Infinity Class Supercarrier | Halo

The UNSC Infinity represented a foundation leap for the United Nations Space Command Navy. For the first time in history, humanity could directly compete with the warships of the Covenant and whatever else was out there in the galaxy.
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[@TemplinInstitute]

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[@jakespacepiratee3740]

According to Templin standards, the Infinity would be a Titan/Juggernaut-Class ship, big as a city, with a massive population. It also has 6 Huragok and 20 Swords of Sanghelios aboard.

[@gierhardtsloan8502]

Where did you guys get the art piece at 0:44? was it a custom commission?

[@themanwithhighground4279]

Can you do videos on every different species in Halo

[@6-4crusader55]

You should do a video on the UNSC Spirit of Fire!

[@tatepultro]

I will NEVER get tired of seeing the clip of Infinity cleaving through a Covvie ship like a hot knife through butter.

[@Lasershadow]

Every Halo Lore Boi, like myself, always wears a s*** eating grin when that clip appears in any video.

[@90kalos1]

It was frigging epic, jaw dropped when I first saw it.

[@EmonWBKstudios]

Just wait till Halo Infinite.

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

People who have played Halo Infinite: "heh"

[@Dark_Fusion19]

Banished: hold my capital ship.

[@CT-Clone]

"The way i see it, if those freaks wants to meet God, it is our DUTY to help them along!"

[@celsetialarchives5909]

*proceeds to literally ram through a covenant fleet *

[@commanderdragco3123]

@@celsetialarchives5909 proceeds to one shot a covie carrier

[@UGNAvalon]

@CommanderDragco Saves the ammo by doing the equivalent of _pistol-whipping_ with its MAC barrel.

[@occultatumquaestio5226]

The UNSC Infinity is a ship I very much enjoy the aesthetics of. Similar to Mjolnir armor, it emphasizes the culmination of many of the war time developments and is able to provide an example of Humanity can endure the worst thrown at it and come out of it alive and in some ways even stronger. While Humanity is likely one the backfoot again in Halo Infinite; it would be enjoyable see more of it in apocryphal stories and how may it be used in Infinite.

[@Dark_Fusion19]

Used as in being rammed itself by the Banished and crashes on Zeta Halo.

[@occultatumquaestio5226]

@@Dark_Fusion19 ; Well what was shown in the trailer was purposefully quick and vague, the full extent of the damage, whether or not the Infinity is repairable/salvageable or not, and where it is specifically located is still not fully known.

[@Dark_Fusion19]

@@occultatumquaestio5226 While i don't know where exactly Infinity is on Zeta Halo, it's listed as destroyed.

[@darkelysium2187]

@@Dark_Fusion19 It's theorized that the Infinity crashing cause the damage to Zeta halo and probably destroyed in the process though I like to think it's just damaged from the crash. After all it survived a crash on Requiem

[@Predator42ID]

@@darkelysium2187 Indeed and even if destroyed, the UNSC has likely figured out how to build more of them more quickly. As the USS Ford can attest to, the first ship in the class usually takes far longer than their sister ships to complete and get the bugs worked out. Much like Kirk and Picard. I can see Captain Lasky taking command of the UNSC Infinity-A after the Eternity's completion. In the end, while it does hurt and takes time, ships at the end of the day are just machines that can be built again and again. What is key, is the legacy of the name. Just like how the UNSC made the Pillar of Autumn class heavy cruisers thanks to Captain Keys and his command of the Pillar of Autumn. or the fact the US is building the 9th Enterprise or is ten, I forget. Thanks to the exploits of Captain Lasky, I have no doubt the Infinity will live on in successor warships. Thank you, stay healthy, and happy holidays.

[@S31Syntax]

Dude lol I can tell the narrator is SO STOKED about this ship. His inflection tells it all, every new fact is punctuated by sheer fan adoration. Love it.

