Draco III

Draco III, often simply referred to as Draco, was a human colony world governed by the Unified Earth Government, known to be very peaceful and idyllic. The capital city of Draco III is New Albany. Draco III was the homeworld of Edward Buck.

History
Draco III was invaded by the Covenant in 2545. Upon conquering the planet, the Covenant captured and gathered many human survivors, including much of the planet's civilian population, who were then massacred by Unggoy and Kig-Yar. The planet was partially glassed by the Covenant, although most of the world remained intact. After witnessing this massacre via satellite uplink, the SPARTAN-IIs destroyed the occupying Covenant forces. After the invasion, the planet remained uninhabited for the rest of the Human-Covenant War, but was eventually resettled by 2554 when New Albany was rebuilt by new colonists. The reclaimed colony was one of the first in the UNSC's renewed effort to reestablish contact with the colonies they had lost contact with or control of over the course of the war.

In 2554, Draco III was the site of insurrectionist activity when the United Rebel Front attempted to invade the planet by occupying New Albany, taking hostages and precipitating a standoff between themselves and the ruling UEG. The UNSC responded militarily, with the ODSTs of Alpha-Nine under the command of Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck and a team of SPARTAN-IVs led by Sarah Palmer among the responders. The combined UNSC forces eliminated the majority of URF soldiers throughout the city, cornering the rebels in New Albany's capital building where they had established a command post. The UNSC succeeded in retaking the building and killing all of the rebels, but at the cost of some soldiers, including Alpha-Nine's "rookie".

By 2558, the UNSC was offering flights once again to New Albany.

Government and society
The Draco III's head of state, at least prior to the Covenant attack, was a president; the Draco III colonial government was presumably a presidential democracy.

Locations

 * Lombard
 * Karnak
 * Leeward's
 * New Albany
 * Draco III capitol building
 * Draco Mercy
 * Gold Sea

List of appearances

 * Halo: The Fall of Reach
 * Halo: New Blood