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|role=*Activation of portals to the Ark<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level | |role=*Activation of portals to the Ark<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[The Storm]]''</ref><ref>'''Halo 3''', ''[[Terminal/Halo 3|Terminals]]''</ref> | ||
*Transporting indexed lifeforms | *Transporting indexed lifeforms | ||
*San 'Shyuum warship | *San 'Shyuum warship | ||
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===Centerpiece of ''High Charity''=== | ===Centerpiece of ''High Charity''=== | ||
The two races then penned the [[Writ of Union]], which formally began the Covenant, and decommissioned the [[Forerunner]] warship, removing all known weapons, and placing it within the partially completed [[High Charity]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''pages 145-148''</ref> It was then used to power the city, with its engines at partial power.<ref>''[[High Charity (level)|High Charity | The two races then penned the [[Writ of Union]], which formally began the Covenant, and decommissioned the [[Forerunner]] warship, removing all known weapons, and placing it within the partially completed [[High Charity]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''pages 145-148''</ref> It was then used to power the city, with its engines at partial power.<ref>'''Halo 2''', campaign level ''[[High Charity (level)|High Charity]]''</ref><ref>'''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]''', ''page 148''</ref> The Dreadnought then became the purview of the [[Asceticism|ascetic priests]], who studied the vessel's systems and tended to the Oracle, in fact a fragment of the [[Rampancy|rampant]] Forerunner AI [[05-032 Mendicant Bias|032 Mendicant Bias]]. | ||
After the [[Taming of the Lekgolo]], the Prophets used the newly incorporated [[Lekgolo]] to explore Forerunner relics, and after ages of experimenting on lesser relics, finally worked up the courage to explore the Dreadnought's pathways. At first, these explorations were slow and deliberate, as the priests feared damaging the Dreadnought or offending the Oracle. But with no response from the Oracle, the priests began to continue the explorations until the practice became common place.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 269-271''</ref> | After the [[Taming of the Lekgolo]], the Prophets used the newly incorporated [[Lekgolo]] to explore Forerunner relics, and after ages of experimenting on lesser relics, finally worked up the courage to explore the Dreadnought's pathways. At first, these explorations were slow and deliberate, as the priests feared damaging the Dreadnought or offending the Oracle. But with no response from the Oracle, the priests began to continue the explorations until the practice became common place.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''pages 269-271''</ref> | ||
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===Battle of Earth=== | ===Battle of Earth=== | ||
[[File:Dreadnought inflight.png|thumb|230px|The Dreadnought on its way to Earth.]] | [[File:Dreadnought inflight.png|thumb|230px|The Dreadnought on its way to Earth.]] | ||
Five days after leaving High Charity (infected by the [[ | Five days after leaving High Charity (infected by the [[Flood]]), the Dreadnought arrived in [[Sol system]].<ref name="bnet">[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=16989 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update: 01/23/09 '']</ref> While the Dreadnought was passing [[Jupiter]], [[John-117]], onboard the ship, was contacted by [[Io Station|a station]] on [[Io]], but after going into radio silence, he killed four Grunts, a pair of [[Kig-yar|Jackals]] and then another group of four [[Unggoy|Grunts]]. It is unknown what happened immediately afterward, but soon, the Spartan was found unconscious by a group of [[Jiralhanae|Brutes]]. The Brutes interrogated him, asking him where the [[Key of Osanalan]] was, but the Spartan managed to escape by sticking his captor with a plasma grenade. | ||
After making his way to the Prophet of Truth’s position, he reported to the UNSC that one [[Hierarchs|Prophet Hierarch]] was on board and that he would transmit more information later. Then, Spartan-117 took aim at Truth with a [[Type-51 Carbine|Carbine]] and fired. Just before the Master Chief could get a good shot at Truth, a Jackal with a Carbine shot and hit the Chief. | After making his way to the Prophet of Truth’s position, he reported to the UNSC that one [[Hierarchs|Prophet Hierarch]] was on board and that he would transmit more information later. Then, Spartan-117 took aim at Truth with a [[Type-51 Carbine|Carbine]] and fired. Just before the Master Chief could get a good shot at Truth, a Jackal with a Carbine shot and hit the Chief. | ||
