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==History==
==History==
===Origins===
===Origins===
This massive vessel was once captained by the Didact at the height of Forerunner power. Built during the [[human-Forerunner wars]], it served as the Ur-Didact's personal command ship. The [[design seed]] of the vessel was not approved by the [[Ecumene Council]] but the [[Master Builder]] [[Faber]].<ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2959627_Mantle-s-Approach-Size.aspx#post2959627 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Mantle's Approach Size'' (343's answer)]</ref> While not the largest of Forerunner ships, ''Mantle's Approach'' was the fastest and most heavily armed warship in the [[Forerunner fleet]].<ref name="VIS"/> The ship held a number of [[Z-330 Forerunner Escort|escort craft]] for transport within the vessel,<ref name="escort">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 123''</ref> and at its height it possessed enormous support fleets of both manned and automated combat craft, including [[war sphinx]]es,<ref name="escort"/> [[sentinel]]s and internally-stored fighters.<ref name="VIS"/> During the Didact's assault on [[Omega Halo]], it had an escort of thousands of sentinels.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 261-262''</ref> Like many Forerunner warships,<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 213''</ref> ''Mantle's Approach'' possessed a cloaking ability.<ref name="cloak"/>
This massive vessel was once captained by the Didact at the height of Forerunner power. Built during the [[human-Forerunner wars]], it served as the Ur-Didact's personal command ship. The [[design seed]] of the vessel was not approved by the [[Ecumene Council]], but the [[Master Builder]] [[Faber]].<ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2959627_Mantle-s-Approach-Size.aspx#post2959627 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Mantle's Approach Size'' (343's answer)]</ref> While not the largest of Forerunner ships, ''Mantle's Approach'' was the fastest and most heavily armed warship in the [[Forerunner fleet]].<ref name="VIS"/> The ship held a number of [[Z-330 Forerunner Escort|escort craft]] for transport within the vessel,<ref name="escort">'''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 123''</ref> and at its height it possessed enormous support fleets of both manned and automated combat craft, including [[war sphinx]]es,<ref name="escort"/> [[sentinel]]s and internally-stored fighters.<ref name="VIS"/> During the Didact's assault on [[Omega Halo]], it had an escort of thousands of sentinels.<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 261-262''</ref> Like many Forerunner warships,<ref>'''Halo: Silentium''', ''pages 213''</ref> ''Mantle's Approach'' possessed a cloaking ability.<ref name="cloak"/>


===Forerunner-Flood war===
===Forerunner-Flood war===
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During the final years of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], after being returned to the [[ecumene]] from his captivity at the clutches of the [[Gravemind]], the Ur-Didact re-assumed command of ''Mantle's Approach''. He used the ship to travel to [[Nomdagro]] and later when he followed the [[Librarian]]'s ship, ''[[Audacity]]'', to the [[greater Ark]]. Once there, he remained aboard the ''Mantle's Approach'' in orbit over the Ark, where he was briefly visited by the Librarian. When the Ark fell [[Battle of the greater Ark|under siege]] by [[Flood]] forces, the Didact moved the ship to the nearby [[Omega Halo]] and used a [[Composer]], a device designed to transfer organic consciousness to digital form, integrated to the ship to harvest the essences of the [[human]] population that had been transplanted to the ring. He then immediately departed aboard ''Mantle's Approach'', headed for [[Requiem]], his primary [[shield world]]. He docked the ship inside Requiem and began to process the harvested human essences into the next generation of [[Promethean Knight]]s.<ref name="silentium">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 34''</ref>
During the final years of the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], after being returned to the [[ecumene]] from his captivity at the clutches of the [[Gravemind]], the Ur-Didact re-assumed command of ''Mantle's Approach''. He used the ship to travel to [[Nomdagro]] and later when he followed the [[Librarian]]'s ship, ''[[Audacity]]'', to the [[greater Ark]]. Once there, he remained aboard the ''Mantle's Approach'' in orbit over the Ark, where he was briefly visited by the Librarian. When the Ark fell [[Battle of the greater Ark|under siege]] by [[Flood]] forces, the Didact moved the ship to the nearby [[Omega Halo]] and used a [[Composer]], a device designed to transfer organic consciousness to digital form, integrated to the ship to harvest the essences of the [[human]] population that had been transplanted to the ring. He then immediately departed aboard ''Mantle's Approach'', headed for [[Requiem]], his primary [[shield world]]. He docked the ship inside Requiem and began to process the harvested human essences into the next generation of [[Promethean Knight]]s.<ref name="silentium">'''Halo: Silentium''', ''String 34''</ref>


