The Esteem was a Covenant CPV-class destroyer escort.[1] The Esteem sent a taunting message, a form of psychological warfare, to the UNSC Pillar of Autumn during the Battle of Reach.[2]
Message
• CPV Esteem (DE H c-10)
- SCS Pillar of Autumn
- RECEIVED (trans) 04.2.7.1139
- via x-process 02988.2.32.738288
- (process owner BW - AI - Class III)
"You will not know where we have struck until you have fallen."
Sources
- ↑ Halo Encyclopedia - page 275
- ↑ Transmissions promotional material.
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