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{{Era|H1|TF|FS}}
{{Title|''Truth and Reconciliation''}}
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{{Status|Canon}}
 
{{Disambig header|the Covenant battlecruiser|other uses of "Truth and Reconciliation"|Truth and Reconciliation (disambiguation)}}
{{Seealso Level|Truth and Reconciliation (Level)|Halo: Combat Evolved}}
 
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|naval architect=*[[Ssne 'Mowusee|Master Shipwright Ssne 'Mowusee]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
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|slipspace drive=''Ophon''-pattern borer
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**[[Unggoy]]
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*[[Boarding Craft]]s
*42× [[Plasma cannon (starship)|''Sono''-pattern plasma cannons]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*[[Type-25 Assault Gun Carriage]]s
*50× [[Pulse laser turret|''Gon''-pattern pulse lasers]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*[[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle]]
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*1 [[Truth and Reconciliation's Prophet|Minor Prophet]]
*32× [[Seraph]]/[[Keljiric-pattern Tarasque|Tarasque strikecraft]]{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*[[Bako 'Ikaporamee]]<ref>''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 5</ref>
*10× {{Pattern|Dextro Xur|Spirit}}s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*[[High Council]] of [[Council of Masters|Masters]]
*50× [[Type-26 Banshee]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*48× {{Pattern|Zurdo|Wraith}}s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*150× {{Pattern|Karo'etba|Ghost}}s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*55× insertion pods{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
|captains = *[[Lat 'Ravamee]] <ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 197''</ref>
*[[Major]] [[Antonio Silva]] {{c|briefly}}
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*2 [[Engineer]]s{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
*500 menials{{Ref/Reuse|Warfleet}}
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*[[Bako 'Ikaporamee]]<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 5''</ref>
*[[Council of Masters]]
**[[Soha 'Rolamee]]
**[[Soha 'Rolamee]]
*[[Zuka 'Zamamee]]  
*[[Zuka 'Zamamee]]  
*[[Captain Keyes]]
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*[[Battle of Installation 04]]
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**[[Raid on the Truth and Reconciliation]]
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**[[Battle for the Truth and Reconciliation]]
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|affiliation=*[[Covenant]]
}}
*[[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] (briefly)
|fleet=[[Fleet of Particular Justice]]}}
{{quote|The enemy has captured Captain Keyes, and are holding him aboard one of their cruisers, the ''Truth and Reconciliation''.|Cortana<ref name="T&R">'''Halo: Combat Evolved''', campaign level ''[[The Truth and Reconciliation]]''</ref>}}
The '''''Truth and Reconciliation''''' was a [[Covenant]] {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}} in the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]].{{Ref/Reuse|T&R}} Its [[Shipmaster]] was [[Lat 'Ravamee]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}}


{{quote|The enemy has captured [[Captain Keyes]], and are holding him aboard one of their cruisers, the ''Truth and Reconciliation''.|Cortana}}
==History==
===Fall of Reach===
{{Main|Fall of Reach}}
The ''Truth and Reconciliation'' served within the Fleet of Particular Justice during the [[Fall of Reach]] in [[2552|summer 2552]]. When the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}} fled [[Reach]] on August 30, [[Supreme Commander]] [[Thel 'Vadam]]ee ordered the ''Truth and Reconciliation'', along with several other Covenant vessels, to pursue the human warship. The Covenant's forces arrived at [[Halo Array|Halo]] [[Installation 04]] well in advance of the ''Pillar of Autumn'', which arrived on September 19.<ref>Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Combat Evolved level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 4''</ref>


The '''Truth and Reconciliation''' was a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[CCS-class Battlecruiser|''CCS''-class Battlecruiser]].<ref>''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' level [[The Truth and Reconciliation (Level)|The Truth and Reconciliation.]]</ref>
===Battle of Installation 04===
{{Main|Battle of Installation 04}}
After the ''Pillar of Autumn'' arrived at Installation 04, it was able to evade detection by the Covenant vessels there, surreptitiously analyzing Installation 04. However, a [[Seraph|Seraph fighter]] stumbled upon the ''Pillar of Autumn'' by chance and relayed its coordinates to the Covenant fleet, which engaged the ''Pillar of Autumn''.  


