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The '''Outer Colonies''' are the most recent [[human]]-colonized planets. Until the [[Human-Covenant War]], disorder and rebellion reigned supreme. The majority of the Outer Colonies were | The '''Outer Colonies''' are the most recent [[human]]-colonized planets. Until the [[Human-Covenant War]], disorder and rebellion reigned supreme. The majority of the Outer Colonies were glassed by the [[Covenant]] during the [[Human-Covenant war|war]].<ref name="glassed">''[[Halo: First Strike]]'', pages 98/99: ''And what did the citizens of the Outer Colonies think? Those who hadn't fled to remote outposts and hidden privateer bases weren't in any position to make trouble. The Covenant didn't take prisoners.''</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Many of the Outer Colonies contained dangerous atmospheres, and some, such as [[Eridanus II]] had to have their environments controlled through artificial means. | Many of the Outer Colonies contained dangerous atmospheres, and some, such as [[Eridanus II]] had to have their environments controlled through artificial means. | ||
During the [[Human-Covenant War]], many Outer Colonies were | During the [[Human-Covenant War]], many Outer Colonies were glassed.<ref name="glassed"/> Beginning in [[2525]], [[Harvest]] was the first world to [[Battle of Harvest|fall]] to the Covenant's genocidal wrath. By [[2535]], with the [[Battle of Jericho VII|destruction]] of [[Jericho VII]], most Outer Colonies had been lost. By [[2552]], though some Outer Colonies still remained in UNSC hands, most were small and rather insignificant worlds. The four significant colonies still under UNSC control lived in constant fear of [[Covenant]] invasion. | ||
==Known Worlds== | ==Known Worlds== | ||
*[[Eridanus II]] - ''' | *[[Eridanus II]] - '''Glassed by [[Covenant]] in [[2530]]''' | ||
*[[Jericho VII]] - ''' | *[[Jericho VII]] - '''Glassed by [[Covenant]] in [[2535]]''' | ||
*[[Chi Ceti IV]] - '''Abandoned in [[2525]]''' | *[[Chi Ceti IV]] - '''Abandoned in [[2525]]''' | ||
*[[Harvest]] - ''' | *[[Harvest]] - '''Glassed by [[Covenant]] in [[2525]]''' | ||
*[[Biko]] - ''' | *[[Biko]] - '''Glassed, date Unknown''', before 2534 | ||
*[[Victoria]] - '''Status Unknown, possibly held by the UNSC''' | *[[Victoria]] - '''Status Unknown, possibly held by the UNSC''' | ||