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|name                   = Reach
|name= Reach
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|star, position         = [[FLEETCOM Sector One]], [[Epsilon Eridani system]], second planet<ref name="bnet"/>
|star, position= [[Epsilon Eridani system|Epsilon Eridani]], II<ref name="bnet"/>
|moon(s)               = 2 ([[Csodaszarvas]], [[Turul]])<ref name="bnet">[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=intel&cid=24020 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo: Reach Project Page'']</ref>
|moon(s)= 2; [[Csodaszarvas]], [[Turul]]<ref name="bnet">[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=intel&cid=24020 '''Bungie.net''': ''Halo: Reach Project Page'']</ref>
|satellite(s)          = [[ONI Medical Facility]]<br>[[Reach Station Gamma]]<br>[[Navigation Beacon RA-15]]<br>20 [[orbital defense platform]]s<br>18 [[refit station]]s
|gravity= 1.08 G<ref name="bnet"/>
|gravity               = 1.08 G<ref name="bnet"/>
|diameter= {{Convert|15273|km|mi}}<ref name="comparison"/>
|diameter               = {{Convert|15273|km|mi}}<ref name="comparison"/>
|daylength= 27 hours<ref name="bnet"/>
|daylength             = 27 hours<ref name="bnet"/>
|yearlength= 390 days (local)<ref name="bnet"/>
|yearlength             = 390 days (local)<ref name="bnet"/>
|atmosphere= 1 ([[oxygen|O<sub>2</sub>]], [[nitrogen|N<sub>2</sub>]])<ref name="vis">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 151''</ref>
|atmosphere             = 1 ([[oxygen|O<sub>2</sub>]], [[nitrogen|N<sub>2</sub>]])<ref name="vis">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 151''</ref>
|temperature= -26°C to 42°C (-15°F to 108°F)<ref name="vis"/>
|temperature           = -26°C to 42°C (-15°F to 108°F)<ref name="vis"/>
|population= 703,341,500<ref name="bnet"/>
|population             = 703,341,500<ref name="bnet"/>
|species= [[Human]]
|species               = [[Human]] (non-native), [[moa]], [[gúta]]
|date of foundation= [[2362]]<ref name="vis"/>
|date of foundation     = [[2362]]<ref name="vis"/>
|government= [[Unified Earth Government]]
|societal approximation =
|technology tier= Tier 3
|government             = [[Unified Earth Government]]
*[[Colonial Administration Authority]]
|technology tier       = Tier 3
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{{quote|...our fortress among the stars.|Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]]<ref>[[Halo: Reach ViDoc: A Spartan Will Rise]]</ref>}}
{{Quote|...our fortress among the stars.|Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]]<ref>[[Halo: Reach ViDoc: A Spartan Will Rise]]</ref>}}
'''Reach''' is a [[human]] colony world in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]], located within the [[Inner Colonies]]. At 10.5 light years from the [[Sol system]], it is located at [[Earth]]'s metaphorical doorstep. Reach is the fourth largest planet in the Epsilon Eridani system, and second closest to the star Epsilon Eridani.<ref name="bnet"/>
 
'''Reach''' is a [[human]] [[human colonies|colony]] world in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]], located within the [[Inner Colonies]]. At 10.5 light years from the [[Sol system]], it is located at [[Earth]]'s metaphorical doorstep. Reach is the fourth largest planet in the Epsilon Eridani system, and second closest to the star Epsilon Eridani.<ref name="bnet"/>


Once home to a [[Forerunner]] presence, Reach held considerable importance to the [[United Nations Space Command]] as the nexus of its military and the site of many military-industrial facilities such as shipyards. It was also significant for being one of the largest producers of [[titanium]], which is plentiful on the planet. Though most commonly recognized for its status as a military world, Reach was also humanity's second most populous colony world,<ref name="ch32">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 32''</ref> its [[civilian]] population living in its preplanned cities or defying the planet's harsh nature in sturdy [[Kiva|pioneer settlements]].<ref name="bnet"/>
Once home to a [[Forerunner]] presence, Reach held considerable importance to the [[United Nations Space Command]] as the nexus of its military and the site of many military-industrial facilities such as shipyards. It was also significant for being one of the largest producers of [[titanium]], which is plentiful on the planet. Though most commonly recognized for its status as a military world, Reach was also humanity's second most populous colony world,<ref name="ch32">'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 32''</ref> its [[civilian]] population living in its preplanned cities or defying the planet's harsh nature in sturdy [[Kiva|pioneer settlements]].<ref name="bnet"/>


