Editing Site Ricochet

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[[File:HW2-Sentry.jpg|300px|thumb|Site Ricochet on the Ark.]]
'''Site Ricochet''' is a location on [[Installation 00]], a [[Forerunner]] megastructure situated outside of the [[Milky Way]]. The location is the site of numerous crashed [[Covenant cruiser]]s downed during the [[space combat]] between the [[Covenant]] and the [[Covenant separatists|separatist]]-[[United Nations Space Command]] alliance in the [[Battle of Installation 00|final battle]] of the [[Human-Covenant War]] in [[2552]].{{Ref/Game|Id=PL|HW2|Phoenix Logs|Detail=Sentry}}{{Ref/Novel|Id=Fireside|Halo: Fireside}}

During the [[Second Ark Conflict]] of [[2559]], the [[Banished]] sought to establish a salvage [[Banished outpost|outpost]] at the site, even despite the presence of the heavy scarring of the landscape. When pointed out by [[Jato 'Ratum]] and the [[Unggoy]] contingent of the expedition on May 21 of that year,{{Ref/Reuse|Fireside}} the [[Jiralhanae]] leaders of the operation dismissed the concerns of their underlings - merely considering any hunches to be fear of the "''ghosts of the old war''". Once they began to deploy their [[Banished Harvester|harvesters]] and [[Banished Power Extractor|power extractors]], a [[Forerunner]] defensive construct awoke from under the landscape and began to fire upon the Banished forces.{{Ref/Reuse|PL}}{{Ref/Reuse|Fireside}}

At this time, the site had also been earmarked by {{UNSCShip|Spirit of Fire}} forces as a potential site of interest, and the [[Firestorm Battle Group]] deployed by [[Captain (NAVCOM)|Captain]] [[James Cutter]] to scout the area to determine whether it would necessitate a dedicated assault force. The UNSC expedition was led by [[Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Morgan Kinsano]], consisting of numerous [[M12F Flame Warthog]]s, [[M808S Scorpion]]s, and [[AV-14 Hornet]]s - including scout teams [[Scout Team Nawal|Nawal]] and [[Scout Team Wajikol|Wajikol]]. The team arrived at the site in time to observe the Forerunner construct's awakening, and watched as it fired upon the Banished forces - leaving all but the [[Sangheili]] Jato 'Ratum dead. Kinsano reported that the site would not be of use to either the Banished or UNSC forces on the Ark, and was thus recalled to [[Echo Base]] due to incoming intel reports of a Banished attack on [[Fort Jordan (location)|Fort Jordan]].{{Ref/Reuse|Fireside}}

Jato 'Ratum successfully escaped Site Ricochet to report his findings to Banished commanders on the Ark,{{Ref/Reuse|PL}} and was ultimately one of the few chosen to join [[Atriox]]'s [[Exodus Guard]] to escort the [[Warmaster]] back to [[Reach]]. During the [[Battle for Zeta Halo]], 'Ratum noted that Forerunner megastructures were prone to house defenders beneath their surface.{{Ref/Game|HI|Audio log (Halo Infinite)#Outpost Intel 9|Banished Audio log|Detail=Outpost Intel #09 - Unnatural Defenses}}

==Trivia==
Site Ricochet is the in-universe location of the ''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' multiplayer map [[Sentry]]. The site name is in itself a reference to the early in-development name for Sentry, which was called Ricochet up until the ''[[Halo Wars 2 Open Beta]]''.{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.artstation.com/artwork/y3oQO|Site=ArtStation|Page=Halo Wars 2 Concept Art|Detail=Map loading screen original filename <code>ui-feloadingscreen-ricochet-8-310316.jpg</code>|D=28|M=03|Y=2022}}

==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo Wars 2]]'' {{1st}}
*''[[Halo: Fireside]]'' {{Fn}}

==Sources==
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[[Category:Installation 00 locations]]