[@themc.kennyshow6585]

Who else has been salivating for more Halo content (especially ship breakdowns) since Infinite dropped? 🖐️

[@percyfones7497]

I want more! 🖐️

[@wangchung2157]

Im still waiting for my RTS Halo Universe Naval Combat game with RPG elements

[@nestorgamer9746]

@@wangchung2157 for now we only have Sins of The Prophets

[@themc.kennyshow6585]

@@wangchung2157 Halo wars 2 but purely space combat 😌

[@darkelysium2187]

I wanna know the fate of the Infinity, it was attacked by banished forces and crashed. Whether it survived or destroyed we'll have to see. The wiki labels it destroyed but we won't know for sure

[@loach5348]

Possibly the most badass moment in Halo when this ship rammed the Covenant cruiser

[@nikobelic4251]

Spoiler Alert!!! Then she got Rammed by a Banished ship

[@halo007Mex]

@@nikobelic4251 yeah i was about to point that . (Posible spoiler) I hope Lasky it's ok

[@dominicvucic8654]

@@halo007Mex Lasky is going to be fine he got palmer watcher him

[@bengeorge9063]

@@nikobelic4251 3 of the Banished ships.

[@bobbywinicher9080]

@@nikobelic4251 yea. That scene is ABSOLUTE BS. Then infinity can simutaniously launch 24000 missiles at once. Tnough to demolish that ship. SO HOW THEY WERE able to RAM then infinity...it was a dumb asfuck 343 asspull. illogical in EVERY way

[@HigherMammal]

Pillar of Autumn, In Amber Clad, All Under Heaven, Foreward Unto Dawn...love the UNSC naming convention.

[@bluemoon1368]

Spirit of fire. Hammer of dawn. Everest

[@mattwho81]

Is there some formula they use to generate these names?

[@ninototo1]

@@mattwho81 They use a generator that slaps words they like together randomly

[@ROGTARholy]

@@mattwho81 The names are different per class, iirc Frigates are lines from poems and the Carriers(?) are named after mountains. Similar convention applies, I think Templin made a video with the convention proper, or it might have looped into a larger 'how to name spaceships' video.

[@RicardoPerez-rz8pu]

I've got some new names Excalibur's Wrath Insidious Justice God's Fury Xander's Blade and Yukashiro's Downfall and finally Everglades's Heaven

[@TheTyler211995]

The UNSC Infinity is one of my favorite ship designs.

[@Krusesensei]

Quite opposite to me: No flaws, no specialisation. just good in everything. That's plain boring

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

Based.

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

@Kwoney and it was also the only ship that was large enough to make a dent in the Didact's ship and help Master Chief enter it. There's a reason sci-fi has 'fi' in it.

[@UnreasonableOpinions]

@Kwoney I actually like the contradiction in terms that it would be a stupid idea as a warship from a vastly inferior power. It's obvious it was intended as an evacuation ship, but that the UNSC is pretending it was a secret Wunderwaffen asks why they would do that, and the obvious answer is because the UNSC propaganda arm had been telling people for the entire war that it was fine and they definitely weren't utterly losing, and now would rather retrofit an evacuation ship into a warship and pretend it was a warship all along than admit they had made an evacuation ship in secret. Small reminders that there is a world beyond the soldiers and the frontlines are key to military sci-fi worldbuilding.

[@chancecisneros3492]

Was

[@nickrael5693]

I've always like the design of human ships in halo they're pretty realistic in their design and weaponry

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

The concept of "realism" in sci-fi has always irked me. Recently, Google's Quantum Supercomputer had created a "Time Crystal" - something that breaks the laws of physics. So, would a sci-fi franchise that makes use of time crystals unrealistic? No. What a better phrasing you would be looking for would be "Humans ships in Halo are pretty modern in their design and weaponry"

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

@Kwoney I never said I think our current physics model is invalid, just that we know very little about what is real and the actual universe when we keep finding objects that can act outside its laws. The idea of realism meaning practical application also seems flawed, as Humans frequently use inefficient resources over what would benefit way more. Hell, Humans thought TVs would fail because nobody would have time to watch it, our understanding of what is practical or plausible is also flawed. The next 100 years will be drastically different to how things are now, so the idea of everything in society and technology remaining practically unchanged in years like 2553 in Halo is still silly to me. Even now, people created Synthetic robot cells that can reproduce.

[@chuckbuck5002]

God I’m sick of lasers, plasma, fusion,dark matter, and tanks with to fucking main guns.

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

@@chuckbuck5002 yeah i want more sci-fi thats just a copy of reality but more metal.

[@ProvidenceNL]

@@jakespacepiratee3740 Expanse.

[@MagnanimousEntropy]

Considering how powerful this ship was, it is a shame that we never got to see its glorious end. It is one thing to tell us that the Banished were able to defeat and destroy it. It is another thing entirely to see it fighting to the bitter end. This ship deserved better and hopefully one day we will get to see its final stand in full - not just a few seconds of that great battle.

