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Template:Battle The Raid on Installation 04B was a small engagement between the UNSC-Covenant separatist alliance, the Flood and later the Forerunner sentinels acting under 343 Guilty Spark's orders. It took place immediately after the raid on High Charity. ^[1]

Background

Battle of Installation 00

Main article: Battle of Installation 00

After realizing that the Prophet of Truth had gained access to the Ark, a joint UNSC-Covenant separatists attack force was sent through the Portal to combat the Covenant Loyalist force there, and stop the Covenant form activating the Halo Array and destroying all sentient life in the galaxy.

The combined forces of the UNSC-separatist alliance was enough to completely destroy the Loyalist forces and prevent the Halo Array from firing. However, the arrival of the Flood hive on High Charity changed the course of the battle. John-117 set out for High Charity. His goal was to retrieve a copy of Installation 04's index from the captured AI Cortana and fire off the newly rebuilt Halo, completely destroying the Flood in and around the Ark.

Raid on High Charity

Main article: Raid on High Charity

John-117 landed in High Charity and combated Flood forces deep into their hive. After fighting through waves of Flood forms, he retrieved Cortana, and therefore, the activation index she acquired during the events of the original Battle of Installation 04. The SPARTAN then set High Charity's secondary reactors to explode. He met up with Thel 'Vadam, who had also ventured into the hive to help him, and they took off in a Pelican to activate Installation 04B and destroy the Flood. As they left, High Charity exploded, killing nearly all of the Flood there.

Battle

John-117 piloted the damaged Pelican and crash-landed the dropship nearby the Installation's control room. At the same time, Sergeant Major Avery Johnson landed the frigate UNSC Forward Unto Dawn on the Installation, far away from the control room. On foot, John, along with Cortana and Thel 'Vadam, made their way to the control room. The Gravemind, succumbing from the damage inflicted upon him from the High Charity explosion, sent waves of Flood dispersal pods to prevent the activation of the Installation. The SPARTAN and the former Arbiter fought through the Flood forces as they progressed to the top of the tower, with some assistances from the Sentinels and Sergent Johnson. Once at the top, the team met up with the sergeant, secured the area and entered the control room.

Once inside, the team hesitantly tried to activate the Installation immediately. 343 Guilty Spark, after realizing that firing the partially-completed Installation would destroy the megastructure as well as the Ark, turned against the team. His initial attack mortally wounded the sergeant and blasted the former Arbiter out of the control room. John-117 was severely injured by the initial blast to the point of draining his shield. The SPARTAN was locked into a battle with the rampant Monitor and struggled to destroy it. The mortally wounded Sergeant Johnson took the rogue Monitor by surprise with his Spartan Laser, temporarily incapacitated the Forerunner construct. John, seizing the moment, used the sergeant's Spartan Laser to destroy Guilty Spark. John tended to the grievously wounded sergeant, whose dying words being "send me out, with a bang." Cortana gave her condolence and activated the Installation using the Activation Index.

As the team exited the control room, they find themselves having to battle against the Sentinels and the Flood. The team made their way out of the vicinity of the tower and commandeered an abandoned Warthog left behind by Sergeant Johnson. With the vehicle, the team rode to the Forward Unto Dawn as fast as they could, passing through a labyrinth of construction tunnels, and collapsing platforms. The team eventually made it to the Dawn by crash-landing into the ship's cargo bay. Thel quickly climbed to the bridge and started piloting the ship to safety, while John struggled to hold on in the cargo bay of the vessel. As they approached the Portal, the Installation fired.

Aftermath

This battle marked the end of the Flood threat. After Halo fired, all Flood and Sentinel forces as well as any surviving Covenant forces present on the Ark were destroyed. It is presumed that Installation 00 was destroyed as well, or at least heavily damaged after 04B "shook itself to pieces".

While Forward Unto Dawn entered the portal, the field collapsed, severing the ship in two. The bow, with Thel inside, made it all the way to the exit coordinates above Earth and crashed into the Southern Ocean. The stern section was less fortunate; John and Cortana were trapped in the wreckage as it drifted towards an unidentified planet.

