Editing Eridanus II/Silver

{{Status|Silver}}
{{Notice/Silver|Eridanus II}}
{{Planet infobox
|name=Eridanus II
|image=[[File:HTV-HalseyComputer-EridanusII.png|300px]]
|system=[[Eridanus system]]{{Ref/Reuse|silver}}
|body=[[Eridanus system|Eridanus]]{{Ref/Reuse|silver}}
|position=Second planet
|moon(s)=One; [[Ehilend]]{{Ref/Reuse|Emergence}}
|diameter={{Convert|13521|km|mi|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|silver}}
|gravity=1.01 G{{Ref/Site|Id=silver|URL=https://halotheseries.tv/|Site=Halo: The Series|Page=Dr. Catherine Halsey's Computer|D=25|M=3|Y=2022|LocalArchive=Dr. Catherine Halsey's Computer}}
|daylength=
|yearlength=
|atmosphere=
|temperature=
|demonym=
|species=[[Human]] {{c|Non-native}}
|population=0{{Ref/Reuse|silver}}
|colonized=[[2440]]{{Ref/Reuse|silver}}
|government=*[[Unified Earth Government|UEG]]}}

'''Eridanus II''' is a [[planet]] in the [[Eridanus system]].{{Ref/Reuse|silver}}

==Overview==
===Topography and ecology===
====Locations====
*[[Reach for Life installation]]
**[[Elysium Fields]]

==History==
Originally uninhabited, Eridanus II was settled as a part of the [[Reach for Life project]]. The [[Reach for Life installation]] on Eridanus II was one of only six to survive its pilot stage, becoming a fertile forest built into an otherwise hostile planet. It was where [[John-117/Silver|John-117]] was born and lived for the first several years of his life, at one point discovering a [[Forerunner]] [[keystone]] in a cavern near his home. His parents were the leaders of the Eridanus II colony.{{Ref/Film|Id=Emergence|TV|Episode=[[Emergence]]}}{{Ref/Film|Id=Homecoming|TV|Episode=[[Homecoming (TV Series)|Homecoming]]}}

However, the program was abruptly terminated when an unauthorized transport brought a plague with no cure to Eridanus II. The plague spread quickly and killed off most of the population with the survivors being relocated to [[Ehilend]]. In accordance withe Emergence Contact Protocol Upsilon, the planet was subsequently sealed off to contain the virus. The Reach for Life project's operational files were lost following this.{{Ref/Reuse|Emergence}}

In [[2552]], after touching the [[Madrigal]] keystone, some of John's blocked childhood memories from his life on Eridanus II were unlocked.{{Ref/Film|Id=Contact|TV|Episode=[[Contact]]}}{{Ref/Film|Id=Unbound|TV|Episode=[[Unbound]]}}{{Ref/Reuse|Emergence}} With the help of [[Cortana/Silver|Cortana]] and the [[FLEETCOM Central Database]], John eventually identified Eridanus II as the planet from his memories after recalling Eridanus II's visible ice rings which greatly narrowed his search parameters. Cortana revealed what little information she could find about the disaster on Eridanus II, but the Reach for Life project's operational files had been lost when it was abruptly terminated following the fall of the colony. John decided to return to Eridanus II himself to find the second keystone with Dr. [[Catherine Halsey/Silver|Catherine Halsey]] accompanying him.{{Ref/Reuse|Emergence}}

John, Halsey and [[Adun Saly]] visited the ruins of the Reach for Life installation and John's childhood home where John uncovered his drawings of the keystone and its location. At John's request, Cortana digitally recreated his ruined house which triggered more of John's memories of finding the keystone in a cavern outside of the installation during a family picnic. It also caused John to remember meeting Halsey on Eridanus II before their first supposed meeting at an orphanage on Ehilend. John was then able to lead Halsey to the cavern where the two found the keystone.{{Ref/Reuse|Homecoming}}

Led by Halsey, the UNSC set up a camp on the planet as they attempted to recover the keystone from the caves. Although Saly succeeded in freeing the keystone from the crystal, it sent out an energy pulse that alerted [[Makee]] and the [[Covenant]] to its location. During his time on Eridanus II, John became more and more suspicious of his "adoption" with Cortana warning him that all of the records about the plague had been lost and there were no records on the Spartan program. Touching the keystone once again, John recalled that he had been kidnapped by Halsey and the UNSC who had replaced him with a [[flash cloning|flash clone]].{{Ref/Film|Id=Reckoning|TV|Episode=[[Reckoning]]}}

The Covenant subsequently attacked Eridanus II for the keystone, destroying the {{UNSCShip|Pioneer}} in orbit. During [[Battle of Eridanus II|the battle]] that followed, [[Atriox/Silver|Atriox]] successfully stole the keystone and Makee was deployed from a {{Pattern|Ket|battlecruiser}} in an effort to infiltrate the UNSC and get the Madrigal keystone.{{Ref/Reuse|Reckoning}}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:HTV EridanusII Keyframe Concept.jpg|Concept art of the planet for the TV series.
File:HTV-Homecoming-Reach For Life.png|Eridanus II in ''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''.
File:HTV-Homecoming-Keystone.png|John-117 and Dr. Halsey approach a Forerunner artifact on Eridanus II.
File:HTV UNSCTent Interior Concept 1.png|Concept art of the UNSC military base on Eridanus II.
File:HTV UNSCTent Interior Concept 2.png|Concept art of the UNSC military base on Eridanus II.
File:HTV UNSCTent Interior Concept 3.png|Concept art of the UNSC military base on Eridanus II.
File:HTV UNSCTent Interior Concept 4.png|Concept art of the UNSC military base on Eridanus II.
File:HTV UNSCTent Interior Concept 5.png|Concept art of the UNSC military base on Eridanus II.
File:HTV EridanusII DigSite Concept.jpg|Concept art of the Keystone artefact site.
</gallery>

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo: The Television Series]]''
**''[[Contact]]''
**''[[Unbound]]''
**''[[Emergence]]''
**''[[Homecoming (TV Series)|Homecoming]]''
**''[[Reckoning]]''
**''[[Solace (TV Series)|Solace]]'' {{c|Mentioned and flashback only}}

==Sources==
{{Ref/List}}
[[Category:Silver Timeline]]