[@ryancleaver6613]

The battle lasted 4 minutes supposedly.

[@MagnanimousEntropy]

@@ryancleaver6613 Then it should have been easier for 343 to animate the scene and show it to us.

[@ryancleaver6613]

@@MagnanimousEntropy They left it open ended by not showing us. We never see the wreckage. There's a possibility it's still around somewhere. It did have an AI that could have slipspaced it after escape pods. The banished boarding party wouldn't be able to win against a shipboard AI if there's no humans.

[@MagnanimousEntropy]

@@ryancleaver6613 Assuming we do get DLC for the campaign, it would be nice if we could explore the remains of the ship or at least get some closure. I know some fans did not like it to much, or some of the characters but they should at least get a proper ending. I rather liked the AI Roland, but i would not care if Spartan Palmer was killed off. She was annoying.

[@wanderingmercurymarauder761]

@@ryancleaver6613 It didn't even need to slipspace, that's what is bullshit. It had actual Forerunner engines, it was the fastest ship EVER despite its size and could have easily just out maneuvered the Banished.

[@martinjrgensen8234]

This is just so badass. Having corvettes launching from within just looks so coooool

[@Dark_Fusion19]

Frigates.

[@commanderdragco3123]

Frigates if it had corvettes then infinity could carry like 10 of them

[@Souledex]

@@commanderdragco3123 it can carry 10 heavy frigates

[@Demolisher_1]

Anyone know what that clip of them being deployed was from? I’m blanking on what game.

[@Dark_Fusion19]

@@Demolisher_1 Halo 4, the opening of Spartan-Ops.

[@awesomehpt8938]

We’re more than just a big paperweight! -Thomas Lasky

[@paradoxlaboratories8005]

Unfortunately, after playing the Halo Infinite campaign, that no longer seems to be true.

[@drakhoon]

man a space RTS game built around the idea of just helping the infiinity, escape, rebuild, and then come back and kick some ass would be a fun one i think

[@drakhoon]

@Kwoney theres also mods for homeworld that convertsnthe ships in multiplayer to home world ships 👍

[@rexxbailey2764]

@@drakhoon : AAAHHH! HOMEWORLD IS STILL THE BEST.

[@thefaithfulwisp6272]

Im kinda sure "Homeworld" a space rts the first one atleast had a plot like that

[@drakhoon]

@@thefaithfulwisp6272 more home world 2, the first home world was closer to battle star galactica, voyager or wagon train. Where a group of people are in dangerous territory and have to travel through adventure to get some where safe.

[@thefaithfulwisp6272]

@@drakhoon true

[@ISAF_Ace]

the Infinity is a fine looking ship, it's an absolute beauty. It's aesthetic and movements are so perfect, sure there are things that I'd change; but for the most part its nice

[@NivRel]

man, even whitout the halo context, these kind of ships are extremely cool i mean, a mobile operating base capable of sustaining a large conflict on it's own

[@amistrophy]

I mean all UNSC carriers from the Heavy carriers upwards were able to do things like that. Epoch, Thermopylae, Punic, and Illiad classes. All were able to carry frigates internally, and has sustained combat capabilities like onboard manufacturing and replenishment.

[@battlesheep2552]

@@amistrophy seems pretty dumb for other ships to carry frigates internally. With the Infinity it makes sense, it has that super advanced Forerunner FTL drive that the UNSC can't just make more of so it has to carry it's escort fleet with it

[@UnreasonableOpinions]

The Infinity is a good aesthetic extrapolation of the visual design of the UNSC forces, with a subtle use of more angles and less blockiness to imply being somewhat more advanced. It's also entertaining to imagine the UNSC/ONI public relations propagandists suddenly tasked with coming up for a justification for what is blatantly a permanent evacuation ship built in total secrecy at the same time as the UNSC propagandists had been insisting that the war is absolutely fine and there's no need to ask why you haven't heard from your family on Reach for a while.

[@GremlinsAndGnomes]

Laughed at "and there's no need to ask why you haven't heard from your family on Reach in a while".

[@UnreasonableOpinions]

@@jjhh320 the timelines don't really add up so it was probably just a meta reference for fans, but if we take it seriously... presumably an event like the fall of Reach is just too big to conceal. You can't lose the biggest remaining population centre, economic hub, and military base outside of Earth without people noticing the vacuum of power eventually. China's information control apparatus is very effective, but they wouldn't be able to keep it quiet if Hong Kong and Shenzen both just went completely silent.