Reach became the target of a [[Covenant]] invasion in [[2552]]. Although the planet was defended by the UNSC for several weeks, Reach eventually [[Fall of Reach|fell]] to the Covenant, resulting in the planet's [[glassing]] in one of the most decisive defeats suffered by humanity over the course of the [[Human-Covenant War]] and the demise of the majority of its population.
Reach became the target of a [[Covenant]] invasion in [[2552]]. Although the planet was defended by the UNSC for several weeks, Reach eventually [[Fall of Reach|fell]] to the Covenant, resulting in the planet's [[glassing]] in one of the most decisive defeats suffered by humanity over the course of the [[Human-Covenant War]] and the demise of the majority of its population.
== Overview ==
[[File:Reach-m10 evironment.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Landscape in [[Visegrád]].]]
For a young planet with an age of less than one billion years, compared to Earth's 4.6 billion year existence, Reach is remarkably geologically stable.<ref name="bnet"/> Reach is larger than Earth, having a diameter of 15,273 kilometers, compared to the 12,756 kilometers diameter of Earth.<ref name="comparison">[http://twitpic.com/1f46ee '''Twitpic''': ''Earth and Reach comparison'']</ref> Reach was originally inhospitable for human life, requiring some degree of [[terraforming]] before it could be colonized. Mostly a rugged and harsh wilderness filled with towering mountains, deserts and weather-beaten forests, Reach's surface is pockmarked with meteor impact craters, some of these forming large seas.<ref name="gi">[http://gameinformer.com/mag/haloreach.aspx '''GameInformer''': February 2010]</ref> Reach has a strong [[Wikipedia:Aurora (astronomy)|aurora]] phenomenon, to the extent the planet is covered in an "aura" of aurorae. This may be caused by a stronger magnetic field.<ref>'''''[[Halo: Reach]]''''' level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref> Reach has two [[natural satellite]]s; the large, ringed [[Csodaszarvas]] and the small, cratered [[Turul]] which was captured into Reach's orbit as recently as some 70-80 thousand years ago.<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1045222 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''I've got your answer, Levi...'']</ref> Reach's oceans also experience strong tidal phenomena.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''Limited Edition bonus content'', map of Reach</ref>
Many of Reach's original settlers hailed from [[Europe|Eastern Europe]], particularly [[Wikipedia:Hungary|Hungary]], which is reflected in some of the place names on the planet. Many of the planet's inhabitants also spoke [[Hungarian]] as their first language.<ref>'''''[[Halo: Reach]]''''' level ''[[Winter Contingency (level)|Winter Contingency]]''</ref> Despite Reach's harsh nature, some settlers chose to live in small communities of homesteads, referred to as "[[kiva]]s",<ref>'''''[[Halo: Reach]]''''', ''[[Halo: Reach Legendary Edition|Legendary Edition]] Developer Commentary''</ref> in the wilderness instead of the major cities. Rounded and enclosed, they were comfortable but practical, shuttered against Reach's forceful climate and bunkered into hillsides. It also related their independent nature; powered by [[wind turbine]]s and hydroelectric plants, they were off the grid and self-sustaining.<ref name="EDGE">'''[http://www.edge-online.com/ EDGE Magazine, February 2010]'''</ref><ref>'''''[[Halo: Reach]]''''' level ''[[Powerhouse]]''</ref>
Reach was the most important headquarters for the [[United Nations Space Command]] outside of Earth and the main supplier of military and civilian spacecraft, and the location of the UNSC's largest and most active shipyard. [[UNSC High Command|High Command]], [[FLEETCOM|Fleet Command]] and the [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] maintained headquarters on Reach, as well as many primary [[Office of Naval Intelligence|Naval Intelligence]] bases, which included the highly classified [[CASTLE Base]]. It was also where the UNSC's most elite troops, including the [[ODST]]s as well as the SPARTAN-IIs, were trained. Reach's purpose was not solely military however; the surface of the planet also featured farmland and civilian towns and districts.<ref>'''''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''''', ''page 52''</ref> The largest cities on Reach were [[Manassas]], [[Quezon]], [[Ezhtergom]] and [[New Alexandria]].<ref name="vis"/> Reach had nine [[space elevator]]s,<ref name="vis"/> three of which were located near the city of [[New Alexandria]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level ''[[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]]''</ref>
Reach was the largest non-automated exporter of [[titanium]] within the human colonies.<ref name="bnet"/> Deposits of the element could be found in abundance on the planet, sometimes breaking the surface in the form of large spires.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', firefight map ''[[Unearthed]]''</ref>
Before the Covenant invasion, Epsilon Eridani's superior [[interstellar jump point]] had been the most active [[Slipstream space]] transfer zone (arrivals and departures) for over thirty years, with the system's inferior IJP and Sol's superior IJP regularly trading second and third place spots.<ref name="bnet"/>


== History ==
== History ==
=== The Forerunners ===
=== The Forerunners ===
The [[Forerunner]]s maintained a presence on Reach long before [[human]] colonization. They built at least one [[Menachite Forerunner complex|one]] complex beneath [[Menachite Mountain]] and left a [[Babd Catha Forerunner vessel|vessel]] beneath the [[Babd Catha Ice Shelf]]. Both of these were later discovered by the UNSC.
The [[Forerunner]]s maintained a presence on Reach long before [[human]] colonization. They built at least one [[Menachite Forerunner complex|one]] complex beneath [[Menachite Mountain]] and left a [[Babd Catha Forerunner vessel|vessel]] beneath the [[Babd Catha Ice Shelf]]. Both of these were later discovered by the UNSC.<ref name="bulletin">[https://blogs.halowaypoint.com/en-us/blogs/headlines/posts/the-halo-bulletin-4-16-14 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''The Halo Bulletin: 4.16.14'']</ref>


