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{{Quote|...our fortress among the stars.|Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]]<ref>''[[Halo: Reach ViDoc: A Spartan Will Rise]]''</ref>}} | {{Quote|...our fortress among the stars.|Dr. [[Catherine Halsey]]<ref>''[[Halo: Reach ViDoc: A Spartan Will Rise]]''</ref>}} | ||
'''Reach''', also known as '''Epsilon Eridani II''',{{Ref/Reuse|vis}} | '''Reach''', also known as '''Epsilon Eridani II''',{{Ref/Reuse|vis}}{{Ref/Generic|Halo Channel|[[Halo Channel]]|Encyclopedia}}{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=42-43}} is a [[human]] [[human colonies|colony]] [[planet|world]] in the [[Epsilon Eridani system]], located within the [[Inner Colonies]] and is the sister planet of [[Earth]] itself. At 10.5 light years from the [[Sol system]], it is located at Earth's metaphorical doorstep. Reach is the fourth largest planet in the Epsilon Eridani system, and second closest to the star Epsilon Eridani.{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}} | ||
Once home to a [[Forerunner]] presence, Reach held considerable importance to the [[United Nations Space Command]] as the nexus of its military and the site of many military-industrial facilities such as shipyards. It was also significant for being one of the largest producers of [[titanium]], which is plentiful on the planet. Though most commonly recognized for its status as a military world, Reach was also humanity's most populous colony world,<ref name="ch32">''Halo: Contact Harvest'', Chapter 1, p. 32</ref> its [[civilian]] population living in its preplanned [[city|cities]] or defying the planet's harsh nature in sturdy [[Kiva|pioneer settlements]].{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}} It was considered a center for civilian enterprise and logistical hub.<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', Human Colonization of Space, p. 42-43 (2009 & 2011 edition)</ref> | Once home to a [[Forerunner]] presence, Reach held considerable importance to the [[United Nations Space Command]] as the nexus of its military and the site of many military-industrial facilities such as shipyards. It was also significant for being one of the largest producers of [[titanium]], which is plentiful on the planet. Though most commonly recognized for its status as a military world, Reach was also humanity's most populous colony world,<ref name="ch32">''Halo: Contact Harvest'', Chapter 1, p. 32</ref> its [[civilian]] population living in its preplanned [[city|cities]] or defying the planet's harsh nature in sturdy [[Kiva|pioneer settlements]].{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}} It was considered a center for civilian enterprise and logistical hub.<ref>''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]'', Human Colonization of Space, p. 42-43 (2009 & 2011 edition)</ref> | ||
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=====Ground locations===== | =====Ground locations===== | ||
*[[WHITE TOWER]] | |||
*[[Veszprém]] | |||
*[[Big Crater Bay]] | *[[Big Crater Bay]] | ||
*[[Fenyot Basin]] | *[[Fenyot Basin]] | ||
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*20 [[Orbital defense platform]]s | *20 [[Orbital defense platform]]s | ||
**At least 1 [[Moncton-class orbital weapon platform]] | **At least 1 [[Moncton-class orbital weapon platform]] | ||
** | **''[[Quezon Station]]'' | ||
*Reach orbital shipyards | *Reach orbital shipyards | ||
**[[Naval Yard AS-9]] | **[[Naval Yard AS-9]] | ||
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===Rise of humanity=== | ===Rise of humanity=== | ||
{{Main|Project OUTBOUND}} | |||
[[File:HTFoR AS - military complex.jpg|thumb|250px|The [[Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex|FLEETCOM Military Complex]] in Reach's [[Highland Mountains]].]] | [[File:HTFoR AS - military complex.jpg|thumb|250px|The [[Reach FLEETCOM Military Complex|FLEETCOM Military Complex]] in Reach's [[Highland Mountains]].]] | ||
The first planetary confirmations of Reach were made in the early 21st century.{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}} Originally colonized during humanity's first wave of extrasolar colonization in [[2362]] by the ''[[Odyssey]]''.<ref>''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'', Rise of Humanity, p. 54</ref> Reach was chosen to be the site of a colony due to its rich [[titanium]] deposits.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Fall of Reach|Chapter=8}} [[BXR Mining Corporation]] had mined these titanium reserves since the early years of colonization, and set up facilities across the planet's super-continent.<ref>''[[Defiant to the End]]''</ref> | The first planetary confirmations of Reach were made in the early 21st century.{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}} Originally colonized during humanity's first wave of extrasolar colonization in [[2362]] by the ''[[Odyssey]]''.<ref>''[[Halo Mythos: A Guide to the Story of Halo]]'', Rise of Humanity, p. 54</ref> Reach was chosen to be the site of a colony due to its rich [[titanium]] deposits.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Fall of Reach|Chapter=8}} | ||