List of appearances

Halo 3 (First appearance)
Halo Legends
- Origins

Sources

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+The '''Raid on Installation 04B''' was a small engagement between the UNSC-Covenant separatist alliance, the Flood and later the Forerunner sentinels acting under 343 Guilty Spark's orders. It took place immediately after the [[Raid on High Charity|raid]] on [[High Charity]]. <ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', campaign level ''[[Halo (level)|Halo]]''</ref>
-The '''Raid on Installation 04B''' was a small engagement between the UNSC-Covenant separatist alliance, the Flood and later the Forerunner sentinels acting under 343 Guilty Spark's orders. It took place immediately after the [[Raid on High Charity|raid]] on [[High Charity]]. <ref>''[[Halo 3]] [[Halo (level)|Halo]]''</ref>
 ==Background==
 ===Battle of Installation 00===
 {{Main|Battle of Installation 00}}
-After realizing that the [[Prophet of Truth]] had gained access to the Ark, a joint [[UNSC]]-[[Covenant separatists]] attack force was sent through [[The Portal]] to combat the [[Covenant Loyalist]] force there, and stop the Covenant form activating the [[Halo Array]] and destroying all sentient life in the galaxy.
+After realizing that the [[Prophet of Truth]] had gained access to the Ark, a joint [[UNSC]]-[[Covenant separatists]] attack force was sent through [[the Portal]] to combat the [[Covenant Loyalist]] force there, and stop the Covenant form activating the [[Halo Array]] and destroying all sentient life in the galaxy.
-The combined forces of the UNSC-separatist alliance was enough to completely destroy the Loyalist forces and prevent the Halo Array from firing. However, the arrival of the [[Flood hive]] on High Charity changed the battle. [[John-117]] set out for High Charity. His goal was to retrieve a copy of Installation 04's index from the captured [[AI]] [[Cortana]] and fire off the newly rebuilt Halo, completely destroying the Flood in and around the Ark.
+The combined forces of the UNSC-separatist alliance was enough to completely destroy the Loyalist forces and prevent the Halo Array from firing. However, the arrival of the [[Flood hive]] on High Charity changed the course of the battle. [[John-117]] set out for High Charity. His goal was to retrieve a copy of Installation 04's index from the captured [[AI]] [[Cortana]] and fire off the newly rebuilt Halo, completely destroying the Flood in and around the Ark.
 ===Raid on High Charity===
 {{Main|Raid on High Charity}}
+John-117 landed in High Charity and combated Flood forces deep into their hive. After fighting through waves of Flood forms, he retrieved Cortana, and therefore, the activation index she acquired during the events of the original [[Battle of Installation 04]]. The SPARTAN then set High Charity's secondary reactors to explode. He met up with [[Thel 'Vadam]], who had also ventured into the hive to help him, and they took off in a [[D77H-TCI Pelican|Pelican]] to activate Installation 04B and destroy the [[Flood]]. As they left, High Charity exploded, killing nearly all of the Flood there.
-John-117 Landed in High Charity and combated Flood forces deep into their hive. He found Cortana, and therefore, the activation index she acquired during the events of the original [[Battle of Installation 04]]. After this, he set High Charity's secondary reactors to explode. John met up with [[Thel 'Vadam]], who had also ventured into the hive to help John, and they took off in a [[D77H-TCI Pelican|Pelican]] to activate Installation 04B and destroy the [[Flood]]. As they left, High Charity exploded, killing nearly all of the Flood there.
 ==Battle==
-Due to high damage, the Pelican crash landed near to the Installation's [[control room]]. Meanwhile, [[Sergeant Major Avery Johnson]] landed the frigate ''[[Forward Unto Dawn]]'' on the Installation, far away from the control room. John, Cortana, and Thel 'Vadam made their way to the control room. At the same time, [[Flood dispersal pods]] landed on and around the entrance to the control room. John and Thel fought through flood forces with the help of local [[Forerunner]] [[sentinels]]. At the top of the tower, the team met up with Sergeant Johnson, secured the area and entered the control room.