=== UNSC powerhouse ===
=== UNSC powerhouse ===
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The first planetary confirmations of Reach were made in the early 21st century.<ref name="bnet"/> Originally colonized during humanity's first wave of extrasolar colonization in [[2362]] by the ''[[Odyssey]]'',<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 43'' (2011 edition)</ref> Reach was chosen to be the site of a colony due to its rich [[titanium]] deposits. This resulted in extensive mining activity, with titanium mines throughout Reach running thousands of meters deep. ONI's secret [[CASTLE Base]] was located in one of these mines underneath [[Menachite Mountain]]. The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] commandeered the mine after it breached a [[Menachite Forerunner complex|secret complex]] beneath Reach's surface containing a [[Forerunner crystal|Forerunner artifact]] that was highly desired by the Covenant. The fact that this artifact was so valuable to them is perhaps the main reason anyone survived the aftermath of the [[Fall of Reach]] at all, as the Covenant were afraid of destroying it. An [[Reach super-AI network|ONI super-AI network]] used for high-level number crunching was also located on Reach.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''pages 475-476, 484''</ref>
The first planetary confirmations of Reach were made in the early 21st century.<ref name="bnet"/> Originally colonized during humanity's first wave of extrasolar colonization in [[2362]] by the ''[[Odyssey]]'',<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 43'' (2011 edition)</ref> Reach was chosen to be the site of a colony due to its rich [[titanium]] deposits. This resulted in extensive mining activity, with titanium mines throughout Reach running thousands of meters deep. ONI's secret [[CASTLE Base]] was located in one of these mines underneath [[Menachite Mountain]]. The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] commandeered the mine after it breached a [[Menachite Forerunner complex|secret complex]] beneath Reach's surface containing a [[Forerunner crystal|Forerunner artifact]] that was highly desired by the Covenant. The fact that this artifact was so valuable to them is perhaps the main reason anyone survived the aftermath of the [[Fall of Reach]] at all, as the Covenant were afraid of destroying it. An [[Reach super-AI network|ONI super-AI network]] used for high-level number crunching was also located on Reach.<ref>'''Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe''', "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", ''pages 475-476, 484''</ref>


The legendary [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]] were trained and housed on Reach, in the [[Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex]] in the [[Highland Mountains]]. [[Fred-104]] said Reach was their home and every SPARTAN-II would fight to the death to defend it.<ref>'''''[[Halo: First Strike]]''''', ''page ??''</ref>
The legendary [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-IIs]] were trained and housed on Reach, in the [[Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex]] in the [[Highland Mountains]]. [[Fred-104]] said Reach was their home and every SPARTAN-II would fight to the death to defend it.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''', ''page ??''</ref>


===Insurrection===
{{Main|Insurrection}}
Despite its position as the UNSC's largest naval base, strategic headquarters, and second-largest population center,<ref name="ch32"/> the Epsilon Eridani system was wracked by [[Insurrectionist]] activity throughout the early 26th century. Reach's sister planet, [[Tribute]], was one of the fronts for the UNSC's anti-terrorist campaign, [[Operation: TREBUCHET]]. In [[2525]], mere months before  the outbreak of the [[Human-Covenant War]], Reach was the site of a major terrorist bombing against the luxury liner ''[[National Holiday]]''. Two [[orbital taxi]]s filled with explosives were crashed into the liner, causing the liner to plummet into the atmosphere, incinerating everyone on board.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 127''</ref>
Despite its position as the UNSC's largest naval base, strategic headquarters, and second-largest population center,<ref name="ch32"/> the Epsilon Eridani system was wracked by [[Insurrectionist]] activity throughout the early 26th century. Reach's sister planet, [[Tribute]], was one of the fronts for the UNSC's anti-terrorist campaign, [[Operation: TREBUCHET]]. In [[2525]], mere months before  the outbreak of the [[Human-Covenant War]], Reach was the site of a major terrorist bombing against the luxury liner ''[[National Holiday]]''. Two [[orbital taxi]]s filled with explosives were crashed into the liner, causing the liner to plummet into the atmosphere, incinerating everyone on board.<ref>'''Halo: Contact Harvest''', ''page 127''</ref>
In [[2531]], the operations of an insurrectionist saboteur cell on Reach were disrupted by a four-man team of Spartan-II supersoldiers known as [[Blue Team]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''pages 36-37''</ref>


=== The Fall of Reach ===
=== The Fall of Reach ===
[[File:Reach_Glassed.jpg|thumb|250px|Reach after its glassing during the Fall of Reach.]]
[[File:Reach_Glassed.jpg|thumb|250px|Reach after its glassing during the Fall of Reach.]]
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Reach fell to the Covenant during the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2552]]. An [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence|advance strike force]] first arrived at the planet in late [[2552#July|July]], taking out a major [[Visegrád Relay|communications outpost]] and attacking several UNSC facilities over a span of several weeks. A significantly larger Covenant fleet arrived on [[2552#August|August 14]] and began to lay siege on several cities on the planet. The final battle for the planet was fought when a massive Covenant invasion fleet over 300 ships strong arrived in the morning of August 30.<ref name="vis"/>
Reach fell to the Covenant during the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2552]]. An [[Fleet of Valiant Prudence|advance strike force]] first arrived at the planet in late [[2552#July|July]], taking out a major [[Visegrád Relay|communications outpost]] and attacking several UNSC facilities over a span of several weeks. A significantly larger Covenant fleet arrived on [[2552#August|August 14]] and began to lay siege on several cities on the planet. The final battle for the planet was fought when a massive Covenant invasion fleet over 300 ships strong arrived in the morning of August 30.<ref name="vis"/> Additionally, the other human colonies in the Epsilon Eridani system were attacked by the Covenant, [[Battle of Tribute|including]] [[Tribute]].<ref>'''Halo 3: ODST''', ''"Dutch" Firefight Character Profile''</ref>


