Traxus Heavy Industries

The logo of Traxus Heavy Industries.

Traxus Heavy Industries is an interplanetary human industrial company. It had facilities on Earth,^[1] Reach,^[2] and Andesia.^[3]

History[edit]

The Traxus Tower was also the main evacuation point for the city during the Siege of New Alexandria during the Fall of Reach. With the help of SPARTAN-B312, the tower's executive pad was cleared and held by the Bullfrogs to enable the evacuation.^[2] By October of 2552, Traxus was advertising in New Mombasa.^[4]

In 2556, Traxus was placed under "Active Investigation" by ONI alongside many other companies after the Sedra terrorist attack.^[5]

Sometime in either 2557 or 2558, Traxus had ads placed in the city of Pilvros, New Carthage.^[6]

Products and services[edit]

Traxus engages in a number of heavy industry enterprises. They have a stake in Wind Power Station 7 on the Zanzibar Island.^[1] The company also utilized HuCiv HC1500 trucks for ground transport.^[7] Traxus also manufactured fire extinguishers.^[8]

Vehicles[edit]

Facilities[edit]

Traxus Heavy Industries maintained a large network of warehouses on Earth to ease the storage of supplies and goods.^[9] Traxus Heavy Industries also had a few office buildings in the city of New Mombasa.^[4]

The company had facilities in the following cities and locations:

Planet	Location	Facility Name/Facility Role	Citation
Earth	Voi, EAP	Traxus Factory Complex 09	^[10]
	Voi, EAP	Traxus Factory Complex 71	^[11]
	Zanzibar Island, EAP	Wind Power Station 7	^[1]
	New Mombasa, EAP		^[4]
Reach	New Alexandria, Eposz	Traxus Tower	^[2]
Andesia	Noctus		^[3]

Production notes[edit]

The company's name is a reference to Traxus IV, an AI that went rampant in the Marathon series. The name "Traxus" is an anagram for "Art Sux" - or "Suxart" spelled backwards.^[12]

Gallery[edit]

The sign of Traxus Factory Complex 09.
Another Traxus sign outside of Factory Complex 09.
A Traxus toolbox, one of the Forge Objects on High Ground.
A Traxus HuCiv HC1500 on Reach.
Factory Complex 09.
The sign at Traxus Tower.
The Traxus Tower in the city of New Alexandria
A Traxus office building in New Mombasa.
A Traxus ad in New Mombasa.
A Traxus labeled storage tank on the Halo: Reach level The Package.
A Traxus building seen in the Halo 3: ODST reveal trailer.
A Traxus Komodo truck at the Alluvion Research Center.

List of appearances[edit]

Halo 3 (First appearance)
Halo 3: ODST
Halo: Reach
Halo 4
Halo: Nightfall (Mentioned only)
Halo 2: Anniversary
Halo 5: Guardians
Halo: Retribution (Mentioned only)
Halo Infinite

Sources[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c Halo 3, multiplayer map, Last Resort
^ ^a ^b ^c Halo: Reach, campaign level, Exodus
^ ^a ^b Halo 5: Guardians, multiplayer map, Empire
^ ^a ^b ^c Halo 3: ODST, campaign level, Mombasa Streets
^ ONI: Walk the Path
^ Halo 4, multiplayer map, Perdition
^ Halo: Reach, campaign level, The Pillar of Autumn
^ Halo Infinite, trailer, Discover Hope
^ Halo Waypoint: Earth
^ Halo 3, campaign level, The Storm
^ Halo 3, multiplayer map, Foundry
^ Twitter, Vic DeLeon (@vicdeleon): "TRAXUS is an an anagram for Art Sux/SuxArt. That’s it for today. I’ll let someone else chime in." (Retrieved on Apr 5, 2021) [archive]

[lastres-1] Halo 3, multiplayer map, Last Resort

[exo-2] Halo: Reach, campaign level, Exodus

[empire-3] Halo 5: Guardians, multiplayer map, Empire

[mombasa-4] Halo 3: ODST, campaign level, Mombasa Streets

[Halo_Nightfall-5] ONI: Walk the Path

[6] Halo 4, multiplayer map, Perdition

[7] Halo: Reach, campaign level, The Pillar of Autumn

[8] Halo Infinite, trailer, Discover Hope

[9] Halo Waypoint: Earth

[10] Halo 3, campaign level, The Storm

[11] Halo 3, multiplayer map, Foundry

[12] Twitter, Vic DeLeon (@vicdeleon): "TRAXUS is an an anagram for Art Sux/SuxArt. That’s it for today. I’ll let someone else chime in." (Retrieved on Apr 5, 2021) [archive]

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