==Overview==
In the ensuing naval battle, the [[artificial intelligence]] [[Cortana]] disabled the ''Truth and Reconciliation'' as she tried in vain to defend the ''Pillar of Autumn''. The [[Prophet of Stewardship]] ordered that plasma torpedoes not be used against the human vessel, as they could potentially damage the Halo; boarding parties were sent instead. After being disabled, the vessel was forced to drop to 300 meters above the surface of the ring for refit and repair.{{Ref/Reuse|T&R}}
The ''Truth and Reconciliation'' was the Cruiser that held Captain [[Jacob Keyes]] prisoner during the events on [[Installation 04]]. The ship was destroyed by [[Melissa McKay]], a member of the surviving [[UNSC]] forces to stop the [[Flood]] from escaping Halo.


Since Covenant often name their ships with different names that "personify" their religious significance, names for Covenant CCS-class ships are ''Truth and Reconciliation'', ''[[Purity of Spirit]]'' and ''[[Sacred Promise]]''.
When ''Truth and Reconciliation'' arrived over the surface of Installation 04, it became a command post for the local Covenant ground forces. There, [[Zuka 'Zamamee]] sought approval from the [[Council of Masters]], represented by [[Soha 'Rolamee]] and the Prophet Stewardship, to hunt [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN]] [[John-117]], although he was denied permission. As 'Zamamee left, [[Captain (Navy)|Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes]], the commanding officer of the ''Pillar of Autumn'', was brought onboard as a prisoner, having been captured earlier that day.<ref name="ReferenceA">'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page ???''</ref>


The ''Truth and Reconciliation'' takes its name from the actual [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truth_and_reconciliation Truth and Reconciliation Commission] established in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa South Africa] after the fall of apartheid rule. Alternatively, its name may have been inspired by the Christian concept of "reconciliation with the truth" of the gospel and with God.
Shortly after ''Truth and Reconciliation''{{'}}s arrival at Halo, the installation's [[monitor]], [[343 Guilty Spark]], confronted the [[Truth and Reconciliation's AI|vessel's onboard AI]] about the Covenant's efforts to access [[Flood containment facility|quarantined areas]] and their hostility toward the [[Reclaimer]]s present. However, Guilty Spark only received confused and cryptic responses from the semi-sentient construct.<ref>'''Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary''', ''[[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminal 3]]''</ref>


==History==
====Raid on the ''Truth and Reconciliation''====
===[[Battle of Reach]]===
{{Main|Raid on the Truth and Reconciliation}}
An element of the [[Fleet of Particular Justice]] the ''Truth and Reconciliation'' was present at the [[Battle of Reach]], as one of the hundreds of Covenant warships that assailed the [[UNSC]] fortress world. When the ''[[UNSC Pillar of Autumn|Pillar of Autumn]]'' fled [[Reach]], the ''Truth and Reconciliation'' pursued the {{UNSCship|Pillar of Autumn}} through [[Slipspace]] to its destination, [[Installation 04]], a.k.a. "Alpha Halo".
[[File:TRArrivalCEA.jpg|thumb|300px|[[Echo 419]] arrives at the ''Truth and Reconciliation's'' position.]]  


===[[Battle of Installation 04]]===
The next day, John-117 led a squad of [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s on [[Raid on the Truth and Reconciliation|a mission]] to infiltrate the ''Truth and Reconciliation'' to rescue Captain Keyes.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''pages 99-100''</ref> Under the cover of night, the humans fought their way past the Covenant ground defenses and boarded the ship via its [[gravity lift]]. Upon entering the ship's gravity lift bay, the humans were ambushed by Covenant security forces.  
When the ''Pillar of Autumn'' arrived (or rather crashed) at Installation 04, it was able to evade detection by the [[Covenant Fleet]] there, surreptitiously analyzing Installation 04. However, a [[Seraph]] stumbled upon the ''Pillar of Autumn'' by chance, and relayed its coordinates to the Covenant [[Fleet of Particular Justice|fleet]], which engaged the ''Pillar of Autumn''.  


In the ensuing naval battle, [[Cortana]] disabled the ''Truth and Reconciliation'' as she tried in vain to defend the ''Pillar of Autumn''. Although the ''Truth and Reconciliation'' could have easily destroyed the ''Pillar of Autumn'', the Minor Prophet in command ordered that plasma torpedoes not be used because it would risk damaging the Halo. Boarding parties were sent instead. After being disabled, the vessel was forced to drop to 300 meters above the surface of the Ring for refit and repair.<ref>[[Truth and Reconciliation (Level)|Truth and Reconciliation]], opening cutscene: "The enemy has captured Captain Keyes and are holding him aboard one of their cruisers, the ''Truth and Reconciliation''. The ship is currently holding position approximately three hundred meters above the other end of this plateau."</ref>
The SPARTAN and the ODSTs successfully routed the initial lines of resistance and proceeded into the labyrinthine corridors of the ship. The boarders fought their way to the ship's bridge, killing Shipmaster Lat 'Ravamee. After neutralizing the hostiles on the bridge, the Master Chief left the Marines to defend against intruders while he went in search of Captain Keyes in one of the ship's brigs. While making his way to the prison cells, he encountered another prison block that contained dead Marines who were either beaten or tortured to death. Needless to say, he did not find Captain Keyes in this cell block. The Master Chief proceeded to yet another cell block where he found Keyes and several other POWs.