+John-117 piloted the damaged Pelican and crash-landed the dropship nearby the Installation's [[control room]]. At the same time, [[Sergeant Major Avery Johnson]] landed the [[Charon-class heavy frigate|frigate]] {{UNSCShip|Forward Unto Dawn}} on the Installation, far away from the control room. On foot, John, along with Cortana and Thel 'Vadam, made their way to the control room. The Gravemind, succumbing from the damage inflicted upon him from the High Charity explosion, sent waves of [[Flood dispersal pods]] to prevent the activation of the Installation. The SPARTAN and the former Arbiter fought through the Flood forces as they progressed to the top of the tower, with some assistances from the [[Sentinels]] and Sergent Johnson. Once at the top, the team met up with the sergeant, secured the area and entered the control room.
-Inside the control room, the team began to activate Halo immediately. After learning of their plan, [[343 Guilty Spark]] realized that firing the partially completed Halo would destroy it as well as the Ark. He went rampant, turning on the team in an instant. His initial attack mortally wounded Johnson, hurt Thel and threw him out of the door, then severely damaged John-117 to the point of draining his shields. John-117 was locked into a battle with 343 Guilty Spark and none of his weaponry appeared to be working. Guilty Spark continued to taunt the SPARTAN until Johnson took the rogue monitor by a surprise and with Johnson words of encouragement "kick [[343 Guilty Spark|his]] ass" John-117 stood his ground, took Johnson's [[M6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle|M6 G/GNR]] and used it to destroy Guilty Spark. John-117 and Sergeant Johnson had their last moment together with Johnson's dying words being "send me out, with a bang". Cortana then said "Chief, I'm so sorry", using the Activation Index John-117 then activated Halo.
+Once inside, the team hesitantly tried to activate the Installation immediately. [[343 Guilty Spark]], after realizing that firing the partially-completed Installation would destroy the megastructure as well as the Ark, turned against the team. His initial attack mortally wounded the sergeant and blasted the former Arbiter out of the control room. John-117 was severely injured by the initial blast to the point of draining his shield. The SPARTAN was locked into a battle with the rampant Monitor and struggled to destroy it. The mortally wounded Sergeant Johnson took the rogue Monitor by surprise with his [[M6 Grindell/Galilean Nonlinear Rifle|Spartan Laser]], temporarily incapacitated the Forerunner construct. John, seizing the moment, used the sergeant's Spartan Laser to destroy Guilty Spark. John tended to the grievously wounded sergeant, whose dying words being ''"send me out, with a bang."'' Cortana gave her condolence and activated the Installation using the Activation Index.
-After exiting the door, all of the Sentinels fired on turned on them like Guilty Spark had, possibly going rampant after Spark's death or acting under his final orders. They fought through Flood forces and every Sentinel left on the Halo. After coming across several Carrier forms, in an attempt to escape from certain doom, they mounted up on the abandoned [[Warthog]] left behind by Sergeant Johnson, and rode as fast as they could to the ''Forward Unto Dawn''. They rode through a labyrinth of construction tunnels, collapsing platforms, and enemies, being shot at by flood and [[Forerunner Sentinels]] ''everywhere'' they went. The eventually made it to the ''Dawn'' just in time. Thel climbed to the bridge of the ship, and piloted it to safety while John struggled to hold on in the cargo bay of the vessel. They made it through the portal just as Halo fired, well some of them did.
+As the team exited the control room, they find themselves having to battle against the Sentinels and the Flood. The team made their way out of the vicinity of the tower and commandeered an abandoned [[Warthog]] left behind by Sergeant Johnson. With the vehicle, the team rode to the ''Forward Unto Dawn'' as fast as they could, passing through a labyrinth of construction tunnels, and collapsing platforms. The team eventually made it to the ''Dawn'' by crash-landing into the ship's cargo bay. Thel quickly climbed to the bridge and started piloting the ship to safety, while John struggled to hold on in the cargo bay of the vessel. As they approached the Portal, the Installation fired.
 ==Aftermath==