Mother of Invention



Mother of Invention is the name of the Project Freelancer operated Frigate first seen at the end of Evacuation Plan. The ship serves as the main setting for numerous events that occur during the Freelancer backstory in seasons 9 and 10.

Overview
The Mother of Invention appears to be an MCC (mobile command center) for Project Freelancer. It is armed with a Magnetic Accelerator Cannon, which was used to provide support to a fleeing Echo-479 by destroying a pair of Longsword Interceptors.

The MAC cannon was used again in The Sarcophagus, firing at, and destroying, an 110-story building. It also has a launch bay capable of launching at least four Pelicans simultaneously and holding many more. Upon closer inspection, the Mother of Invention's lower bridge is composed of a large glass viewing platform unlike regular UNSC Frigates. It seems the scoreboard that the Director and the Counselor use to rank the Freelancer agents is also positioned on this deck.

The frigate also seems to have some battle experience, having engaged three Longsword fighters and the Staff of Charon, an Insurrectionist flagship. However, when the Staff of Charon peppered it with fire, the frigate retaliated by firing its port guns.

The Mother of Invention continued to serve as Project Freelancer's flagship until several of it's agents went rogue and the ensuing battle sent the ship into chaos. With no one available to navigate the ship, the Mother of Invention veered out of control and crashed onto the icy canyons of Sidewinder. The Director, Counselor along with the majority of the crew survived the crash and the ship remained intact.

Trivia

 * The name "Mother of Invention" is a possible reference to the names of other frigates in the Halo Trilogy, like the Forward Unto Dawn, and the In Amber Clad.
 * The name "Mother of Invention" is a reference to the saying "Necessity is the mother of invention" which greatly reflects the Director's views on humanity as a whole. During the episode Familiar Feelings, Sarge nearly completed the phrase, until he was cut off by Donut.
 * The Mother of Invention's service number is RT 636, a reference to the address of Rooster Teeth Productions in Austin, Texas.
 * In Season 9, the Mother of Invention was depicted as a Charon-class light frigate (from Halo 3), but in Season 10 it is depicted as a Paris-class heavy assault frigate (from Halo: Reach).
 * In  Season 9, the UNSC  Mother of Invention  uses its MAC gun to destroy two Longswords chasing the Freelancer Pelican. This seems to be a gross misallocation of force and use, as MAC rounds are normally used to destroy cruisers or bases, plus a frigate is too slow to track a Longsword. Instead of using the MAC gun, the ship would've most likely used anti-aircraft weaponry. Later in the season it used its cannon to destroy the Insurrectionist tower. The destructive impact would most likely have deafened everyone on the roof at the time, and the resulting shockwave would have destroyed the city, rather than just the single targeted building.