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= | '''Circinius IV'''<ref group="note">Official material from [[343 Industries]] consistently renders the planet's name as "Circinius-IV". The same naming scheme is used for [[Draetheus V]] from ''[[Halo: Spartan Assault]]''. However, ''Halopedia'' omits the hyphen for the sake of convenience and for consistency with other planetary designations (''e.g.'' [[Jericho VII]] and [[Draco III]]).</ref> was a [[Unified Earth Government]] colony world in the [[Circinius system]]. The planet was orbited by at least three [[natural satellite]]s. It was the location of the [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science]], an [[Officer Candidate School|officer training school]] for the offspring of high-ranking UNSC officials.<ref name="part1">'''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''', ''Part 1''</ref> The [[space elevator]] located at Corbulo Academy was considered one of the planet's most spectacular sites.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j0XgIEQ8NR8 '''YouTube''': ''Halo Channel Premiere'']</ref> | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
=== | ===Covenant attack=== | ||
{{Main| | {{Main|Fall of Circinius IV}} | ||
After the [[First Battle of Harvest|first engagements]] on [[Harvest]], [[ | After the [[First Battle of Harvest|first engagements]] on [[Harvest]], [[Office of Naval Intelligence|ONI Section II]] kept the [[Covenant]] invasion secret from the general population. However, Corbulo Academy's superintendent, [[General]] [[Daniel Black]], was informed. As preparation for a possible attack, Black discreetly increased the readiness of the [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marine]] garrison posted in the academy and authorized limited communications blackouts under the guise of routine maintenance procedures.<ref name="part1"/> | ||
The colony and the academy were [[ | The colony and the academy were [[Fall of Circinius IV|attacked]] by the [[Covenant]] during the earliest days of the [[Human-Covenant War]] on [[2526|April 26, 2526]].<ref>[https://forums.halowaypoint.com/yaf_postsm2482554_Today-in-Halo.aspx#post2482554 '''Halo Waypoint Forums''' - ''Today in Halo'']</ref> Orbiting UNSC vessels soon deployed [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] directly onto Corbulo Academy's campus. The planet's [[space elevator]] was also destroyed, killing many of the escaping cadets as it fell.<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Episode 3''</ref> During the battle, the Covenant killed almost the entire population of the planet. Only [[Hastati Squad|four cadets]] from Corbulo Academy survived the initial assault,<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Episode 4''</ref> although one of them, [[Chyler Silva]], died during the battle. Later, the planet was [[Glassing|glassed]] by the Covenant.<ref>'''Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn''', ''Episode 5''</ref> | ||
At some point | At some point between [[2531]] and [[2552]], the UNSC launched [[Operation: ABLE SENTRY]] on Circinius IV to investigate Covenant activity on the planet. Directly afterwards, [[Operation: PHALANX]] was initiated and carried out by UNSC personnel, including [[John-117]], to rescue civilians on Circinius IV and to investigate Covenant invasion patterns.<ref name="H5GLtd">'''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition]]''', ''Spartan Locke's Classified Orders''</ref> | ||
== | ==Trivia== | ||
Along with [[Hat Yai]], Circinius IV is not mentioned in the [[ | Along with [[Hat Yai]], Circinius IV is not mentioned in the [[Assembly]]'s report on glassed worlds (dated [[2530|January 1, 2530]]) in [[Data pads#Data pad 14|data pad 14]] from ''[[Halo: Reach]]''. From a real-world perspective, the obvious Doylist explanation is that the planet was created after the game's release, there is no clear in-universe reason for this omission. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
File:CAMS - afar.jpg|The Corbulo Academy of Military Science situated among the lush, mountainous landscape of Circinius IV. | |||
File:H4FUD Corbulo Academy.jpg|The grounds of the Corbulo Academy of Military Science on Circinius IV. | File:H4FUD Corbulo Academy.jpg|The grounds of the Corbulo Academy of Military Science on Circinius IV. | ||
File:FUD-Circinius-Mountains.jpg|One of Circinius IV's mountain ranges. | File:FUD-Circinius-Mountains.jpg|One of Circinius IV's mountain ranges. | ||
File:FUD-Corbulo-Glassed.jpg|Circinius IV being glassed by the Covenant. | File:FUD-Corbulo-Glassed.jpg|Circinius IV being glassed by the Covenant. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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*''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | *''[[Halo 2: Anniversary]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
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==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Planets]] | [[Category:Planets]] | ||
[[Category:Human colonies]] | [[Category:Human colonies]] |