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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
A [[UNSC]] colony world, little has been revealed about this planet, but 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 program]] in [[2517]]. John never met his family after he was abducted and after [[2530]] he would never get the chance because the planet was glassed by the [[Covenant]]. It is also to be noted that it is a place of much hostility against the [[UNSC]], as [[Dr. Halsey]] stated many pirates and rebels were operating from the system. John later returned there in [[2525]] with the other Spartans 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 on the asteroid Eridanus Secundus is where John 117 had his first mission, | A [[UNSC]] colony world, little has been revealed about this planet, but 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 program]] in [[2517]]. John never met his family after he was abducted and after [[2530]] he would never get the chance because the planet was glassed by the [[Covenant]]. It is also to be noted that it is a place of much hostility against the [[UNSC]], as [[Dr. Halsey]] stated many pirates and rebels were operating from the system. John later returned there in [[2525]] with the other Spartans 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 on the asteroid Eridanus Secundus is where John 117 had his first mission, to capture the rebel leader, Robert Watts. | ||
The Spartans later returned to the system in [[2552]] aboard the captured [[Covenant]] flagship ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'', returning to the Rebel base. | The Spartans later returned to the system in [[2552]] aboard the captured [[Covenant]] flagship ''[[Ascendant Justice]]'', returning to the Rebel base. | ||
Revision as of 17:29, April 27, 2008
Eridanus II is a planet in the Eridanus Star System (which, including Eridanus II has a total of 12 planets.)
Background
A UNSC colony world, little has been revealed about this planet, but 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 program in 2517. John never met his family after he was abducted and after 2530 he would never get the chance because the planet was glassed by the Covenant. It is also to be noted that it is a place of much hostility against the UNSC, as Dr. Halsey stated many pirates and rebels were operating from the system. John later returned there in 2525 with the other Spartans 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 on the asteroid Eridanus Secundus is where John 117 had his first mission, to capture the rebel leader, Robert Watts.
The Spartans later returned to the system in 2552 aboard the captured Covenant flagship Ascendant Justice, returning to the Rebel base.
Though there is some debate as to the nature of the planet, there is nothing to actually suggest that Eridanus II was a gas giant; rather there is a separate gas giant in the system that Dr. Halsey used for a slingshot maneuver on her approach to the planet. She did mention "climate-controlled weather"[1], from which one might infer domed environments, although this does not necessarily suggest a world without a breathable atmosphere.
Trivia
It is probably a play on Eta Eridani a real life star that translates as "Hatching Place" or "Breeding Place". It is also John 117's home world.
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Sources
- ^ Halo: The Fall of Reach, page 22
