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{{Status|Canon}}
{{Era|HCW|Post}}
{{Planet infobox
{{Planet infobox
|name=Cygnus
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|star, position= [[Cygnus system|Cygnus]], II<ref name=Fodder>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/canon-fodder-that-escalated-quickly '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - That Escalated Quickly'']</ref>
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'''Cygnus''', also designated as '''Cygnus II''', is an [[Outer Colony|Outer]] [[Human colonies|Colony]] [[planet|world]] of the [[Unified Earth Government]] and the second planet in orbit in the [[Cygnus system]].{{Ref/Reuse|Fodder}}


==Overview==
'''Cygnus''', also designated as '''Cygnus II''', is an [[Outer Colony]] world of the [[Unified Earth Government]] and the second planet in orbit in the [[Cygnus system]].<ref name=Fodder/>
===Known residents===
*[[Chyler Silva]] [[United Nations Space Command|United Nations Space Command (UNSC)]] officer cadet, [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science]]<ref name="squad">''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn: Squad]]''</ref>


==History==
==History==
===Human colonisation and expansion===
Cygnus was one of two habitable worlds in the system colonized by the [[Unified Earth Government]], the other being [[New Jerusalem]]. [[Chyler Silva]] of the [[Silva family]] was born on Cygnus before moving to [[Mamore]].<ref name=Fodder/>
Cygnus was one of two habitable worlds in the system colonized by the [[Unified Earth Government]], the other being [[New Jerusalem]].{{Ref/Reuse|Fodder}}


===Human-Covenant war===
In the late 2540's, a [[colony ship]] traveling to Cygnus suffered a catastrophic [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] malfunction due to its improperly mounted [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace drive]]. When the drive was activated, the ship was cut in half and 700 crew and passengers were killed.<ref name="LNoS">'''Halo: Reach,''' campaign level ''[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]''</ref>
In [[2550]], a [[colony ship]] traveling to Cygnus suffered a catastrophic [[Slipstream space|slipspace]] malfunction due to its improperly mounted [[Shaw-Fujikawa Translight Engine|slipspace drive]]. When the drive was activated, the ship was cut in half and 700 crew and passengers were killed.{{Ref/Level|Id=LNoS|Halo: Reach|[[Long Night of Solace (level)|Long Night of Solace]]}}


===Post-war===
After the  [[Human-Covenant War]], [[Fetching|fetcher]] [[Oliver Birch]] was intending to deliver a "[[saddle box]]" slipspace drive to an [[ONI]] agent, [[Steve (ONI)|Steve]], on Cygnus.<ref>'''[[Halo: First Strike]]''' (2010), ''[[Tug o' War]]''</ref>
After the  [[Human-Covenant War]], [[Fetching|fetcher]] [[Oliver Birch]] was intending to deliver a "[[saddle box]]" slipspace drive to an [[ONI]] agent, [[Steve (ONI)|Steve]], on Cygnus.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' (2010), [[Tug o' War]]</ref>
 
==Notable residents==
*[[Chyler Silva]] — <small>''UNSC officer cadet, [[Corbulo Academy of Military Science]]''</small><ref name="squad">'''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn: Squad]]'''</ref>


==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
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==Sources==
==Sources==
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[[Category:Planets]]
[[Category:Planets]]
[[Category:Human colonies]]
[[Category:Human colonies]]

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