[@wither5673]

watching the infinity plow through a super carrier and smash it into pieces was so cathartic after years of watching human made ships constantly getting ripped apart by covenant ships.

[@disayle68]

It wasn't a supercarrier, those things are 27 kilometers long--5 times Infinity's size. It was a cruiser. But agreed, still very cathartic.

[@KillerOrca]

@@disayle68 Mega-rare too, the one at Reach was one of like only 5 ever built I think

[@Pano1]

@@disayle68 It’s canon that the Infinity can go up against a supercarrier alone, just not with its accompanying fleet.

[@AgarthianTrapstar]

It broke my heart to see the Infinity destroyed in Infinite. I loved that ship to pieces.

[@Sealhunt]

She wasn't with us long comparatively, but that little lady sure knew how to dance!

[@TenebrusI07]

Lore wise it's pretty stupid. Atriox's remnants destroyed it when the severely outdated spirit of fire was giving atriox himself a hard time. It survived requiem, the didact and his composer all using what should be vastly superior tech than what the banished have. It's retconning at it's ugliest. The Infinity is the ultimate UNSC ship and is an amalgamation of forerunner tech and the best humanity has to offer, and is rekt by some overgrown monkeys using junkyard scraps in 2 minutes.

[@TheRogueCommand]

@@TenebrusI07 as much as I love the Banished, in all honesty I think they were written into Infinite mainly because of the poor reception and execution of the Prometheans/Rogue AIs. I guess if I had to try to force an explanation, the Spirit of Fire had a relative element of surprise, plus it was only against one carrier. When the Infinity is overtaken, it looks like an ambush by multiple ships.

[@TenebrusI07]

@@TheRogueCommand Yep definitely feels like they want to retconn the last 2 games and basically handwaved it all away. Just wish it got a better explanation than some very hard to believe offscreen bullshit.

[@brambo3011]

@@TenebrusI07 Yeah I totally agree. And where did the Banished get the time, resources, and personnel to make a whole fleet of a brand new massive ship class?? Really feels like they’re just artificially inflating the Banished to make them a bigger threat than they realistically were. They aren’t a new Covenant, they’re smaller, but more efficient and yet in Infinite here they are with a brand new fleet, like the losses they took in Halo Wars 2 didn’t even matter. Not only that, but even with the hits Infinity took, it’s surface is ridden with thousands of missile pods, Mass drivers, etc. and it has its frigates inside, and we don’t even see it destroying one of the Banished ships. Just a complete deflation of the ship’s awesome power for plot reasons…so we can be on the back foot, as if having to fight a fleet of Guardians didn’t already put us there.

[@evantimanus3763]

"This is the culmination of human technology"

[@sookendestroy1]

"Lets go Halo Hunting" - Laskey probably

[@nick5049]

/stolen covenant and forerunner tech

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

"The majesty of our new fleet will be unparalleled"

[@Dark_Fusion19]

"Yeah, well now it's scattered all over the savannah."

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

@@Dark_Fusion19 Halo Infinite be like,

[@KillerOrca]

When you absolutely positively must make someone, something, some fleet or some planet stop being an issue, accept no substitute! Also of interest; an Infinity class has a compliment aboard almost equal to an Imperial Star Destoryer, yet is nearly three ish times the size and with more weaponry. Always found that interesting

[@Groza_Dallocort]

Gallente Solteur-class says hello otherwise I think that a Gallente Erebus-class or Caldari Leviathan-class will also do the trick

[@santymartin7383]

Wdym? A infinite can take out a imperial destroyer If you mean from the galatic empire ,if you mean imperuim of man the infinity is fuck

[@KillerOrca]

@@santymartin7383 I meant Star Wars Galactic Empire, yeah. I just find it funny a ship far smaller needs almost as many crew, if not more (I dont remember exactly how many crew an ISD has)

[@briantien7146]

Remember a good chunk of Infinity's guts is the berths for the frigate complement. AI also operate most of the ships weapons and systems. Infinity is just far more automated than an ISD.

[@commanderdragco3123]

Remember fighter combat isn’t really a major factor in halo due the the ranges that the UNSC engage at

[@redthree603]

One big, mean, Covenant-crushing marvel of engineering! Didn't know the ship had a motto, but damn is that a good motto for such a wonderful ship!

