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==History== | ==History== | ||
===Settling and early history=== | ===Settling and early history=== | ||
In [[2468]], the {{UNSCShip|Skidbladnir}}, a {{Class|Phoenix|colony ship}}, was used to [[Human colonies|colonize]] [[Harvest]]. After Harvest's colonization, the ''Skidbladnir'' remaining in orbit for another year to assist in the construction of the basic infrastructure for the [[Tiara]] and its [[Harvest space elevators|seven space elevators]]. Once the task was completed, the ship landed on the planet's surface and was scrapped for materials. The ship's power plant was then used to power the newly created capital city of Utgard.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2017|URL=http://www.halowars.com/| | In [[2468]], the {{UNSCShip|Skidbladnir}}, a {{Class|Phoenix|colony ship}}, was used to [[Human colonies|colonize]] [[Harvest]]. After Harvest's colonization, the ''Skidbladnir'' remaining in orbit for another year to assist in the construction of the basic infrastructure for the [[Tiara]] and its [[Harvest space elevators|seven space elevators]]. Once the task was completed, the ship landed on the planet's surface and was scrapped for materials. The ship's power plant was then used to power the newly created capital city of Utgard.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2017|URL=http://www.halowars.com/|Site=Halo Wars Official Site|Detail=(Defunct)}} | ||
At the time of [[Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE]] in [[2502]], Utgard had a small population of at least fifty thousand and the entire city was made of [[polycrete]] pre-fabs.<ref name="ch76"/> | At the time of [[Operation: KALEIDOSCOPE]] in [[2502]], Utgard had a small population of at least fifty thousand and the entire city was made of [[polycrete]] pre-fabs.<ref name="ch76"/> | ||
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A mortally wounded [[Captain]] [[Ponder]] used a fabricated "[[Covenant religion#Oracles|Oracle]]" to lure the Covenant [[cruiser]] ''[[Rapid Conversion]]'' into the sights of the city's [[mass driver]].<ref>''Halo: Contact Harvest'', p. 335</ref> The ship was disabled after two rounds and crashed. In the ensuing confusion and lifting of Covenant air superiority, a militia strike team secured the Tiara.<ref>''Halo: Contact Harvest'', p. 352</ref> The cargo freighters carrying Harvest's evacuees ascended the space elevators to the station and fled into slipspace, but only 215 freighters managed to escape.<ref>''Halo: Contact Harvest'', p. 371</ref> | A mortally wounded [[Captain]] [[Ponder]] used a fabricated "[[Covenant religion#Oracles|Oracle]]" to lure the Covenant [[cruiser]] ''[[Rapid Conversion]]'' into the sights of the city's [[mass driver]].<ref>''Halo: Contact Harvest'', p. 335</ref> The ship was disabled after two rounds and crashed. In the ensuing confusion and lifting of Covenant air superiority, a militia strike team secured the Tiara.<ref>''Halo: Contact Harvest'', p. 352</ref> The cargo freighters carrying Harvest's evacuees ascended the space elevators to the station and fled into slipspace, but only 215 freighters managed to escape.<ref>''Halo: Contact Harvest'', p. 371</ref> | ||
During the following months, the ''Rapid Conversion''{{'}}s crew repaired the ship and steadily continued the glassing of Harvest, gradually destroying the [[JOTUN]] automatons in which the remnants of the AI [[Mack]] were housed.<ref name="ch391"/> Utgard was later a location of several engagements during the [[Harvest campaign]] in [[2531]]. A [[UNSC Marine Corps]] unit, including [[Edward Buck]], was posted to the ruins of the city for six months.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/buck| | During the following months, the ''Rapid Conversion''{{'}}s crew repaired the ship and steadily continued the glassing of Harvest, gradually destroying the [[JOTUN]] automatons in which the remnants of the AI [[Mack]] were housed.<ref name="ch391"/> Utgard was later a location of several engagements during the [[Harvest campaign]] in [[2531]]. A [[UNSC Marine Corps]] unit, including [[Edward Buck]], was posted to the ruins of the city for six months.{{Ref/Site|D=01|M=6|Y=2020|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/buck|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Buck}} | ||
==Geography== | ==Geography== | ||