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| |system=[[Alpha Imura system]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=PoL4|PoL|Chapter=4}} | | |name=Emerald Cove |
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| |species=[[Human]] | | |species=[[Human]] |
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| |colonized=[[2413]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=50}} | | |government= [[UNSC]] |
| |government=[[Unified Earth Government]] | | |technology tier= Tier 3 |
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| {{Quote|no=two|q1=This reminds me of the underwater mission Chief Mendez sent us on at Emerald Cove. When he sabotaged half our air tanks? And we ended up stealing his.|Frederic-104|q2=And after, we ditched him and camped on that island. It was a week with nothing to do but light bonfires, bake clams, and surf.|Anton-044|[[Frederic-104]] and [[Anton-044]] recall their time on Emerald Cove{{Ref/Novel|Id=memory|[[Halo: First Strike]]|Page=220 (2003); 266 (2010)}}}}
| | '''Emerald Cove''' was a [[UNSC]] colony world. During their training, the [[Spartan-II]]'s were sent on an underwater mission with [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]]. Mendez sabotaged half of the Spartans' air tanks and in return, they stole his. They then, as [[Anton|SPARTAN-044]] humorously put it, "ditched him and camped out on an island for a week, with nothing to do but light bonfires, bake clams, and surf". It was a good memory they all enjoyed sharing.<ref name="memory">''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 220</ref> |
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| '''Emerald Cove''' was a [[human]] [[Human colonies|colony]] [[planet|world]] in the [[Alpha Imura system]] of the [[Orion Arm]].{{Ref/Reuse|Id=PoL4}} | |
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| ==Overview==
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| ===Topography===
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| The colony was known throughout human space as a world of sublime beauty, with thousands of miles of white sandy beaches, azure oceans, and an archipelagic environment.<ref name="enc308">''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', Covenant Colonies, p. 296-297 (2009); 308-309 (2011)</ref>
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| ====Locations====
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| *[[New Barbados]]
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| **[[Holetown]]
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| *[[Lapis Bay Resort]]{{Ref/Reuse|Id=PoL4}}
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| ===Known residents===
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| *[[Michael Sullivan]] - [[Senior Communications Director]] of the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].<ref>''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn: Squad]]''</ref>
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| *[[Kojo Agu]] - [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]
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| ==History==
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| During [[SPARTAN-II training|their training]], the [[SPARTAN-II program|Spartan-IIs]] were sent on an underwater mission to Emerald Cove with [[Chief Petty Officer]] [[Franklin Mendez]]. Mendez sabotaged half of the Spartans' air tanks to test them; they stole his in retaliation. Afterwards, the Spartans abandoned their training and hid out on a deserted island for a week, lighting bonfires, baking [[list of animals|clams]], and surfing.{{Ref/Reuse|memory}} After [[Madrigal]] was [[Glassing|glassed]] in [[2528]] by the [[Covenant]], [[Kojo Agu]] took residence on Emerald Cove in the city of [[Holetown]].{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=Halo3ODSTsquad|Site=Bungie.net|Page=Meet The Squad}} | |
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| In [[2542]], during the [[Human-Covenant War]], the UNSC abandoned Emerald Cove due to the threat of nearby Covenant forces. However, Emerald Cove's fate remained unknown as of [[2552]], with some questioning if the world was glassed or occupied by the Covenant, or simply left untouched by the alien empire.{{Ref/Reuse|memory}}{{Ref/Reuse|enc308}}
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| The planet survived up to [[2558]], with crew members of the ''[[Ace of Spades]]'' going to the planet at that time.{{Ref/Reuse|Id=PoL4}}
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| ==Government and society==
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| ===Culture===
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| Emerald Cove was both a destination for tourists and the [[United Nations Space Command]] and had "beautiful colonists that made any trip there a happy one".{{Ref/Reuse|enc308}}
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| ==Trivia==
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| *Emerald Cove is listed as being in the [[Gamma Piscium system]] in the ''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition)]]''.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| ==List of appearances==
| | In [[2542]], the UNSC abandoned Emerald Cove due to the danger from the [[Covenant]]. Though there is no information in whether or not there was any combat in the abandonment and or evacuation, or if the planet was [[glassing|glassed]] or even located by the Covenant due to no [[Human]] presence.<ref name="memory"/> |
| *''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' {{Fm}}
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| *''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Renegades]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: Point of Light]]''
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| [[Category:Human colonies]] | | [[Category:UNSC Colonies]] |
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