[@KillerOrca]

All UNSC ships have mottos. Most of them are awesome Latin ones. The Spirit of Fires is “Ex Acta Probat” for example. “The Ends Justify The Means”

[@silentwolf6555]

Hope we can see the UNSC Eternity in a near future halo game

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

Everyone seems to keep forgetting that Earth is under the control of rebellious AIs. If the Eternity is ever made, it might be against Humanity...

[@KillerOrca]

@@jakespacepiratee3740 It wasn’t completed

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

@@KillerOrca Exactly, so its doubtful we would ever see it at all.

[@generizze6243]

@@jakespacepiratee3740 cortana is dead

[@Jin-1337]

It might've escaped Earth to continue finishing itself on a colony planet

[@mingchoi8369]

Did the Templin Institute decide to do Halo Week and no one told me? Anyway, definitely iconic and awesome ship to infinity and beyond. We need more Arsenal videos on Halo asap!!!!

[@MoltenUprisingMK]

Legend has it that seeing the ship in action, even Rtas 'Vadum remarked "I wouldn't want to face that monster".

[@spartana1116]

What was meant to be a last resort live ship became the representation humanity's might

[@JoeyD82288]

The Pillar Of Autum will always be my favorite ship for nostalgia reasons but I love the Infinity

[@Spaceman404.]

Infinity is such a cool ship, 343 has gotten flak for their art designs but I think they got the ships down pat especially with Infinity.

[@rexlumontad5644]

Buzz Lightyear: *"TO INFINITY AND BEYOND!"*

[@lieutenantdan9337]

The Infinity, even if it diverged from the classic artstyle, is one of the most iconic ships in Halo. I hope it, or at least it's ship class, remains long into Halo's future.

[@DerCharacter]

It's literally been around for like 9 years, almost half of the franchise's lifespan. Of course, the Spirit of fire has been around longer, but it's made less appearances in recently years compared to Infinity. It sure is an iconic ship.

[@shadowdoom8063]

You should do the spirit of fire as the next UNSC entry

[@nielsmichiels1939]

My favorite HALO ship.

[@Mauther]

The failure to mention the ship's AI is a major oversight. In a lore filled with sexy blue glowing girls, the acerbic orange WWII fighter pilot stands out.

[@empirednw6624]

Roland even flat out refused to rebel, and its believed he even allowed himself to be deactivated just in case.

[@gracecalis5421]

Since the Infinity is pretty much taken out of commission by the banished, I do hope at some point we get to see her sister ship, the Eternity, finally get completed and come to the Infinity's aid.

[@isadorakios8752]

Even tho many people hate the Infinity because of Halof 4 and 5, personally i cant get enough of her. And when Lasky becomes Captain it also has a cool Commander

[@Tarathiel123]

I'm a Star Trek ship guy, but Infinity is in my top 3 Sci-fi ships of all time for sure.

[@NITESHADOWshouske]

And yet it took only 4 minutes for the Banished to completely annihilate the Infinity.

[@paradoxlaboratories8005]

After they just got their shit rocked by the old ass Spirit of Fire. 🤣 343’s writers haven’t even read their own narrative.

[@Archangelm127]

Sounds similar in mission and capabilities to a Starfleet Galaxy-class or Sovereign-class, but on an even larger scale.

[@Krusesensei]

And as a landing craft. And as a battleship.

[@UnreasonableOpinions]

Well, that seems like it was the objective, except instead of 'new life and possibilities' it was trying to find the hell away from a drastically superior enemy that wants you extinct. The whole 'warship' label seems like it was applied after-the-fact, mostly so the UNSC wouldn't have to explain to the people it had been telling that we were definitely not losing the war that it had built an evacuation ship in complete secret. Expensive, but cheaper than a full-scale revolution from angry civilians.

[@johanalitalo8331]

Nice overview of the unsc "ubership". Think you coud do more post-war ships like the autumn class?

[@TheJedaiHero9000]

One of my MOST ABSOLUTE favorite ships in the Halo series, no question about it!!!!! I MOST DEFINITELY liked and enjoyed watching this

[@LuisTopete4455]

A minute of silence for the fall of the infinity and an end so unworthy for the ship what had to serve as "noah's ark" against the covenat

[@damien9683]

343 just LOVE killing things off without a proper fight...

[@ttestagr]

Absolute crime what 343 just did to her.

