Oban

Oban is a mountainous planet and a human colony of the Unified Earth Government.

Colonization
After the Human-Covenant War, the United Nations Space Command discovered the planet and used it as a home for millions of human refugees. Some of these refugees came from New Mombasa. The UNSC Navy maintained a presence on the planet, using it as a staging ground for a number of highly classified military exercises, including Operation: DAYBREAK, located in the highlands of Saviron.

Some time between February and August of 2558, Operation: WHITE VAN was conducted on the planet. At some point before March 2558, the Insurrectionist Daniel Clayton acquired several AC-220 Vultures and AV-22 Sparrowhawks from a sale on Oban.

Conflict on Oban
On July 16, 2558, the planet was attacked by Jul 'Mdama's Covenant and his Promethean allies. The attack was advocated by Doctor Catherine Halsey, who believed that a bold move would attract. As Halsey predicted, Infinity was deployed to the planet and Commander Sarah Palmer led a joint Spartan-UNSC Marine operation in response to the attack. The UNSC eventually repelled the attack, and only minor damage was inflicted upon a new power station halting the colonization of the planet. However, Jul's Covenant attacked Oban just to lead Infinity into a trap.



Created crisis
On October 17, 2558, a Forerunner Guardian on Oban was activated and sent to Genesis by the Created, inadvertently taking a UNSC Marine patrol along with it. Oban, along with Conrad's Point, Ursa IV, Queen Anne VI, and Adelaide, was one of the first five colonies in a 72 hour period that saw such an event. The Guardian's activation caused widespread destruction and numerous causalities on the planet.

Topography
Oban's vast continent of Saviron is home to a highlands region of mountains interspersed with high-altitude grassy terrain. By late 2558, at least one large city was located on the planet before much of it was destroyed during the Guardian's activation.

Locations

 * Saviron

Trivia
It is likely the planet is named after the Scottish town Oban.

List of appearances

 * Halo 4
 * Halo: Escalation
 * Hunt the Truth
 * Halo 5: Guardians
 * Limited Edition dossiers
 * Halo: Envoy
 * Halo: Point of Light
 * Halo: The Television Series
 * Emergence