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| {{Status|Canon}} | | {{Era|TCP|HE}} |
| {{Planet infobox | | {{Ratings}} |
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| |name=Dwarka | | |name=Dwarka |
| |image= | | |image= |
| |system=[[Chosolor system]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=50}} | | |star, position= |
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| |moon(s)= | | |moon(s)= |
| |diameter= | | |satellite(s)= |
| |gravity= | | |gravity= |
| |daylength= | | |daylength= |
| |yearlength= | | |yearlength= |
| |atmosphere= | | |atmosphere= |
| |temperature= | | |surface temperature= |
| |demonym=Dwarkan{{Ref/Novel|HSaS|Page=65 (Google Play edition)}}
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| |species=*[[Human]] {{C|Non-native}}
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| *[[Ghost squirrel]]
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| |population= | | |population= |
| |colonized=[[2460]]{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | | |species=[[Human]] |
| |government=[[Unified Earth Government]] | | |societal approximation= |
| | |government=[[United Nations]] |
| | |technology tier=Tier 3 |
| | |current threat to array= |
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| '''Dwarka''' was a [[human]] [[Outer Colonies|Outer]] [[Human colonies|Colony]] [[planet]] of the [[Unified Earth Government]]. | | '''Dwarka''' was a [[human]] colony world located in the [[Outer Colonies]], and was known to be [[glassed]] by the [[Covenant Empire]] shortly after the [[Human-Covenant War]] began.<ref name="The Cole Protocol, page 22">''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'', page 22</ref> |
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| ==Overview== | | ==Notable Residents== |
| ===Topography===
| | *[[Jacob Keyes]]' sister <ref name="The Cole Protocol, page 22"/> |
| A species of [[Dwarkan squirrel|squirrels]] were native to this planet.{{Ref/Anthology|Id=:0|Evo|[[Pariah]]}}
| | *[[Soren-066]] <ref>[http://us.macmillan.com/BookCustomPage.aspx?isbn=9780765315731#Excerpt Macmillian.com - Excerpt for ''Halo: Evolutions'']</ref> |
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| The planet's forests were home to many insects including pale white larvae, orange and blue spotted beetles, large-jawed centepedes, and worms. They were presumably home to some large predators as well.{{Ref/Reuse|:0}}
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| ===Known residents===
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| *[[Jacob Keyes]]' [[Keyes family|sister]]{{Ref/Reuse|ColeProtocolpage22}} | |
| *[[Soren-066]] | |
| *[[Hollie Chu]]'s brother{{Ref/Site|URL=https://soundcloud.com/huntthetruth/hollie-chu?in=huntthetruth/sets/bengiraudmessages|Site=Soundcloud|Page=Chu.Hollie by HUNT the TRUTH}}
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| *[[Thom-A293]]{{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}}
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| ==History==
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| ===Rise of humanity===
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| Dwarka was colonized in [[2460]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}}
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| An [[insurrectionist]] camp was once stationed on the planet, holding prisoners they interrogated for data against the UNSC.{{Ref/Generic|[[Hunt the Truth]]|[[Hunt the Truth Season 1/Transcripts|Messages]]}}
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| Around [[2517]] or so, the planet was still in the process of being [[Terraforming|terraformed]].{{Ref/Reuse|:0}}
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| In [[2524]], [[Gabriella Dvørak]] was on the planet.{{Ref/Generic|[[Hunt the Truth]]|[[Hunt the Truth Season 1/Transcripts|Episode 11]]}}
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| ===Human-Covenant war===
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| In [[2530]],{{Ref/Book|Id=Encpg50|Enc22|Page=50}} the planet was [[Glassing|glassed]] by the [[Covenant]]{{Ref/Novel|Id=ColeProtocolpage22|TCP|Page=22}} in the [[Siege of Dwarka]].
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| ===Post-war===
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| After the war, the [[fetching|fetcher]] [[Oliver Birch]] came across a relatively intact and abandoned [[colony ship]] among the planet's field of debris, {{CAAShip|Butterworth}}. The only survivor aboard the ship was a three-legged dog, [[Mabel]].{{Ref/Novel|FS|Adjunct}}
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| ==Trivia== | | ==Trivia== |
| The planet is likely named after [[Wikipedia:Dwarka|Dwarka]], a city in [[Wikipedia:India|India]]. | | *The name ''Dwarka'' is likely a reference to [[Wikipedia:Dwarka|Dwarka]], a city in [[Wikipedia:India|India]]. |
| | | *Unique [[Dwarka squirrel|squirrel-like creatures]] were native to this planet. |
| ==List of appearances==
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| *''[[Halo: First Strike]]'' | |
| **''[[Tug o' War]]'' {{Mo}}
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| *''[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]'' {{Fm}}
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| *''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]''
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| **''[[Pariah]]'' {{1st}}
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| *''[[Hunt the Truth]]'' {{Mo}}
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| ==Sources== | | ==Sources== |
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| [[Category:Human colonies]] | | [[Category:Human colonies]] |