The final attack halted [[Operation: RED FLAG]], a plan devised by the UNSC to bring an end to the war, as the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, which was already on its way to the mission, was recalled to Reach to defend the planet against the massive Covenant attack. The majority of the SPARTAN-IIs aboard the ship were dispatched to the planet's surface to protect the [[Orbital defense generator|generators]] for the [[orbital defense platform]]s while a small team led by [[John-117]] boarded [[Reach Station Gamma]] to secure an unprotected NAV database aboard the [[ONI]] [[UNSC prowler|prowler]] ''[[UNSC Circumference|Circumference]]''. Eventually, the ''Autumn'' was one of the few ships to escape the battle.
The final attack halted [[Operation: RED FLAG]], a plan devised by the UNSC to bring an end to the war, as the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, which was already on its way to the mission, was recalled to Reach to defend the planet against the massive Covenant attack. The majority of the SPARTAN-IIs aboard the ship were dispatched to the planet's surface to protect the [[Orbital defense generator|generators]] for the [[orbital defense platform]]s<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''page 22''</ref>, while a small team led by [[John-117]] boarded [[Reach Station Gamma]] to secure an unprotected NAV database aboard the [[ONI]] [[UNSC prowler|prowler]] ''[[UNSC Circumference|Circumference]]''. <ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 308''</ref> Eventually, the ''Autumn'' was one of the few ships to escape the battle.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]''</ref>


The battle was a disaster for the numerically-inferior UNSC fleet, despite the orbital defense platforms. The Covenant glassed most of Reach with [[glassing|plasma bombardment]]. CASTLE base was destroyed after the planet's fall and the Covenant began searching for a [[Forerunner crystal]]. The remaining UNSC forces finally abandoned the planet during a [[Raid on Reach|small raid]] a few days later.
The battle was a disaster for the numerically-inferior UNSC fleet, despite the orbital defense platforms. The Covenant glassed most of Reach with [[glassing|plasma bombardment]]. CASTLE base was destroyed after the planet's fall and the Covenant began searching for a [[Forerunner crystal]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 145-146''</ref> The remaining UNSC forces finally abandoned the planet during a [[Raid on Reach|small raid]] a few days later. The raid turned into a rescue operation when it was determined that [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartans]] were still alive and on Reach, resulting in the destruction of over a dozen Covenant capital ships and many of their ground forces, at the cost of four Spartan-IIs and heavy damage to a UNSC-captured [[Ascendant Justice|ship]].<ref>'''Halo: First Strike''', ''pages 171-186''</ref>


=== Revival and re-terraforming effort ===
=== Revival and re-terraforming effort ===
[[File:ReachEpilogue.jpg|250px|right|thumb|The surface of Reach, restored to a habitable state in [[2589]].]]
[[File:ReachEpilogue.jpg|250px|right|thumb|The surface of Reach, restored to a habitable state in [[2589]].]]
By [[2589]], Reach had been reterraformed and restored to a habitable state, and new human colonists were re-settling the planet.<ref>'''''[[Halo: Reach]]''''', campaign level ''[[Lone Wolf]]''</ref> The planet was still evidently littered with destroyed ship and debris from both the Covenant and UNSC, 37 years after the fall of the planet.
By [[2589]], Reach had been reterraformed and restored to a habitable state, and new human colonists were re-settling the planet.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Lone Wolf]]''</ref> The planet was still evidently littered with destroyed ship and debris from both the Covenant and UNSC, 37 years after the fall of the planet.
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== Defenses ==
==Topography==
[[File:Reach E310 Campaign10.jpg|thumb|250px|A battle raging around ''Anchor 9'' and Reach's orbital shipyards.]]
[[File:Reach-m10 evironment.jpg|thumb|270px|Landscape in [[Visegrád]].]]
While Earth was rightly seen as the UNSC's commercial, political, and cultural center; Reach was undeniably the hub of its military power. The [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]] was a full strength [[battle group|carrier group]] with the [[UNSC supercarrier|supercarrier]] {{UNSCShip|Trafalgar}} at its core.<ref name="bnet"/>
For a young planet with an age of less than one billion years, compared to Earth's 4.6 billion year existence, Reach is remarkably geologically stable.<ref name="bnet"/> Reach is larger than Earth, having a diameter of 15,273 kilometers, compared to the 12,756 kilometers diameter of Earth.<ref name="comparison">[http://twitpic.com/1f46ee '''Twitpic''': ''Earth and Reach comparison'']</ref> Reach was originally inhospitable for human life, requiring some degree of [[terraforming]] before it could be colonized. Mostly a rugged and harsh wilderness filled with towering mountains, deserts and weather-beaten forests, Reach's surface is pockmarked with meteor impact craters, some of these forming large seas.<ref name="gi">[http://gameinformer.com/mag/haloreach.aspx '''GameInformer''': February 2010]</ref> Reach has a strong [[Wikipedia:Aurora (astronomy)|aurora]] phenomenon, to the extent the planet is covered in an "aura" of aurorae. This may be caused by a stronger magnetic field.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref> Reach has two [[natural satellite]]s; the large, ringed [[Csodaszarvas]] and the small, cratered [[Turul]] which was captured into Reach's orbit as recently as some 70-80 thousand years ago.<ref>[http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1045222 '''halo.bungie.org''': ''I've got your answer, Levi...'']</ref> Reach's oceans also experience strong tidal phenomena.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''Limited Edition bonus content'', map of Reach</ref>
 
A semi-mobile array of twenty orbital defense platforms, equipped with heavy [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC guns]] also known as "big sticks," orbit around Reach, some of which were in place as early as [[2527]]. The "big sticks" were defended by multiple wings of single ships and tactical multi-role craft. In addition, there were also about 100 to 150 warships stationed in the Epsilon Eridani system at any time. Reach also had a network of 18 [[refit station]]s orbiting it.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=29866 '''Bungie.net''': ''Noble Map Pack Quick Looks'']</ref> The ODPs were destroyed during the invasion of Reach, or were disabled by ground troops by destroying their power source. Despite their huge numbers, the [[fleet]] of warships was destroyed by a massive combined Covenant fleet.