When it landed on ''Alpha Halo'', it became a sort of command post for the Covenant ground forces. A small group of the [[High Council]] of [[Council of Masters|Masters]] convened there, namely [[Soha 'Rolamee]] and an unnamed minor [[Prophet]]. [[Zuka 'Zamamee]] went to the ship to ask the Council permission to hunt the [[Master Chief]], but the Council turned him down. As 'Zamamee was leaving, he confronted the recently captured [[Captain Keyes]].
After John rescued Captain Keyes, the former first reprimanded and then thanked the SPARTAN for the rescue. He then informed John and Cortana that he had learned that the ringworld, Halo, was some kind of powerful weapon and that the Covenant were trying to gain control of it. Seconds after their release, the humans were ambushed by Spec-ops Elites. The SPARTAN, the captain, and the other freed prisoners fought their way back to the bridge, where they found the remaining ODSTs dead. The group made their way to one of ''Truth and Reconciliation''{{'}}s hangar bays, where Keyes commandeered a [[Taaku Xur-pattern Spirit|Spirit dropship]], allowing the surviving humans to escape.{{Ref/Reuse|T&R}}{{Ref/Reuse|ReferenceA}}


====Raid of the ''[[Truth and Reconciliation (Level)|Truth and Reconciliation]]''====
====Second raid on the ''Truth and Reconciliation''====
[[Image:Keys_Elite.jpg|tight|thumb|180px|A [[Zealot]] of the ''Truth and Reconciliation'' standing over the captured [[Captain]] [[Jacob Keyes|Keyes]].]]The ''Truth and Reconciliation'' was boarded<ref>''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 99-100</ref> the next day via its gravity lift. Led by the [[Master Chief]]&nbsp;and acompanied by a handful of [[Marine]]s tried to rescue [[Captain Keyes]] from the ship's brig. They entered the ship's gravity lift bay and were ambushed by Covenant security forces lead by a group of [[Stealth Elite|Stealth Elites]] with [[Energy Swords]].
[[File:Protograve.png|thumb|300px|Captain Keyes, now part of a Proto-Gravemind, in the control room of the ''Truth and Reconciliation''.]]


With the aid of the Master Chief, the Marines successfully routed the hordes of [[Jackals]], [[Grunts]] and [[Elites]] and proceeded into the vast, labyrinth-comparable corridors of the CCS-Battlecruiser's interior. They fought their way into a hanger bay, where they killed hordes of Covenant infantry, as well as a [[Hunter]] pair. They then made their way to the higher levels and into the Control Room. There, they killed all of the Covenant forces within, including a [[Zealot]] generally believed to be the vessel's [[Ship Master]], since he is seen standing over the Holographic control panels of the bridge when you enter through the doors. After neutralizing the hostiles inside the room, the [[Master Chief]] left the Marines to defend against intruders while he went in search for [[Captain Keyes]]. While making his way to the prison cells, he encountered another prison block that contained dead Marines, beaten or tortured to death. Needless to say, he did not find Captain Keyes in this cell block. The [[Master Chief]] proceeded to yet another cell block.
On [[2552#September|September 21]], following the inadvertent release of the [[Flood]], the Covenant leadership ordered all vessels to withdraw from the Halo. However, ''Truth and Reconciliation'' had been overwhelmed and disabled by the Flood before it could leave. The Covenant forces were fearful that the Flood would repair the ship, escape the installation, and infect the galaxy. The Covenant sent warriors, including a [[Covenant Special Operations|special operations contingent]], to retake the cruiser from the Flood. Amid this battle, John-117 was sent in to find Captain Keyes and extract him, or, failing that, to retrieve the Captain's [[command neural interface]] so the ''Pillar of Autumn''{{'}}s engines could be overloaded by utilizing the access codes found in the captain's implants, thus destroying the ring.