[@Chiwalker]

UNSC Infinity: Peak of humanity with Forerunner tech,, able to ram Covenant Ships with no problems, has frigates in dock, able to fight off the Didact's Cryptum, able to outrun the Guardians, able to avoid the most advanced AI who has full access to the Forerunner Domain and thus all their tech. Halo Infinite plot: yeah, no, you go down in 4 minutes. Me: WTF??????

[@owenparris7490]

Favorite Halo ship!

[@chheinrich8486]

How can it look so cool while being an even more simple Design then most other UNSC ships

[@Archangelm127]

Elegance is the best possible virtue in aesthetic design, at least IMHO.

[@MonCappy]

The Infinity is damned impressive. When looking at the fleet of the UNSC, I can't help but think of them as possible more advanced ships that the Earth Force from Babylon 5 might field in a few centuries. Their ships have a similar design aesthetic, but much more refined than the Earth Force navy.

[@jarradscarborough7915]

this ship is nearly the size of B5, and possibly greater mass. it could probably one-shot an omega...

[@FinALIEN93]

B5 and Halo's human spaceship aesthetics are similar 'cos they use a trope called: "Standard human spaceship" which basically is brick in space. Angular, usually gray or olive green. Great quote from Ranger Dulann from B5: "If human military designers had their way, every colour of the spectrum would be removed except for grey, green and black and we would all live in windowless boxes."

[@colmcorbec7031]

Time to bring out the big guns

[@WolfeSaber9933]

The biggest ever

[@exposingproxystalkingorgan4164]

The UNSC Infinity is an awesome warship.

[@ryuujin83]

And then they blew it up. Off screen. I'm not mad, you're mad.

[@Butter_Warrior99]

Me, who've has seen the opening cutscene in Halo Infinite: Uh.

[@sookendestroy1]

Sad. We dont know if its just downed. Plus theres always Eternity.

[@erickrasniewski567]

Yes I think 343 forgot their lore exists

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

@@sookendestroy1 Eternity was never built, and Earth is currently under Rogue AI control.

[@Dark_Fusion19]

@@sookendestroy1 Infinity had a destructive crash on Zeta Halo.

[@scarecrow108productions7]

@@jakespacepiratee3740 Eternity was partially built but was cannibalized for Infinity's refit after the evnts of Halo 4

[@garysmith8678]

and 4 minutes for it to be destroyed lol

[@Comicsluvr]

When the number of weapons, including the launch bays, ranges into the HUNDREDS, you no longer have a 'ship' you have a military base that moves.

[@sornevolution2263]

a destroyed military base that doesn't move now

[@fieldmarshalbaltimore1329]

@@sornevolution2263 "destroyed in 4 minutes" 🙄 thanks halo 6

[@sornevolution2263]

@@fieldmarshalbaltimore1329 i wish they didn't destroy the infinity and just decided to make it run away or smth

[@pinstripecool34]

RIP Infinity. 😢

[@Otaku422]

Please do a video on the Spirit of Fire for this series! I absolutely love Halo Wars (1&2), and I think the Spirit of Fire and its crew doesn't get the recognition that it should. Your videos are incredible, and I'm excited to see what you do next!

[@christianemmanjacaba9510]

its sad that infinity was destroyed in 4 minutes

[@fieldmarshalbaltimore1329]

Yeah. Thanks halo 6

[@RAD1111able]

My favorite ship in the entire Halo franchise,and one of the favorites in any sci-fi ever rn.

[@daltonferguson7846]

ah this video aged about as gracefully as the infinity did

[@konahrikb1578]

Anyone else get goosebumps when he talks about Infinity's motto? "To Dare is to Do." When we work together, there's nothing we can't accomplish. Maybe someday we'll have a starship like the Infinity in real life.

[@officialkirbyfan6899]

"Now Humanity is hiding from giants once again.."

[@commanderdragco3123]

Honestly the infinity could probably throw hands with larger Star destroyers and win like the SSD though it will have a though time once that SSD shields breaks the infinity will triumph with its Mac’s as long as they stay out of range of the turbo lasers if those criteria are met then the infinity could win

[@KillerOrca]

Don’t forget Spartan boarding teams if need be

[@danielefabbro822]

The UNSC Infinity is probably the best spaceship ever designed. It was made by the United Nations, so it's kinda the reflex of a true unified mankind, it's both a scientific and military vessel, it's an incomparable military power by herself. I just love this ship.

[@Hijinx1997]

Hopefully that means we can get the Eternity on the field now.

