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==Deployment history== | ==Deployment history== | ||
Though the Covenant used the Lich during the [[Human-Covenant War]], it remained rarely seen due to it usually being used by civilian and security roles.{{Ref/Book|Halo 4: Official Game Guide|Detail=Collector's Edition|Page=63}} Moreover, the vehicle's great effectiveness often resulted in the annihilation of its human opponents. Thus, it remained poorly documented by the UNSC until the post-war period.{{Ref/Reuse|Guide}} At least one notable encounter with a Lich occurred late in the war. During the [[Battle of Installation 04|Battle of]] [[Installation 04]] in [[2552# | Though the Covenant used the Lich during the [[Human-Covenant War]], it remained rarely seen due to it usually being used by civilian and security roles.{{Ref/Book|Halo 4: Official Game Guide|Detail=Collector's Edition|Page=63}} Moreover, the vehicle's great effectiveness often resulted in the annihilation of its human opponents. Thus, it remained poorly documented by the UNSC until the post-war period.{{Ref/Reuse|Guide}} At least one notable encounter with a Lich occurred late in the war. During the [[Battle of Installation 04|Battle of]] [[Installation 04]] in [[2552#September|September 2552]], the Lich ''[[Upright Chalice]]'' was deployed from the [[Covenant destroyer|destroyer]] ''[[Blameless Conceit]]'' to deliver Covenant troops to [[Alpha Base (Installation 04)|Alpha Base]], in a [[Battle of Alpha Base|ploy to destroy]] the UNSC's primary foothold on the ring. After delivering its compliment, the Lich returned to the ''Blameless Conceit''.{{Ref/Site|Id=CFRaven|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/thats-so-raven|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - That's So Raven|D=30|M=10|Y=2021}}{{Ref/Level|Id=AlphaBase|HFR|Alpha Base (Halo: Fireteam Raven level)|Alpha Base}} Following the [[Great Schism]], the need for troop transports outweighed the supply of Liches.{{Ref/Book|Id=W79|HWF|Page=79}} | ||
[[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] deployed multiple Liches during [[Battle of Requiem|their initial foray]] on the [[Forerunner]] [[shield world]] [[Requiem]] in July [[2557]]. After the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}'s [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] and [[SPARTAN Program|Spartan]] complement disabled an array of Forerunner [[particle cannon]]s, they were attacked by a Lich. The Lich quickly disabled a [[M510 Mammoth|Mammoth's]] [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] and dropped off troops supported by Phantoms dropping in Wraiths and Ghosts. [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] and a team of SPARTAN-IVs boarded the craft and destroyed it by destroying its reactor, causing it to explode.{{Ref/Reuse|Reclaimer}} | [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant]] deployed multiple Liches during [[Battle of Requiem|their initial foray]] on the [[Forerunner]] [[shield world]] [[Requiem]] in July [[2557]]. After the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}}'s [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] and [[SPARTAN Program|Spartan]] complement disabled an array of Forerunner [[particle cannon]]s, they were attacked by a Lich. The Lich quickly disabled a [[M510 Mammoth|Mammoth's]] [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] and dropped off troops supported by Phantoms dropping in Wraiths and Ghosts. [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] and a team of SPARTAN-IVs boarded the craft and destroyed it by destroying its reactor, causing it to explode.{{Ref/Reuse|Reclaimer}} | ||
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File:H4 CovenantTerminal Concept 1.jpg|Concept art of a control panel that later became the Lich's control panel in ''Halo 4''. | File:H4 CovenantTerminal Concept 1.jpg|Concept art of a control panel that later became the Lich's control panel in ''Halo 4''. | ||
File:H4 CovenantTerminal Concept 2.jpg|Concept art of a Covenant terminal. | File:H4 CovenantTerminal Concept 2.jpg|Concept art of a Covenant terminal. | ||
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===Renders=== | |||
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File:H4 Lich HiPoly Render 1.jpg|A render of the Lich's high-poly model. | |||
File:H4 Lich HiPoly Render 2.jpg|A render of the Lich's high-poly model. | |||
File:H4 Lich HiPoly Render 3.jpg|A render of the Lich's high-poly model. | |||
File:H4 Lich HiPoly Render 4.jpg|A render of the Lich's high-poly model. | |||
File:H4 Lich HiPoly Render 5.jpg|A render of the Lich's high-poly model. | |||
File:H4 Lich HiPoly Render 6.jpg|A render of the Lich's high-poly model. | |||
File:H4 Lich HiPoly Render 7.jpg|A render of the Lich's high-poly model. | |||
File:HFR_UprightChalice.jpg|A render of ''Upright Chalice'', a Covenant Lich used in the Battle of Alpha Base in ''[[Halo: Fireteam Raven]]''. | |||
File:HFR-Lich-UprightChalice-Extraction.png|Extracted view of ''Upright Chalice''. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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File:H4-Lich-Interior-02.jpg|The control room of the Lich. | File:H4-Lich-Interior-02.jpg|The control room of the Lich. | ||
File:H4-Lich-Interior-03.jpg|Closeup of the Lich's core. | File:H4-Lich-Interior-03.jpg|Closeup of the Lich's core. | ||
File:H4 LichInteriorUnstable.png|Interior view of Lich experiencing power surge prior to destruction. | |||
File:MCC-H4 Lich&Phantoms.png|A T-56 Lich and two T-44 Phantoms on [[Impact]] in ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''. | File:MCC-H4 Lich&Phantoms.png|A T-56 Lich and two T-44 Phantoms on [[Impact]] in ''[[Halo: The Master Chief Collection]]''. | ||
File:Lich Halo Escalation Issue 2.png|A Lich being used by Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group during the Battle of Ealen IV in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''. | File:Lich Halo Escalation Issue 2.png|A Lich being used by Vata 'Gajat's mercenary group during the Battle of Ealen IV in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''. | ||
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File:Sword_Lich.png|A Swords of Sanghelios Lich in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''. | File:Sword_Lich.png|A Swords of Sanghelios Lich in ''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''. | ||
File:H5G Battle of Sunaion 3.jpg|A Swords of Sanghelios Lich during the Battle of Sunaion. | File:H5G Battle of Sunaion 3.jpg|A Swords of Sanghelios Lich during the Battle of Sunaion. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||