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{{Title|''Long Night of Solace''}}
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{{Disambig header|the Covenant supercarrier|other uses|Long Night of Solace (disambiguation)}}
{{disambig header|the level|the [[Halo: Reach]] song|Long Night of Solace (song)}}
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{{Infobox/Ships/Individual
|name = '''''Long Night of Solace'''''
|country              = [[Covenant]]
|image = [[File:Reach E310 Campaign10.jpg|300px]]
|country flag        = {{Icon|Covenant FB}}
|player = [[SPARTAN-B312]]
|name                 = ''Long Night of Solace''
|date = Fall 2552
|class                = {{Pattern|Sh'wada|supercarrier}}<ref name="essential">''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p.111</ref>
|place = [[Reach]]
|identification      =  
|Objective = *Reach the [[Sabre]] launch facility
|operator            = [[Covenant fleet]]
*Defend ''[[Anchor 9]]''
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|enemies = On ground
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*Troops:
|launched            =  
**[[Kig-yar]]
|commissioned        =
***[[Kig-Yar Minor|Minors]]
|fate = Destroyed via weaponised slipspace drive during [[Operation: UPPER CUT]]
**[[Unggoy]]
*[[2552#August|August 14, 2552]]<ref name="LNoS">''[[Halo: Reach]]'', campaign level [[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]</ref>
***[[Unggoy Minor|Minors]]
|status              =
***[[Unggoy Ultra|Ultras]]
|captains            = [[Supreme Commander]] [[Rho 'Barutamee]]{{Ref/Reuse|essential}}
**[[Sangheili]]
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***[[Sangheili Ultra|Ultras]]
|motto                =
***[[Sangheili Minor|Minors]]
}}
***[[Sangheili Officer|Officers]]
|hide-characteristics =
*Vehicles
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**[[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Ghost]]  
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**[[Type-25 Troop Carrier|Spirits]]
|length              = {{Convert|28.960|km|ft|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|essential}}
**[[Type-25 Assault Gun Carriage|Wraith]]
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|height              = {{Convert|3.563|km|ft|sp=us}}
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*[[Type-52 Troop Carrier|Phantoms]]
|slipspace drive      = Equipped
*[[Seraph-class Starfighter|Seraphs]]
|hull                = [[Nanolaminate hull plating]]
*[[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshees]]
*Equipped with [[energy shielding]]
*[[Covenant Corvette]]
|armaments            =*[[Energy projector]]s{{Ref/Reuse|essential}}
|nowalk = 1
*[[Plasma turret]]s{{Ref/Reuse|essential}}
*[[Pulse laser turret]]s{{Ref/Reuse|essential}}
}}
}}
'''''Long Night of Solace''''' was a [[Covenant]] {{Pattern|Sh'wada|supercarrier}} and the [[flagship]] of the [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]], commanded by [[Supreme Commander]] [[Rho 'Barutamee]].{{Ref/Reuse|essential}}<ref>''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p.10</ref> ''Long Night of Solace'' and its fleet inadvertently served as an advance invasion force on the planet [[Reach]] during the [[Fall of Reach]] in the [[2552|summer of 2552]].<ref>''[[Halo: Reach]]'', [[Halo: Reach Legendary Edition|Legendary Edition commentary]]</ref> The supercarrier was destroyed by [[United Nations Space Command]] personnel over Reach during [[Operation: UPPER CUT]].{{Ref/Reuse|LNoS}}


'''Long Night of Solace'''<ref>[http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/109/1098266p1.html '''IGN''': ''E3 2010: Halo: Reach Campaign Preview'']</ref> is the sixth [[campaign]] level in ''[[Halo: Reach]]''.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_073010 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update 30.07.10'']</ref><ref name="interview">[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJqw6QvSzXQ '''YouTube''': ''E3 2010 Extended Reach Campaign Mission HD'']</ref><ref name="PM">[http://www.popularmechanics.com/technology/digital/gaming/sneak-peak-of-halo-reach '''PopularMechanics''': ''Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Sneak Peak of Halo: Reach'']</ref> This is the first and only level in the ''Halo'' series to feature playable ship-to-ship combat in space.<ref name="interview"/>
==Operational history==
===Human-Covenant War===
On or prior to [[2552#July|July 23, 2552]], the fleet, [[Active camouflage|cloaked]] by ''Long Night of Solace'', made landfall on Reach.{{Ref/Reuse|essential}} The fleet then deployed a network of [[deployment spire]]s and [[stealth pylon]]s to covertly land an advance ground force. ''Long Night of Solace'' served as the [[flagship]] for the advance force, which was comprised of the supercarrier and at least five {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}}s.