After killing the Stealth Elites, the small pack of Grunts, and the lone Zealot inside, the Master Chief deactivated the energy shields and freed the captured Marines, who armed themselves with Covenant plasma weapons. Seconds after their release, the Marines cut down several [[Stealth Elite]]s and [[Jackal]]s who had tracked the Chief to the prison complex. When they reached the Control Room, the Chief found that the Marines he left there were dead and in their place were [[Stealth Elite]]s with [[Energy Sword|Energy Swords]]. With the help of the freed UNSC personnel, Spartan-117 killed all of the enemy forces in the area and made his way to the hanger and the Spirit Dropship there. They had been informed by [[Foe Hammer]] that there would be no extraction for them because she was being engaged by Covenant air patrols and they would be better off finding their own way out. So Keyes commandeered the Spirit, and proceeded to use it as an unorthodox, but powerful weapon to crush a Hunter pair that tried to shoot them down on their way out.  
Upon reaching Keyes on the ship's bridge, John discovered that Keyes had been infected by the Flood and had been used as the basis for a [[Proto-Gravemind]]. Cortana informed the SPARTAN that no human life signs remained.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 305-306''</ref> The Master Chief then punched through Keyes' skull and forcefully removed the neural implants. Shortly thereafter, a Covenant special operations team ambushed the SPARTAN. John then made his way to one of the vessel's hangar bays, where he escaped aboard a [[Type-26 Ground Support Aircraft|Banshee]]; he then flew to the ''Pillar of Autumn''{{'}}s crash site.


This was a major human victory, as they had penetrated the security of the Covenant's command center on Halo ring, inflicted major casualties, and rescued a potentially valuable [[Captain Keyes|prisoner]]. They were responsible for the death of [[Ship Master]] [[Orna 'Fulsamee]] and 120 other soldiers, but lost only 36 Marines.<ref>''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 123</ref> During the attack, UNSC personnel were able to capture several Shades which were used to fortify [[Alpha Base (Installation 04)|Alpha Base]]. Also as a result of the attack, [[Zuka 'Zamamee]]'s request to hunt and kill the Master Chief was reviewed and approved, and the Covenant began to view the human survivors as a serious threat.
Around this time, the ''Truth and Reconciliation''{{'}}s reactor was damaged so severely that Cortana believed that it should have gone critical. However, the ship was repaired by Covenant forces, who managed to repel or destroy the majority of the Flood forms that remained onboard after the Master Chief's departure.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''pages 305-306''</ref>


====[[Keyes (Level)|''Keyes'']] and the Flood====
====Capture and destruction====
[[Image:Flood_Brain_Form.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Captain Keyes, now a [[Proto-Gravemind]], in the control room of the ''Truth and Reconciliation''.]]
{{Main|Battle for the Truth and Reconciliation}}
After the [[Flood]] was discovered, the Covenant ordered all ships to abandon the Ring. Unfortunately, the ''Truth and Reconciliation'' was overwhelmed and disabled by the Flood before it could leave. Since the Flood learn from who they infect, the Covenant were fearful that the Flood would repair the ship, fly into space and infect the galaxy. The Covenant then sent in a [[Special Operations Elite|strike team]], then several more when the first group failed to repair the vessel and neutralize the Flood. A massive battle between Flood and Covenant crew and Special Operation forces ensued. During this fight, the Master Chief was sent in to find Captain Keyes and extract him, or failing that, retrieve the Captain's neural implants so the ''Pillar of Autumn's'' engines could be overloaded by utilizing the access codes found in the captain's implants. The Chief fought his way into the ship and into the control room,  where Keyes was being "interrogated".<ref>''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 305-306</ref>
After the SPARTAN's second mission to rescue Keyes, the surviving [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine]] and [[UNSC Navy|Naval personnel]], spearheaded by the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers under the command of [[Major]] [[Antonio Silva]], staged an assault on the ''Truth and Reconciliation''; they quickly captured the ship with minimal casualties through simultaneous surprise attacks on the vessel's primary hangar bay and gravity lift. Major Silva intended to fly the ship back to [[Earth]] with the Prophet of Stewardship as a prisoner. The partially infected [[Private]] [[Wallace A. Jenkins]] had enough remaining mental faculties to attempt to sever the fiber-optic cable that connected the bridge controls with the engineering deck, though he was immediately restrained. A couple of Flood [[infection form]]s burst out of the vents, but were quickly put down by the Marines using their [[MA5B assault rifle]]s. [[First Lieutenant]] [[Melissa McKay]] realized Jenkins' intentions; she understood that many Flood forms were still present on the ship and would quickly take over Earth if Silva's delusions of grandeur were fulfilled. She then severed the primary optical fiber cable with a [[M9 High-Explosive Dual-Purpose Grenade|fragmentation grenade]], thereby causing the cruiser to lose control and crash onto the surface of the Halo. Her actions caused the death of all the humans, Covenant, and Flood on board, whilst likely saving the rest of humanity from infection and annihilation.<ref>'''Halo: The Flood''', ''page 332''</ref>


