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{{era|HW}}
{{Title|UNSC ''Spirit of Fire''}}
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<center>''This article describes the warship. For the musical piece, see [[Spirit of Fire (Song)]].''</center>
{{disambig header|the UNSC vessel|articles of the same name|Spirit of Fire (disambiguation)}}
{{Individual ship infobox
{{Individual ship infobox
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|image=[[Image:UNSC Spirit of Fire (CFV-88).png|300px]]
|image=[[File:UNSC Spirit of Fire (CFV-88).png|300px]]
|class=Modified {{Class|Phoenix|Colony Ship}}
|hull code=CFV-88{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p117|Enc22|Page=117}}
|manufacturer=
|naval architect=*[[Brandon Hines|First Engineer Brandon Hines]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|modifier=
*[[Shauna Glasgow|VADM Shauna Glasgow]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|sysmods=
|class=[[Phoenix-class colony ship|''Phoenix''-class support vessel]] {{C|modified [[colony ship]]}}
|length=2.5 kilometers <ref>http://au.xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/halo-wars/893524p1.html</ref>
|manufacturer=[[Halifax Spacewerx]], [[Luna]]<ref name="Warfleet">'''[[Halo Warfleet]]''', ''Spirit of Fire'', ''page 48-49''</ref>
|width=
|length={{Convert|2500|m|ft}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p117}}<ref>[http://au.xbox360.gamespy.com/xbox-360/halo-wars/893524p1.html '''GameSpy''': ''Halo Wars / Halo Universe Panel Live Blog'']</ref>
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|mass=44 million metric tons{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p117}}
|max speed air=
|engine=6 [[Orphios Energy Systems]] Jupiter-1 {{c|primary}}{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|engine=Eight thruster units
|slipspace drive=OKB Karman 11E (CODEN Series III) [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] {{C|removed and used as a bomb in 2531}}{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|slipspace drive=[[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] with [[FTL Reactor]]
|slipspace speed=2.625 lightyears per day
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|poweroutput=
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|shield gen=
|hull=[[Titanium-A Armor|Titanium-A]]
|hull=[[Titanium-A armor]]
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|target=
|target=
|navigation=[[AI]] [[Serina]] or navigation computer
|navigation=AI, [[navigation computer]]
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|armament=*3 [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|22B6R3 MACs]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}<ref name="SOF Fact">[http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/SpiritOfFire.aspx ''Official Halo Wars Community Site'': Spirit of Fire] (defunct, [[Archive:Halowars.com/Spirit of Fire|Archive]])</ref>{{Ref/Reuse|Mythos}}
|armament=*[[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]<ref name="SOF Fact">http://www.halowars.com/GameInfo/SpiritOfFire.aspx</ref>
*10 [[11A2R1 naval coilgun battery|11A2R1 naval coilgun batteries]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*[[Archer Missile]]s{{fact}}
*24 [[Archer Missile#M42 Archer|M42 Archer missile pods]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*[[50mm point defense gun]]s (Estimated 52)
*40 [[M800 Rampart point defense gun]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
* Deck Guns  (22 or more)
|countermeasures= 11,350 total personnel{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|complement=*[[Dropship 77-Troop Carrier]]s
*5,500 {{c|Post Etran-Harborage}}
*[[Shortsword-class Bomber]]s
*3,500 [[UNSC Navy|naval personnel]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*[[AV-14 Attack VTOL|AV-14 Hornet Gunships]]
*[[Ellen Anders|1 UEG]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*[[Vulture]] Gunships
*[[Spartan-II]] [[Red Team]]
*[[Hawk]] Gunships
*The [[Ferret]]s
*[[Albatross]] Heavy/Supply dropships
*6,000 [[UNSC Marine|Marines]]
*[[Human Entry Vehicles]]
**[[45th Marine Regiment]]{{Ref/Reuse|lc4}}
*[[Cryo-tubes]]
**[[Hellbringers|Hellbringer infantry]]
*[[Pod]] Heavy Dropships
**1,000 [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*[[Warthog|M12 Warthog Light Reconnaissance Vehicles]]
***[[9th Shock Troops Battalion]]<ref name="cfsf">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/stay-frosty '''Halo Waypoint''' - ''Canon Fodder: Stay Frosty'']</ref>
*[[M808B Main Battle Tank|M808B Scorpion Main Battle Tanks]]
****[[Boomerang Company]]
*[[Grizzly]] Battle Tanks
*2,000 [[UNSC Army]] personnel{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}<ref name="log snipers">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''[[Phoenix Logs]]'' - ''Snipers''</ref>
*[[MAA-9 Wolverine (MBT)|MAA-9 Wolverines]]
'''Subsidiary craft'''
*10 [[D20 Heron]]s
*6 [[D96-TCE Albatross]]es{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*70 [[D77-TC Pelican]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*[[D81-LRT Condor]]s {{c|2559-}}<ref name="log condor">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''[[Phoenix Logs]]'' - ''Condor Dropship''</ref>
**[[D81-LRT Condor|G81 Condor Gunships]] {{c|2559-}}<ref name="log condor gunship">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Logs'' - ''Condor Gunship''</ref>
*[[B-65 Shortsword]]s
*[[AV-14 Hornet]]s
*[[AC-220 Vulture]]s
*[[AV-22 Sparrowhawk]]s
*56 [[D82-EST Darter]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*[[EV-44 Nightingale]]s {{c|2559-}}<ref>'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Logs'' - ''Nightingale''</ref>
*[[Lifepod]]s
'''Ground vehicles'''
*[[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark II (J) Colossus]]es {{c|2559-}}<ref name="log Colossus">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Logs'' - ''Colossus''</ref>
*[[HRUNTING Mark III (B) Cyclops]]
*[[HRUNTING/YGGDRASIL Mark IX Mantis]]es {{c|2559-}}<ref name="log Mantis">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Logs'' - ''Mantis''</ref>
*[[Jackrabbit]]s {{c|2559-}}<ref name="log jackrabbit">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Logs'' - ''Jackrabbit''</ref>
*[[M400 Kodiak]]s {{c|2559-}}<ref name="log kodiak">'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Logs'' - ''Kodiak''</ref>
*178 [[M12 Warthog]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
**M12 Fireball Warthogs
**M12 [[Flame Warthog]]s
**[[M12 Chaingun Warthog]]s
**[[M12G1 Gauss Warthog]]s
*[[M312 Elephant]]s
*93 [[M808B Scorpion]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*[[M808S Scorpion]]s
*[[M850 Grizzly|M850 Grizzlies]]
*[[M9 Wolverine]]s
*[[SP42 Cobra]]s
*[[SP42 Cobra]]s
*[[Behemoth-class Troop Transport]]s
*[[XRP12 Gremlin]]s
*[[Cyclops|Cyclopes]]
*600 [[M8823 drop pod|M8823 HEV]] drop pods
*[[Gremlin]] Combat Support Vehicles
|countermeasures-title=Complement
*[[Lifepods]]
|skeleton=  
|crew= *[[Red Team]]
*[[UNSC Marines]]
**[[Hellbringers|Hellbringer Infantry]] 
**[[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]]
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|passengers=
|passengers=
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|consumables=
|othersystems=
|othersystems=
|role=*Transport of colonists and terraforming equipment (pre-conversion)
|role=*Transport of colonists and terraforming equipment {{c|pre-conversion}}
*Orbital support of planetary forces.repair and supply of an orbiting fleet (post-conversion)
*Orbital support of planetary forces, repair and supply of an orbiting fleet {{c|post-conversion}}
|commission=[[2473]]
|commission=[[2473#January|January 2, 2473]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p117}}
|firstsight= 2473, refit for military service [[2520]]
|firstuse=[[2473]] {{c|refit for military service [[2520]]}}
|destroyed=
|destroyed=
|retired=
|retired=
|lastsight=[[2531]] ([[Missing In Action]])
|battles= ;[[Human-Covenant War]]
|battles= [[Third Battle of Harvest]], [[Battle of Arcadia]]
*[[Harvest campaign]]  
*[[Battle for Arcadia]]  
*[[Battle of Trove]]
;[[Post-Covenant War conflicts]]
*[[Second Ark Conflict]]
|affiliation=[[UNSC Navy]]
|affiliation=[[UNSC Navy]]
|fleet=Vice Admiral Preston Cole's Fleet
|fleet=[[Third Fleet]]
*[[Battlegroup D]]
|taskforce=
|taskforce=
|owners=UNSC
|owners=UNSC
|namedcrew=*[[Sergeant|Sergeant]] [[John Forge]]
|namedcrew=*[[John Forge|SGT John Forge]] {{c|2530-2531}}
*[[Ellen Anders|Professor Ellen Anders]]
*[[Ellen Anders|Professor Ellen Anders]] {{c|2531-2559}}
*[[Serina]] ([[A.I.]])
*[[Serina]] {{c|former shipboard AI, 2530-2537}}
*[[Alice-130]]
*[[Isabel]] {{c|current shipboard AI}}
*[[Jerome-092]]
*[[Alice-130|SCPO Alice-130]]
*[[Douglas-042]]
*[[Jerome-092|CDR Jerome-092]]
*[[Lulu Hershey]]
*[[Douglas-042|SCPO Douglas-042]]
*[[Papadakis|Pvt. Papadakis]]
*[[Lulu Hershey|Nurse Lulu Hershey]]
|captains=[[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[James Gregory Cutter]]
*[[Terrence Hood|CDR Terrence Hood]] {{c|XO, 2520s-2530}}
*[[Violeta Maldini|SPC Violeta Maldini]] {{c|UNK-2537}}
*[[Lieutenant]] [[Veta Lopis]]
*[[Ash-G099]]
*[[Olivia-G291]]
|captains=[[James Cutter|CAPT James Cutter]]
}}
}}
{{Quote|Exitus Acta Probat|The ship's motto ([[Latin]] for ''"The Outcome Justifies the Deed"'')<ref name="Mythos">'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 70''</ref>}}
'''UNSC ''Spirit of Fire''''' ([[hull classification symbol]] '''CFV-88''') is a [[Phoenix-class colony ship|''Phoenix''-class support vessel]] in service with the [[UNSC Navy]]. Built in [[2473]], the ''Spirit of Fire'' is a heavily modified [[colony ship]].{{Ref/Reuse|SOF Fact}} In [[2531]], her commanding officer was [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[James Cutter]] and her primary shipboard [[artificial intelligence|AI]] was [[Serina]]. After the crew sacrificed her [[slipspace drive]] to destroy the [[Forerunner]] [[shield world]] known as [[Trove]], the ''Spirit of Fire'' was forced into a slow return trip back to [[Human colonies|human space]] at sub-luminal velocities and was officially declared "lost with all hands" in [[2534]].{{Ref/Reuse|enc71}} After 28 years of drifting through space, the ''Spirit of Fire'' was mysteriously transported through a [[slipspace portal]] to [[Installation 00|the Ark]] where the crew was forced into a [[Second Ark Conflict|conflict]] with the occupying [[Banished]]. While Serina perished during the journey as per her limited lifespan as a [[smart AI]], the ''Spirit of Fire'' gained a new shipboard AI in [[Isabel]], the only survivor of the Banished's attack on the UNSC outposts on the Ark.{{Ref/Reuse|A New Enemy}}


