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'''Gao''', known to the [[Forerunner]]s as '''Edod''', is a remote [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] in the [[Cordoba system]] that survived the [[Human-Covenant War]]. While | '''Gao''', known to the [[Forerunner]]s as '''Edod''', is a remote [[human]] [[Outer Colony]] in the [[Cordoba system]] that survived the [[Human-Covenant War]]. While nominally under the administration of the [[Unified Earth Government]], both the people and the [[Gao Republic|colonial government]] of Gao maintain a strong sense of national identity and anti-UEG sentiments are commonplace.<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', Chapter 14</ref> The planet's [[Montero]] region was home to a [[Montero Cave System|vast cavern system]] — in fact [[Covert Support Base 4276|an artificial Forerunner construct]] designed to support the [[Maginot Line]].<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', ''page 36'' (Google Play edition)</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
During the [[Insurrection]], Gao openly supported the [[Insurrectionist]]s.<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', ''page 10'' (Google Play edition)</ref> Following the [[Human-Covenant War]], Gao remained highly independence-minded and sought to strengthen its ties with nearby colonies, such as [[Venezia]], which was only nine light years away<ref>'''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]''', ''page 87''</ref> rather than the UEG.<ref name="c5">'''Halo: Last Light''', Chapter 5</ref> | |||
During the [[Insurrection]], Gao openly supported the [[Insurrectionist]]s. | |||
In [[2553#May|May 2553]], the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] [[717th Xeno-Materials Exploitation Battalion]] protected by [[Blue Team]] arrived at the planet to recover a [[Forerunner]] [[ancilla]] in the [[Montero Cave System]]. The UNSC subsequently declared the cave system off-limits to outsiders, but civilians continued to sneak into the caves anyway in search of rumored miracle cures; soon after, an increasing number of these civilians were found brutally murdered. With tensions heightening between Gao's government and the UNSC, [[Special Inspector]] [[Veta Lopis]] of the Gao [[Ministry of Protection]] was assigned with investigating the serial killer on [[2553#July|July 2, 2553]]. Meanwhile, the [[Insurrectionist]]-minded Gao politician [[Arlo Casille]] allied with the [[Covenant remnant|ex-Covenant faction]] known as the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] to prevent the UNSC from gaining control of the Forerunner technology in the caves. Seeking to drive out the UNSC forces without forcing Gao itself into a war, Casille smuggled the Keepers on the planet,<ref name="c5"/> where they attacked the UNSC research battalion, resulting in several days of fighting in the Montero region. In the end, the UNSC forces evacuated from the planet with the Forerunner AI, [[Intrepid Eye]], while destroying the Montero Cave System with a [[HAVOK tactical nuclear weapon]].<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', Chapter 28</ref> | |||
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In [[2553#May|May 2553]], the [[UNSC Marine Corps]] [[717th Xeno-Materials Exploitation Battalion]] protected by [[Blue Team]] arrived at the planet to recover a [[Forerunner]] [[ancilla]] in the [[Montero Cave System]]. The UNSC subsequently declared the cave system off-limits to outsiders, but civilians continued to sneak into the caves anyway in search of rumored miracle cures; soon after, an increasing number of these civilians were found brutally murdered. With tensions heightening between Gao's government and the UNSC, [[Special Inspector]] [[Veta Lopis]] of the Gao [[Ministry of Protection]] was assigned with investigating the serial killer on [[2553#July|July 2, 2553]]. Meanwhile, the [[Insurrectionist]]-minded Gao politician [[Arlo Casille]] allied with the [[Covenant remnant|ex-Covenant faction]] known as the [[Keepers of the One Freedom]] to prevent the UNSC from gaining control of the Forerunner technology in the caves. Seeking to drive out the UNSC forces without forcing Gao itself into a war, Casille smuggled the Keepers on the planet, | |||
==Topography== | |||
Gao is a lush, jungled planet;<ref>'''Halo: Last Light''', ''page 189'' (Google Play edition)</ref> viewed from space, the planet is largely mottled green fading to gray at both poles, which are covered by large deserts. Gao's jungles and caverns support a rich ecology with numerous native species (including [[saurio]]s, [[frilled salamander]]s, [[idjom]]s, [[jungaloon]]s, [[ribbon-snake]]s, [[no-shell snail]]s, [[speckled jungle dragon]]s and [[glowfish]]), while the planet's polar barrens are inhabited by great gray apes.<ref name="ll72">'''Halo: Last Light''', ''pages 72-73'' (Google Play edition)</ref> | |||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
The planet may be named after [[Wikipedia:Gao|a city of the same name]] in Mali. | The planet may be named after [[Wikipedia:Gao|a city of the same name]] in Mali. | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
*''[[Halo: Last Light]]'' {{1st}} | *''[[Halo: Last Light]]'' {{1st}} | ||
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' | *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' | ||
**''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition | **''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition|Limited Edition]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | *''[[Halo Mythos]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo Fractures]]'' | *''[[Halo Fractures]]'' | ||
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*''[[Halo: Retribution]]'' | *''[[Halo: Retribution]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Silent Storm]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Gao locations| ]] | [[Category:Gao locations| ]] |