Overview
Sfiera, later Boomer was the ship the Phfor sent to Tau Ceti to attack the UESC Marathon and the human colony on Tau Ceti IV. It is later captured by Durandal and used to find the S'pht homeworld Lw'owon.
History
Durandal originally alerted the Pfhor about the colony at Tau Ceti,[1] which led to the Sfiera's attack. When the Security Officer and Durandal defeat the Pfhor on Marathon during the first Marathon game, Durandal takes control of the ship to search for a way to escape the end of the universe. This begins a seventeen-year expedition which leads him to Lh'owon, the home system of the S'pht located in the galactic core. While the Security Officer investigates the planet Lh'owon, the Pfhor send Battle Group Seven to destroy Boomer, and the Security Officer is teleported back to the ship to repel the Pfhor boarders. Boomer is said to have taken heavy losses during the battle, but had fared very well against a more powerful Pfhor fleet.
Despite his modifications, and a successful opening attack, Boomer was rendered inoperable by the Pfhor with assistance from Tycho.
Durandal later takes the Pfhor battleship Khfiva, the largest ship of Battle Group Seven, as his flagship.[2]
Capabilities
Under the Pfhor, Boomer was likely an unremarkable vessel. Possibly a corvette-class ship [3]. Sporting an FTL drive, it carried fighters (one of which destroys the Security Officer's shuttle, the Mirata)[4] and a Pfhor cyborg that controlled the S'pht aboard.[5] It also carries unknown number of low-yield nuclear missiles, and an unknown number of particle beams cannons.
Both the Pfhor and Durandal made use of its Stasis Chambers and teleporters, though only the former made use of the ship's ability capability to create simulacrums. Under Duranal's command, the vessel would undergo many modifications to allow it to go head to head with entire Pfhor fleets. The range of the particle beam was doubled, and the vessel was capable of manufacturing weapons for Durandal and his allies during the battle of Lh'owon. [6]
Under the Pfhor
- 1 Pfhor Cyborg
- Unknown number of enforcers and officers
- Unknown number of Pfhor Troopers
- Unknown number of Pfhor Hunters
- Unknown number of S'pht compilers
- Unknown number of Hulks
- Unknown number of Lookers
- Unknown number of Wasps
- Unknown number of Pfhor Juggernauts
Under Durandal
- Durandal
- Security Officer
- Unknown number of abducted Marathon staff
- Unknown number of S'pht
Nomenclature
'Sfiera' was the original name of the ship, named for the Pfhor goddess of lightning and passion. After Durandal captured the ship, the S'pht on board named the ship 'Narhl'Lar', which means "Freedom and Vengeance". Durandal calls it Boomer. [7]
References
- ^ Marathon, The Rose, Terminal 3, https://marathon.bungie.org/story/counterattack.html#M1.05.3.1
- ^ Marathon's Story Page: Fatum Iustum Stultorum (Terminal 1), https://marathon.bungie.org/story/sphtkr.html#M2.26.1.1
- ^ Marathon 2, The Hard Stuff Rules, Terminal 1, https://marathon.bungie.org/story/citadel.html#M2.11.1.2
- ^ Marathon Manual, pg 3, http://archives2.bungie.org/manuals/Marathon_Manual.pdf
- ^ Marathon's Story Page: Beware of Low Flying Defense Drones... (Terminal 3), https://marathon.bungie.org/story/pfhor.html#M1.20.1.1
- ^ Marathon 2, Six Thousand Feet Under, Terminal 6, https://marathon.bungie.org/story/citadel.html#M2.13.6.1
- ^ Marathon 2: Durandal, What About Bob? Terminal 3: 2nd message, https://marathon.bungie.org/story/volunteers.html#M2.04.3.2