The '''UNSC ''Spirit of Fire''''' ('''CFV-88''') is a modified [[UNSC]] {{Class|Phoenix|Colony Ship}} built in [[2473]].<ref name="SOF Fact"/> The ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s commanding officer is [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[James Gregory Cutter]].
==Service history==
===Pre-war service===
Launched on [[2473#January|January 2, 2473]],{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p117}} the ''Spirit of Fire'' was originally a [[colony ship]], transporting colonists as well as equipment such as hydroponics, atmosphere generators, and prefabricated schools, in the [[UNSC]]'s expansion efforts.<ref name="Genesis">'''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'''</ref> During this period, the ''Spirit of Fire'' was directly involved in setting up infrastructure on the nascent [[Human colonies|colonies]] of [[Arcadia]] and [[Verent]].{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} The last civilian captain of the ''Spirit of Fire'' was a man named [[Alexander]], who had retired from active duty on [[2520#July|July 20, 2520]], after visiting the world of Verent.<ref name="timeline">'''[[Halo Wars Timeline Events]]'''</ref>


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When [[Insurrection|civil unrest]] on the colonies once founded with vessels like the ''Spirit of Fire'' threatened to overthrow [[Unified Earth Government]] rule, colony ships began to be refitted for war in order to stomp out these resistances.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22p117}} As such, the ''Spirit of Fire'' was requisitioned by the UNSC and scheduled for refit in order directly following Alexander's retirement to better prepare it for the combat operations.{{Ref/Reuse|timeline}}


==History==
The ship was refitted with three [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Mythos}} and other armaments to serve as a [[warship]]. Huge storage bays that used to house machine parts now carry everything from [[M12 Warthog]]s and [[M808B Scorpion]]s to construction supplies for fire bases involved in frontline engagements or in rearguard actions and repair equipment for herself and other ships and crew. In [[2530]] the ''Spirit of Fire's'' thrust assemblies were replaced from the destroyer {{UNSCShip|Calcutta}}, increasing output by 37%.{{Ref/Reuse|Genesis}}


[[Image:Sof logo.jpg|150px|thumb|left|The ship's emblem.]]
===Human-Covenant War===
[[File:HW-UNSC-SpiritOfFire-Planet.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The ''Spirit of Fire'' being pulled into the Shield World.]]
The ''Spirit of Fire'' took part in the [[Harvest campaign]] as part of [[Battle Group D]] of [[Preston Jeremiah Cole|Admiral Cole]]'s [[Third Fleet]],<ref name="Halo page 188">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 188''</ref> providing ground forces with supplies, reinforcements, vehicle support, orbital MAC strikes, air support and more, giving it a major role in the battle.


More than fifty years after being constructed, it was recommissioned and refitted for military service prior to the period of history known as the [[Human-Covenant War]]. The [[AI]] on board the ''Spirit of Fire'' was known as [[Serina]].
After the events on [[Harvest]], the ''Spirit of Fire'' arrived at the planet Arcadia, where it assisted in the evacuation of civilians, and the eradication of the [[Covenant]] from the planet's surface. When [[Ellen Anders|Professor Anders]] was captured by the [[Arbiter]] [[Ripa 'Moramee]], the ''Spirit of Fire'' quickly gave chase, following the Arbiter's [[flagship]] to [[Trove|an unknown planet]] in the [[Korinth Prior system]].<ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 180''</ref> This planet eventually turned out to be a [[Forerunner]] [[Shield World]], containing a fleet of {{Class|Sojourner|dreadnought}}s. To ensure that the Covenant would not be able to use these warships against humanity, the reactor that powered the ''Spirit of Fire''{{'}}s [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] was detonated inside the Shield World's [[Astroengineering#Stars|artificial sun]] by Sergeant [[John Forge]]. The ship managed to escape the exploding Forerunner installation, but without a functioning slipspace drive, the journey home would take many years, if not decades. Most of the crew entered cryonic sleep at this point, with only a skeleton crew remaining active to run the ship.{{Ref/Reuse|timeline}}


The last civilian captain of the ''Spirit of Fire'' was Captain [[Alexander]], who had retired from active duty in the year [[2520]], on the 20th of July.  Directly after his retirement, the vessel was requisitioned by the UNSC and scheduled for refit in order to better prepare it for the combat operations in which it would participate.<ref name="Halo Wars Timeline"> </ref>
===Stranded in space===
On February 10, [[2534]],<ref name="enc71">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 71''</ref> the ''Spirit of Fire'', previously designated as "missing", was declared "lost with all hands" by the UNSC. The reason for this change was kept top secret. A memorial service was held for the people aboard the vessel, but many of the crew's family members chose not to attend, holding out hope that their loved ones were still alive.{{Ref/Reuse|timeline}} However, the families of the crew never truly believed the ship to be lost and continued to consider it missing until proof was found showing otherwise. The things that [[John Forge]]'s father managed to learn through his military contacts suggested that the ship was declared lost simply because the brass decided that the crew's family needed closure.<ref>'''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]''', ''page 50''</ref>


Before the [[First Battle of Arcadia]], the Spirit of Fire had visited the planet [[Arcadia]] twice, once to aid in the colonization efforts taking place on the planet, and the second time to aid the local authorities in suppressing a violent student riot.<ref>http://www.graemedevine.com/graemedevine/Spirit_of_Fire/Entries/2009/3/2_Poker_Game.html</ref>
In hopes of leaving a trail so that they could be found, the ship made a series of preprogramed maintenance sheds and data drops during its journey which included a message recorded by [[John Forge]] for [[Rion Forge|his daughter]]. At least one of these were eventually recovered by the UNSC.<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]''', ''pages 312-313''</ref>


The ''Spirit of Fire'' was originally a colony ship, transporting equipment and colonists in the UNSC's expansion efforts. In [[2520]] the ship was refit with a [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]] and other armaments to serve as a [[warship]]. Huge storage bays that used to house machine parts now carry everything from [[Warthog|M12 Warthogs]] and [[M808B Main Battle Tank|M808B Scorpions]] to construction supplies for fire bases involved in front line engagements or in rearguard actions and repair equipment for herself and other ships and crew. In [[2530]] the ''Spirit of Fire's'' thrust assemblies were replaced from the Destroyer [[UNSC Calcutta|UNSC ''Calcutta'']], increasing output by 37%.<ref name="Genesis">''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''</ref>
After the Human-Covenant War's conclusion, the ''Spirit of Fire'' was honored at the dedication of the [[Halo Living Monument|living monument]], along with numerous other ships that had been lost with all hands during the war.<ref>'''Halo Living Monument'''</ref>


The ''Spirit of Fire'' took part in the [[Third Battle of Harvest]], providing ground forces with supplies, reinforcements, vehicle support, orbital MAC strikes, air support and more, giving it a major role in the battle.
===Flood outbreak===
{{Main|Outbreak on the UNSC Spirit of Fire}}
[[File:Escalation 6 - Spirit of Fire.jpg|thumb|left|250px|The ''Spirit of Fire'' drifting through space.]]
Despite the measures imposed by the Chief Medical Officer [[O'Neil]], at least one [[pod infector]] managed to infiltrate the ship at some point. Six years later in [[2537]], the Pod infector came into contact with [[Violeta Maldini|one of the ship's technicians]], infecting her and spreading the Flood infection to other crew members in cryo-sleep. In response, the now-rampant Serina imposed a quarantine on the ship's cryo bays in an effort to study the parasite, inadvertently allowing the Flood to mature further from within. The Flood sought to escape confinement, forcing [[Jerome-092]] to exterminate all infected crew and with the aid of Professor Anders went on to erase all remaining traces of the Flood parasite aboard the ''Spirit of Fire''.{{Ref/Comic|Id=SHH|TFS|''[[Something Has Happened]]''}}


After the events on Harvest, the ''Spirit of Fire'' arrived at the planet [[Arcadia (Planet)|Arcadia]], where it assisted in the evacuation of civilians, and the eradication of the [[Covenant]] from the planet's surface. When [[Ellen Anders|Professor Anders]] was captured by the [[Ripa 'Moramee|Arbiter]], the ''Spirit of Fire'' quickly gave chase, following the Arbiter's flagship to a [[Flood-controlled Shield World|Flood-controlled planet]] in an unknown system. This planet eventually turned out to be a [[Forerunner]] [[Shield World]] (like [[Onyx]]), containing a multitude of [[Forerunner]] warships. To ensure that the Covenant would not be able to use these warships against humanity, the ''Spirit of Fire'''s [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine]] was detonated inside the Shield World's artificial sun. The ship managed to escape the exploding [[Forerunner]] installation, but without an FTL drive, the journey home would take many years, if not decades. Most of the crew entered cryonic sleep at this point, with only a skeleton crew remaining active to run the ship.<ref name="Timeline">''Halo Wars'' Timeline</ref>
In the aftermath of the incident, Serina initiated her retirement from service and after composing a final status report that was to be left to Captain Cutter, finally self-terminated.{{Ref/Reuse|SHH}} Around the same time, the ''Spirit of Fire'' had reached an unknown multiple star system and was drifting near a terrestrial planet.{{Ref/Reuse|HE6}}


In [[2534]], the ''Spirit of Fire'', previously designated as "missing", was declared "lost with all hands" by the UNSC. The reason for this change was kept top secret. A memorial service was held for the people aboard the vessel, but many of the crew's family members chose not to attend, holding out hope that their loved ones are still alive.<ref name="Timeline"/> Various theories circulated throughout the UNSC as to the ship's actual fate, ranging from being lost during a covert mission for ONI, destroyed in orbit over Arcadia, defecting to Insurrectionist forces, or being stranded in space. When [[Mary Cutter]], wife of [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[James Cutter]], was asked about the defection theory, she physically assaulted the reporter.<ref>[http://www.graemedevine.com/graemedevine/Spirit_of_Fire/Entries/2009/3/14_The_Mystery_of_%E2%80%9CSpirit_of_Fire%E2%80%9D.html Graeme Personal Webpage regarding the Spirit of Fire]</ref>
=== Search by the ''Ace of Spades'' ===
In [[2557]], the salvage ship ''[[Ace of Spades]]'', commanded by [[John Forge]]'s daughter [[Rion Forge]]. undertook a salvage operation of the wreck of the {{UNSCShip|Roman Blue}} which had been supposed to recover the ''Spirit of Fire's'' [[log buoy]] during the [[Battle for Arcadia]]. The captain's logs indicated that the {{Pattern|Sinaris|heavy destroyer}} ''[[Radiant Perception]]'' recovered the buoy instead. Determined to find answers, Rion was able to locate the wreck of the destroyer and retrieve the buoy through which the ''Ace of Spades'' managed to track the ''Spirit of Fire'' to the [[Korinth Prior system]] and the debris field of [[Trove]]. There, they recovered a fragment of the [[shield world]]'s AI, nicknamed by the crew as [[Little Bit]], who was able to show them recordings of the ''Spirit of Fire's'' time at the shield world and make projections of where the vessel may have gone.<ref>'''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'''</ref>


