Kig-yar are notorious for the haphazard construction of their own ships, and for the most part don't adhere to strict classes. Every ship is unique, modified and upgraded according to its owners tastes and financial status, and it is rare to find any two ships identical after rolling off the assembly line. The Heikekatohuia is no exception to this rule - though dozens of other similar ships would be designated the Heikekatohuia-class by the UNSC, the Heikekatohuia is itself utterly unique. Approximately the size of a Heavy Frigate, it is designed to operate at extreme range from Kig-yar bases of operations, disabling UNSC, Sangheili or New Covenant shipping, carrying hundreds of troops in boarding craft to board and pillage the ships, and retreat through slipspace. The Heikekatohuia itself