Asmara

Asmara was a human colony world in an unspecified system. Early in the Human-Covenant War, it was glassed by the Covenant.

Known residents

 * Carlo Hoya - Future SPARTAN-IV who escaped the planet alongside his family as refugees.

Human-Covenant war
Sometime after the start of the Human-Covenant War and prior to 2530, Asmara was discovered and attacked by the Covenant. Gage Yevgenny's team of Orbital Drop Shock Troopers was involved in the defense of the planet. One ODST to die in the battle was Mason, after a Sangheili speared him along with ten other ODSTs with an Energy Sword before Gage got off a near point-blank shot with a missile launcher. Ultimately, the United Nations Space Command would be unable to repel the invaders from Asmara and the world was glassed.

Trivia
The colony is likely named for the city of Asmara, the capital of Eritrea.

List of appearances

 * Halo: Evolutions
 * Dirt
 * Halo: Reach
 * Data pads