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[[File:S117returnstoEarth2552.jpg|thumb|left|225px|The Dreadnought and John-117 entering Earth's atmosphere.]] | [[File:S117returnstoEarth2552.jpg|thumb|left|225px|The Dreadnought and John-117 entering Earth's atmosphere.]] | ||
Nine days after the ship's arrival in the system,<ref name="bnet"/> the Dreadnought entered Earth's atmosphere. John-117 jumped from the ship as it continued descending, using a hatch as a heat shield, and falling two kilometers into the [[ | Nine days after the ship's arrival in the system,<ref name="bnet"/> the Dreadnought entered Earth's atmosphere. John-117 jumped from the ship as it continued descending, using a hatch as a heat shield, and falling two kilometers into the African jungle near [[Mount Kilimanjaro]]. The Dreadnought continued its descent and landed on the [[Portal at Voi|Portal]] to the [[Installation 04|Ark]], which the Covenant fleet was excavating. | ||
The remaining [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] forces on Africa | The remaining [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]] forces on Africa planned to launch a surprise strike on the Keyship to eliminate Truth and stop him from activating the structure they thought to be the Ark. The Master Chief led a [[Battle of Voi|Marine assault]] on a Covenant [[Type-27 Anti-Aircraft Cannon|anti-air battery]] sector in the town of Voi and successfully disabled the battery, giving the UNSC a clear shot at the Keyship. Lord Hood then attacked the ship with multiple squadrons of [[GA-TL1 Longsword|Longsword]] fighters and three [[UNSC frigate]]s. The Dreadnought's advanced Forerunner shielding allowed it to survive multiple MAC rounds and hundreds of Longsword-launched missiles and emerge completely unharmed, and the UNSC attack was halted when the Portal was activated by the Keyship. | ||
After activating the portal, the Keyship entered it and landed on [[Installation 00|The Ark]]. It did not take part in the [[Battle of Installation 00|battle]], instead flying to the Ark of its own accord.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level, ''[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]''</ref> Truth was untroubled by this automated action, but unbeknownst to him the Keyship was reuniting the last fragment of Mendicant Bias's compound mind to the rest of itself kept on the Ark. While Mendicant managed to successfully contact John-117 through a series of [[Terminal/Halo 3|terminals]], seeking atonement for the Forerunners, the fate of the Keyship itself not known for sure, though it is possible it was destroyed when the [[Installation 04B|Halo]] destroyed itself and critically damaged the Ark.<ref>'''[[Eleventh Hour reports]]''', ''Provenance''</ref> | |||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In the ''[[Halo: Uprising|Halo Uprising]]'' comic series, almost every background on the Dreadnought was modeled after a location in ''Halo 2''. For example, the Dreadnought's hangar bay looks identical to the [[Threshold]] [[Threshold gas mine|gas mine]] hangar bay in ''[[Halo 2]]'', including a docked [[Type-31 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|Seraph]]. In addition, areas identical to the [[Valleys of Tears]] as well as the [[High Council Chamber]] in High Charity can be seen. This may be a case of artistic interpretation by the artist to capture the look of Forerunner and Covenant architectures. | *In the ''[[Halo: Uprising|Halo Uprising]]'' comic series, almost every background on the Dreadnought was modeled after a location in ''Halo 2''. For example, the Dreadnought's hangar bay looks identical to the [[Threshold]] [[Threshold gas mine|gas mine]] hangar bay in ''[[Halo 2]]'', including a docked [[Type-31 Exoatmospheric Multi-role Fighter|Seraph]]. In addition, areas identical to the [[Valleys of Tears]] as well as the [[High Council Chamber]] in High Charity can be seen. This may be a case of artistic interpretation by the artist to capture the look of Forerunner and Covenant architectures. | ||
