UNSC Prophecy was a Marathon-class heavy cruiser in service with the UNSC Navy. Captain James Cutter refused the position of Prophecy's Commanding Officer for the chance to command UNSC Spirit of Fire. An ONI Prowler was present when Prophecy was damaged, but refused to help because the radiation emissions would have compromised their stealth systems, rendering their only tactical advantage moot. The survivors were also deemed to be a lost cause, the radiation doses they had received were too much to survive. Such a callous assessment of living humans greatly upset Captain James Cutter.