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{{Align|center|This article is about the class of warship. For the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]'s [[Keyship]], see [[Forerunner dreadnought]].}}
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{{Align|center|This article is about the class of warship. For the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]'s [[Keyship]], see ''[[Anodyne Spirit]]''.}}
 
{{Ship
 
{{Ship
 
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|name=Forerunner Ship
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|name=Sojourner Dreadnought
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|manufacturer= [[Summus Assembler Vats]]{{Ref/Book|RefName=warfleetpg80-81|Book=Halo: Warfleet – An Illustrated Guide to the Spacecraft of Halo|PageNum=80-81}}
|manufacturer=[[Forerunner]]
 
 
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|class=[[Prime Dragoon]]<ref name="warfleetpg80-81"/>
|class=Dreadnought
 
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|length={{Convert|9430|m|ft}}<ref name="warfleetpg80-81"/>
|length=730 meters
 
|width=290 meters
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|height=863 meters
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|mass=37,654 tons<ref name="halo 3">'''Halo 3''', ''[[Terminal/Halo 3|Terminal 6]]''</ref>
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|mass= 10 billion metric tons<ref name="warfleetpg80-81"/>
 
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|shield gen=
 
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|sensor=Auspex Array<ref name="warfleetpg80-81"/>
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|avionics=
 
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|countermeasures=
 
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|armament=Unknown energy beam weapon (presumably hard light-based)
 
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*1× [[Torsion driver]]<ref name="warfleetpg80-81"/>
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*28× [[Converging beam cannon]]s<ref name="warfleetpg80-81"/>
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*300× [[Light mass fusillade cannon]]s<ref name="warfleetpg80-81"/>
 
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|crew= 1 Princeps; 15 Navarchs<ref name="warfleetpg80-81"/>
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|skeleton=
 
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|passengers=200 Scutarii; 5,000 Venatores<ref name="warfleetpg80-81"/>
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|role=Attack<ref name="warfleetpg80-81"/>
|role=[[Capital Ship|Capital warship]]
 
||firstsight=2531
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|era=*[[Forerunner-Flood war]]
 
|era=*[[Forerunner-Flood war]]
 
*[[Human-Covenant war]]}}
 
*[[Human-Covenant war]]}}
 
{{BigQuote|This [[Shield 0459|world]] shall be the [[The Apex|birthplace]] for an invasion fleet beyond imagining!|[[Prophet of Regret]] to [[Ripa 'Moramee]] about Shield 0459 and the stored Sojourners{{Ref/Reuse|RefName=scarab}}}}
   
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The '''Sojourner Dreadnought'''<ref name="Loot Crate">'''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops]]'''</ref><ref name="warfleetpg80-81"/> was a type of capital warship used by the [[Forerunner]] [[Forerunner Navy|Navy]].
   
 
==Class History==
 
===Forerunner-Flood war===
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{{Main|Forerunner-Flood war}}
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The Sojourner was introduced just prior to the Forerunner's containment efforts against the [[Flood]]. They would participate in all major engagements of the war. Only a handful survived the war. Some finished assembly after the [[Halo Array]] fired, but lay dormant without any organic users or [[ancilla]] to use them.<ref name="warfleetpg80-81"/>
   
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===Human-Covenant war===
{{quote|This [[Shield 0459|world]] shall be the [[The Apex|birthplace]] for an invasion fleet beyond imagining!|[[Prophet of Regret]]}}
 
 
During the [[Human-Covenant war]] in [[2531]], the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]] and the [[Ripa 'Moramee|Arbiter]] went to [[Apex site|the Apex]] to gather a massive and powerful invasion fleet for the [[Covenant Navy]]. In order to release the locking mechanisms holding the ships in place, they needed a [[Reclaimer]].{{Ref/Game|RefName=scarab|Game=Halo Wars|Level=Level: [[Scarab (level)|Scarab]]}} Thus, they abducted [[Ellen Anders|Professor Anders]] and physically forced her to activate the ships for them.{{Ref/Game|RefName=beachhead|Game=Halo Wars|Level=Level: [[Beachhead (Halo Wars level)|Beachhead]]}} The ships were destroyed when the artificial star inside the [[Shield World]] went [[supernova]].{{Ref/Game|Game=Halo Wars|Level=Level: [[Escape]]}}
   
