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Hood was commanding from a damaged ''Cairo'' when [[John-117]] arrived in the Sol System aboard a Covenant-controlled [[Forerunner Dreadnought]]. The Spartan established communications with the admiral, indicating he was aboard the alien ship.<ref>'''Halo 2''', level ''[[The Great Journey (level)|The Great Journey]]''</ref> | Hood was commanding from a damaged ''Cairo'' when [[John-117]] arrived in the Sol System aboard a Covenant-controlled [[Forerunner Dreadnought]]. The Spartan established communications with the admiral, indicating he was aboard the alien ship.<ref>'''Halo 2''', level ''[[The Great Journey (level)|The Great Journey]]''</ref> | ||
John-117 was not the only | John-117 was not the only returned from [[Installation 05]]. Commander Keyes and Sergeant Johnson preceded him. Hood gave Johnson permission to interrogate a [[Quick to Adjust|rebel Huragok]], which had been extracted several weeks earlier from [[New Mombasa]] by Captain [[Veronica Dare|Dare]]'s [[Buck's squad|Helljumper squad]]. The UNSC was interested in [[The Portal|what]] the Covenant were looking for.<ref>'''[[Halo 3: ODST]]''', ''Epilogue''</ref> | ||
The protracted battle for the planet left the admiral with few ships. By now it was obvious the Covenant were excavating a massive object between the ruins of New Mombasa and the industrial town of [[Voi]], what he and Keyes believed to be "The Ark".<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', level ''[[Tsavo Highway]]''</ref> Commander Keyes proposed a daring offensive to destroy the Forerunner ship, now grounded on the object; Hood gave his approval only after John-117 was recovered.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', level ''[[Crow's Nest]]''</ref> Once the Spartan and [[Thel 'Vadam]] disabled local enemy air defenses, Hood led [[Battle Group Victory]] from the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}<ref name="mythos">''[[Halo Mythos]]'', p. 117</ref> in a low altitude strike on the dreadnought. The attack failed and the Covenant left through a newly-opened [[Slipspace portal]] generated by the machine that also disabled Hood's ships, prompting him to regroup his forces.<ref>'''Halo 3''', level ''[[The Storm]]''</ref> Moments later, [[Indulgence of Conviction|a Flood-infested Covenant cruiser]] suddenly emerged from Slipspace nearby and crash-landed in Voi; the subsequent Flood invasion was repelled with aid from the pursuing [[Fleet of Retribution]], and a message from [[Cortana]] was retrieved from the crashed cruiser before the Fleet was forced to quarantine the area via [[glassing]].<ref name="floodgate">'''Halo 3''', level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref> | The protracted battle for the planet left the admiral with few ships. By now it was obvious the Covenant were excavating a massive object between the ruins of New Mombasa and the industrial town of [[Voi]], what he and Keyes believed to be "The Ark".<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', level ''[[Tsavo Highway]]''</ref> Commander Keyes proposed a daring offensive to destroy the Forerunner ship, now grounded on the object; Hood gave his approval only after John-117 was recovered.<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', level ''[[Crow's Nest]]''</ref> Once the Spartan and [[Thel 'Vadam]] disabled local enemy air defenses, Hood led [[Battle Group Victory]] from the {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}}<ref name="mythos">''[[Halo Mythos]]'', p. 117</ref> in a low altitude strike on the dreadnought. The attack failed and the Covenant left through a newly-opened [[Slipspace portal]] generated by the machine that also disabled Hood's ships, prompting him to regroup his forces.<ref>'''Halo 3''', level ''[[The Storm]]''</ref> Moments later, [[Indulgence of Conviction|a Flood-infested Covenant cruiser]] suddenly emerged from Slipspace nearby and crash-landed in Voi; the subsequent Flood invasion was repelled with aid from the pursuing [[Fleet of Retribution]], and a message from [[Cortana]] was retrieved from the crashed cruiser before the Fleet was forced to quarantine the area via [[glassing]].<ref name="floodgate">'''Halo 3''', level ''[[Floodgate]]''</ref> |