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'''Eridanus II''' is a planet in the [[ | '''Eridanus II''' is a planet in the [[Eridanus System]]. | ||
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It remained a place of much hostility against the [[UNSC]], as [[Dr. Catherine Halsey]] stated many pirates and rebels were operating from the system. John later returned there in [[2525]] with the other Spartan-II's aboard the [[Destroyer]] [[UNSC Pioneer|UNSC ''Pioneer'']] to board the cargo freighter ''[[Laden]]'' and travel to a rebel base, [[Eridanus Secundus]] in the system's asteroid field. In fact, the asteroid [[Eridanus Secundus]] is where John-117 had his first mission, to capture the rebel leader, Col. [[Robert Watts]]. | It remained a place of much hostility against the [[UNSC]], as [[Dr. Catherine Halsey]] stated many pirates and rebels were operating from the system. John later returned there in [[2525]] with the other Spartan-II's aboard the [[Destroyer]] [[UNSC Pioneer|UNSC ''Pioneer'']] to board the cargo freighter ''[[Laden]]'' and travel to a rebel base, [[Eridanus Secundus]] in the system's asteroid field. In fact, the asteroid [[Eridanus Secundus]] is where John-117 had his first mission, to capture the rebel leader, Col. [[Robert Watts]]. | ||
The planet was [[glassed]] by the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] in [[2530]] during the [[Battle of Eridanus II]], and the UNSC abandoned the planet.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', page 240</ref> | |||
==Known Residents== | ==Known Residents== | ||
Revision as of 07:50, December 11, 2009
Template:Planet Eridanus II is a planet in the Eridanus System.
Background
A UNSC colony world, little has been revealed about this planet. It is the location of the Luxor Spaceport and Elysium City, where John-117 grew up until he was abducted and sent into the SPARTAN-II program in 2517. The planet was mostly rural, devoid of pollution or crowding, and had climate-controlled weather.[1]
The Eridanus Rebels had staged a localized rebellion against the UNSC in 2494. The UNSC struck back two years later and forced the rebels out at the cost of four destroyers. 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.
It remained a place of much hostility against the UNSC, as Dr. Catherine Halsey stated many pirates and rebels were operating from the system. John later returned there in 2525 with the other Spartan-II's aboard the Destroyer UNSC Pioneer to board the cargo freighter Laden and travel to a rebel base, Eridanus Secundus in the system's asteroid field. In fact, the asteroid Eridanus Secundus is where John-117 had his first mission, to capture the rebel leader, Col. Robert Watts.
The planet was glassed by the Covenant in 2530 during the Battle of Eridanus II, and the UNSC abandoned the planet.[2]
Known Residents
Trivia
- Eridanus (Or Eridanos) is a river in Greek mythology, associated by Herodotus with the Po River.
Sources
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 22
- ^ Halo: First Strike, page 240
