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|name=Draco III | |name=Draco III | ||
|image= | |image=[[File:Enc22_DracoIII.jpg|300px]] | ||
|system=[[Draco system]] | |system=[[Draco system]] | ||
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|species=[[Human]] | |species=[[Human]] | ||
|population= | |population= | ||
|colonized= | |colonized=[[2439]]{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22|Enc22|Page=45}} | ||
|government=[[Unified Earth Government]] | |government=[[Unified Earth Government]] | ||
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'''Draco III''', also known simply as '''Draco''', is a [[human]] [[Human colonies|colony]] world governed by the [[Unified Earth Government]], known to be very peaceful and idyllic.<ref name="waypoint">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/buck '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Buck'']</ref> | '''Draco III''', also known simply as '''Draco''', is a [[human]] [[Human colonies|colony]] [[world]] governed by the [[Unified Earth Government]], known to be very peaceful and idyllic.<ref name="waypoint">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/buck '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Buck'']</ref> The world of [[Newsaka]] is located relatively close to Draco III.<ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 115''</ref> The capital [[city]] of Draco III is [[New Albany]].<ref name="bc91">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 91''</ref> | ||
== | ==Overview== | ||
===Topography and climate=== | |||
Draco III is a [[water]]y planet with gold-tinted oceans, a result of how the sun reflected off the waves.<ref>'''[[Halo: New Blood]]''', ''page 97'' (Google Play edition)</ref> [[Naeori]] and [[ice shark]]s are two aquatic animals native to Draco III's seas.<ref name="nb15">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 15-17'' (Google Play edition)</ref><ref>'''Halo: New Blood''', ''page 87'' (Google Play edition)</ref> | |||
====Locations==== | |||
==Locations== | |||
*[[Lombard]] | *[[Lombard]] | ||
**[[Karnak]] | **[[Karnak]] | ||
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***[[Draco Mercy]] | ***[[Draco Mercy]] | ||
*[[Gold Sea]] | *[[Gold Sea]] | ||
===Known residents=== | |||
*[[Buck family]] | |||
**[[Edward Buck]] - [[SPARTAN-IV program|SPARTAN-IV]]{{Ref/Reuse|Field Guide}}{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} | |||
==History== | |||
===Rise of humanity=== | |||
When the planet was first colonized, the native [[naeori]] survived the [[Unified Earth Government]]'s [[terraforming]] process by hiding deep beneath the surface of Draco III's water bodies.{{Ref/Reuse|nb15}} Shortly before the [[Human-Covenant War]], an assassination attempt on Draco III's president occurred in [[New Albany]]'s [[Draco III capitol building|capitol building]]. While the assassination attempt had failed, transparent [[energy shielding]] was installed to protect the presidential balcony.<ref name="nb22">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 22-24'' (Google Play edition)</ref> | |||
===Human-Covenant war=== | |||
Draco III was [[Invasion of Draco III|invaded]] by the [[Covenant]] in [[2545]].<ref name="EVG">'''[[Halo: The Essential Visual Guide]]''', ''page 26''</ref> The Covenant initially assaulted the planet from orbit, destroying a majority of Draco III's defenses.{{Ref/Reuse|nb15}} Upon conquering the planet, the Covenant captured and gathered many human survivors, including much of the planet's civilian population, who were then massacred by starving [[Unggoy]] and [[Kig-Yar]].{{Ref/Reuse|EVG}} The planet was partially [[glassing|glassed]] by the Covenant, although most of the world remained intact; the Covenant chose to use the planet as a hunting ground, rather than [[orbital bombardment|bombard]] Draco's surface from orbit.<ref name="nb18">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 17-18'' (Google Play edition)</ref> After witnessing this massacre via satellite uplink, the [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-IIs]] destroyed the occupying Covenant forces.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''pages 184-185'' (2001 edition); ''page 212'' (2010 edition)</ref> After the invasion, the planet remained uninhabited for the rest of the [[Human-Covenant War]].<ref name="enc300">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia (2009 edition)]]''', ''page 300'' (2011 edition)</ref> | |||
===Post-war=== | |||
It was eventually resettled by [[2554]] when New Albany was rebuilt by new colonists. The reclaimed colony was one of the first in the [[UNSC]]'s renewed effort to re-establish contact with the colonies they had lost contact with or control of over the course of the war. The [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] judged that Draco III held strategic importance in this effort.{{Ref/Reuse|nb18}} | |||
In [[2554]], Draco III was the site of [[insurrectionist]] activity when the [[United Rebel Front]] attempted to [[Draco III rebellion|invade]] the planet and declare its independence from the UEG by occupying New Albany, taking hostages, and precipitating a stand-off between themselves and the ruling UEG. The UNSC responded militarily, with the [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] of [[Alpha-Nine]] under the command of Gunnery Sergeant [[Edward Buck]] and a team of [[SPARTAN-IV]]s led by [[Sarah Palmer]] among the responders.{{Ref/Reuse|nb22}} The combined UNSC forces eliminated the majority of URF soldiers throughout the city, cornering the rebels in New Albany's capitol building where they had established a command post. The UNSC succeeded in retaking the building and killing all of the rebels, but at the cost of some soldiers, including Alpha-Nine's [[Jonathan Doherty|"rookie"]].<ref name="nb93">'''Halo: New Blood''', ''pages 93-96'' (Google Play edition)</ref> | |||
By [[2558]], the UNSC was offering flights once again to New Albany.<ref>'''[[Halo 4]]''', multiplayer map, ''[[Skyline (level)|Skyline]]''</ref> | |||
==Government and society== | ==Government and society== | ||
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