Divine Hand

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The Divine Hand was a Precursor superweapon that was once used to destroy a Forerunner Guardian and buried on Netherop.

Overview

Design details

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History

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During the Forerunner-Precursor war, some Precursors settled on Netherop with the Tier 6 civilization that was already on the planet. These Precursor fugitives used a weapon later called the Divine Hand to destroy a Guardian Custode that was sent after them by the Forerunners. However, the effects of their weapon devastated Netherop, turning a once lush planet into a barely inhabitable wasteland. The indigenous population was wiped out, but the Precursor fugitives remained in hiding on Netherop for over a hundred thousand years.

Trivia

It's unclear if the firing of the weapon itself or possibly the indirect effects of its usage like the remains of the Guardian Custode crashing to Netherop's surface caused the ecological damage to the planet. After the Divine Hand was used by Thel 'Vadam and Tam 'Lakosee to destroy the ships in orbit, Keely Iyuska said that they had probably just killed what little remained of life on the planet and thousands of pieces of debris from the destroyed ships was mentioned to be raining down on Netherop, although at least some of it burned up in the atmosphere.

List of appearances

• Halo: Outcasts (First appearance)