Editing Tribute

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|body=[[Epsilon Eridani]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

|position=Third planet{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

|moon(s)=[[Emese]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

|diameter={{Convert|14000|km|mi|sp=us}}{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

|gravity=1.08 g{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

|colonized=[[2364|August 8, 2364]]{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

{{Quote|Welcome to Tribute. A world of opportunity.|A sign on Tribute<ref>''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]''</ref>}}

'''Tribute''', also known as '''Epsilon Eridani III''',<ref name="Halo Channel">''[[Halo Channel]]'', Encyclopedia</ref> is a [[human]] [[Inner Colonies|Inner Colony]] [[planet]] in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]], governed by the [[Unified Earth Government]]. The third planet in orbit around Epsilon Eridani, Tribute is orbited by a single [[natural satellite]] [[Emese]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} Tribute is one of the most prominent commercial [[Human colonies|colonies]] in all of [[human]]-occupied space, with a large population and thriving [[spaceport]] traffic. Its strong economy was centered around the planet's large industrial capacity.{{Ref/Book|Id=enc299|Enc11|Page=299}}<ref>''[[Halo: Contact Harvest]]'', p. 7</ref>

Tribute's fall to the [[Covenant]] in [[2552]] was considered to be one of the tragedies of the [[Human-Covenant War]], which resulted in huge economic ramifications on [[Earth]] and the surviving colonies in the post-war period. However, the planet was not completely lost and its surviving residents have begun to rebuild Tribute's once powerful economy.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

 

Its largest populated urbanized metropolis was [[Casbah City]], located in a region of past volcanic activity.<ref name="ch14">''Halo: Contact Harvest'', p. 14</ref>

*[[Tribute's ship graveyard]]

 

*[[Daniel Clayton]] - [[New Colonial Alliance]]-aligned [[UNSC Navy]] defector

*[[Carris-137|Carris R. Parnault]] - [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]]

*[[Victor Ramos]] - [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]

===Rise of humanity===

Tribute is one of the [[Epsilon Eridani system]]'s improbably high number of habitable planets, a fact that was seen as serendipitous to the early colonization efforts. Initial colonization efforts in the system faced significant challenges in marshalling political and economic support. Interest in the system's colonization potential initially focused on Tribute and [[Circumstance]], though it was [[Reach]] that would soon capture the attention of [[Unified Earth Government]] planners.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

Tribute was the second planet to be colonized by the Unified Earth Government and the [[Colonial Administration Authority]] in the Epsilon Eridani system, after its sister planet of Reach. The UEG officially records Tribute's colonization as beginning on [[2364|August 8, 2364]] when {{CAAShip|Casbah}} arrived and established the initial navigation and communication satellite constellation, though the official date of colonial establishment is contested by some. Personnel of {{CAAShip|Irbid}} claim that they had landed and begun colonization earlier, on [[2364|July 24, 2364]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

====Insurrection====

Tribute was one of the major focus points of [[Operation: TREBUCHET]] in [[2524]], where forces of the [[United Nations Space Command]] operated against [[insurrectionist]] bomb cells hiding throughout the colony. At least one [[battalion]] of [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]] were involved in operations on the planet, supported by [[UNSC corvette|corvette]] {{UNSCShip|Bum Rush}} and flights of [[AV-14 Hornet]]s. Due to the increasing amount of [[civilian]] casualties and injuries caused by the insurrectionists, numerous [[combat support hospital]]s were built on Tribute as a form of aid and relief.<ref>''Halo: Contact Harvest'', p. 81</ref> The UNSC's initial efforts to root out the insurgents failed spectacularly, triggering a wave of bombings, assassinations, and UNSC raids in urban areas that led to massive numbers of civilian casualties.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

One of the missions involved [[Staff Sergeant]]s [[Avery Johnson]] and [[Nolan Byrne]], who led two [[squad]]s of Marines in a raid on a rebel bomb shop in a town nearby [[Casbah City]]. During the raid, the squads discovered that the explosives were mixed into the tires of a truck headed for Casbah. The Marines tracked the truck to a [[Jim Dandy]] restaurant in the [[city]], eventually resulting in a hostage situation.{{Ref/Reuse|ch14}} Three members of Byrne's team, as well as thirty-eight civilians, were killed in the restaurant when a rebel detonated a bomb during the event. Byrne was critically injured in the explosion and Johnson was lightly wounded.<ref>''Halo: Contact Harvest'', p. 20</ref> The insurrectionists on Tribute initially enjoyed tacit support from the population, though as violence escalated it quickly became clear to Tribute's population that the rebels were not the romantic freedom fighters imagined by many and their popular support quickly waned. Although periodic outbreaks of violent rebellions continued for over a decade, the destruction of the [[Outer Colonies]] and draconian restrictions on inter-system transport effectively cut off the Tribute rebels from any outside support as the [[Human-Covenant War]] began. A handful of insurgents remained active on Tribute throughout the Human-Covenant War, apparently convinced that the war against the [[Covenant|Covenant Empire]] was simply a plot by the UEG to shore up support in the colonies, at least until the Covenant arrived on Tribute.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

Between 2524 and [[2525]], [[Captain]] [[James Cutter]] had an extramarital affair with a woman on Tribute. This liaison produced a son, [[Daniel Clayton]].<ref name="HE5">''[[Halo: Escalation]]'', [[Halo: Escalation Issue 5|Issue #5]]</ref>

