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{{Quote|The Covenant glassed this planet in '48. It was a UNSC colony then, but we never came back. Run by a private corp now, chipping away the glass, making her livable.|[[Spartan Operations#Rank structure|Spartan]] [[Holly Tanaka]]{{Ref/Reuse|glassed}}}} | {{Quote|The Covenant glassed this planet in '48. It was a UNSC colony then, but we never came back. Run by a private corp now, chipping away the glass, making her livable.|[[Spartan Operations#Rank structure|Spartan]] [[Holly Tanaka]]{{Ref/Reuse|glassed}}}} | ||
'''Meridian''', known to the [[Forerunner]]s as '''Pridarea Libatoa''',<ref>'''[[Halo: Retribution]]''', ''chapter 16''</ref> is a [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] and the seventh [[natural satellite]] of the gas giant [[Hestia V]] in the [[Hestia system]]. Despite being located on the edges of human space, Meridian was a vibrant and thriving colony with a robust economy and an impressive population; mining and military production for the [[United Nations Space Command]] were known industries on the colony.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Once a green world, the moon held a temperate climate and fertile land.<ref name="canon fodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/ | '''Meridian''', known to the [[Forerunner]]s as '''Pridarea Libatoa''',<ref>'''[[Halo: Retribution]]''', ''chapter 16''</ref> is a [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] and the seventh [[natural satellite]] of the gas giant [[Hestia V]] in the [[Hestia system]]. Despite being located on the edges of human space, Meridian was a vibrant and thriving colony with a robust economy and an impressive population; mining and military production for the [[United Nations Space Command]] were known industries on the colony.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Once a green world, the moon held a temperate climate and fertile land.<ref name="canon fodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-know-for-an-answer '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Know for an Answer'']</ref> | ||
The [[Covenant]] eventually attacked the world in [[2548]] and, after a long [[Battle of Meridian|battle]] that lasted for three years, Meridian was ultimately [[Glassing|glassed]] by the Covenant in [[2551]]. Following the [[Human-Covenant War]], Meridian was resettled by the [[Liang-Dortmund Corporation]]. Despite being a colony of the [[Unified Earth Government]], Meridian became an independent world following the Covenant War.<ref name="evacuation intel">'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level ''[[Evacuation]]'' - Mission Intel</ref> In [[2558]] a [[Forerunner]] [[Guardian]], long-buried beneath the moon's surface, emerged in the wake of the [[Created]] uprising.{{Ref/Reuse|evac}} | The [[Covenant]] eventually attacked the world in [[2548]] and, after a long [[Battle of Meridian|battle]] that lasted for three years, Meridian was ultimately [[Glassing|glassed]] by the Covenant in [[2551]]. Following the [[Human-Covenant War]], Meridian was resettled by the [[Liang-Dortmund Corporation]]. Despite being a colony of the [[Unified Earth Government]], Meridian became an independent world following the Covenant War.<ref name="evacuation intel">'''Halo 5: Guardians''', campaign level ''[[Evacuation]]'' - Mission Intel</ref> In [[2558]] a [[Forerunner]] [[Guardian]], long-buried beneath the moon's surface, emerged in the wake of the [[Created]] uprising.{{Ref/Reuse|evac}} | ||
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A small world with a diameter of 3,073 kilometers (1,909 miles), Meridian was once a green world with impressive, [[Earth]]-like features, which made the [[moon]] a prime target for [[human]] colonization. The world is home to a vast supercontinent, with verdant equatorial coastlands.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Residents enjoyed the world's temperate climate and fertile soil. Meridian was home to rich mineral deposits{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}}—particularly in the [[Mathon Mountain Range]]{{Ref/Reuse|glassed intel}}—that helped fuel the moon's economy.{{Ref/Reuse|evacuation intel}} | A small world with a diameter of 3,073 kilometers (1,909 miles), Meridian was once a green world with impressive, [[Earth]]-like features, which made the [[moon]] a prime target for [[human]] colonization. The world is home to a vast supercontinent, with verdant equatorial coastlands.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Residents enjoyed the world's temperate climate and fertile soil. Meridian was home to rich mineral deposits{{Ref/Reuse|canon fodder}}—particularly in the [[Mathon Mountain Range]]{{Ref/Reuse|glassed intel}}—that helped fuel the moon's economy.{{Ref/Reuse|evacuation intel}} | ||