*Total available military manpower: 385,421,100
===Locations===
*Total land assets: 58,430
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*Total naval assets: 1,209 (T); 75 (X)
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*Total air assets: 11,050
====Ground locations====
*Serviceable airports: 1,246
*Defense budget: [[cR]]. 38,287,000,000 [as of 2548]<ref name="bnet"/>
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== Locations ==
{{Wide Image|Reachglobe.png|1750px|A geographical map of Reach.|400px|right}}
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=== Ground locations ===
*[[Orbital Defense Generator Facility A-412|ODG Facility A-412]]
*[[Orbital Defense Generator Facility A-412|ODG Facility A-412]]
*[[Pálháza]]
*[[Pálháza]]
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**[[Visegrad]]
**[[Visegrad]]
***[[Visegrad Relay]]
***[[Visegrad Relay]]
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=== Orbital locations ===
 
====Orbital locations====
*[[Anchor 9]]
*[[Anchor 9]]
*[[Casimir Station]]
*[[Casimir Station]]
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*[[Orbital defense platform]]s
*Reach orbital shipyards
*Reach orbital shipyards
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===Ecology===
Reach was home to numerous species of indigenous animals and vegetation, with some being imported by [[human]]s. The [[spadehorn]] is a herbivorous animal native it Reach's grasslands.<ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 181''</ref> [[Moa]] are large, flightless birds, with reptilian features, that are often domesticated and consumed by humans.<ref name="Update">[http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=BWU_073010 '''Bungie.net''': ''Bungie Weekly Update: 07.30.2010'']</ref><ref name="exo">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Exodus]]''</ref> The [[gúta]] is the largest terrestrial lifeform discovered on Reach and is very dangerous, albeit rarely aggressive.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=enemies&cid=28449 B.net classification]</ref> A species of eagle, baring some resemblance to the [[Wikipedia:Golden eagle|golden eagle]] from [[Earth]], were also found on the planet. Wolves and owls, from Earth, inhabited the forests of Reach.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 63''</ref><ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 65''</ref> Koi were often found in decorative ponds and water gardens.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', multiplayer map, ''[[Reflection]]''</ref> Rats were also common pests on the planet.<ref name="exo"/>
 
The planet was home to hundreds of species of vegetation, including [[cedar]] trees from Earth.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 48''</ref> It is unknown if any of the species on Reach survived after the planet was glassed by the [[Covenant]], though it is likely that most were imported to other human worlds.
 
==Government and society==
Reach was the most important headquarters for the [[United Nations Space Command]] outside of Earth and the main supplier of military and civilian spacecraft, and the location of the UNSC's largest and most active shipyard. [[UNSC High Command|High Command]], [[FLEETCOM|Fleet Command]] and the [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marine Corps]] maintained headquarters on Reach, as well as many primary [[Office of Naval Intelligence|Naval Intelligence]] bases, which included the highly classified [[CASTLE Base]]. It was also where the UNSC's most elite troops, including the [[ODST]]s as well as the SPARTAN-IIs, were trained. Reach's purpose was not solely military however; the surface of the planet also featured farmland and civilian towns and districts.<ref>'''''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''''', ''page 52''</ref> The largest cities on Reach were [[Manassas]], [[Quezon]], [[Ezhtergom]] and [[New Alexandria]].<ref name="vis"/> Reach had nine [[space elevator]]s,<ref name="vis"/> three of which were located near the city of [[New Alexandria]].<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[New Alexandria (level)|New Alexandria]]''</ref>
 
Reach was the largest non-automated exporter of [[titanium]] within the human colonies.<ref name="bnet"/> Deposits of the element could be found in abundance on the planet, sometimes breaking the surface in the form of large spires.<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', firefight map, ''[[Unearthed]]''</ref> Before the Covenant invasion, Epsilon Eridani's superior [[interstellar jump point]] had been the most active [[Slipstream space]] transfer zone (arrivals and departures) for over thirty years, with the system's inferior IJP and Sol's superior IJP regularly trading second and third place spots.<ref name="bnet"/>
 
Many of Reach's original settlers hailed from [[Europe|Eastern Europe]], particularly [[Wikipedia:Hungary|Hungary]], which is reflected in some of the place names on the planet. Many of the planet's inhabitants also spoke [[Hungarian]] as their first language.<ref name="wc">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[Winter Contingency (level)|Winter Contingency]]''</ref> Despite Reach's harsh nature, some settlers chose to live in small communities of homesteads, referred to as "[[kiva]]s",<ref>'''Halo: Reach''', ''[[Halo: Reach Legendary Edition|Legendary Edition]] Developer Commentary''</ref> in the wilderness instead of the major cities. Rounded and enclosed, they were comfortable but practical, shuttered against Reach's forceful climate and bunkered into hillsides. It also related their independent nature; powered by [[wind turbine]]s and hydroelectric plants, they were off the grid and self-sustaining.<ref name="EDGE">'''[http://www.edge-online.com/ EDGE Magazine, February 2010]'''</ref><ref>'''Halo: Reach''', multiplayer map, ''[[Powerhouse]]''</ref>
 