Upon reaching Keyes, Cortana informed the Chief that there were no human life-signs left. The Chief then proceeded to forcefully remove the neural implants. Meanwhile, Covenant forces consisting of Spec Ops Elites and Grunts were trying desperately to repel the Flood forces. About the time the Chief reached the Shuttle Bay, a Special Operations team of Elites came in Banshees and a Spirit dropships to reinforce their comrades. Also, waiting in the lower levels were a pair of [[Hunters]], who met their end at the hands of the Chief. The Chief managed to kill all hostiles and make his way to the hanger bay, where he stole a Banshee and was able to escape and fly to the ''Pillar of Autumn''. In the fight, the ''Truth and Reconciliation's'' reactor was damaged, and according to Cortana it should have gone critical.
==Trivia==
{{Linkbox|gallery=yes}}
*The ''Truth and Reconciliation'' shares its name with the [[wikipedia:Truth and Reconciliation Commission (South Africa)|Truth and Reconciliation Commission]], which was established in [[wikipedia:South Africa|South Africa]] after the fall of Apartheid rule as a means of reparation for oppressed non-whites. Following South Africa's example, numerous [[wikipedia:Truth and reconciliation commission|Truth and reconciliation commissions]] have since been established throughout the world.


However, it did not and was repaired by Covenant forces, who managed to repel or destroy the majority of the Flood on board after the Master Chief's departure. Cortana's mistake with the reactor may be due to her extensive experience with UNSC ships instead of those of the Covenant, as the ships of the latter tend to be much more powerful and durable than the former.<ref>''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 305-306</ref>
==Gallery==
 
<gallery>
====Capture and Destruction====
File:HWF T&R.jpg|A cross-sectioned view of the ''Truth and Reconciliation''.
[[Image:Truth and Reconciliation Internal Layout1.jpg|300px|right|thumb|The myriad corridors from the midsection of the ''Truth and Reconciliation''.]]
File:HCE_CovenantShip_Concept_1.png|Early concept art for the Covenant ship.
After the Master Chief left, ODSTs and surviving Marine and Naval forces entered the melee on board the ship and eventually took over the ship through a combined surprise assault on the vessel's hanger bay and gravity lift. [[Major Antonio Silva|Major Silva]] planned and intended to fly the ship back to [[Earth]] (with a valuable prisoner, the [[Truth and Reconciliation's Prophet|Minor Prophet]]) but it was destroyed by a Helljumper officer, [[First Lieutenant Melissa McKay]], who realized that they could not risk taking the ship to Earth for fear of spreading the Flood infection and destroying humanity; if even one [[Carrier Form]] or a lone [[Infection Form]] managed to avoid the sterilization procedure, the whole of Earth could fall.
File:HCE_CovenantShip_Concept_2.png|Concept art of the cruiser's front.
 
File:HCE_CovenantShip_Concept_3.png|Concept art of the cruiser's bottom.
She realized that Major Silva's lust for glory was clouding his judgment as UNSC personnel were getting the cruiser ready for lift off. The [[Combat Form]] known as [[Wallace Jenkins]] still had enough mental faculties left to try to attempt and stop the ship himself. When he was restrained by two ODSTs, however, Lieutenant McKay finally understood his intentions and in a snap-decision, severed the primary optical fiber cable that linked controls from the bridge to Engineering with a [[Fragmentation Grenade]], thereby causing the cruiser to lose control and crash onto the surface of Halo.<ref>''[[Halo: The Flood]]'', page 332</ref> Her actions caused the death of all the humans, Covenant, and [[Flood]] on board, whilst possibly saving the rest of humanity from potential infection and annihilation.
File:HCE_CovenantShip_Concept_4.jpg|Concept art of the ''Truth and Reconciliation'' in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
 
