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|slipspace drive=[[Slipspace flake|Crystal-mediated]] [[Slipspace drive|slipspace core]]{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}} | |slipspace drive=[[Slipspace flake|Crystal-mediated]] [[Slipspace drive|slipspace core]]{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}} | ||
|hull= | |hull= | ||
|armament=*1 [[light mass fusillade cannon]]{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}}{{Ref/Note|Id=Weapons|As clarified in ''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]'', the weapons on the Forerunner Dreadnought used against the Sangheili were added by the San'Shyuum, and the vessel's massive advantage over Sangheili was due to its vast capacity to power the weapons. | |armament=*1 [[light mass fusillade cannon]]{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}}{{Ref/Note|Id=Weapons|As clarified in ''[[Halo: Broken Circle]]'', the weapons on the Forerunner Dreadnought used against the Sangheili were added by the San'Shyuum, and the vessel's massive advantage over Sangheili was due to its vast capacity to power the weapons.{{Ref/Novel|Id=hbc weapons|HBC|Chapter=Prologue}} During its decommissioning, the keyship is stated in ''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'' to have been stripped of all weapons the San'Shyuum knew it possessed. Thus, while the keyship likely had its original armament, the San'Shyuum do not appear to have been aware of it.}} | ||
*3 [[anti-ship artillery system]]s{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}}{{Ref/NoteReuse|Weapons}} | *3 [[anti-ship artillery system]]s{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}}{{Ref/NoteReuse|Weapons}} | ||
|complement=*100 [[Scutarii]]{{Ref/Reuse|WF}} | |complement=*100 [[Scutarii]]{{Ref/Reuse|WF}} | ||
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**560 [[Adjutant]]s{{Ref/Reuse|WF}} | **560 [[Adjutant]]s{{Ref/Reuse|WF}} | ||
*Anodyne Spirit (Covenant control) | *Anodyne Spirit (Covenant control) | ||
**1,000+ crewmembers | **1,000+ crewmembers {{C|[[Reformists]] flight}}-era{{Ref/Novel|HCH|Chapter=16}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P190&191}} | ||
|era=*[[Forerunner-Flood war]]{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}} | |era=*[[Forerunner-Flood war]]{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}} | ||
*[[History of the Covenant|Covenant era]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P190&191}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}} | *[[History of the Covenant|Covenant era]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P190&191}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}} | ||
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===Internal layout=== | ===Internal layout=== | ||
As would be expected given their massive size, the interior of ''Supernal Spiral''-class keyships consist of numerous rooms, many of which are docking bays and control rooms, including command chambers that are many stories high.{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}} | As would be expected given their massive size, the interior of ''Supernal Spiral''-class keyships consist of numerous rooms, many of which are docking bays and control rooms, including command chambers that are many stories high.{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}}{{Ref/Comic|HU}} A series of [[Elevator|lift]]s allow access to many levels of the interior of the ship.{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}} The three landing struts store the ship's [[cylix]] specimen receptacles within large, cavernous rooms.{{Ref/Reuse|WF}} A location of note within the vessel is the Adytum, where the [[slipspace flake]] used to open [[slipspace portal]]s is stored.{{Ref/Reuse|Sacrifice}} | ||
===Armament and defense=== | ===Armament and defense=== | ||
Despite their purpose of conservation, ''Supernal Spiral''-class keyships are equipped with powerful weapon systems including a single [[light mass fusillade cannon]] and three [[anti-ship artillery system]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}} As the [[San'Shyuum]] [[Reformists]] could not access these systems on ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'', they modified the vessel with their own weapons, using the keyship's own energy systems to give the weapons extreme power.{{Ref/Reuse|hbc weapons}} However, these weapons were removed when the keyship was later decommissioned.{{Ref/Novel| | Despite their purpose of conservation, ''Supernal Spiral''-class keyships are equipped with powerful weapon systems including a single [[light mass fusillade cannon]] and three [[anti-ship artillery system]]s.{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}} As the [[San'Shyuum]] [[Reformists]] could not access these systems on ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]'', they modified the vessel with their own weapons, using the keyship's own energy systems to give the weapons extreme power.{{Ref/Reuse|hbc weapons}} However, these weapons were removed when the keyship was later decommissioned.{{Ref/Novel|HCH|Chapter=9}} | ||
While the ''Supernal Spiral''-class keyship's primary defense is its speed and agility, they are fitted with an extensive suite of defensive countermeasures including a powerful [[energy shielding|prime dispersal field generator]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}} They are even fitted with the ability to remotely detonate the ship to prevent its capture by the [[Flood]]. In [[2552]], ''Anodyne Spirit''{{'}}s shielding appeared impervious to even the heaviest of [[United Nations Space Command]] shipborne armaments, notably even [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s.{{Ref/Level|Id=TheStorm|H3|[[The Storm]]}} | While the ''Supernal Spiral''-class keyship's primary defense is its speed and agility, they are fitted with an extensive suite of defensive countermeasures including a powerful [[energy shielding|prime dispersal field generator]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}} They are even fitted with the ability to remotely detonate the ship to prevent its capture by the [[Flood]]. In [[2552]], ''Anodyne Spirit''{{'}}s shielding appeared impervious to even the heaviest of [[United Nations Space Command]] shipborne armaments, notably even [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon]]s.{{Ref/Level|Id=TheStorm|H3|[[The Storm]]}} | ||
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The ''Supernal Spiral''-class keyship was designed by naval architects [[Grasping-Steady-Firmament]] and [[Lightning-Weaving-Helix]], and was manufactured within the enormous production corridors of the [[Ingens Assembler Vats]]. During the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], the ''Supernal Spiral''-class keyship became the most established and prominently utilized class of keyship.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}} | The ''Supernal Spiral''-class keyship was designed by naval architects [[Grasping-Steady-Firmament]] and [[Lightning-Weaving-Helix]], and was manufactured within the enormous production corridors of the [[Ingens Assembler Vats]]. During the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], the ''Supernal Spiral''-class keyship became the most established and prominently utilized class of keyship.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}} | ||
They were an integral part of the [[Lifeworker]]s' [[Conservation Measure]], helping to preserve sentient life within the [[Milky Way]]. Before the firing of the [[Halo Array]], the Forerunners used these keyships to gather specimens of sentient species located throughout the galaxy, transporting them to [[Installation 00]] to protect them from the [[Flood]] and also the devastating effects of Halo.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}} After the seven ringworlds fired out their pulses, many ''Supernal Spiral''-class keyships, containing preserved specimens of each species, were sent to the planets from which the sentient species originated, releasing a population of the species on their planet of origin. | They were an integral part of the [[Lifeworker]]s' [[Conservation Measure]], helping to preserve sentient life within the [[Milky Way]]. Before the firing of the [[Halo Array]], the Forerunners used these keyships to gather specimens of sentient species located throughout the galaxy, transporting them to [[Installation 00]] to protect them from the [[Flood]] and also the devastating effects of Halo.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}} After the seven ringworlds fired out their pulses, many ''Supernal Spiral''-class keyships, containing preserved specimens of each species, were sent to the planets from which the sentient species originated, releasing a population of the species on their planet of origin.{{Ref/Film|Id=Legends|HLeg|Episode=Origins}} Upon finishing their mission, the keyships returned to Installation 00.{{Ref/Reuse|WF}}{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22P384&385}} | ||
[[File:HM-Keyship.png|300px|left|thumb|The San'Shyuum fight for control of ''Anodyne Spirit''.]] | [[File:HM-Keyship.png|300px|left|thumb|The San'Shyuum fight for control of ''Anodyne Spirit''.]] | ||