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[[File:FoundationH2.jpg|thumb|250px|The abandoned TARDS testing facility.]] | |||
The '''Tactical Autonomous Robotic Defense System''' | The '''Tactical Autonomous Robotic Defense System''' was a [[United Nations Space Command]] project. TARDS was tested in [[Industrial Zone 08]] of [[Chicago]], on the planet of [[Earth]].<ref>'''[[Halo 2]]''', multiplayer level ''[[Foundation]]''</ref> | ||
TARDS was tested in [[Industrial Zone 08]] of [[Chicago]], on the planet of [[Earth]]. | |||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*On the system's | *On the system's remnant parts the player can see "Abandon in Place" written on them, hinting that it was a failed project. | ||
*The acronym TARDS is a possible joke by [[Bungie]], as that it sounds like an abbreviation of "retards", or a reference to the "TARDIS" from ''[[Wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. | *The acronym TARDS is a possible joke by [[Bungie]], as that it sounds like an abbreviation of "retards", or a reference to the "TARDIS" from ''[[Wikipedia:Doctor Who|Doctor Who]]''. | ||
*TARDS's facility in Chicago may be a reference to the location of U.S. Robotics in the 2004 film [[Wikipedia:I, Robot (film)|''I, Robot'']]. | *TARDS's facility in Chicago may be a reference to the location of U.S. Robotics in the 2004 film [[Wikipedia:I, Robot (film)|''I, Robot'']]. |