===Defenses===
[[File:Reach E310 Campaign10.jpg|thumb|250px|A battle raging around ''Anchor 9'' and Reach's orbital shipyards.]]
While Earth was rightly seen as the UNSC's commercial, political, and cultural center; Reach was undeniably the hub of its military power. The [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]] was a full strength [[battle group|carrier group]] with the [[UNSC supercarrier|supercarrier]] {{UNSCShip|Trafalgar}} at its core.<ref name="bnet"/>
 
A semi-mobile array of twenty orbital defense platforms, equipped with heavy [[Magnetic Accelerator Cannon|MAC guns]] also known as "big sticks," orbit around Reach, some of which were in place as early as [[2527]]. The "big sticks" were defended by multiple wings of single ships and tactical multi-role craft. In addition, there were also about 100 to 150 warships stationed in the Epsilon Eridani system at any time. Reach also had a network of 18 [[refit station]]s orbiting it.<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&cid=29866 '''Bungie.net''': ''Noble Map Pack Quick Looks'']</ref> The ODPs were destroyed during the invasion of Reach, or were disabled by ground troops by destroying their power source. Despite their huge numbers, the [[fleet]] of warships was destroyed by a massive combined Covenant fleet.
 
*Total available military manpower: 385,421,100
*Total land assets: 58,430
*Total naval assets: 1,209 (T); 75 (X)
*Total air assets: 11,050
*Serviceable airports: 1,246
*Defense budget: [[cR]]. 38,287,000,000 [as of 2548]<ref name="bnet"/>
 
==Notable residents==
*[[James Cutter]] - [[UNSC Navy]] captain and commander of the {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}}.<ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 43''</ref>
*[[Mary Cutter]] and [[Cutter's daughter|daughter]] - Human [[civilian]]s; wife and child of James Cutter.<ref>'''Halo Wars: Genesis'''</ref>
*[[Jorge-052]] - [[Spartan-II]] commando.<ref>'''Halo: The Essential Visual Guide''', ''page 103''</ref>
*[[Catherine Halsey]] - [[ONI]] civilian scientific adviser.<ref name="haba">[[Data Drop/HABA|'''Data Drop''': ''HEMLEY & AUBOURN BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS'']]</ref>
*[[Laszlo Sorvad]] - Renowned civilian [[xenoarchaeology|xenoarchaeologist]].<ref name="osb">'''Halo: Reach''', campaign level, ''[[ONI: Sword Base]]''</ref>
*[[Sára Sorvad]] - Human civilian.<ref name="wc"/>
*[[Dimah Tchakova]] - UNSC officer cadet.
*[[Nairn]] - Human [[insurrectionist|insurgent]]; former [[Reach militia|militia]] member.<ref>'''Halo: Mortal Dictata''', ''page 147''</ref>
*[[Gabe]] - Human civilian.<ref>'''[[Remember Reach]]''', ''[[Spaceport (Remember Reach)|Spaceport]]''</ref>


== Gallery ==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
File:Reachglobe.png|A geographical map of Reach.
File:Reachtoearth.jpg|A comparison of Earth's size to Reach's.<ref name="comparison"/>
File:Reachtoearth.jpg|A comparison of Earth's size to Reach's.<ref name="comparison"/>
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==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
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==Notes==
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==See also==
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''
*''[[Halo: First Strike]]''
*[[Epsilon Eridani System]]


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This article is about the planet. For the game, see Halo: Reach.

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"...our fortress among the stars."
— Dr. Catherine Halsey[1]

Reach is a human colony world in the Epsilon Eridani system, located within the Inner Colonies. At 10.5 light years from the Sol system, it is located at Earth's metaphorical doorstep. Reach is the fourth largest planet in the Epsilon Eridani system, and second closest to the star Epsilon Eridani.[2]

Once home to a Forerunner presence, Reach held considerable importance to the United Nations Space Command as the nexus of its military and the site of many military-industrial facilities such as shipyards. It was also significant for being one of the largest producers of titanium, which is plentiful on the planet. Though most commonly recognized for its status as a military world, Reach was also humanity's second most populous colony world,[3] its civilian population living in its preplanned cities or defying the planet's harsh nature in sturdy pioneer settlements.[2]

Reach became the target of a Covenant invasion in 2552. Although the planet was defended by the UNSC for several weeks, Reach eventually fell to the Covenant, resulting in the planet's glassing in one of the most decisive defeats suffered by humanity over the course of the Human-Covenant War and the demise of the majority of its population.

History

The Forerunners

The Forerunners maintained a presence on Reach long before human colonization. They built at least one one complex beneath Menachite Mountain and left a vessel beneath the Babd Catha Ice Shelf. Both of these were later discovered by the UNSC.[4]

UNSC powerhouse

Reach was one of many UNSC powerhouses.

