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|body=[[Eridanus system|Eridanus]] | |body=[[Eridanus system|Eridanus]] | ||
|position=Second planet | |position=Second planet | ||
|moon(s)=[[Ehilend]] | |moon(s)=[[Ehilend]]{{Ref/Game|[[Halo 3]]|Detail=[[Bestiarum]]}}<ref group="note">Although stated to have only one moon in the ''Bestiarum'', Eridanus II is depicted with two prominent natural satellites in ''Halo: Fall of Reach - Boot Camp''.</ref> | ||
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|species=[[Human]] | |species=[[Human]] | ||
|population= 510,000 ( | |population= 510,000 (Post-war) {{Ref/Book|Id=JALP|[[Halo: Warfleet]]|Page=22}} | ||
|colonized= | |colonized= | ||
|government=*[[Unified Earth Government]] | |government=*[[Unified Earth Government|UEG]] | ||
*[[Eridanus Government]] | **[[Eridanus Government]]}} | ||
'''Eridanus II''' is a [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] [[planet]] in the [[Eridanus system]]. The planet was mostly rural, devoid of pollution or crowding, and had climate-controlled weather.{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]|Page=22}} It was famous for its beautiful landscapes and higher learning centers.{{Ref/Reuse|JALP}} It was the location of the [[city|cities]] of [[Luxor]] and [[Elysium City]], where [[John-117]] grew up until he was abducted and sent into the [[SPARTAN-II program]] in [[2517]]. [[Emile-A239]] was from Luxor, born there in 2523.{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24523|SiteName=Bungie.net|PageName=Emile's profile page|Detail=(Quote)}} | |||
==Overview== | |||
===Topography=== | |||
====Locations==== | |||
==Topography== | |||
===Locations=== | |||
*[[Elysium City]] | *[[Elysium City]] | ||
**[[Elysium City Primary Education Facility Number 119]] | **[[Elysium City Primary Education Facility Number 119]] | ||
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*[[Teribus Island]] | *[[Teribus Island]] | ||
==Known residents== | ===Known residents=== | ||
*[[John-117]] | *[[John-117]] | ||
*[[Ellie Bloom]] | *[[Ellie Bloom]] | ||
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*[[Katrina]] | *[[Katrina]] | ||
*[[Kiko]] | *[[Kiko]] | ||
==History== | |||
===Rise of humanity=== | |||
====Insurrection==== | |||
The [[Insurrectionist|secessionist rebels]] in the system staged a localized rebellion against the UNSC in [[2494]]. The UNSC struck back two years later in [[Operation: CHARLEMAGNE]] and forced the rebels out at the cost of four [[UNSC destroyer|destroyers]].<ref name="enc44"/> A large number of rebels survived, however, and under the command of the UNSC turncoat [[Colonel]] [[Robert Watts]], overthrew the civilian government of the system in [[2513]]. Watts was presumed killed in the UNSC's counterattack, [[Operation: TREBUCHET]], but in fact he escaped to [[Eridanus Secundus]] in the system's [[asteroid]] belt with the rest of the rebels. | |||
In [[2517]], Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]] and [[Jacob Keyes|Lieutenant Jacob Keyes]] visited the planet during the former's mission to observe the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] candidates. Halsey met [[John-117]] at a playground in [[Elysium City]]'s [[Elysium City Primary Education Facility Number 119|Education Facility 119]], where she determined his admission into the program with the flip of [[quarter|an antique coin]].{{Ref/Novel|Id=FoRpg21-25|Halo: The Fall of Reach|Page=21-25 (2001)}} | |||
As part of Operation: TREBUCHET in [[2524]], [[Colonial Military Administration]] Marines attempted to raid an [[Insurrectionist]] base on [[Teribus Island]]. Sympathizers in the unit tipped the Insurrectionists off, and by the time the dropship arrived it had been abandoned. Later, a nightclub in Elysium City was targeted by Insurrectionist bombers because it was a favorite CMA area for off-duty personnel, killing dozens of civilians and a CMA pilot, [[Allison Stark]] and putting a CMA Marine, [[Eric Santiago]], into a coma. [[Gage Yevgenny]] and [[Felicia Sanderson]] were injured, but survived the attack.<ref>''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'', "Dirt"</ref> Around this time, [[refugee]]s from Eridanus II ended up in [[Pirth City]] on [[Arcadia]] and [[New Jerusalem]].<ref>''[[Hunt the Truth]]''</ref> | |||
It remained a place of much hostility against the [[United Nations Space Command|UNSC]], and many [[piracy|pirates]] and rebels continued to operate across the system, with the asteroid belt as their main base of operations. John-117 returned to the system in [[2525]] with the other Spartan-IIs aboard the [[UNSC destroyer|destroyer]] {{UNSCShip|Pioneer}} for their [[Assault on Eridanus Secundus|first mission]] to capture the rebel leader, [[Robert Watts|Colonel Robert Watts]]. The Spartan team boarded the cargo freighter ''[[Laden]]'' and traveled to the rebel asteroid base Eridanus Secundus, where they successfully captured the Colonel and escaped. | |||
At an unknown time, a skirmish between UNSC and Insurrectionist forces during [[Operation: ROCK HOUSE]] took place.{{Ref/Game|Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition|Spartan Locke's Classified Orders}} | |||
===Human-Covenant war=== | |||
{{Main|Human-Covenant war}} | |||
At some point during the Human-Covenant war, [[Operation]]: [[Operation: BLUE MOON|BLUE MOON]] took place on the planet.{{Ref/Game|Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition}} | |||
Eridanus II was [[glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]] in [[2530]] and the UNSC abandoned the planet.{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: First Strike]]|Page=240}} | |||
===Post-war=== | |||
By [[2557]], the UNSC had reclaimed and resettled the planet, as [[Nova Austin Station]] on the planet [[Cascade]] offered flights to Eridanus II that year.{{Ref/Map|[[Halo 4]]|[[Skyline]]}} | |||
==Government and society== | |||
The governing of Eridanus II was under the auspices of the [[Eridanus Government]], an ally of the [[Unified Earth Government|Unified Earth Government (UEG)]].<ref name="enc44">''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]'', p. 44</ref> [[Martial arts|Boxing]] was outlawed on the planet.<ref>''Hunt the Truth'', Episode 03: CRITICAL CONDITION</ref> | |||
===Culture=== | |||
Kids on Eridanus II, at some schools, can play [[gravball]].{{Ref/Reuse|FoRpg21-25}} | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[Wikipedia:Eridanos (mythology)|Eridanus]] (or Eridanos) is a river in [[List of Greek mythology references in Halo|Greek mythology]], associated by [[Wikipedia:Herodotus|Herodotus]] with the [[Wikipedia:Po (river)|Po River]]. | [[Wikipedia:Eridanos (mythology)|Eridanus]] (or Eridanos) is a river in [[List of Greek mythology references in Halo|Greek mythology]], associated by [[Wikipedia:Herodotus|Herodotus]] with the [[Wikipedia:Po (river)|Po River]]. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:Eridanus II & Ehilend.png | File:Eridanus II & Ehilend.png | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
{{Ref/Sources}} | {{Ref/Sources}} | ||
[[Category:Eridanus II locations| ]] | [[Category:Eridanus II locations| ]] | ||
[[Category:Planets]] | [[Category:Planets]] | ||
[[Category:Human colonies]] | [[Category:Human colonies]] | ||