==Support Abilities==
However, the ''Ace of Spades''<nowiki>'</nowiki> search was interrupted by [[ONI]] who seized Little Bit, all of their data and salvage due to a betrayal by [[Kip Silas]]. An attempt to get it back led the crew to rescuing [[343 Guilty Spark]], who led the ''Ace of Spades'' back to the Etran Harborage in time to witness the debris field's destruction by a massive UNSC fleet. Spark offered his aid in locating the ''Spirit of Fire'' and stated that he was better suited for the job as a fully functioning AI as opposed to Little Bit who was just a fragment. The ''Ace of Spades'' retrieved Little Bit's data and their personal belongings aided by Spark in exchange for helping him [[Mission to Mount Kilimanjaro|find]] the [[Librarian]]. Spark eventually revealed to Rion that John Forge had died destroying the Etran Harborage. During his time with the UNSC, Spark had managed to access a recovered data drop from the ''Spirit of Fire'' that included Forge's message and relayed it to Rion. Despite this news, the ''Ace of Spades'' crew decided to continue their search for the ''Spirit of Fire'', aided by Spark and [[upgrade seed|the upgrades]] that he had made to their ship.<ref>'''[[Halo: Renegades]]'''</ref>
In ''[[Halo Wars]]'', the ''Spirit of Fire'' can provide various support abilities for the UNSC, some which are universal for the UNSC and specific leader powers, which are often devastating.


===Universal Abilities===
=== Daniel Clayton's trap ===
These abilities are available to a [[UNSC]] faction in skirmish and [[multiplayer]], regardless of which leader you have selected.  Compared to leader-specific abilities, these ones are quite passive, and are less effective and less costly.
In [[2558#March|March 2558]] the freighter ''[[Pilgrims' Pride]]'' was carrying several [[AC-220 Vulture]]s and [[AV-22 Sparrowhawk]]s that were previously attached to the ''Spirit of Fire''.<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''Issue #4''</ref>  The ''Pilgrims' Pride'' launched a surprise attack on the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} and attempted to self-destruct inside the ''Infinity''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s bay.  The Spartans managed to eject the freighter out of the bay. They also saved the ''Pilgrims' Pride'' from total destruction by removing its exploding core.  After recovering the remains of the attacking Vultures and Sparrowhawks, the crew used the ID numbers on the hulls to identify the ships as belonging to the ''Spirit of Fire''. Confusing matters, the crew discovered that ''Pilgrims Pride'' had been constructed only five years earlier. While Commander Palmer speculated that the assault craft may have been stolen from the ''Spirit of Fire'' before the ship was lost, Roland pointed out that the assault craft were in fairly good condition for their age. Roland also determined that the freighter itself had been launched from [[Oth Lodon]], a gas giant deep inside [[Jiralhanae]]-controlled space.<ref name="HE5">'''Halo: Escalation''' - ''Issue #5''</ref>


The ''[[Heal and Repair]]'' ability slowly restores hit points to all units and buildings within a small radius for a short period of time. The ability costs 350 resources to use, and has a rather medium "recharge" time. This ability most likely represents UNSC service drones from "Spirit of Fire" descending to repair ground and air vehicles.
Despite the diplomatic risks, Lord Hood, who felt guilty over his role in the ''Spirit of Fire''{{'}}s disappearance, ordered the ''Infinity'' to investigate.  When they arrived at the coordinates, they found not the ''Spirit'' but [[Shipmaster]] [[Vata 'Gajat]]'s ship, which was docked to a massive glassing cannon. Captain [[Daniel Clayton]] contacted the ''Infinity'', revealing himself to be aligned with the [[New Colonial Alliance]]. Intending to exact revenge on Lord Hood, Clayton fired three massive energy beams at the ''Infinity''.{{Ref/Reuse|HE5}} However, five Spartan-IVs managed to enter the station, stop Clayton, and used the cannon to destroy 'Gajat's flagship.<ref name="HE6">'''Halo: Escalation''' - ''Issue #6''</ref>


The ''[[Disruption Bomb]]'' ability calls in a [[Shortsword]] which drops in an unusually large bomb which creates a pulsating, field of blue energy. Within this small energy field leader powers are disabled until the bomb explodes (no collateral damage) after one minute. The target area must be within your line of sight for the bomb to be dropped. The cost for deploying a single disruption bomb is 450 resources.
===Installation 00===
[[File:HW2-SoF.jpg|thumb|250px|The ''Spirit of Fire'' arrives at the Ark.]]
{{Main|Second Ark Conflict}}
{{Quote|Where you see half a crew, Isabel, I see family, courage. And a thousand heroes who swore to fight their way through hell before they'd ever... EVER turn their backs and run. And where you see one old ship, I see home. And that is always worth fighting for!|Captain James Cutter responding to [[Isabel]]'s pleas to flee from the Banished.{{Ref/Reuse|The Signal}}}}
In [[2559]], after 28 years of being adrift, the ''Spirit of Fire'' was mysteriously drawn through a [[slipspace portal]] and came into orbit above Installation 00.<ref name="Mythos200">'''[[Halo Mythos]]''', ''page 200''</ref> Awakened from cryo-sleep, the crew attempted to re-establish contact with UNSC. In order to accomplish this, Spartan-II [[Red Team]] was deployed and tasked with investigating a distress signal coming from the surface. There, inside [[Henry Lamb Research Outpost|an abandoned UNSC outpost]] they encountered [[Isabel]], a logistics [[AI]], who tried to warn the Spartans. However, they were ambushed by [[Atriox]], a [[Jiralhanae]] leader of a mercenary organization known as the [[Banished]]. He and his Brutes forced Red Team to retreat back to the ''Spirit of Fire''. Upon their return, Isabel, who became the new shipboard AI, briefed Captain [[James Cutter]] on the events that had occurred on the Ark, as well as on the strength of their enemy.<ref name="The Signal">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[The Signal]]''</ref> Additionally, Isabel provided a number of upgrades to some of ship's systems, including to its armament, subsidiary crafts and ground vehicles used by the ''Spirit of Fire's'' ground forces.  


The ''[[Pelican]] Transport'' ability calls in a small group of [[Pelican]] dropships to quickly transport a group of units to a specific location. Both the pick-up zone and the LZ must be visible within your line of sight for the transport to initiate. It costs only a mere 200 resources, and can be reused several times very rapidly in order to transport large armies, due to a non-existent "recharge" time.
[[File:HW2-Halo jump.jpg|thumb|250px|left|The Halo enters slipspace for the Soell system.]]
In the next few days the ''Spirit of Fire's'' ground teams conducted multiple offensives against the Banished, including disrupting their salvage operations<ref name="A New Enemy">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[A New Enemy]]''</ref> and crippling their portal network,<ref name="Lights Out">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Lights Out]]''</ref> while the ''Spirit of Fire'' provided cover from orbit. As the new shipboard AI, Isabel also provided battlefield support to the crew during ground engagements with the Banished. However, as the battle escalated and the crew took out his second-in-command [[Decimus]], Atriox decided to use his flagship, the {{Class|CAS|assault carrier}} ''[[Enduring Conviction]]'' to attack and destroy the ''Spirit of Fire'' directly.{{Ref/Reuse|Lights Out}} An eighty-five year old [[Phoenix-class colony ship|''Phoenix''-class support vessel]] could not hold too long against the powerful assault carrier, so the crew proceeded with a plan developed by Isabel.<ref name="Hold the Line">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Hold the Line]]''</ref> Ultimately they managed to destroy the ''Enduring Conviction'', leaving the Banished without slipspace-worthy vessels.<ref name="Under The Dark">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Under The Dark]]''</ref>


===Leader-Specific Abilities===
During this time it was discovered that the Ark's [[Foundry (location)|Foundry]] had created a [[Installation 09|new replacement]] for [[Installation 04]].{{Ref/Reuse|Hold the Line}} Eventually, the ''Spirit of Fire'' crew got the upper hand and in the final battle over Halo's [[Control Room#Installation 09|Control Room]] and they eliminated all Banished forces on the ring. The UNSC forces managed to evacuate from Halo just before it entered slipspace for the [[Soell system]]; however, Professor [[Ellen Anders]] became stranded inside the Control Room and left the Ark with the Halo which was intercepted in slipspace by one of the [[Created]]'s [[Guardian]]s. On the Ark, both Cutter and Atriox began planning their next moves against each other, not willing to leave the Ark to one another.<ref name="Last Stand">'''[[Halo Wars 2]]''', campaign level ''[[Last Stand (Halo Wars 2 level)|Last Stand]]''</ref>
As their labeling may indicate, these abilities are only available if a certain leader is selected. Compared to universal abilities, these abilities are extremely effective, and anything but passive. Due to a greater cost (each one costs 600 resources), and much longer recharge time these abilities are not used as frequently.  Unlike universal abilities, each Leader-Specific ability (save for the ODST Drop) can be upgraded three times at the [[Field Armory]], each upgrade tremendously increasing the effectiveness of the ability.  


The ''[[ODST]] Drop'' ability can be used if [[Captain Cutter]] is the selected leader. This ability allows you to drop at least a single ODST squad from orbit onto the battlefield, with nearly pinpoint precision.  Like all leader powers, the area in which one plans to drop the ODST's must be within your line of sight. Since this ability is constantly "recharging", a player can send as many as ten ODST squads directly to the battlefield. The pods can ONLY be called if you have the [[ODST]] Super Unit upgrade, located in the Barracks, and have at least 3 as a minimum tech level. Also, it costs 1 population count and 100 resources to drop a single squad.
In October, a new faction arrived on the Ark, the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]]. Allying themselves with the [[Dhas Bhasvod's Covenant]], the Keepers sought to fire the Halo Array and begin the Great Journey. Undercover with the Keepers, the [[Ferret]]s managed to signal one of the ''Spirit of Fire's'' reconnaissance Pelicans and enlisted the ship's help to stop them. The ''Spirit of Fire'' dispatched several of its Vultures to the coordinates that the Ferrets had, but this turned out to be a trap with [[Castor]] using the UNSC to eliminate the Banished forces chasing him. On the Ferrets' signal, the ''Spirit of Fire'' commenced an orbital bombardment of [[Epsilon Clarion]] with its [[MAC]] gun using EMP slugs. The ''Spirit of Fire's'' bombardment destroyed the facility as well as the [[archeon-class ancilla]] [[Intrepid Eye]]. After the battle, Cutter sent Red Team and a Pelican to perform search and rescue for the Ferrets and to confirm the Forerunner ancilla's destruction. Ten days later, after the surviving Ferrets had recovered enough, the ''Spirit of Fire'' held a funeral for the pilot and the Ferret who had lost their lives in the conflict. The surviving Ferrets accepted Cutter's offer to join the crew and help the ''Spirit of Fire'' in its ongoing battle with the Banished.{{Ref/Reuse|DW}}


