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'''Eremus''', | '''Jericho VII''', also known as '''Eremus''',<ref name="Dispatch">[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/news/discovery-dispatch-february-21-2019 ''Halo Waypoint'' - ''Discovery Dispatch'']</ref> was a lightly populated [[human colony]] world located in the [[Lambda Serpentis system]]. The world contained a biosphere suitable for human life, characterized by vast green oceans and rolling plains of palm grass. [[Natural satellite]]s included four silver-colored moons.<ref>'''[[Halo: The Fall of Reach]]''', ''page 8'' (2001 edition); ''page 22'' (2010 edition)</ref> [[Jameson Locke]]<ref>[https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/universe/characters/jameson-locke ''Halo Waypoint'': ''Jameson Locke'']</ref> and [[Owen-B096]]<ref name="HBB17">''[[Halo: Battle Born]]'', Chapter 17</ref> were born on the planet. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
In [[2525]], [[ | In [[2525]], [[Spartan-II]]s were dispatched to Jericho VII to suppress [[Insurrectionist|rebel]] factions on the planet.<ref>'''Halo: The Fall of Reach''', ''page 103'' (2001 edition); ''page 125'' (2010 edition)</ref> Around the same time, [[Orbital Drop Shock Troopers]] were also sent to put down Insurrection forces and remained on Jericho VII for over 131 days.<ref>'''[[Halo 4: Forward Unto Dawn]]''', ''Part 1''</ref> | ||
During the [[Human-Covenant War]], Jericho VII was found and attacked by the [[Covenant]] as early as [[2532]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 70''</ref> The planet was [[Glassing|glassed]] via orbital bombardment in the final stages of the [[Battle of Jericho VII]] in [[2535]]. At the end of the battle, [[John-117]] asked [[De Blanc|Captain De Blanc]] for permission to watch Jericho VII being glassed. A large number of orphans from this planet enlisted for the [[SPARTAN-III program]]. Five years following the planet's fall, UNSC forces returned to the planet in [[Operation: GUARDIAN LANCE]] and recovered several Covenant artifacts that would later be studied in [[SWORD Base]] on [[Reach]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', multiplayer map ''[[Sword Base (level)|Sword Base]]''</ref> | During the [[Human-Covenant War]], Jericho VII was found and attacked by the [[Covenant]] as early as [[2532]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Ghosts of Onyx]]''', ''page 70''</ref> The planet was [[Glassing|glassed]] via orbital bombardment in the final stages of the [[Battle of Jericho VII]] in [[2535]]. At the end of the battle, [[John-117]] asked [[De Blanc|Captain De Blanc]] for permission to watch Jericho VII being glassed. A large number of orphans from this planet enlisted for the [[SPARTAN-III program]], among them [[Owen-B096]].<ref name="HBB17"/> Five years following the planet's fall, UNSC forces returned to the planet in [[Operation: GUARDIAN LANCE]] and recovered several Covenant artifacts that would later be studied in [[SWORD Base]] on [[Reach]].<ref>'''[[Halo: Reach]]''', multiplayer map ''[[Sword Base (level)|Sword Base]]''</ref> | ||
Prior to the Battle of Jericho VII, the planet had been known as the sole producer of [[Alt Burgundy]], a fine alcoholic beverage.<ref>'''http://www.ilovebees.com/outbound/alt_burgundy.wav'''</ref> | Prior to the Battle of Jericho VII, the planet had been known as the sole producer of [[Alt Burgundy]], a fine alcoholic beverage.<ref>'''http://www.ilovebees.com/outbound/alt_burgundy.wav'''</ref> | ||