[@hungien5368]

Not for while since Cortana still rampaging in the orion arms

[@martinkacmar2063]

Banished be like allow us to introduce ourselves

[@kenet362]

Something I’ve always loved about the halo that almost no other sci fi franchise has is how plausible and realistic human technology is. Like the game feels like how humans would actually be 500 years from now

[@lonelypancake5979]

The Infinity is a nice ship. Be a real shame if something were to Happen to it.

[@insipidpanda6097]

I still don't understand how the banished could even fight this ship let alone beat it.

[@empirednw6624]

They apparently just kept ramming it with kamakazi vessels.

[@makaan1932]

Less than a day before the release of Halo Infinite. What a coincidence.

[@darthimperius2865]

R.i.P infinity

[@BrandonAgpaoa]

The UNSC Infinity is just a badass star/warship.

[@blackwingz55]

RIP Infinity

[@markk_g]

Halo lore just makes me want to cry

[@imperialfist2304]

“Do you want to know how long it took? Four minutes. It took us four minutes to destroy your greatest ship.”

[@JensMorrison]

Which is ridiculous.

[@DylanoRevs]

The Banished: COWABUNGA IT IS!!

[@mrdrprof8402]

So here's something that I remember thinking the first time I heard about this ship. Is it really a good idea to have internal docking bays big enough to carry entire frigates? Like that space could be used for additional weapons, defenses, or just cut off to reduce the mass and targeting profile ship. The only real advantage to docking such large vessels within an even larger one that I can think of is the aforementioned usage of a more precise Drive. But wouldn't it work just as well to dock them externally and save the space? This means additionally if the ship takes damage to the hangers it doesn't block the ships from deploying. And that's not pointing out the fact that we know small ships can go through the slipspace portals of larger ships like in halo 2.

[@khadenallast4495]

To be fair, that scene in H2 might not be the best example. The In-Amber-Clad wasn't exactly in fighting shape when it came out the other end. However, multiple Covenant ships followed the Mantle's Approach and seemed to be alright coming out the other end in H4.

[@mrdrprof8402]

@@khadenallast4495 yeah, that's why I kinda just tacked it on as an aside. Makes me wonder if you could design a drive specifically to take along other ships

[@8vantor8]

having large internal hangers would allow you to dry dock a ship and repair it while away from port, and seeing how Infinity was originally a Ark it make sense to have. those hangers would also allow Infinity to carry a large amount of cargo should it have to. now if you are building a dedicated warship I would use the the space for weapons and the like, but sense Infinity is a refitted Ark ship it is fine to have them.

[@mrdrprof8402]

@@8vantor8 that is a really solid point, consider me sold.

[@GundamReviver]

I suspect they might have been a side effect of having to build the damned beast. If I had to build it, and I had no shipyard(large enough) to work with. I'd set up the docking bay scaffolding first, that way you could use up to six? Frigates at once to ferry supplies in and just build it around the frigates. That way you can use those frigates power supplies and facilities aswell while the main ships stuff isn't online yet.

[@madman026]

the UNSC just got extremely lucky against the covenant they was outclassed in every way but ground combat

[@oldtimefarmboy617]

The problem with having antennas, poles, or whatever sticking out from the ship, specially the front, is that when you hit something like was shown in the video is that they will be broken off like twigs if the shields let even the smallest of debris through at the right place.

[@ghostofwolfmoonmani3877]

The infinity was such as uninspired name for this ship, the lore says it was originally conceived as humanity's ark if Earth was lost, I like the name "Pale Blue Dot" or "Vagi Terra" which is latin for wandering Earth.

[@A_Humming_Bird]

Still makes me wonder, the Infinity is gone but her sister is still out there. The UNSC Eternity. Wonder if we'll see her in time.

[@eight-cloudspurple5871]

As far as I know, according to Halo Warfleet, modules and sections that is intended for the construction of the Eternity was used to refit Infinity instead. Sounds to me like the Eternity isnt even done.

[@Inatehigger113]

Keep posting more often we love you Templin institute!!

[@360Vestige]

And then it lasted a whopping 4 minutes in its final battle...

[@paradoxlaboratories8005]

There really wasn’t even that much of a battle. Just a fist fight onboard and then 343 sweeping the most powerful ship in human history under the rug.

[@ForrestSentinel]

Halo 4 and (definitely) 5 may not have very good stories, but they did give us the beauty that is the Infinity (and the only ship in the mainline games to survive more than one game).