{{Main|Battle for Tribute}}

As the [[Fall of Reach]] began in late [[2552#July|July 2552]], the Covenant also attacked the other colonies in the system, [[Battle for Tribute|including Tribute]]. Despite the efforts of UNSC ground forces and the [[Epsilon Eridani Fleet]], the Covenant eventually gained the upper hand in the Battle for Tribute and began targeting population and industrial centers for [[orbital bombardment]].{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} The [[UNSC Navy]] [[fleet]] charged with evacuating the colony's populace suffered ninety percent losses.<ref>''[[Halo 3: ODST]]'', "Dutch" Firefight Character Profile</ref> [[Jiralhanae]] forces began to land on the planet in force, though stiff UNSC and civilian resistance left their [[pack]]s bloodier than their [[Jiralhanae Chieftain|chieftains]] had anticipated. However, the Covenant gained uncontested control of the skies and Tribute's orbit; there was little the UNSC could do to save the colony.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

Several [[SPARTAN programs|Spartans]] were deployed to Casbah City to assist the evacuation effort, resulting in the deaths of an entire [[SPARTAN-III Program|SPARTAN-III]] team.<ref>''[[Halo 4]]'', multiplayer map, [[Landfall]]</ref> At least one platoon of the [[105th Shock Troops Division]] was also deployed to the city of [[Jaeraub]].<ref name="HOD">''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' - [[Hall of History]] - MA5D assault rifle exhibit</ref> The colony remained under siege by the Covenant fleet for some time. During the battle, [[Team Black]] was sent to [[Verge]] on a mission to destroy a Covenant [[beacon]] that was mining [[Helium|helium-3]] to provide energy for the fleet blockading Tribute.<ref>''[[Halo: Evolutions]]'', "[[Blunt Instruments]]", p. 194</ref> Although they were successful, Tribute was eventually partially [[glassing|glassed]] by the Covenant.<ref name="h4evg">''[[Halo 4: The Essential Visual Guide]]'', p. 177</ref> Ironically, Tribute's "survival" was due to interference from the Covenant's [[Prophet of Truth|High Prophets of Truth]] and [[Prophet of Regret|Regret]], who both began to consolidate their loyal forces once [[Installation 04]] was discovered on [[2552|September 19, 2552]]. The few remaining Covenant ships at Tribute targeted human forces when able, with little interest, but otherwise simply waited for new orders and began moving orbital wreckage in preparation for a renewed campaign of the glassing of Tribute. However, when the [[Great Schism]] began on [[2552#November|November 3, 2552]], the Jiralhanae and [[Sangheili]] vessels then fought each other in orbit over Tribute and across the planet's skies. As the Covenant civil war led to the destruction of most Covenant vessels, Tribute's [[human]] survivors could only look on in confusion.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

Tribute was not completely razed or glassed by the Covenant during the battle on the planet,{{Ref/Reuse|universe}} allowing humans to continue living on its surface.<ref>''[[Halo: First Strike]] (2010)'', [[Tug o' War]]</ref><ref>''Halo 4'', multiplayer map, [[Skyline (level)|Skyline]]</ref> However, all of its major cities were almost completely destroyed and few industrial sites survived unscathed. Over half of the population was killed in the battle and [[Earth]] was unable to spare any immediate assistance with colonies of the [[Sol system]] in ruins. Nevertheless, the colony survived, and enough infrastructure remained intact that survivors began rebuilding the ecology and economy.{{Ref/Reuse|universe}}

A series of ship graveyards continued to orbit the planet's northern pole; these graveyards served as the testing ground for the [[MJOLNIR Powered Assault Armor/Deadeye|MJOLNIR Deadeye]] variant.<ref name="Armory">''Halo 4'', MJOLNIR/Deadeye armor description</ref> At some point, prototypes of the [[Visor color|Rex VISR]] were tested by [[UNSC Marine Corps|UNSC Marines]] units to track down [[Jiralhanae]] holdouts on the planet. The wreckage of the {{Pattern|Ceudar|heavy corvette}} ''[[Supplication of Purity]]'', downed during the war, would be recovered from the planet and later displayed at [[Outpost Discovery]].<ref>''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' - [[Covenant Escape]]</ref> Between [[2555]] and [[2558]], Region One of [[Central Command]] entered [[Operation: SENTRY|negotiations]] with [[Covenant fleet]] remnants, with [[Olympia Vale]] serving as an advisor.<ref name="H5GLtd">''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition]]'', Spartan Locke's Classified Orders</ref> By 2558, Tribute is now home to major shipbuilding yards of the UNSC Navy, building a new generation of [[warship]]s along with the shipyards orbiting [[Mars]]. In addition, a new [[slipstream space]] route between Epsilon Eridani and Sol was discovered and established as a trade route, with the minor [[Outer Colony]] of [[Ruthersburg]] providing metals and rare earths to both Tribute and Mars.<ref name="buzz generating">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-buzz-generating ''Halo Waypoint'': Canon Fodder - Buzz Generating]</ref>

*''[[Halo 3: ODST Pre-mission Evaluation]]'' {{Mo}}

**''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition dossiers|Limited Edition dossiers]]'' {{Mo}}

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