The ''[[MAC Blast]]'' ability is also exclusive to [[Captain Cutter]]. This ability fires a number of up to four [[MAC]] rounds with amazing accuracy and power to the surface. At first, you can only fire one MAC round per blast, but technologies can be researched at the [[Field Armory]] to increase the capacity of MAC rounds up until four MAC rounds per blast. A single shell delivers heavy damage to units within a rather large radius. Like all leader abilities this ability has a very long "recharge" time.
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The ''[[Cryo Bomb]]'' ability can be called in if [[Ellen Anders]] is the selected leader. It freezes units temporarily, causing air units to drop and shatter, and make larger units, such as the [[Scarab]], weaker to attacks. The Cryo Bomb is brought by a [[Shortsword]] bomber on request.
==Design details==
The ''Spirit of Fire'' is a former colony ship refit for use as a military support vessel, tasked primarily with deploying ground troops and prefabricated [[firebase]]s in support of UNSC expeditionary operations. The ship is dominated by a cavernous cargo-hold that stretches from one side of the ship to the other, which is connected to eight primary transfer bays located on its flanks that hold its complement of orbital transfer vehicles such as [[Darter]]s. Lining both sides of the ''Spirit'' are two angled wings, which have external clamps for five [[Heron]]s per wing at their widest point. The ship's distinct 'hump' is its recreation block, a comfortable crew space which contains the support vessel's aeroponics farm, hobby workshops, and education terminals.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} The front of this section is also where one of its power cores reside.<ref name="HWRL">'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign level ''[[Repairs]]''</ref> Below the ship's midsection is its war factory compartment, a series of robotic assembly lines which can produce virtually every vehicle and prefabricated structure in the UNSC's inventory.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} At the very bottom of the ship, retained from its refit as a warship, is a clear observation deck previously intended for colonial surveys. Originally seeing little use outside of off-duty social fraternization,{{Ref/Reuse|Genesis}} it has since been crammed full of storage tubes, datataps, tables and tools to act as a laboratory and workshop for Dr. Ellen Anders.{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}


The ''[[Carpet Bomb]]'' ability can be called in if [[John Forge]] is the selected leader. It releases a double line of bombs along the axis selected by the player, it is capable of destroying several vehicles or squads if used cleverly. The [[Carpet Bomb]] is brought by a [[Shortsword]] bomber on request.
The ship possesses dedicated factory modules located on the underside of the aft section, where robotic assembly lines can manufacture many of the UNSC vehicles and aircraft that comprise the ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s complement.{{Ref/Reuse|log condor gunship}} It was also capable of naval support, and when assisted by a [[Smart AI]], can coordinate the simultaneous repair and refit of up to a dozen ships of the line.{{Ref/Reuse|Genesis}}
 
The ship is armed with 40 [[M800 Rampart point defense gun]]s, 24 [[Archer Missile#M42 Archer|M42 Archer missile pods]], 10 [[11A2R1 naval coilgun battery|11A2R1 naval coilgun batteries]], and a battery of three [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|22B6R3 MACs]].{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
 
For faster travel between sections of the ship, at least one [[tram]] is installed. Additionally, at least 42 cryo bays are installed to enable the crew to enter [[Cryonics|cryosleep]] during long interstellar journeys.
 
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===Complement===
Prior to its requisition by the UNSC, the ''Spirit of Fire'' was equipped with a variety of prefabricated modules necessary for terraforming and colonizing new worlds. Domiciles, atmospheric processors,{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}} hydroponics and schools were all once carried in the ship's vast cargo-bays.{{Ref/Reuse|Genesis}}
 
As a support vessel, the ''Spirit of Fire'' has a large complement of troops, subsidiary craft, vehicles, and base structures, along with the capability to construct and repair many of these. The repair/refit bay is capable of launch [[HRUNTING Mark III (B) Cyclops|Cyclops exoskeletons]] and a crew of over 60 [[Extra-vehicular activity|EVA]] engineers.{{Ref/Reuse|Genesis}}
 
Most of the ship's embarked ground forces are [[Marines]], with at least the [[45th Marine Regiment]] calling the ship home.<ref name="lc4">'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''' - ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #4]]''</ref> Some of the [[sniper]]s serving aboard the ship are drawn from [[UNSC Army]] cavalry scouts.{{Ref/Reuse|log snipers}}
 
Thanks to the machinations of [[John Forge|Sergeant John Forge]], the ''Spirit of Fire'' maintains an unusually large complement of [[M850 Grizzly]] tanks.<ref>'''Halo Wars 2''', ''Phoenix Logs - Grizzly''</ref>
 
After the ship's arrival at the Ark, [[Isabel]] integrated the design blueprints of several modern UNSC vehicles to the ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s factory modules, bolstering the ship's existing complement of vehicles and craft.{{Ref/Reuse|log jackrabbit}} In addition, a number of intact [[D81-LRT Condor]] dropships were salvaged from the UNSC outposts and were mainly put to use in a similar capacity as the ''Spirit of Fire''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s extant [[D20 Heron]]s. While these Condors possess slipspace drives, the Ark is far too distant from UNSC space for them to be used for a return trip. However, the crew was able to use their slipspace capabilities for long-range reconnaissance and the exploration of outlying Forerunner installations.{{Ref/Reuse|log condor}}
 
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===Post-2531 upgrades===
[[File:LC 004 systems.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Alys Vallum]]'s status report on the ship after its long journey in [[2559]].]]
In addition to its pre-existing upgrades, during the ship's 28-year slower-than-light interstellar journey, [[Serina]] made a series of modifications and repairs across the ship; yet more were implemented by [[Isabel]] after her arrival on board, along with updated security and safety protocols. Following her arrival, Isabel scheduled 32,810 Critical System Updates and 1,201,924 Optional System Updates for implementation, expecting to complete them within 16 hours.{{Ref/Reuse|lc4}}
 
At the combat bridge, Serina improved the fire control matrix and trunk lines, providing 50% additional bandwidth. The ship's sensors remained operational following its arrival at the Ark, but the Ark's [[sentinels]] would register every use of active wide-range scans as an act of aggression, limiting effective visibility to a three [[Wikipedia:Light-second|light-second]] radius. In the observation deck, previously appropriated by [[Professor Anders]] as her onboard laboratory, Serina constructed new laboratory equipment and facilities, the function of most of which remained elusive to much of the crew apart from Anders. Berthing facilities remained limited at this time, with three out of four of the atmosphere scrubbers in berthing compartments one to five inoperable. The Naval crew moved out of these facilities, only for the 45th Marine Regiment to appropriate them for their own use, maintaining even they were an improvement to their previous accommodations.{{Ref/Reuse|lc4}}
 
The ship's factory modules remain operable by 2559, with Serina and later Isabel having made major upgrades to their usability and safety. However, these onboard factories lack both the mechanical capacity and design template to construct a new slipspace drive core. The port side of the ship, damaged in a collision with the Covenant destroyer ''[[Proclamation's Tithe]]'', was also repaired, with all ten of the ''Spirit of Fire's'' D20 Heron dropships being operational.{{Ref/Reuse|lc4}}
 
During the operations on Installation 00, Isabel and Anders modified the ship's Magnetic Accelerator Cannon to fire special [[EMP]] rounds capable of disabling Forerunner technology.<ref>'''Halo Wars 2''', campaign level ''[[The Cartographer]]''</ref> These rounds were either later modified to have a regular explosive effect at the same time or could be fired with regular rounds mixed in. During the [[Battle of Epsilon Clarion]], three of these rounds were used to destroy [[Epsilon Clarion]] and prevent the firing of the Halo Array. It only took those three shots to penetrate the installation's shield and reduce it to molten slag.{{Ref/Reuse|DW}} Even with the shield raised, the EMP released by one of the slug's was enough to destroy nearly a quarter of the facility's charging capacity. Despite the sheer power of [[Intrepid Eye]], these modified slugs were powerful enough to wipe the [[archeon-class ancilla]]'s code and destroy her utterly.{{Ref/Novel|DW|Chapter=16}}
 
==Crew==
===Spirit of Fire Command===
[[File:HW2-Isabel&Co-03.jpg|thumb|250px|Cpt. Cutter, Prof. Anders and Isabel on the ''Spirit of Fire''{{'}}s bridge.]]
*[[Captain]] [[James Cutter]] — ''Commanding Officer'' (August 2525—present)
*[[Isabel]] - ''Current primary shipboard AI'' (Replacement for [[Serina]]) ([[2559]])
 
===Officers===
*[[Blake]] — ''Bridge crew''
*[[Commander]] [[Theo Figueroa]]
*[[Lieutenant commander]] [[Alys Vallum]] — ''Chief Engineer''
*[[Lieutenant]] [[Green]] —''Bridge crew''
*[[O'Neil]] — ''Chief Medical Officer''
*[[G. Peterson]] — ''Communications officer''
*[[O'Sullivan]] — ''Drone Recon Supervisor''
 
===Crewmen===
*[[Andrew Prescott]] — '' former Chief Engineer''
*[[Andrew Sandmoore]] — ''Doctor''
*[[James (Spirit of Fire)|James]]
*[[Johnson (Spirit of Fire crewman)|Johnson]]
*[[Lulu Hershey]] — ''Nurse''
*[[Mary]]
*[[O'Sullivan]]
*[[Yvain]]
 
===[[Hospital Corpsman|Hospital Corpsmen]]===
[[File:HW2-Navydudes.png|thumb|250px|Bridge staff of the ''Spirit of Fire''.]]
*[[Petty Officer]] [[Helena Gruss]] — ''Medic of Sunray 1-1''
 
===Spartans===
*Commander [[Jerome-092]] (February 2531—present)
*[[Senior Chief Petty Officer]] [[Alice-130]] (February 2531—present)
*Senior Chief Petty Officer [[Douglas-042]] (February 2531—present)
*[[Ash-G099]] (October 2559—present)
*[[Olivia-G291]] (October 2559—present)
 
===Marines===
*[[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Morgan Kinsano]] — ''[[Hellbringers|Hellbringer]]'s commander''
*[[Major]] [[Elijah Vaughan]] — ''Team Leader of [[Sunray 1-1]], CO of [[Boomerang Company]]''
*[[Warrant Officer]] [[Alannah Quinn]] — ''Technical Liaison of Sunray 1-1''
*[[Captain]] [[Jenkins (captain)|Jenkins]]
*[[Sergeant]] [[Allieri]] — ''[[Sniper]] team leader''
*Corporal [[Kyla Emmett]] - Corporal of [[Lotus Squad]]
*[[Corporal]] [[Chloe Turpin]] — ''Drone Operator of Sunray 1-1''
*[[Lance Corporal]] [[Devon Sparks]] — ''Designated Marksman of Sunray 1-1''
*[[Private]] [[D. Wilson]]
*Private [[D. Wood]]
*Private [[Papadakis]]
*Private [[G. R. Scott]] — ''Sniper detail''
*[[Jacob Arden]] - ''Hellbringer''
*[[Floyd]]
 
===Other===
[[File:HW2-cryo chamber.png|thumb|250px|''Spirit of Fire'' crew exiting cryo-chambers.]]
*[[Seth]] — AI<ref>'''[[Halo: Rise of Atriox]]'''</ref>
*[[Spock]] — ''Ship's cat and mascot''
*[[Lieutenant]] [[Veta Lopis]] - ONI officer and leader of the [[Ferret]]s.{{Ref/Novel|Id=DW|DW}}
 
===Former (Alive)===
*[[Terrence Hood]] — ''Former Executive officer; transferred to the {{UNSCShip|Roman Blue}} (UNK - December [[2530]])''
*Professor [[Ellen Anders]] — ''Lead ONI scientist; forcibly transported with [[Installation 09]] through a [[slipspace portal]] to the Milky Way in 2559.''
 
