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==History==
==History==
In [[2538]], there was an outbreak of asteroidea merozoite at the [[Barugi Preparatory Academy]]. In just thirty hours, ten thousand people at the school were infected and all but nine died shortly after. The nine survivors were all partially resistant to being infected thanks to mutations they had that resulted in variants of [[Wikipedia:thalassemia|thalassemia]]. Six with [[Wikipedia:Delta-beta thalassemia|delta-beta thalassemia]] survived for years before finally succumbing to the disease but those with gamma-thalessemia from a novel mutation did not suffer any adverse effects. The three survivors were [[Kerbasi Tuwa]], the medical officer of the academy, and his two children, [[Catalin Tuwa|Catalin]] and [[Yuso Tuwa|Yuso]]. The devastation wrought by the infection caused the academy to be shut down and by [[2541]], the entire planet was placed under biohazard quarantine (BQ). This required encircling Barugi with a net of thermonuclear [[Hornet mine]]s and blockade beacons that would alert any vessels that showed an intention to approach. The [[Barugi Incident]] was first made a matter of public record around a year after it occurred but in late [[2553]] it was mysteriously classified and compartmentalized.<ref name="R17"/>
In [[2538]], there was an asteroidea merozoite outbreak at the [[Barugi Preparatory Academy]]. In just thirty hours, ten thousand people at the school were infected and all but nine died shortly after. The nine survivors were all partially resistant to being infected thanks to mutations they had that resulted in variants of [[Wikipedia:thalassemia|thalassemia]]. Six with [[Wikipedia:Delta-beta thalassemia|delta-beta thalassemia]] survived for years before finally succumbing to the disease but those with gamma-thalessemia from a novel mutation did not suffer any adverse effects. The three survivors were [[Kerbasi Tuwa]], the medical officer of the academy, and his two children, [[Catalin Tuwa|Catalin]] and [[Yuso Tuwa|Yuso]]. The devastation wrought by the infection caused the academy to be shut down and by [[2541]], the entire planet was placed under biohazard quarantine (BQ). This required encircling Barugi with a net of thermonuclear [[Hornet mine]]s and blockade beacons that would alert any vessels that showed an intention to approach. The [[Barugi Incident]] was first made a matter of public record around a year after it occurred but in late [[2553]] it was mysteriously classified and compartmentalized.<ref name="R17"/>


In [[2553#December|December 2553]], after the murder of Admiral [[Graselyn Tuwa]] and the abduction of her family, [[Operation: RETRIBUTION]] was launched to gain revenge and recover the survivors. However, in the process, [[Veta Lopis]]' [[Ferret]] team connected the Tuwa family to the Barugi Incident and discovered that [[Intrepid Eye|someone]] was trying to weaponize asteroidea, using the Tuwa's immunity to it to culture a vaccine. The plot was seemingly foiled when Veta destroyed the [[cryo-jar]]s containing the Tuwa's organs and the bioweapon plot was exposed. However, the incident was blamed on Lieutenant [[Bartalan Craddog]] and Intrepid Eye, the true culprit, remained undetected. Intrepid Eye manipulated the final report on Operation: RETRIBUTION and [[Project SLEEPING STAR]] so that the research on asteroidea and a vaccine was moved to ''[[Argent Moon]]'' with an unlimited black budget.<ref name="Retribution">'''[[Halo: Retribution]]'''</ref>
In [[2553#December|December 2553]], after the murder of Admiral [[Graselyn Tuwa]] and the abduction of her family, [[Operation: RETRIBUTION]] was launched to gain revenge and recover the survivors. However, in the process, [[Veta Lopis]]' [[Ferret]] team connected the Tuwa family to the Barugi Incident and discovered that [[Intrepid Eye|someone]] was trying to weaponize asteroidea, using the Tuwa's immunity to it to culture a vaccine. The plot was seemingly foiled when Veta destroyed the [[cryo-jar]]s containing the Tuwa's organs and the bioweapon plot was exposed. However, the incident was blamed on Lieutenant [[Bartalan Craddog]] and Intrepid Eye, the true culprit, remained undetected. Intrepid Eye manipulated the final report on Operation: RETRIBUTION and [[Project SLEEPING STAR]] so that the research on asteroidea and a vaccine was moved to ''[[Argent Moon]]'' with an unlimited black budget.<ref name="Retribution">'''[[Halo: Retribution]]'''</ref>