Drop base
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Drop bases (sometimes stylised as drop-base) are a kind of deployable structure used by the Banished for establishing forward outposts on new worlds during expeditionary campaigns.[1][2] They consist of a modular[3] building with automated[2] thrusters attached, that allow the buildings to be released from an orbiting dreadnought and then deployed to the ground. During such an invasion they are deployed as a second wave after an initial deployment of scouting and intelligence units. Once the needs of the invasion have been established, drop bases are deployed concurrently with waves of drop pods and landing craft. The modular nature of the bases gives the Banished a great degree of flexibility in how they establish their outposts, and can be used in many different ways including as forges, armories, communications relays, and checkpoints.[3]
History[edit]
Drop bases were extensively used during the Banished occupation of Installation 07 in late December 2559. They were used to form a number of Forward Operating Bases on the ring's surface including Annex Ridge, the Armory of Reckoning, the Forge of Teash, Horn of Abolition, House of Reckoning, Ransom Keep, Redoubt of Sundering, and Riven Gate.[4]
In February 2560, the dreadnought Ghost of Barolon also used drop bases to establish a Banished foothold during their invasion of Suban.[5][6] The following month, the dreadnought Ghost of Kholo was used by the New Colonial Alliance to deploy drop bases onto Nysa as part of the Banished attack on the Avery J. Johnson Academy of Military Science.[7][8]
Gallery[edit]
Concept illustrating a dreadnought deploying its bases.
Concept art of a dreadnought deploying its bases.
Concept art of a dreadnought deploying its bases.
Concept art of Ghost of Gbraakon's drop base deployment bay.
Concept art of Ghost of Gbraakon's drop bases.
A hologram of Ghost of Gbraakon's deployment bay.
Rows of drop bases inside Ghost of Gbraakon.
Gbraakon's drop base deployment bay under attack.
A drop base in Horn of Abolition with a sensor array mounted on its roof.
A drop base with a ramp installed in its exterior for access to the roof.
A drop base being used as a prison for the Redoubt of Sundering.
Two drop bases serving as the power station for Riven Gate.
The interior of a drop base.
List of appearances[edit]
- Halo Infinite (First appearance)
- Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Battle for the Academy - Part 1 (Mentioned only)
- Halo: Battle for the Academy - Part 2
Sources[edit]
- ^ Halo Infinite, campaign level Warship Gbraakon
- ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 442
- ^ a b Halo Encyclopedia (2022 edition), page 462
- ^ Halo Infinite, campaign level open world map
- ^ Halo: Battle for the Blood-Moon
- ^ X.com, Halo (@Halo): "In the skies of Suban, the Banished dreadnought known as Ghost of Barolon deploys drop-bases and troops to establish their occupation of the blood-moon. #FictionFriday" (Retrieved on Aug 10, 2025) [archive]
- ^ Halo: Battle for the Academy - Part 1
- ^ Halo: Battle for the Academy - Part 2