[[File:Halo-wars-20081009083952955-crop.jpg|thumb|250px|Captain Cutter and Serina on the ''Spirit of Fire''{{'}}s bridge in 2531.]]
The following is a list of former captains of the ''Spirit of Fire'', found painted on the side of the ship's hull:<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign level ''[[Cleansing]]''</ref>
 
*[[Coleman]] — (served 2473 to [[2484]])
*[[Rehkov]] — (served [[2484]] to [[2491]])
*[[Donald]] — (served [[2491]] to [[2499]])
*[[Johnson (captain)|Johnson]] — (served [[2499]] to [[2505]])
*[[Roggan]] — (served [[2507]] to [[2513]])
*[[Alexander (captain)|Alexander]] — (served [[2513]] to 2520)
 
===Former (Deceased)===
*[[Serina]] — ''Primary shipboard AI''; ''Afflicted with rampancy and self-terminated - January 4, 2537.''
*[[Chris (Marine)|Chris]] — ''Killed in action co-piloting a [[Pelican]] to the [[UNSC Prophecy]] - February, 2531''
*[[Unidentified Spartan-II]] — ''Killed during the Harvest campaign on February 4, 2531''.
*[[Helena Roman]] — ''[[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] [[M808B Main Battle Tank|Tank Commander]]; killed by a Banshee - February 4, 2531''
*Sergeant [[John Forge]] — ''Killed in action during [[Battle of Trove]] - February 25, 2531''
*[[Lieutenant]] [[Kwan]] — ''Killed by a [[Flood]] [[Pod infector]], January 2537''
*[[Violeta Maldini]] — ''Specialist; killed by a Pod infector - January, 2537''
*[[Dimitri]] — ''Killed by a [[Sangheili]] during the [[Second Ark Conflict]] in 2559''.
*[[Matthews]] - ''Killed by a Banished scout at [[Fort Jordan (location)|Fort Jordan]] during the Second Ark Conflict''.
 
==Military organization==
Onboard the ''Spirit of Fire'' were numerous UNSC military groups and units ranging from [[Fireteams]] to [[Regiment]]s.
 
===Regiments===
*[[45th Marine Regiment]] — ''present on the Spirit of Fire circa [[2559]].''
 
===Battalions===
*[[9th Shock Troops Battalion]] — ''present on the Spirit of Fire circa [[2559]].''
*[[13th Battalion|13th Infantry Battalion]]
 
===Companies===
*[[Boomerang Company]] — ''present on the Spirit of Fire circa [[2559]].''
*[[Foxtrot Company]]
 
[[File:HW2-SpiritofFirecrew.png|thumb|250px|A hallway aboard the ''Spirit of Fire'' filled with UNSC Marines and Naval personnel.]]
 
===Platoons===
*[[First Platoon (Spirit of Fire)|First Platoon]]
*[[Alpha Platoon]]
*[[Bravo Platoon]]
*[[Charlie Platoon]]
 
===Battle groups===
*[[Battle Group Phi]]
*[[Firestorm Battle Group]] — ''present on the Spirit of Fire circa [[2559]].''
 
===Squads===
*[[Blizzard Squad]] — ''present on the Spirit of Fire circa [[2559]].''
*[[Lotus Squad]] - ''Present on the Spirit of Fire circa 2559.''
 
===Fireteams===
*[[Recon Team Echo|Fire Team Echo]] — ''wiped out circa [[2531]].''
*[[Recon Team India|Fire Team India]] — ''Recon Team wiped out circa [[2531]].''
*[[Fire Team Lima]]
*[[Fire Team November]]
 
===Teams===
*[[Alpha Team (Spirit of Fire)|Alpha Team]]
*[[Bravo Team (Spirit of Fire)|Bravo Team]]
*[[Red Team]]
*[[Team Omega]]
*[[Sunray 1-1]] — ''present on the Spirit of Fire circa [[2559]].''
 
===Transports===
*''[[Bravo 029 (Pelican)|Bravo 029]]''
*''[[Victor 397]]'' — ''wiped out circa [[2531]].''


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*A possible canonical inconsistency with the Spirit of Fire's MAC is its ability to accurately fire a MAC round onto the surface of a planet. Even ODST pods that are designed to be fired at a specific target and have thrusters that can direct them to land somewhat off target. Therefore, it seems unlikely that an unguided slug could manage to be landed so accurately. This may, however, be precluded by the immense momentum imparted on the slug making it resistant to external forces and thus unlikely to veer off the calculated course (a multi-ton slug moving at near relativistic speeds will have a great deal of momentum). By contrast an ODST pod travels at lower speeds and uses several methods of deceleration which change its trajectory.
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*Its [[Ship Emblem]] reads "Exitus Acta Probat", [[Latin]] for "The result justifies the deed" or "The ends justify the means."
|fr=UNSC {{Tooltip|''Esprit de Feu''|Spirit of Fire}} in ''Halo Wars''.<br>
*The campaign of ''[[Halo Wars]]'' follows the ''Spirit of Fire'' and its crew as they deal with their first deadly encounters with the Covenant, as well as the [[Flood]].
{{Tooltip|''Spirit of Fire''|(Anglicism)}} (weapon skin) in ''Halo 5: Guardians''.
*The ''Spirit of Fire's'' former status as a colony ship might be a vague reference to the [[Marathon|UESC ''Marathon'']].
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*Early concept art of ''Halo Wars'' suggests that a cat lived onboard the ship, possibly a pet to Captain Cutter. This is a possible reference to [[Jonesy]], a cat that was lost aboard the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]''.
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*The ''Spirit of Fire'' once carried Hydroponics and schools for colonies.<ref name="Genesis"/>
*The name ''Spirit of Fire'' is a reference to the original project codename of ''Halo Wars''; in [[Development of Halo Wars|development]], ''Halo Wars'' was known as "Phoenix".{{Ref/Twitter|zaphodgjd|979525459233923072|Graeme Devine|Y=2020|M=10|D=19|Quote=The “Spirit of Fire” spaceship name from Halo Wars is a direct reference to the code name for the project which was “Phoenix”.}} "Spirit of Fire" is also a translation of one of the names of [[Wikipedia:Fëanor|Fëanor]], the arch-rival of the [[Wikipedia:Morgoth|Dark Lord Morgoth]] in [[Wikipedia:J. R. R. Tolkien|J. R. R. Tolkien's]] [[Wikipedia:Tolkien's legendarium|legendarium]]. Like [[Carol Rawley|Captain Carol Rawley's]] callsign, Foehammer, this is likely a deliberate Tolkien reference.  
*Prior to ''Halo Wars'', the crew of the [[Pillar of Autumn]] held the distinction of being the first UNSC forces to come into contact with the Flood. In fact, the Spirit of Fire encountered them twenty one years earlier, but were left stranded in space and was presumed lost with all hands, unable to return to UNSC territory to inform the rest of humanity about the threat.
*Early concept art of ''Halo Wars'' suggests that a [[Spock|cat]] lived onboard the ship, possibly a pet to Captain Cutter. This is a possible reference to [[Jonesy]], a cat that was lost aboard the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}.
*During campaign and multiplayer skirmishes, the Spirit Of Fire's MAC can be upgraded to fire up to four rounds and can fire these rounds at an extremely high rate.
*The ''Spirit of Fire'' has its own onboard news publication, ''[[The Spirit]]''.<ref>'''[[Halo Wars]]''', campaign level ''[[Arcadia City]]''</ref>
*Like all UNSC ships, it is not stated how they achieve lift in a planet's gravitational field. In [[Halo: The Flood]], the [[Pillar of Autumn]] wasn't designed to enter a planet's atmosphere, due to lack of vertical thrust necessary to keep it in the air. No evidence of lift systems can be seen on "Spirit of Fire", or indeed several of the frigates and destroyers seen in some of the Halo games e.g. "In Amber Clad".
*At some point during the development of ''Halo Wars'' the year on the ship emblem of the ''Spirit of fire'' was changed to 2418; this was a mistake and was swiftly changed back to the correct year.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20081114002429/http://www.halowars.com/Default.aspx?p=14 '''Halo Wars Community Site''' ''- Halo Wars Monthly Update - January'']</ref>
*In addition to the normal UNSC ship armament, the Spirit of Fire also sports "heavy deck guns", weapon systems not discussed in any of the Halo novels. From appearance, they are heavy duty artillery platforms designed for fleet engagements, or possibly for destroying approaching dropships and Seraph class fighters, as demonstrated in game. They may however, be a relic of earlier UNSC technology, that was unused on other fleet vessels. In addition, the Spirit Of Fires hull has base [[Base Turret]] build sites which you can use to repel any unwanted guests. These are possibly oversized point-defense guns, which are used to protect UNSC vessels from single-ships such as the [[Seraph]]. this is especially likely given the massive size of the ''Spirit of Fire'', even for a capital ship, so standard point defense guns may occasionally need additional firepower.
 