However, after the [[Covenant]] [[Glassing|glassed]] the world in [[2551]], Meridian's topsoil had been reduced to molten slag and soil covered by [[lechatelierite]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Reuse|evacuation intel}} Meridian's surface became a treacherous and inhospitable environment,<ref name="looking glassed">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/ | However, after the [[Covenant]] [[Glassing|glassed]] the world in [[2551]], Meridian's topsoil had been reduced to molten slag and soil covered by [[lechatelierite]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}{{Ref/Reuse|evacuation intel}} Meridian's surface became a treacherous and inhospitable environment,<ref name="looking glassed">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-looking-glassed '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Looking Glassed'']</ref> with scattered bodies of molten, liquid "glass".<ref name="art">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/art-showcase '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Halo 5 Art Showcase'']</ref> However, the Covenant's glassing of Meridian had been been rushed and only a third of the world's surface had been coated in lechatelierite; though the moon's oceans had evaporated due to the heat of the [[Orbital bombardment|plasma bombardment]], the world's [[oxygen]]-[[Wikipedia:Nitrogen|nitrogen]] atmosphere remained relatively intact. Some lifeforms, such as small plants and arthropods, still thrived in caverns on the world.{{Ref/Reuse|ms intel}} However, Meridian was now subject to extreme conditions and temperatures,{{Ref/Reuse|unconfirmed intel}} with the surface temperature varying from -37 °C to 43 °C (-34.6 °F to 109.4 °F).{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Settlements on Meridian were forced to be outfitted with air filters, as much of the world's air was filled with tiny glass particles that proved dangerous to human lungs if enough were inhaled.{{Ref/Reuse|unconfirmed intel}} | ||
A high concentration of [[Forerunner]] artifacts exists on Meridian; their presence is known to the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].<ref>'''[[Data Drop]]''', ''[[:File:DD - 93893-PRELIM.pdf|93893-PRELIM]]''</ref> Beneath Meridian's surface, there were at least two vast Forerunner structures built into natural cave formations, though both structures were possibly connected. One structure contained a [[Luminary]] that had the location of the [[Halo Array]], which was collected by the Covenant during their attack on the world in 2551.{{Ref/Reuse|h2a}} The second one was home to a Forerunner [[Guardian]], as well as numerous host bodies of the [[Warden Eternal]].{{Ref/Reuse|unconfirmed}} Beneath [[Brume-sur-Mer]] was another Forerunner artifact. though its purpose is unclear.{{Ref/Reuse|BB}}{{Ref/Reuse|MD}} | A high concentration of [[Forerunner]] artifacts exists on Meridian; their presence is known to the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]].<ref>'''[[Data Drop]]''', ''[[:File:DD - 93893-PRELIM.pdf|93893-PRELIM]]''</ref> Beneath Meridian's surface, there were at least two vast Forerunner structures built into natural cave formations, though both structures were possibly connected. One structure contained a [[Luminary]] that had the location of the [[Halo Array]], which was collected by the Covenant during their attack on the world in 2551.{{Ref/Reuse|h2a}} The second one was home to a Forerunner [[Guardian]], as well as numerous host bodies of the [[Warden Eternal]].{{Ref/Reuse|unconfirmed}} Beneath [[Brume-sur-Mer]] was another Forerunner artifact. though its purpose is unclear.{{Ref/Reuse|BB}}{{Ref/Reuse|MD}} | ||
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In [[2553#December|December 2553]], the chase for the Tuwa family's killers during [[Operation: RETRIBUTION]] led both the UNSC and the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] to Meridian after learning that Sloan had been responsible for putting President [[Arlo Casille]] of [[Gao]] in contact with [[Dark Moon Enterprises]] who were responsible for the Tuwa family's deaths as part of a plot to weaponize [[asteroidea merozoite]]. As the Keepers and UNSC converged on [[Pinnacle Station]], the [[archeon-class ancilla|''archeon''-class ancilla]] [[Intrepid Eye]], the true mastermind behind the [[bioweapon]] plot, sent [[Lieutenant]] [[Bartalan Craddog]] and [[Papa-10]] to eliminate the Dark Moon couriers and retrieve the Tuwa family's organs. A fight broke out on Pinnacle Station between the Keepers and rogue operatives, leading to both sides taking the fight to Meridian's surface with Papa-10 aided by Sloan after Intrepid Eye's remote aspect [[Oriel]] made a deal with him to help fund Liang-Dortmund's efforts. Shortly thereafter, [[Spartan-II]] [[Blue Team]] and ONI's [[Ferret]] team, made up mainly of [[Spartan-III]]'s, arrived in pursuit. In an abandoned mine on Meridian, the three factions engaged in combat, with most of the Keepers and Papa-10 being eliminated. The last member of Papa-10 nearly succeeded in escaping Meridian with the Tuwa's organs in [[cryo-jar]]s, but Ferret leader [[Veta Lopis]] destroyed the organs with [[C-12 shaped charge|C-12]] explosives, killing the last member of Papa-10 and destroying the Pinnacle Station utility skiff that had been acting as their escape craft. Unknown to anyone but Intrepid Eye, Oriel was also destroyed in the explosion, leaving her unable to confirm the results of her efforts. The UNSC was left satisfied that the bioweapon plot was thwarted, unaware that Intrepid Eye was the true culprit. The Keeper [[Dokab]] [[Castor]], the only survivor of the battle from that faction, was left stranded on Meridian with a broken [[translation disk]] and looking for a way off of the moon.