File:HCEA TruthAndReconciliation GravityLift Concept.jpg|Concept art of the ''Truth and Reconciliation''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s gravity lift in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''.
==Trivia==
File:TruthRecon.jpg|The ''Truth and Reconciliation'' hanging above a desert plateau on [[Installation 04]] in ''Halo: Combat Evolved''.
*When the [[Flood]] infested the ''Truth and Reconciliation'', Flood liquid falls from the ceiling and floors and at some points, there is a green mist from the [[Flood]]. This probably meant that [[Flood]] biomass had already grown into the walls and internal systems of the ship presumably taking control of onboard weapons but not extensively of the doors and the launch bays.
File:HCE Truth and Reconciliation underbelly view.png|Alternate view of the ''Truth and Reconciliation''.
*The ship in the level [[Keyes (level)|Keyes]] is never specifically identified as the ''Truth and Reconciliation'' in ''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'', however, you walk through the exact same corridors and rooms, and it is confirmed in ''[[Halo: The Flood]]'' that it is, in fact, the same ship.
File:HCEA-TNR-ExteriorView.jpg|An exterior view of the ''Truth and Reconciliation'' in ''Halo Anniversary''.
*While in the ''Truth and Reconciliation'', on the level Keyes, if you look right and carefully look though the wall at the very beginning of the level, you can see the bridge and the Brain Form.
File:CCS-class Battlecruiser Holographic Rendering.jpg|A holographic rendering of the ''Truth and Reconciliation''.
*The Halo Encyclopedia mistakenly uses a picture of an [[Assault Carrier]] when referring to the ''Truth and Reconciliation.''
File:Truth and Reconciliation Internal Layout1.jpg|The myriad corridors from the midsection of the ''Truth and Reconciliation''.
File:Lat 'Ravamee (Master Chief Collection).png|Lat 'Ravamee, the Shipmaster of the ''Truth and Reconciliation''.
File:COV-ShipHatch-logo1.png|Detail of the emblem seen on the ship's hatches.
File:TruthAndReconciliation replica.jpg|A replica of the ''Truth and Reconciliation''.
File:Truth-2.png|Bottom-front view of the battlecruiser's replica.
</gallery>


==Images==
==List of appearances==
<Gallery>
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved]]'' {{1st}}
Image:Orna elite.jpg| Orna 'Fulsamee, The Ship Master of the ''Truth and Reconciliation'' seen wielding an Energy Sword.
*''[[Halo: The Flood]]''
Image:1221020034 Ship.png|Another image of the Truth and Reconciliation.
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{Mo}}
</Gallery>
*''[[Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary]]''
**''[[Terminal (Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary)|Terminals]]''
*''[[Halo: Official Spartan Field Manual]]'' {{Im}}


==See also==
*[[Truth and Reconciliation's Prophet]]
*[[Truth and Reconciliation (Level)]]
*[[Orna 'Fulsamee]]
*[[Keyes (Level)]]


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


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Latest revision as of 12:01, April 12, 2023

This article is about the Covenant battlecruiser. For other uses of "Truth and Reconciliation", see Truth and Reconciliation (disambiguation).
Truth and Reconciliation
The Truth and Reconciliation from the level The Truth and Reconciliation.
Production information

Naval architects:

Manufacturer:

Muse of Yevon, Aanrar Shipyard[1]

Class:

Ket-pattern battlecruiser

Specifications

Length:

1.7822 kilometres (5,847 ft)

Width:

861.7 metres (2,827 ft)

Height:

230.8 metres (757 ft)

Mass:

90.7 million metric tons[1]

Powerplant:

3× Pinch fusion reactors

Engine:

2× Gablien-pattern Repulsor engines

Slipspace drive:

Ophon-pattern borer

Hull:

Nanolaminate hull plating

Shielding:

Corvex-pattern dispersal field generators

Armament:

Complement:

Crew:

Service information

Commissioned:

c. 2531[1]

Destroyed:

Battle of Installation 04

Participated battles:

Fleet:

Fleet of Particular Justice

Known commanders:

Affiliation:

 

"The enemy has captured Captain Keyes, and are holding him aboard one of their cruisers, the Truth and Reconciliation."
— Cortana[3]

The Truth and Reconciliation was a Covenant Ket-pattern battlecruiser in the Fleet of Particular Justice.[3] Its Shipmaster was Lat 'Ravamee.[2]

History[edit]

Fall of Reach[edit]