==Gallery==
===Development images===
<gallery>
File:HW Early Spirit of Fire logo.gif|An early version of the ''Spirit of Fire''{{'}}s [[ship emblem|emblem]] with the year 2418 on it.
File:SoF_profile.png|Concept art of the ''Spirit of Fire'' for ''[[Halo Wars]]''.
File:Concept-SOF-Bridge.jpg|Concept art of the ''Spirit of Fire''{{'}}s bridge.
File:Concept-SOF-Lab.jpg|Concept art of the ''Spirit of Fire''{{'}}s observation deck turned lab.
File:Concept-SOF-Anders-Table.jpg|Concept art of Professor Anders' makeshift lab onboard the ship.
File:SOF00.png|Concept art of the ship's port side.
File:HW SpiritOfFire LevelGeometry.jpg|The in-game level layout for the ship's upper deck, as used in the levels [[Cleansing]] and [[Repairs]].
File:Special Warthog (Halo Wars).png|A render of the Spirit of Fire M12 Warthog.
File:HW2 SpiritOfFire ObersvationDeck Concept.jpg|Concept art of the exterior of the ''Spirit of Fire''{{'}}s observation deck for ''[[Halo Wars 2]]''.
File:Fireside Cover.jpg|Concept art of the interior of the observation deck for ''Halo Wars 2''.
File:HW2 Concept SoFBridgeAndMACs.png|Concept art of the ''Spirit of Fire''{{'}}s upper hull, including the combat bridge and MAC array for ''Halo Wars 2''.
File:HW2_SpiritDestroyed_Concept.jpg|Concept art intended to reuse assets from the game's tutorial, depicting a destroyed ''Spirit of Fire'' for ''Halo Wars 2''.
</gallery>
 
===Illustrations===
<gallery>
File:Sof logo.png|The ''Spirit of Fire''{{'}}s emblem.
File:HWF_Spirit_of_Fire.jpg|A cross-section of ''Spirit of Fire'' from ''[[Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo]]''.
File:HW-SoF-SFTE-Slipspace-Scan.jpg|The ''Spirit of Fire'' transitioning through [[slipstream space|slipspace]] in ''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]''.
File:HWG SoF DropBayBravo.png|Drop Bay Bravo of the ''Spirit of Fire''.
File:HWG SpiritOfFire SFTE.png|The Shaw-Fujikawa drive room of the ''Spirit of Fire''.
File:HoloSOF.png|A hologram of the ''Spirit of Fire'' onboard the ''Infinity'' in ''[[Halo: Escalation]]''.
File:Flood infector Spirit of Fire.jpg|A [[Pod infector]] inside the ''Spirit''{{'}}s cryo-room.
File:HM - SOF and Ark.jpg|The ''Spirit of Fire'' arrives at Installation 00 in ''[[Halo Mythos]]''.
File:TFS-Sadface.png|The bridge of the ''Spirit of Fire'' in ''[[Something has Happened]]''.
</gallery>
 
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
File:HaloWars-SOF-Space.jpg|A view of the ''Spirit of Fire'' in space.
File:HaloWars-SOF-Sunset.jpg|Rear view of the ''Spirit of Fire''{{'}}s engines.
File:Halo gallery 03.jpg|Professor Ellen Anders' lab on the observation deck of the ''Spirit of Fire''.
File:Halo gallery 04.jpg|A panoramic view of the whole of the UNSC ''Spirit of Fire''{{'}}s observation deck.
File:HaloWars-SOF-Holotable.jpg|A [[holography|holotable]] on the bridge.
File:Halo-wars-20081113023417016-crop.jpg|Captain Cutter, Serina, and Professor Anders on the ''Spirit of Fire''{{'}}s observation deck.
File:HW23.png|The ''Spirit of Fire''{{'}}s complement of D20 Herons, with the vessel on a collision course with a Covenant destroyer.
File:ApexBattleImage.png|The ''Spirit of Fire'' collides with a [[CPV-class destroyer]] at [[Trove]].
File:FTLDrive.png|The ''Spirit of Fire''{{'}}s slipspace drive loaded aboard a transporter.
File:SoF CaptainsList.jpg|Captains List on the starboard hull of the ''Spirit of Fire'' as of 2531.
File:HW-M12.png|The Spirit of Fire M12 Warthog.
File:HW-M12G1.png|The Spirit of Fire M12G1 Warthog.
File:HW2-Cutter(trailer).png|The ''Spirit of Fire'' in ''[[Know Your Enemy]]''.
File:HW2 SoF ObservationDeck 1.png|The exterior of ''Spirit of Fire''{{'}}s observation deck.
File:HW2 SoF ObservationDeck 2.png|Close up of the ''Spirit of Fire''{{'}}s observation deck.
File:HW2-SOF-Archer.jpg|The ''Spirit of Fire'' launches a salvo of [[Archer missile]]s in support of ground forces on Installation 00.
File:HW2_Training_Warthogs.jpg|Warthogs and Wolverines inside the ''Spirit of Fire'' in ''Halo Wars 2''.
</gallery>
 
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Wars: Genesis]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo Wars]]''
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
**''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Living Monument]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Escalation]]''
*''[[Halo: Hunters in the Dark]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{C|Weapon skin only}}
*''[[Know Your Enemy]]''
*''[[Halo Mythos]]''
*''[[Halo: Fractures]]''
**''[[Into the Fire]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Tales from Slipspace]]''
**''[[Something Has Happened]]''
*''[[Halo: Smoke and Shadow]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]''
*''[[Halo: Renegades]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Shadows of Reach]]''
**''[[Sacrifice]]'' {{Im}}
*''[[Halo: Point of Light]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Divine Wind]]''
*''[[Halo: Hippocratica]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Fireside]]''


==Sources==
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This article is about the UNSC vessel. For articles of the same name, see Spirit of Fire (disambiguation).
Spirit of Fire
UNSC Spirit of Fire (CFV-88).png
Production information

Hull code:

CFV-88[1][2]

Naval architects:

Manufacturer:

Halifax Spacewerx, Luna[1]

Class:

Phoenix-class support vessel (modified colony ship)

Role:

  • Transport of colonists and terraforming equipment (pre-conversion)
  • Orbital support of planetary forces, repair and supply of an orbiting fleet (post-conversion)
Specifications

Length:

2,500 metres (8,200 ft)[2][3]

Width:

856 metres (2,810 ft)[2]

Height:

689 metres (2,260 ft)[1][2]

Mass:

44 million metric tons[1][2]

Engine:

6 Orphios Energy Systems Jupiter-1 (primary)[1]

Slipspace drive:

OKB Karman 11E (CODEN Series III) Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine (removed and used as a bomb in 2531)[1]

Hull:

Titanium-A armor

Complement:

11,350 total personnel[1]

Subsidiary craft

Ground vehicles

Armament:

Service information

Year introduced:

2473 (refit for military service 2520)

Commissioned:

January 2, 2473[2]

Participated battles:

Human-Covenant War
Post-Covenant War conflicts

Fleet:

Third Fleet

Noteworthy crewmembers:

Known commanders:

CAPT James Cutter

Affiliation:

UNSC Navy

 

"Exitus Acta Probat"
— The ship's motto (Latin for "The Outcome Justifies the Deed")[15]

UNSC Spirit of Fire (hull classification symbol CFV-88) is a Phoenix-class support vessel in service with the UNSC Navy. Built in 2473, the Spirit of Fire is a heavily modified colony ship.[14] In 2531, her commanding officer was Captain James Cutter and her primary shipboard AI was Serina. After the crew sacrificed her slipspace drive to destroy the Forerunner shield world known as Trove, the Spirit of Fire was forced into a slow return trip back to human space at sub-luminal velocities and was officially declared "lost with all hands" in 2534.[16] After 28 years of drifting through space, the Spirit of Fire was mysteriously transported through a slipspace portal to the Ark where the crew was forced into a conflict with the occupying Banished. While Serina perished during the journey as per her limited lifespan as a smart AI, the Spirit of Fire gained a new shipboard AI in Isabel, the only survivor of the Banished's attack on the UNSC outposts on the Ark.[17]

Service history

Pre-war service

Launched on January 2, 2473,[2] the Spirit of Fire was originally a colony ship, transporting colonists as well as equipment such as hydroponics, atmosphere generators, and prefabricated schools, in the UNSC's expansion efforts.[18] During this period, the Spirit of Fire was directly involved in setting up infrastructure on the nascent colonies of Arcadia and Verent.[1] The last civilian captain of the Spirit of Fire was a man named Alexander, who had retired from active duty on July 20, 2520, after visiting the world of Verent.[19]

When civil unrest on the colonies once founded with vessels like the Spirit of Fire threatened to overthrow Unified Earth Government rule, colony ships began to be refitted for war in order to stomp out these resistances.[2] As such, the Spirit of Fire was requisitioned by the UNSC and scheduled for refit in order directly following Alexander's retirement to better prepare it for the combat operations.[19]

The ship was refitted with three Magnetic Accelerator Cannons[15] and other armaments to serve as a warship. Huge storage bays that used to house machine parts now carry everything from M12 Warthogs and M808B Scorpions to construction supplies for fire bases involved in frontline engagements or in rearguard actions and repair equipment for herself and other ships and crew. In 2530 the Spirit of Fire's thrust assemblies were replaced from the destroyer UNSC Calcutta, increasing output by 37%.[18]

Human-Covenant War

The Spirit of Fire being pulled into the Shield World.

The Spirit of Fire took part in the Harvest campaign as part of Battle Group D of Admiral Cole's Third Fleet,[20] providing ground forces with supplies, reinforcements, vehicle support, orbital MAC strikes, air support and more, giving it a major role in the battle.

After the events on Harvest, the Spirit of Fire arrived at the planet Arcadia, where it assisted in the evacuation of civilians, and the eradication of the Covenant from the planet's surface. When Professor Anders was captured by the Arbiter Ripa 'Moramee, the Spirit of Fire quickly gave chase, following the Arbiter's flagship to an unknown planet in the Korinth Prior system.[21] This planet eventually turned out to be a Forerunner Shield World, containing a fleet of Sojourner-class dreadnoughts. To ensure that the Covenant would not be able to use these warships against humanity, the reactor that powered the Spirit of Fire's Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine was detonated inside the Shield World's artificial sun by Sergeant John Forge. The ship managed to escape the exploding Forerunner installation, but without a functioning slipspace drive, the journey home would take many years, if not decades. Most of the crew entered cryonic sleep at this point, with only a skeleton crew remaining active to run the ship.[19]

Stranded in space

On February 10, 2534,[16] the Spirit of Fire, previously designated as "missing", was declared "lost with all hands" by the UNSC. The reason for this change was kept top secret. A memorial service was held for the people aboard the vessel, but many of the crew's family members chose not to attend, holding out hope that their loved ones were still alive.[19] However, the families of the crew never truly believed the ship to be lost and continued to consider it missing until proof was found showing otherwise. The things that John Forge's father managed to learn through his military contacts suggested that the ship was declared lost simply because the brass decided that the crew's family needed closure.[22]

In hopes of leaving a trail so that they could be found, the ship made a series of preprogramed maintenance sheds and data drops during its journey which included a message recorded by John Forge for his daughter. At least one of these were eventually recovered by the UNSC.[23]

After the Human-Covenant War's conclusion, the Spirit of Fire was honored at the dedication of the living monument, along with numerous other ships that had been lost with all hands during the war.[24]

Flood outbreak

Main article: Outbreak on the UNSC Spirit of Fire
The Spirit of Fire drifting through space.

