Draco III rebellion

In 2554, an aggressive rebellion took place on the Unified Earth Government colony planet of Draco III, instigated by the United Rebel Front.

Prelude
In 2545, the human colony of Draco III was invaded by the Covenant. The attack resulted in the massacre of most Draconians when the planet's residents were rounded up and slaughtered by starving Kig-Yar and Unggoy soldiers. In response, SPARTAN-IIs were sent to the planet and wiped out all Covenant forces. Since Draco III was used as a hunting ground by the Covenant, the planet was not completely glassed. After the Human-Covenant War ended in 2552, some humans attempted to resettle on Draco III with the Unified Earth Government's permission. With no military force on the planet and only a small population of colonists, the United Rebel Front attempted to declare Draco III's independence from the UEG.

The rebellion
The United Rebel Front took control of Draco III's capitol building located in New Albany, Lombard and barricaded themselves inside of the building. URF Captain Ingridson took command of the uprising from inside the capitol building. A majority of Draco III's new colonists were not pleased with the URF's violent attempt at seceding from the UEG. The UNSC's Office of Naval Intelligence recognized that Draco III held strategic importance to the Unified Earth Government's mission to reclaim the colonies that were lost during the Covenant War. In response, ONI Captain Veronica Dare sent in Orbital Drop Shock Trooper squad Alpha-Nine, led by Gunnery Sergeant Edward Buck, to retake the capitol building and eliminate Ingridson. The capitol building was the best-built structure on the planet, and was impermeable to most ordnance. Regardless, ONI ordered the ODSTs to leave New Albany as intact as possible, to prevent the URF from using the destruction of a city as propaganda against the UEG. When Alpha-Nine—consisting of Buck, Taylor "Dutch" Miles, Kojo "Romeo" Agu, Michael "Mickey" Crespo, and the Rookie—entered the capitol building, they made their way to its legislature chamber. After using explosives to blast their way through, the squad's entrance was promptly closed by the insurgents as they passed through. Buck sent the Rookie to enter an emergency door, but he was captured and shot in the shoulder by the URF soldiers. They dragged him up to the presidential balcony, which was protected by energy shielding. Ingridson, holding her pistol to the Rookie's head, threatened to execute him if the ODSTs did not surrender. As a stand-off ensured, Spartan Sarah Palmer offered Buck some assistance.

List of appearances

 * Halo: New Blood