Main article: Fall of Reach

The Truth and Reconciliation served within the Fleet of Particular Justice during the Fall of Reach in summer 2552. When the UNSC Pillar of Autumn fled Reach on August 30, Supreme Commander Thel 'Vadamee ordered the Truth and Reconciliation, along with several other Covenant vessels, to pursue the human warship. The Covenant's forces arrived at Halo Installation 04 well in advance of the Pillar of Autumn, which arrived on September 19.[4][5]

Battle of Installation 04[edit]

Main article: Battle of Installation 04

After the Pillar of Autumn arrived at Installation 04, it was able to evade detection by the Covenant vessels there, surreptitiously analyzing Installation 04. However, a Seraph fighter stumbled upon the Pillar of Autumn by chance and relayed its coordinates to the Covenant fleet, which engaged the Pillar of Autumn.

In the ensuing naval battle, the artificial intelligence Cortana disabled the Truth and Reconciliation as she tried in vain to defend the Pillar of Autumn. The Prophet of Stewardship ordered that plasma torpedoes not be used against the human vessel, as they could potentially damage the Halo; boarding parties were sent instead. After being disabled, the vessel was forced to drop to 300 meters above the surface of the ring for refit and repair.[3]

When Truth and Reconciliation arrived over the surface of Installation 04, it became a command post for the local Covenant ground forces. There, Zuka 'Zamamee sought approval from the Council of Masters, represented by Soha 'Rolamee and the Prophet Stewardship, to hunt SPARTAN John-117, although he was denied permission. As 'Zamamee left, Captain Jacob Keyes, the commanding officer of the Pillar of Autumn, was brought onboard as a prisoner, having been captured earlier that day.[6]

Shortly after Truth and Reconciliation's arrival at Halo, the installation's monitor, 343 Guilty Spark, confronted the vessel's onboard AI about the Covenant's efforts to access quarantined areas and their hostility toward the Reclaimers present. However, Guilty Spark only received confused and cryptic responses from the semi-sentient construct.[7]

Raid on the Truth and Reconciliation[edit]

Main article: Raid on the Truth and Reconciliation
Echo 419 and the Truth and Reconciliation from the level The Truth and Reconciliation.
Echo 419 arrives at the Truth and Reconciliation's position.

The next day, John-117 led a squad of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers on a mission to infiltrate the Truth and Reconciliation to rescue Captain Keyes.[8] Under the cover of night, the humans fought their way past the Covenant ground defenses and boarded the ship via its gravity lift. Upon entering the ship's gravity lift bay, the humans were ambushed by Covenant security forces.

The SPARTAN and the ODSTs successfully routed the initial lines of resistance and proceeded into the labyrinthine corridors of the ship. The boarders fought their way to the ship's bridge, killing Shipmaster Lat 'Ravamee. After neutralizing the hostiles on the bridge, the Master Chief left the Marines to defend against intruders while he went in search of Captain Keyes in one of the ship's brigs. While making his way to the prison cells, he encountered another prison block that contained dead Marines who were either beaten or tortured to death. Needless to say, he did not find Captain Keyes in this cell block. The Master Chief proceeded to yet another cell block where he found Keyes and several other POWs.

After John rescued Captain Keyes, the former first reprimanded and then thanked the SPARTAN for the rescue. He then informed John and Cortana that he had learned that the ringworld, Halo, was some kind of powerful weapon and that the Covenant were trying to gain control of it. Seconds after their release, the humans were ambushed by Spec-ops Elites. The SPARTAN, the captain, and the other freed prisoners fought their way back to the bridge, where they found the remaining ODSTs dead. The group made their way to one of Truth and Reconciliation's hangar bays, where Keyes commandeered a Spirit dropship, allowing the surviving humans to escape.[3][6]

Second raid on the Truth and Reconciliation[edit]

Captain Keyes, now part of a Proto-Gravemind, in the control room of the Truth and Reconciliation.

On September 21, following the inadvertent release of the Flood, the Covenant leadership ordered all vessels to withdraw from the Halo. However, Truth and Reconciliation had been overwhelmed and disabled by the Flood before it could leave. The Covenant forces were fearful that the Flood would repair the ship, escape the installation, and infect the galaxy. The Covenant sent warriors, including a special operations contingent, to retake the cruiser from the Flood. Amid this battle, John-117 was sent in to find Captain Keyes and extract him, or, failing that, to retrieve the Captain's command neural interface so the Pillar of Autumn's engines could be overloaded by utilizing the access codes found in the captain's implants, thus destroying the ring.

