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The planet was a [[UNSC]] [[Outer Colonies|outer colony]] prior to the [[Human-Covenant War]] with [[Scyllion]] being its capital. As the war escalated martial law was declared in [[2533]] and led to [[Insurrectionist]] [[Scyllion Warehouse District Riot|rioting in the capital]] the following year. The colony was [[Battle of Charybdis IX|destroyed]] shortly after by the [[Covenant]].<ref>[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]</ref> | The planet was a [[UNSC]] [[Outer Colonies|outer colony]] prior to the [[Human-Covenant War]] with [[Scyllion]] being its capital. As the war escalated martial law was declared in [[2533]] and led to [[Insurrectionist]] [[Scyllion Warehouse District Riot|rioting in the capital]] the following year. The colony was [[Battle of Charybdis IX|destroyed]] shortly after by the [[Covenant]].<ref>[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]]</ref> | ||
A joint [[ONI]] and [[UNSC Navy]] operation to the colony in [[2535]] was one of then-[[Lieutenant (J.G.)]] [[Jacob Keyes]]' first assignments. He killed his first human, an [[Insurrectionist]] leader, during the riots.<ref>[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]], page 198</ref> He | A joint [[ONI]] and [[UNSC Navy]] operation to the colony in [[2535]] was one of then-[[Lieutenant (J.G.)]] [[Jacob Keyes]]' first assignments. He killed his first human, an [[Insurrectionist]] leader, during the riots.<ref>[[Halo: The Cole Protocol]], page 198</ref> He eventually recalled and lost this memory while infected by the [[Proto-Gravemind|Proto-Gravemind Flood entity]].<ref>[[Halo: The Flood]]</ref> | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*[[Wikipedia:Charybdis|Charybdis]] was the daughter of the god [[Wikipedia:Poseidon|Poseidon]] in [[Greek mythology]]. She was a nymph turned into a sea monster resembling a gigantic whirlpool by [[Wikipedia:Zeus|Zeus]]. Charybdis' companion sea monster was [[Wikipedia:Scylla|Scylla]]. | *[[Wikipedia:Charybdis|Charybdis]] was the daughter of the god [[Wikipedia:Poseidon|Poseidon]] in [[Greek mythology]]. She was a nymph that was turned into a sea monster resembling a gigantic whirlpool by [[Wikipedia:Zeus|Zeus]]. Charybdis' companion sea monster was [[Wikipedia:Scylla|Scylla]]. | ||
* On the [[Halo 3]] [[multiplayer]] map [[Orbital (Level)|Orbital]], there is an illuminated sign regarding an apparent transport from Charybdis IX that appears to have been 'delayed' | * On the [[Halo 3]] [[multiplayer]] map [[Orbital (Level)|Orbital]], there is an illuminated sign regarding an apparent transport from Charybdis IX that appears to have been 'delayed.' Perhaps this is because the planet was already glassed. | ||
[[Image:Charybdis ix orbital.png|thumb|right|The planet being referenced in Halo 3.]] | [[Image:Charybdis ix orbital.png|thumb|right|The planet being referenced in Halo 3.]] | ||