Editing Battle of Vodin

{{Status|Canon}}
{{Battle infobox
|name=Battle of Vodin
|prev=[[Battle of Trove]]
|image=
|next=[[Battle of Jericho VII]]
|conflict=[[Human-Covenant War]]
|date=[[2532]]
|place=[[Vodin]]
|result=Unknown
*Colony severely damaged, but remains habitable 
|side1=[[United Nations Space Command]]
|side2=[[Covenant]]
|commanders1=Unknown
|commanders2=Unknown
|forces1=*Unknown number of UNSC ships
*At least one [[Spartan-II]]
**[[Randall Aiken|Randall-037]]
*[[UNSC Marine Corps]]<ref name="lootcrate2">'''[[Halo Legendary Crate]]''', ''[[Halo Legendary Crate/Data Drops|Data Drop #2]]''</ref>
|forces2=*Unknown number of Covenant ships
|casual1=*Heavy civilian casualties
*Randall-037 [[MIA]]
|casual2=Unknown
}}

The '''Battle of Vodin''' was an engagement between the [[UNSC]] and the [[Covenant]] in [[2532]], in which the Covenant attacked the [[human]] [[Human colonies|colony]] on the planet [[Vodin]]. 

==The Battle==
During the battle, [[Randall Aiken]], then [[SPARTAN-II]] Randall-037, fell from one of the planet's skyhooks after the destruction of that planet's [[space elevator]] and was presumed lost. In truth, he had survived the fall, having landed in an ocean, and was eventually rescued by the surviving colonists.<ref name="waypoint enc">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/randall-aiken '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Randall Aiken'']</ref>

==Aftermath==
Although Vodin suffered severe damage from the Covenant attack, it remained habitable, and the survivors were able to continue living on the planet, though they were cut off from the UNSC for ten years. During this time Aiken integrated himself with the colonists and even married one of them.<ref name="waypoint enc"/> [[Edward Buck]] participated in this engagement.<ref name="lootcrate2"/>

The parents of [[Rosenda-A344]], who worked as colonial administrators for Vodin, were both killed in the attack - rendering Rosenda an orphan. As such, she was later picked up by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] as a candidate for the [[SPARTAN-III program]].{{Ref/Site|Id=CFPhoenixBlog|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/news/canon-fodder-phoenix-blog|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Phoenix Blog|D=22|M=02|Y=2023}}

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: Nightfall]]'' {{Fm}}

==Sources==
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{{Human-Covenant War}}
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