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*The ships name may have been derived from a 21st-century slang phrase regarding a "phenomenon" in which a person has to walk past strangers and/or peers for an embarrassing reason before they can reach privacy. | *The ships name may have been derived from a 21st-century slang phrase regarding a "phenomenon" in which a person has to walk past strangers and/or peers for an embarrassing reason before they can reach privacy. The ship was likely named as such to imply that it's opponents have to endure a walk of shame after being defeated in battle. | ||
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ONI Sloop |
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One Archer Missile |
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The UNSC Walk of Shame was a sloop of the UNSC Office of Naval Intelligence, used by Jilan al-Cygni during the Battle of Harvest.
Background
It shadowed the ambush that Johnson and Byrne set up in a human freighter to catch the supposed Insurrectionists on board, which turned out to be a Jackal privateers. [1] Sif concluded that the ship had a stealth package and was also armed with a single Archer Missile. It is described as having a delta wing shaped hull.[2]
It was sent back to Reach with a message prepared by Jilan al-Cygni with all available information on the Kig-yar pirates, who at that time were believed to be the main comprising force of what would later be known as the Covenant.
Trivia
- The ships name may have been derived from a 21st-century slang phrase regarding a "phenomenon" in which a person has to walk past strangers and/or peers for an embarrassing reason before they can reach privacy. The ship was likely named as such to imply that it's opponents have to endure a walk of shame after being defeated in battle.
Sources
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 166
- ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 174