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==Design==
The '''Forerunner dreadnought'''<ref>'''Halo Wars''', cinematic ''"Judgment Day" Theater description''</ref> was a type of capital warship used by the [[Forerunner]] [[Forerunner Navy|Navy]].<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'', level ''[[Beachhead (Halo Wars level)|Beachhead]]</ref><ref name="origins">''[[Halo Legends]], [[Origins]]''</ref>
 
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===Formation & Tactics===
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One particular formation was a combat trident; two of the Sojourners with a [[Battle station]].<ref name="warfleetpg80-81"/> Sometimes Sojourners and battle stations were stored together in this formation.{{Ref/Reuse|RefName=beachhead}}{{Ref/Reuse|RefName=origins}}
   
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As the war went on, a new formation grew in use; 10 Sojourners and a battle station arranged into lattices.<ref name="warfleetpg80-81"/>
==Complement==
 
Not much is known about the weaponry, shielding or combat capabilities of these ships. The planetside docking towers for the ships can detach from the ground, and can be used in space combat with the ships attached. It is still unknown what role the docking towers play in combat or how they affect the ships' functions, possibly enhancing their combat capabilities in battle or simply serving as refit platforms. It appears that when the ships are used in groups, one of the docking towers is used as a flagship of sorts, with two ships attached to it. In one instance, this "flagship" is situated in the center of a circular group of ships that concentrate their energy beams into the central ship, which then fires a devastating single beam capable of slicing other ships in two.<ref name="origins"/>
 
   
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In at least one instance, the battle station was situated in the center of a circular group of eight ships that concentrated their energy beams into the battle station, which then formed a devastating single beam capable of slicing other ships in two.{{Ref/Film|RefName=origins|Film=Halo Legends|Episode=[[Origins]]}}
==History==
 
These warships were common during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], used widely in combat operations.<ref name="origins"/> Among numerous other docking facilities around Forerunner-controlled space, these ships were docked at the [[The Apex|Apex Installation]], located on [[Shield 0459]].
 
 
During the [[Human-Covenant war]] in [[2531]], the [[Prophet of Regret|High Prophet of Regret]] and the [[Ripa 'Moramee|Arbiter]] went to the Apex to gather a massive and powerful invasion fleet for the [[Covenant Navy]]. In order to release the locking mechanisms holding the ships in place, they needed a [[Reclaimer]]. Thus, they abducted [[Ellen Anders|Professor Anders]] to activate it for them. The ships were destroyed when the artificial star inside the [[Shield World]] went [[supernova]].
 
   
 
==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
*Parts of these ships can be seen on the outer surface of [[Shield 0459]] in Halo Wars, suggesting that a battle may have occurred between the [[Forerunner]]s and the [[Flood]] on the Shield World during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], resulting in the installation's infestation by the Flood.<ref>''[[Halo Wars]]'', level ''[[Anders' Signal|Ander's Signal]]''</ref>
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*Parts of these ships can be seen on the outer surface of [[Shield 0459]] in Halo Wars, suggesting that a battle may have occurred between the [[Forerunner]]s and the [[Flood]] on the Shield World during the [[Forerunner-Flood war]], resulting in the installation's infestation by the Flood.{{Ref/Game|Game=Halo Wars|Level=Level: [[Anders' Signal|Ander's Signal]]}}
*These ships have a slight resemblance to some large structures found on [[Installation 00|the Ark]].<ref>''[[Halo 3]]'', level ''[[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]''</ref>
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*These ships have a slight resemblance to some large structures found on [[Installation 00|the Ark]].{{Ref/Game|Game=Halo 3|Level=Level: [[The Ark (level)|The Ark]]}}
 
*When the cutscene "Judgment Day" is highlighted in Halo Wars theater, the ships are described as Forerunner dreadnoughts. While the only remaining [[Keyship]] is widely referred to as the [[Forerunner dreadnought]], the name "Dreadnought" may refer to a class of ships rather than a specific type. It may also be that "Dreadnought" is not an official designation at all and that the term is simply used to describe the massive scale of the ships.
 