[@bluemoon1368]

Technically some ships existed before the game

[@santymartin7383]

And the shadow of intent?

[@Pano1]

Halo 4 had a good story, just bad gameplay. Halo 5 had a bad story, just good gameplay.

[@darktrooper7591]

Fantastic video, Installation 00 did a 1 hour video of this ship going into extreme detail. :)

[@sircrimsonwolf7492]

When did you guys change from blue to orange in your little intros?

[@TemplinInstitute]

it is a mystery only the world's top scientists can figure out.

[@archerbascha8757]

"Welcome, what can we do for you?" "I want some money to build a super carrier." "Alright, let's see. Over five kilometers long, over seven thousand souls, enough firepower to level a planet, very nice, very nice. Spartan facilites, training grounds and even bio-dome, fancy, really fancy." "Yes, well, it is also a live boat for humanity, if the Covenant actually destroyed earth." "Ah, of course, of course. That explains the new armor and energy shilds, and even a Forerunner engien, twenty years to build, oh my. Well, seems like that should be enough to get humanity to a safe place, start to rebuild, and it is gone." ". . . wait, what?" "The ship. It's gone." "But . . . how?" "I have to ask you to make room for people who can afford a loan for new ship, sir." *Later* "Hello good sir, what can I do for you?" "One noun: Deathstar."

[@FreeFallingAir]

"I absolutely love this ship"- Everyone.

[@mr.breadman4181]

Imagine if the aincient humans that could go toe to toe with the forerunners back in the day before they were forced to restart fought the bannished I gaurintine it would be much more of a fight

[@nick-314]

I wasn't a fan of it's design, then it grew on me, now it seems the infinity's days are number from the what the trailers show...RIP Infinity

[@Walker-mg7fv]

This'll be another great vid

[@jacobgodlewski9323]

UNSC infinity was so good 343 had to nerf it in Halo: Infinite to give the banished a chance

[@fredlandry6170]

This behemoth can carry 10 frigates in its belly!

[@arcadia1701e]

Pity they nerf the absolute shit out of the Infinity in halo: infinite, the banished blew it up in a few seconds. It went from ramming continent ships for fun, and being powerful enough to damage the Mantles approach, to being taken down by a bunch of Mad max banished... Its shields appeared to be useless as it sat there dyeing , it has put me off buying the game.

[@jabzilla21]

Yeah it's very annoying that 343 has basically neutered the Infinity because they didn't have an intelligent enough writer who loved and appreciated the game like we do.

[@rabeefalah4752]

Thank you for this wonderful explanation my friend

[@Dostoron]

i always appreciate that no UNSC ships ever seem to be impressed by bellyflopping at terminal velocity, pillar of autumn was nearly intact and the infinity, barring some bruises, could still take on AND withstand a full on assault after crashing.

[@eternal3187]

This video is severely underrated.

[@steadyjumper3547]

Literally destroyed in less than 10 mins

[@JensMorrison]

By poor writing.

[@Goodman-4525]

Then it goes down in Infinite without much of a explanation at all except being boarded and rammed by two ships at once

[@sirsneakybeaky]

The fact this ship in the games had like 1W and 10L's is wild. Went from look how bad ass humanity got. To "humanity must be underdog" writting and made me sad.

[@Mahbu]

They better not have destroyed the infinity.

[@FelixUmbra]

Let me just talk about the sheer SHOCK value 343i was going for when they showed the UNSC Infinity drop out of slipspace. HOLY FUCK did they set that up well. Throw in a few "Small" ships that we would recognize from Reach flying past a much larger ship... Then have the Infinity fucking DWARF it and smash it into pieces. That is definitely one method of providing scale to a large object. Frame of reference for those of us in the know, Add a second frame, THEN bring in the big MOFO and have it smash stuff.

[@NUTDOM]

the infinity using forunner tech so readily makes complete sense when you find its origin of being humanitys last hope of survival the bio dome the spartan 4 creation and training its onboard frigate fleet its repurposed covenant/ forunner engine parts it all makes sense too bad we're never gonna get to see any of this get efficiently used for a cool story in the games

[@jonbaxter2254]

Seeing one of these drop down in 3 was jaw-dropping

[@KillerOrca]

I think you mean 4, the Infinity wasn’t introduced until the Kilo 5 Trilogy, then further elaborated on in Halo 4