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Long Night of Solace
Ship history
Name:	Long Night of Solace
Class:	Sh'wada-pattern supercarrier
Operator:	Covenant fleet
Fate:	Destroyed via weaponised slipspace drive during Operation: UPPER CUT August 14, 2552;
Captain(s):	Supreme Commander Rho 'Barutamee
General characteristics
Type:	Supercarrier
Length:	28.960 kilometers (95,010 ft)
Width:	11.447 kilometers (37,560 ft)
Height:	3.563 kilometers (11,690 ft)
Slipspace drive:	Equipped
Hull:	Nanolaminate hull plating Equipped with energy shielding;
Armaments:	Energy projectors; Plasma turrets; Pulse laser turrets;

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 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]

Concept art of the Long Night of Solace.
Concept art of the Solace's destruction.
Concept art of the supercarrier's crash site.
A visual and size comparison between the Long Night of Solace and a CAS-class assault carrier.^[12]
A size comparison between the Long Night of Solace and a UNSC frigate.
The Long Night of Solace in Reach orbit.
The decloaked Long Night of Solace.
The remains of the Long Night of Solace on a Reach mountain range.
The Long Night of Solace in Halo: Fleet Battles.
Concept art of the Solace's crash site from Halo 4.^[13]

List of appearances[edit]

Halo: Reach (First appearance)
Halo: Fleet Battles
Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo (Mentioned only)

Sources[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, p.111
^ ^a ^b ^c Halo: Reach, campaign level Long Night of Solace
^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, p.10
^ Halo: Reach, Legendary Edition commentary
^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Tip of the Spear
^ Halo: Fleet Battles, Scenario Six: Left Jab
^ Halo: Reach, campaign level Exodus
^ Halo: Fleet Battles, Scenario Eight: Rally Point Zulu
^ Data Drops, Data Drop #5
^ Halo: The Great Journey: The Art of Building Worlds, p.68
^ 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."
^ halo.bungie.org: Assault Carrier vs Super Carrier
^ Thomas Pringle, Halo 4 Projects

[essential-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, p.111

[LNoS-2] 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

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+'''''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}}
+==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.
-'''''Long Night of Solace''''' was a [[Covenant]] {{Class|CSO|supercarrier}} and the [[flagship]] of the [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence]], commanded by [[Supreme Commander]] [[Rho 'Barutamee]].<ref name="essential"/> ''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''', ''Legendary Edition commentary''</ref> The supercarrier was destroyed by [[United Nations Space Command]] personnel over Reach during [[Operation: UPPER CUT]].<ref name="LNoS"/>
+[[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>
-==History==
+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>
-===Fall of Reach===
-On or prior to [[2552#July|July 23, 2552]], the fleet, [[Active camouflage|cloaked]] by ''Long Night of Solace'', made landfall on Reach.<ref name="essential"/> The fleet then deployed a network of [[Covenant Spire|teleportation spires]] 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 {{Class|SDV|heavy corvette}}s.
-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>
+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>
-[[File:LNoS ends.jpg|thumb|left|250px|''Long Night of Solace'' is destroyed.]]
+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>
-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. 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 [[Slipstream space|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 jumped out of slipspace over the planet.<ref name="LNoS"/><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[Exodus]]''</ref>
-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>[http://halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/ONI/577839090903298928/DDR-A340024-1115-08-27-52.pdf '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Data Drop 5'']</ref>
+==Production notes==
-{{Expand-section}}
+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>
-==Trivia==
+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.
-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]]''', ''page 68''</ref>
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
 File:Reach-Concept-ToTS-Supercarrier.jpg|Concept art of the ''Long Night of Solace''.
-File:HR_SupercarrierDestroyed_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the ''Solace'''s destruction.
+File:HR_SupercarrierDestroyed_Concept.jpg|Concept art of the ''Solace''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s destruction.
-File:Assault vs Super n comp.jpg|A visual and size comparison between the ''Long Night of Solace'' and a [[CAS-class assault carrier]].<ref> [http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1016685 HBO Forum Analysis]</ref>
+File:HTMCC HR Achievement GenerousTipper.png|Concept art of the supercarrier's crash site.
-File:LNoS Frigate Comprison SLoftus.jpg|A size comparison between the ''Solace'' and a [[UNSC frigate]].
+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:CovenantSupercarrier.jpg|The ''Solace'' in Reach orbit.
+File:LNoS Frigate Comprison SLoftus.jpg|A size comparison between the ''Long Night of Solace'' and a [[UNSC frigate]].
-File:ToTS Ending.jpg|The decloaked ''Solace''.
+File:CovenantSupercarrier.jpg|The ''Long Night of Solace'' in Reach orbit.
-File:Exodus_Intro.jpg|The remains of the ''Solace'' on a Reach mountain range.
+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>
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 *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{1st}}
 *''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
-*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' {{Mo}}
+*''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'' {{Mo}}
 ==Sources==
-<references/>
+{{Ref/Sources}}
 [[Category:Carriers]]
 [[Category:Covenant ships]]