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Little is known of ''High Charity'' before its depictions in [[Halo: First Strike]]. It appears that the city stayed in one place for an extended period of time, as it was practical to set up a network of Slipspace probes to protect its position. Anything larger than a centimeter in diameter that drifted too close was obliterated, including ships that failed to transmit proper clearance codes within a millisecond of hailing. | Little is known of ''High Charity'' before its depictions in [[Halo: First Strike]]. It appears that the city stayed in one place for an extended period of time, as it was practical to set up a network of Slipspace probes to protect its position. Anything larger than a centimeter in diameter that drifted too close was obliterated, including ships that failed to transmit proper clearance codes within a millisecond of hailing. | ||
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[[Image:High charity and Alpha Halo.jpg|250px|thumb|''High Charity'' with the remains of [[Installation 04]] in the foreground]] | [[Image:High charity and Alpha Halo.jpg|250px|thumb|''High Charity'' with the remains of [[Installation 04]] in the foreground]] | ||
Upon the discovery of [[Installation 04]] by the Covenant, ''High Charity'' was supposed to perform a Slipspace jump to the [[Halo]] along with its fleet, where the High Prophets would activate the ring to send the Covenant on the [[Great Journey]]. They sent the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] to secure the ring in preparation for ''High Charity'''s arrival, but they did not know about the [[Flood]], and did not expect interference from the UNSC. When ''High Charity'' and its fleet arrived at [[Threshold]], they found that both the Halo and the Fleet of Particular Justice had been [[Battle of Installation 04|utterly destroyed]]. | Upon the discovery of [[Installation 04]] by the Covenant, ''High Charity'' was supposed to perform a Slipspace jump to the [[Halo]] along with its fleet, where the High Prophets would activate the ring to send the Covenant on the [[Great Journey]]. They sent the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] to secure the ring in preparation for ''High Charity'''s arrival, but they did not know about the [[Flood]], and did not expect interference from the UNSC. When ''High Charity'' and its fleet arrived at [[Threshold]], they found that both the Halo and the Fleet of Particular Justice had been [[Battle of Installation 04|utterly destroyed]]. | ||
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After [[The First Battle of Earth]], the [[High Prophet of Regret]] sent the coordinates of [[Installation 05]] to ''High Charity''. The planetoid and its fleet arrived just in time to watch the [[Master Chief]] kill Regret. It then held position over Installation 05 until hostilities erupted between the [[Brute]]s and [[Elite]]s, as a new [[Civil War of the Covenant]] broke out. | After [[The First Battle of Earth]], the [[High Prophet of Regret]] sent the coordinates of [[Installation 05]] to ''High Charity''. The planetoid and its fleet arrived just in time to watch the [[Master Chief]] kill Regret. It then held position over Installation 05 until hostilities erupted between the [[Brute]]s and [[Elite]]s, as a new [[Civil War of the Covenant]] broke out. | ||
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Eventually, the Forerunner ship at High Charity's core took off, with both the [[Prophet of Truth]] and Master Chief inside, leaving behind [[Cortana]]. It appears that the Covenant forces on both sides completely abandoned ''High Charity'' afterwards, and it was completely infested by the Flood, as the Flood organism known as [[Gravemind]] took complete control of the Sanctum of the Hierarchs, using the Council Chamber itself as his "throne room." | Eventually, the Forerunner ship at High Charity's core took off, with both the [[Prophet of Truth]] and Master Chief inside, leaving behind [[Cortana]]. It appears that the Covenant forces on both sides completely abandoned ''High Charity'' afterwards, and it was completely infested by the Flood, as the Flood organism known as [[Gravemind]] took complete control of the Sanctum of the Hierarchs, using the Council Chamber itself as his "throne room." | ||
After the [[Second Battle of Earth]], a message from Cortana warned that the Gravemind was speeding the infested ''High Charity'' toward Earth, and the portal to [[Installation 00]]. During the [[Battle of Installation 00]], ''High Charity'' appeared through the portal and narrowly missed the Elite carrier, ''[[Shadow of Intent]]''. It disgorged Flood dispersal pods (several of which crippled said carrier) and crashed on the Installation, completely | =Post-Halo 2= | ||
As High Charity and Delta Halo were rapidly falling the the Flood, a massive battle between Elite and Brute held ships continued in the space around the city. The Elites eventually succeeded in driving away the Brutes (or they possibly retreated on orders from Truth to assist in the conquest of Earth). The Elites formed a large fleet and quarantined High Charity, attempting to prevent the Flood from infesting any other systems. | |||
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After the [[Second Battle of Earth]], a message from Cortana warned that the Gravemind was speeding the infested ''High Charity'' toward Earth, and the portal to [[Installation 00]]. During the [[Battle of Installation 00]], ''High Charity'' appeared through the portal and narrowly missed the Elite carrier, ''[[Shadow of Intent]]''. It disgorged Flood dispersal pods (several of which crippled said carrier) and crashed on the Installation, completely unrecognizable from what it originally was apart from the exterior shape. | |||
After stopping Truth from activating the rings, the Master Chief single-handedly waded through the Flood-infested ''High Charity'' and retrieved Cortana. At her recommendation, he overloaded the engine core, and escaped. ''High Charity'' was completely destroyed in the resulting explosions. | After stopping Truth from activating the rings, the Master Chief single-handedly waded through the Flood-infested ''High Charity'' and retrieved Cortana. At her recommendation, he overloaded the engine core, and escaped. ''High Charity'' was completely destroyed in the resulting explosions. | ||