Upon reaching Keyes on the ship's bridge, John discovered that Keyes had been infected by the Flood and had been used as the basis for a Proto-Gravemind. Cortana informed the SPARTAN that no human life signs remained.[9] The Master Chief then punched through Keyes' skull and forcefully removed the neural implants. Shortly thereafter, a Covenant special operations team ambushed the SPARTAN. John then made his way to one of the vessel's hangar bays, where he escaped aboard a Banshee; he then flew to the Pillar of Autumn's crash site.

Around this time, the Truth and Reconciliation's reactor was damaged so severely that Cortana believed that it should have gone critical. However, the ship was repaired by Covenant forces, who managed to repel or destroy the majority of the Flood forms that remained onboard after the Master Chief's departure.[10]

Capture and destruction[edit]

Main article: Battle for the Truth and Reconciliation

After the SPARTAN's second mission to rescue Keyes, the surviving Marine and Naval personnel, spearheaded by the Orbital Drop Shock Troopers under the command of Major Antonio Silva, staged an assault on the Truth and Reconciliation; they quickly captured the ship with minimal casualties through simultaneous surprise attacks on the vessel's primary hangar bay and gravity lift. Major Silva intended to fly the ship back to Earth with the Prophet of Stewardship as a prisoner. The partially infected Private Wallace A. Jenkins had enough remaining mental faculties to attempt to sever the fiber-optic cable that connected the bridge controls with the engineering deck, though he was immediately restrained. A couple of Flood infection forms burst out of the vents, but were quickly put down by the Marines using their MA5B assault rifles. First Lieutenant Melissa McKay realized Jenkins' intentions; she understood that many Flood forms were still present on the ship and would quickly take over Earth if Silva's delusions of grandeur were fulfilled. She then severed the primary optical fiber cable with a fragmentation grenade, thereby causing the cruiser to lose control and crash onto the surface of the Halo. Her actions caused the death of all the humans, Covenant, and Flood on board, whilst likely saving the rest of humanity from infection and annihilation.[11]

Trivia[edit]

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Gallery[edit]

  • A cross-sectioned view of the Truth and Reconciliation.

    A cross-sectioned view of the Truth and Reconciliation.

  • Early concept art for the Covenant ship.

    Early concept art for the Covenant ship.

  • Concept art of the cruiser's front.

    Concept art of the cruiser's front.

  • Concept art of the cruiser's bottom.

    Concept art of the cruiser's bottom.

  • Concept art of the Truth and Reconciliation in Halo: Combat Evolved.

    Concept art of the Truth and Reconciliation in Halo: Combat Evolved.

  • Concept art of the Truth and Reconciliation's gravity lift in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.

    Concept art of the Truth and Reconciliation's gravity lift in Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary.

  • The Truth and Reconciliation hanging above a desert plateau on Installation 04 in Halo: Combat Evolved.

    The Truth and Reconciliation hanging above a desert plateau on Installation 04 in Halo: Combat Evolved.

  • Alternate view of the Truth and Reconciliation.

    Alternate view of the Truth and Reconciliation.

  • An exterior view of the Truth and Reconciliation in Halo Anniversary.

    An exterior view of the Truth and Reconciliation in Halo Anniversary.

  • A holographic rendering of the Truth and Reconciliation.

    A holographic rendering of the Truth and Reconciliation.

  • The myriad corridors from the midsection of the Truth and Reconciliation.

    The myriad corridors from the midsection of the Truth and Reconciliation.

  • Lat 'Ravamee, the Shipmaster of the Truth and Reconciliation.

    Lat 'Ravamee, the Shipmaster of the Truth and Reconciliation.

  • Detail of the emblem seen on the ship's hatches.

    Detail of the emblem seen on the ship's hatches.

  • A replica of the Truth and Reconciliation.

    A replica of the Truth and Reconciliation.

  • Bottom-front view of the battlecruiser's replica.

    Bottom-front view of the battlecruiser's replica.

List of appearances[edit]


Sources[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v Halo: Warfleet, pgs. 63
  2. ^ a b Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 197
  3. ^ a b c d Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level The Truth and Reconciliation
  4. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved, campaign level The Pillar of Autumn
  5. ^ Halo: The Flood, page 4
  6. ^ a b Halo: The Flood, page ???
  7. ^ Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary, Terminal 3
  8. ^ Halo: The Flood, pages 99-100
  9. ^ Halo: The Flood, page 305-306
  10. ^ Halo: The Flood, pages 305-306
  11. ^ Halo: The Flood, page 332
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