The first planetary confirmations of Reach were made in the early 21st century.[2] Originally colonized during humanity's first wave of extrasolar colonization in 2362 by the Odyssey,[5] Reach was chosen to be the site of a colony due to its rich titanium deposits. This resulted in extensive mining activity, with titanium mines throughout Reach running thousands of meters deep. ONI's secret CASTLE Base was located in one of these mines underneath Menachite Mountain. The Office of Naval Intelligence commandeered the mine after it breached a secret complex beneath Reach's surface containing a Forerunner artifact that was highly desired by the Covenant. The fact that this artifact was so valuable to them is perhaps the main reason anyone survived the aftermath of the Fall of Reach at all, as the Covenant were afraid of destroying it. An ONI super-AI network used for high-level number crunching was also located on Reach.[6]

The legendary SPARTAN-IIs were trained and housed on Reach, in the Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex in the Highland Mountains. Fred-104 said Reach was their home and every SPARTAN-II would fight to the death to defend it.[7]

Insurrection

Main article: Insurrection

Despite its position as the UNSC's largest naval base, strategic headquarters, and second-largest population center,[3] the Epsilon Eridani system was wracked by Insurrectionist activity throughout the early 26th century. Reach's sister planet, Tribute, was one of the fronts for the UNSC's anti-terrorist campaign, Operation: TREBUCHET. In 2525, mere months before the outbreak of the Human-Covenant War, Reach was the site of a major terrorist bombing against the luxury liner National Holiday. Two orbital taxis filled with explosives were crashed into the liner, causing the liner to plummet into the atmosphere, incinerating everyone on board.[8]

In 2531, the operations of an insurrectionist saboteur cell on Reach were disrupted by a four-man team of Spartan-II supersoldiers known as Blue Team.[9]

The Fall of Reach

Reach after its glassing during the Fall of Reach.
Main article: Fall of Reach

Reach fell to the Covenant during the Human-Covenant War in 2552. An advance strike force first arrived at the planet in late July, taking out a major communications outpost and attacking several UNSC facilities over a span of several weeks. A significantly larger Covenant fleet arrived on August 14 and began to lay siege on several cities on the planet. The final battle for the planet was fought when a massive Covenant invasion fleet over 300 ships strong arrived in the morning of August 30.[10] Additionally, the other human colonies in the Epsilon Eridani system were attacked by the Covenant, including Tribute.[11]

The final attack halted Operation: RED FLAG, a plan devised by the UNSC to bring an end to the war, as the UNSC Pillar of Autumn, which was already on its way to the mission, was recalled to Reach to defend the planet against the massive Covenant attack. The majority of the SPARTAN-IIs aboard the ship were dispatched to the planet's surface to protect the generators for the orbital defense platforms[12], while a small team led by John-117 boarded Reach Station Gamma to secure an unprotected NAV database aboard the ONI prowler Circumference. [13] Eventually, the Autumn was one of the few ships to escape the battle.[14]

The battle was a disaster for the numerically-inferior UNSC fleet, despite the orbital defense platforms. The Covenant glassed most of Reach with plasma bombardment. CASTLE base was destroyed after the planet's fall and the Covenant began searching for a Forerunner crystal.[15] The remaining UNSC forces finally abandoned the planet during a small raid a few days later. The raid turned into a rescue operation when it was determined that Spartans were still alive and on Reach, resulting in the destruction of over a dozen Covenant capital ships and many of their ground forces, at the cost of four Spartan-IIs and heavy damage to a UNSC-captured ship.[16]

Revival and re-terraforming effort

File:ReachEpilogue.jpg
The surface of Reach, restored to a habitable state in 2589.

By 2589, Reach had been reterraformed and restored to a habitable state, and new human colonists were re-settling the planet.[17] The planet was still evidently littered with destroyed ship and debris from both the Covenant and UNSC, 37 years after the fall of the planet.

Topography

Landscape in Visegrád.

For a young planet with an age of less than one billion years, compared to Earth's 4.6 billion year existence, Reach is remarkably geologically stable.[2] Reach is larger than Earth, having a diameter of 15,273 kilometers, compared to the 12,756 kilometers diameter of Earth.[18] Reach was originally inhospitable for human life, requiring some degree of terraforming before it could be colonized. Mostly a rugged and harsh wilderness filled with towering mountains, deserts and weather-beaten forests, Reach's surface is pockmarked with meteor impact craters, some of these forming large seas.[19] Reach has a strong aurora phenomenon, to the extent the planet is covered in an "aura" of aurorae. This may be caused by a stronger magnetic field.[20] Reach has two natural satellites; the large, ringed Csodaszarvas and the small, cratered Turul which was captured into Reach's orbit as recently as some 70-80 thousand years ago.[21] Reach's oceans also experience strong tidal phenomena.[22]

Locations

Ground locations

Orbital locations

Ecology

Reach was home to numerous species of indigenous animals and vegetation, with some being imported by humans. The spadehorn is a herbivorous animal native it Reach's grasslands.[23] Moa are large, flightless birds, with reptilian features, that are often domesticated and consumed by humans.[24][25] The gúta is the largest terrestrial lifeform discovered on Reach and is very dangerous, albeit rarely aggressive.[26] A species of eagle, baring some resemblance to the golden eagle from Earth, were also found on the planet. Wolves and owls, from Earth, inhabited the forests of Reach.[27][28] Koi were often found in decorative ponds and water gardens.[29] Rats were also common pests on the planet.[25]

The planet was home to hundreds of species of vegetation, including cedar trees from Earth.[30] It is unknown if any of the species on Reach survived after the planet was glassed by the Covenant, though it is likely that most were imported to other human worlds.

