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'''Biko''' was a human colony world located among the [[Outer Colonies]]. It was home to the major population center [[Durban]].<ref>'''[[i love bees]]''', ''[[Queen's Diary Entry]]''</ref> It was one of the first planets to be [[glassed]] by the [[Covenant]], in [[2525]] or [[2526]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Data pads#Data pad 10|Data pad 10]]''</ref> | '''Biko''' was a human colony world located among the [[Outer Colonies]]. It was home to the major population center [[Durban]].<ref>'''[[i love bees]]''', ''[[Queen's Diary Entry]]''</ref> It was one of the first planets to be [[glassed]] by the [[Covenant]], in [[2525]] or [[2526]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', ''[[Data pads#Data pad 10|Data pad 10]]''</ref> | ||
After the battle over the planet, the debris field was pushed over the northern pole by the Covenant to allow their ships to glass the planet unobstructed. After the [[Human-Covenant War]], the [[Fetching|fetcher]] [[Oliver Birch]] visited the debris field over Biko, retrieving a "[[saddle box]]" from the {{UNSCShip|Dresden}}, one of the cruisers that had partaken in the battle years prior.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''' (2010), ''[[Tug o' War]]''</ref> | After the battle over the planet, the debris field was pushed over the northern pole by the Covenant to allow their ships to glass the planet unobstructed. After the [[Human-Covenant War]], the [[Fetching|fetcher]] [[Oliver Birch]] visited the debris field over Biko, retrieving a "[[saddle box]]" from the {{UNSCShip|Dresden}}, one of the cruisers that had partaken in the battle years prior.<ref name="tug">'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''' (2010), ''[[Tug o' War]]''</ref> | ||
Some of the [[SPARTAN-III]]s of [[Alpha Company]], including [[Carter-A259]],<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24526 '''Bungie.net''': ''Carter-259's profile'']</ref> came from Biko.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 70''</ref> | Some of the [[SPARTAN-III]]s of [[Alpha Company]], including [[Carter-A259]],<ref>[http://www.bungie.net/projects/reach/article.aspx?ucc=personnel&cid=24526 '''Bungie.net''': ''Carter-259's profile'']</ref> came from Biko.<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 70''</ref> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*The colony may have been named after [[Wikipedia:Steve Biko|Steve Biko]], a twentieth-century South African civil rights activist. | *The colony may have been named after [[Wikipedia:Steve Biko|Steve Biko]], a twentieth-century South African civil rights activist. | ||
*While the colony's system is unknown, it is located roughly 24 light years from the [[Cygnus system]].<ref name="tug"/> | |||
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Biko was a human colony world located among the Outer Colonies. It was home to the major population center Durban.[1] It was one of the first planets to be glassed by the Covenant, in 2525 or 2526.[2]
After the battle over the planet, the debris field was pushed over the northern pole by the Covenant to allow their ships to glass the planet unobstructed. After the Human-Covenant War, the fetcher Oliver Birch visited the debris field over Biko, retrieving a "saddle box" from the UNSC Dresden, one of the cruisers that had partaken in the battle years prior.[3]
Some of the SPARTAN-IIIs of Alpha Company, including Carter-A259,[4] came from Biko.[5]
Trivia
- The colony may have been named after Steve Biko, a twentieth-century South African civil rights activist.
- While the colony's system is unknown, it is located roughly 24 light years from the Cygnus system.[3]