Despite the measures imposed by the Chief Medical Officer O'Neil, at least one pod infector managed to infiltrate the ship at some point. Six years later in 2537, the Pod infector came into contact with one of the ship's technicians, infecting her and spreading the Flood infection to other crew members in cryo-sleep. In response, the now-rampant Serina imposed a quarantine on the ship's cryo bays in an effort to study the parasite, inadvertently allowing the Flood to mature further from within. The Flood sought to escape confinement, forcing Jerome-092 to exterminate all infected crew and with the aid of Professor Anders went on to erase all remaining traces of the Flood parasite aboard the Spirit of Fire.[25]

In the aftermath of the incident, Serina initiated her retirement from service and after composing a final status report that was to be left to Captain Cutter, finally self-terminated.[25] Around the same time, the Spirit of Fire had reached an unknown multiple star system and was drifting near a terrestrial planet.[26]

Search by the Ace of Spades

In 2557, the salvage ship Ace of Spades, commanded by John Forge's daughter Rion Forge. undertook a salvage operation of the wreck of the UNSC Roman Blue which had been supposed to recover the Spirit of Fire's log buoy during the Battle for Arcadia. The captain's logs indicated that the Sinaris-pattern heavy destroyer Radiant Perception recovered the buoy instead. Determined to find answers, Rion was able to locate the wreck of the destroyer and retrieve the buoy through which the Ace of Spades managed to track the Spirit of Fire to the Korinth Prior system and the debris field of Trove. There, they recovered a fragment of the shield world's AI, nicknamed by the crew as Little Bit, who was able to show them recordings of the Spirit of Fire's time at the shield world and make projections of where the vessel may have gone.[27]

However, the Ace of Spades' search was interrupted by ONI who seized Little Bit, all of their data and salvage due to a betrayal by Kip Silas. An attempt to get it back led the crew to rescuing 343 Guilty Spark, who led the Ace of Spades back to the Etran Harborage in time to witness the debris field's destruction by a massive UNSC fleet. Spark offered his aid in locating the Spirit of Fire and stated that he was better suited for the job as a fully functioning AI as opposed to Little Bit who was just a fragment. The Ace of Spades retrieved Little Bit's data and their personal belongings aided by Spark in exchange for helping him find the Librarian. Spark eventually revealed to Rion that John Forge had died destroying the Etran Harborage. During his time with the UNSC, Spark had managed to access a recovered data drop from the Spirit of Fire that included Forge's message and relayed it to Rion. Despite this news, the Ace of Spades crew decided to continue their search for the Spirit of Fire, aided by Spark and the upgrades that he had made to their ship.[28]

Daniel Clayton's trap

In March 2558 the freighter Pilgrims' Pride was carrying several AC-220 Vultures and AV-22 Sparrowhawks that were previously attached to the Spirit of Fire.[29] The Pilgrims' Pride launched a surprise attack on the UNSC Infinity and attempted to self-destruct inside the Infinity's bay. The Spartans managed to eject the freighter out of the bay. They also saved the Pilgrims' Pride from total destruction by removing its exploding core. After recovering the remains of the attacking Vultures and Sparrowhawks, the crew used the ID numbers on the hulls to identify the ships as belonging to the Spirit of Fire. Confusing matters, the crew discovered that Pilgrims Pride had been constructed only five years earlier. While Commander Palmer speculated that the assault craft may have been stolen from the Spirit of Fire before the ship was lost, Roland pointed out that the assault craft were in fairly good condition for their age. Roland also determined that the freighter itself had been launched from Oth Lodon, a gas giant deep inside Jiralhanae-controlled space.[30]

Despite the diplomatic risks, Lord Hood, who felt guilty over his role in the Spirit of Fire's disappearance, ordered the Infinity to investigate. When they arrived at the coordinates, they found not the Spirit but Shipmaster Vata 'Gajat's ship, which was docked to a massive glassing cannon. Captain Daniel Clayton contacted the Infinity, revealing himself to be aligned with the New Colonial Alliance. Intending to exact revenge on Lord Hood, Clayton fired three massive energy beams at the Infinity.[30] However, five Spartan-IVs managed to enter the station, stop Clayton, and used the cannon to destroy 'Gajat's flagship.[26]

Installation 00

The Spirit of Fire arrives at the Ark.
Main article: Second Ark Conflict

"Where you see half a crew, Isabel, I see family, courage. And a thousand heroes who swore to fight their way through hell before they'd ever... EVER turn their backs and run. And where you see one old ship, I see home. And that is always worth fighting for!"
— Captain James Cutter responding to Isabel's pleas to flee from the Banished.[31]

In 2559, after 28 years of being adrift, the Spirit of Fire was mysteriously drawn through a slipspace portal and came into orbit above Installation 00.[32] Awakened from cryo-sleep, the crew attempted to re-establish contact with UNSC. In order to accomplish this, Spartan-II Red Team was deployed and tasked with investigating a distress signal coming from the surface. There, inside an abandoned UNSC outpost they encountered Isabel, a logistics AI, who tried to warn the Spartans. However, they were ambushed by Atriox, a Jiralhanae leader of a mercenary organization known as the Banished. He and his Brutes forced Red Team to retreat back to the Spirit of Fire. Upon their return, Isabel, who became the new shipboard AI, briefed Captain James Cutter on the events that had occurred on the Ark, as well as on the strength of their enemy.[31] Additionally, Isabel provided a number of upgrades to some of ship's systems, including to its armament, subsidiary crafts and ground vehicles used by the Spirit of Fire's ground forces.

The Halo enters slipspace for the Soell system.

In the next few days the Spirit of Fire's ground teams conducted multiple offensives against the Banished, including disrupting their salvage operations[17] and crippling their portal network,[33] while the Spirit of Fire provided cover from orbit. As the new shipboard AI, Isabel also provided battlefield support to the crew during ground engagements with the Banished. However, as the battle escalated and the crew took out his second-in-command Decimus, Atriox decided to use his flagship, the CAS-class assault carrier Enduring Conviction to attack and destroy the Spirit of Fire directly.[33] An eighty-five year old Phoenix-class support vessel could not hold too long against the powerful assault carrier, so the crew proceeded with a plan developed by Isabel.[34] Ultimately they managed to destroy the Enduring Conviction, leaving the Banished without slipspace-worthy vessels.[35]

During this time it was discovered that the Ark's Foundry had created a new replacement for Installation 04.[34] Eventually, the Spirit of Fire crew got the upper hand and in the final battle over Halo's Control Room and they eliminated all Banished forces on the ring. The UNSC forces managed to evacuate from Halo just before it entered slipspace for the Soell system; however, Professor Ellen Anders became stranded inside the Control Room and left the Ark with the Halo which was intercepted in slipspace by one of the Created's Guardians. On the Ark, both Cutter and Atriox began planning their next moves against each other, not willing to leave the Ark to one another.[36]

In October, a new faction arrived on the Ark, the Keepers of the One Freedom. Allying themselves with the Dhas Bhasvod's Covenant, the Keepers sought to fire the Halo Array and begin the Great Journey. Undercover with the Keepers, the Ferrets managed to signal one of the Spirit of Fire's reconnaissance Pelicans and enlisted the ship's help to stop them. The Spirit of Fire dispatched several of its Vultures to the coordinates that the Ferrets had, but this turned out to be a trap with Castor using the UNSC to eliminate the Banished forces chasing him. On the Ferrets' signal, the Spirit of Fire commenced an orbital bombardment of Epsilon Clarion with its MAC gun using EMP slugs. The Spirit of Fire's bombardment destroyed the facility as well as the archeon-class ancilla Intrepid Eye. After the battle, Cutter sent Red Team and a Pelican to perform search and rescue for the Ferrets and to confirm the Forerunner ancilla's destruction. Ten days later, after the surviving Ferrets had recovered enough, the Spirit of Fire held a funeral for the pilot and the Ferret who had lost their lives in the conflict. The surviving Ferrets accepted Cutter's offer to join the crew and help the Spirit of Fire in its ongoing battle with the Banished.[37]

Design details

The Spirit of Fire is a former colony ship refit for use as a military support vessel, tasked primarily with deploying ground troops and prefabricated firebases in support of UNSC expeditionary operations. The ship is dominated by a cavernous cargo-hold that stretches from one side of the ship to the other, which is connected to eight primary transfer bays located on its flanks that hold its complement of orbital transfer vehicles such as Darters. Lining both sides of the Spirit are two angled wings, which have external clamps for five Herons per wing at their widest point. The ship's distinct 'hump' is its recreation block, a comfortable crew space which contains the support vessel's aeroponics farm, hobby workshops, and education terminals.[1] The front of this section is also where one of its power cores reside.[38] Below the ship's midsection is its war factory compartment, a series of robotic assembly lines which can produce virtually every vehicle and prefabricated structure in the UNSC's inventory.[1] At the very bottom of the ship, retained from its refit as a warship, is a clear observation deck previously intended for colonial surveys. Originally seeing little use outside of off-duty social fraternization,[18] it has since been crammed full of storage tubes, datataps, tables and tools to act as a laboratory and workshop for Dr. Ellen Anders.[1]

The ship possesses dedicated factory modules located on the underside of the aft section, where robotic assembly lines can manufacture many of the UNSC vehicles and aircraft that comprise the Spirit of Fire's complement.[8] It was also capable of naval support, and when assisted by a Smart AI, can coordinate the simultaneous repair and refit of up to a dozen ships of the line.[18]

The ship is armed with 40 M800 Rampart point defense guns, 24 M42 Archer missile pods, 10 11A2R1 naval coilgun batteries, and a battery of three 22B6R3 MACs.[1]

For faster travel between sections of the ship, at least one tram is installed. Additionally, at least 42 cryo bays are installed to enable the crew to enter cryosleep during long interstellar journeys.

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Complement

Prior to its requisition by the UNSC, the Spirit of Fire was equipped with a variety of prefabricated modules necessary for terraforming and colonizing new worlds. Domiciles, atmospheric processors,[1] hydroponics and schools were all once carried in the ship's vast cargo-bays.[18]

As a support vessel, the Spirit of Fire has a large complement of troops, subsidiary craft, vehicles, and base structures, along with the capability to construct and repair many of these. The repair/refit bay is capable of launch Cyclops exoskeletons and a crew of over 60 EVA engineers.[18]

Most of the ship's embarked ground forces are Marines, with at least the 45th Marine Regiment calling the ship home.[4] Some of the snipers serving aboard the ship are drawn from UNSC Army cavalry scouts.[6]

Thanks to the machinations of Sergeant John Forge, the Spirit of Fire maintains an unusually large complement of M850 Grizzly tanks.[39]

After the ship's arrival at the Ark, Isabel integrated the design blueprints of several modern UNSC vehicles to the Spirit of Fire's factory modules, bolstering the ship's existing complement of vehicles and craft.[12] In addition, a number of intact D81-LRT Condor dropships were salvaged from the UNSC outposts and were mainly put to use in a similar capacity as the Spirit of Fire's extant D20 Herons. While these Condors possess slipspace drives, the Ark is far too distant from UNSC space for them to be used for a return trip. However, the crew was able to use their slipspace capabilities for long-range reconnaissance and the exploration of outlying Forerunner installations.[7]

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Post-2531 upgrades

Lieutenant Commander Alys Vallum's status report on the ship after its long journey in 2559.

