As enemy forces begin cutting through the door, the Reds and Blues arm themselves with Hargrove's 'trophies,' including the modified suit worn by the Meta. Tucker and Epsilon deactivate the Mantis units, saving the people of Chorus, but Hargrove is safe in the ship's bridge. assists them in reaching the trophy room by shutting blast doors to keep enemies away and by telling them which path to take. Hargrove deploys several Mantis units which the forces of Chorus cannot defeat on their own, so the Reds and Blues take Felix's damaged Falcon and board the Staff of Charon. However, after the two fail their mission, Hargrove witnesses Epsilon's broadcast inside the ship and, as a result, flies to Chorus and confronts the Reds and Blues. He also uses the ship to communicate with Felix and Locus. that the ship has received Locus' delivery from Crash Site Bravo: the Meta's helmet.ĭuring Season 13, the Chairman is shown to have implemented a trophy room inside the Staff of Charon, which includes many of Project Freelancer's equipment and remnants. When the Reds and Blues contact the Chairman, they accept his declaration of war against Chorus before the latter is informed by F.I.L.S.S. However, in You Know Who We Are, it's revealed the Staff of Charon is still active and used by Chairman Malcolm Hargrove as its base of operations to command the Space Pirates.

After the Insurrection was defeated, the fate of the spacecraft was left unknown for years.

The Pilot of Four Seven Niner rescues Freelancer Agents Carolina, York, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Washington in the process, barely escaping the bomb's explosion. After the bomb is released, the Staff of Charon makes its escape through Slipspace, while the Mother of Invention is forced to flee. Being the head of the ship, the Insurrectionist Leader orders one of his soldiers to release a nuclear bomb out into space. The two spacecraft battle intensely, but the Staff of Charon ultimately gets the upper hand. It engages itself in a dogfight against the Freelancer frigate Mother of Invention with rounds being fired from the turrets that emerge from the middle section of the ship and other two main turrets in the front section of the ship. The spacecraft first appears in Turbulence, where it ambushes the members of Project Freelancer from surrounding floating debris at the UNSC Scrap Metal Recycling Station. Staff of Charon engaging the 'Mother of Invention. The ship makes a minor appearance in Season 12 and appears more regularly throughout Season 13. In Season 10, the spacecraft surprise attacks the Mother of Invention. The Staff of Charon is an Insurrectionist Halberd-class destroyer commanded by the former KIA Insurrectionist Leader. Repeat, it's a trap!' - Four Seven Niner about the spacecraft in Turbulence Turbulence ' It's a trap, they're hiding in the junkyard.

Unsc halberd class destroyer