Upon arriving, the ''Odyssey'' was deconstructed into [[terraforming]] installations and a research colony of 5,000 scientists and workers. Soon more people arrived. By [[2390]], the first wave of terraforming was done and a second major colonization effort began. The UNSC transitioned much of its administrative and technical infrastructure to the world, which was soon followed by corporate investments. This included the building of the first extrasolar shipyards, material refineries, and the planet's first [[space elevator]] at [[Veszprém]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | |||
[[BXR Mining Corporation]] had mined these titanium reserves since the early years of colonization, and set up facilities across the planet's super-continent.<ref>''[[Defiant to the End]]''</ref> | |||
By [[2490]], Reach had become the UNSC's primary naval yard and training academy; producing [[warship]]s and [[colony ship]]s and training special forces.<ref name="xbox">[http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/storyline.htm ''Xbox.com:'' Halo Storyline] (Defunct, Copy on [http://halo.bungie.org/misc/mstimeline2.html HBO Forums], [http://web.archive.org/web/20080424150226/www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/storyline.htm Wayback Machine], and [[Archive:Xbox.com/Halo/Timeline|Halopedia]])</ref> | By [[2490]], Reach had become the UNSC's primary naval yard and training academy; producing [[warship]]s and [[colony ship]]s and training special forces.<ref name="xbox">[http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/storyline.htm ''Xbox.com:'' Halo Storyline] (Defunct, Copy on [http://halo.bungie.org/misc/mstimeline2.html HBO Forums], [http://web.archive.org/web/20080424150226/www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo/storyline.htm Wayback Machine], and [[Archive:Xbox.com/Halo/Timeline|Halopedia]])</ref> | ||
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In [[2525]], the single surviving vessel of [[Battle Group 4]], the {{CMAShip|Heracles}}, returned to Reach recounting the [[First Battle of Harvest]].{{Ref/Reuse|xbox}} | In [[2525]], the single surviving vessel of [[Battle Group 4]], the {{CMAShip|Heracles}}, returned to Reach recounting the [[First Battle of Harvest]].{{Ref/Reuse|xbox}} | ||
In [[2531]], the operations of an insurrectionist saboteur cell on Reach were disrupted by a four-man team of Spartan-II supersoldiers known as [[Blue Team]].{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]|Page=36-37}} Circa the early 2530s, the mines under [[Menachite Mountain]] were active before being appropriated by [[ONI Section Three]].{{Ref/Novel|Halo: First Strike|Chapter=12}} | In [[2531]], the operations of an insurrectionist saboteur cell on Reach were disrupted by a four-man team of Spartan-II supersoldiers known as [[Blue Team]].{{Ref/Novel|[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]|Page=36-37}} Circa the early 2530s, the mines under [[Menachite Mountain]] were active before being appropriated by [[ONI Section Three]].{{Ref/Novel|Halo: First Strike|Chapter=12}} By [[2535]], a third of the planet's population was part of the military and the Epsilon Eridani system was seemingly on permanent warfooting.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
In [[2547]], plans were put in place to save machines, tools and personnel from an unknown ship manufacturer on the under [[Battle of Skopje|attack]] colony of [[Skopje]] and move them to Reach to continue the war effort.<ref>''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'', "[[Dirt]]", p. 171-172</ref> | In [[2547]], plans were put in place to save machines, tools and personnel from an unknown ship manufacturer on the under [[Battle of Skopje|attack]] colony of [[Skopje]] and move them to Reach to continue the war effort.<ref>''[[Halo: Evolutions - Essential Tales of the Halo Universe]]'', "[[Dirt]]", p. 171-172</ref> | ||
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The final attack halted [[Operation: RED FLAG]], a plan devised by the UNSC to bring an end to the war, as the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, which was already on its way to the mission, was recalled to Reach to defend the planet against the massive Covenant attack. The majority of the SPARTAN-IIs aboard the ship were dispatched to the planet's surface to protect the [[Orbital defense generator|generators]] for the [[orbital defense platform]]s,{{Ref/Novel|Halo: First Strike|Page=22}} while a small team led by [[John-117]] boarded [[Reach Station Gamma]] to secure an unprotected NAV database aboard the [[ONI]] [[UNSC prowler|prowler]] ''[[UNSC Circumference|Circumference]]''.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Fall of Reach|Page=308}} Eventually, the ''Autumn'' was one of the few ships to escape the battle.{{Ref/Level|Game=Halo: Reach|Level=[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]}} | The final attack halted [[Operation: RED FLAG]], a plan devised by the UNSC to bring an end to the war, as the {{UNSCShip|Pillar of Autumn}}, which was already on its way to the mission, was recalled to Reach to defend the planet against the massive Covenant attack. The majority of the SPARTAN-IIs aboard the ship were dispatched to the planet's surface to protect the [[Orbital defense generator|generators]] for the [[orbital defense platform]]s,{{Ref/Novel|Halo: First Strike|Page=22}} while a small team led by [[John-117]] boarded [[Reach Station Gamma]] to secure an unprotected NAV database aboard the [[ONI]] [[UNSC prowler|prowler]] ''[[UNSC Circumference|Circumference]]''.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: The Fall of Reach|Page=308}} Eventually, the ''Autumn'' was one of the few ships to escape the battle.{{Ref/Level|Game=Halo: Reach|Level=[[The Pillar of Autumn (Halo: Reach level)|The Pillar of Autumn]]}} | ||