Government and society

Reach was the most important headquarters for the United Nations Space Command outside of Earth and the main supplier of military and civilian spacecraft, and the location of the UNSC's largest and most active shipyard. High Command, Fleet Command and the Marine Corps maintained headquarters on Reach, as well as many primary Naval Intelligence bases, which included the highly classified CASTLE Base. It was also where the UNSC's most elite troops, including the ODSTs as well as the SPARTAN-IIs, were trained. Reach's purpose was not solely military however; the surface of the planet also featured farmland and civilian towns and districts.[31] The largest cities on Reach were Manassas, Quezon, Ezhtergom and New Alexandria.[10] Reach had nine space elevators,[10] three of which were located near the city of New Alexandria.[32]

Reach was the largest non-automated exporter of titanium within the human colonies.[2] Deposits of the element could be found in abundance on the planet, sometimes breaking the surface in the form of large spires.[33] Before the Covenant invasion, Epsilon Eridani's superior interstellar jump point had been the most active Slipstream space transfer zone (arrivals and departures) for over thirty years, with the system's inferior IJP and Sol's superior IJP regularly trading second and third place spots.[2]

Many of Reach's original settlers hailed from Eastern Europe, particularly Hungary, which is reflected in some of the place names on the planet. Many of the planet's inhabitants also spoke Hungarian as their first language.[34] Despite Reach's harsh nature, some settlers chose to live in small communities of homesteads, referred to as "kivas",[35] in the wilderness instead of the major cities. Rounded and enclosed, they were comfortable but practical, shuttered against Reach's forceful climate and bunkered into hillsides. It also related their independent nature; powered by wind turbines and hydroelectric plants, they were off the grid and self-sustaining.[36][37]

Defenses

A battle raging around Anchor 9 and Reach's orbital shipyards.

While Earth was rightly seen as the UNSC's commercial, political, and cultural center; Reach was undeniably the hub of its military power. The Epsilon Eridani Fleet was a full strength carrier group with the supercarrier UNSC Trafalgar at its core.[2]

A semi-mobile array of twenty orbital defense platforms, equipped with heavy MAC guns also known as "big sticks," orbit around Reach, some of which were in place as early as 2527. The "big sticks" were defended by multiple wings of single ships and tactical multi-role craft. In addition, there were also about 100 to 150 warships stationed in the Epsilon Eridani system at any time. Reach also had a network of 18 refit stations orbiting it.[38] The ODPs were destroyed during the invasion of Reach, or were disabled by ground troops by destroying their power source. Despite their huge numbers, the fleet of warships was destroyed by a massive combined Covenant fleet.

  • Total available military manpower: 385,421,100
  • Total land assets: 58,430
  • Total naval assets: 1,209 (T); 75 (X)
  • Total air assets: 11,050
  • Serviceable airports: 1,246
  • Defense budget: cR. 38,287,000,000 [as of 2548][2]

Notable residents

Gallery

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List of appearances

Note

  1. ^ The planetary map of Reach that comes with the Limited and Legendary Editions has "CAS" marked in the central mountain range of the Viery Territory. Judging by how Sword Base's location is marked by a similar callout, "SWO", this places the Highland Mountains, CASTLE Base, and all nearby locations in the Viery Territory.

Sources

  1. ^ Halo: Reach ViDoc: A Spartan Will Rise
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named bnet
  3. ^ a b Halo: Contact Harvest, page 32
  4. ^ Halo Waypoint: The Halo Bulletin: 4.16.14
  5. ^ Halo Encyclopedia, page 43 (2011 edition)
  6. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, "The Impossible Life and the Possible Death of Preston J. Cole", pages 475-476, 484
  7. ^ Halo: First Strike, page ??
  8. ^ Halo: Contact Harvest, page 127
  9. ^ Halo: Ghosts of Onyx, pages 36-37
  10. ^ a b c Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named vis
  11. ^ Halo 3: ODST, "Dutch" Firefight Character Profile
  12. ^ Halo: First Strike, page 22
  13. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 308
  14. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level, The Pillar of Autumn
  15. ^ Halo: First Strike, pages 145-146
  16. ^ Halo: First Strike, pages 171-186
  17. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level, Lone Wolf
  18. ^ a b Twitpic: Earth and Reach comparison
  19. ^ GameInformer: February 2010
  20. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level, Long Night of Solace
  21. ^ halo.bungie.org: I've got your answer, Levi...
  22. ^ Halo: Reach, Limited Edition bonus content, map of Reach
  23. ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 181
  24. ^ Bungie.net: Bungie Weekly Update: 07.30.2010
  25. ^ a b Halo: Reach, campaign level, Exodus
  26. ^ B.net classification
  27. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 63
  28. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 65
  29. ^ Halo: Reach, multiplayer map, Reflection
  30. ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 48
  31. ^ Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe, page 52
  32. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level, New Alexandria
  33. ^ Halo: Reach, firefight map, Unearthed
  34. ^ a b Halo: Reach, campaign level, Winter Contingency
  35. ^ Halo: Reach, Legendary Edition Developer Commentary
  36. ^ EDGE Magazine, February 2010
  37. ^ Halo: Reach, multiplayer map, Powerhouse
  38. ^ Bungie.net: Noble Map Pack Quick Looks
  39. ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 43
  40. ^ Halo Wars: Genesis
  41. ^ Halo: The Essential Visual Guide, page 103
  42. ^ Data Drop: HEMLEY & AUBOURN BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS
  43. ^ Halo: Reach, campaign level, ONI: Sword Base
  44. ^ Halo: Mortal Dictata, page 147
  45. ^ Remember Reach, Spaceport
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