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{{quote|I'm not sure what that thing is. Don't look like any 'uneven elephant' to me-—more like two squids kissing.|[[Avery J. Johnson]]}} | {{quote|I'm not sure what that thing is. Don't look like any 'uneven elephant' to me-—more like two squids kissing.|[[Avery J. Johnson]]}} | ||
The '''''Unyielding Hierophant''''' was a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] command-and-control center and refit-battle station that was capable of supporting a fleet of over 500<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', page 297</ref> capital ships. It was capable of slipspace jumps <ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', page 198</ref> and was over 10 kilometers (6.3 miles) in circumference. This type of vessel possesses at least two | The '''''Unyielding Hierophant''''' was a [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] command-and-control center and refit-battle station that was capable of supporting a fleet of over 500<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', page 297</ref> capital ships. It was capable of slipspace jumps <ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', page 198</ref> and was over 10 kilometers (6.3 miles) in circumference. This type of vessel possesses at least two fusion reactor cores for power. | ||
==Appearance== | ==Appearance== | ||
The ''Unyielding Hierophant'' was shaped like a figure-eight, with two tear-drop shaped bulbous sections connected at the center, each 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) long which makes it 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) long total. A rotating ring is connected to the central hub by many long spokes, and is used by Covenant | The ''Unyielding Hierophant'' was shaped like a figure-eight, with two tear-drop shaped bulbous sections connected at the center, each 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) long which makes it 30 kilometers (18.6 miles) long total. A rotating ring is connected to the central hub by many long spokes, and is used by Covenant cruisers and carriers to dock with the space station. Thin, filament-like tubes extend from both bulbous sections and move over the surface of the ring; these may be tubes used for transporting personnel and cargo between the ring and other parts of the station. | ||
Running the circumference of the station's hub is a repair-and-refit facility, with many slots for Covenant spacecraft to dock and be attended to by Huragok work teams. This section of the ship is crewed by thousands of | Running the circumference of the station's hub is a repair-and-refit facility, with many slots for Covenant spacecraft to dock and be attended to by Huragok work teams. This section of the ship is crewed by thousands of Huragok and a small number of Unggoy. | ||
Inside the main sections, it has large "rooms" that contain environments with foliage, water, and animals to simulate the Covenant's worlds and make occupants feel more at home, rather than on a huge station. The [[Master Chief]] compares these to the large atrium that [[FLEETCOM]] [[HQ]] has in its lobby. These areas have temples for religious sessions. In these large rooms, the | Inside the main sections, it has large "rooms" that contain environments with foliage, water, and animals to simulate the Covenant's worlds and make occupants feel more at home, rather than on a huge station. The [[Master Chief]] compares these to the large atrium that [[FLEETCOM]] [[HQ]] has in its lobby. These areas have temples for religious sessions. In these large rooms, the Spartans saw pipe-like tubes that carried passengers from one destination to the other inside capsules. Also, the Covenant seemed to have an almost complete control of gravity in the station, as water was seen flowing up and sideways. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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The [[Spartan-II]]s infiltrated the station, using the Covenant's own tugs to tow them aboard, finding themselves within a hangar capable of docking hundreds of single-ships.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', page 304</ref> Avoiding the Covenant presence, the Spartans proceeded inward, with a copy of [[Cortana]] infiltrating the Station's network to distract and hinder the Covenant's coordination. Managing to cross an open plaza with only the loss of [[Grace-093]], who was killed by a Brute with a [[Brute Shot]], Blue team neutralized the [[Brute]] guards of a temple and proceeded to the 512 tera-watt reactors, with the copied Cortana setting them to overload, which would destroy the station and nearby fleet.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', pages 316-317</ref> | The [[Spartan-II]]s infiltrated the station, using the Covenant's own tugs to tow them aboard, finding themselves within a hangar capable of docking hundreds of single-ships.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', page 304</ref> Avoiding the Covenant presence, the Spartans proceeded inward, with a copy of [[Cortana]] infiltrating the Station's network to distract and hinder the Covenant's coordination. Managing to cross an open plaza with only the loss of [[Grace-093]], who was killed by a Brute with a [[Brute Shot]], Blue team neutralized the [[Brute]] guards of a temple and proceeded to the 512 tera-watt reactors, with the copied Cortana setting them to overload, which would destroy the station and nearby fleet.<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', pages 316-317</ref> | ||
The [[Spartans]] attempted to flee using captured [[Banshee]]s, now taking heavy fire from the [[Covenant]] forces aware of their presence. After destroying one of the plaza's windows, they managed to escape, hijacking a floating Covenant dropship and making their way to the evacuation point for the ''Ascendant Justice-Gettysburg.'' The ''Ascendant Justice'', separated from the ''Gettysburg ''and commandeered by | The [[Spartans]] attempted to flee using captured [[Banshee]]s, now taking heavy fire from the [[Covenant]] forces aware of their presence. After destroying one of the plaza's windows, they managed to escape, hijacking a floating Covenant dropship and making their way to the evacuation point for the ''Ascendant Justice-Gettysburg.'' The ''Ascendant Justice'', separated from the ''Gettysburg ''and commandeered by Vice Admiral Danforth Whitcomb and Lieutenant Elias Haverson, drew the Covenant's attention to the station with a holographic ruse, keeping them within the blast radius; the detonation destroyed virtually all of the five-hundred strong fleet, the largest space victory ever accomplished by the [[UNSC]]. | ||
== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||