*When the cutscene "Judgment Day" is highlighted in Halo Wars theater, the ships are described as Forerunner dreadnoughts. While the only remaining [[Keyship]] is widely referred to as the [[Forerunner dreadnought]], the name "Dreadnought" may refer to a class of ships rather than a specific type. It may also be that "Dreadnought" is not an official designation at all and that the term is simply used to describe the massive scale of the ships.
 
*These ships are also seen in ''[[Halo Legends]]'' episode ''[[Origins]]'' Part One.
 
*These ships are also seen in ''[[Halo Legends]]'' episode ''[[Origins]]'' Part One.
   
 
==Gallery==
 
==Gallery==
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File:Library.jpg|Forerunner ships, docked around a [[Library]] on an unknown world.
 
File:Library.jpg|Forerunner ships, docked around a [[Library]] on an unknown world.
 
File:Ships_fr.png|A group of Forerunner ships combining their fire.
 
File:Ships_fr.png|A group of Forerunner ships combining their fire.
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==Sources==
 
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This article is about the class of warship. For the Covenant's Keyship, see Anodyne Spirit.

“
This world shall be the birthplace for an invasion fleet beyond imagining!
”
Prophet of Regret to Ripa 'Moramee about Shield 0459 and the stored Sojourners[2]


The Sojourner Dreadnought[3][1] was a type of capital warship used by the Forerunner Navy.

Class History

Forerunner-Flood war

Main article: Forerunner-Flood war

The Sojourner was introduced just prior to the Forerunner's containment efforts against the Flood. They would participate in all major engagements of the war. Only a handful survived the war. Some finished assembly after the Halo Array fired, but lay dormant without any organic users or ancilla to use them.[1]

Human-Covenant war

During the Human-Covenant war in 2531, the High Prophet of Regret and the Arbiter went to the Apex to gather a massive and powerful invasion fleet for the Covenant Navy. In order to release the locking mechanisms holding the ships in place, they needed a Reclaimer.[2] Thus, they abducted Professor Anders and physically forced her to activate the ships for them.[4] The ships were destroyed when the artificial star inside the Shield World went supernova.[5]

Design

Formation & Tactics

One particular formation was a combat trident; two of the Sojourners with a Battle station.[1] Sometimes Sojourners and battle stations were stored together in this formation.[4][6]

As the war went on, a new formation grew in use; 10 Sojourners and a battle station arranged into lattices.[1]

In at least one instance, the battle station was situated in the center of a circular group of eight ships that concentrated their energy beams into the battle station, which then formed a devastating single beam capable of slicing other ships in two.[6]

Trivia

  • Parts of these ships can be seen on the outer surface of Shield 0459 in Halo Wars, suggesting that a battle may have occurred between the Forerunners and the Flood on the Shield World during the Forerunner-Flood war, resulting in the installation's infestation by the Flood.[7]
  • These ships have a slight resemblance to some large structures found on the Ark.[8]
  • When the cutscene "Judgment Day" is highlighted in Halo Wars theater, the ships are described as Forerunner dreadnoughts. While the only remaining Keyship is widely referred to as the Forerunner dreadnought, the name "Dreadnought" may refer to a class of ships rather than a specific type. It may also be that "Dreadnought" is not an official designation at all and that the term is simply used to describe the massive scale of the ships.
  • These ships are also seen in Halo Legends episode Origins Part One.

Gallery

Appearances

Sources