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{{Planet infobox | {{Planet infobox | ||
|name=Sigma Octanus IV | |name=Sigma Octanus IV | ||
|image=[[File: | |image=[[File:Invasion; Sigma Octanus IV.jpg|300px]] | ||
|system=[[Sigma Octanus system]] | |system=[[Sigma Octanus system]] | ||
|body=[[Sigma Octanus]] | |body=[[Sigma Octanus]] | ||
|position=Fourth planet | |position=Fourth planet | ||
|moon(s)= | |moon(s)=One<ref name="for188"/> | ||
|diameter= | |diameter= | ||
|gravity= | |gravity= | ||
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|yearlength= | |yearlength= | ||
|atmosphere= | |atmosphere= | ||
|composition= | |||
|temperature= | |temperature= | ||
|demonym= | |demonym= | ||
|species=[[Human]] | |species=[[Human]] | ||
|population=17 million | |population=17 million<ref name="for144"/> | ||
|colonized= | |colonized= | ||
|government=[[Unified Earth Government]] | |government=[[Unified Earth Government]] | ||
|hideb=yes | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|Should'a been on Sigma O4 by now. Nothing but blue skies, beaches and college girls.|UNSC | {{Quote|Should'a been on Sigma O4 by now. Nothing but blue skies, beaches and college girls.|UNSC Trooper<ref>'''[[Halo.Bungie.Org]]''', [http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1132258 community forum]</ref>}} | ||
'''Sigma Octanus IV''', located in the [[Sigma Octanus | '''Sigma Octanus IV''', located in the [[Sigma Octanus System|Sigma Octanus star system]] in [[FLEETCOM Sector Three]],<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 214''</ref> is a [[human]] colony planet with one [[natural satellite]].<ref name="for188">'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 188''</ref> It features a warm, humid atmosphere, and much of the planet is a dense jungle.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', "chapter 20"</ref><ref name="for233">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''pages 233-234''</ref> [[Franklin Mendez]], the head instructor for both the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]] and [[SPARTAN-III program|SPARTAN-III]] programs, was born on Sigma Octanus on [[2492|March 21, 2492]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/chief-mendez '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Franklin Mendez'']</ref> | ||
== | ==History== | ||
60,000 years prior to human colonization, a meteor containing a [[Sigma Octanus IV Artifact|Forerunner artifact]] crashed on the planet on [[57,448 B.C.E.]]. It was later discovered by humanity and was placed on display in the [[Côte d'Azur Museum of Natural History]].<ref name="for233"/> | |||
= | Some time prior to [[2552]], the [[Unified Earth Government]] colonised the planet, and prior to the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]], it had a population of nearly seventeen million citizens. The human colonists found the atmospheric conditions to be perfect for growing warm weather crops, giving rise to the many [[rice]] fields around [[Côte d'Azur]].<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', "chapter 20"</ref><ref name="for144">'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 144''</ref> UNSC personnel considered it to be a desirable location for leave owing to the weather and beaches.<ref>'''[[Halo.Bungie.Org]]''', [http://carnage.bungie.org/haloforum/halo.forum.pl?read=1132258 community forum]</ref> | ||
In the July of 2552, the [[Battle of Sigma Octanus IV]] began with the invasion of the crusading alien faction, the [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]]. One of the planet's major population centers, [[Côte d'Azur]], was attacked by Covenant ground forces and a team of Spartan IIs were deployed to find out why the Covenant were so interested in the city. The Forerunner artifact in the Museum of Natural History was being analysed by the Covenant, and the Spartans were able to retrieve it, before leveling Côte d'Azur and the Covenant presence within with a [[HAVOK Tactical Nuclear Weapon|HAVOK nuclear warhead]]. Later on, it was discovered that the Forerunner artifact contained directions to [[Installation 04]] in the form of a star map reference.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', "Epilogue", ''page 336''</ref> | |||
The assault on Sigma Octanus was a distraction to remove the Forerunner artifact, and as such, it escaped being [[glassing|glassed]] by the Covenant.<ref>'''[[i love bees]]''', [[Axon]] [[Media:alt_burgundy.ogg|alt_burgundy]]</ref> However, in addition to Côte d'Azur, at least four other cities on the planet - [[Caracas]], [[Huiren]], [[Silma]] and [[Enfield]] - were destroyed in the battle, either due to Covenant invasion or to preemptive destruction by the UNSC to deny the Covenant the objects they sought.<ref name=BRAVADO>[[Halo Waypoint]] - [http://www.halo.xbox.com/Content/assets/en-us/ONI/239409409548923768/DDR-A340021-2300-07-18-52.pdf Data Drop Two]</ref> | |||
== Locations == | |||
*[[Caracas]] | *[[Caracas]] | ||
*[[Côte d'Azur]] | *[[Côte d'Azur]] | ||
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*[[Sigma Octanus IV Grid 19 x 37]] | *[[Sigma Octanus IV Grid 19 x 37]] | ||
**[[Alpha Headquarters]] | **[[Alpha Headquarters]] | ||
==List of appearances== | ==List of appearances== | ||
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*''[[i love bees]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[i love bees]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' | *''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]'' | ||
*''[[ | *''[[ONI Candidate Assessment Program V5.02A]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Reach]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' | *''[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]'' | ||
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*''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' | *''[[Halo: Fleet Battles]]'' | ||
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' | *''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]'' | ||
**''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition | **''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition|Limited Edition]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' {{Mo}} | *''[[Halo: Ground Command]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
*''[[Halo Mythos | *''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'' {{Mo}} | ||
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
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[[Category:Sigma Octanus IV locations| ]] | [[Category:Sigma Octanus IV locations| ]] | ||
[[Category:Planets]] | [[Category:Planets]] | ||
[[Category:Human colonies]] | [[Category:Human colonies]] | ||
