  39. ^ a b Discover Hope
  40. ^ Halo Infinite, UNSC Audio log: Ringfall #07 - Alone
  41. ^ Halo Infinite, UNSC Audio log: Ringfall #04 - Run and Guns
  42. ^ a b Halo Infinite, Spartan Audio log: Reverie #01 - Home Away From Home

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