<ref>'''[[Halo: Retribution]]'''</ref> | In [[2553#December|December 2553]], the chase for the Tuwa family's killers during [[Operation: RETRIBUTION]] led both the UNSC and the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] to Meridian after learning that Sloan had been responsible for putting President [[Arlo Casille]] of [[Gao]] in contact with [[Dark Moon Enterprises]] who were responsible for the Tuwa family's deaths as part of a plot to weaponize [[asteroidea merozoite]]. As the Keepers and UNSC converged on [[Pinnacle Station]], the [[archeon-class ancilla|''archeon''-class ancilla]] [[Intrepid Eye]], the true mastermind behind the [[bioweapon]] plot, sent [[Lieutenant]] [[Bartalan Craddog]] and [[Papa-10]] to eliminate the Dark Moon couriers and retrieve the Tuwa family's organs. A fight broke out on Pinnacle Station between the Keepers and rogue operatives, leading to both sides taking the fight to Meridian's surface with Papa-10 aided by Sloan after Intrepid Eye's remote aspect [[Oriel]] made a deal with him to help fund Liang-Dortmund's efforts. Shortly thereafter, [[Spartan-II]] [[Blue Team]] and ONI's [[Ferret]] team, made up mainly of [[Spartan-III]]'s, arrived in pursuit. In an abandoned mine on Meridian, the three factions engaged in combat, with most of the Keepers and Papa-10 being eliminated. The last member of Papa-10 nearly succeeded in escaping Meridian with the Tuwa's organs in [[cryo-jar]]s, but Ferret leader [[Veta Lopis]] destroyed the organs with [[C-12 shaped charge|C-12]] explosives, killing the last member of Papa-10 and destroying the Pinnacle Station utility skiff that had been acting as their escape craft. Unknown to anyone but Intrepid Eye, Oriel was also destroyed in the explosion, leaving her unable to confirm the results of her efforts. The UNSC was left satisfied that the bioweapon plot was thwarted, unaware that Intrepid Eye was the true culprit. The Keeper [[Dokab]] [[Castor]], the only survivor of the battle from that faction, was left stranded on Meridian with a broken [[translation disk]] and looking for a way off of the moon.<ref>'''[[Halo: Retribution]]'''</ref> | ||
Settlers believed that it would take approximately twenty years to completely deglass the moon.{{Ref/Reuse|ms intel}} F ive days into the recolonization efforts, the colonists began digging through the glass to create a road from the space elevator to a newly created settlement—[[Meridian Station]],{{Ref/Reuse|glassed intel}} with [[Apogee Station|Apogee]], [[Darkstar Station|Darkstar]], and [[Jorta Station]]s being established shortly after.{{Ref/Reuse|unconfirmed}}<ref name="glassed ceiling">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/ | Settlers believed that it would take approximately twenty years to completely deglass the moon.{{Ref/Reuse|ms intel}} F ive days into the recolonization efforts, the colonists began digging through the glass to create a road from the space elevator to a newly created settlement—[[Meridian Station]],{{Ref/Reuse|glassed intel}} with [[Apogee Station|Apogee]], [[Darkstar Station|Darkstar]], and [[Jorta Station]]s being established shortly after.{{Ref/Reuse|unconfirmed}}<ref name="glassed ceiling">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-glassed-ceiling '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Glassed Ceiling'']</ref> Liang-Dortmund's efforts were occasionally impeded by [[Kig-Yar]] raiders or rival corporations seeking to conduct kinetic espionage on Liang-Dortmund's Meridian operations.<ref name="buzz">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-buzz-generating '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Buzz Generating'']</ref> At some point, a group of settlers discovered the extensive Forerunner structure under Meridian's surface near Apogee Station while attempting to deglass the land above it and began working to uncover it.{{Ref/Reuse|ms intel}} By [[2558]], Governor Sloan, believing that Liang-Dortmund might provide the workers on Meridian with a bonus if they find something of value, had a group of miners attempt to force their way into the structure.{{Ref/Reuse|unconfirmed intel}} This installation was actually the holding bay of the world's Guardian.{{Ref/Reuse|sloan}} | ||
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