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{{Era|UNSC|HCW}}
{{Status|Canon}}
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{{Planet infobox
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|system=[[Kennewick system]]{{Ref/Book|Id=EN|Enc22|Page=50}}
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|species=[[Human]]
|species=[[Human]] {{C|non-native}}
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|colonized=[[2373]]{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}
|government=[[Unified Earth Government]]
|government=[[Unified Earth Government]]
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'''Ballast''' is a [[human]] [[Inner Colonies|Inner Colony]] world, governed by the [[Unified Earth Government]].<ref name="ENC300">'''[[Halo Encyclopedia]]''', ''page 300'' (2011)</ref><ref>[http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3fraggrenade '''Bungie.net's UNSC Weaponry update''']</ref> Ballast was the homeworld of Spartan [[Fred-104|Frederic-104]].<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/frederic-104 '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Frederic-104'']</ref> [[Vallejo]] is a city on the world, where the car manufacturing company [[Kabord]] was originally based out of.<ref name="canon fodder">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-hog-on-the-horizon '''Halo Waypoint''': ''Canon Fodder - Hog on the Horizon'']</ref>
'''Ballast''' is a [[human]] [[Inner Colonies|Inner Colony]] [[planet|world]], governed by the [[Unified Earth Government]].{{Ref/Book|Id=ENC300|Enc11|Page=300}}{{Ref/Site|URL=http://halo.bungie.net/projects/halo3/content.aspx?link=h3fraggrenade|Site=Bungie.net|Page=The M9 Frag Grenade|D=31|M=01|Y=2021|LocalArchive=Machines, Materiel and Munitions from the Human-Covenant Conflict, 2525 - Present/M9}}
 
==Overview==
===Topography===
====Locations====
*[[Havenwinter]]
*[[Vallejo]]
 
===Known residents===
*[[Frederic-104|Frederic Ellsworth]] - [[SPARTAN-II program|SPARTAN-II]]{{Ref/Site|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/frederic-104|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Frederic-104|D=30|M=07|Y=2021}}


==History==
==History==
During the [[Human-Covenant War]], the world was [[Battle of Ballast|attacked]] by the [[Covenant]]. During the course of the battle, it is rumored that the [[UNSC Armed Forces|UNSC Defense Force]] succeeded in defeating the Covenant, although it is possible that the rumor was created by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] to raise morale.<ref name="ENC300"/> The colony was apparently still intact during the [[Battle for Earth]], as evidenced by active transports from the colony to the [[Quito Space Tether]].<ref>'''[[Halo 3]]''', multiplayer level, ''[[Orbital]]''</ref>  
===Colonization===
In [[2373]], [[human]]ity arrived in the [[Kennewick system]] and [[Human colonies|established]] Ballast as an [[Inner Colonies|Inner Colony]] [[planet|world]] under the jurisdiction of the [[Unified Earth Government]].{{Ref/Reuse|EN}}
 
===Human-Covenant War===
Prior to [[2552]] but during the [[Human-Covenant War]], an operation on Ballast took place, where the [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers|ODST]] [[Gretchen Ketola]] lost her leg when she stepped an [[Insurrectionist]] landmine.{{Ref/Book|Id=Enc22p97|Enc22|Page=97}}
 
In [[2550]],{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} Ballast was [[Battle of Ballast|attacked]] by the [[Covenant]]. During the course of the battle, a rumor that the [[UNSC Armed Forces|UNSC Defense Force]] succeeded in defeating the Covenant began circulating, although many thought it possible that the rumor was created by the [[Office of Naval Intelligence]] to raise morale.{{Ref/Reuse|ENC300}} Regardless of the rumors, Ballast did indeed escape being [[Glassing|glassed]]{{Ref/Reuse|EN}} and the colony still intact during the [[Battle for Earth]] in late 2552, as evidenced by active transports from the colony to the [[Quito Space Tether]].{{Ref/Map|H3|Orbital}}
 
===Post-war===
After the war, as part of [[Project ALOHA-19]], an [[Acheron Security]] AI memory matrix containment and display module was shipped from [[Havenwinter]] on Ballast to [[UNSC Transit Dock L22]] on [[Luna]], and from there to an [[Outpost Discovery]] on [[Earth]].<ref name="outpost">''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]''</ref>


After the war, as part of [[Project ALOHA-19]], an [[Acheron Security]] A.I. memory matrix containment and display module was shipped from [[Havenwinter]] on Ballast to [[UNSC Transit Dock L22]] on [[Luna]], and from there to an [[Outpost Discovery]] on [[Earth]].<ref name="outpost">'''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'''</ref>
==Government and society==
===Economy===
The car manufacturing company [[Kabord]] was originally based out of [[Vallejo]], a [[city]] on the world,{{Ref/Site|Id=canon fodder|URL=https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/canon-fodder-hog-on-the-horizon|Site=Halo Waypoint|Page=Canon Fodder - Hog on the Horizon|D=30|M=07|Y=2021}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
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==List of appearances==
==List of appearances==
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo 3]]'' {{Fm}}
*''[[Halo: Helljumper]]'' {{C|Flashback only}}
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' {{Im}}
*''[[Halo: Glasslands]]'' {{Im}}
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
*''[[Halo 5: Guardians]]''
**''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition|Limited Edition]]'' {{Mo}}
**''[[Halo 5: Guardians Limited Edition dossiers|Limited Edition dossiers]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' {{Mo}}
*''[[Halo: Outpost Discovery]]'' {{Mo}}


==Sources==
==Sources==
<references/>
{{Ref/Sources}}


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