Upon completing the level on [[Normal]], [[Heroic]] or [[Legendary]] difficulties, the player will earn the "[[You Flew Pretty Good]]" achievement and 10 Gamerscore.
[[File:LNoS ends.jpg|thumb|left|250px|''Long Night of Solace'' is destroyed.]]
On [[2552#August|August 12]], the UNSC launched an [[Battle at Szurdok Ridge|attack]] on the Covenant base in [[Viery Territory|Viery]]. After [[Spire One]] was destroyed, the ''Solace'' decloaked and engaged the UNSC. Immediately after its position was compromised, ''Long Night of Solace'' destroyed the {{UNSCShip|Grafton}} and laid waste to several other UNSC deployments. It then retreated to Covenant-held space in orbit above the planet.<ref>''[[Halo: Reach]]'', campaign level [[Tip of the Spear]]</ref>


==Summary==
During Operation: UPPER CUT, an operation designed to destroy the ship, UNSC [[Extra-vehicular activity|EVA]] teams boarded the Covenant corvette ''[[Ardent Prayer]]'', which was on a refueling run with the supercarrier, and transported a [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] onto the corvette. Simultaneously, [[Operation: LEFT JAB]] was initiated to distract the carrier's escort fleet.<ref>''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'', [[Scenario Six: Left Jab]]</ref>
The [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Fall of Reach|invasion]] of [[Reach]] is in full force, and [[Catherine-B320]] has come up with a plan to take the fight to the enemy. [[Noble Team]], minus [[Emile-A239]] and [[Jun-A266]], are dropped off to a beach by a [[UH-144 Falcon]], and they must fight their way into a [[Unnamed Sabre launch facility|UNSC Sabre launch facility]] that is under attack by Covenant ground and air forces. Once inside, [[Noble Six]] and [[Jorge-052]] enter a [[Sabre]] that is immediately launched into the planet orbit along with at least one other Sabre. Once in space, they join the other [[UNSC]] forces in defending the station ''[[Anchor 9]]'' and assist the {{UNSCShip|Savannah}} in attacking a [[Covenant Corvette]].<ref name="interview"/>


==Transcript==
During the battle aboard the ship, the detonation controls of the improvised bomb were damaged, forcing [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN]] [[Jorge-052]] to sacrifice himself by activating the drive manually, staying on the corvette as it was consumed in a [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] rift. The unrestricted slipspace rift teleported the middle section of the supercarrier's hull into slipspace, destroying ''Long Night of Solace''. The remaining two-thirds of ''Long Night of Solace'' then crashed into a mountain range on the surface of Reach as a larger Covenant fleet dropped out of slipspace over the planet.{{Ref/Reuse|LNoS}}<ref>''[[Halo: Reach]]'', campaign level [[Exodus]]</ref> [[Kantar 'Utaralee]] took over the Fleet of Valiant Prudence following the destruction of ''Long Night of Solace'', rallying the fleet near [[Turul]].<ref>''Halo: Fleet Battles'', [[Scenario Eight: Rally Point Zulu]]</ref>
''View opens on the surface of Reach, showing a large UNSC base beside a body of [[Water|water]], surrounded by mountains. The camera turns downwards and shows a [[UH-144 Falcon]] landing on the beach. [[Jorge-052]], [[Catherine-B320]] and [[SPARTAN-B312]] jump out of the craft and the camera moves to Noble Six's first-person perspective. The team stands ready, with [[Carter-A259]] on the lead as the Falcon takes off and flies away.''