However, the Librarian had trailed her husband on ''Audacity'', aiming to put an end to his genocidal schemes. With the admission of the Didact's lieutenant, [[Endurance-of-Will]], the Librarian entered ''Mantle's Approach'' and confronted the Didact in the command center. She incapacitated the Didact, placed him in a [[Cryptum|combat Cryptum]] previously stored on ''Mantle's Approach'' and sealed the Cryptum inside the core of Requiem.<ref name="silentium"/> She also sealed ship itself within Requiem.<ref name="VIS"/>
However, the Librarian had trailed her husband on ''Audacity'', aiming to put an end to his genocidal schemes. With the admission of the Didact's lieutenant, [[Endurance-of-Will]], the Librarian entered ''Mantle's Approach'' and confronted the Didact in the command center. She incapacitated the Didact, placed him in a [[Cryptum|combat Cryptum]] previously stored on ''Mantle's Approach'' and sealed the Cryptum inside the core of Requiem.<ref name="silentium"/> She also sealed the ship itself within Requiem.<ref name="VIS"/>


===Modern era===
===Modern era===
After his awakening in [[2557|July 2557]], the Didact quickly escaped in his Cryptum and, once the necessary preparations were complete, he recoupled the Cryptum with ''Mantle's Approach'' and took off immediately. He jumped to [[Ivanoff Station]] alongside a [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant]] fleet, intent on reclaiming the Composer. The Didact test-fired the Composer on the station, then proceeded to [[Earth]] to settle his personal war with humanity once and for all.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Composer (level)|Composer]]</ref>  Although Earth had been warned of the attack, the planet's [[orbital defense platform]]s and the [[Home Fleet]] were unable to stop the colossal Forerunner ship.
After his awakening in [[2557|July 2557]], the Didact quickly escaped in his Cryptum and, once the necessary preparations were complete, he recoupled the Cryptum with ''Mantle's Approach'' and took off immediately. He jumped to [[Ivanoff Station]] alongside a [[Jul 'Mdama's Covenant faction|Covenant]] fleet, intent on reclaiming the Composer. The Didact test-fired the Composer on the station, then proceeded to [[Earth]] to settle his personal war with humanity once and for all.<ref>'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Composer (level)|Composer]]</ref>  Although Earth had been warned of the attack, the planet's [[orbital defense platform]]s and the [[Home Fleet]] were unable to stop the colossal Forerunner ship.


Unbeknownst to the Ur-Didact, however, [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] had survived the Composer's deadly pulse due to the Librarian's intervention. Pursuing ''Mantle's Approach'' aboard a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon|nuclear-armed]] [[F-41 Broadsword]], the Spartan took out the ship's point defense turrets, allowing the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} to punch a hole through the ship's hull with her fore weapons. The Master Chief then fought his way through the ship, eventually finding the Didact controlling the Composer under an impenetrable force field. The AI [[Cortana]] overloaded the shields by flooding the ship's mainframe with her rampant duplicates, allowing the Chief to confront and defeat the Didact with a [[Z-040 pulse grenade|pulse grenade]].<ref name="midnight">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Midnight]]</ref>
Unbeknownst to the Ur-Didact, however, [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan]] [[John-117]] had survived the Composer's deadly pulse thanks to genetic manipulations provided by the Librarian. Pursuing ''Mantle's Approach'' aboard a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon|nuclear-armed]] [[F-41 Broadsword]], the Spartan took out the ship's point defense turrets, allowing the {{UNSCShip|Infinity}} to punch a hole through the ship's hull with her fore weapons. The Master Chief then fought his way through the ship, eventually finding the Didact controlling the Composer under an impenetrable force field. The AI [[Cortana]] overloaded the shields by flooding the ship's mainframe with her rampant duplicates, allowing the Chief to confront the Didact. Although John was no match for the Didact's powerful abilities, Cortana was able to immobilize the Promethean with [[hard light]] shackles, allowing the Chief to plant a [[Z-040 pulse grenade|pulse grenade]] in the Didact's armour. The resulting blast knocked the Didact off balance and sent him falling into a slipspace portal beneath the Composer.<ref name="midnight">'''Halo 4''', campaign level ''[[Midnight]]</ref>


With the Composer already firing upon [[New Phoenix]], [[Unified Republic of North America|URNA]], the Spartan manually detonated the HAVOK warhead as a desperate last resort. The Composer was destroyed by the HAVOK nuke, taking the ''Mantle's Approach'' along with it. The dying Cortana teleported the Master Chief out of the ship at the very last moment and created a [[hard light]] barrier around him, saving John's life at the cost of her own. The remains of ''Mantle's Approach'' formed a debris field over Earth.<ref name="midnight"/>
With the Composer already firing upon [[New Phoenix]], [[Unified Republic of North America|URNA]], the Spartan manually detonated the HAVOK warhead as a desperate last resort. The Composer was destroyed by the HAVOK nuke, taking the ''Mantle's Approach'' along with it. The dying Cortana teleported the Master Chief out of the ship at the very last moment and created a hard light barrier around him, saving John's life at the cost of her own. The remains of ''Mantle's Approach'' formed a debris field over Earth.<ref name="midnight"/>