The battle was a disaster for the numerically-inferior UNSC fleet, despite the orbital defense platforms. The Covenant glassed most of Reach with [[glassing|plasma bombardment]]. CASTLE base was destroyed after the planet's fall and the Covenant began searching for a [[Forerunner crystal]].{{Ref/Novel|Halo: First Strike|Page=145-146}} The remaining UNSC forces finally abandoned the planet during a [[Raid on Reach|small raid]] a few days later. The raid turned into a rescue operation when it was determined that [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartans]] were still alive and on Reach, resulting in the destruction of over a dozen Covenant capital ships and many of their ground forces, at the cost of four Spartan-IIs and heavy damage to a UNSC-captured [[Ascendant Justice|ship]].{{Ref/Novel|Halo: First Strike|Page=171-186}} | The battle was a disaster for the numerically-inferior UNSC fleet, despite the orbital defense platforms. The Covenant glassed most of Reach with [[glassing|plasma bombardment]]. CASTLE base was destroyed after the planet's fall and the Covenant began searching for a [[Forerunner crystal]].{{Ref/Novel|Halo: First Strike|Page=145-146}} The remaining UNSC forces finally abandoned the planet during a [[Raid on Reach|small raid]] a few days later. The raid turned into a rescue operation when it was determined that [[SPARTAN-II Program|Spartans]] were still alive and on Reach, resulting in the destruction of over a dozen Covenant capital ships and many of their ground forces, at the cost of four Spartan-IIs and heavy damage to a UNSC-captured [[Ascendant Justice|ship]].{{Ref/Novel|Halo: First Strike|Page=171-186}} Glassing of the world ceased by September 27, 2552.{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
Reach's surface received black rain for months after being glassed.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Shadows of Reach|Page=322}} | Reach's surface received black rain for months after being glassed.{{Ref/Novel|Halo: Shadows of Reach|Page=322}} | ||
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===Economy=== | ===Economy=== | ||
Reach had nine [[space elevator]]s,{{Ref/Reuse|vis}} three of which were located near the city of New Alexandria{{Ref/Level|Game=HR|Level=New Alexandria}} | Reach had nine [[space elevator]]s,{{Ref/Reuse|vis}} three of which were located near the city of New Alexandria,{{Ref/Level|Game=HR|Level=New Alexandria}} one located in the city of Manassas,{{Ref/Comic|Id=for|[[Halo: Fall of Reach]]|[[Halo: Fall of Reach - Invasion|Invasion]]}} and another located in [[Veszprém]].{{Ref/Reuse|Enc22}} | ||
Reach was the largest non-automated exporter of [[titanium]] within the human colonies.{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}} Deposits of the element could be found in abundance on the planet, sometimes breaking the surface in the form of large spires.{{Ref/FFMap|Game=Halo: Reach|Map=[[Unearthed]]}} The planet had numerous industries including [[BXR Mining Corporation|BXR]] and [[Kisvárda Metals]] invested in the mining of Titanium and other minerals such as [[wikipedia:Rhodium|Rhodium]].{{Ref/Novel|HSoR|Chapter=8}} Before the Covenant invasion, Epsilon Eridani's superior [[interstellar jump point]] had been the most active [[Slipstream space]] transfer zone (arrivals and departures) for over thirty years, with the system's inferior IJP and Sol's superior IJP regularly trading second and third place spots.{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}} | Reach was the largest non-automated exporter of [[titanium]] within the human colonies.{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}} Deposits of the element could be found in abundance on the planet, sometimes breaking the surface in the form of large spires.{{Ref/FFMap|Game=Halo: Reach|Map=[[Unearthed]]}} The planet had numerous industries including [[BXR Mining Corporation|BXR]] and [[Kisvárda Metals]] invested in the mining of Titanium and other minerals such as [[wikipedia:Rhodium|Rhodium]].{{Ref/Novel|HSoR|Chapter=8}} Before the Covenant invasion, Epsilon Eridani's superior [[interstellar jump point]] had been the most active [[Slipstream space]] transfer zone (arrivals and departures) for over thirty years, with the system's inferior IJP and Sol's superior IJP regularly trading second and third place spots.{{Ref/Reuse|bnet}} | ||