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{{Status|Canon}}
{{Era|Forerunner|HCW}}
{{Planet infobox
{{Ratings}}
|name=Ariel
{{Planet
|image=[[File:Ariel.png|300px]]
|image=[[File:Ariel.png|300px]]
|system=[[Timmerick system]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=50}}
|name= Ariel
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|population= 4000
|atmosphere=Breathable{{Ref/Reuse|is1}}
|societal approximation= Mixed/Democratic/Religious
|composition=
|government= [[United Nations]]
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|technology tier= Tier 3
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|species=[[Human]] {{C|Non-native}}{{Ref/Reuse|is1}}
|population=4,000{{Ref/Reuse|is1}}
|colonized=[[2485]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
|government=[[Unified Earth Government]]
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'''Ariel''' is a [[human]] [[Human colonies|colony]] [[world]] located in the [[Timmerick system]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} The planet is a remote, barren world with two archaeological dig sites and one settlement, with a population of approximately 4,000 residents.{{Ref/Comic|Id=is1|[[Halo: Helljumper]]|Issue=[[Halo: Helljumper Issue 1|#1]]}} The colony also housed an [[ONI]] [[ONI Section Three|Section Three]] laboratory.<ref name="journal">'''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]''', ''January 18, 2532''</ref>
'''Ariel''' is a [[human]] colony world in the twenty-sixth century. The planet is a remote, barren world with two archaeological dig sites and one settlement, with a population of approximately 4000 residents.<ref name="is1">'''[[Halo: Helljumper]]''', ''[[Halo: Helljumper Issue 1|Issue 1]]''</ref>


==History==
==History==
===Ancient history===
===The Forerunner===
During the height of the [[Forerunner]] civilization, they built [[Ariel Forerunner complex|an underground complex]] on Ariel. The facility housed [[The Knowing]], an [[Artificial intelligence|AI]] construct designed to observe and archive information. The entrance to the facility was defended by booby traps consisting of crisscrossing [[laser]] beams.{{Ref/Comic|Id=is5|Halo: Helljumper|Issue=[[Halo: Helljumper Issue 5|#5]]}}
During the height of the [[Forerunner]] civilization, they built an underground complex on Ariel. The facility housed [[The Knowing]], an [[AI]] construct designed to observe and archive information. The entrance to the facility was defended by booby traps consisting of crisscrossing laser beams.<ref name="is5">'''Halo: Helljumper''', ''[[Halo: Helljumper Issue 5|Issue 5]]''</ref>


===Rise of humanity===
===Human-Covenant War===
Ariel was [[Human colonies|colonized]] by [[humanity]] in [[2485]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} In [[2532]], the ONI rerouted several chemical precursors used in the [[SPARTAN-II augmentation procedures]] to the [[ONI Section Three|Section Three]] lab on Ariel, along with similar facilities on other colonies, likely to serve as the basis for the [[SPARTAN-II Program|SPARTAN-III]] [[Project CHRYSANTHEMUM|augmentations]].{{Ref/Reuse|journal}} At some point during the [[Human-Covenant War]], rumors originating on Ariel emerged of advanced [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Mark IV|Mark IV MJOLNIR armor]] prototypes with the architecture for energy shields.<ref>'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''',</ref>
{{Main|Battle of Ariel}}


===Invasion===
During the [[Human-Covenant War]], the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Battle of Ariel|invaded the colony]], and one of the [[civilian]]s managed to send out a distress signal, to which [[UNSC High Command]] responded with sending a force of [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s from the [[105th ODST Division]] to investigate. The UNSC forces came to notice that the Covenant were not operating in their usual fashion: [[glassing]] of the planet was not their intent, but they were searching for something under the surface instead.<ref name="is1"/>
{{Main|Battle of Ariel}}
In [[2552#January|January 2552]], the [[Covenant]] [[Battle of Ariel|invaded]] Ariel, and one of the [[civilian]]s managed to send out a distress signal, to which [[UNSC High Command]] responded with sending a force of [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s from the [[105th Shock Troops Division|105th ODST Division]] to investigate. The UNSC forces came to notice that the Covenant were not operating in their usual fashion: [[glassing]] of the planet was not their intent, but they were searching for something under the surface instead.{{Ref/Reuse|is1}}


The object the Covenant sought was discovered to be the Forerunner AI. Shortly after being found by the ODST squad, it [[self-destruct]]ed on the orders of ODST [[Kojo Agu]]. As a result, the Covenant fleet broke off their attack, not even wasting the energy required to glass the planet.{{Ref/Reuse|is5}}
The object the Covenant sought was discovered to be the Forerunner AI. Shortly after being found by the ODST squad, it self-destructed. As a result, the Covenant fleet broke off their attack, not even wasting the energy required to glass the planet.<ref name="is5"/>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Ariel is also the name of the planet [[Uranus]]' [[Wikipedia:Ariel (moon)|fourth largest moon]].
*Ariel is also the name of the planet [[Wikipedia:Uranus|Uranus]]' [[Wikipedia:Ariel (moon)|fourth largest moon]].
*Ariel is also the name of a planet in the television series [[Wikipedia:Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]], which starred the voice actors for [[Edward Buck|Buck]], [[Taylor H. Miles|Dutch]], and [[Michael Crespo|Mickey]] (being [[Nathan Fillion]], [[Adam Baldwin]], and [[Alan Tudyk]], respectively).
*Ariel is also the name of a planet in the television series [[Wikipedia:Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]], which starred the voice actors for [[Edward Buck|Buck]], [[Taylor H. Miles|Dutch]] and [[Michael Crespo|Mickey]] (being [[Nathan Fillion]], [[Adam Baldwin]] and [[Alan Tudyk]], respectively).
 
==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Ariel_settlement.png|One of Ariel's archaeological settlements.
File:Ariel_excavation.png|Covenant digging in Ariel's reactor complex.
File:Ariel_legion.png|A large Covenant ground force amassing on Ariel.
File:Ariel_CovenantLeaving.png|Covenant forces leaving Ariel.
</gallery>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Helljumper]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Helljumper]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Reach]]''
**''[[Dr. Halsey's personal journal]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
{{Ref/Sources}}
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