However, it has been noted by [[Catalog]] that the "heart" of ''Mantle's Approach'' conducted an emergency slipspace jump to the "sector rally point" when the HAVOK detonated.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/catalog-interaction/4c3e1c6f-6519-4ee0-83a4-4bac13bf07a3/posts?page=23#post454 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction (page 23)'']</ref> Pieces of the ship's remains exited over [[Installation 03]] in the [[Khaphrae system]]. Some of the debris entered the atmosphere of the Halo installation—an event observed by SPARTAN-II [[Black Team]].<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 9|Issue #9]]''</ref> Other pieces of the ship's remains, carrying Cortana, exited and crash-landed over [[Genesis]].<ref>'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'''</ref>
However, it has been noted by [[Catalog]] that the "heart" of ''Mantle's Approach'' conducted an emergency slipspace jump to the "sector rally point" when the HAVOK detonated.<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/forums/db05ce78845f4120b062c50816008e5d/topics/catalog-interaction/4c3e1c6f-6519-4ee0-83a4-4bac13bf07a3/posts?page=23#post454 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Catalog Interaction (page 23)'']</ref> Pieces of the ship's remains exited over [[Installation 03]] in the [[Khaphrae system]]. Some of the debris entered the atmosphere of the Halo installation—an event observed by SPARTAN-II [[Black Team]].<ref>'''Halo: Escalation''', ''[[Halo: Escalation Issue 9|Issue #9]]''</ref> Other pieces of the ship's remains, carrying Cortana, exited and crash-landed over [[Genesis]].<ref>'''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'''</ref>

Revision as of 01:35, June 5, 2017

This article is about the ship used in Halo 4 and Halo: Silentium. For the ship in Halo: Cryptum, see Didact's ship.

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Mantle's Approach was the Didact's personal flagship.[1]

History

Origins

This massive vessel was once captained by the Didact at the height of Forerunner power. Built during the human-Forerunner wars, it served as the Ur-Didact's personal command ship. The design seed of the vessel was not approved by the Ecumene Council, but the Master Builder Faber.[2] While not the largest of Forerunner ships, Mantle's Approach was the fastest and most heavily armed warship in the Forerunner fleet.[3] The ship held a number of escort craft for transport within the vessel,[4] and at its height it possessed enormous support fleets of both manned and automated combat craft, including war sphinxes,[4] sentinels and internally-stored fighters.[3] During the Didact's assault on Omega Halo, it had an escort of thousands of sentinels.[5] Like many Forerunner warships,[6] Mantle's Approach possessed a cloaking ability.[7]

Forerunner-Flood war

Mantle's Approach, moments before composing a human village.

During the final years of the Forerunner-Flood war, after being returned to the ecumene from his captivity at the clutches of the Gravemind, the Ur-Didact re-assumed command of Mantle's Approach. He used the ship to travel to Nomdagro and later when he followed the Librarian's ship, Audacity, to the greater Ark. Once there, he remained aboard the Mantle's Approach in orbit over the Ark, where he was briefly visited by the Librarian. When the Ark fell under siege by Flood forces, the Didact moved the ship to the nearby Omega Halo and used a Composer, a device designed to transfer organic consciousness to digital form, integrated to the ship to harvest the essences of the human population that had been transplanted to the ring. He then immediately departed aboard Mantle's Approach, headed for Requiem, his primary shield world. He docked the ship inside Requiem and began to process the harvested human essences into the next generation of Promethean Knights.[8]

However, the Librarian had trailed her husband on Audacity, aiming to put an end to his genocidal schemes. With the admission of the Didact's lieutenant, Endurance-of-Will, the Librarian entered Mantle's Approach and confronted the Didact in the command center. She incapacitated the Didact, placed him in a combat Cryptum previously stored on Mantle's Approach and sealed the Cryptum inside the core of Requiem.[8] She also sealed the ship itself within Requiem.[3]

Modern era

After his awakening in July 2557, the Didact quickly escaped in his Cryptum and, once the necessary preparations were complete, he recoupled the Cryptum with Mantle's Approach and took off immediately. He jumped to Ivanoff Station alongside a Covenant fleet, intent on reclaiming the Composer. The Didact test-fired the Composer on the station, then proceeded to Earth to settle his personal war with humanity once and for all.[9] Although Earth had been warned of the attack, the planet's orbital defense platforms and the Home Fleet were unable to stop the colossal Forerunner ship.