In addition to its pre-existing upgrades, during the ship's 28-year slower-than-light interstellar journey, Serina made a series of modifications and repairs across the ship; yet more were implemented by Isabel after her arrival on board, along with updated security and safety protocols. Following her arrival, Isabel scheduled 32,810 Critical System Updates and 1,201,924 Optional System Updates for implementation, expecting to complete them within 16 hours.[4]

At the combat bridge, Serina improved the fire control matrix and trunk lines, providing 50% additional bandwidth. The ship's sensors remained operational following its arrival at the Ark, but the Ark's sentinels would register every use of active wide-range scans as an act of aggression, limiting effective visibility to a three light-second radius. In the observation deck, previously appropriated by Professor Anders as her onboard laboratory, Serina constructed new laboratory equipment and facilities, the function of most of which remained elusive to much of the crew apart from Anders. Berthing facilities remained limited at this time, with three out of four of the atmosphere scrubbers in berthing compartments one to five inoperable. The Naval crew moved out of these facilities, only for the 45th Marine Regiment to appropriate them for their own use, maintaining even they were an improvement to their previous accommodations.[4]

The ship's factory modules remain operable by 2559, with Serina and later Isabel having made major upgrades to their usability and safety. However, these onboard factories lack both the mechanical capacity and design template to construct a new slipspace drive core. The port side of the ship, damaged in a collision with the Covenant destroyer Proclamation's Tithe, was also repaired, with all ten of the Spirit of Fire's D20 Heron dropships being operational.[4]

During the operations on Installation 00, Isabel and Anders modified the ship's Magnetic Accelerator Cannon to fire special EMP rounds capable of disabling Forerunner technology.[40] These rounds were either later modified to have a regular explosive effect at the same time or could be fired with regular rounds mixed in. During the Battle of Epsilon Clarion, three of these rounds were used to destroy Epsilon Clarion and prevent the firing of the Halo Array. It only took those three shots to penetrate the installation's shield and reduce it to molten slag.[37] Even with the shield raised, the EMP released by one of the slug's was enough to destroy nearly a quarter of the facility's charging capacity. Despite the sheer power of Intrepid Eye, these modified slugs were powerful enough to wipe the archeon-class ancilla's code and destroy her utterly.[41]

Crew

Spirit of Fire Command

Cpt. Cutter, Prof. Anders and Isabel on the Spirit of Fire's bridge.

Officers

Crewmen

Hospital Corpsmen

Bridge staff of the Spirit of Fire.

Spartans

Marines

Other

Spirit of Fire crew exiting cryo-chambers.

Former (Alive)

Captain Cutter and Serina on the Spirit of Fire's bridge in 2531.

The following is a list of former captains of the Spirit of Fire, found painted on the side of the ship's hull:[43]

Former (Deceased)

Military organization

Onboard the Spirit of Fire were numerous UNSC military groups and units ranging from Fireteams to Regiments.

Regiments

Battalions

Companies

A hallway aboard the Spirit of Fire filled with UNSC Marines and Naval personnel.

Platoons

Battle groups

Squads

Fireteams

Teams

Transports

Trivia

Language Equivalent
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French 		UNSC Esprit de Feu in Halo Wars.

Spirit of Fire (weapon skin) in Halo 5: Guardians.

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  • The name Spirit of Fire is a reference to the original project codename of Halo Wars; in development, Halo Wars was known as "Phoenix".[44] "Spirit of Fire" is also a translation of one of the names of Fëanor, the arch-rival of the Dark Lord Morgoth in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. Like Captain Carol Rawley's callsign, Foehammer, this is likely a deliberate Tolkien reference.
  • Early concept art of Halo Wars suggests that a cat lived onboard the ship, possibly a pet to Captain Cutter. This is a possible reference to Jonesy, a cat that was lost aboard the UNSC Pillar of Autumn.
  • The Spirit of Fire has its own onboard news publication, The Spirit.[45]
  • At some point during the development of Halo Wars the year on the ship emblem of the Spirit of fire was changed to 2418; this was a mistake and was swiftly changed back to the correct year.[46]

Gallery

Development images

  • An early version of the Spirit of Fire's emblem with the year 2418 on it.

    An early version of the Spirit of Fire's emblem with the year 2418 on it.

  • Concept art of the Spirit of Fire for Halo Wars.

    Concept art of the Spirit of Fire for Halo Wars.

  • Concept art of the Spirit of Fire's bridge.

    Concept art of the Spirit of Fire's bridge.

  • Concept art of the Spirit of Fire's observation deck turned lab.

    Concept art of the Spirit of Fire's observation deck turned lab.

  • Concept art of Professor Anders' makeshift lab onboard the ship.

    Concept art of Professor Anders' makeshift lab onboard the ship.

  • Concept art of the ship's port side.

    Concept art of the ship's port side.

  • The in-game level layout for the ship's upper deck, as used in the levels Cleansing and Repairs.

    The in-game level layout for the ship's upper deck, as used in the levels Cleansing and Repairs.

  • A render of the Spirit of Fire M12 Warthog.

    A render of the Spirit of Fire M12 Warthog.

  • Concept art of the exterior of the Spirit of Fire's observation deck for Halo Wars 2.

    Concept art of the exterior of the Spirit of Fire's observation deck for Halo Wars 2.

  • Concept art of the interior of the observation deck for Halo Wars 2.

    Concept art of the interior of the observation deck for Halo Wars 2.

  • Concept art of the Spirit of Fire's upper hull, including the combat bridge and MAC array for Halo Wars 2.

    Concept art of the Spirit of Fire's upper hull, including the combat bridge and MAC array for Halo Wars 2.

  • Concept art intended to reuse assets from the game's tutorial, depicting a destroyed Spirit of Fire for Halo Wars 2.

    Concept art intended to reuse assets from the game's tutorial, depicting a destroyed Spirit of Fire for Halo Wars 2.

Illustrations

Screenshots

  • A view of the Spirit of Fire in space.

    A view of the Spirit of Fire in space.

  • Rear view of the Spirit of Fire's engines.

    Rear view of the Spirit of Fire's engines.

  • Professor Ellen Anders' lab on the observation deck of the Spirit of Fire.

    Professor Ellen Anders' lab on the observation deck of the Spirit of Fire.

  • A panoramic view of the whole of the UNSC Spirit of Fire's observation deck.

    A panoramic view of the whole of the UNSC Spirit of Fire's observation deck.

  • A holotable on the bridge.

    A holotable on the bridge.

  • Captain Cutter, Serina, and Professor Anders on the Spirit of Fire's observation deck.

    Captain Cutter, Serina, and Professor Anders on the Spirit of Fire's observation deck.

  • The Spirit of Fire's complement of D20 Herons, with the vessel on a collision course with a Covenant destroyer.

    The Spirit of Fire's complement of D20 Herons, with the vessel on a collision course with a Covenant destroyer.

  • The Spirit of Fire collides with a CPV-class destroyer at Trove.

    The Spirit of Fire collides with a CPV-class destroyer at Trove.

  • The Spirit of Fire's slipspace drive loaded aboard a transporter.

    The Spirit of Fire's slipspace drive loaded aboard a transporter.

  • Captains List on the starboard hull of the Spirit of Fire as of 2531.

    Captains List on the starboard hull of the Spirit of Fire as of 2531.

  • The Spirit of Fire M12 Warthog.

    The Spirit of Fire M12 Warthog.

  • The Spirit of Fire M12G1 Warthog.

    The Spirit of Fire M12G1 Warthog.

  • The Spirit of Fire in Know Your Enemy.

    The Spirit of Fire in Know Your Enemy.

  • The exterior of Spirit of Fire's observation deck.

    The exterior of Spirit of Fire's observation deck.

  • Close up of the Spirit of Fire's observation deck.

    Close up of the Spirit of Fire's observation deck.

  • The Spirit of Fire launches a salvo of Archer missiles in support of ground forces on Installation 00.

    The Spirit of Fire launches a salvo of Archer missiles in support of ground forces on Installation 00.

  • Warthogs and Wolverines inside the Spirit of Fire in Halo Wars 2.

    Warthogs and Wolverines inside the Spirit of Fire in Halo Wars 2.

List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab Halo Warfleet, Spirit of Fire, page 48-49
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 117
  3. ^ GameSpy: Halo Wars / Halo Universe Panel Live Blog
  4. ^ a b c d e Halo Legendary Crate - Data Drop #4
  5. ^ Halo Waypoint - Canon Fodder: Stay Frosty
  6. ^ a b Halo Wars 2, Phoenix Logs - Snipers
  7. ^ a b Halo Wars 2, Phoenix Logs - Condor Dropship
  8. ^ a b Halo Wars 2, Phoenix Logs - Condor Gunship
  9. ^ Halo Wars 2, Phoenix Logs - Nightingale
  10. ^ Halo Wars 2, Phoenix Logs - Colossus
  11. ^ Halo Wars 2, Phoenix Logs - Mantis
  12. ^ a b Halo Wars 2, Phoenix Logs - Jackrabbit
  13. ^ Halo Wars 2, Phoenix Logs - Kodiak
  14. ^ a b Official Halo Wars Community Site: Spirit of Fire (defunct, Archive)
  15. ^ a b c Halo Mythos, page 70
  16. ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition), page 71
  17. ^ a b Halo Wars 2, campaign level A New Enemy
  18. ^ a b c d e f Halo Wars: Genesis
  19. ^ a b c d Halo Wars Timeline Events
  20. ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 188
  21. ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 180
  22. ^ Halo: Smoke and Shadow, page 50
  23. ^ Halo: Renegades, pages 312-313
  24. ^ Halo Living Monument
  25. ^ a b Halo: Tales from Slipspace
  26. ^ a b Halo: Escalation - Issue #6
  27. ^ Halo: Smoke and Shadow
  28. ^ Halo: Renegades
  29. ^ Halo: Escalation, Issue #4
  30. ^ a b Halo: Escalation - Issue #5
  31. ^ a b Halo Wars 2, campaign level The Signal
  32. ^ Halo Mythos, page 200
  33. ^ a b Halo Wars 2, campaign level Lights Out
  34. ^ a b Halo Wars 2, campaign level Hold the Line
  35. ^ Halo Wars 2, campaign level Under The Dark
  36. ^ Halo Wars 2, campaign level Last Stand
  37. ^ a b c Halo: Divine Wind
  38. ^ Halo Wars, campaign level Repairs
  39. ^ Halo Wars 2, Phoenix Logs - Grizzly
  40. ^ Halo Wars 2, campaign level The Cartographer
  41. ^ Halo: Divine Wind, chapter 16
  42. ^ Halo: Rise of Atriox
  43. ^ Halo Wars, campaign level Cleansing
  44. ^ Twitter, Graeme Devine (@zaphodgjd): "The “Spirit of Fire” spaceship name from Halo Wars is a direct reference to the code name for the project which was “Phoenix”." (Retrieved on Oct 19, 2020) [archive]
  45. ^ Halo Wars, campaign level Arcadia City
  46. ^ Halo Wars Community Site - Halo Wars Monthly Update - January
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