*'''Jorge-052''': "Bit of a hike to the launch facility."
On August 27, [[Vice Admiral]] [[Hieronymus Michael Stanforth|Hieronymus Stanforth]] stated that ''Long Night of Solace'' would have been a prime candidate for use in [[Operation: RED FLAG]]. However, with the vessel destroyed, the Navy was forced to wait to enact the operation until the Covenant arrived in force days later.<ref>''[[Data Drop]]s'', [[Data Drop/Five|Data Drop #5]]</ref>


*'''Carter-A259''': "Anywhere closer's too hot to land."
==Production notes==
In early development phases, the ''Long Night of Solace'' was simply known as the "Black Ship".<ref>''[[Halo: The Great Journey: The Art of Building Worlds]]'', p.68</ref>


*'''Kat-B320''': "Copy that, Commander."
When writing ''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'', author [[Troy Denning]] envisioned the ''[[Hammer of Faith]]'' as a {{Pattern|Sh'wada|supercarrier}} and a [[Wikipedia:Sister ship|sister ship]] to the ''Long Night of Solace''. However, ultimately, Denning chose not to specify the ship's class in the text, deferring to [[343 Industries]] to make the final canonical decision.{{Ref|[https://twitter.com/TDenningauthor/status/1081251542357942272 ''Twitter'', Troy Denning:] "The CSO pic in Halopedia is what I was working from when I described it, and in mind, it was intended to be a sister ship to LNoF. But that's NOT official canon -- that decision is (rightly) for 343 to make."}} The ship's class has not been stated in canon as of yet.
 
*'''Carter-A259''': "Move up the beach, Noble."
 
''The screen flashes white as the player is given control. Carter and Kat take point''. ''The team move up the beach and onto a small hill. ''
 
*'''Jorge-052''': "Is there any place the Covenant isn't?"
 
''Orbital Insertion Pods hit the ground near Noble Team.''
 
*'''Carter-A259''': "We've been engaged!"
 
==Trivia==
*This level was the first campaign level of ''Halo: Reach'' to be unveiled to the public. A shorter version of the level was first showcased in the ''[[Halo: Reach E3 Campaign Demo]]'' during the [[Microsoft]] press conference at [[Electronic Entertainment Expo|E3 2010]].
*Noble Team members [[Jun]] and [[Emile]] are noticibly absent in this mission.
*In the first part of the space battle, it looks as though the Banshees, Phantoms and Seraphs are exiting Slipspace.
*A section of the level, the Sabre launching pad, will appear as the multiplayer map Countdown.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="150" orientation="landscape" captionalign="left">
<gallery>
File:Halo- Reach - Noble Team.jpg|Noble Team on the beach.
File:Reach-Concept-ToTS-Supercarrier.jpg|Concept art of the ''Long Night of Solace''.
File:Reach E310 Campaign02.jpg|A [[Type-25 Troop Carrier|Spirit]] dropping Covenant reinforcements as a [[Ghost]] passes [[SPARTAN-B312]].
File:HR_SupercarrierDestroyed_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the ''Solace''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s destruction.
File:Halo- Reach - Saber Launching.jpg|The Sabres being launched.
File:HTMCC HR Achievement GenerousTipper.png|Concept art of the supercarrier's crash site.
File:Reach E310 Campaign09.jpg|The player engages Covenant [[Seraph]]s and [[Banshee]]s.
File:Assault vs Super n comp.jpg|A visual and size comparison between the ''Long Night of Solace'' and a {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}}.<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1016685 ''halo.bungie.org'': Assault Carrier vs Super Carrier]</ref>
File:Saber Assault.png|A Sabre and a UNSC Frigate attack a Covenant Corvette.
File:LNoS Frigate Comprison SLoftus.jpg|A size comparison between the ''Long Night of Solace'' and a [[UNSC frigate]].
File:CovenantSupercarrier.jpg|The ''Long Night of Solace'' in Reach orbit.
File:ToTS Ending.jpg|The decloaked ''Long Night of Solace''.
File:Exodus_Intro.jpg|The remains of the ''Long Night of Solace'' on a Reach mountain range.
File:HFB-LongNightofSolace.png|The ''Long Night of Solace'' in ''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''.
File:H4 LongNightOfSolace Crashsite Concept.jpg|Concept art of the ''Solace''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crash site from ''[[Halo 4]]''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20130612013231/http://pringleart.com/projects/halo-4/ ''Thomas Pringle'', Halo 4 Projects]</ref>
</gallery>
</gallery>
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


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[[Category:Carriers]]
[[Category:Halo: Reach Campaign]]
[[Category:Covenant ships]]

Latest revision as of 06:29, October 22, 2023

This article is about the Covenant supercarrier. For other uses, see Long Night of Solace (disambiguation).
Long Night of Solace
HReach-CovenantSupercarrier-LNoS.png
Ship history
Covenant

Name:

Long Night of Solace

Class:

Sh'wada-pattern supercarrier[1]

Operator:

Covenant fleet

Fate:

Destroyed via weaponised slipspace drive during Operation: UPPER CUT

Captain(s):

Supreme Commander Rho 'Barutamee[1]

General characteristics

Type:

Supercarrier

Length:

28.960 kilometers (95,010 ft)[1]

Width:

11.447 kilometers (37,560 ft)[1]

Height:

3.563 kilometers (11,690 ft)

Slipspace drive:

Equipped

Hull:

Nanolaminate hull plating

Armaments:

 

Long Night of Solace was a Covenant Sh'wada-pattern supercarrier and the flagship of the Fleet of Valiant Prudence, commanded by Supreme Commander Rho 'Barutamee.[1][3] Long Night of Solace and its fleet inadvertently served as an advance invasion force on the planet Reach during the Fall of Reach in the summer of 2552.[4] The supercarrier was destroyed by United Nations Space Command personnel over Reach during Operation: UPPER CUT.[2]

Operational history[edit]

Human-Covenant War[edit]

On or prior to July 23, 2552, the fleet, cloaked by Long Night of Solace, made landfall on Reach.[1] The fleet then deployed a network of deployment spires and stealth pylons to covertly land an advance ground force. Long Night of Solace served as the flagship for the advance force, which was comprised of the supercarrier and at least five Ceudar-pattern heavy corvettes.

Long Night of Solace is destroyed.

On August 12, the UNSC launched an attack on the Covenant base in Viery. After Spire One was destroyed, the Solace decloaked and engaged the UNSC. Immediately after its position was compromised, Long Night of Solace destroyed the UNSC Grafton and laid waste to several other UNSC deployments. It then retreated to Covenant-held space in orbit above the planet.[5]

During Operation: UPPER CUT, an operation designed to destroy the ship, UNSC EVA teams boarded the Covenant corvette Ardent Prayer, which was on a refueling run with the supercarrier, and transported a Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine onto the corvette. Simultaneously, Operation: LEFT JAB was initiated to distract the carrier's escort fleet.[6]

During the battle aboard the ship, the detonation controls of the improvised bomb were damaged, forcing SPARTAN Jorge-052 to sacrifice himself by activating the drive manually, staying on the corvette as it was consumed in a slipspace rift. The unrestricted slipspace rift teleported the middle section of the supercarrier's hull into slipspace, destroying Long Night of Solace. The remaining two-thirds of Long Night of Solace then crashed into a mountain range on the surface of Reach as a larger Covenant fleet dropped out of slipspace over the planet.[2][7] Kantar 'Utaralee took over the Fleet of Valiant Prudence following the destruction of Long Night of Solace, rallying the fleet near Turul.[8]

On August 27, Vice Admiral Hieronymus Stanforth stated that Long Night of Solace would have been a prime candidate for use in Operation: RED FLAG. However, with the vessel destroyed, the Navy was forced to wait to enact the operation until the Covenant arrived in force days later.[9]

Production notes[edit]

In early development phases, the Long Night of Solace was simply known as the "Black Ship".[10]

When writing Halo: Silent Storm, author Troy Denning envisioned the Hammer of Faith as a Sh'wada-pattern supercarrier and a sister ship to the Long Night of Solace. However, ultimately, Denning chose not to specify the ship's class in the text, deferring to 343 Industries to make the final canonical decision.[11] The ship's class has not been stated in canon as of yet.

Gallery[edit]

List of appearances[edit]

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, p.111
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c Halo: Reach, campaign level Long Night of Solace
  3. ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, p.10
  4. ^ Halo: Reach, Legendary Edition commentary
  5. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Tip of the Spear
  6. ^ Halo: Fleet Battles, Scenario Six: Left Jab
  7. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Exodus
  8. ^ Halo: Fleet Battles, Scenario Eight: Rally Point Zulu
  9. ^ Data Drops, Data Drop #5
  10. ^ Halo: The Great Journey: The Art of Building Worlds, p.68
  11. ^ Twitter, Troy Denning: "The CSO pic in Halopedia is what I was working from when I described it, and in mind, it was intended to be a sister ship to LNoF. But that's NOT official canon -- that decision is (rightly) for 343 to make."
  12. ^ halo.bungie.org: Assault Carrier vs Super Carrier
  13. ^ Thomas Pringle, Halo 4 Projects