Unbeknownst to the Ur-Didact, however, Spartan John-117 had survived the Composer's deadly pulse thanks to genetic manipulations provided by the Librarian. Pursuing Mantle's Approach aboard a nuclear-armed F-41 Broadsword, the Spartan took out the ship's point defense turrets, allowing the UNSC Infinity to punch a hole through the ship's hull with her fore weapons. The Master Chief then fought his way through the ship, eventually finding the Didact controlling the Composer under an impenetrable force field. The AI Cortana overloaded the shields by flooding the ship's mainframe with her rampant duplicates, allowing the Chief to confront the Didact. Although John was no match for the Didact's powerful abilities, Cortana was able to immobilize the Promethean with hard light shackles, allowing the Chief to plant a pulse grenade in the Didact's armour. The resulting blast knocked the Didact off balance and sent him falling into a slipspace portal beneath the Composer.[10]

With the Composer already firing upon New Phoenix, URNA, the Spartan manually detonated the HAVOK warhead as a desperate last resort. The Composer was destroyed by the HAVOK nuke, taking the Mantle's Approach along with it. The dying Cortana teleported the Master Chief out of the ship at the very last moment and created a hard light barrier around him, saving John's life at the cost of her own. The remains of Mantle's Approach formed a debris field over Earth.[10]

However, it has been noted by Catalog that the "heart" of Mantle's Approach conducted an emergency slipspace jump to the "sector rally point" when the HAVOK detonated.[11] Pieces of the ship's remains exited over Installation 03 in the Khaphrae system. Some of the debris entered the atmosphere of the Halo installation—an event observed by SPARTAN-II Black Team.[12] Other pieces of the ship's remains, carrying Cortana, exited and crash-landed over Genesis.[13]

Gallery

  • The Mantle's Approach seen in Halo 4's terminals.

    The Mantle's Approach seen in Halo 4's terminals.

  • The Mantle's Approach rising above Requiem's main entry opening.

    The Mantle's Approach rising above Requiem's main entry opening.

  • The Mantle's Approach exiting slipspace alongside Lich dropships.

    The Mantle's Approach exiting slipspace alongside Lich dropships.

  • The Mantle's Approach flying through the void.

    The Mantle's Approach flying through the void.

  • John-117 pursuing the Mantle's Approach onboard his F-41 Broadsword.

    John-117 pursuing the Mantle's Approach onboard his F-41 Broadsword.

  • The Mantle's Approach opening a slipspace portal.

    The Mantle's Approach opening a slipspace portal.

  • The Mantle's Approach jumping into the slipspace rupture.

    The Mantle's Approach jumping into the slipspace rupture.

  • The UNSC Infinity facing the Mantle's Approach.

    The UNSC Infinity facing the Mantle's Approach.

  • A view of the trench that John-117 flew through in an F-41 Broadsword.

    A view of the trench that John-117 flew through in an F-41 Broadsword.

  • The debris field left behind by the destruction of the Mantle's Approach.

    The debris field left behind by the destruction of the Mantle's Approach.

Concept art

  • Concept art of the profile of the Mantle's Approach.

    Concept art of the profile of the Mantle's Approach.

  • More concept art of the Mantle's Approach ship with the Didact's Cryptum.

    More concept art of the Mantle's Approach ship with the Didact's Cryptum.

  • Concept art of the interior of Mantle's Approach.

    Concept art of the interior of Mantle's Approach.

  • Concept art of the Mantle's Approach, laying siege to Ivanoff Station.

    Concept art of the Mantle's Approach, laying siege to Ivanoff Station.

  • Untextured 3D model of the Mantle's Approach.

    Untextured 3D model of the Mantle's Approach.

  • Close-up on the fore section of the 3D model.

    Close-up on the fore section of the 3D model.

  • Detailed views of the model's upper half.

    Detailed views of the model's upper half.

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List of appearances

Sources

  1. ^ Halo Waypoint, Section 3 Archive
  2. ^ Halo Waypoint: Mantle's Approach Size (343's answer)
  3. ^ a b c Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named VIS
  4. ^ a b Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide, page 123
  5. ^ Halo: Silentium, pages 261-262
  6. ^ Halo: Silentium, pages 213
  7. ^ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named cloak
  8. ^ a b Halo: Silentium, String 34
  9. ^ Halo 4, campaign level Composer
  10. ^ a b Halo 4, campaign level Midnight
  11. ^ Halo Waypoint: Catalog Interaction (page 23)
  12. ^ Halo: Escalation, Issue #9
  13. ^ Halo 5: Guardians

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